Rick Ainsworth: 3 books

Adventure, romance, racism and loyalty are set against a backdrop of life aboard a U.S. naval vessel during the early 60s in Rick Ainsworth's exciting first novel "Thunder and Storm: The Haverfield Incident." The narrative revolves around the lives of new recruits as they embark on a journey...

It’s summer, 1965, and the USS Frank Knox, DDR-742, a destroyer, radar picket ship, on its way from Yankee Station off the coast of Vietnam to the port of Hong Kong for a much anticipated liberty, runs aground on Pratas Reef, just south of Hainan. A massive salvage operation is put into motion to...

Could it possibly happen? After a polarizing and scandal-plagued presidency, an American election sweeps a new president into office by a large majority. M. Spencer Howell, a popular governor of impeccable character and credentials, assumes the presidency with party majorities in Congress, and proceeds...