Cast Out

Matt Stone was Delta Force's best-disciplined, deadly, and unshakable. But when a covert mission in Afghanistan unravels, jealous commanders give him a brutal ultimatum: face court-martial or walk away in disgrace.
Cut off from the only life he's ever known, Matt takes a high-risk job as a bodyguard in post-war Baghdad-where violence simmers beneath the surface and betrayal is always close. When an oil executive barely survives an ambush thanks to Matt's quick instincts, the two flee Iraq under fire and head for the relative calm of Houston.
There, Matt discovers something unexpected: peace... and a woman who makes him believe in a life beyond war.
But peace is short-lived.
When a Hollywood producer offers him a private security gig in Morocco, Matt reluctantly agrees-protecting a fiery actress on a volatile film shoot. She doesn't want him there. The production doesn't trust him. But when a brazen attack escalates into a high-stakes kidnapping, Matt is her only chance at survival.
Wounded and on the run, Matt must dig deeper than ever before-not just to save Jodie, but to reclaim the future he never thought he deserved.

Pete Rapaport is a former special forces soldier who now works as a security adviser for clients operating in some of the world's most challenging and unstable regions.
Over the years, he's helped guide executives, diplomats, and technical teams through high-risk environments—quietly doing the work, often behind the scenes, and always focused on getting people home safely while achieving their business objectives.
Much of what he's seen and experienced can't be shared. But the stories he writes are shaped by those moments—by the tension, unpredictability, and human connection that exist in places most people never see.
Cast Out marks the explosive debut of the Matt Stone series—a pulse-pounding thriller drawn from the shadows of the world Pete knows best.