The Characters

Explore the many different characters of the Reason series from Bret the main protagonist and his family to his best friend and a militia leader Greg McDonell to Jamul and the Colonel as they hunt down our protagonists on their journey through the Reason’s landscape.

Bret Gordon

Bret Gordon, main character of the Reason book series. Here he’s in full battle rattle and further into the war with his grown out beard. A civilian with early onset parkinson’s, which is just now starting to cause him some grief. Who took it upon himself to train as a modern day minuteman. Bret felt that he had to prepare himself for what may come to America due to China and Russia’s movement of their respective chess pieces on the geopolitical stage. He’s been involved in training of some sort from martial arts, Native living skills, to firearms and tactical movement and patrolling throughout the years leading up to the events in the Reason book series. Does he have what it takes to live through what’s coming to America? Can a trained civilian fight in a war to reclaim his country and survive to see it’s rebirth? Can he make it to his wife through the war torn back drop of his country?

Jen Gordon

Greg McDonnel

Greg went into the Army after high school, finished basic training and then went to jump school. During jump school he stepped down from a sidewalk and fractured his foot! He didn’t report it because he didn’t want to get medicaled out of training, so he wrapped it tight, made sure his boot was extremely tight and took Ranger candy (Motrin) around the clock throughout training to pass. He earned his jump wings but also earned a slight limp caused by his stiff foot from not healing correctly. He eventually earned a spot for Ranger training and earned his tab and wore it proudly during his service with the Regiment. He served in the first Iraq war under the Elder Bush commanded by Storm’n Norman Schwarzkopf. Greg was also in Mogadishu on that dreaded day that’s been immortalized through film. He can’t bring himself to this day to watch that movie. He was later invited to try out for the unit and made it but we never discussed what went on during those years and being his friend, I didn’t pry.

During his time at Fort Campbell, Kentucky he started dating a Southern Bell named Marie and he fell head over heels in love with her. They got married in 1995 and I was honored to be his best man. They were blessed with two children who are all grown like my kids and have their own families. Greg put his 20 in the Army then transitioned into the civilian sector into law enforcement, most of his LEO career in SWAT.

Ryan Christopher Gordon

Ryan Christopher Gordon. The middle child and oldest son of the Gordons. Joined the Army when he was 18 and was present during the Fort Bliss fiasco when insurgents spilled through the unsecured Southern border. Dead? MIA?

John Luke Gordon

First appears in book two. John Luke has a checkered and troubled past with his family and parents specifically. A staunch socialist who could never see eye to eye with his parents left home at eighteen to join the army at the suggestion of his socialist friends serving in the Army. Now eight years later he’s back with his family. What’s his agenda? Does he have an agenda or does he truly want to be back with family for family sake? He is friend or foe?

Lexi Gordon and Jennie Joanne

They first appear in book three. Lexi is the oldest of the Gordon children living in West Virginia with Mark her Fiance, two year old daughter and three dogs. She’s a vet tech and he’s a coal miner.

Jimmy Harding

First appearance is in book one. Bret’s nephew. Both at one point were very close. Things have happened during the initial invasion to drastically and dramatically change Jimmy’s warm heart to stone.

Sheila

First appearance is in book two. Love interest of John Luke since they found each other in basic.

The Colonel

He first appears in book one. The main Antagonist. The Colonel has a reputation for going through more aides than any other officer of his rank. He isn’t like the others. He resists promotion, making him much older and more experienced than his equally ranked comrades. He prefers the simplicity of life as a noncommissioned officer, where he can stay close to his soldiers and, more importantly, personally administer discipline.
He relishes the time spent educating his men on how a soldier of the greatest army in the world should conduct himself. As a member of the Red Chinese Army, you are part of a legacy that stretches back thousands of years. To dishonor that legacy, to fail your ancestors, your family, and above all, the Communist Party, is unforgivable. And discipline is the only way to maintain that honor.

Major Cheng

Will appear in book five.

Skye and Ash AKA the Boys

Their first appearance is in book one. The loyal dogs of the Gordon family.

Mark Bitney

Lexi’s Fiance. He first appears with Lexi and daughter Jennie in book three. He has a lot of choices to make on his journey.

Marcus Leandro

First appears in book one. Leader of NWAA, Ex- U.S. Army Ranger.

Jamul

First appears in Book one then in a later book.

What’s his motivations?

Mike Johnson AKA Jasper

First appears in book one. Second in command of NWAA, under Marcus Leandro.

Marie McDonnel

First appearance is in book two. Wife of Greg McDonnel. Head of the community associated with the first division of EAFA militia that her husband is head of covering Kentucky.

Elmira Abdalla

She first appears in book one. Prior to the invasion, she was the speak of the house. Very ambitious, conniving Socialist leaning U.S. Representative.

Tim Guthry

First appearance in book one. Long time friend and manager of Jimmy and Jimmy’s business.

Rake Johnson

First appearance/mention is in book one. Team leader of Delta and Echo teams, both high speed operators

Enrique

Delta is spoken of in book one but you don’t meet Enrique until book three. Leader of Delta Team under Rake.

Mike Schuler aka School Meister

Mike first appears in book two. Greg’s second in charge of the Kentucky branch of EAFA. Ex- SF, Mike is calm, cool and collected and reliable and honest to a fault.

Samantha Bell

Works in the TOC as a recorder during meetings as well as other duties.

Rita Rodriguez

Rita first appears in book four. Ex-Army MP, civilian LEO, now part of EAFA under Greg and part of Bret’s expanding team. She runs her own team of ten under the leadership of Bret.

Beth McDonnel

Beth first appears in Book two. Daughter of Greg and Marie McDonnel. She’s a teacher and is the head of the department of education in the first division of the EAFA militia/community group.

Sergeant Kowalski

First appears in book one. Always nearby J.J., his right hand man if you will. Spec Ops background.

John “J.J.” Jameson.

First appearance in book one. Head of FALF. Prior Unit member. Quote “Keep your skin thick, and your rifle loaded.”

Matthias Wayne “Matty” Gordon

First appearance book 5, Bret’s second to oldest brother.

Ross Patrick Gordon

First appearance, book 5. Bret Gordon’s oldest brother.

Paul Gotlieb Governor

First appears in book four.

Douglas Montgomery

First appearance book four, Marine, part of Bret’s brother PMC outfit, Grey Hawk Tactical. Ruthless, conniving.

Jeffrey Combs

First appearance, book 4. Part of the religious enclave.

Scott Porter “Shadow-1”

First appearance in book one. Team Leader of Shadow Team, a six-man Long Range Surveillance team, originally based out of Oklahoma.

Major Ivan Sokolov AKA “The Falcon

First appears in book four

Ed member of Echo Team

First appearance in book three.

Jacen team leader of Echo Team

First appearance book 4.

David Myles Gordon AKA “Gray Hawk”

First appearance, book 5. Bret Gordon’s brother who created, owns and operates Gray Hawk Tactical Private Military Contractors (PMCs). No updated picture at this time.