Reluctant Contrition

By Bradford R. Egelston

"The rush had become an addiction - A righteous high that felt both glorious and wrong."

Louis Fournier doesn't wear a uniform or carry a banner. His war is personal. In the grim reality of Nazi-occupied France, Louis mounts a one-man crusade, ambushing German soldiers under cover of darkness. Each strike feeds both his hunger for justice and his growing inner torment.

As the occupation grinds on, Louis's actions begin to erode his soul. Haunted by memories of a time when the line between right and wrong was more defined, he must face a question that no amount of revenge can silence: how much of himself is he willing to lose to fight evil? Is he fighting for righteousness? Or is he just another predator taking advantage of the chaos? Drawn by his oldest friend into the web of organized resistance, he finds that what he's asked to do may just be too much.

Louis' story delves into the profound moral dilemmas of war, confronting the true cost of resistance when heroism and brutality often share the same face.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GGJFDGFV
• ISBN13: 9798269882246
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"