About the Novels
Book I - Guardians of Honor: The Plebes
In the fight against terrorism, there is a thin line between what is criminal and what is necessary. After discovering through clandestine informants that a group of domestic extremists is attempting to use West Point as a training ground for its future leaders, the Army fights back. To do so, the academy recruits an unlikely heroine; a shy but strong-willed female cadet named Casey Sullivan. Throughout the operation, Casey negotiates an ethical minefield between the high standards of the West Point Honor Code, her personal Christian convictions, and serving undercover in the morally ambiguous world of intelligence operations. Under the tutelage of Myra Washington (a West Point Tactical Officer), Casey assists the US Intelligence Community and the Israeli Mossad in their race to stop the extremists.
Guardians of Honor takes the reader on a walk down the moral tightrope between honorable service to the nation and the tragedy of losing one’s moral compass for all the right reasons. The fictional series is unique because it is the first to explore the US Military Academy through the eyes of the female cadets and officers serving there, and because its’ underlying Christian message of hope is a positive one. Guardians of Honor: The Plebes is the first book in this groundbreaking trilogy.
Photo credit: West Point Cadet Chapel photo by Eduard Fàbregas Català
Book I - Guardians of Honor: The Plebes
In the fight against terrorism, there is a thin line between what is criminal and what is necessary. After discovering through clandestine informants that a group of domestic extremists is attempting to use West Point as a training ground for its future leaders, the Army fights back. To do so, the academy recruits an unlikely heroine; a shy but strong-willed female cadet named Casey Sullivan. Throughout the operation, Casey negotiates an ethical minefield between the high standards of the West Point Honor Code, her personal Christian convictions, and serving undercover in the morally ambiguous world of intelligence operations. Under the tutelage of Myra Washington (a West Point Tactical Officer), Casey assists the US Intelligence Community and the Israeli Mossad in their race to stop the extremists.
Guardians of Honor takes the reader on a walk down the moral tightrope between honorable service to the nation and the tragedy of losing one’s moral compass for all the right reasons. The fictional series is unique because it is the first to explore the US Military Academy through the eyes of the female cadets and officers serving there, and because its’ underlying Christian message of hope is a positive one. Guardians of Honor: The Plebes is the first book in this groundbreaking trilogy.
Photo credit: West Point Cadet Chapel photo by Eduard Fàbregas Català
Book II - Guardians of Honor: The Yearlings
When old enemies form alliances with new and more treacherous adversaries, Casey Sullivan’s undercover assignment becomes more complicated and more dangerous in part two of this exciting Christian Thriller. With Casey’s help, the United States Military Academy scored a major victory against right-wing extremists attempting to infiltrate West Point during the previous academic year. However, unknown to the academy’s leadership, its victory only strengthened the enemy’s resolve.
In Guardians of Honor: the Yearlings, the US Intelligence Community and the Israeli Mossad become increasingly aware of a larger and deadlier plot against the American homeland, a plot with deep roots and international implications; a plot that Casey learns has a name—Operation Patriot. Once more, Casey finds herself engaged in a delicate dance between her Christian values and operational necessity, and between the high standards of West Point’s Honor Code and the murky chasm of moral relativism. Casey gains mentors in unexpected places and on opposite sides of critical ethical issues, edging her closer and closer towards a dark night of the soul.
The Guardians of Honor series is a groundbreaking exploration of West Point and the
Intelligence Community seen through the eyes of female officers and cadets on the firing line.
“J.E. Bandy, Jr. has written an engrossing, exciting sequel to Cadet Casey Sullivan’s first year at West Point. I highly recommend this book and am anxiously awaiting volume III.”--John Raymond, USMA 1964, Attorney at Law.
When old enemies form alliances with new and more treacherous adversaries, Casey Sullivan’s undercover assignment becomes more complicated and more dangerous in part two of this exciting Christian Thriller. With Casey’s help, the United States Military Academy scored a major victory against right-wing extremists attempting to infiltrate West Point during the previous academic year. However, unknown to the academy’s leadership, its victory only strengthened the enemy’s resolve.
In Guardians of Honor: the Yearlings, the US Intelligence Community and the Israeli Mossad become increasingly aware of a larger and deadlier plot against the American homeland, a plot with deep roots and international implications; a plot that Casey learns has a name—Operation Patriot. Once more, Casey finds herself engaged in a delicate dance between her Christian values and operational necessity, and between the high standards of West Point’s Honor Code and the murky chasm of moral relativism. Casey gains mentors in unexpected places and on opposite sides of critical ethical issues, edging her closer and closer towards a dark night of the soul.
The Guardians of Honor series is a groundbreaking exploration of West Point and the
Intelligence Community seen through the eyes of female officers and cadets on the firing line.
“J.E. Bandy, Jr. has written an engrossing, exciting sequel to Cadet Casey Sullivan’s first year at West Point. I highly recommend this book and am anxiously awaiting volume III.”--John Raymond, USMA 1964, Attorney at Law.
Book III - Guardians of Honor: Cows and Firsties
In a desperate race against time, the US Military Academy, Federal authorities, and the Israeli Mossad again enlist the assistance of Cadet Casey Sullivan in their covert war against right wing extremists seeking to use West Point as a springboard for the commission of unspeakable acts of terror against the American public. Casey, after two years of undercover work and hoping for a measure of normality, returns to complete her final two-years at West Point only to find that the radical Operation Patriot is bigger and far more deadly than anyone had imagined. Casey reluctantly agrees to continue assisting the authorities, but soon discovers she is in more danger
now than she has ever been. As her confidence and skills as an undercover operative increase, the ethical and spiritual challenges facing her also increase, and Casey discovers that she has a new and illusive enemy; an enemy bent on her personal destruction.
Guardians of Honor: Cows and Firsties is part three in an electrifying trilogy.
The Guardians of Honor series is a pioneering work of Christian fiction that examines the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by believers in the Intelligence community as witnessed through the eyes of female officers and cadets serving at the US Military Academy at West Point and beyond.
"J.E. Bandy's superb tale of Casey Sullivan's exploits during her last two years at West Point keeps the reader engrossed to the end. I hope that there is a sequel." -John W. Raymond, USMA 1964, Attorney at Law
In a desperate race against time, the US Military Academy, Federal authorities, and the Israeli Mossad again enlist the assistance of Cadet Casey Sullivan in their covert war against right wing extremists seeking to use West Point as a springboard for the commission of unspeakable acts of terror against the American public. Casey, after two years of undercover work and hoping for a measure of normality, returns to complete her final two-years at West Point only to find that the radical Operation Patriot is bigger and far more deadly than anyone had imagined. Casey reluctantly agrees to continue assisting the authorities, but soon discovers she is in more danger
now than she has ever been. As her confidence and skills as an undercover operative increase, the ethical and spiritual challenges facing her also increase, and Casey discovers that she has a new and illusive enemy; an enemy bent on her personal destruction.
Guardians of Honor: Cows and Firsties is part three in an electrifying trilogy.
The Guardians of Honor series is a pioneering work of Christian fiction that examines the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by believers in the Intelligence community as witnessed through the eyes of female officers and cadets serving at the US Military Academy at West Point and beyond.
"J.E. Bandy's superb tale of Casey Sullivan's exploits during her last two years at West Point keeps the reader engrossed to the end. I hope that there is a sequel." -John W. Raymond, USMA 1964, Attorney at Law
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