Interrupted Summer

A rare species is in danger. When a teen risks everything to help, his life may be the one in jeopardy. Seventeen-year-old Marco Vega has a passion for biology. When a catastrophic storm destroys a research center and mutates a pair of monkey-eating eagles, the boy sets his sights on helping the endangered creatures. He sets off for the Caraballo Mountains to track them. While he can't wait for the adventure, he doesn't expect incredible danger that puts his life on the line. Through steamy jungles and rat-infested caverns, he makes it to the eagles' nesting place. But it's on the edge of a cliff that Marco must face the greatest danger of all ... Interrupted Summer is a young adult action-adventure novel that takes the reader through a dangerous, uninhabited wilderness. If you like action thrillers, tales of survival in the wild, and ecological interactions, then you'll love Eric Gillies Bernardez' unique story. Read Interrupted Summer to join the tropical adventure today!

Eric Gillies Bernardez, MBA, is a writer and mining engineer currently living in San Jose, California. Co-writing a national symposium paper and posting various technical reports for his company were his first ventures into formal writing. His passion for writing was recently rekindled, resulting in his first novel, Interrupted Summer. Mr. Bernardez has managed several copper and gold mining operations in the mountainous areas of Luzon Island in the northern Philippines. He found the inspiration for his novel in these places, despite the armed engagements between the government and anti-government forces in one of these mining areas. His real-life study of martial arts is also woven into the novel. Eric is an avid reader who loves to visit historic places around the world with his wife and friends. He appreciates Mother Nature's beauty, especially her majestic winged creatures, the eagles.