Ron P. Whittington

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Recent Booksignings

Ron is joined by another local author, Jordan Logue, during the Florida Heritage Book Festival at Flagler College in St. Augustine.  Their team-up was billed as “Two Centuries in Jacksonville.” Second Strike is set in 2001 and Jordan’s book, One Fiddle Too Many, is set in 1901 in Jacksonville. Ron thanks all the festivals, independent bookstores and other locations [Continue]

Appreciation to Beach Marine & Cap’s in St. Augustine

Thanks to our hosts at Beach Marine for a great booksigning at their monthly party on June 25!  Beach Marine was the final locale mentioned in Second Strike to host a booksigning.  The Monkey’s Uncle Tavern and Ginger’s Bar & Grill held booksignings last year, and Cap’s on the Water in St. Augustine (above) hosted us [Continue]

Author Ron P. Whittington

Ron P. Whittington released his first novel, Second Strike, in June 2010.  In May 2011, Whittington released the short story The Devil You Don’t, which features the book’s main character, Parker Glynn.  The character also will be featured in Whittington’s second novel, Doppelganged, currently scheduled for release in the Spring of 2012. Over the last 20 years, Whittington has worked as [Continue]

Readers React

Focus Daily News: “I hope we see more of this”

” R.P. Whittington’s protagonist, Parker Glynn, is a thirty-something computer genius and entrepreneurial type who loses his wife and [Continue]

Florida Times Union: “It’s a page-turner”

“It’s shortly after 9/11, and another terrorist cell is preparing an attack on American soil.  This time the target will be Jacksonville [Continue]

“Highly recommend it”

“Second Strike is a very exciting and riveting book that helps us remember the fears we had after 9/11. I felt like I was part of the story, [Continue]

“Couldn’t put it down”

 “I couldn’t put it down.  Second Strike is a scary twist on what could have happened after 9/11 and a cautionary tale for the future.  A [Continue]

“Felt Like I Was Right Behind Parker”

 “I have read and re-read the book twice.  I was delighted with all the local flora throughout…and felt like I was right behind Parker [Continue]

Novels & Stories

The Devil You Don’t

In our new short story, Parker Glynn is assigned to attend a dinner party to make points with the new French Ambassador to the U.S., only to find the high-brow sophistication of Miami’s uber-wealthy can sometimes be deceiving. Released in May 2011 as an E-Book only.  Buy it now for 99 cents.  Hope you enjoy it.   [Continue]

Second Strike

Second Strike follows businessman Parker Glynn as he tries to lose his past only to discover a terror cell poised to strike America in the months after 9/11.  After the death of his family in the attack on the Twin Towers, Glynn ends up in northeast Florida where he discovers a terror cell is planning a second strike.  The [Continue]

The Characters

Born and raised in the Dallas area, Parker Glynn used his programming knowledge and business savvy to become the CEO of a successful consulting firm by the time he reached his early thirties.  Not satisfied with his wealth and power, he strived for more.  He was invincible… or so he thought until 9/11 brought him [Continue]