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Elias Mercer

Every great story begins with a character who feels real—someone who is flawed, driven, and searching for meaning. In The Last Patriot, that person is Elias Mercer.

Elias isn’t a larger-than-life hero who always knows the right thing to do. He’s a man caught between the weight of his past and the uncertainty of his future. What makes him so compelling isn’t just his courage, but his vulnerability. He wrestles with questions we all face: Who am I meant to be? What do I truly believe...

Every story has a spark. For me, The Last Patriot didn’t begin with a grand plan or a trilogy in mind—it started with a question: What if the American Revolution wasn’t just a fight for independence, but also a battleground for forces unseen?

That single thought kept me awake at night. I’ve always been fascinated by history—especially the courage, sacrifice, and grit of ordinary men and women during extraordinary times. But as I studied the Revolutionary era, I realized there was room for...