The Banshees (The Texicans)

With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, all the Paladíns are caught up in the war efforts. And each Paladín worries that even if life returns to normal once the war ends, home life as it was won't return to the Barony.Heath, heading up The Barony now, is spreading himself thin as he provides the military with beef while his man supply is decimated by the draft.Byron, based in Las Alamos, is working with other physicists on a secret nuclear weapon project. He finds himself forced to deal with the dangers of critical accidents and spy infiltration.Darcy, a pacifist, is nevertheless doing his patriotic part. His Double Take Studio is given over to the U.S. Signal Corps, now known as the Army Pictorial Center. But Hollywood isn't happy with Darcy's stance, and studio profits are tanking.Then, the showdown with Cuba and Russia threatening to bring the world to extinction, Aubrey is doing everything she can to dismantle its ticking bomb, trying to follow breadcrumbs of information-leakage trails that have led to dead ends since WWII.Another type of bomb is ticking - a power-driven politician is determined to claim not only the White House but The Barony. Despite Sam's dedication to a life of public service, his political mentor threatens to extinguish his career like a windstorm against a lit match. Paladín offspring, forging their way in the world, must make decisions that will affect each of them - and The Barony itself - even it means a holocaust of everything they hold dear.