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THE SOUTHERN OATH The Whiskey Files - Book Six In the South, power doesn't need permission. It needs witnesses. The Fuse has survived fire, betrayal, and open war-but survival has only made it larger, louder, and far more dangerous. What began as a brotherhood built on loyalty and shared scars has become a force the region can no longer ignore. And when power grows that visible, it draws enemies who don't come carrying guns. They come carrying legitimacy. As the Fuse expands across the Southern states, Joker Barnes finds himself fighting a different kind of war-one waged through courts, politics, churches, and carefully chosen words spoken behind closed doors. Violence still waits in the wings, but this time the real threat wears clean hands and calls itself order. Boone takes command of the southern factions, holding the line as outside pressure mounts and internal fractures deepen. Smokes uncovers patterns no one wants acknowledged. Old alliances begin to strain under the weight of ambition, faith, and fear. Loyalty is tested not by bullets, but by silence-and by the cost of speaking when everyone else chooses to look away. At the center of it all stands Joker, carrying the burden of leadership that can no longer be shouldered alone. Every decision now shapes the future of the Fuse itself. Rule through force, and become the monster the world expects. Seek legitimacy, and risk losing the soul that made the brotherhood unbreakable. And beneath it all lies an oath-old, binding, and unforgiving. An oath sworn in blood and memory, passed down through generations that learned long ago the South remembers everything. The Southern Oath is a powerful crime thriller about brotherhood under pressure, faith weaponized into control, and the moment when survival demands more than strength-it demands belief. Because once the oath is sworn, there is no retreat. Only consequence.

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""Relentless, brutal, and impossible to put down."" - ★★★★★ Reader Review ""A hard-hitting Southern noir that grips you by the throat and doesn't let go."" - Crime Fiction Reader ""Raw power on every page. This series just keeps getting better."" - ★★★★★ ""Brotherhood, betrayal, and blood-Barnes writes like he's lived it."" - Thriller Reviewer ""Fast, unforgiving, and emotionally lethal."" - ★★★★★ ""This isn't just a story. It's an oath."" - Series Fan

Author Information

Brad ""Joker"" Barnes is a veteran, writer, and founder of the Whiskey Fuse world. Born and raised on the Gulf Coast, he writes hard-edged American crime fiction rooted in brotherhood, loyalty, and the cost of survival when the rules stop working. His Whiskey Files series blends modern noir, outlaw culture, and military realism into a long-arc saga about power, consequence, and the lines men cross to protect their own.When he isn't writing, Barnes can usually be found riding the Gulf Coast back roads, running Coyote's Bar in Panama City, or telling stories to anyone willing to listen. His work draws directly from lived experience, giving his characters a raw authenticity that refuses clean endings or easy redemption.

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