New Novel out: Policy Change
November 20, 2025
My new book, Policy Change,
Policy Change novel about violence vs. nonviolence for political change in the USA. It’s out as a Kindle eBook, paperback, and audiobook. Three formats for whatever you desire. The eBook is only 99cents for a few weeks for marketing. The audiobook is Amazon’s beta test, so only one voice to narrate, but I think it’s great.
Policy Change may be my opus—
the best thing I have written and may ever write. It has been 9 years in the making, and many, many heartaches and revisions. If any of you know me, you will recognize a lot of me inside this book.
What shaped this novel, Policy Change
The elections of 2016, the pandemic, and all the events between 2015-2020 served as a very depressing, but important stimulant for this book. Depressing, because I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1976 with a firm idea of loving the USA for its ideals, morals, ethics, and the American Dream. The events since 2015 led me to question my country and my faith. Through writing this book, I found them again. I hope it will help others get through current events.
What Policy Change is about
Policy Change novel violence vs. nonviolence for political change in the USA. Below is the book blurb, or what some agents might call the elevator spiel. But the book is so much more. I hope this quick post will motivate you to buy the book, read it, and write a review to let me know what you think.
What happens when the country you lived in and loved your entire life, no longer feels like a decent, good place.
Two young men, disillusioned with political changes in the USA, decide to fight back, make their own policy change. Jon, the main character and narrator, a Naval Academy graduate and former US Marine, well-trained in violence, and Randy a brilliant computer hacker, join forces in a dangerous plan to change Congressmen’s votes. A wild cast of characters soon make it seem no one can be trusted. By chance, Jon meets Thomas in Paris, an apparent bum, but really a modern-day prophet who comes to the US, leading large non-violent resistance groups. Karla, a rogue VA counselor for Jon’s PTSD embroils Jon and Randy into a huge violent network. Jon and Randy try to run, but Karla kidnaps Randy, his mom, and Jon’s wife, and shoots Thomas, forcing Jon into an assassination attempt on the US President. Will Jon’s violence stop Karla’s rampage? Or will Thomas and nonviolent resistance win out?
Enjoy, and let me know. Thanks for reading.
If you want to find out about how I got started writing my first novel, look here.
Also, for a Veteran’s Day literary short story audio book, look here
Milt Mays
