Is it true? Did it really happen? The story of Tomas Rivera from Cuba and Mike Gray from New York and their friends and family unfolds first in the Ocala National Forest in Florida, then extends across the Straits of Florida to Havana and back. Youthful adventure on the lake and in the forest transforms into adult drama, with lives on the line. The story unfolds in the still-recent historical context of the mid-1970s, a decade after the failed CIA led invasion at the Bay of Pigs, a time when Fidel Castro with the aid of the Soviet Union dominates Cuba with an iron fist. Witness their excitement and feel their pain as the boys live and play in the forest and on Lake Kerr. But watch out! You will experience a growing sense of apprehension as they, with help from two former Green Berets, set out on a dangerous mission to rescue Tommy's father from prison in Havana! The plan goes seriously awry. The mission succeeds, sort of, but no one escapes unscathed. Come along on their journey as they endure harsh lessons of life and death. Judge for yourself what role dragons play in their lives and ours. Youth, adventure, action, love, loyalty, international intrigue, fear, pain, death, and destiny. The story continues in the second installment, FEAR NOT THE DRAGON, when Castro seeks to find and punish Tom and his father in the forest, threatening death and destruction to friends and family alike! Then Tom, Mike, and his sister Marris come of age in a perilous final adventure in the third installment of the Dragon Fighters trilogy, THERE IS A TIDE. Be warned, you will shed a tear or two along the way. Enjoy the read, leave reviews, and watch for the movie!