When Briana Stepanek joined the Indiana National Guard in 2005, she gave the US Army a blank check for any value up to and including her life. She just didn’t think they’d try to cash it in so soon—I mean seriously, she was just trying to pay for college.

Expecting weekend drills and money for tuition, she’s handed an all-expenses-paid trip to Afghanistan, and a front-row seat to the absurdity of modern military life. Trading her gamer headset for a Kevlar helmet, Briana plunges into Basic Combat Training—where drill sergeants are out of control, silence is survival, and standing up for what’s right comes at a cost. She finds herself targeted, isolated, and forced to adapt fast. But that’s just the warm-up.

In Afghanistan, Briana confronts an even deadlier combat zone—one filled with Taliban rockets, forbidden romance, and internal threats just as dangerous as the enemy outside the wire. When an ambush leaves her team stranded deep in the mountains of Kunar Province, it’s up to her to lead them to safety … or die trying.

Two Scoops of Hooah is a gritty, action-packed, darkly funny coming-of-age military thriller about a geeky gamer girl turned reluctant soldier.

If you like fast-paced suspense, barracks drama, battlefield tension, and sharp insight into the realities of war and the emotional struggles of young soldiers, this one’s for you.