Karate expert and nurse, Hideo Okamoto, persuades his wife Jen to join him on a
Pacific Ocean excursion, but the tranquil day is shattered when their boat sinks.
After mysteriously surviving, both are shocked to learn that something deep in
the frigid saltwater imbued them with superpowers. Weeks later, a knock at their door
introduces an enigmatic stranger who knows too much about that day…

While the duo struggles to balance their nine-to-fives with incognito superhero
missions, Mr. Danger and the Texan are as comfortable rescuing pets and busting minor
league goons in their hometown as they are battling supervillains’ diabolical schemes.
Diving deeper, Hideo wages an inner spiritual battle as Jen embraces the physicality of
saving lives beside her husband. During a final fiery showdown atop Mount Fuji, the
authenticity of Hideo’s spiritual conversion comes to light.

The Fukushima Connection expands the HV-verse beyond Russia’s Vlad and Svetlana
to Japan’s Okamotos. Befitting a book in the series, the couples assist each other in
their superheroics.  This second adventure juxtaposes the innocence of a freshly bitten
Spiderman against the evil plotting of James Bond villains and adds a hint of Star Trek’s
interstellar awe. Styled similarly to HyperVigilanté, this page-turner contains another
helping of nerdy Easter eggs.

Nomadic construction worker Vlad inadvertently gains superpowers and enters
ultratime after guzzling a radioactive energy drink he finds near the nuclear-disaster
site of Chernobyl. Svetlana, an army veteran coping with PTSD, sees Vlad
crash back into real time, finds him unconscious, and saves his life. They bond over
this secret, fall in love, and decide to use the stash of energy drinks to fight evil as the
superhero duo HyperVigilanté.

Both sci-fi adventure and love story, this David-versus-Goliath tale set in Russia is rife
with pop culture references from video games, movies, TV series, music, and even
scripture. A fun and funny mash-up of Russian and American cultures, it’s a wild ride
with Vlad and Svetlana as they battle mobsters, terrorists, and corrupt politicians while
building a new life together.

If you want the explosive action of the Equalizer paired with the awkward nerdiness of
Napoleon Dynamite and served with a side of Easter eggs like Ready Player One, then
HyperVigilanté belongs in your hands! Buy yourself a copy! An early reader of the book
said, “A good book makes me consider how the characters would react to real world
situations. You’ve made me do that with Vlad and Svetlana.”