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A LONG FORGOTTEN PAST IS ABOUT TO RESURFACE What if the greatest secret of the US Civil War never made the history books? What if the Union and the Confederacy fought not just for country and principle, but for an ancient source of unlimited, unimaginable wealth and power? While on a classified mission from the president, secret agent turned treasure hunter Sean Wyatt and his sidekick, Tommy Schultz, stumble upon these darkest American mysteries long thought to be lost to history. To guard these truths and the power they conceal, Sean and Tommy must battle a rich and powerful secret society...

After his brother Sterling disappears one too many times, Monk is asked to find him. But what starts as a simple case of a man cheating on his wife, becomes more problematic when a detective shows up asking questions, piquing Monk's curiosity, but is later found murdered. Complicating matters, the detective, like Sterling's lover, is black and transgendered. A world Monk knows little about. He knows Aisha, Sterling's lover is out there, feeding him clues, but unwilling to come out in the open. Sterling claims he doesn't know where she is but offers to seek counseling from a famous LA pastor...

International art sleuth Adriana Villa is on the move again. But this time, she’s not tracking down priceless stolen paintings or sculptures. This time, Adriana is chasing terrorists. Recruited by her friend June, Adriana has joined Shadow Cell, a covert agency that hunts the world’s most dangerous mass murderers, striking them where they live, where they kill—where they hide. But as her team moves in on a weapons-smuggling cell in Istanbul, Adriana’s cover is blown. Turns out members of the Red Ring, the most secretive, most lethal terrorists in the world have been watching her, ...

As the global war on terrorism rages on, the elite government agents of Shadow Cell hope they see an eventual edge in the battle. Agent Adriana Villa and her boss, June Holiday, have lured in a mysterious defector who supplies them with the secret locations of a network of widely scattered hideouts and weapons caches held by the deadly Red Ring, the most barbaric, ruthless terrorist network in history. This highly classified information, however, quickly turns out to be just another ruse in the terrorists’ elaborate and deadly scheme to eliminate Shadow Cell and inflict mass casualties ...

Broad daylight on an Austin, Texas, street and DIA operative Matt Drake is fighting for his life against a highly trained team of assassins. Who are they? Why do they want him dead? How will he protect those closest to him? The answers will take him into some of the most dangerous spots in the Middle East and will put him in the clutches of an old foe known simply as the Devil. It's a world of double crosses, with no boundaries between the guilty and the innocent. It will take all of Drake's wiles to get out alive.

THERE'S A TIME TO RUN, AND A TIME TO FIGHT. On the run after his brothers-in-arms betrayed him in the Middle East, the former Delta Force commando has hidden in plain sight in, of all places, the art world. Turns out Dak’s particularly lethal set of skills translates well to hunting down stolen relics across the globe. The money he earns from his eccentric young benefactor means he can afford to lay low and keep moving. Good thing, too, because his former commanding officer, Col. Cameron Tucker, still wants him dead. And has doubled his efforts to track Dak down. In a last, desperate ...

Dark secrets. An artist’s retreat. Unimaginable wealth. When a group of artists congregates to paint a local scene, all is calm and peaceful. But after an apparently unremarkable local man is attacked, Inspector David Graham and his team snap into action. As suspects surface, the Gorey police team must piece together a puzzle that can’t be solved without delving into the secrets of the town’s upper crust, taking them down a dark and unexpected path.

Patrick Flint is about to make the most harrowing climb of his life. When the body of Patrick's beautiful young climbing partner floats up dead in the creek behind the Flint home, rumors about the two of them explode, thrusting Susanne into the role of the woman scorned and the crosshairs of the police.

Across America, TV screens are dominated by a smooth-talking man with an Arabic accent. He claims responsibility for the attacks, identifying himself as the head of a brand-new terrorist network who will hold America accountable for her sins. With the promise of further attacks hanging over the nation, Reed prepares to abandon retirement and hunt his enemies, no matter the cost. But with the White House unwilling to reestablish the Prosecution Force, Reed is pushed to act alone.

Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Life is good. But then Danny reaches too far. When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own.

THE ARCHER is about a biotech research scientist named Diana who is an avid bow hunter and addicted to lattes. She develops a new drug, REDIGEN, which promotes the growth of red blood cells which is also found to improve stamina in bicycle racers. Several riders training for the Tour de France start using it. Finding that her father, has cancer, she sells her stock in MaxGen and retires to the mountains to be with him. Diana inadvertently discovers that the cause of a rider's death is her drug which has a danberous side effect. Her efforts to reveal the truth motivates many to seek her ...

CHAOS History: According to Zoroastrianism, the main religion in the Persian Empire, Ahriman or Angra Mainyu was the god of all that is bad and chaotic in the world. He is the evil twin brother of Spenta Mainyu or Ahura Mazda; the “Wise Lord.” Everything that the latter one did, Ahriman would do the opposite. This where it all started. We are nearing where it will finish. Sound familiar?

In Book Two, Nick Kilmer continues south on his ride with Deacon through Arizona and encounters a family that he befriended and helped during their most dire circumstances during their introduction into the United States. Escaping the wrath of Sadaam Hussein's forces that wants to eliminate the Kurds, Fatima's family and is granted asylee status. Nick finds himself influencing the single mother with five teenagers as they navigate into American Society. They disappear for 15 years, an unlikely reunion brings with them despicable Iranian opium smugglers and Mexican Cartel members. A disabled...

George Wilson was flabbergasted with the message left by Chief Carleton Olds of Bar Harbor, Maine. The last time he had seen him, he had threatened his best friend and partner, Jonathan Steele, to “Bury him under the jail”. The message was short. He had a problem and would they give him a call? In total disbelief, they return the call only to find out that the Chief’s granddaughter is missing and local law enforcement including Portland PD seem to be doing little if anything about it. They offer to return to Maine for a face to face meeting. The Chief discloses everything he knows ...

Bonded by birth; friends by choice. Fraternal twins Tom and Theresa have always been close, though they have chosen to follow different paths. Tom is a successful up-and-comer in the fast-moving, high-paying world of computer programming. Though his long hours and relentless grind keep him single, he enjoys family life vicariously, spending a lot of time with Theresa, her husband and her young son. Police Sergeant Theresa is finishing out her final weeks on the street before stepping into her new role behind the desk, running the academy. It is a welcome move that will give her more time ...

**NEW RELEASE** It's now 2019, midway through the phony war between Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine and its attempt to absorb it entirely. Notre Dame Cathedral has just burned, leaving all Paris on edge and in mourning. With the blessing of the Kremlin, a former KGB agent with deep government connections plans to take advantage of the uncertainty and use a king’s ransom in old Nazi gold bullion for a private war to extend Russia's influence westward from Ukraine to the very border of Germany, a conquest that would definitely lead to a major European war. The threat of World War III ...

Original version rated ***** 5-Stars on Goodreads by Anna This tale centers on a young New York City hit-woman and begins as she seeks vengeance for the torture-murder of her lover. She uses her seductive, manipulative, femme fatale nature to not only lure in men, but women as well. She hooks-up with a collection of great characters, mostly women who are not always what they seem, developing them into a team of female assassin-mercenaries. They may be demure and innocent-looking, but in reality, feisty and lethal. The reader follows the group on their missions and through their unusual ...

"One of the first great mysteries of civilization is the story of the creation of the world in the Bible. The Tree of Life planted in the Garden of Eden may be more than just a myth. And if so, the country that possesses it could harness the power of eternity and be the undefeated champion of the world. To this end, a small group that includes some of the best scientists of the age start an expedition to Iraq in search of the Forbidden Garden. But will they ever return? The path that leads to the entrance to paradise has been called “The Valley of the Shadow of Death”, and not without ...

I Courtney incontrano i Ballantyne, in questo indimenticabile romanzo d’amore e avventura che ha visto nascere le due coppie protagoniste di Re dei Re. In una nuova traduzione. Decenni di malgoverno del khedivè egiziano hanno innescato una sanguinosa insurrezione nel Sudan, e ora le truppe del Mahdi, il carismatico leader religioso a capo dei ribelli, cingono d’assedio la capitale Khartoum.

In a Town Famous for Strawberries, Two Investigators Sort the Fruits from the Nuts ... All Bobbie Drex wanted was something normal—a new career as a private investigator. But after signing up with Nick Grayson to complete her internship, nothing normal has happened since. In fact, when Grayson gets a call about a possible alien invasion going down in Plant City, Florida, normal packs its bags and books a flight for another planet. Man pudding. Doomsday preppers. Wayne’s World wannabes ….Not to mention the whole “living-with-a-stranger-in-an-RV” thing. The horrors!