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A Ryan Weller Box Set Books 1 - 3


Evan Graver - 2019
    A ruthless gang of pirates. A terrifying menace buried in the ocean’s depths… Ryan Weller misses the surge of adrenaline from his days as an explosives expert. So, when his friend recruits him for an anti-terrorist organization, he gladly leaps back into dangerous waters. But he could be in over his head when his first mission puts him on the trail of deadly outlaws in the Florida Keys…Scuba diving for clues among the shipwrecks, he discovers a sinister connection with Mexican arms smugglers. And when the merciless bandits come gunning for his blood, he suspects there may be a threat to the entire U.S. lurking beneath the surface.Can Ryan stop a massive conspiracy on the high seas, or will he end up scuttled?Dark Water is the first book in the fast-paced Ryan Weller thriller series. If you like ocean adventures, non-stop action, and smack-talking heroes, then you’ll love Evan Graver’s pulse-pounding tale. Dark Ship Ryan Weller has a grudge. The former Navy EOD tech wants to put international arms dealer Jim Kilroy out of business. Kilroy's mistake was selling arms to the Aztlan Cartel who tried to start a war with the U.S. Ryan leverages his contacts at Homeland Security to gain information about Kilroy, but Kilroy has the blessing of the U.S. government, and Ryan's efforts are unsanctioned. Instead of putting Kilroy out of business, Ryan finds himself partnering with the arms dealer to deliver a ship full of weapons to a Haitian warlord. Not only has Kilroy threatened the lives of his family and friends but he has threatened to turn him into the cartel to collect the two-million-dollar bounty. Can Ryan navigate bounty hunters, rival warlords, and a hurricane to survive? Dark Horse Ryan Weller has gold fever. He knows where the Santo Domingo lies below three hundred and fifty of seawater. Unfortunately, he no longer works for Dark Water Research and he must find his own salvage vessel and crew. Retrieving the gold won't be easy at depths man wasn't meant to go. Surviving the savage ocean might be the least of his worries. Ryan is also caught between a ruthless Haitian warlord and international arms dealer, Jim Kilroy, both eager to reclaim the prize. Kilroy will stop at nothing to force Ryan to cooperate, including kidnapping Ryan's beautiful ex-girlfriend, Emily Hunt. The gold for Emily. But the warlord demands a ransom too, the gold for his life. Can Ryan escape with the girl and the gold? Reviews Ryan Weller is a true hero! - Debby A I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. I am starting the second book in the series now. I'm hooked. - Patriciaddumas Well researched, well written , worth the investment in time to enjoy. - Bill Black

The Tax Man: A Legal Thriller


Dave Daren - 2022
    

In Love With A Trap God: The Return of the Baptiste Boys


Natisha Raynor - 2017
    That is until someone foolishly decides they want to try him by coming for his family. The beast is awakened inside of Jules, and with no hesitation, everyone from the old crew comes together to help Jules make things right. Though she tries to be understanding at first, it all begins to be too much for Lyric, and her marriage is threatened. Jules is trying his hardest to have everything under control, but some things are even out of his reach, and he soon learns that the consequences of living the street life are all too real. Jacques is happy for the most part, but he wants something different. Normally good with resisting temptation, it takes Jacques one moment of bad judgement to slip into something that was easy to get into but hard to get out of. Jacques loves Kymani and doesn't want to hurt her, but he wants to have his cake and eat it too. Will he come to his senses before Kymani decides that she can't take any more?

Heartbeat of the Block 3: A Street King's Love


A'zayler - 2016
    Unsure of where to go or what to do, she decided to stay and figure it out with her love. Wren is the one for her and the only person who makes it all so confusing but make perfect sense at the same time. For Brasi and Lu to have been in love for years, it feels as if they’re struggling to stay there. With both of them thinking it would be easier to maintain a relationship, not only their love is put to the test, but so is their sanity. How much fight can one person have in them? Both of them have fought through one thing after the other, and are in desperate need of some relief. Anger, lies, love, jealousy, and a host of other emotions are now tossed into the mix. Will what they share remain strong enough to pull them through, or will they throw in the towel and move on to something easier and a lot less aching to their heart?

Espionage - London


John Day - 2017
    A simple idea became the miracle Hitler needed, to bring Britain to its knees over night. Not only that, but it would save both German and British lives and leave the infrastructure of the English towns and cities intact. This character driven story of intrigue and guile will transport you back in time to Alderney and the back streets of London, on a suicide mission. Discover the details of Germany's plan and it’s execution, exposing the best kept secret of WW2. Timing is everything, and a cruel twist of fate changes history. A super-intense John Day Thriller.

Every Bad Boy Needs A Rider


Kellz Kimberly - 2017
     Zion is the regular girl who never does anything besides what is expected of her. Plain Jane is what she sees herself as. Never one to party or do anything fun, she sticks to the things she knows; working at her father’s auto shop and attending school. A brief accident with her car throws her into a budding friendship with a bad boy who she has nothing in common with other than cars. Growing up, Jasheem wasn't into the street life that consisted of selling drugs. He planned to walk the straight and narrow, but nothing really goes as planned. An unfortunate event leads him to turn his love for cars into an illegal six figure business. With a girl at home whom he doesn't love, Jasheem realizes he wants something more out of a relationship. Once he lays eyes on Zion, he deems her as the perfect candidate. The innocence Jasheem sees within Zion is what attracts him to her, but her knowledge and love for cars is what gave him the push to pursue her. Living in two different worlds, Zion and Jasheem both find something in each other they never saw in anyone else. Will these two be able to turn their love for cars into a loving relationship? Or will an untold truth tear these two apart?

Hellyer's Trip


Philip Prowse - 2018
    Not as a diplomat – that takes years to perfect – but as someone undercover, someone who’s not what they seem.’ ‘You don’t work for us and never have worked for us. This is what we would put out if you were rumbled. A rogue, a loose cannon — choose your cliché.’ Nick Hellyer is an accidental spy. Expelled in disgrace from Cambridge, he’s hurled into the contradictory and vibrant city of Alexandria as Egypt heads towards the 1967 Arab–Israeli War. His double life as a secret agent mirrors the duplicities of his relationships. But when he stumbles on a war-changing secret, who can he trust not to betray or abandon him? For fans of Charles Cumming and Philip Kerr

The Serpent's Egg


J.J. Toner - 2016
    But this is Germany, 1938. Their union is against Nazi laws, as Anna is part-Jewish. A Gestapo officer agrees to authorize the marriage, but only if Max infiltrates and betrays a Marxist resistance cell, the Red Orchestra. This is not an assignment that Max can refuse. If he succeeds, Anna will get the wedding she longs for, but many brave resistance fighters will die… What early reviewers are saying about the book: JJ Toner does a fabulous job of lacing fact and fiction together. I do not often give a five-star rating, but this story surprised me, educated me, and entertained me. There was never a dull moment. Well done. JJ Toner captures perfectly the sense of paranoia and fear that prevailed in Berlin during the Third Reich, especially in the years 1938 to 1945. The convoluted intermingling of different agencies, organizations and ministries, and over all the terror of the SS and its departments, is well set out. It was really a matter of who you knew, not what you knew, if you wanted to progress. The fact that the novel is based on the actual story of the Rote Kapelle only adds to the tension

I-SPY : A peep into the world of Spies


Amit Bagaria - 2019
    I am sure you’ve seen at least one, if not more of the 26 films made on fictional British spy 007. You may’ve also seen TV shows like The Americans, Blindspot, Chuck, Covert Affairs, Homeland, Nikita, Quantico, The Blacklist, and/or The Night Manager. I wrote this book after I realised that the average person may not know even one-sixth of what I know about spies and spying. Almost each of the Top 50 nations (by GDP, population or military power) has a spy agency/service. Many countries have more than one ‘secret service’ or ‘intelligence agency’. USA has 16. Some countries’ spy agencies are more powerful than entire smaller nations, with annual budgets larger than their GDPs. This books attempts to tell the story of 20 of the world’s largest and most powerful spy agencies, details their important missions, reveals their darkest secrets, and gives you an inside perspective of the often quite gory but thrilling ‘world of spies’. It gives you a 360º view of those spy agencies you only read about or see in a movie or TV show. With one chapter per agency, you can read only chapters you may be interested in. The life of most spies is not as glamorous as it is made out to be. You may think it is all about high-tech and guns and car chases and ‘hot’ women, but that’s not the case. In the real spy world, the techniques boil down to the interpretation of basic human psychology. Even though a spy learns several action techniques on how to get out of a dangerous situation, including how to withstand torture, if he/she is resorting to car chases, it means they’re doing something wrong. Spies don’t get paid very well. Gambling at a casino or flying on a private jet may be part of the job, but a spy doesn’t get to spend this kind of money on personal expenses. Spies cannot disclose the nature of their work to their family and friends, to maintain secrecy. Many have to live away from home for weeks, months, even years. Married life is a mess, as the spouse starts suspecting the spy of having an affair. Who can become a spy? Do you need a law enforcement (police) or military background? Not really. Spies have degrees as diverse as law, political science, finance, economics – even professional athletes have become successful spies.

GOD & SPIES: RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED TOP SECRET OPERATION


Garry Matheny - 2018
    Author GM Matheny was a US Navy saturation diver on the nuclear submarine USS Halibut. Involved in Operation Ivy Bells. America's most important (and most dangerous of the Cold War) clandestine operations. If you like good old fashioned American bravado, espionage and American history, you will enjoy this book. GOD & SPIES is a firsthand account of America's greatest intelligence coup! Operation Ivy Bells was not a onetime intercept of foreign intelligence but an ongoing operation of multiple Soviet military channels! Another reason for the high interest in our operation was the audacious nature in which it was done—with not one person risking his neck but the crews of two US Navy nuclear submarines which rendezvoused in Soviet territorial waters. “How did I end up as a navy diver, four hundred feet down in a frigid Russian sea? After making my dad totally disgusted with me, I set out to make him happy. ‘Honor thy father’ - I struggled with a decision to serve God. ‘Lord, I will give my life to you and serve you if you let me make this dive.’ But I had the impression He only wanted to know one thing: ‘What if I do not let you? Will you serve me anyway?’”

I Fell for the Wrong Bad Boy


Tina J. - 2017
    He has a beautiful woman named Ashely who has been by his side through thick and thin. When a blast from the past appears in his woman's life, he may find out things are left there for a reason. Jacey is the baby of the family; the sister who could do no wrong and daddy's girl. Jacey is the girl who wanted the fairytale romance and becomes involved with her co-worker who promises to give her what she wants by sweeping her off her feet. However, everything that glitters isn't gold and she finds herself in the middle of a dangerous love triangle that may destroy her fantasy. Jai'yona is a woman who goes after everything she wants. The men are at her beck and call and will do anything to keep her in their life. She meets Perry who unbeknownst to her works alongside Jermel and will show her things that will have her second guessing her lifestyle. Her life is turned upside down and when she convinces herself that's she's fallen for Perry, news breaks about the type of woman she really is; making Perry take a step back. In the midst of a murder investigation, the three siblings try their hardest to keep secrets hidden in order not to destroy their fathers reputation.

Eagle's Claw


Morgan Jameson - 2017
    But the Gestapo needs a man-hunter to apprehend an Allied agent who has killed three men, and worse, absconded with Top Secret Luftwaffe documents which detail a secret plan that could alter the course of the war. The Reich cannot let the information, and the man who stole it, make it back to Allied territory. The deal? Catch the killer and the Gestapo will free his family from the death camp where they are jailed. Fail...

The Assassin's Betrayal


Auston King - 2020
    A trained killer. A spy. He'd done bad things, for bad people.He knew what he was. He was a monster.When he was given a target, he'd execute his orders with little prejudice.Clinical efficiency was all that mattered.But his current mission finds himself confronted with the past. And like a bad hangover, the painful memories of what he'd done to get to where he is have left him weak and vulnerable.The only the way out, is to go through hell.He has to kill the woman he loves.If he doesn't, Washington, D.C. will go up in flames.The Assassin's Betrayal is Auston King's shocking debut thriller. It's raw, gritty, and full of twists and turns that will shock you.

The Aviator: A Novel of the Sino-American War (The Aviator: Stories of Future Wars Book 1)


Craig DiLouie - 2021
    

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NOT A BOOK - 2007