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"Bold, taut, and masterfully told."-James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Doomsday KeyA new thriller from the award-winning authors of The Grail ConspiracyMagazine journalist Seneca Hunt is reporting on the opening of Montezuma's tomb in Mexico City when the dig team, led by her fiancé Daniel Bernal, learns that the remains of the Aztec emperor are missing. Within moments of the discovery, an apparent terrorist attack kills everyone at the site-including Daniel. Seneca barely escapes the carnage.Determined to get answers, Seneca starts investigating. She finds out that someone is stealing the remains of the most infamous mass murderers in history-and plotting to slaughter millions in the name of an ancient cult. Seneca teams up with bestselling novelist Matt Everhart to prove the threat really exists while trying to stay one step ahead of those who want her dead. With time running out, she must follow a deadly 2,000-year-old trail that leads back to the death of Jesus Christ.Praise for The Phoenix Apostles"What do you get when you cross Indiana Jones with The Da Vinci Code? The Phoenix Apostles, a rollicking thrill ride with so many twists and turns that you won't have time to catch your breath!" -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Ice Cold"Sholes and Moore have created a knockout apocalyptic thriller, an epic tale of gold, archaeology, mass murder, ancient prophecy and terrorism." -Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Impact"A fascinating, compelling page-turner." -Carla Neggers, New York Times bestselling author of Cold Dawn

Although Boot Hill Valley is a strange name for a town, it's also a Colorado town with a dark, brutal, and lawless past, a town that can no longer hire a marshal.Chance McBride, one of their former lawmen, has lost his ability to uphold the law. Thinking he has nothing left to lose, McBride foolishly turns to the bottle. But despite Chance's drinking, he still hasn't lost the love of a good woman, his precious wife, Amy.With the help of his wife and the unlikely friendship of a mysterious Arapaho, Chance reclaims his life, confronts his personal demons, and challenges the evil Ramsey brothers, who once again threaten it all.

Before 11 priceless pieces of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a respected Italian violin maker visited the museum to inspect a rare musical instrument requiring restoration. He took measurements and photographs and reported his findings to the museum's director.Then, he disappeared.Was the innocent invitation to the violin maker the first step in a complex plot to rob the Gardner? The museum director thinks so and hires Theo R. Perdoux, an expert in worldwide art thefts, to investigate.Inspired by the actual unsolved robbery of Boston's Gardner Museum, Maness spins a plausible web that races ahead like a shot. The brisk pace and clever twists offer an intriguing explanation why masterpieces worth millions have never been found.

Fly Away: The Metamorphosis of Dina SavageWith the help of cosmetic surgery, a brilliant career and a fake identity, Dina Savage has escaped her troubled past and crafted a new and exciting life for herself. But a hot date with a talented and handsome young artist reawakens tragic events from her childhood and leads her into a downward spiral of violence and revenge.A chance encounter with Dina and her date leaves retired newspaper writer Tom Williams wondering who she really is. From Atlanta he traces her roots back to a small hamlet in the Mississippi Delta and a twenty-year-old unsolved murder.As Dina's fight for justice unfolds, she encounters an adversary more powerful than any she could have imagined. Now, she must match wits with a Russian cybercriminal and his sordid cast of associates.Sarah Radford has agreed to represent the man accused of assaulting Dina. Despite her inexperience, the young attorney begins taking apart the State's case, only to discover that her client's wealthy father has his own agenda.In the end, as he comes to understand Dina, it is Tom who must confront the consequences of his past mistakes.Ray Dan Parker's breath-taking tale of exploitation and deceit explores the limits of personal ambition and the collateral damage brought on by our futile thirst for retribution. Readers of Parker's previous works will hear echoes of Tom Williams' search for meaning.

Seventy-something American Lori Brill thought she'd have a pleasant vacation in London visiting her granddaughter, Cate.Lori's trip started out even better than she could have imagined when she ran into Josh, her old high-school boyfriend-resulting in an unexpected night of passion in a London hotel room. Lori was all smiles as she stepped out of the shower the next morning-until she saw his bloody corpse lying in the bed where they had made love only a few short hours before.The case becomes more complicated when it is discovered that international ladies' man and real estate mogul Josh has swindled millions of dollars from hundreds of people-a fact that broadens the case beyond the Scotland Yard team led by Inspector Geoffrey Holmes and brings in American FBI agent Jordan Gould.So who killed Josh? Was it British mobsters, led by the evil Roland McKeifer, who kidnap Lori in an attempt to find Josh's hidden millions? Was it Baron Braun, who summons Lori to Germany to tell her a 70-year-old secret? Was it someone whose money had been stolen or heart had been broken by Josh? Or was it someone else? Find out in Murder Across the Ocean.

When a dead body is found in the royal box of her sorcerous theater, Mage Nevis Conarkin is shocked to realize that she's being framed for murder. Although Nevis cannot provide an alibi to prove her innocence, she apparently has a motive to have stabbed the corpse. While struggling to uncover the true villain, with the help of her flamboyant friend who operates the local brothel, Nevis unhappily finds the evidence pointing to one of her actors.In the midst of the murder investigation, Nevis dives into the chaos of rehearsals for the opening night of a play she detests. The script commemorates her successful defeat of a renegade mage, her personal friend, and his plot to allow an invasion by Cashogi foreigners. Hating to be in the spotlight and wishing to avoid the sad memories engendered by the play, Nevis is unable to convince Devlin Graham, the monarch and Nevis' lover, to cancel the performance. And so the rehearsals-fraught with touchy actors, frazzled stage crew, dangerous incidents, and interruptions from the hard-nosed constable-move forward.

When Lloyd Ballou headed for New Orleans, there was little to leave behind from the crumbled remains of the ordinary life he used to live. First went his Kansas City police badge, then his wife and their house, and finally the well-planned future that he thought he had earned.He started the trip after learning that his father had died, even though he felt nothing but loathing for a man who had abandoned his family decades before. But still Lloyd hoped there might be at least a little money or properties to claim, and perhaps he might even be able to finally improve the suffering of his family's pathetic, broken lives.Lloyd thought he knew how rough and tumble a town like New Orleans could be on its dark side, and figured he was ready to face whatever came his way. But he was hardly ready for what seemed to slam him around every corner, and all the life's changes and challenges waiting for him in The Big Easy.

Sidney Sinclair's life has gone from dreamlike escapades to the reality of two men who both want her...Her unfaithful rock star boyfriend, Ray Ryker, may have some competition in a handsome young stranger, Adrian McAllister, who she first only imagined in her dreams.The thing is, he's no longer a fantasy. He's now not only involved in her thoughts but her everyday life as well.Sidney finds herself in a romantic overload as she tries to choose between the boy she's known since high school, or the exotic presence with shining green eyes who takes her breath away.Until, she is attacked in her backyard, and someone's murdered...While trying to uncover the identity of the mysterious killer she can't help but wonder if the handsome stranger may have had something to do with it.It doesn't take long for Sidney to realize she doesn't trust either of the men in her life, not Ray, her adulterous boyfriend, or Adrian, the green-eyed charmer.Now she finds herself having to weave her way through the web of lies confronting her at every turn.Or she could be the next to die...

AWARD - WINNING AUTHORIt is Florida in 1835 during the time that would come to be known as the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson's army is on the march to enforce The Indian Removal Act. The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek and Choctaw have already been marched to the western territories beyond the far Mississippi River. Only the Seminole and Estelusti, the descendants of centuries of escaped slaves, resist.Estelusti leader John Horse and Seminole chiefs Osceola, Alligator and Wild Cat fight back. Bloody ambushes fill the swamps of west Florida and slave revolts leave the east coast sugar plantations in flames.Seen through the eyes of Pete Horse, a fourteen-year-old Estelusti boy-warrior, the Second Seminole War rages. In vicious, desperate jungle warfare from the Cove of the Withlacoochee to the shore of Lake Okeechobee, the Estelusti and Seminole frustrate and defeat the American generals time after time.After each defeat, a new general with a larger army comes, slowly forcing the defenders deeper into the treacherous Everglades. Facing annihilation and enslavement, the Estelusti must fight to the bloody end.Praise for Beyond the Goodnight Trail"A wild and thrilling, offbeat ride through a rough Texas and New Mexico landscape . . . Bigfoot Wallace, Bass Reeves, Britt Johnson, and all the legendary characters of the West are here. This tale of adventure, bloodshed, violence, and unlikely friendships in the old West should win Gaston plenty of fans." -Booksiren rates it: Amazing"A captivating, frequently philosophical page-turner that delivers a visceral portrait of the Wild West" -Kirkus Reviews"The world building is wonderful . . . in a setting that is not just rough but lawless. Beyond the Goodnight Trail is captivating and written in elegant prose." Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed by -Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite"This action-packed Western is a gift that keeps on giving...It's been years since I read a traditional Western, and this one surpasses all expectations." Rating: 5 Stars -Joelene Pynnonen The Independent Book Review"Very atmospheric . . . an exciting storyline about trust, honor, and valiance in this classic western. Beyond the Goodnight Trail reminds us of the adventure a good cowboy story can bring...this western novel will please readers looking for tension, adventure, and, of course, cowboys." Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars -The Book Review Directory"I would certainly recommend Beyond the Goodnight Trail to fans of classic westerns . . . plenty of action-packed events to keep you on the edge of your seat." Rating: 5 Stars -K.C. Finn Editorial Book Review for Reader's Favorite

It is 1840. The fur trade has all but ended and trappers in Taos feel the pinch. With a band of Ute Indians, they follow the Old Spanish Trail to California to steal horses and mules, then return and reap the profits in Santa Fe. The unprecedented raid results in the theft of some 3,000 animals.Daniel Boone Pickens, a young man on the run from the law in Missouri and in search of a future, signs on for the adventure. Nooch, a young Ute, follows the leader of his band to prove his worth as a warrior. A young vaquero from California, Juan Medina, finds himself involved more from circumstance than choice. Along the trail, the young men forge bonds that surpass race and culture as they face hunger and thirst, fire and flood, bullet and blade.And together they grieve the deaths of more than a thousand of the stolen horses and mules on a mad dash across the dry and desolate Mojave Desert.Based on the real-life exploits of mountain men "Pegleg" Smith, "Old Bill" Williams, and Jim Beckwourth with Ute leader Wakara, A Thousand Dead Horses dramatizes conflicts in the evolving Old West.

FAST BOATS, STRONG LIQUOR AND AL CAPONE.July 19, 1919 rocked the City of Washington. Kluckers, supremacists and race-baiters urged on by the white-controlled media had attacked the Black enclave of LeDroit Park. The Custer brothers, Boston (Bos), Thomas and Nevin, had just returned from Northern France fighting as American Stormtroopers alongside the French. They were not about to let their home be destroyed. They fought with restraint and resolve. Unbeknownst to them, German Stormtroopers were among the attackers.The Germans had attacked the White House and kidnapped the President. The Custers and Lee Ann Custer defeated the Germans and rescued the President.With the advent of Prohibition, they were now implementing their plan of bolstering the Black business community by "donating" alcohol to the Black churches for distribution and profits. Their modes of transport were Liberator boats powered by Packard engines. The Liberators had been built for use on the waterways of Northern France in World War I. Unused for that purpose, the Custers were now putting them to good use for liquor distribution on the East Coast. A little known gangster had different plans for the Custers.

It is July of 1859, a month of sweltering dog days and feverish emotional bombast. Life is good for widower Rundell Ingram and his hazel-eyed, roan-haired son, Hamilton. Between the two of them, they take care of Moccasin Hollow, their rustic dogtrot ancestral home, a sprawling non-slave plantation in the rolling farming country outside Queensborough Towne in east Georgia. Adjoining Ingram lands is Wisteria Bend, the vast slave-holding plantation of Andrew and Corinthia Greer, their daughter Sarah and son Benjamin.Both families share generations of long-accepted traditions, and childhood playmates are no longer children. Against this rustic idyll of hard work and gracious living comes inflexible discord and divided loyalties that mutilate ties of blood and bond, tearing at their lives as smoke and battle no longer so faraway crashes and maims ever closer. Ahead of the on-coming ranks of Blue, foragers and bumlers burn, loot, scavenge and kill. Hamilton faces agonizing sacrifices with dreadful consequences. With little else than his wits, he tries anything to protect Sarah, their unborn child, his sickly father, and Sarah's family.Moccasin Trace, was nominated for the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, the Writers Notes Book Award, and was a finalist for the Readers' Favorite Award.

The spectators in the stands applauded politely as the beautiful Arabian horse named Arabesque was coaxed onto the stadium field by its young rider, Tillie Turpning...Tillie Turpning is the young daughter of a sugarcane field foreman who lives in an imaginary world that is filled with beautiful horses, polite people, and luxurious homes. Her real world, however, includes living in a small tenant house with her over-worked mother, an autistic sister, and a rebellious older brother who is searching for answers within a radical Muslim group. When Tillie is unexpectedly forced to assist in the difficult birth of a new foal, she proves that her determination and belief in herself will allow her to accomplish anything she sets out to do.

On some level she was aware that an elderly woman had come out of the darkness and put her arms around her. Meredith heard her say that everything would be all right. But on another, more conscious level, the one where all of her senses saw, felt, processed and recorded what was happening, Meredith watched two black body bags being loaded into the back of an ambulance. Then she watched the ambulance turn around and drive off in the opposite direction. Her long, tumbling mass of blond curls hung loosely over her face, shielding it. For Beth, the reality of what had taken place would come later. But Meredith had seen what had happened and understood. That knowledge was now seeping through every pore of her body.When two sisters lose their parents in a freak accident, they are taken to live with their wealthy grandmother whom they have never met. Seven-year-old Beth immediately adjusts to her beautiful new surroundings on the island of Palm Beach. But her older half-sister, Meredith, struggles to find her way...

Being a superhero is pretty awesome.Abigail Turner finally has everything she's worked for: A successful career at The Hero Relief Center, San Arbor's number one superhero company, equipped with a sidekick and corner office, and a movie-like fantasy home life with firefighter Thomas Sanders that she never thought possible when he was the villain, Cinder.When an arsonist targets San Arbor, Abigail's perfect life is in the cross hairs. On top of stopping this new threat, she must navigate a minefield of blackmail, unwanted advances, and an oppressive mayor who wants any excuse to undermine the superhero's authority in the city.For Abigail, catching the arsonist isn't just a job-it's personal. After fighting to distance herself from being a reckless hero, will she resort to her old ways to keep what she loves most safe? Her city, her career, her friendships could all go up in smoke if she fails.Unmasking the arsonist wouldn't be difficult if all the signs didn't point toward Thomas.

The Bitches of Fifth Avenue series returns with Book Two, Cutthroat CoutureAfter Olivia Wyatt's ultra-privileged life in DC ended in spectacular disaster, Olivia's second act has all the markings of success. She successfully climbed the ladder at the exclusive Harper James department store all the way to the notorious fifth floor-home to the personal shopping salon. When it comes to keeping the most coveted clients in New York and beyond happy, the stakes and stilettos are higher than ever.Olivia can tackle any shopping demand-from the outrageous to the obscure-but mastering the art of out-maneuvering her mean-girl co-workers was not a skill she had planned on needing. The private school dinner party moms of her past were nothing compared to her colleagues on the personal shopping floor. Determined not to be derailed, Olivia resolves to tackle each backstabbing, manipulating shopgirl one by one, build her exclusive list of clients and create a better life for herself and her teenage daughter Gwynnie.Packed with all of the glamour and fun that defined the series debut, Champagne at Seven!, Cutthroat Couture takes readers deeper into the secretive world of the ultra-rich and ultra-fashionable, with heartfelt and often hilarious results.

Will Toal returns home to discover that his sons have been taken by a brutal desperado who wants revenge for the death of his brother. Will's foreman has been murdered, and his woman has already gone after the killer that has taken their boys. He heads out after them to set things straight. Just as things begin to look up for Will, he discovers that the woman he loves, the mother of his twin sons has been captured. Can he find her before she's murdered? Will realizes he is not alone. He'll do whatever it takes to protect his family, starting with killing Sam Brown. Hell is on the horizon. There will be a SILVER CITY RECKONING"...Crafts' skillful integration of real-life characters into his narrative is a marvelous accomplishment. He keeps readers anxious as Will goes it alone until he suddenly doesn't. Bursts of action and colorful characters make this outing a breathtaking ride through the Old West. One man's crusade to save his family provides pulse-pounding adventure." -Kirkus Review

Despite badgering by government officials, despite unwarranted accusations of being squatters, the canyon pioneers left their mark on this grand stage. They chiseled trails out of stubborn rock, discovered rich copper deposits below the rim, erected lodges on the rim, and advocated rail connections to the brink of the Grand Canyon to promote its tourism and mining potential.Monte Bridgestone - rugged, quiet, and trapped in a loveless marriage; his mining skills are no help in consoling a lonely wife. He fights government, sabotage, and greed, and then champions the safeguarding of this wondrous place.Kirby O'Brien - a hopeless romantic, his slender frame disguises his strength and endurance. First a miner, then a rancher, he is destined to share a golden opportunity with the most beautiful woman in northern Arizona.Sabrina Jaffa - a young divorcee, proud, pretty and sassy. In search of a new life, she operates under a veil of secrecy, riding like a man but wanting nothing to do with men, that is, until she uncovers a long-kept canyon secret.In time, the miners put down their picks and shovels and turned to mining the pockets of tourists rather than the pockets of copper hidden in red-stained rock walls. What they began, big corporations finished. What they cherished as their own, the federal government confiscated and protected for future generations.Canyon Crossroads, a historical novel, Book One in Under the Canyon Sky: is the story of the Grand Canyon pioneers. It is loosely based on forty years of research by the author. There are stories of lost gold, mine explosions, stagecoach rollovers, rockslides, nefarious business dealings, political ambitions gone awry, and a mysterious woman prospector."Canyon Crossroads brings to life the intrigue and romance of pioneers at the Grand Canyon amidst governmental pressures and a backdrop of natural wonders. Highly recommended!" -Dr. Gary Fogel, Author and Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University.

First Date, Book Two, the continuation of Drunk Log: It was a dark and snowy night, and Jack and Aria should have been dead. Instead, they find themselves shivering on a riverbank, having survived a fall from the bridge into the currents and debris of the Ohio River. Lucky enough to slam into an anchored barge, they emerge from the water stunned, bruised and still somewhat drunk. Now they must work their way through the muck of the riverside to solid ground. Fully intent on ending it all just minutes before, Jack finds himself clinging to Aria for dear life-a life he feels just might be worth living after all.Follow Jack and Aria through the next eight hours of their story-hours harrowing, ludicrous and poignant-as they grapple with law enforcement, EMTs, firemen, and the medical system. Confronted by an over-zealous sheriff's deputy, the formidable Nurse Rita, and a drunken priest with anger management issues, they are forced to navigate the immediate aftermath of their bifurcated bar crawl through a blizzard.First Date is a story of individuals haunted by suicide, remorse and unanswered questions: questions whose answers are not to be found in the bottom of a bottle. Secrets are revealed and souls are bared, but answers are still elusive. For now, they only have each other, a notebook and a teddy bear.

Winner of Eric Hoffer and Readers' Favorite Awards"...one of the most complex and well-crafted dark figures that I've seen in horror, and that's in a very long time as a fan of the genre...a psychological, fulfilling, and bone-shaking horror story with complexity and genuine terror." -K.C. Finn, Amazon best-selling and multi-award winning author of Book of ShadeProfessor Ignatius Greyson is about to be terminated for fraud and sexual abuse, but he won't go quietly. He's determined to take revenge on everyone who ever dismissed his intellect, and the perfect weapon for doing so lies somewhere among the one hundred fifty Titanic dead buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Greyson has chased clues to the correct grave from Russia to Czechoslovakia, but after a series of appalling blunders, he is desperate for help. That's when he comes upon Chris Chandler, infamous defender of the dead as he's called by the press in Maine. With the promise of a college scholarship, Greyson induces an unwitting Chandler to help in his hunt. When, however, Chandler realizes the lengths to which Greyson will go to recover the lost weapon and unleash its terrifying power, their conflict is joined. With the help of a Holocaust survivor who carries a grim and shameful secret of his own, Chris must battle Greyson to the death or become the very monstrous thing he has dedicated his life to vanquishing.Praise for Ivan BlakeWinner of Eric Hoffer and Readers' Favorite AwardsDead Scared"In this gloriously macabre novel-the first installment of a series-Blake channels Stephen King and 1980s cult films like Re-Animator...Fans should claw at Blake's windows for more graveyard tales after this delightful series opener." -Kirkus Reviews"An intense and brooding tale that delivers...plot had me instantly hooked...writing is often lyrically lovely, but this never gets in the way of the action and horror that this book is steeped in...eagerly anticipating the next book in Blake's The Mortsafeman Trilogy..." -Readers' Favorite

Howie and Claire are hiking on the remote trail to Eagle Falls in the mountains of New Mexico when they find the body of a 17-year-old girl, Zia McFadden, floating in the river at the foot of the falls.It looks like suicide. But could it be murder? Zia is the granddaughter of Charlie McFadden, San Geronimo's most famous author. When he hires Wilder & Associate to investigate Zia's death, Howie, Jack, and Howie's daughter, Georgie, find themselves on a baffling case that takes them on a rollercoaster ride of secrets and revelations and a deadly high-altitude adventure to discover the truth of what really happened at Eagle Falls."Fans of Hillerman will love this unique and quirky detective duo."-Leslie Glass, bestselling author of Tracking Time"Westbrook...possesses a masterful sense of narration."-The Washington Post Book World"A racy and readable writer."-The New York Times Book Review

Award-winning writer of Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey, winner of the 2020 Will Rogers Medallion Award, a 2019 Spur Award Finalist and an "Editor's Choice" by The Historical Novel SocietyClayton Jane, a war-weary ex-Confederate from Georgia, heads west to Wyoming, where he reconstructs his life as a ranch foreman and right-hand man for an English cattle baron. When the Englishman's sister, a promising Surrey painter, visits along with her husband and young son, the ranch hands soon learn that this reunion is more than a family gathering. The brother-in-law, who provided most of the investment money for the Rolling F Ranch, has come to take over the ownership and management. As the crew ponders its shift of loyalty to such a man, they begin to see signs that he is a wife-beater. When Clayton attempts to interfere in this suppressed spousal abuse, he finds himself in an awkward position with his present employer and future employer. His dedication to protecting this headstrong artistic woman leads to a surprising bond between ranch foreman and celebrated painter, a relationship that totters between mutual respect and romance.With these complications in place, Clayton is treated to a new level of troubles. A Pinkerton detective is sent to Laramie to investigate anonymous threats from a would-be president-assassin. President Grant is due to come into town on a political tour, and Clayton an ex-Southerner finds himself on the Pinkerton's list of suspects.Praise for Mark Warren"Woven with clarity and colorful prose, Warren leads readers on an odyssey . . ." -True West Magazine on Promised Land"A good book offers the ultimate escape . . . armchair travel to those wild places of the imagination. Warren's book took me to places I had previously not expected to visit, but I'm really glad I went there. -New Zealand Booklovers on Promised Land"Warren's novel paints a vivid picture . . . and its colorful similes will put a smile on any genre-fiction lover's face." -Booklist on Born to the Badge

The Secret Guardians completed their deadly mission in the London Underground. Now, they must rush to save the planet from total devastation. To do this, Sir Winston Churchill, Dr. Albert Einstein, hunky former MI5 agent, David Smythe, Dr. Raven "Bones" Wyndot, and Sophie the ghost Great Dane must crush formidable human and demonic adversaries.They dash from their HQ at the classy London Savoy and jet to Owl Mountain in Poland. The herculean task begins! Below the centuries-old Ksiaz Castle, in the blood-tainted bowels of the earth, hideous entities await. The Guardians must defeat the monsters and destroy the fabled Nazi Doomsday Machine. Time is a crumbling ledge beneath their feet. Soon, the earth may be reduced to smoldering rubble.

"The best high-action thriller writer out there today, bar none."-Jon Land, USA Today bestselling authorWingman and his allies have finally rid the world of Supervillain Viktor Robotov, but the maniacal terrorist's ghost still haunts our battered, post-apocalyptic planet.The United Americans have learned from a mysterious source that before his death, Viktor planted six nuclear-armed booby traps around the Mediterranean, their detonation points providing clues to the Russian madman's ultimate revenge of ending all life on Earth.Sailing aboard their gigantic aircraft carrier, the USS USA, the Americans must not only face Viktor's "dragons" as they battle their way across the Med, they must also get inside the mind of the Devil himself and beat his allies to the nukes' secret locations-or face a watery Armageddon.

In 1979, the Islamic Revolution gave birth to a new beginning for Iran.But every beginning has an ending......And every ending has a new beginning.The Supreme Leader of Iran, Marzban Shir-Del, is desperate. After discovering that Iran started a war between India and Pakistan for national gain, the international community places the toughest economic sanctions on them to date. Thinking that an oil deal with China will shield them from their enemies, Shir-Del turns to General Secretary Zhang Xu for assistance, but he wants more than Shir-Del is willing to give.Unbeknownst to the Supreme Leader, chief commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Ramin Lajani, is conspiring with CIA operatives Ben Thrasher and Beth Jenkins to overthrow him. With the 1953 CIA coup never far from Iranians' minds, the task is daunting. With Tom Delang acting as a conduit between themselves and the U.S. government, Thrasher and Jenkins must secure the necessary funds from an old nemesis, Vivian Walsh, keep Israel from interfering with their mission, effectively utilize insiders Farhad and Donya, and coordinate with Lajani, without being detected.But Lajani isn't as beloved as he thinks. Basij General Mohammed Nassiri has been suspicious of him for years. Will Lajani accomplish the impossible or will Nassiri discover his motives before it's too late, allowing the Supreme Leader to make one last stand?

FROM SPUR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ROD MILLERLatigo Brown is a cowboy. A real cowboy, not like those TV and movie cowboys who ride everywhere at a high lope firing off six-shooters and hardly ever come into contact with a cow. But he finds himself lured to Hollywood by a rodeo hero, where he unexpectedly becomes a box-office star. Amidst the glitter and glamour of the movie business, he still harbors resentment for the way he-and other cowboys-are portrayed.Will Latigo Brown swallow his pride and pocket the money? Will the starlets, the luxuries, the acclaim, the big bucks turn his head? Or will the lure of the ranch and rodeo arena and real cowboys overcome all that?

A team of Chinese Communist assassins comes to America to kill a young Math genius and his CIA protector.The gangs of Milwaukee take the ChiComs on.China Code: In this darkly comic thriller, young Bernie Weber is about to prove the Riemann Hypothesis, the most difficult problem in mathematics, which is also the key to breaking China's new cryptology. The CIA sends two incompetent agents to protect him, but they are entrapped in a sex scandal. Only CIA agent Audrey Knapp is left to hold off the killers, but she can't do it by herself. When she recruits the Black and Latino gangs of Milwaukee to defend Bernie, the Chinese are in for a surprise.

A former Russian ballerina and a police photographer,destined to be lovers, seek to unfold the murder mystery of two women...DARK EYES...Anya, an unwed mother of a mentally challenged child, meets Andrei, at a murder scene. They strive to unravel the murders of a hotel worker and a doll-seller with a link to diamond smuggling in Soviet Leningrad.The offbeat couple, in jeopardy, are stalked by a vicious detective with possible involvement in the murders, and in a taut reversal, the hunted become the hunters."Nina Romano's latest historical novel, Dark Eyes, is a suspenseful, edgy, intense nail-biter. I couldn't tear myself away from the story until the end-then I wanted to start over again to concentrate on the rich historical details and luxuriate in her dazzling prose. Another five-star tour de force from a top-notch novelist!" -Cynthia Hamilton, author of Spouse Trap and A High Price to Pay

Will Toal has seen a lot of the world in his twenty-three years, including war, the death of his family, and the loss of everything he owns. The gold his father left him, buried in the family graveyard, provides hope for a new future. He is determined to leave Georgia and the past behind him, and start fresh in Carson Valley, at the base of the mountainous Sierra Nevada bowl cradling Lake Tahoe.But here, Will comes up against a Goliath he never expected-Washington's support of San Francisco capital and influence to finish the transcontinental railroad as soon as possible. Big business is backed by national pride and unbelievable monetary gain, and this means driving the railroad construction through the upper reaches of Carson Valley-no matter whose land stands in their way.Untenable right-of-way issues lead to a fierce gun battle between the railroad's hired guns and the Carson Valley ranchers based on the real-life 1880 events of Mussel Slough, California, just outside the city of Hanford.Will and his fellow ranchers must try to survive the indomitable forces and insurmountable odds against them, fueled by more greed for power and money than they could ever have imagined. Can a compromise be reached in the completion of the grandest engineering effort the country has ever undertaken in its history, or will the ranchers and Will find themselves RAILROADED?