Military Violence

Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire. Nicolson not only vividly describes the brutal realities of battle but enters the hearts and minds of the men who were there.

Retirement is supposed to be comfortable. No one expects to be rich beyond their imaginations. They also don't expect to find themselves homeless, food deprived, and without the ability to get medication or healthcare. For one group of seniors, they're about to hit a lucky jackpot. On the verge of being charged with shoplifting, Annie happens to meet two of the nicest 'young' men she's ever seen. Promising to help her and her situation, they rescue her friends and listen to their story. For the men of the Gray Wolf team, this hits very close to home. All around the same ages of these people...

Mature Readers: combat, violence, elements of horror, some sex, some language. She awakens in a windowless room full of lab equipment and spends a minute getting used to the pumping heart, tingly skin, and air filling the lungs of her new healthy body. Her name is Mary, and she has returned from the Ten Sigma Program, a virtual universe designed to produce the greatest fighters the Earth has ever seen through the harshest training methods ever devised. Now stuffed with every type of lethal knowledge and a victor in countless life-and-death struggles, she has one goal: to reunite with her ...

Christian Joseph 'CJ' Abbott is nearing the end of his career as a SEAL. Taking a temporary assignment near D.C., he's shocked to find that his neighbor just might be the woman he's meant to spend his life with. Of course, the magic of Belle Fleur is sprinkling wide and far. Seeing her at a family wedding was the shock of his life. And the greatest joy. But with her ex-fiancé, an Army Ranger, is found dead literally on her doorstep there's a lot more to unpack than they expected. With the help of his friends, brothers, and teammates, he helps to uncover the mystery of one very odd black ...

With the new team members settling in, and the old team members getting used to their gifts, things are getting stranger and stranger. For one new face he finds himself looking at an old friend that is experiencing more trouble than she deserves. With the boys in the bike shop taking a keen interest in this one, there are more than enough able-bodied men and women to handle this issue. Of course, it never hurts to have the animals on your side, as well as Mama Irene and Matthew. How could anything possibly go wrong?

Jonas Samson couldn't believe his luck. After almost five years as a widower, he finds the one woman that turns his head and makes his body boil. Never in a million years did he think her past would so dramatically interact with his own. If he wants a life with her, he has to find a way to move on. If he can do that, he might have the life that he's dreamed of his whole life. If he can do that, he might finally find his peace and contentment. If he can do that, he just might find the killer of his late-wife and unborn twins. If he can do that. Khloe Jones never thought she'd find love. She ...

It seems the men and women of Gray Wolf Security never get a break. Just when they thought they'd have some peace and quiet for the New Year, they're pulled into one of the strangest series of murders they've encountered in a long time. To top it off, the men really screwed up for Christmas this year. Even after dozens of hints by their wives, they still got everything wrong. Somehow, they need to make it right and they need to find the killer. As New Year's approaches, he escalates, even daring to touch one of Gray Wolf's own. With not a minute to spare, the team must face the hectic and ...

Ethan Ezekiel Wolfkill, known as Eazee, finds himself chasing down a young woman that clearly doesn't understand, or care that she's in a lot of danger. Chasing her into the Grand Canyon, he gets far more than he bargained for. Convincing her that the only place she'll be safe is with him and his family, turns out to be easier than he expected. But then again, she's a genius. Eazee's world is changed forever by her appearance, and it's a change he's grateful for. With the added benefit of seven additional little geniuses, Belle Fleur is about to get even more interesting. Chelsea Blu is in ...

Billy Joseph 'BJ' Bongard finds himself in a position he's never been in before. A prisoner, beaten daily, with no hope for escape. When the woman he barely knows returns for him, he can't believe his good fortune. But now they're both running from the military, considered AWOL, and working with monks. When he's recovered enough to call for help, his family sweeps in as always. Working with monks, they discover a common enemy, and an unknown enemy. They also may discover something that the world has only speculated about. Billy must first keep his angel safe, then find out what the hell is ...

Nate Redhawk never expected to run into the woman he'd call his own. He definitely didn't expect to run into her on an op. Although, what did he expect considering his family history. Forced into a heinous form of debt repayment by her parents, Nate helps her to escape. When his own op goes sideways, leaving him with a bullet in his back and separated from his partner and brother, Mike, he finds himself making his way toward her. The only woman on his mind. The only person he needs to see. The person who needs his protection. If he can just stay alive to reach her, he knows that he can make...

Mark "Sor' Teller has always served those around him faithfully and to the best of his abilities. He wasted those skills on his ex-wife but was grateful that it led him to someone amazing. When her life is in danger because of something he allegedly saw in Cambodia, he's at a complete loss. His former teammates are dying, children are in danger, and the only woman he's ever truly loved is in danger. Fortunately for Mark the VG team has his back. Meeting Mark Teller was the best thing to happen in Nell's life. The best thing, in the worst possible circumstances, on the worst possible day of ...

Dan Robicheaux is thrilled to finally be home for good. Retired from the SEAL teams, he's excited to start a new life with his family and friends at Voodoo Guardians. He never expected his first assignment to lead him down a path he'd been avoiding for years. A strange woman afloat in their bayou, with a head full of numbers, a no-nonsense way of speaking, and something that makes his heart sing. He needs to find out who is responsible for kidnapping, and nearly killing her. Then he has to figure out what to do about keeping her. Finley Xavier is a brilliant mind unlike any they've ever ...

Abe Salcedo had fallen in love, only to lose her. Right before his very eyes, she was gone. One minute there, the next gone. She was dead and he couldn't sleep without nightmares. Someone was calling to him, begging him for help. When his commander sends him home for mandatory leave, he finds himself at the sharp end of a knife. Prepared to die, he only hopes to say goodbye to his family. That's what he needs. Family. Lyra Wolford finally finds the one man she knows she can trust. Unfortunately, falling in love is not an option. She has too many secrets, far too many secrets. If what she ...

Conor Quinn finds himself in a dangerous and unusual situation. He's now a hostage of the North Korean army. Beaten, abused and interrogated daily, he's trying to find a way out; a silver lining. The vision of a woman keeps popping into his head, but he has bigger problems right now. Someone on his team sold him out. A fellow SEAL gave his position away, endangering their entire team. When his family team stumbles onto his location, finding a beaten, unrecognizable man, they do what they're trained to do. Save the prisoner, get him home, and nurse him back to health. Things aren't over for ...

Ersula J. Ore scrutinizes the civic roots of lynching, the relationship between lynching and white constitutionalism, and contemporary manifestations of lynching discourse and logic today. From the 1880s onward, lynchings, she finds, manifested a violent form of symbolic action that called a national public into existence, denoted citizenship, and upheld political community.

Patrick Garr Slater has patiently, painfully waited for Macie to grow up. He was so focused on doing the right thing, he practically missed the fact that she’d grown up right in front of him. She was a beautiful, intelligent, sexy woman and he wanted her more than anything in his entire life. When her panicked voice told him she was in trouble, Garr wasted no time in getting to her. A mass shooting. Another mass shooting and she was right in the middle of it. Although Macie is safe, others may not be. Someone is playing a dangerous game, and the boys of Voodoo Guardians are going to make ...

Ian William Dougall, known as Gator to his SEAL teammates, is coming home. At least until he decides if he wants to reenlist or not. When he finds himself in the middle of a kidnapping and a plot against the office of the President, he's wondering if he'll ever escape all the action. With the new Voodoo Guardians, it seems business is as busy as ever. Rescuing the infant son of their new chef, Gator finds himself falling for a woman that has a strange past. Keeping Dylan Meeks and her son safe become his ultimate priority and help him to realize that what he's been missing isn't action, ...

Trying on a new suit or dress should be one of the guilty pleasures for all women. But when several young women notice something strange in the dressing room, the only place to turn is Gray Wolf Security. Finding the owners of the cameras is something they know how to do, but the deeper, more twisted mystery is why and finding the individuals pulling the strings. As the mystery deepens, the men find a new teammate for the boys at Voodoo Guardians and the women get a chance to strut their stuff. Bad ass is hot.

Over and over again the men of Gray Wolf have promised their wives that they would slow down, take fewer cases and avoid the bad guys. And over and over again, they lied. Not intentionally. It always just sort of happened. This time they've vowed to fulfill their promise with three glorious weeks traveling through Italy, sightseeing, eating, shopping, and anything else they want to do. With an opportunity to reminisce about how they met and fell in love, and a most unusual opportunity to speak directly to the pope, their vacation starts out spectacularly. Visiting historic sites, eating ...

Everett Baptiste Wolfkill, Rett to his friends family, and teammates, is almost on his way home. Just another twenty-four hours and he'll be reunited with his two brothers. Waking up to find blood on his hands and a dead woman wasn't the way he hoped to start his day. In the middle of Venezuelan cartel territory, he has no choice but to run. Weeks of hiding, begging for and stealing food, until he finally finds himself in New Orleans. He's so close to home, he can smell it. But with no transportation, no phone, and unwilling to risk the lives of anyone around him, he's forced to take the ...