Military Violence

Rush Anders made one of the biggest mistakes of his life, walking away from the only woman he's ever loved. Now, he's just one mission away from being able to go home and tell her how he really feels. That is, if he can survive this solo mission. Shot and bleeding, he never expected to find his angel inside the monkey caves of the zoo. But there she was, giving him an earful. Keeping her safe and finding his mark is going to require a little help. Well, maybe a lot of help. Caroline Mullins is in her final months of veterinary school. When she's done, she'll return home to help her parents,...

What draws our species to war? What makes us see violence as a kind of sacred duty, or a ritual that boys must undergo to "become" men? Newly reissued, Blood Rites takes listeners on an original journey from the elaborate human sacrifices of the ancient world to the carnage and holocaust of 20th-century "total war." Ehrenreich sifts deftly through the fragile records of prehistory and discovers the wellspring of war in an unexpected place - not in a "killer instinct" unique to the males of our species, but in the blood rites early humans performed.

When someone from California flies all the way to Belle Fleur because trash is appearing on her beach, the team thinks maybe this one is out of their element. Unfortunately, it's right in their wheelhouse and they are all in on helping this client. They never expect to find something so heinous, something that hits all of them so close to home. This is what they do. This is why they created Gray Wolf and all the others before. Lessons learned for the bad guys. Never count these men out. They are still ready to deliver justice in the most horrific way.

When an elderly woman calls for the Gray Wolf team to help solve the murder of her friend, they're unsure that anyone has actually been murdered at all. A hit and run while she was visiting a psychic in Jackson Square doesn't seem like a murder. But a few pieces of information don't make sense and the more they investigate, the worse this case looks. In fact, it appears the seniors are killing the seniors. The GW team will find a way to stop it, even if it involves those they consider brothers.

Through meticulously researched and stirring accounts — some well known and some chronicled here in book form for the first time — Doreen Rappaport brings to light the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. These resisters answered the genocidal madness and unspeakable depravity that was Hitler’s Holocaust with the greatest weapons of all — courage, ingenuity, the will to survive, and the resolve to save others or to die trying.

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.

Kevin Crawford finds himself in a precarious situation. He's found the woman of his dreams. Beautiful, intelligent, strong, brave. And, engaged. Or is she? He doesn't want to break up a loving couple, but it seems Tila is not necessarily crying over her postponed engagement. Their time together is short and precious, but it leaves both of them with a gift they never expected. Leaving her was the most difficult thing he's ever done. Trying to get her to return his calls is even more difficult. Who knew all he needed to do was get her to come to his brother's wedding. Otilia 'Tila' Blackwater...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Karen Harris, aged 20, and attached to a military unit formed to combat human trafficking in the EU, because of her experience working alone, was often used in covert missions. While she would rather work as a team, she enjoyed pitting her wits against the cartels that effectively ran Europe. That was until she came up against the Kreisen cartel. Now she was facing an old adversary who had joined the cartel. This man would push Karen to the limit and with such a hold over her, she had no way out. Or did she? About ‘The Early Years’ The Kreisen Cartel is one of the 'early years' novels. ...

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.

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 ...

Brixton Slater never expected to find the love of his life while on a mission. Stupid, really. Every man he knew found their wives during stressful situations. It seemed the blessing and curse of the Belle Fleur boys. This one was different though. He saved her, she saved him. Easy. What wasn't easy was trying to figure out the game her mother was playing. While he and his teammates work on that situation, everyone back home is getting ready for a wedding. Daphne Bishop was the adopted daughter of Lord and Lady Bishop. She and her sister had been adopted as little girls and given the best ...

Retired SAS Major Joe Slater, together with his partner, Dr Sarah Grainger, and the Russian billionaire, Andreas Kolzaidy, have attracted the attention of the British, American and Russian militaries with their AI-enhanced upgrades for elite soldiers. However, Joe is not satisfied with simply becoming a contractor to the world's military. He and those closest to him have the full AI enhancement, not the standard package they sell to Special Forces teams. His mission is to keep the brilliant Dr Grainger and Andreas safe, but Joe dreams of doing more. When Sarah becomes interested in robotics...

Alien invaders take one of America’s most contentious issues, Gun Control, and use it for their interest.

Christopher Luke Jordan has been carrying around a truckload of guilt for something that wasn't even his fault. Still, it should have been him. He should be the one in the wheelchair, not her. He should have gone to her. He should have talked to her. But he didn't. Instead, he wallowed in his guilt until he couldn't see anything else. When he finds himself needing relief from a rough night's sleep, he heads to the spa only to run into the one person he never thought he'd see again. Ramey Curry is right there, staring back at him and she has a favor that will change his world forever. Ramey ...

At least three-quarters of a million lives were lost during the American Civil War. Given its seemingly indiscriminate mass destruction, this conflict is often thought of as the first "total war." But Aaron Sheehan-Dean argues for another interpretation. The Calculus of Violence demonstrates that this notoriously bloody war could have been much worse. Military forces on both sides sought to contain casualties inflicted on soldiers and civilians.

It's not often that the team meets a man who could easily overpower them. Bigger, stronger, and looking to find the person who murdered his teammate, New Orleans Fire center, Trevon Marks, is asking for the help of the team. But not everything is as it seems. Football should be a game, an occupation for some, but not a death sentence. The world of semi-pro football is not something the team has explored before. They hope they never have to again. Dirty, cut-throat, all about the money, they're shocked to learn that owners are killer their players for profit and contracts are signed with no ...