Military Violence

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 ...

Paxton Pechkin is finally home for good. After a stellar career as a Navy SEAL, he finds himself staring at a very familiar face. He'd always felt that Deanna was the one that got away, although he was responsible for letting her go. This time, he wasn't going to allow her to go anywhere without him. After suffering a horrible beating, Dee hides away in a place that Pax knows all too well. Finding her, loving her, is the easy part. Figuring out what the hell is happening off the coast of San Diego is something very different. Deanna Trehorn has loved Pax since they were children. She ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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.

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...

Patrick 'Saint' Humphreys is struggling with the idea of the young woman before him being, well, a woman and not a child. He's known her since she was just a child, and his morality was keeping him from pursuing a relationship with her. Seeing her as a grown woman, prepared to leave the safety of Belle Fleur changes his mind. That and the fact they now have more than a dozen new people on the property who are directly tied to Marilisa and the other geniuses. Someone is chasing them, determined to harness their gifts at all costs. Dead or Alive. Saint can't run from Marilisa. Now when he ...

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...

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.

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 ...

Mike Redhawk is thrilled to be with his family, needing a little quiet time after serving as a Delta Operative. Like his twin brother, twin cousins, father, uncle, and grandfather, Mike is a warrior. Mardi Gras at Belle Fleur is almost as big as Christmas. The ball is always the party of the year. He hates it. Nothing about dressing up is appealing to him. Promising his brother that he'll make an appearance, dance a few dances, he never expects that the woman he practically trips over, is the one that will steal his heart. The problem is, she's been thrust into one of the teams strangest ...

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,...

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 ...

It’s the summer of 1962, and Scott and his friends spend their days playing baseball and thinking about girls. But the threat of nuclear war looms over everything they do, and they are haunted by the idea that they could all be dead tomorrow. Even though the possibility of war is all anyone talks about, Scott’s dad is the only one in the neighborhood who actually prepares for the worst, building a bomb shelter to protect his family and stocking it with enough supplies to keep them alive for two critical weeks. The neighbors scoff, but then, in the middle of the night in late October, the unthinkable happens.

Back from their dream Italian vacation, the team is finding it difficult to slip back into old routines. None of them realized how much they needed the break. Of course, Mama Irene has them busy with preparations for Mardi Gras. Which is what brings in their newest client. An old school friend of their own kids, strange things are happening as she prepares for the parade but as with all things involving the Gray Wolf team, there's more than meets the eye. Old enemies surprise them, new enemies make their appearance, and the men and women of team Gray Wolf make sure that their newest client,...

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 ...