Military Violence

Orson Scott Card is a master storyteller, who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science-fiction and fantasy works. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near-future scenario: a new American Civil War. The American Empire has grown too fast, the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point, and the war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into a shooting war.

Ezekiel 'Kiel' Wolfkill was finally home for good. Finally. Finally, he could reveal his feelings for Liz Robicheaux. Finally, he could make her his own. First, he had to be sure that she had adult feelings for him as well. They'd danced this dance for fifteen years, tip-toeing around one another. He was tired of it, and he was damn tired of not having Liz in his bed. When they find out that someone has an obsession with Liz, Kiel goes insane and will stop at nothing to find his woman. Absolutely nothing. Elizabeth 'Liz' Robicheaux has been loved and shown love by the best men in the world....

Warning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing. Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know. Her curtain of dark hair, always covering her face, hiding her from the world around her, doesn’t deter him. Hiro only knows bits and pieces of what brought her to their doorstep, but it’s enough to make him do something ...

They call it The Violence: a strange epidemic that causes the infected to experience sudden bursts of animalistic rage, with no provocation and no memory of their crimes. While it tears the nation apart, one woman sees something unlikely in the chaos—an opportunity.

Joseph Redhawk is nearing the end of his career as a Delta Operative. He's also in the darkest place a man like him can be. Senseless lives lost; acts against humanity; and a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that won't seem to leave him. Who would have believed that the sweet, shy, little sister of Paige Anderson would be his savior. Julia was always a surprise for Joseph, but now a grown woman, she was sitting across from him looking unbelievably beautiful. And just like that, the cloud was lifted. It happened so fast, he couldn't catch his breath. But someone is trying to kill ...

Frank Gaspar Robicheaux is finally home with his family and friends. Being a part of the RP family means often taking on details that you don't really want to do. What starts out as a protection detail for the California Governor, quickly turns into a rescue mission for a battered young woman. His instant need to protect and cherish the bandaged woman seems odd for Frank. When they discover the meaning behind her strange tattoo, everything clicks into place for Frank and the memories flood his body. Everything has a new meaning for him. Everything. Lane Olivia Quinn has been gone a long ...

“Silenced No More: Voices of Comfort Women” weaves the unforgettable stories of the suffering voiceless with themes of forgiveness, conciliation, and unflagging hope, together with the author’s own investigative journey into a tapestry that will open your eyes to one of the largest human rights tragedies in the 20th century: hundreds of thousands of girls and women were trafficked into Imperial Japanese military sex slavery before and during World War II. History infects the present and determines our future. It is this untold history that the author explores. The author, S.J. (Sylvia...

Being born deaf would be seen as a detriment to most people, but Keith Robicheaux is not most people. His life has been filled with blessings since his rescue by his father, Alec Robicheaux. He's had the best life could offer and that includes, the best woman in the world. Unable to join the military, Keith chose to educate other deaf children, but trained with his father's team. Big, strong, and skilled in ways others can't comprehend, Keith finds himself in the middle of a child trafficking ring that brings back haunting memories for him. The only way to eradicate those memories, is to ...

Ben Robicheaux has made it his personal mission to work his way through the female population. He was doing just fine until he met a woman trying to get away from a wet t-shirt contest. Normally, he’d be pushing her onstage with the other women, but something about this one makes his heart stop, his head fuzzy, and his gut do the right thing. Even though he’s waved goodbye, he’s praying she’ll walk back into his life. He just never dreamed she’d walk back into his life needing help from him again. Only this time, it’s life or death. Harper Miller was warned about men like Ben ...

Cade Norgenson knows the look of death and he's seen it more times than he can count. The look of death from someone willing to inflict on themselves is one he can't seem to get out of his mind. He sees that look in Cassidy Pechkin and he's not about to let her take her own life. She might hate him for it, but he's going to follow her to the ends of the earth to ensure her safety. Although Cassidy is now safe, it seems someone is driving veterans to commit suicide and Cade and the team will stop at nothing to bring it to an end. Cassidy Pechkin can't fathom facing a future, when her past ...

Ian Robicheaux never expected to run smack into the one woman that could flip his hard heart. He especially never expected her to be the daughter of a United States Senator, potentially the next President. And he damn sure never expected her to be the daughter of one RPs most trusted and long-time friends. None of that matters when she's in danger and so is her father. None of it matters when his heart says he cannot survive without her. He just needs to be sure they have some things perfectly clear before they take one more step. Aspen Bodwick is the daughter of Michael Bodwick, one of the...

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.

Benjamin Scott 'Hoot' O'Neal is one-third of the O'Neal triplets. Prolific members of MARSOC, the triplets are now retiring and heading home to Belle Fleur. With their father and uncle, Eagle and Hawk, they will become members of the RP team. But when his first op finds him carrying a dying woman into an emergency room, Hoot is starting to doubt the wisdom of leaving the Corps. Denied proper treatment for her breast cancer, the young woman is whisked away to Belle Fleur and the amazing medical team. But every time he sees her, something stirs inside of Hoot. Everything in his being is ...

Robbie Robicheaux is a true renaissance man. A soldier, a lover, an oil man, a dancer, and definitely a man who knows a great thing when he sees it. Falling in love with Carrie Pechkin is the easiest thing in the world. Realizing that he's the right man for her, was a little harder. Sometimes getting slammed in the face with the realization that you may lose the love of your life, changes your perspective. Saving Carrie is the only thing on his mind, other than finding the man who put her in the hospital. But Robbie is a Robicheaux, and every Robicheaux man knows that love will conquer all ...

Alexander Lemons is a Marine Corps scout sniper who, after serving multiple tours during the Iraq War, returned home seriously and mysteriously ill. Joshua Howe is an environmental historian who met Lemons as a student in one of his classes. Together they have crafted a vital book that challenges us to think beyond warfare's acute violence of bullets and bombs to the "slow violence" of toxic exposure and lasting trauma.

Once, Tomas Piety looked after his men, body and soul, as best he could. Then those who ran his country decided his dark talents would better serve in the corridors of power. Crushed by the power of the Queen's Men and with the Skanian menace rising once more on the streets of Ellinburg, Tomas Piety is forced to turn to old friends, old debts and untrustworthy alliances. Meanwhile in the capital city of Dannsburg, Dieter Vogel is beginning to wonder if the horror he has unleashed in the Martyr's Disciples might be getting out of control.

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 ...

Eric Ryan 'Chief' Stanton is ready to leave the SEAL teams, even if his brother isn't. Coming home means big changes for him, but he never expected one of those changes to include a scientist. A soil scientist. A beautiful, gorgeous, hot, sexy soil scientist. When Belle Fleur begins to show signs of literally slipping away, he and the team must figure out what's happening and the beautiful scientist just might be key to it all. Rachel Davis has always been the weird girl. Beautiful, smart, sexy, and loves to play in the dirt. Men find her perplexing, her mother finds her baffling. When 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...

Tobias Franklin Redhawk may be a twin to JB, but he's a completely different man. He enjoys playing the field, giving the ladies what they really want with no ties, no promises, and no returns. He never expected to meet Gail. A friend of his brother's fiancée, she's different, yet the same as him. When she calls him out of the blue, beaten and dying in an alley, he does what any VG man would do. He saves her. But discovering the evil that led her to this place may be the last straw for Tobias. Either way, Gail was going home with him. Gail Mackenzie didn't want permanent. She didn't want ...