Action and Adventure

Action and Adventure

Are you looking for explosions, high-speed chases, rappelling down the sides of buildings, and generally everything that Tom Cruise does on a daily basis?  Then we're sure you're dying to get your hands on free and discounted ebooks in the Action and Adventure genre.  You've come to the right place.  All of our Action and Adventure authors that promote their ebooks want you to get their ebooks at the lowest price possible.  Always free or discounted!

 

Definition of "Action and Adventure Genre": You may ask yourself, how does an Action and Adventure ebook differ from a Thriller ebook?  Fair question.  They may seem similar, but the main aspect of an Action and Adventure ebook is the element of consistent physical danger as a main part of the storyline.  So, while our reference to Tom Cruise and, for instance, his Mission Impossible series was slightly tongue-in-cheek, those stories would actually fall into the Action and Adventure genre.  Another important aspect of the Action and Adventure genre is that the pace of the novel using action is actually just as important as character building and setting--which makes the genre differ from others in a significant fashion.

 

Some examples of Action and Adventure bestselling ebooks are James Patterson (most of his Alex Cross novels), Pierce Brown (Red Rising), Tom Clancy (most of his Jack Ryan novels), and A.G. Riddle (The Atlantis Gene).  

To Swim Beneath the Earth

by Ginger Bensman

MEGAN KIMSEY, born and raised in a small Colorado town on the edge of the La Plata Mountains, grows up haunted by images. Straddling cryptic glimpses of events that foretell her own future, and events remembered from a past in the highlands of Ecuador and Peru more than 400 years before she was born, she must challenge her Catholic upbringing and the stigma of a mental breakdown following a childhood tragedy, before she can strike out on a quest for meaning.

Megan’s story shifts between present tense and flashbacks that recount her nervous breakdown and grief, when, as a teenager, a child she loves freezes to death on the family’s front porch. And later, when her father, the one person who believes her strange visions aren’t hallucinations, dies in a hit-and-run accident. His death and the belated birthday gift he leaves for her, launch her on a quest to face her phantoms and piece together the riddles in her dreams.

Megan’s journey leads her to South America and an expedition among the remnants of the Inca Empire, and finally, to a wind-swept outcropping high atop Cotopaxi Mountain in search of the frozen child she sees in her dreams. Accompanied by a team of archeologists and an indigenous woman of wisdom who becomes her mentor and guide, Megan must confront her ghosts and claim her own redemption.

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Moscow Machination

by Ian Maxwell

In 1945, Stalin imprisoned a team of Nazi scientists and forced them to think beyond the nuke. Now seven decades later, they are finally ready.

A Russian President cornered by sanctions and a Russian Analyst unencumbered by legacies team up to revive Russia's past glory. Thinking beyond the nuke, the duo unleashes a Russian roulette of international intrigue and tomfoolery.

Missing Siberian Tigers, South Beach parties on aircraft carriers, Shenanigans in Pyongyang make this macabre medley a delight for fans of Dr. Strangelove and Burn after Reading.

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Delta Green (The Colonel McKenna Adventure series)

by William H. Lovejoy

A deadly battle for world supremacy… a planet poised on the brink of doom… a force that is the Earth’s last hope…


With the development of the world’s greatest fleet of super-stealth fighter craft and a crew of highly skilled pilots to fly them, the US Air Force believes it is invincible.

But that confidence is shattered when the best of their craft, Delta Green, disappears, leaving four dead bodies in its wake.

Certain that it has been hijacked but mystified by how, or who by, a team of sky-fighters led by Colonel Kevin “Snake Eyes” McKenna leap into action to prevent a potentially devastating hi-tech war machine falling into the wrong hands.

As they unearth a massive military assault engineered by a secret conspiracy of ex-Soviets called the New World Order catastrophe looms.

Its awesome arsenal of weaponry has the power to bring the earth to the brink of disaster.

Annihilation is imminent unless the technological behemoth is stopped in time.

A battle in space rages as the world balances on the brink of calamity.

Delta Green is a thrilling ride into the world of geo-political tensions, military espionage and nuclear apocalypse. It is Book Two in the Colonel McKenna Adventure series.

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BLACK CITY (Ulysses Vidal Adventure Series Book 2)

by Fernando Gamboa

An ancient mistery.
An impossible place.
An unimaginable adventure.

Professor Castillo’s daughter has mysteriously disappeared in the Amazon jungle. Determined to find her, he begs Ulysses and Cassie to go with him. Unable to dissuade him and not wanting him to go on his own, they both accept to help their old friend in his crazy attempt at her rescue. The three embark on an incredible journey to a place which should not exist. A journey nobody has ever returned from.

Author’s Note:
Black City is a new adventure of Ulysses, Cassie, and Doc Castillo, the three protagonists of the international bestseller The Last Crypt.
Although The Last Crypt chronologically precedes Black City, they are two separate novels, completely independent, and may be read in any order.

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Game Changer

by Douglas E. Richards

The breathtaking new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of WIRED.

What if it were possible to upload years of knowledge into your mind in hours? To become expert in multiple scientific fields, become an MD, or learn several languages -- in a single day? The benefit to humanity would be immense. But so would the danger . . .

Rachel Howard is a brilliant neuroscientist trying to make this capability a reality. But when she crosses paths with Kevin Quinn, a Secret Service agent desperate to kill the president, she finds herself at the epicenter of an insidious plot. A plot centered on the ultimate technological game changer. An utterly disruptive scientific breakthrough with the greatest power to transform civilization the world has ever seen.

Along with breakneck action and unexpected twists, Game Changer explores the fascinating inner world of our minds and takes a stunningly unique look at how science might someday be used to make profound alterations to the human condition -- for better or worse. 

"Richards is a worthy successor to Michael Crichton." (SF Book.com)

"Richards is a tremendous new talent" (Stephen Coonts) who can "keep you turning the pages all night long" (Douglas Preston)
 

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PRIMAL Unleashed (A PRIMAL Action Thriller Book 2) (The PRIMAL Series)

by Jack Silkstone

The mission began, in 1989 Afghanistan, when a Russian platoon battled Afghan warriors--and raced to bury forever a devastating secret worth the greatest sacrifice. It could end apocalyptically, in the present, if a sinister evil escapes its sealed tomb...into the hands of one of the same men who fought to bury it.
Intel suggests that's exactly what's happening: A Ukrainian veteran of the '89 Soviet-Afghan conflict, battle-scarred and cold-blooded, is now a wealthy businessman--with a sideline selling deadly hardware to the highest bidders. He's getting ready to make his biggest deal yet with a radical Iranian commander hell-bent on possessing the ultimate doomsday weapon. Only the battle-tested skills, state-of-the-art tech, and no-rules-but-their-own attitude of covert vigilante strike force PRIMAL can keep bloodthirsty madmen from unleashing hell on earth.
PRIMAL deals unconditional justice--with cold steel--to a world in dire need of heroes.

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PRIMAL is a team of elite operatives, hell bent on fighting for the downtrodden and oppressed. A renegade agency waging a secret war against the untouchables; powerful criminals, greed driven corporations, and twisted politicians. With cutting-edge technology and tactics they strike across the globe with impunity, stepping in where governments fail.

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The Retreat #1: Pandemic

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The first episode in the acclaimed apocalyptic military thriller series by Craig DiLouie, Joe McKinney, and Stephen Knight!

As a new disease turns people into sadistic, laughing killers, in Boston, a battalion of light infantry struggles to maintain order. As the numbers of infected grow, the battalion loses control, and the soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives against the very people they once swore an oath to protect.

During the ensuing collapse, the lost battalion learns the Army is still holding out in Florida, which has been cleared of the Infected. Harry Lee, its commander, decides the only hope for his men is to get there. But first they must cross more than a thousand miles of America that has been turned into a war zone, fighting a fearless, implacable, and merciless enemy.

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Recruited (Rayna Tan Action Thrillers)

by Wesley Robert Lowe

Meet Rayna Tan – a Female Action Hero for Today

*** Smart. Sexy. Vulnerable. And VERY lethal.

When four US and Canadian forward air controllers were taken hostage by an Islamic terrorist organization during a blistering seesaw battle in Iraq, CANUS-ETF (Canada United States Expeditionary Targeting Force) knew they had to act fast. A hundred million dollars was demanded and everyone knew there was no way the ransom would be paid.

The best chance for rescue was to deploy a small team of elite combat rescuers. American Navy Seal Captain Jonathan Rogers was chosen to head the mission. His Canadian counterpart was twenty-six-year-old Rayna Tan, the first woman to ever lead a Special Forces operation in the Middle East. She had proven herself as a warrior leader but this mission had exceptional potential perils.

 

 

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Jake Fonko M.I.A.

by B. Hesse Pflingger

Bombs, babes and bullets - and America's coolest covert agent Jake Fonko is up to his neck in it all.

Ex-surfer Jake Fonko's latest mission - locate a former CIA asset gone missing in Cambodia - has his Army Ranger instincts on full alert. He might be handsome, fit and a decorated warrior, but he's certainly no international spy. But Jake, ever the good soldier, agrees to the CIA's directive, trudging over the border to Phnom Penh. Even with few leads, everything goes well - until the bloodthirsty Khmer Rouge roars into town. That's not cool at all, because they clap Jake in Tuol Sleng torture chamber while they gear up their killing fields.

Relying on his training, keen observations and ironic sense of humor might not be enough to save him. And one surprise after another pops up on his way to the wild truth.

Maybe that asset was never really missing at all.

For fans of fun, fast-moving adventures, the Jake Fonko series seamlessly blends well-researched 20th century history with equal parts white-knuckle thrills, satirical humor and explosive action. If you like Ian Fleming (Bond), John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee), George MacDonald Fraser (Flashman) or Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt), you'll enjoy the Jake Fonko series.

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The Sam Reilly Collection

by Christopher Cartwright

Three bestselling Sam Reilly novels by the new Master of Action and Adventure, Christopher Cartwright!

1. The Last Airship

In 1939 a secret airship departed Nazi Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time.

Its cargo: a complement of rich Jewish families carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless.

The airship never reached its destination.

In 2015 Sam Reilly, a marine biologist and wealthy son of shipping mogul James Reilly discovers a missing clue about the lost airship and what follows is a violent treasure hunt, kept secret by the most powerful men in the world today, driven by their greed and need for that which all are motivated: the opportunity for unlimited power.

2. The Mahogany Ship

An ancient shipwreck.

A two hundred year old mystery.

A plague that’s destroying all marine life.

A pyramid half a mile below the sea.

And a puzzle that must be solved before it destroys the human race.

On the 18th of February, 1812, the Emily Rose became shipwrecked on the southern coast of Australia. The survivors are forced to walk nearly a thousand miles through the unexplored land to reach the only settlement, Sydney Cove.

Nearly two hundred miles inland, they come across the remains of a monstrous ship, far bigger than anything the British Navy had ever constructed. Through basic communication achieved with the natives, they learned that the ship had been there for a very long time… Maybe a thousand years? Despite the details of the mysterious ship in the journals from the survivors of the Emily Rose, no evidence that the Mahogany Ship ever existed was found – until now.

Present day: A mining exploration in Australia takes a core sample 500 feet below the surface of a deserted mountain. The sample returns no evidence of gold deposits, but something much more valuable – a single Spanish Gold coin, dated 1518. Could the origins of this coin finally reveal the existence of the fabled Mahogany Ship?

At the same time, Sam Reilly and his team of ocean investigators are exploring the cause of a widespread death of sea life within the Gulf of Mexico. In a race against time to stop the irrevocable destruction of the world’s marine life, the two mysteries may just be entangled, and failure to solve them both will result in the greatest threat to ever face the human race.

3. Atlantis Stolen

A civilization stolen from the history books.

A billionaire’s obsession to unlock its secrets.

A brotherhood determined to hide the truth.

And time is running out.

Only a handful of people know what destroyed the ancient Atlanteans, whose very existence is a secret that they will kill to protect. Unfortunately, the very same catastrophe that destroyed that once proud civilization is drawing near once more.

The question is, can marine biologist Sam Reilly discover the truth in time to prevent it?

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The Sons of Brabant: Book I of The Devil's Bible Series

by Michael Bolan

Europe is on fire. Fuelled by religion, politics and power, war rages across the continent, pitting father against son, and brother against brother.

In the wake of such conflict come horrific famine and deadly plagues. Rumours begin to surface of the End of Days, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the violent Renaissance of Mankind.

As Europe burns, betrayal and feuding rages in the Brabant family. Why does Reinald, the powerful yet dishonest Duke fear his younger siblings so? How will headstrong Leo and noble Willem outsmart their older brother, and take back what is rightfully theirs? And what of Isabella, their troublesome younger sister, whose fiery temper lands her in love and in trouble...

Vowing to put right the wrongs of their family and bring an end to their brother's deadly plans, Willem, Leo and Isabella must chart a course through war, famine and pestilence.

Meanwhile Reinald forms an unlikely and deadly alliance with a megalomaniac, a warmonger, and a deranged yet brilliant scientist, hell-bent on seeing their holy mission through to its grisly conclusion.

Can the Sons of the King of Brabant survive? Help appears from the most unlikely of places...

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Nightcrawler

by John Reinhard Dizon

After her father's death Sabrina Brooks, the heiress to the Brooks Chemical Company, is trying to pick up the pieces and put everything together. She soon understands that her new position and assets allow her to benefit the oppressed.

Intrigued by the notion of conducting a guerrilla campaign against drug gangs in New York City, she accesses top-secret archives detailing government contracts for chemical weapons research. With her exceptional skills in chemistry, she concocts weaponry for her own use and becomes a vigilante called the Nightcrawler.

After NYPD undercover officer Hoyt Wexford becomes friends with her and learns of her secret identity, the two wage war against the ruthless drug cartel called the Octagon and their mysterious leader, Reaper. But even with their resourcefulness and teamwork, can they bring the fiendish arch-criminals to justice?

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Harry's War

by Ed Benjamin

“An edge-of-your-seat military aviation action adventure thriller that puts you right in the cockpit of a fighter jet in air combat!

Harry is the best there is – in the cockpit – but there is more to life than being super-confident and cocky.

Feel the exhilaration, determination, and focus of being a fighter pilot warrior in the air!

Feel the adrenalin surge as you launch air-to-air missiles against enemy fighters in air combat!

Imagine yourself, in a fantastic military fighter jet… Now imagine the other guys have even better fighter jets and they are after you!

Hold your fear in check as you dodge enemy missiles!

This is a military aviation action adventure story at its finest.

In Harry’s War, you are put in the midst of an actual honest-to-God air battle. You can fly alongside Harry in an honest-to-God crazy, mind-scattering, scary, air combat dogfight with multiple Iranian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets.

See what our real Air Force heroes are made of – how fighter pilots successfully deal with huge stresses – that makes them truly the right stuff.

Is winning possible? Is survival even possible? Harry believes it is, and sets out to prove it. This is where his courage and heroism shine.

Is the hardest battle in the air? Harry needs all of his courage and heroism on the ground for his toughest battles.

In an ongoing battle Harry digs deep to learn how to survive and fight another day on other battle fronts – the battle fields of life.

Come along with Harry to face and defeat the most difficult demons of his life. It is a multiple front personal war with demons from a deep past haunting him and some nice newly minted demons resulting from the glory of survival.

How would you cope?

How do you come up for air in an airless environment? When you feel no hope?

Heroes are Real People – just like you and me…

Do you love a real hero, one that stands up with the courage to face his fears as well as his foes?

Can you admire someone who can dig deep to do the heroic things he has to do even when he would rather it all just go away?

That’s when true courage and heroism rise to the occasion!

Can you relate to finding the best piece of yourself, and have the courage to grab onto it with both hands and holding on for dear life?

If you said yes to any of these questions about your heroes, then Harry is the guy for you. Meet him in Harry’s War – a suspense filled action adventure thriller sure to please.

This book demonstrates what it is to experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in air combat and in life.

If you are a fan of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, Dale Brownor W.E.B. Griffin thrillers or heroes likeLee Child’sJack Reacheror Stephen Coonts’Jake Grafton, this Harry’s War series is for you!

If you love an excitement-packed Military Aviation Action Adventure Thriller, scroll up and buy Harry’s War now!”

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Mexican Hit Girl: A Mason Church Novel

by S.C. Smith

The Mexican drug war has reached critical mass and the U.S. Government, under the direction of the National Clandestine Service, must take drastic measures.

Mason Church, a decorated U.S. soldier, returns home plagued by the emotional scars of war and the fragmented memories of his father. Loveless, broke, and jaded, he’s recruited by National Clandestine Service to assassinate Mexico’s biggest drug kingpin. 16 year-old Valentina Vargas witnesses the massacre of her family by the ruthless drug lord. Suddenly orphaned, she must make a decision to remain a peasant or retaliate against the sadistic murderers.

Following the D.C. bombing death of the Head of NCS by an unrecognizable and grotesque assassin, a mole is suspected within the high ranks of Washington. In order to succeed in Mexico, Mason must partner with Valentina, maneuvering through the dangerous labyrinth of menacing drug cartels and corrupt government officials. Brought together by accident, Mason and Valentina realize that their only hope of survival lies with each other.

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Kidnap

by Neil Colby

Jasper felt the plane drop at stomach-wrenching speed. A flash of lightning rippled across the windshield and briefly lit up the flight deck. He could hear the fuselage creaking as it was tortured by the high-velocity winds. They were losing altitude fast.

Jack Owen is the pilot of a floatplane that's perfect for island-hopping, but this time he's carrying a secret cargo that transforms his flight into a nightmare.

It propels him on to the greatest adventure of his life, and deep into a treacherous plot that involves a high-stakes kidnapping. Tension turns to catastrophe when Jack meets Zelda, a woman with a gritty attitude, and sass to match. Together, they must face a psychotic killer and a ruthless tycoon who seem determined to snuff out their existence.

The flight takes them to a spectacular Pacific-island paradise, where death lurks on the beach, in the ocean, and in the air.

Strap yourself in. 'Kidnap' is an electrifying action-adventure story with an undercurrent of sexual desire.

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The Lion That Shall Not be Tamed : Volume 1 (Starfire - Narducat War)

by Sid K

An Epic struggle for power between the world’s most powerful country – Narducat Empire – and the world’s most dangerous country – Starfire Kingdom – takes a terrifying turn into a mad dash to become the world’s first atomic power.

As Narducat Imperial Fleet invades Karaln Nation, whose scientists alone have mastered the deep mysteries of Atom; Starfire Kingdom’s only hope maybe finding a secret base of Karaln scientists, hidden inside an occupied territory watched over by fearsome Imperial Special Army.

Colonel Sthykar of Starfire has been tasked to lead his Mountain Army for a rescue operation deep behind enemy lines, while Detective Sayett rushes to unravel a plot involving almost a hundred spies, a plot which threatens to morph into the largest act of sabotage on Starfire territory.

Note: Author created maps and drawings are provided for helpful illustration.

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The Dane Maddock Adventures Volume 2

by David Wood

Looking for action-packed adventure? Dane Maddock and his partner Bones span the globe solving ancient mysteries and taking on forces bent on the world's destruction. This collection includes books four through six of the Dane Maddock Adventures series, plus a bonus novella.

Icefall
The bones of the Magi have been stolen from their resting place in a German cathedral. When a dying priest whispers a cryptic clue, Maddock and Bones find themselves in the midst of a deadly race to solve a centuries-old conspiracy. Danger lurks at every turn and no one knows where the clues will lead... or what they will uncover. From ancient cathedrals, to hidden temples, to icy mountain peaks, Maddock and Bones must outrun and outwit their enemies in the thrilling adventure- Icefall!

Buccaneer
For more than two centuries the Oak Island Money Pit has baffled researchers and foiled treasure hunters, and when Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake take up the search, they get much more than they bargained for. Danger lies at every turn as they search for a treasure out of legend that dates back to the time of Christ.
Ancient wonders, hidden temples, mythical creatures, secret societies, and foes new and old await as Maddock and Bones unravel a pirate’s deadly secret in Buccaneer.

Atlantis
What is the true story behind the fabled lost continent of Atlantis, and what power did the Atlanteans wield? When archaeologist Sofia Perez unearths the remains of an Atlantean city, she unwittingly gives the Dominion the power to remake the world after its own design. From the depths of the Caribbean to the streets of Paris, to Japanese islands and beyond, Join former Navy SEALs turned treasure hunters Dane Maddock and "Bones" Bonebrake on a race to stop the Dominion from unleashing its greatest threat yet in the thrilling adventure, Atlantis!

Primitive
Bones teams up with a television crew to investigate a creature out of legend, but what if the legend is true?

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Catalyst (Breakthrough Book 3)

by Michael C. Grumley

In 1984 a doomsday vault was constructed on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean.
Its purpose was to preserve Earth’s genetic history in the event of a global catastrophe.
Now, decades later, a second vault has been uncovered.
This one resting where no one ever expected.
And the problem is…it’s not ours.

Yet even more curious than the vault itself, is what lies inside.
Seeds. Millions of seeds. Each with a genetic embryo untouched and perfectly preserved.
Waiting.

No one knows who built it. Or when.
What we have managed to figure out is that whoever it was traveled an immense distance. For the sole purpose of hiding their genetic blueprints on Earth.
But why?

Now a small group of marine biologists and navy investigators have been assigned to find out. Before anyone else does.
But Alison Shaw and John Clay are not prepared for what they are about to uncover.
Beginning with the truth behind our own evolution.

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The Jake Fonko Series: Books 4 - 6

by B. Hesse Pflingger

This special bundle includes three action-packed adventures starring former Army Ranger turned freelance gun for hire Jake Fonko. Save over 40% versus buying the individual volumes!

Includes:

Fonko in the Sun (Book 4) - Grand Cayman 1983. A bloody bank robbery. A barroom shootout. A headlong flight out of Castro's Cuba. Three aerial dogfights. A chopper crash in a Jamaican jungle - and that's just the first day of Jake Fonko's trip to the Caribbean. Stranded amidst the beautiful palm trees with incriminating top-secret financial documents, Jake finds himself pursued by government agencies, terrorists, cartels and criminals of every stripe. And with no passport, no backup and suffocating surveillance around every turn, how ever will Jake pull this one out of the fire?

Fonko Bolo (Book 5) - Philippines 1986. Bribed and blackmailed back into the service of the CIA, Jake finds himself dispatched to the Philippines with a basic directive: preserve critical American military bases. But with the Communist New People's Army's plotting to topple Ferdinand Marcos from power, Jake soon discovers that his latest mission is anything but simple…

The Mother of All Fonkos (Book 6) - Kuwait 1990. After landing a cushy consulting gig from a mysterious businessman, Jake Fonko flies off to Kuwait City for what he expects will be a leisurely four week job. But no sooner does Jake arrive than Saddam Hussein's blitzkrieg lays siege to the city. Trapped inside Kuwait with no way out of the heat, Jake must rely on his wits, Ranger training and any allies he can find if he wants to survive the Desert Storm...

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Gun Work (Gun Men Book 2)

by Michael Newton

"Upon returning to the U.S. from a sojourn in Mexico, dodging manhunters in the wake of his Texas adventures told in Gun Men, the shootist known only as Sloan finds himself in Arizona territory, killing time. After he rescues teenager Miranda Platt from would-be rapists, her wealthy widowed mother hires Sloan to escort their entourage from the mining camp of Steep Falls to Phoenix, bound for a train trip home to New York City. Along the way, they find themselves beset by renegade Apaches, road agents, and a gang of would-be kidnappers who have a spy planted within Marcella Platt's own retinue. Who will survive to reach their final destination?"

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