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China Deception, A Novel, is part one of a series providing a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of COVID-19, as well as the relationships leading up to and shortly thereafter between China, North Korea, Russia, and the United States. All countries, with their leaders, will be intentionally intertwined by a series of coordinated events leading to the release of one of the deadliest viruses the world has ever seen. With the release of COVID 19, the battle of world supremacy has begun.

Individuals, teams, and organizations must become more resilient in today’s complex world, and each one will experience failure at some point. Successful individuals, teams, and organizations bounce back. Winning After Losing: Building Resilient Teams offers a collection of lessons on leadership and resilience of winning teams. I am writing this book as a retired US Army three-star general and as the former chief operating officer of a public biotechnology company.

This collection of stories follows d.o. allen's previous work, The Die with vivid tales of intrigue that draw you into the minds - and fears - of each character. Each story is matched with an original song from singer-songwriters across America. Pardon Me features the erotic thriller, Deer, Sir where the line between pursuit and consent is blurred. You''ll be drawn into Clayton's struggle with a psychotic demon in the thriller Last Ride. Cavalier Redux brings mystery to life with the discovery of a long-forgotten secret within a deep, cold lake.

The life of Marcus Johnson was simple and honorable. A United States Marine Lance Corporal with aspirations for the future. This is all changed when one simple mission turns into a slaughter.

Forced to sacrifice herself by disappearing into Earth's distant past to preserve humanity's future and escape a galactic menace even she cannot resist, Valerie begins a new life 7,000 years in the past. She feels safe in this realm until confronted by an alien resource seeker drone determined to reveal the secret of Earth's riches to those that would covet them. The vile thing is quickly destroyed by the awesome power of the five rings, but not soon enough...

A woman has been arrested in the streets of Rome. She's young. She's beautiful. She's covered in blood. And she claims to be an ancient prophet in search of a mystical amulet hidden somewhere within the city. Ex-priest Tom Shaman teams up with a headstrong policewoman to unravel the mystery. But within Rome's churches and corridors of power, stealthy enemies are conspiring against them. And soon, the woman's deadly visions begin to come true.

Have you ever wondered if Santa and the Tooth Fairy would show up at your house on the same night, or who would replace Santa if he retired? Well, wonder no more. This soon-to-be-classic Christmas story starts with a young impish boy, Nate, losing a tooth on Christmas Eve.

Bob Reiniger plots and waits, waits and plots. The one thought dominating his days is the revenge of Dizzy's death. And while he's at it, protecting his "family" is a priority. Clyde Barster made the apocalypse worse when he burned Lettie's house to the ground and killed Bob's best friend. Now Bob must exact his revenge. However, several will try and stop him: a man with a strange device that threatens Libby, a stranger named Carmen, and even his own kin.

A Narc's Tale: Volume 2 begins as the author transitions from working undercover with the city to the county narcotics unit, but then tragedy strikes with the drug-related murder of his former partner. Dating, marrying, and having family with an undercover narc is far from normal. Cover must be maintained at all times, and this leads to lots of secrecy and social isolation.

The Friendship Advantage provides practical ways to strengthen bonds that will improve employee productivity, happiness and well-being, as well as boost the bottom line through higher retention rates and a richer company culture.

You can travel back through time to the Christmas season during the Victorian era with Charles Dickens’ cast of characters in the Charles Dickens Complete Christmas Collection. It includes A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, and Dickens' original biography The Life of Dickens.

“If I keep getting shot, how will I ever survive?” Bob Reiniger realizes he’s never getting home; not back to his old home at least. No Where is home for now...and maybe forever. Surviving his first winter alone, his life moves forward. All around him are signs of the apocalypse. Though here in northern Michigan, those signs are the absence of everything that formerly existed: Workings cars, computers, cell phones, decent people.

It is the most controversial religious icon in the world. No one knows where it came from. No one knows when it was made. But now, the greatest mystery in religious history holds the key to a present-day serial killer who devises savage, bizarre deaths for his victims. And only two American cops, following a trail that stretches from California to the Vatican, can expose the secret of the Shroud.

In 2016, salesman by day, dreamer by night, Donnie Tuttle stepped into an adventure reserved for the wealthy-world travel with his family of 10. This book outlines the lessons he learned and shows you how to create your own strategy for your amazing traveling sales adventure.

Daisy is missing, and Bob desperately wants her back. But is he willing to search all of No Where for her? Perhaps alone? Violet offers her help and off the pair goes, searching the fish camps dotting the northern Michigan coastline with Lake Superior. Following a tip, they retrace their path southward, where Bob makes his final stand. Getting himself shot again, he depends on Violet's help one last time. But it's during his recuperation that Bob discovers what he was truly searching for: the truth - about everything.

Volume 3 jumps right into the action with a murder-for-hire and a multi-kilo cocaine deal, which stems from the largest undercover operation in my county’s history. Working with informants continues as tricks of the trade, props, shooting techniques, and the mental effects of working undercover are shared in great detail. Harassment, threats, and hits on my life further depict the dangerous work of an undercover narc. One creative undercover tactic literally goes up in smoke. Working with female undercovers and remaining physically fit is shown to be crucial to my success.

After overcoming several obstacles and finishing second in my class at the academy, my undercover story continues in Kansas, where I face some of the most dangerous criminals and situations of my career. Creative undercover tactics, a task force, and continuous wiretaps help take down some of the most deadly and largest drug cartels in the US and Mexico. Frustrations with the bureaucracy and family issues lead to the end of my undercover work and a new career contracting overseas in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Liberia, as well as rising to the rank of chief of police in SC.

An unidentified and aggressive illness begins spreading in North Dakota, and the nation panics. People are becoming sick, losing their minds, and murdering each other in disturbing ways. The government is struggling to come up with a solution, but as the epidemic mutates within the civilian population, its grip grows stronger. Dom is thousands of miles away near Seattle, witnessing his city collapse. The pandemic hasn't even reached them, but people are panicking and rioting as though it's already there. Holed up in his apartment with his best friend and girlfriend, Dom fears the worst.

What if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound. In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious and Unsolved Crimes Unit.

Death is a clear-cut objective moment, but the process of dying and the choices we make for our own death and others is a wholly different subject. Not becoming educated on your ability to influence your dying process is leaving that potentially long helpless period to fate. Raw and informative, this book explores the truth and asserts your right to knowledge and your right to say “No” to medical procedures that ultimately only prolong suffering once imminent and inevitable death arrives.