Middle East Kidnapping

Thomas Sebastian Scott, a retired NSA analyst, is pulled back into the world of espionage when his former colleague, Rachel Sullivan, goes missing in Jordan. He joins the search for Rachel, becoming entangled in a dangerous game with an old nemesis, Vladimir Petrov, and a ruthless Iranian operative. Rachel, meanwhile, endures captivity and torture while plotting her escape. Their paths intertwine in a thrilling race against time and a desperate fight for survival.

Maze of Destiny paints a vivid picture of a Syrian family struggling to survive amidst the chaos and brutality of war. Mullah Abdullah, a respected imam, sees his peaceful world shattered when a bombing devastates his mosque. Injured and grappling with fear, he must confront the terrifying reality of a war that spares neither places of worship nor human lives. Meanwhile, his wife Amani faces a mother's worst nightmare: their daughter, Zahra, has been kidnapped. As Amani desperately seeks news of her daughter and tends to her injured husband, Zahra finds unexpected solace in her friendship ...

In 2008, American journalist Jere Van Dyk was kidnapped and held for 45 days. At the time, he had no idea who his kidnappers were. They demanded a ransom and the release of three of their comrades from Guantanamo, yet they hinted at their ties to Pakistan. In The Trade, Jere Van Dyk uses the sinuous path of his own kidnapping to explain the recent rise in the taking of Western hostages across the greater Middle East.

In Oceanside, California, 2 people, trying to escape their pasts, are brought together by an old woman at church. An overheard conversation leads one of them on a life or death journey in search of redemption. While the other becomes prey to a predator. A terrorist sleeper cell is about to awaken and a face of evil is about to be revealed. When you live in darkness, what will it take to see the light?

He went to the desert to lose himself. Instead, he found her. Freelance photographer Holly Petersen has never shied away from risk, but breaking down in the desert with no one around is a step too far. Until an untamed stranger on a camel appears out of the heat haze, demanding her obedience if she wants to survive. Hamid Al Wahed never wanted to rule his country. But when tragedy thrusts the crown onto his head, he longs to bury it beneath the sand dunes. Escaping into the desert wilderness with nothing but his loyal steed, his liquor, and the illusion of freedom, he stumbles upon a fiery-...

Three years have passed, and Ally's memories of her kidnapping and torture still haunt her. Determined to keep her demons at bay, David refuses to leave her side. Until....the lies woven to protect come unraveled. Ally has no choice but to return to the land that once imprisoned her.

He thought he’d left the past behind. But the past isn’t done with him. After a chance encounter in a Dubai hotel lobby, John Hayes knows something isn’t right. But he doesn’t expect it to follow him across the border. Now relaxing in the rugged beauty of Oman with the woman he loves, John lets his guard down—until Adriana is snatched without warning by a brutal team of mercenaries. The message is clear: someone from John’s past hasn’t forgotten… or forgiven. With no time, no support, and only his instincts to rely on, John must navigate an unforgiving desert landscape to ...