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Storm McCoy, a lawyer in Manhattan, is eager for a challenging legal case. However, his investigation into the shady federal crime and punishment world may prove fatal. While at his favorite hotel bar in New York City, a nearby bombing and armed robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank forces Storm to stay put. During this time, he meets Alex Jones, a boat builder, with whom he spends time. Later, Storm takes on the defense of John Bainbridge, one of the suspects in the high-profile bank robbery case. However, a major obstacle to defending Bainbridge is that he is unable to speak. As Storm ...

In the fourth exciting novel of this treasure-hunting series, Thalia Phoenix (aka Phoe), who is an amateur archeologist, gets a call from the Vatican about a friar who disappeared while searching for the Fountain of Youth in Tibet.Then, billionaire Simon Kessler again hires Phoe, this time to find the Fountain of Youth and bring back its water. In addition someone abandons a mysterious baby on Phoe's doorstep.

In Curse of the Coins, when a professor and his team of college students explore the basement of an old burned-out church, they discover artifacts, including a leather pouch filled with silver Roman coins from the time of Jesus Christ - there are 30 of them. It soon becomes clear that bad things happen to anyone who handles the coins - or separates one coin from the others.

Once a tool of treachery between two Scandinavian brothers, an ancient Viking relic now has the attention of an international smuggling ring - and Chyna and her Found History archaeological team need to figure out exactly what it is and where it came from before they are caught in a web of espionage.

Was a rare amethyst mine illegally seized from the Japanese ancestors of a well-known Atlanta family, just after World War II? Four months ago, anthropologist professor Travis Monahan got shot while on an investigation of the mysterious floating city at Baikal. Suffering from PTSD, he's been holed up in their Atlanta office with his Jack Russell terrier and his brooding thoughts.

A royal betrayal. A kingdom at risk. A vampire spy with everything to lose. Newly minted as one of Queen Victoria’s elite vampire operatives, Nora Kelly is no longer the opium-soaked streetwalker of Limehouse. She is Her Majesty’s deadliest weapon. But when her next mission takes her to Shanghai, Nora finds herself entangled in a deadly game of espionage, diplomacy, and deception. A coded message hints at the rise of a new vampire Empress. A forged letter bearing the Queen’s seal threatens to ignite a war. And whispers of Nora’s own bloodline place her at the center of a conspiracy ...

She was born in the forest and abandoned... until Tolbalth, a dragon shape-shifter, found her and raised her as his own daughter. Zadie is not an average teenager. She can communicate with wild animals, her best friend is a white tiger, and she is discovering her own magical powers. Tolbalth, the Destroyer of Men, is a fierce dragon-man shapeshifter who raises and trains Zadie to be a warrior and the protector. But on her eighteenth birthday, everything Zadie has ever believed about her life is challenged when she finds out the shocking truth about her bloody past. Now, she must choose ...

Someone is murdering his clients... When River Ryans gets a visit from the FBI about two dead women, he doesn’t lose his cool. He portrays himself simply as a suave ladies’ man. In reality, he’s a much sought after male escort. But since the FBI has only his phone number in both victims’ cell phones, they let him go for now. A good thing, because River doesn’t plan to miss his Mardi Gras vacation in New Orleans. Once there, River soon realizes two things: he’s unexpectedly falling for a sexy woman who’s not a client. And someone is following him. Someone very dangerous. Things...

With a string of lucrative assignments coming in from the Hagia Sofia Museum, Chyna Stone and her Found History are keeping busy. That is, until Chyna receives an unexpected call from her friend, Ilea Le Gal, the Director of UNESCO. Lana Ambrose and the other scientist working at an important Iraqi dig site have mysteriously disappeared. Chyna immediately gathers the rest of her team and rushes to their aid, only to discover that Lana and her team had been kidnapped for reasons that go far beyond mere ransom.

When 24-year-old Manny McMillan, professional playboy and slacker, finds out that he has been written out of his wealthy grandfather's will, he's furious. That is, until he learns that there's a catch. Indeed, Manny's grandfather wants his deadbeat grandson to earn his inheritance...in the form of a real-life treasure hunt. A pirate treasure hunt, no less. That is exactly what he leaves his grandson behind: a real treasure map.

In The Last Crusade, acclaimed adventure author K.T. Tomb pits two kings against each other.... one Christian and one Muslim. Each must sacrifice some of his pride and power in order to fulfill a divine command of obedience on their dangerous quest as they seek the greatest treasure the world has ever known: the Holy Grail....

In the third exciting novel of this treasure-hunting series, Thalia Phoenix (aka Phoe), who is an amateur archaeologist, is at an impasse when Simon Kessler wants her to find Beowulf's lair. Convinced that the Beowulf myth is nothing but an ancient poem, she refuses. Instead Peter takes the mission. When Peter bungles the job, Phoe, Peter, Jonathan, and a computer expert named Kadan get swept up into something dangerous and compelling, something no human has ever experienced.

In Kidnapped, Mary Gordon’s five-year-old daughter, Cassidy, goes missing from her backyard. After an intensive search by local cops fails, the FBI takes over. In particular, two rival agents. Special Agent Zack Donovan prefers to work alone using skills honed by his years in military intel. Special agent Eric Calder is cavalier and reckless. Together, they are one little girl’s best hope of survival; that is, if they can put aside their personal differences. Now, as they delve into Mary’s personal life, dark secrets emerge that muddy the waters of the investigation. And when a ...

When Nick Caine and Ishi go missing from an airport, the price of their freedom is the Syrinx of Polyphemus... The legendary pan flute of a mythological cyclops. But others want it, too—and stealing it will create yet another powerful enemy. The Cyclops is more than a religious relic. It has powers so immense that whoever possesses it could rule the world—or destroy it. They’re dealing with the Illuminati, being chased by a madman, being kidnapped and trying to stop a megalomaniac from taking over the world... It’s all in a day’s work for antiquities thief and looter ...

A land in chains. A people in revolt. A leader born of legend. Britain groans under the boot of Rome. But in the rugged hills of Wales, the spirit of the Silurian tribes refuses to die. Owain—descendant of ancient kings—will stop at nothing to free his people, even if it costs him everything. When a failed attack on a Roman garrison exposes a traitor in their midst, Owain must flee into the wild, hunted by ruthless legionnaires. But in the shadows of the forest he finds an unlikely ally—a spirited young woman whose dreams seem to have foretold their meeting. Together, they’ll ...

On an island in the Caribbean, the brand-new Samsara Resort and Spa is promoted as the world's only indestructible hotel. Samsara offers upscale guests their unique, opulent accommodations that include such technical wonders as indoor beaches with artificial sun to support the concept of disaster-proof vacations - for a price. And sometimes, it has been a price that is more than money.

They call themselves "The Adventurers", a group of six extraordinary people who come together for one unforgettable purpose - to seek the impossible. Funded by a billionaire heiress - and each possessing a unique skill set - the Adventurers will stop at nothing to find the mythical, the fantastical, the lost, and the forgotten.

FBI Agent Romeo Moore is determined to bring Marcel “Moses” Brown to justice for conspiracy and murder charges. But to do so, he needs an informant. Enter small-time con artist Rory “Rufus” Colton. When Moore threatens to deport Rufus back to Jamaica, the conman agrees to help the FBI—but only if the agency agrees to protect his brother, who is the gang’s bookkeeper. As expected, Rufus’s bosses aren’t happy with his betrayal and want him silenced. Now, both Rufus and Agent Moore are on the run, trying to stay alive long enough to testify. After all, Rufus knows too much, ...

When a business associate of Thyri’s father hires The Adventurers to locate couriers who disappeared while transporting three antique Swarovski vases, the team travels to Luxembourg to investigate. Thyri, Travis, Adam, and Savannah take on the case of a long, bitter rivalry between families with the strange history of stealing vases from each other. In Europe, Travis and Adam head to France to investigate, while Thyri and Savannah stay in Luxembourg City to sleuth for clues. Unfortunately, the women are attacked and pursued. The men, meanwhile, get a lead on the vases and make plans to ...

The night before returning home from a trip to the Grand Canyon, artist Parke Higgins dreams of riding a black and white horse through a hail of bullets. In this dream world, a mysterious Native American woman captivates Parke. And in the waking world, he can’t forget her, her stunning horse, or that thrilling ride across the New Mexico landscape. While his wife waits in the car, Parke stops at a reservation trading post and buys an ancient jade dagger. Its origins are a mystery, but the jade dagger gets hot when he touches it. Back in his art studio in St. Louis, when the jade dagger ...