Protecting America

American policing is in crisis. The last decade witnessed a vast increase in police aggression, misconduct, and militarization, along with a corresponding reduction in transparency and accountability. Nowhere is this more noticeable and painful than in African American and other ethnic minority communities. Racism - from raw, individualized versions to insidious systemic examples - appears to be on the rise in our police departments.

Frank had one rule for the end of the world: stay fed, stay moving, and stay out of other people’s business. At sixty-five, with failing knees and a lifetime of regrets, he’s long given up on heroics. But when he stumbles across fifteen-year-old Maisie and her asthmatic little sister, Zoe—two kids trying to outrun a world where a single cough can wake the dead—Frank breaks his own rule. He doesn’t want to lead. They don’t want to trust him. But danger forces them together, and the road ahead doesn’t care about age, fear, or good intentions. Now Frank is guiding the girls ...

Elinor Ashcroft was only eight when masked men tore her from her family, and ended up being raised among a tribe of Natives. She grows into a fierce survivor loyal to the mother and brothers who saved her, even as hunger, danger, and the spread of white settlement close in from every side… Pinkerton Nathaniel Boone is sent west to recover a missing heiress, hoping the case will prove he is ready to stand on his own after his mentor’s death. Yet when he finally finds Elinor, he discovers a woman who wants nothing from her old life—and a trail of secrets that reaches far beyond a ...

After a violent train robbery, a stranger is left for dead, with no memory of who he is. Rescued by the rancher Sam Garrett and his widowed sister Sarah, he takes the name "Jack" and begins the slow road to recovery, never knowing if the men who attacked him will return to finish the job… Grateful for their kindness, Jack works to repay them. He has a natural way with horses, yet no memory of the life he left behind. The more time he spends at the ranch, the stronger his bond grows with Sarah, a bond shadowed by the mystery of who he was before the robbery. But Copper Valley is no safe ...

When outlaws attack her ranch, widow Annie Jennings is forced to flee into the night. Hunted through a brutal storm, she takes refuge in a crumbling shack. When a rugged stranger finds her hiding there, Annie is afraid he will finish what the gang started… Ryder Walker is a hermit with a haunted past who has cut all ties with the world. When he discovers a desperate woman hiding in his shelter, he is forced to face the life he left behind. Can he protect her without being pulled back into it, and does he even want to try? Annie and Ryder are drawn into a fight they cannot escape. With ...

Saul King’s supply train is ambushed on the way to Sanctuary, leaving him wounded, one-eyed, and fighting through a merciless winter. Alone in the Rockies, he finds a remote cabin and a man who teaches him to survive a land that shows no mercy. The Reapers, the gang that slaughtered his friends, are still out there. And Saul means to find them. Sarah Crowe flees Sanctuary with her little brother in tow as the Reapers tear through her town, turning peace into a nightmare. She carries secrets the gang would kill for, and when she crosses paths with Saul, she realizes only he can give them a...

A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it. As Americans debate President Biden’s infirmities and President Trump’s erratic behavior, we’ve neglected the bigger problem before us: a massive transfer of power and wealth to the oldest among...

Elijah Dawson returns from the Civil War, burdened by the loss of his brother, to find his wife and his eight-year-old daughter barely surviving. Their ranch has been ravaged by years of illegal cattle drives, they are drowning in debt, and a powerful cattle baron is pressuring Clara to sell… Clara Dawson has fought to keep the farm alive through hardship and loss. When her husband returns, she finally dares to hope again. But their land sits on a narrow pass that controls access to the market, and her refusal to sell to the baron comes at a terrible price. When their daughter vanishes ...

Every day, ordinary Americans surrender intimate details of their lives without realizing it. Their phones broadcast where they sleep, worship, and seek medical care. Their cars report how they drive, where they stop, and whether they wear a seatbelt. Their smart speakers and televisions record what they say and watch inside their own homes. Data brokers package these details into dossiers and sell them to advertisers, insurers, scammers, and even government agencies that would otherwise need a warrant to obtain the same information. Artificial intelligence has made the crisis worse on ...

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! This program is read by the author. A dramatic insider account by the former deputy director of the FBI detailing how law enforcement battles terror threats, Russian crime, and attacks by the White House itself on the US Constitution. On March 16, 2018...

Evelyn Harper shoots her abusive husband to protect her son, then flees Indiana under the cover of night. They find refuge in Arlington, Wyoming, where Evelyn starts over as a seamstress, but danger isn’t finished with her yet… Widowed sheriff Jonathan Tate has kept his heart buried since his wife's death, focused solely on protecting his town. Yet, Evelyn’s strength and guarded warmth catch him off guard. He senses she’s running from something, and he’s not sure if he can trust her… or afford not to. When ruthless outlaws appear in Arlington, Evelyn and Jonathan face their ...

Ethan Carter is a former Confederate guerrilla running from his past. Now, he works as a federal marshal, trying to make amends for his sins through law and order. But when his son, Daniel, is kidnapped, Ethan’s carefully built life crumbles. With everything on the line, he’s willing to stop at nothing to bring his boy home. Melinda Prescott, a grieving widow, has buried her sorrow in the quiet life of a schoolteacher. But when she hears about Daniel’s abduction, something stirs inside her. Determined to help Ethan find his son, Melinda insists on joining him, though she hides her own...

Virgil Ellis, once a feared bounty hunter, has traded violence for solitude in the mountains. But when a letter arrives from his old mentor, the town sheriff, begging for help, Virgil is pulled back into the life he swore he’d never return to… and toward the woman whose heart he broke. Belle Davis, the sheriff’s daughter and Virgil’s old flame, has never forgotten the man who abandoned her. Tired of her father’s strict rules, she’s fallen into the arms of a charming outlaw, never suspecting he may be using her. Seeing Virgil again shakes her to the core, and she discovers that ...

John Thorne has one rule: keep his head down and keep his daughter safe. The ferry he runs across Eagle River is the only crossing for miles, and the last piece of solitude he has left. But when a railroad speculator decides he wants it, John is dragged back toward the violence he swore to bury… Ruth Farrell has spent years gathering evidence against the man whose greed left her widowed. Tired of watching families break under his hand, she sees in John the first man brave enough to stand his ground. Helping him, though, means risking her life, her heart, and a little girl already in ...

Frank had finally built a life that worked—and didn’t trust it. Five months in Green Mountain have given him steady work, hot meals, and two people who now shape every call he makes. Maisie watches everything and keeps a bag half-packed. Eight-year-old Zoe trusts the rules, the school bell, the promise that adults mean what they say. Frank’s seen places flip overnight. He tries to stay ready without scaring them, to keep this life intact without pretending it can’t break. When the outside world shows up at the fence, Frank has to decide how much he’s willing to trust the gates—...

Sadie Bell hunted the outlaw family that murdered her parents for eight years. Now that she has killed almost all of them, she faces a choice: keep searching for the last two and make them pay, or hold on to the fragile peace she has found? But when word reaches her that the past is moving closer, Sadie knows peace was never going to last… Mason knows Sadie is tougher than anyone around her, and far more troubled than she lets on. With strangers passing through town, and tension rising, he can see trouble coming long before it arrives. When Sadie rides straight toward danger, Mason finds ...

Jesse Wilson, the young deputy of Rosewood, has carved out a quiet life since the fire that claimed his family. Then one stormy night, he finds a baby boy outside his cabin, left with a warning he cannot ignore. Forced into fatherhood overnight, Jesse must uncover who left the child and why danger seems to be riding in with him. Annie Cooper has known Jesse all her life. Orphaned young and raised as a boy, caring for a baby is the last thing she ever expected. But as she steps in to help him, she realizes what she feels for Jesse may be more than friendship. When it becomes clear that ...

New York Times Bestseller ""Authoritarian governments abroad have long used legal threats and lawsuits against journalists to cover up their disinformation, corruption, and violence. Now, as master investigative journalist David Enrich reveals, those tactics have arrived in America.” — Ruth...

Wyatt, a former sheriff and a man broken by guilt, is drifting through life after the death of his best friend’s daughter. Haunted by his failure to protect her, he wanders into Grand Junction, only to be caught in a deadly web of outlaws and corruption. Wyatt is ready to disappear—until the town drags him back into a fight for survival… Maisie Bleu is no stranger to tragedy. Her brother died in a mysterious explosion, and the sheriff’s dismissal of the case only fuels her need for justice. Unwilling to accept the lies, Maisie takes matters into her own hands. She won’t let anyone...

Nash Carter, once the legendary “Golden Star” of Galveston, has been broken by grief after his wife’s brutal murder. Haunted by the past, he hides in Louisiana—until a desperate woman appears on his doorstep with a child in tow, pulling him back into a world of corrupt lawmen, ruthless gangs, and deadly outlaws he thought he’d left behind. Claire Westbrook has spent years protecting her family and keeping perilous secrets, but riding alongside Nash thrusts her into danger. Every mile is a fight for survival as she works to keep her niece safe, outsmart her enemies, and face the ...