Protecting America

★★★★★ "The most engaging post apocalyptic/dystopian thriller I've ever read!" ★★★★★ "Holy Cow!" No Power. No Telephone. No internet. No T.V. No Transport. Nothing. What will you do when the world as we know it stops? For Kate Wolfe, the answer is simple - whatever it takes to protect her family. For Bob Jackson and his militia, it's the day they've been planning for. The day they take control. When the two collide, as the city of Boise falls to ruin, nobody can predict how things will end. ★★★★★ "I put Murray in the same class as Brad Thor, James Rollins, David...

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 ...

Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars.

Sam Morrison leaves his Texas ranch with one mission: honor his father’s dying wish and find the sister he’s never met. He joins a wagon train to California, expecting rough trails and merciless outlaws, but not a strong, beautiful woman who hides dangerous secrets. Eliza Blake was meant to marry wealth and power, not the man she could love. Fleeing Boston under a false name, she hopes the vast frontier will swallow her past. But as she unites with Sam, bounty hunters and a jealous rival are closing in, putting the entire wagon train in peril. As bullets fly and loyalties are tested, ...

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...

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 ...

Colt Granger, a former bounty hunter, finds himself betrayed by his partner and left for dead in the unforgiving desert. When a Texas Ranger offers him a chance for redemption, Colt reluctantly agrees to help capture the notorious outlaw, Red Romero. But with his past haunting him and betrayal still fresh in his mind, Colt’s journey to justice will be anything but easy. Catherine Franklin seeks revenge for the brutal murders of her father and brother by Romero’s gang. Determined and unyielding, she joins the mission, despite the danger it brings. As she and Colt ride together through ...

Jacob Hardy shouldn’t be alive. Left for dead by the outlaw who burned his adoptive family’s ranch and slaughtered everyone he loved, Jacob miraculously survived. Now the only thing keeping him going is the vow he made over their graves: that man will pay in blood. Clementine Carter is alone in the world and drowning in grief. She watched her brother die for crossing the same man Jacob hunts. With only a retired bounty hunter for company, she’s on her way back to her hometown when fate throws Jacob in her path. Both Jacob and Clementine want justice, but the man they’re after is no ...

In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that the U.S. could not adequately protect its citizens. Millions of Americans suffered—and over a million died—in less than two years, while government officials blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by and even profiting from the pandemic.

Jolene has always dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps as a bounty hunter. But when a mission goes horribly wrong—leaving her father dead and a dangerous fugitive on the loose—she’s forced to face the harsh realities of her world alone. Posing as a boy and keeping a low profile, Jolene is determined to track down the criminals who destroyed her family. Chaska, a young Native man, is thrust into a desperate mission to rescue his abducted sister. As he navigates a brutal wilderness, he faces life-threatening obstacles, from a dangerous bear to ruthless men who cross his path...

In Catch Me if You Can, Frank W. Abagnale recounted his youthful career as a master imposter and forger. In The Art of the Steal, Abagnale tells the remarkable story of how he parlayed his knowledge of cons and scams into a successful career as a consultant on preventing financial foul play—while showing you how to identify and outsmart perpetrators of fraud.

Cole Dalton is a notorious outlaw on the run from his own gang. When he stumbles across a terrified family, he learns their town is held hostage by a ruthless villain hunting for a legendary cache of gold. Against his better judgment, Cole is drawn into a fight thick with danger and deception. Lila Byrne is the blacksmith’s strong-willed daughter and the leader of a secret resistance against the outlaws’ rule. When Cole arrives in her dying town, she sees in him something she thought was gone forever: hope. Cole and Lila must push aside their misgivings and fight together for their own ...

Five years after losing her husband, Madeline Banks is finally steady on her feet until a gang of outlaws attacks her ranch and she barely escapes with her life. Hunted through the hills of Sangre Pass, she takes refuge in a crumbling outpost and prepares for the worst. When a weathered stranger finds her hiding there, is he the threat she fears—or the only ally she has left? Jebediah Hurst, a former officer turned recluse, known as the Hermit of Sangre Pass, is a man with a haunted past and no interest in unfinished business. When he finds a desperate woman chased by the same ruthless ...

When a Texas tornado hits Jake Jones’ ranch, he loses everything. Orphaned and stripped of his home, wealth and social status, he has no other choice but to take matters into his own hands. With only a couple of ranch hands and a thousand cattle left, he must lead them to the nearest market. With all his money now gone, Jake cannot take the train car, but has to do it the hard, old-fashioned way… Preparing for the most grueling cattle drive of his life, will he rise to meet the challenge? Annie Rose Parker has lost her husband in the storm. An Irish immigrant, she is neither here nor ...

Victoria Lawndale boards the train to California with nothing but her late husband’s satchel and a secret that could get her killed. She wants a quiet new life, not more loss. But when outlaws swarm the train and a charming stranger won’t look away, survival becomes a shared vow. Mathias Birch was a soldier who lived when better men didn’t. Now he rides undercover as railroad security, masking old wounds with easy smiles and an empty flask. When Victoria becomes the target of a ruthless spymaster, Mathias steps up, even as the siege hurtles them into the Rockies and straight into a ...

Alex has always walked the line between two identities—his American heritage and his tribal roots. Living as a hunter in the wilderness, he's unprepared for the chaos of the city. But with his mother ill and with the tensions between his tribe and the townsfolk ready to ignite, Alex must summon all his courage and face enemies on both sides… Kate never imagined herself defying the rules of society. As the daughter of the town doctor, her life has been one of duty and tradition. But Alex's arrival shatters her carefully built world. and she becomes drawn to his strength and mystery. When...

Jessie Hart stands on the precipice of a daunting quest, her parents tragically pass and her own marriage falls apart. With her family's legacy hanging by a thread and danger whispering from the shadows, Jessie is thrust into an epic challenge. A perilous cattle drive across the treacherous landscapes to California, a venture fraught with bandits, rival ranchers, and the harsh realities of the wilderness. Ready or not, her path will be filled with danger... Butch Thompson, a weathered cowboy with a heart of gold, joins Jessie’s quest seeking redemption for his haunted past. As he ...

Secret Service agents, acting as human surveillance cameras, observe everything that goes on behind the scenes in the president's inner circle. Ronald Kessler reveals what they have seen, providing startling, previously untold stories about the presidents, from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush and Barack Obama, as well as about their families, Cabinet officers, and White House aides.

John Clark, known to his friends as Trooper, is a Civil War veteran turned drifter, searching for a place to call home while expertly navigating the perils of survival. When he encounters the spirited young widow, Yvonne, he offers to help her claim her late husband's silver mine. However, the town's most powerful miner covets both the mine and Yvonne, and Trooper suspects he's the one who murdered her husband and will stop at nothing to seize his prize... Can he protect Yvonne from a deadly foe? Yvonne Owens Toole has traveled from Houston to Boulder to claim her late husband's mine and ...

Caleb Morgan, a relentless bounty hunter, prowls the frontier in pursuit of vengeance from the gang that his brother belonged to. His brother's death at the hands of The Hangman, fuels his rage... Tracking the gang's trail, he spies a wagon train heading to their territory and seizes the opportunity by joining it undercover. But when Caleb starts falling for the wagon master's daughter, love will clash with his quest… Revenge neither forgives nor forgets... As the wagon train inches closer to the gang's lair, Caleb's resolve is unyielding. Emily Thornton, who's escorting wagon trains at ...