Publisher: Wildside Press
Nick investigates the murder of a man recently released from prison who claimed his innocence. Was he guilty, or had powerful men conspired to frame him, as he claimed? And why was he murdered immediately following his release?
Retired Navy SEAL Lawson Holland has lost everything. Disillusioned and wrestling with demons from his past, he goes deep into the wilderness to quiet his own nightmares. But Holland’s search for solace is interrupted when a freak accident puts him face to face with the one man he holds responsible for his loss - the President of the United States. Two years earlier, President Galen Tolliver’s reckless foreign policy resulted in the death of Holland’s son. Now, caught in the middle of a rapidly unfolding assassination plot, Holland is the last man standing between Tolliver and certain death. Faced with an impossible choice, Holland finds himself fighting a war he didn’t want. With terrorists, assassins and corrupt politicians closing in, Holland is in a race to get to the truth and expose the plot - but how far is he willing to go? The Blood of Tyrants is the first book in the fast-paced Lawson Holland thriller series. This high-intensity, shocking techno-thriller in the style of Tom Clancy, Brad Taylor, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor and Nelson DeMille will grab you on page one and won’t let you go. Get The Blood of Tyrants today!Show book
Rachel Prince can't escape murder. Even in exotic India… When an ambitious group of pharmaceutical researchers board the Coral Queen and one of them dies, Rachel Prince has another murder on her hands… Rachel's got a lot on her mind when she joins the luxurious Coral Queen for the Indian leg of its world voyage. She's delighted to meet up with newlyweds, Sarah and Jason who have rejoined the ship to work, but something is troubling the two of them. In Mumbai, Rachel meets a few of the world's leading young researchers before they begin the cruise. The stakes are high. One of the researchers will leave with a lucrative promotion. A promotion someone might kill for… With the CEO and PR advisor from Rejuvenescence Pharma watching the team's every move, they are tasked with repairing a dysfunctional team, whilst showing enough fortitude to get the sought after position. The ambitious young researchers have to demonstrate people-skills. Something they struggle with, and leadership, which they all think they have, during the exotic voyage. With each one vying to be the next research director and impress the CEO, or more importantly her PR advisor, they lock horns. But is one of them desperate enough for the job to commit murder? That's what Rachel needs to find out while dealing with her own issues. If there's a murderer among them, the candidate shortlist might get shorter… Can Rachel unmask the killer before someone else's anchor drops forever? Get this title today to find out.Show book
In the 1960s, a tropical island in the Coral Sea hides dark secrets behind its primordial beauty.Thalia - Tally - Ramsey has grown up barefoot, wild and free on the island purchased by her maternal grandfather. It is a paradise with two faces: an idyllic honeymoon resort for the rich and famous; and an untamed coastline with steeply rising peaks covered in impenetrable jungle. Tally has always known she will one day become the Mistress of Dara Island in her mother Nerissa's stead. A belief founded on her mother's promise. But as she matures, her determination and wilfulness bring her into conflict with her ruthless father, 'Bullshark' Richard Ramsey, a powerful figure feared by everyone, including his wife. Ultimately, Tally must face the heartbreaking realisation that her promised future is slipping from her grasp. After a sudden disappearance from the island, Tally embarks on a desperate search that leads her deep into Dara's treacherous wilderness, a journey that will challenge all her assumptions about herself, her home and the people she loves.Show book
Coffee Pot Book Club's Book of the Year Awards: Silver Medal Ehli-nikkalu, eldest daughter of the Hittite emperor, is married to a mere vassal of her father's. But despite her status, her foreignness and inability to produce an heir drive a wedge between her and the court that surrounds her. When her secretary is mysteriously murdered while carrying the emperor a message that would indict the loyalty of his vassal, Ehli-nikkalu adopts the dead man's orphaned children out of a guilty sense of responsibility. A young cousin she has never met becomes a pretender to the throne and mobilizes roving armies of the poor and dispossessed, which causes the priority of her loyalties to become even more suspect. However, Ehli-nikkalu discovers a terrible secret that could destabilize the present regime if the pretender ever learns of it. With the help of a kindly scribe, her brave young ward, and an embittered former soldier trapped in debt and self-doubt, Ehli-nikkalu sets out to save the kingdom and prove herself to her father. And along the way, she learns something about love.Show book
Twenty years ago, Tansy was drawn to Selene’s hard edges, her grit, and her knack for survival. Since then, the confused tangle of guilt about covering up a murder shattered their friendship, and even now, at thirty-eight, Tansy has never come to terms with what happened that night. But now, Selene is back, demanding her old friend repay her. Selene’s daughter, Jupiter, attends the college where Tansy works as a guidance counselor. Selene is convinced that Jupiter’s boyfriend, Colton, is abusive and wants Tansy to intervene. As she is drawn back into the intensity of Selene’s world, Tansy discovers the ugly truth about Colton. But Tansy suspects there’s far more to the story, and now she’ll finally have to confront Selene once and for all.Show book
In the third Richard Hannay novel, the Brigadier-General finds himself pulled from the warfront to hunt down a German agent whilst undercover as a conscientious objector.Show book
