Military Violence

Patrick Fitch walked the matrimony aisle twice. And failed twice. He had no intentions of ever walking that long road again. When he was sent to rescue the granddaughter of one of Mama Irene's best friends, he thought it would be a simple extraction. But when is it ever simple with RP? Not only is she beautiful, but she's sexy as the day is long. When she kisses him inside an ancient Mayan temple, he can't believe she's the one he's supposed to rescue. It's never easy and this is no exception. He has to keep her safe and hopefully, not embarrass Mama Irene in the process. Easy. Not easy. ...

Quincy "Zulu" Slater spent his life serving others, first as an elite Navy SEAL, then as a member of the Steel Patriots motorcycle club. But for fifteen of those years he's been plagued with dreams of an ethereal, angelic woman leaning over him. Her sweet lips, luscious scent and striking coloring letting him know she wasn't real. He thought he was losing his mind until the woman of his dreams literally walked through the gates of the Steel Patriots club. Now he would do everything in his power to make sure she was not only safe, but never left his side. Dr. Gabrielle London was an ...

Charles Corbett Reilly served his country faithfully, waiting and biding his time until he could come home and convince Eva Harris that they belonged together. He’d kept his distance, given their age separation, but it was different now. She was a grown woman with a grown woman’s mind and body. But when he approached her to ask her out, she pushed back, something she’d never done before. CC wasn’t about to give up, chasing her all the way back to her apartment. But when she tells him the ‘why’, there’s only one alternative. Marry him. Eva Irene Harris has been in love with CC ...

My name is Gunner Michaels. I'm a hard-core, badass ex-Marine. I love my motorcycle, my gym that I'm a part-owner in, and food. That's pretty much it until she walks into my gym needing my help. She nearly knocks me off my feet but when she turns and runs, I chase her pretty butt down. I've never been affected by a woman like I am by Darby Greer and when I find out she has a little girl who looks exactly like her...I'm cooked. Call me daddy - because I'm done. I've never had much luck with men...like zero. My ex-husband didn't want me, didn't want our daughter, didn't want our life. His ...

Benjamin Scott 'Hoot' O'Neal is one-third of the O'Neal triplets. Prolific members of MARSOC, the triplets are now retiring and heading home to Belle Fleur. With their father and uncle, Eagle and Hawk, they will become members of the RP team. But when his first op finds him carrying a dying woman into an emergency room, Hoot is starting to doubt the wisdom of leaving the Corps. Denied proper treatment for her breast cancer, the young woman is whisked away to Belle Fleur and the amazing medical team. But every time he sees her, something stirs inside of Hoot. Everything in his being is ...

Sean Liffey was well on his way to becoming a two-bit hood in a rundown neighborhood of Chicago. That is, until fate stepped in. Stealing the car of a gang leaders wife is a sure way to get yourself killed; joining the Army is the way to get out of it. He never anticipated making it his career, but the Rangers came calling and Liffey found his best friends in Eric and the other team members. When their mission in Michigan has him crossing paths with the beautiful Shay Lewis, he can't get her off his mind. But she's a hard one to catch. Finally back at Belle Fleur where she belongs, she's ...

Tyler "Tango" Green is as alpha as they come...confident in everything he does in his life. He's produced some of the finest motorcycles in the world; women always said yes; and he can hold his own in any fight. So when he finally works up the nerve to ask the little blonde pixie out and then she gets kidnapped, he is lost as to what to do. He knew he loved her from the moment he saw her and now he has to save her, not once but twice. Now he has her in his home, but she is so skittish, inexperienced, and more than a little broken it's taking all his patience. He needs to seriously control ...

Ezekiel 'Kiel' Wolfkill was finally home for good. Finally. Finally, he could reveal his feelings for Liz Robicheaux. Finally, he could make her his own. First, he had to be sure that she had adult feelings for him as well. They'd danced this dance for fifteen years, tip-toeing around one another. He was tired of it, and he was damn tired of not having Liz in his bed. When they find out that someone has an obsession with Liz, Kiel goes insane and will stop at nothing to find his woman. Absolutely nothing. Elizabeth 'Liz' Robicheaux has been loved and shown love by the best men in the world....

Tyran Eagle O'Neal, better known as Bone, is finally home with family and friends. Excited to begin his new life with RP, he's also a bit excited when he meets the new dentist. Londyn Vacarro is smoking hot, sexy, smart, and definitely hiding something. She might think she has the others fooled, but Bone is calling B.S. Just when he thinks he has her convinced to tell him the truth, she's attacked and left for dead. Thanks to Parker, she's alive, but for how long? Londyn Vacarro has never wanted anything except to be a dentist. Leaving her gang-leader father in Houston was the smartest ...

Ian Robicheaux never expected to run smack into the one woman that could flip his hard heart. He especially never expected her to be the daughter of a United States Senator, potentially the next President. And he damn sure never expected her to be the daughter of one RPs most trusted and long-time friends. None of that matters when she's in danger and so is her father. None of it matters when his heart says he cannot survive without her. He just needs to be sure they have some things perfectly clear before they take one more step. Aspen Bodwick is the daughter of Michael Bodwick, one of the...

Being born deaf would be seen as a detriment to most people, but Keith Robicheaux is not most people. His life has been filled with blessings since his rescue by his father, Alec Robicheaux. He's had the best life could offer and that includes, the best woman in the world. Unable to join the military, Keith chose to educate other deaf children, but trained with his father's team. Big, strong, and skilled in ways others can't comprehend, Keith finds himself in the middle of a child trafficking ring that brings back haunting memories for him. The only way to eradicate those memories, is to ...

In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the US Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests. When debate broke down, congressmen drew pistols and waved Bowie knives. One representative even killed another in a duel. Many were beaten and bullied in an attempt to intimidate them into compliance, particularly on the issue of slavery.

At the start of 1991, 11-year-old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, went to war with 34 nations led by the United States. Over the next 43 days, Ali and his family survived bombings, food shortages, and constant fear. Ali and his brothers played soccer on the abandoned streets of their Basra neighborhood, wondering when or if their medic father would return from the war front. Cinematic, accessible, and timely, this is the story of one ordinary kid's view of life during war.

Dexter Lock was a SEAL for twenty years before his final mission that destroyed his hips. Lost and drowning in an endless pool of alcohol and women, he needed to take control of his life before it was too late. Taking a random safari, he encountered the heinous act of poaching and was forever changed. His life now had a new mission. When his work takes him to Louisiana and the home of his old friends from REAPER, he finds the one thing he never expected...a woman that leaves him speechless. Marie Robicheaux is the oldest sister of the Robicheaux clan. Once married and living away from home,...

Wes Jordan was one-third of the Jordan triplets. As a Navy SEAL, he'd encountered every type of bad guy out there. The one thing that always kept him grounded was knowing that he would go home to Virginia Divide. When she started to become distant, he suspected something was wrong, but he never suspected she was going to run off and risk her life in an African nation at war. He also never suspected that she would walk away from him. One thing she didn't know, a Jordan doesn't go away that easily. Virginia Divide was finishing her residency and ready to make her decision to go home and ...

Robbie Robicheaux is a true renaissance man. A soldier, a lover, an oil man, a dancer, and definitely a man who knows a great thing when he sees it. Falling in love with Carrie Pechkin is the easiest thing in the world. Realizing that he's the right man for her, was a little harder. Sometimes getting slammed in the face with the realization that you may lose the love of your life, changes your perspective. Saving Carrie is the only thing on his mind, other than finding the man who put her in the hospital. But Robbie is a Robicheaux, and every Robicheaux man knows that love will conquer all ...

Hunter Michaels has watched both of his brothers find their place and their wives at REAPER-Patriots. He has zero interest to follow in their footsteps, but he is committed to protecting them all. When a suspicious woman steps foot in the compound asking for protection, he doesn't believe a word of it. Worse, she's gorgeous and makes his body feel things he shouldn't! Finding her voluptuous body naked in front of him was the worst possible thing that could happen to him. Or maybe, it was the best. Megan Scott is out to avenge the death of her sister and to bring down the motorcycle club ...

Warning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing. Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know. Her curtain of dark hair, always covering her face, hiding her from the world around her, doesn’t deter him. Hiro only knows bits and pieces of what brought her to their doorstep, but it’s enough to make him do something ...

Joseph Alec Keith Robicheaux, better known as Jak, has fought a lot of bad men in his day. Terrorists, drug lords, traffickers, rapists, and more, as an Army Ranger, more importantly, a Robicheaux Ranger, he's now fighting one he can't really see. Haiti is falling apart. There is no government, no police to speak of, tourists are murdered, and children are disappearing. When one of his own men is found hanged and mutilated, Jak knows he might need more help than he has at his fingertips. He never imagined that he would have, not one, but two old women to guide him in this mission. He also ...

Aiden Wagner was supposed to be living life with a silver spoon in his mouth, running his father's investment firm and attending events at the country club. He was supposed to marry someone 'appropriate', have a son, and most importantly, make lots of money. At least, that's the vision his parents had for him. His vision was vastly different. An Army Ranger, fortunate enough to have been assigned to Eric Bongard's team, he was now in the company of legends. As an operator for RP, his life was everything he'd always dreamed it would be. Finding Brit Elig was not something he expected. But ...