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Way of the Viper: The Samurai Cowboys – Book Two by Nate Wagner

Way of the Viper: The Samurai Cowboys – Book Two by Nate Wagner

The Master and the Viper
Cade Wilson is a troubled man. The shadows of his past are haunting him, and he knows he must make things right––but he feels so far away from where he started and no closer to where his heart belongs.

As Viper, he was one of three elite warriors trained by a deadly samurai from Japan to fight in the service of their Benefactor, and honor bound to expand and defend their master’s landholdings in the New Mexico Territory.

Then Cade experienced a glimpse of the normal life he so desperately wants. But to have love and a family of his own, he must escape the life of eternal servitude.

Now he is the last of the samurai cowboys, and the blood on his hands cannot be undone. His Benefactor seeks retribution and will stop at nothing to see that Viper does not interfere with his business.

To be free, Cade must take a dangerous journey to confront his Benefactor and face Toshi, their master’s personal bodyguard and the man who taught him the way of the samurai.

But Cade is not alone. He discovers that he’s not the only one with a wounded heart or a painful past, and he will need to trust his new friends to find his way and survive with big game hunters on his trail.

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Way of the Viper is the second action-packed book in The Samurai Cowboys series.

After defending his honor and the Johnson family from his samurai cowboy brothers, Cade Wilson begins the journey to confront his Benefactor and free himself of his past as Viper. But his quest and the epic battle for his soul will be fraught with new companions, strange encounters, and deadly bounty hunters in this explosive sequel to Wagner’s award-winning debut novel: Warriors of the Forgotten Way.

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Operation: Protected Angel by Margaret Kay

Operation: Protected Angel by Margaret Kay

Angel Matthew’s day started like any other…until she ran into the armed man in the hallway at work. What came next was a blur, a hostage ordeal, a terrorist attack, explosions and gunfire, a fight for her life. Then she wakes with a head injury and finds herself in the custody of a group of armed men, who won’t disclose exactly who they are. One of them, the attractive and attentive Jackson is kind and Angel finds herself trusting him, falling for him.

Shepherd Security recruits only the best. They can protect someone in trouble like no other because they work in the shadows, invisible, and outside the system where the rules don’t apply–just the oath they took. They don’t exist. That’s also why they can break any suspect and can get answers out of anyone accused. That’s when they’re called in, when someone must be protected at all costs, or when answers must be obtained, by any means necessary. Sometimes it’s not clear, though, is the person in their custody a witness or the perpetrator, a friendly or a foe, innocent or guilty as sin? Angel Matthews fits into this category–where exactly needs to be determined.

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Claimed By The Mafia Prince by Vivy Skys

Claimed By The Mafia Prince by Vivy Skys

I want her.
The moment I set eyes on the enemy’s prized Mafia Princess she was mine.

My best friend will destroy me for even laying eyes on his little sister.
But I can’t give her up.

Not since I swallowed her moan when I showed her what a first kiss should feel like.
And definitely not after my name escaped her beautiful lips as I claimed her innocence.

I’m the next Don, and our fathers, Chicago’s ruthless Mafia Kingpins, will start a blood bath when they find out I’ve tasted her.

But I’ll lay down my life to protect what’s mine. Nothing will stop me from making her my queen.

Xander and Melissa’s story is an InstaLove, Spicy Secret Pregnancy, Age Gap, Billionaire Dark Mafia Romance that will leave you wanting more.

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Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys – Book One by Nate Wagner

Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys – Book One by Nate Wagner

In the spring of 1870, Cade Wilson is one of three orphans of the American Civil War that meet a samurai warrior from Japan in the northern New Mexico Territory. This warrior trains these young men in the samurai way––in their weapons of war and the code they live by.

As honor-bound servants to their Benefactor, these samurai cowboys combine their deadly new skills with the way of the West (the gun) to ruthlessly increase and defend their master’s landholdings. Five years later, the efforts to take control of the territory before the expansion of the railroad have all been going according to plan … when Cade decides he wants out.

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In Nate Wagner’s award-winning debut novel, this Outlaw Josey Wales meets The Last Samurai meets John Wick tale and action-packed western immerses readers in a boldly original setting as three orphans of the Civil War are trained by a samurai warrior in the ruthless and deadly American West––and then forced to choose between honor, loyalty, and redemption.

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The Legend Is Born by Gerald R. Knight

The Legend Is Born by Gerald R. Knight

Helkena, having barely survived the storm, must now travel to Naṃdik, a wet atoll in the southern rain belt of the Rālik Chain. As Ḷainjin’s surrogate mother, she will sail with the infant by outrigger canoe in the company of his maternal grandfathers. These kind men had recently helped the Wōtto Islanders overcome the terrible drought that typically follows a typhoon. With the trade-wind season approaching, it’s soon time to complete their voyage. The grandfathers begin teaching Helkena the traditional navigational arts along the way.

Her goal is to get her tattoos on Naṃdik and, in time, to find a man there to take home to Wōtto. But will she be successful at enticing a man from the lush south to her barren desert island?

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Hoofprints in Saguaro Shadows by Shay Taggert

Hoofprints in Saguaro Shadows by Shay Taggert

Set in the beauty of the American Southwest, “Hoofprints in Saguaro Shadows” portrays the complicated dynamics presented in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, bringing to life the intensified fears and vulnerabilities at the U.S.-Mexico border—a frontier of both hope and peril. Amidst this volatile backdrop, Rye Dalton, a fiercely independent woman, and Alejandro Mendoza, the seasoned Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs, stand as guardians of the Dalton Ranch, a symbol of peace in a land riddled with conflict.

This gripping novel weaves a tale of courage, sacrifice, and the powerful bonds on the new frontier. Rye’s unwavering commitment to justice and Alejandro’s diplomatic acumen plunge them into a world where loyalties are tested, and every shadow could conceal an adversary. As they confront the complex realities of border crime and ethical quandaries, their story evolves into a profound exploration of resilience and moral integrity.

Join Rye, Alejandro, and the resilient residents of Dalton Ranch as they navigate a labyrinth of intrigue and danger, striving to uphold their cherished values against the encroaching tides of criminal exploitation. “Hoofprints in Saguaro Shadows” is a compelling narrative of survival and hope, resonating deeply with the contemporary challenges of border security and human dignity.

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Critical Habitat by Terrence King

Critical Habitat by Terrence King

A Fantastical Sci-Fi & Dystopian Action-Adventure Mash-Up & WINNER of the 2024 National Indie Excellence Cross-Genre Award. As a devastated world recovers from war and plight, an unlikely heroine emerges and attempts to rescue distressed rebels from the government’s corruption controlling the rationed food supply and from a rogue general trying to steal the only known honeybees. And Earth itself fights back.

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The Legend Is Born

About The Legend Is Born:

This faraway, Pacific pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wōtto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Ḷainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has sailed her fleet of proas into the open ocean to save them from certain destruction.
Helkena, having barely survived the storm, must now travel to Naṃdik, a wet atoll in the southern rain belt of the Rālik Chain. As Ḷainjin’s surrogate mother, she will sail with the infant by outrigger canoe in the company of his maternal grandfathers. These kind men had recently helped the Wōtto Islanders overcome the terrible drought that typically follows a typhoon. With the trade-wind season approaching, it’s soon time to complete their voyage. The grandfathers begin teaching Helkena the traditional navigational arts along the way.
Her goal is to get her tattoos on Naṃdik and, in time, to find a man there to take home to Wōtto. But will she be successful at enticing a man from the lush south to her barren desert island?

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The Undoing

About The Undoing:

Nobody goes to sleep thinking it’s their last day of normalcy. But what if it was?

When the power goes out on Christmas Day, everyone thinks it’s temporary. A storm, a car accident, human error. When it shows no signs of returning and society as they know it starts collapsing all around them, six strangers embark on a quest for survival.

For Naveed, Tim, Luz, Jquan, Minh, and Shanice, the world may have stopped, but their lives have only just begun.

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Broken Lance by William H. Brown

Broken Lance by William H. Brown

Follow protagonist Lieutenant Elias James in the new historical novel, Broken Lance, by William H. Brown. This volume is the third in an expected series of six historically accurate books. Lieutenant James, an aide to Major General Andrew Jackson, survives battle after battle in an exciting tale of the Creek Indian War of 1813 1814. On March 27, 1814, the Creek Indians were defeated at Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River in east-central Alabama. It us ironic that this was three days short of one year since the Fort Mims massacre. Their defeat required the Creek Indians to forfeit twenty-two million acres, including what is now Alabama, to the U. S. Federal Government. This victory catapults Major General Andrew Jackson into national celebrity status.

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Unlikely Avenger by Lisa Cullen

Unlikely Avenger by Lisa Cullen

ALINA

I hid my secret for as long as I could, but now my belly is showing, and I’m forced to tell Mishka the truth.

Nothing hurts more than knowing I’m pregnant with the man who wants my father dead…

So I keep Mishka’s secret… until it threatens to destroy me.

MISHKA

I only ever wanted one thing – to avenge my brother’s death.

But when I inadvertently put Alina in danger, I know I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if something happened to her.

Especially knowing she’s carrying my child…

UNLIKELY AVENGER is a full-length novel with a satisfying happy ending. It is Book Two of the Sinister Alliances Duet. Mishka and Alina’s story begins in Book One, UNLIKELY PROTECTOR.

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A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

Embark on a harrowing trek across the rugged American frontier in 1850. Your wagon awaits, and the untamed wilderness calls. This epic western adventure will test the mettle of even the bravest souls.

Dorcas Moon and her family set forth in search of opportunity and a brighter future. Yet, what awaits them is a relentless gauntlet of life-threatening challenges: miserable weather, ravenous insects, scorching sunburns, and unforgiving terrain. It’s not merely a battle for survival but a test of their unity and sanity.

Amidst the chaos, Dorcas faces ceaseless trials: her husband’s unending bickering, her daughter’s descent into madness, and the ever-present danger of lethal rattlesnakes, intensifying the peril with each step. The specter of death looms large, with diseases spreading and the eerie howls of rabid wolves piercing the night. Will the haunting image of wolves desecrating a grave push Dorcas over the edge?

With each mile, the migration poses a haunting question: Who will endure the relentless quest to cross the continent, and who will leave their bones to rest beside the trail? The pathway is bordered by graves, a chilling reminder of the steep cost of dreams.

A Grave Every Mile marks the commencement of an unforgettable saga. Start reading Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail now to immerse yourself in an expedition where every decision carries the weight of life, death, and the pursuit of a brighter future along the Oregon Trail.

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David God’s Chosen Crucible by Joseph Ganci

David God’s Chosen Crucible by Joseph Ganci

David is every man’s man, an outlaw prophet, a man of war, and a man of God.

He is a ruthless warrior, an ardent lover, a skilled musician, and a poet-philosopher.

God sees in him the heart of a lion, the tenacity of a bear, and an ever-faithful man of action.

God calls an unlikely and lowly shepherd boy to become the king of the Jews and the fighting prince of Israel.

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MORE Crazy Days & Wild Nights by Howie Mooney

About MORE Crazy Days & Wild Nights by Howie Mooney:

This is the follow-up to Mooney’s successful Crazy Days & Wild Nights. This book continues in the vein of recounting outlandish and detailed stories of wild events that have taken place over the last fifty years. This book contains eleven different stories that again capture the wildly random nature of sports. Rational players can become irrational given certain circumstances. A pro hockey player is arrested during a game for an assault he had committed the year before. But, he’d evaded the cops back then. A Soviet hockey star with desires to play in North America was spirited away from his homeland amid lethal surroundings. Two boxers, from disparate backgrounds, with the world in their hands, engaged in a bout that ended in the worst possible way. What so many of the stories in this book have in common is that in each, there is a window of time – a few seconds, a few minutes, a few hours – in which something happens that may never have been planned for, but careers and possibly lives are changed forever. These actions force everyone involved to deal with the consequences of random chance.

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Charles and Her

About Charles and Her:

It is the story of Charles, a gambling addict who, after getting evicted, decides to risk it all once more at a casino. Turned down at it due to them knowing him, he goes to an illegal casino where he ends in debt to serious criminals, who take his daughter Sienna as insurance.
Fearing her being killed if he contacts the authorities, he goes to the criminal town known as “Arknley”, where he tries finding an assassin who will help him.
There, he meets an eccentric woman who won’t reveal her face nor name, and who seems to be either extremely smart or stupid, willing to kill as much as she is to make innapropriate sex jokes.
Charles, not an expert on criminals, decides to trust her with the fate of both him and his kid

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Rescuing Crockett by David Z. Pyke

Rescuing Crockett by David Z. Pyke

What if Davy Crockett survived the Alamo?
1838. Silas Grant prepares for life with the red-haired, green-eyed girl of his dreams. The resourceful sixteen-year-old is learning the blacksmith trade from his father and frontier skills from Texas Revolution veterans. But when the discovery of a portrait of David Crockett raises the possibility that the beloved folk hero didn’t die two years earlier, Silas joins a quest for the truth.
Exploring a world healing from the war, Silas and his fellow Texians investigate the accounts of Alamo survivors and pursue a witness to the battle’s final moments. Their odyssey turns lethal as layers of the last stand’s mystery peel away to expose a shocking secret.
Will the revelation stun a nation or ignite a fatal showdown?
Rescuing Crockett is the gripping debut of the Silas Grant series. If you like suspenseful adventure, historical authenticity, a coming of age story, and an immersive reading experience, you’ll love David Z Pyke’s tale of redemption that The Historical Fiction Company hails as “a remarkable historical novel… all your senses are involved in the battles, the landscape, the emotions, and the intrigue of this unfolding mystery. The characters are well-fleshed out, as real as a Texas storm, and the propulsion of the storyline keeps one glued to the narrative until the very end.”

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That First Year by Margaret Kay

That First Year by Margaret Kay

From #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Margaret Kay, That First Year, a story of love, loss, family, and resiliency, with hope, tears, and laughter.

Elyse Laramie created a happy, loving home for herself and her three children, who now, as adults, are successful and living independent lives away from home. Her marriage to her high school sweetheart, Tim, had grown into something that neither of them wanted it to be, but it wasn’t something that either of them wanted to end. Elyse had always secretly hoped the future would bring about a change that would rekindle that spark between them and renew what had become a platonic relationship.

Her oldest daughter, Claire, is married with two young children of her own. She is building her career in the same field as her father. Kade, the middle child, is a paramedic, living with his girlfriend of two years. Kelsey, the youngest, is getting ready to graduate from college.

Then…a terrible accident changes everything.

In the aftermath, life goes on and brings new roles, new or renewed romantic relationships, and new challenges to each member of the family.

Grief experts advise someone coping with the recent loss of their loved one to make no major life decisions or changes during That First Year. For the Laramie family, life had other plans. This is each of their stories during That First Year.

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The Hidden Pull

About The Hidden Pull:

Suffocating from boredom and bureaucracy in a low-level corporate job, he was starved for adventure. By fate or happenstance, a hidden door led him into a secret underground room the likes of which he had never imagined possible. Surrounded by cascading waterfalls of reflected light and oddly sentient plant beings, he knew he’d found his new obsession. There was just one problem: it was all against the law.

What follows is a decade-long coming of age journey in an obscure and forbidden industry: sometimes breathtaking, at times heartbreaking, occasionally profitable, and always with the mandatory sense of impending legal doom. As he struggles to support his medical patients, haggle prices with shady types and barter with loan sharks—all the while flying under the radar—he is forced to confront an uncomfortable truth: this wasn’t actually what he wanted to do with his life, after all.

Ultimately over a hundred grand in debt, he’d need to fight to salvage friendships, take foolish risks just to keep the lights on, and wrestle with doubts and impostor syndrome to finally discover the real reasons behind this bizarre career choice. As with his illicit harvests, he’d once again have to start from scratch, find his voice, and take another kind of risk: cultivating his first words.

Set as a true crime memoir, The Hidden Pull is full of rebellious adventure, humor, and youthful self-sabotage; an entertaining and sincere account of growing up and learning the painfully necessary lessons of finding and following one’s true path.

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