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While the Western Allies and the Soviets square off in the Cold War’s opening rounds, a third deadly conspiracy threatens to set the world ablaze. Major James Ross leads a team investigating Nazi war crimes. A deadly ambush leaves one of Ross’ people dead and another presumed missing. Tasked with finding his missing man, Ross and his colleagues hunt for the killers exposes this third conspiracy threatening the world!

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Jean Lafitte promised to retrieve his brother from 19th-century Cartegna once his child is born. As he prepares to keep that promise he makes a startling discovery. Instead of vanishing from history like Jean, Pierre’s death is well documented. Sworn testimony, burial records everything satisfying historians that Pierre died. To succeed, they must rescue Pierre in a way that does not change the established historical evidence.

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Frank is a corporate man who is caught up in the labyrinth of office politics, conflicting interests, and the quest for profits, which afflict most large US defense corporations. He is also torn between loyalty to his wife and the love of another woman who happens to be the daughter of the majority stockholder in this multi-billion dollar corporation.

From author James Cloud comes the classic and powerful epic adventure that captures the gorgeous intensity of life in Germany during the early 20th century. It is the extraordinary saga of people who lived there during exciting and dangerous times. It is a tale of love and danger, of unthinkable loss - a stunning and vivid portrayal of people divided by class, faith, and prejudice - an expert sensational story that unveils the face of a majestic city.

Four young Americans, three men and a woman, travel to China to assist the embattled Chinese. The woman works in her father’s mission hospital bombed relentlessly by the Japanese, while the men join the American Volunteer group. These men, flying in support of the Chinese, become the only threat to the brutal conqueror’s ambitions. For a shining moment, this band of young people, who become known as the Flying Tigers, stands alone, thwarting the death that rains down on Rangoon.

Millions of honest, hardworking Americans invest in pension funds hoping to survive comfortably in retirement. Dishonest managers swoop down like vampires and suck these funds dry. They use this money to support their own lavish lifestyles or salt it away in hidden accounts to use at their leisure leaving their clients destitute. If caught, these criminals serve minimum sentences in country club prisons and, on release, live in luxury on their ill-gotten gains.

In early 1941 a brutal Japanese invasion sweeps through China. America has yet to enter the Second World War but aids the embattled Chinese. Four young Americans, three men and a woman, all for their own personal reasons travel to China to join the effort. The men join the Flying Tigers. The young woman comes to work in her father’s mission hospital regularly targeted by Japanese bombers. Laugh, cry and grit your teeth, as you follow their journey to the conflict that defined a generation.

Embark on a transformative journey with "The Gentleman's Journey: 100 Tips on How to Become an Attractive Man," a comprehensive guide designed to enhance your charisma, style, and personal growth. This book is more than just a guide on attractiveness; it's a deep dive into the art of being a true gentleman in the modern world.

Detective Joseph James is a newly promoted detective for the El Cannon Police Department. Three murders have Joe's attention. With the suspect list building up, Joe has to find the murder weapons to prove who killed the three victims.

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New Orleans--September 1947. World War II has been over for only two years, the Civil War for slightly more than eighty. Segregation and racism are still running rampant in the Southern United States, including Louisiana. “Duke” Jefferson, an injured Black war vet and somewhat successful nightclub owner, receives a call from an old war buddy, who tells him he is in trouble. When Duke seeks him out, he discovers that the man has been dead and buried for more than three weeks.

Just when life in Prestonsburg is getting back to normal, a local debutant is brutally killed and dumped off the Front Street bridge. Carter, who was looking forward to a little peace and quiet, is now tasked with solving this mystery. Was it her wealthy husband or maybe a jealous stalker, who knows?

Belle Herman is destined for better things. At least, that is what her mother always tells her. When the local matrimonial agency matches her with a wealthy rancher in Colorado, she sets her sights on the future and says a fond goodbye to her past.

The Unseen Threat is a thrilling and suspenseful story that follows a team of dedicated investigators as they work to solve a string of kidnappings. The story takes listeners on a journey through the complexities of human nature and the impact that crime can have on a community. Throughout the story, the team faces a number of challenges as they work to gather evidence and build a case against the kidnapper. They are presented with a number of twists and turns as new evidence and information lead them down unexpected paths.

Escaping the communism he had been forced to live with and forced into a 64 million dollar heist as he made his way to freedom, Hayden Rochsoff, a reputed Russian Rebel Army operative, finally finds exemption in Canada. But his unrelenting past haunts him, and he finds himself forced to pick up his arms again. This time, to save the one he loves from life in the Russian sex trade.

On Leave: A Sailor's Memory is a short story intended to touch the heart of people both young and old, civilian or military. It's a story about a sailor's homecoming, a vacation, on leave for only a short moment. During this short time at home, the sailor learns the truth about his father.

The Battle of the Bulge, fought from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, was a significant World War II conflict in the Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. Initiated by the German army, it aimed to surprise and divide the Allied forces. The Germans launched a massive offensive, creating a bulging salient in the Allied line, thus giving the battle its name.

In 1937, the dictator of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Trujillo sent his representative, Dr. Enrique Aybar to America to enlist the greatest Negro League players—Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell—to represent his country in a national baseball tournament. The players quickly found themselves celebrated in a country with no race prejudice. What they couldn't know is that they were pawns in a deadly, winner-take-all political game for the soul of the country.