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Red Specter by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s strike—and counterstrike—as John Dempsey takes the fight to the Russians in a riveting Tier One Thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of American Operator.When shadow warrior and former Tier One Navy SEAL John Dempsey goes undercover to meet with a Vory arms dealer, he thinks he’s laying the groundwork to penetrate the Russian criminal underground... -
![Enemy at the Gates by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn]()
Enemy at the Gates by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMitch Rapp, the CIA’s top operative, searches for a high-level mole with the power to rewrite the world order.Mitch Rapp has worked for a number of presidents over his career, but Anthony Cook is unlike any he’s encountered before. Cunning and autocratic, he feels no loyalty to America’s institutions and is distrustful of the influence Rapp and CIA director Irene Kennedy have in Washington... -
![The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr]()
The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s been 20 years since 9/11. Two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and embarked on 20 years of war. The enemy has been patient, learning, and adapting. And the enemy is ready to strike again.A new president offers hope to a country weary of conflict. He’s a young, popular, self-made visionary…but he’s also a man with a secret... -
![Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell]()
Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.SHARPE IS BACK.Outsider.Hero.Rogue.And the one man you want on your side.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . . Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it’s been his home ever since... -
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![Hawkwood's Sword by Christian Cameron]()
Hawkwood's Sword by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratings1368. War is coming between France and Spain, and England, and in Italy the Pope and the Visconti princes are battling for bloody supremacy. The worst years of Sir William Gold's life are about to begin...Leaving the side of his commander, Sir John Hawkwood, William embarks on a journey to serve the Count of Savoy, finding fame and favour in his service... -
![Eye for an Eye by Ben Coes]()
Eye for an Eye by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Ben Coes' latest, Eye for an Eye, Dewey Andreas faces the toughest odds of his life as one of China's most powerful men has decided to do whatever he must to take down Dewey—and inflicts a horrifying loss.When Dewey Andreas uncovers the identity of a mole embedded at a high level in Israel's Mossad, it triggers a larger, more dangerous plot... -
![Her Captivated Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Captivated Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWHEN IS THE PRICE FOR LOVE TOO HIGH? The fate of thousands comes down to one woman. A critical mission in the Middle East demands more than just the skills of the Black Dawn Navy SEAL team, it requires a scientist who can crack the code on a deadly virus. Navy SEAL, Lieutenant Gray Tyler is fiercely protective of those he loves... -
![Armored by Mark Greaney]()
Armored by Mark Greaney
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man series comes a very different kind of hero.Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard, and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower left leg... -
![Once A Pilgrim by James Deegan]()
Once A Pilgrim by James Deegan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJohn Carr has recently left the SAS, after a long and distinguished career, and is now working for a Russian oligarch in the murky world of private security.But an incident from his past – in which three terrorists were brutally killed – suddenly comes back to haunt him.Tracked by a hitman out for revenge, John Carr is forced to step over the line to defend himself and his family... -
![War Shadows by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson]()
War Shadows by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJohn Dempsey, former Navy SEAL and Tier One operator, is back. Only a few months into his new life as an operative for Ember, the United States’ most covert counterterrorism entity, he must stop an old nemesis who’s resurfaced after ten years of operating in the shadows... -
![First Strike by Ben Coes]()
First Strike by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe violent terrorist group ISIS has launched a major military campaign to take over Syria. But as they commit more and more public atrocities, their sources for ammunition are drying up. However, their charismatic and tyrannical leader, Tristan Nazir, has a major card left to play, which will get a new secret shipment of arms underway... -
![Kobani: This is the Future of War by F.X. Holden]()
Kobani: This is the Future of War by F.X. Holden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"With compelling characters, cleverly written dialogue, and a riveting narrative that freezes your blood at times, Kobani is a blockbuster of a novel" - Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars."Kobani is a high octane drama of land and air combat fought with the best in futuristic weaponry.. -
![The Angry Sea by James Deegan]()
The Angry Sea by James Deegan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings‘Brutal and brilliant’ Tom Marcus, author of SOLDIER SPY Former SAS Sergeant Major John Carr is relaxing on a Spanish beach, when a man with dark eyes attracts his attention. Fixated on a group of young Britons, the man doesn’t notice Carr and soon moves on.Within the hour, the Costa del Sol will be plunged into one of the most audacious and horrifying terrorist attacks Europe has ever seen... -
![Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson]()
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a countermove in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.US intelligence says there's something going on in Russia. While their land forces have been decimated by corruption and incompetence, the Navy seems to be pouring money into some secret project... -
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![FROST by Jaime Lewis]()
FROST by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the death of her military husband, Autumn Kauffman and her son, Cody, are seeking a fresh start in a new town. Between her full-time job as a physical therapist and keeping up with her active ten-year-old son, the last thing on her mind was dating. But when a new patient lands on her rotation schedule, she is knocked for a loop at their first meeting... -
![Daughter of War by Brad Taylor]()
Daughter of War by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFormer Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face to face with a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems... -
![Full Black by Brad Thor]()
Full Black by Brad Thor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor brings readers his darkest and most intriguing thriller yet—a terrifying story of espionage and betrayal—brilliantly paced with superb nonstop action.Born in the shadows and kept from heads of state, there are some missions so deadly, so sensitive, that they simply don’t exist... -
![Red Metal by Mark Greaney, Hunter Ripley Rawlings]()
Red Metal by Mark Greaney, Hunter Ripley Rawlings
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man series comes a startlingly realistic novel of World War III.A desperate Kremlin takes advantage of a military crisis in Asia to simultaneously strike into Western Europe and invade east Africa in a bid to occupy three Rare Earth mineral mines that will give Russia unprecedented control for generations over the world's hi-tech sector... -
![Blood Wings by Phil Ward]()
Blood Wings by Phil Ward
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrilogy set with Raiding Forces framework.n this sequel to Dead Eagles, U.S. Major John Randal, commander of Strategic Raiding Forces, returns in Blood Wings, the first book in a trilogy within the Raiding Forces Series about the Abyssinian Campaign. Major Randal parachutes into the middle of Italian East Africa with orders to raise a guerrilla army. Everything that can go wrong does...Categorized as:
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![The Wolf's Bite by David Archer]()
The Wolf's Bite by David Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNoah and the Camelot team are handed their most unusual mission yet: Sarah must infiltrate the infamous Bangkok Hilton women's prison in order to make contact with and plan the rescue of a young American woman. Noah, Neil and new team member Marco are tasked with planning their escape, but something goes terribly wrong... -
![SEAL's Command by Makenna Jameison]()
SEAL's Command by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommander Slate Hutchinson's book... -
![Primary Target by Jack Mars]()
Primary Target by Jack Mars
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the much-anticipated debut of a new series by #1 bestseller Jack Mars, when elite Delta Force soldier Luke Stone, 29, joins a secretive government agency, he is dispatched on the mission of a lifetime: a whirlwind race across Europe and the Mid-East to save the President’s daughter before she is beheaded by terrorists... -
![STITCH by Jaime Lewis]()
STITCH by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStitch would never act on his feelings for Mia. But with her life in danger, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.As a Navy Seal, Evan ‘Stitch’ Watson has faced danger in all forms. He’s not afraid of much. Except maybe his team leader’s reaction when he finds out he’s got it bad for his sister Mia Chambers... -
![The Last Refuge by Ben Coes]()
The Last Refuge by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith time running out to stop the nuclear destruction of Tel Aviv, Dewey Andreas must defeat his most fearsome opponent yet.Off a quiet street in Brooklyn, New York, Israeli Special Forces commander Kohl Meir is captured by operatives of the Iranian secret service, who smuggle Meir back to Iran, where he is imprisoned, tortured, and prepared for a show trial... -
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![Pawns of the Pacific by Andrew Watts]()
Pawns of the Pacific by Andrew Watts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nation on the brink of war. A conspiracy that threatens the globe. And one military family, caught in the middle, fighting for freedom. Pawns of the Pacific is the electrifying third book in The War Planners espionage thriller series... -
![The Marine's Baby by Rogenna Brewer]()
The Marine's Baby by Rogenna Brewer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"The baby I'm carrying is not my husband's?" In just a few months Caitlin Calhoun went from a wife to a widow to a mother-to-be. All she'd wanted was to honor her dead husband by having his baby. But that's not what she got. Thanks to an unfortunate mix-up, her child's father is her husband's half brother, Lucky... -
![The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor]()
The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe ninth thriller in the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series by Brad Taylor, a retired Delta Force commander who has lived for more than twenty years in the world about which he writes. For years, the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce has worked in the shadows, anticipating and preventing attacks around the globe... -
![Time of Attack by Marc Cameron]()
Time of Attack by Marc Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"One of the hottest new authors in the thriller genre. . .Awesome." --Brad Thor Fear Is Contagious In a small town in Utah, people are contracting a horrific disease with alarming plague-like symptoms. The CDC quarantines the area but outbreaks are already being reported in China, Japan, and England... -
![Brute Force by Marc Cameron]()
Brute Force by Marc Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE LAST DAYS OF AMERICA In the aftermath of a devastating biological attack, America stands on the brink of disaster. The President of the United States is controlled by terrorists. The Vice President, global mastermind Lee McKeon, is plotting his next move. And special agent Jericho Quinn is running for his life... -
![Arctic Storm Rising by Dale Brown]()
Arctic Storm Rising by Dale Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown, featuring U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nick Flynn on the hunt for Russian commandos in the mountains of Alaska.After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska’s Arctic frontier... -
![The Widow's Strike by Brad Taylor]()
The Widow's Strike by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsInvented by nature but genetically manipulated by man, a mutation of the H5N1 virus—aka the “bird flu”—has fallen into the wrong hands. Angered by sanctions placed against its nuclear program, a rogue state is determined to release it. Their chosen method: one of the Black Widows—female suicide terrorists of Chechen descent who have the highest kill rate of any terrorist organization... -
![Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber]()
Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLENO REST FOR THE WEARYRick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his... -
![Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman]()
Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a future not far from our own, Christopher Knight, a sergeant in the Royal Marines is transported to an alien world where the technology is so far advanced from his own it seems like magic. Chris tries to find a way home, but the beautiful alien woman responsible for dragging him into this situation, and the dreaded Tal-Shial agents chasing her make it impossible... -
![Protecting Teagan (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Elle Boon]()
Protecting Teagan (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Protecting Teagan is a crossover novella of SEAL of Protection Series from Susan Stoker and SEAL Team Phantom of Elle Boon** Protecting Teagan Blurb Dallas “Boomer” Holt and his fellow SEAL team members have been in many situations that required them to put their lives on the line, but their latest mission included two other SEAL teams... -
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![Ritt by Anne L. Parks, Operation Alpha]()
Ritt by Anne L. Parks, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings****This book was previously published, additional content and editing has been done to enhance the story.***** Fighting terrorists is easy—falling in love may destroy him. Navy SEAL Ritt “Lancelot” Knight must pull together a team to combat a new global terrorist threat. His highly-trained, deeply-covert, team just needs one more operative... -
![Take Me Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt]()
Take Me Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan bridges be mended in the name of love, or are they better left in ashes? Four months after a life altering decision, Ellie is trying to keep her head above water. She takes it day by day, trying not to lean too much on her friends and family... -
![White Horizon by T.K. Blackwood]()
White Horizon by T.K. Blackwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe year is 1992.The Soviet Blitzkrieg in Germany has been beaten to a bloody halt along the Rhine River. The Reds rush masses of teenage conscripts and rusty reservists to the front, while NATO scrambles to mount a killing blow against their reeling nemesis.The flames of war spread north to Scandinavia, embroiling Sweden and threatening Norway...Categorized as:
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![The Trident Deception by Rick Campbell]()
The Trident Deception by Rick Campbell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe USS Kentucky—a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads—is about to go on a routine patrol. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter-orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site... -
![Black Site by Dalton Fury]()
Black Site by Dalton Fury
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom former Delta Force commander and New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin Laden comes the first novel in an explosive new series. After September 11, 2001, Delta Force troop commander Dalton Fury was given the secret mission to hunt down and kill the most wanted man in the world, the details of which were recounted in his extraordinary New York Times bestseller Kill Bin Laden... -
![Tom Clancy Firing Point by Mike Maden]()
Tom Clancy Firing Point by Mike Maden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJack Ryan, Jr. is out to avenge the murder of an old friend, but the vein of evil he's tapped into may run too deep for him to handle in the latest electric entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. While on vacation in Barcelona, Jack Ryan, Jr. is surprised to run into an old friend at a small caf�... -
![Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired by Don Bentley]()
Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired by Don Bentley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHE THRILLING NEXT INSTALMENT IN TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN JR. SERIESJack Ryan Jr. is on a simple job. An all-expenses paid trip to Israel in exchange for a few hours of easy work, reporting back to an old friend at the CIA. What could go wrong?But as he settles into his work in the market, he sees the glint of a knife... -
![The Insider Threat by Brad Taylor]()
The Insider Threat by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the eighth action-packed thriller in the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series, ISIS, the most maniacal terrorist organization the modern world has ever seen, is poised to make their most audacious strike yet. The United States has anticipated and averted countless attacks from terrorist groups—thanks in large part to the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce... -
![Rescuing Melina (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by KaLyn Cooper]()
Rescuing Melina (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer life is filled with lies and he’s one of them.When Jacin awoke stateside, he remembered nothing about his escape from the Colombian cartel or his torture. He was sure of only one thing, his love of Melina, his handler. When she disappears, neither bruises nor the CIA will keep him from rescuing her... -
![Texas Ranger Rescue by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Texas Ranger Rescue by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Hell no.” That’s what retired Army Ranger Chase Adams should have said when he was asked to do a favor for a friend. “It’ll be easy,” his friend had said. “No danger at all.” After his run-in with an IED in Afghanistan leaves Chase Adams badly scarred, he comes home and takes a job that will use his brain and computer skills instead of his brawn... -
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![Going Ghost by Victoria Bright]()
Going Ghost by Victoria Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** With his busy life as a SEAL, a relationship was the furthest thing on Myles “Ghost” Richards’ mind. But when his teen sister’s beautiful French teacher puts out a call for a volunteer chaperone for the club’s trip to Paris, he doesn’t hesitate to step in... -
![Montana Gypsy: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.D. Michaels]()
Montana Gypsy: Brotherhood Protectors World by K.D. Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGypsy Monroe has finally put her past behind her and has found success as a make-up artist for Hollywood’s A list starlets. Just as she’s making a name for herself, her past comes back to haunt her... -
![Snow SEAL by KaLyn Cooper]()
Snow SEAL by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerrorists want her…but so does he. Isaac Snow believes this personal protection assignment in Big Sky, Montana is going to be filled with skiing novice slopes all day and spending his nights fending off unwanted pursuers of the pampered daughter of two Atlanta physicians. He couldn’t be more wrong... -
![The Three Generals by Martin Tessmer]()
The Three Generals by Martin Tessmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings210 BCE. The Roman Republic battles the empire of Carthage for control of the Mediterranean. Mago, Gisgo, and Hasdrubal hold Iberia and its riches firmly within their grip, preparing to send Hannibal the Great enough resources to destroy Rome forever...Categorized as:
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![Blood Warm Waters: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel by Scott Cook]()
Blood Warm Waters: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel by Scott Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath rises from the deep and tropical seas burn as the tide of war continues to rise…Art Turner and the crew of USS bull Shark are about to become the spearhead in a new offensive in the Pacific. As an island nation, the Empire of Japan depends on the sea to maintain its vital supply chain… and it’s into this jugular that Admiral Nimitz intends to plunge his knife... -
![Cardinal Virtues by R.G. Roberts]()
Cardinal Virtues by R.G. Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe future is here—and war will follow.2037: Underwater exploitation has changed the world. Every nation wants territory, and the race for resources on the ocean floor is on.Commander Alex Coleman thought his career was over when he got sent to Armistice Station, an underwater megastation where you can buy everything except success in the U.S. Navy...
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