This book is a chronology of my 31 years as a trooper with the Michigan State Police. It contains a blow by blow rendition of continued police commander misuse and abuse of power. This book is a chronology of commander misconduct and persecution which continued for the totality of my career. You will read about how I made them pay for their transgressions. This vengeful and hateful behavior by the police commanders is intertwined with some of the most bizarre events and circumstances you could imagine. This book will take you inside the cop shop. It will take you behind the scenes and you will become enlightened to some of the strangest happenings that could ever occur there. You will also meet some of the most interesting characters within the police community. This book will give you a better understanding of why sometimes crimes go unsolved or why sometimes it takes forever for a criminal to be brought to justice. In reading this book, you will sometimes wonder how there would ever be any time left for crime investigation with all else that is going on within the department. It will give an understanding of what type of person becomes a police officer. The book is serious, sad and comical all wrapped up in one package. You will walk and sometimes run along side me through my career while I describe in detail the battles I encountered.

Aoth Fezim leads his mercenary company in a fierce battle against a mad dragon king in this second installment in the Brotherhood of the Griffon series Aoth and the Brotherhood of the Griffon succeeded in rescuing Tchazzar, the lost king of Chessenta and a formidable red dragon. Upon his return, Tchazzar rewards them greatly, sends them back to the frontlines—and names himself a god. Increasingly erratic in the war against the powerful dracolich, Tchazzar begins to move in ways that make Aoth suspicious that the Brotherhood may be just a pawn in a cutthroat draconic game that puts whole kingdoms at risk—a game played for a stakes of gold and blood. Whisper of Venom features the return of popular character Aoth and his mercenary band, the Brotherhood of the Griffon, introduced in Richard Lee Byers’s trilogy The Haunted Lands.

. They were the assassins. Now, they're the targets. Adame Sacha, a professional killer with a conscience, has killed the wrong man. The repercussions of his mistake could be deadly… for him, for the ones he loves, for his people. The Brotherhood, a league of assassins to whom he owes everything, sent him to do a job and kill a senator, the author of H-30. Except, that senator had been persuaded to pull the bill, to support the Brax rather than oppress them. An enemy has infiltrated the Brotherhood to use it for themselves, sending a Brax assassin to kill the one man in the universe he should be protecting. Mal Renata is one of a handful of advocates working for the Brax, an alien race enslaved by humans when their planet was settled by explorers. Just as her tireless efforts are beginning to show results with shifting public opinion in favor of the Brax, someone kills the senator in the most high profile of ways, and the Brax will be blamed, endangering every man, woman, and child she fought long and hard to save. Mal has to find the assassin responsible and reveal him. When the assassin and the human female hunting him meet, forbidden passions flare, missions mesh, and the danger escalates. Someone wants the anti-Brax bill to pass and is willing to kill to accomplish that goal. Adame and Mal might be the next victims. They will have to outrun death to uncover the culprit and find each other. Brother Mine is a standalone, sci-fi assassin romance.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights in a high-stakes adventure set just after the events of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: USA Today The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers. After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy—and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet. Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone—and his former master’s insistence that he listen this time—Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling. Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal—but uncertain—footing with the man who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together—and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. And now, a dutiful twin must choose between two lives... Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood's bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive and that there are warriors to fight those who want all vampires extinguished. As his first mate, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body but his heart for herself- she sees the emotionally scarred male behind all his noble responsibility. But while the war with the Lessening Society grows more grim, and tragedy looms over the Brotherhood's mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love.

Shattered Dreams Become Second-Chance Real Love… After surviving a sniper's bullet in North Africa, Lydia Cunningham is back in Sonoma County, piecing together her life with Harper, the man she once loved deeply. The challenge? Her memories of their past are lost and fragmented, yet her feelings for Harper are sprinting ahead of her slow-returning recall. It's a race between her heart and her memory, and she's not sure which will cross the finish line first. Harper, now leading the elite Silver Team, is caught up in a whirlwind of dangerous missions, making it tough to be the partner Lydia needs. The distance his job creates is only making their attempt at rekindling things more complicated. The emergence of a newly-formed terrorist cell uncovered nearby, now targeting Lydia, puts everything into perspective. Harper faces a critical decision: Is it safer for Lydia to live far from the chaos that surrounds him, or must he fight for her safety as well as win her heart again, risking everything? As they navigate the treacherous waters of reconciliation and rediscovery, Lydia and Harper confront the true meaning of love and sacrifice. In this gripping second book in the SEAL Brotherhood: Silver Team series, their love will be tested to the breaking point. Is the journey towards healing a cost too dear to pay if it demands the ultimate sacrifice?

Human police officer Butch O'Neal is allowed into the Brotherhood's inner circle, where he comes under the spell of the beautiful and aristocratic vampire Marissa. But O'Neal is no ordinary human, and the real reason for his presence is soon revealed.