Slower!!!!

It was called Jade Dragon…

… and it threatened to destroy the West.

Was an attack on the U.S. imminent?

In a lab deep in the heart of China, a brilliant engineer had a breakthrough. It was the most powerful AI ever created. Ma Young believed the Jade Dragon could solve the world’s most dire challenges. There was just one problem…

The president of China had other ideas.

Was this their chance to conquer?

The war began at the speed of light. The entire NATO alliance stood on the brink of destruction. Cyber-attacks, deepfakes, and a wave of social media disinformation wrought fear and desperation across the globe.

The sleeping giant was awake.

Could Ma stop his creation?

The salvage marines of Tango Platoon have gone up against everything from space pirates and resistance fighters to savage mutants and the heavily armed elite troopers of Helion Corporation. By all accounts they are some of the most battle-hardened veterans in the fleet and experts at hostile salvage operations.

The marines are pulled off a low risk contract and placed at the vanguard of tremendous planetary scale conflicts that will have them locked in furious battle for control of a subterranean underworld infested with brutal street gangs and monstrous creatures before pushing them to the bleeding edge of the known universe and pitting them against a city of the mechanized undead.

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare…
When my daughter, Lauren, is snatched from outside her school, a wave of sheer terror crashes over me. I suspect Jody McBride is behind the kidnapping, and every fibre of my being screams in anguish. Yet, the detective in charge of Lauren’s case seems more interested in picking apart my statement and investigating members of my family. Frustration boils within me, mingled with desperation. Can I persuade the police to take me seriously, or will I have to take matters into my own hands? In order to save Lauren, I must confront my darkest fears, take a stark look at my own relationships and consider how well I really know my daughter.

The Norman Conquest Series

Rowena Godwinson, a Saxon princess, refuses to go willingly into a forced marriage to one of King William’s most favored knights but her struggle against enemy occupation fades away in the pleasurable arms of her Norman husband. Will he bring her people to their knees in his attempt to please his liege lord? Or can she win him over to the Saxon’s side even while one of her own plots to overthrow the bastard king?

John of Normandy is a soldier made for battle, ingrained with chivalry and a deep sense of loyalty to his mentor and king. Serving his liege is reward enough. Neither a title nor a child bride will entice him to become an indolent lord. A chance encounter with an alluring beauty, however, releases all his pent up desires and unspoken needs. His young bride has become a passionate woman, tempting him beyond his endurance. Can he win her over before she learns the truth of her father’s death?

Bob Stark had no plans after high school. With his brother locked away in the only maximum-security prison in Alaska, his mom working overtime at the local grocery store, and his bad habits getting worse, he saw no hope for the future. Until the Army recruiter came to school offering an escape. Bob envisioned romantic adventures in Italy, life-saving missions in Africa, and friendships built on tough times – he wanted to be an honorable, dependable, and brave man – all of the things he was not. He signed the papers, and five days after graduation was sent out.

After basic training and airborne school, Bob is stationed in Italy where his eighteen-year-old dreams of travel and romance are cut short when his unit is ordered to parachute into Northern Iraq. He spends the next year in Iraq learning more than he could have ever imagined.

Four and a half years later, after two deployments and a long list of life lessons, Bob leaves Fort Campbell, Kentucky on a road trip west with the hopes of falling in love with the country he fought for. Along the way, he reunites with family and friends – from his happy-go-lucky mother in Arizona who talks to her incarcerated husband on the phone whenever she is not at work, to his foul-mouthed grandmother in Idaho who wears one glove and drinks beer with ice all day long, until finally reuniting with his high school sweetheart in Las Vegas – Bob begins a new chapter of self-discovery and acceptance that just may allow him to be the man he always wanted to be. Warflower is a coming-of-age story about family traditions, brotherhood, and one boy’s journey into manhood without a father to teach him.

??ENJOY better health and vitality without breaking the bank — this complete guide to the MEDITERRANEAN diet will show you how to plan and prepare 120 delicious recipes — featuring full descriptions and photographs of each step! ?
Are you ready to embrace a way of living that promotes optimal heart health, helps you achieve a healthy weight, and boosts your mental health and well-being?

Tired of diets that force you to incessantly count carbohydrates or calories, so much so that you can’t dine out and find something suitable on the menu?

Are you keen to get back to wholesome, satisfying nutrition that includes antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables, and healthy Omega-3 fats?

If so, it’s the perfect time to embrace the Mediterranean lifestyle — a way of enjoying food that is so much more than a diet. It’s all about savoring the freshness of whole foods, preparing dishes with color and zest, and enjoying an active social life and the wonderful experience of dining out with loved ones.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably aware of the many scientific findings that support the Mediterranean Diet. Researchers have established that this nutritional approach reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes.

It is also varied and delicious, offering an array of taste bud tingling dishes made with lean proteins, seasonal produce, legumes, nuts, and healthy fats.