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Although he has now chosen to only work part-time for the Department of State, counter-terrorist operative Bruce McGowan continues to debate himself whether it is time to abandon the action life he has lived for over 30 years and finally settle down with his new bride, the beautiful Adrianna Wolf, or continue in his quest to protect Americas people. But suddenly an early morning phone call from his preceptor boss, Lionel Byrd, summons him for what could be one final, but very significant mission. This time it will be different.

It is the Christmas season following the 9/11 World Trade Towers terrorist attack, and McGowan's newly appointed FBI special agent daughter, Caroline, assigned to the Denver office, is missing. As she is an avid lover of the outdoors, is she merely out of cellular range on a hiking venture in the Rockies, or has she in fact been kidnapped? From out of McGowan's past resurfaces a domestic terrorist, Jonas Karn, whom McGowan rather ruthlessly took down years before when he himself was an FBI agent. And to McGowan's horror, Karn, obviously out for revenge, says he has taken Caroline.

Retired FBI Special Agent Bruce McGowan, now a Counter-Terrorist Operative for the US Department of State, returns to his childhood domicile in rural West Virginia to investigate a young unidentified Middle Eastern male who was killed in a pedestrian accident.

The mean streets are awash with violence, with robberies and murders taking place in every dark corner of Dodge City. While the police know who is to blame, they find themselves up against something never encountered before and catching the madman will be no easy task. Go It Alone is an explosive tale of revenge and bloodshed unlike anything else.

Growing up, he always had the best of everything: the hottest toys, lavish vacations, and a loving family. He was a strong athlete and got good grades. He had a great future ahead of him. At least, that’s how it seemed from the outside.

In this timely liberal political thriller, CIA analyst Alex Everett struggles to fit the pieces together in his first field assignment—a corrupt, egotistical right wing U.S. president, a tortured Marine in the Middle East, an ultra-conservative senator with a dirty little secret, enormous amounts of laundered money, and the CIA stalking one of their own most experienced agents.

Dr. Jessica Coran, Medical Examiner and forensic profiler is called in on a case in Marietta, Georgia to help track down the elusive Eye-Snatcher, a gruesome serial killer who leaves his victims to choke to death on their own gouged out eyeballs.

Unseen whispers. Gentle suggestions. Orders to kill. Watchers are the puppet masters and humanity their playthings. After losing everything dear to him, Charlie begins to lose his grasp on reality. But when the whispers of his watcher find him, his eyes are opened to an impossible world.

Konrad Pengill, a Berserker, and Lei Hua Jiang, a Kung Fu master, hear the voice of a dragon inside an egg smuggled into San Francisco to save the city. The thrill ride is on as Konrad, Lei, and the dragon battle the demons and their desire for each other. The doorway must be closed or the nightmare will never end. Will Konrad be able to overcome the demons or will San Francisco sink in a bloodbath?

At 26 years of age, Kathleen has almost everything she needs: a fulfilling teaching career, a new car, and a recently purchased home. She dedicates her free time to her students, supporting them in a manner she never had growing up. Her days are filled with love and hope, but her nights are empty without a family to call her own. While spectating the first home baseball game of the season, she meets a man that she believes will change her evenings in the best possible way.

Five years after the Wallis family put an end to the curse, destroying the creature that had plagued Campbelltown for generations, the townsfolk have adapted to a quieter way of life. Despite the perceived safety, most residents are still wary of venturing into the woods that had been the scene of so much bloodshed in the past. When a developer sets their sights on this area of unused land, it triggers a blood-soaked chain of events, and the Wallis family soon realizes that the creature had merely been dormant.

Ed Runyon, a former sheriff's deputy haunted by past missing child cases that went horribly wrong, is struggling to launch a PI agency and still live in the Ohio farm country he loves. His love life is in shambles, too, as his partner turns to someone else. His best friend got roughed up by a rogue cop, so Ed is in a fighting mood. Ed finds a new focus when he is hired to find a runaway chess aficionado who is keeping secrets from his homophobic, religious parents. Finding kids is the reason he became a PI, so Ed is determined to succeed and put the demons and problems behind him. 

From David F. Gray, author of Gamble’s Run and The Vegas Rift, comes Barriers. Barriers is a collection of 14 mind-bending tales, each treading the line between reality as we know it and the abominations that lie behind the veil of our perception. Experience the horror of ancient beings and cosmic nightmares as you are transported beyond this narrow existence, beyond the known laws of time and space, beyond sanity, even. For no mortal mind can cross these barriers and return unscathed.

It’s summer vacation, and Mike has to visit family out of town for a week. But, he’d much rather hang out with his friends. Instead, he’s stuck at his grandparents’ house. Sure, he gets to go swimming and horseback riding, but it's no fun for him; due to his asthma, his grandparents won't let him go in the deep end of the pool, and they also make him eat all the foods he hates. But, those aren’t the worst parts! What could be worse than all this? Having to share a room with creepy dolls that move on their own when he’s not looking in order to terrorize him!

It was not only a season of change for them but a test of their resilience. Bruce McGowan, the president's pick for the National Security Advisor, had stepped away from his high-ranking position after a short stint, finding it was more of a political office than he anticipated. Atticus Steed, who had taken over the role of the director of the covert counter-terrorist team, Terminus, was on the cusp of resigning to try to salvage his marriage. Because he found himself away from home and in harm's way too often, his wife, Maria, had filed for divorce.

The Vice President of the United States, who has created a highly covert counterterrorist team he calls Terminus, has offered retired counterterrorist operative Bruce McGowan the job as its director. With the assistance of the National Security Advisor, Bruce must now staff the team with four trusted operatives with whom he has a history. Their mission? Respond on an emergent basis to annihilate any threat that surfaces anywhere in the world, which will usually entail total extermination.

Was it true? Was former counterterrorist operative Bruce McGowan actually murdered on a Paris street? Only days before, he and his wife, the lovely Adriana, were enjoying a carefree, spring vacation in the beautiful City of Lights. Is this now the end of the McGowan saga?

Ex-counterterrorist agent Kurt Albrecht, long retired and becoming increasingly angry with the current government and its policies, is the self-appointed commander of a home-grown militia group called The Constitutionalists. As Albrecht is suspected of hatching a destructive plot against the government, the U. S. National Security Advisor engages trusted former counterterrorist operative Bruce McGowan to infiltrate Albrecht's organization and determine the particulars of his plan.

With the Destroyer of Worlds still missing and evil lurking around every corner, the Guardians and their human helpers find themselves in a brutal fight to save The Dahn. With creature attacks on the rise and a shocking betrayal within their own ranks, time is running out.

This captivating collection will take you on a journey with characters whose lives lead to unexpected endings. Prepare to question the boundaries of life and death with this gripping anthology.