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At a time when Humans were just starting to venture forth into the Galactic Union as mercenaries, Martin Quincy survived long enough to do something no one else had—he retired. There was only one problem: He got bored. After battling aliens for many years—killing aliens and getting paid—retirement didn’t suit him, and he decided to strap on the combat armor and go back to the stars. Along with his old friend Kal, Martin joined Cartwright’s Cavaliers, humanity’s best merc company. Life was exciting! But he got bored. Again.

A new home under threat... Family and friends in mortal danger... Will Richard be able to save everyone? Can Richard survive being plunged into the cut-throat world of medieval campaigning, complete with sieges, pitched battles and more. Book Two in The Legend of Richard Keynes series follows Richard as he struggles to assert authority over his new land, as well as his new wife. He will have to battle against bad omens, prejudice and the consequences of his actions.

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by the fearsome General Kerbogha, is fast approaching. Provisions are desperately needed, but the surrounding countryside is near barren and the storerooms of Antioch much depleted. The Crusaders will not hold out for long without falling prey to starvation.

There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae. During times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. But there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts, and grim determination.

Getting out of the military isn’t easy…Especially for Jack Carter, a well-trained and idealistic Recon Marine. Despite his diverse training, his skills were never put to use in the service of the greater good. Upon leaving the Marine Corps, he, like many veterans in reality, found himself adrift in the civilian world. Jack's charismatic and humorous friend, Carlos Ortega, steps in to help him by suggesting a career as a Private Security Contractor. During his training, Jack forms a bond with the stoic and exceptionally professional Javier “Sal” Salvatore.

In Aṣíṣẹhìndé, the protagonist, Ajomale, a wounded war warrior beset by physical and emotional scars, returns to Terioko, craving the solace of family. His world shatters upon discovering the infidelity of his wife, Sebiotimo, with the village chief, Kasali. Sebiotimo’s fraudulent death and subsequent elopement with Kasali to Mammoth Village, a land of fearsome, hirsute giants, sews a seed of deceit destined to bloom into chaos. The primary conflict: Ajomale’s pursuit of truth and redemption, overshadowing his quest for vengeance.

Hawk wasn't looking for a war. But after he left behind the war in Afghanistan, a new war found him. His naïveté about the purpose for the war in Afghanistan was gone. Witnessing the death of someone he was close to was the final blow that shattered his spirit. Hawk declined reenlistment and went home brokenhearted only to find another war beginning. Would he always be just a cog in a combat machine? Would Hawk become a warrior again?