Speaking of Writers

In STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, Frankie Elkin is suddenly contacted by Kaylee Pierson, “the Beautiful Butcher,” a notorious serial killer who viciously murdered eighteen men. Pierson – on death row in Texas with only 21 days left to live – has received a tip on the whereabouts of her beloved younger sister Leilani, who was kidnapped more than a decade earlier and may be in the clutches of Pierson’s wealthy ex-boyfriend. Fearing for her sister’s life, Pierson desperately needs Frankie’s help. Despite her reservations, Frankie is compelled to search for a missing person who might still be alive -- before her only sister meets her death. Welcome to Pomaikai. Nothing here is as simple as it first appears. With no time to lose, Frankie finds herself traveling undercover to an ecolodge development project on an isolated island south of Hawaii that boasts gorgeous ocean views, deserted beaches, and incomparable endemic wildlife but has no cell signal, no reliable internet, unpredictable extreme weather, and where emergency help is at least three days away. On arrival, Frankie encounters eleven fellow contract workers and gets the immediate sense that most of them are lying to her. But why? And how much will it cost her to discover the truth? Off the grid and entirely on her own, Frankie must quickly sort out friend and foe. But Frankie’s superpower is her adaptability, and she is soon following increasingly dangerous leads as she edges closer to the truth. Heart-pounding, twisty, and atmospheric, STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE shows that even paradise can come with its own dangerous edge. Lisa Gardner is a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist with over 30 million copies of her books in print worldwide and published in over 30 languages. A self-described research junkie, Lisa has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels. Her novel, The Neighbor, won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers, and she has also been honored for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children. An avid hiker, gardener and cribbage player, Lisa lives with her family in New England. STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE is her 28th book. For more information about Lisa, please visit her website  www.lisagardner.com or follow her on facebook.com/LisaGardnerBks, Instagram @LisaGardnerBks or X @LisaGardnerBks For more info on the book click HERE

When a young girl suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight, she must decide what she will do. Will she leave her peaceful village? Will she give up the life she knows for one that she wants even more, even if it means leaving her family and friends? Tyr'Ynyn has become the newest healer and must set out to train for her new life. She's leaving behind her best friends and her family to embark on a new career that found her by coincidence. Along the way, she picks up friends in the most unlikely of places and meets her new mentor, a young wyvern, who is also setting out on his first mission to train his first apprentice. Together they learn from each other, and their bond grows strong, but will it be enough to defeat the one who seeks to destroy them? For more info on this book click HERE

Percival Drake is the prince of Edelheim and the heir to the throne, and with his father’s ever-worsening illness, it seems he’ll take that throne soon. Until, for the first time in 150 years, Edelheim is invited to attend a council of nobles in the neighboring kingdom of Aethel. And then, disaster strikes, the Temple of Last Rest where the council is being held is destroyed, and Percival is caught in the middle of it all. Now disowned by his family, armed with a blade cursed by ancient magic, and on the run, he must navigate an unfamiliar world while coming to terms with his sins, his identity, and the dark legacy of House Drake. Elias Karo is a 19 year old writer from Bozeman, Montana. He has been writing since 2013, and in his free time enjoys playing fantasy RPG video games and TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons 5e and Call of Cthulluh 7e. Blood and Stone is his first published novel. For more info on the book click HERE

For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades. A local woman has vanished, and the last time anyone saw her, she was in the backseat of a police car driven by a man impersonating an officer. Marshall Miller’s internship puts him at the center of the action, a position he relishes until a terrifying moment that turns public praise for his sharp observations and uncanny memory into accusations of lying and imperiling the case. His detective mentor withdraws, friends and family worry and whisper, and Marshall alone understands that the darkness visiting his town this summer goes far beyond a single crime. Now his task is to explain it—and himself. Lost Man's Lane is a coming-of-age tale of terror that proves why its author has been hailed as “a master” by Stephen King and one who consistently offers “eerie, gripping storytelling” by Dean Koontz. Scott Carson is the pen name of Michael Koryta, a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages, adapted into major motion pictures, and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. A former private investigator and reporter, his writing has been praised by Stephen King, Michael Connelly, and Dean Koontz, among many others. Raised in Bloomington, Indiana, he now lives in Indiana and Maine. For more info on the book click HERE

Shortly after a corrupt attorney pays a visit to an inmate serving a life sentence in a federal supermax prison, people from the inmate’s past start to die. Bryce Chandler, a retired FBI agent eking out a living as a private investigator in the Florida Keys, ties the string of killings to a shadowy murder-for-hire organization operating on the dark web. As Bryce digs into the murders, he discovers the final name on the hit list is his own.Meanwhile, a simple divorce case turns out to be much more than meets the eye, as Bryce’s investigation of the defendant leads him down a path of international drug smuggling, money laundering, and violent henchmen bent on keeping him silent. The two storylines run parallel to one another until they eventually converge in a final bloody outcome. About the author Steve Lazarus is a first-time author, retired FBI Special Agent, and United States Air Force veteran. He served twenty-two years in the FBI, spending the first half of his career investigating drug trafficking organizations and violent street gangs. Later, he became a full-time bomb technician, an assignment which led him to Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan as part of the Global War on Terror. After retiring from the Bureau, he spent several years as a national security contractor in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Steve lives on the South Carolina coast with his wife Susan and their amazing wonder dog, Aspen. Steve’s debut novel was inspired by one of his real-life cases. After arresting a subject who threatened to unleash a bioterror attack on the Atlanta subway system, Steve and his partner found themselves of the receiving end of a death threat from the soon-to-be convicted felon. And though that subject would spend the next 25 years in prison, Steve couldn’t help but wonder….what if he could make good on his threat, even from behind bars? The most logical solution would be if he hired a hit man, and….voila!!!! A novel was born. Written over the course of a year in Abu Dhabi, the Florida Keys, and Texas hill country, “Call Me Sonny” was a labor of love incorporating the personalities, anecdotes, and experiences of Steve’s multi-faceted FBI career, and if things work out as planned, it will be the first in a series of Bryce Chandler crime thrillers. For more info on this book click HERE

This story is about Log and Stick. They’re two characters, called Log and Stick, and they live in San Jose, CA. Log is a wood log and Stick is a wood stick. They have been together since their childhood, with an enemy called Evil Leaf. Leaf’s name was originally “Good Leaf”, but people around him called him “Evil Leaf” because of the acts he would do. Then, years later, all three of them had graduated from college. Then Evil Leaf started to cook up a plan… to steal Dubai’s Ruby! Not so soon later, Log and Stick found out about this, and started to go after him. First in San Jose, then in Dubai. Ritvik Gautam was born on May 13, 2012 in New Delhi, India. When Ritvik was 7 in California, he was surrounded by technology. He used to draw lots of stuff, like cars. Then one day he was drawing and then he said to himself, “Why don’t I make a book with my drawings?” Then he was researching which types of books contained ONLY drawings. That’s when he came across comics. He fell in love with them immediately. Then he made a small book “Cat Man 2”, but it wasn’t successful. He didn’t cry over spilled milk though, he wrote and published another book called “Log and Stick” when he was 8 years old, inspired by the comic book franchise “Dog Man”. Then he made a small book called “The Missing Key”. Since Log and Stick was only half of the actual first story, he’s working on the second part right now called “Log and Stick: Part 2”. For more info on the book click HERE

About The New Couple in 5B Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there’s more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.   With echoes of “Rosemary’s Baby” and Hitchcock’s “Rear Window,” THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B is a chilling warning that even the place you think of as home may be built on dark secrets and lies   About Lisa Unger LISA UNGER is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of twenty novels, including Confessions on the 7:45 and Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. An award-winning and acclaimed writer with millions of readers worldwide, Lisa is widely regarded as a master of suspense. Her books are published in thirty-three languages and have been voted "Best of the Year" or top picks by the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, Amazon, IndieBound and many others. In 2019, her novel Under My Skin and her short story "The Sleep Tight Motel" were both nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award. Her nonfiction work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR and Travel + Leisure. Lisa lives on the west coast of Florida with her family. For more info on the book click HERE

I wrote this book to help other pretty and beautiful women to wake to being lied to, abused, and manipulated by men to get them to marry them. Your life is your journey; no one else's and you should pay attention to your inner feelings. You do not have to live up to other's expectations or approval. You are you and there is not another one like you. Make your special place and make it the way you want it to be. When you hear criticism, do you think that it is true, or that you are doing something different from others' ideas?Coming from a very dysfunctional family, I did not have guidance and no one teaching me the right kind of life--the life I wanted. When I did start to get on my own and find my way off at college, my domineering mother had me come home and change colleges. I was too young and immature to realize why I was doing this. It was not for me, it was for her. That was the beginning of being manipulated and lied to into getting married way too young (nineteen) and to the wrong man. One mistake seems to cause you to make another to try and right a wrong.There comes a time to slow down and take stock of you and your life and where you are going. Be honest about your family, friends, and what you are living for. Is it what you want, or what they want from you? Are you making them happy, or yourself happy? When you are not pleasing a lot of self-centered, selfish friends and family, they make you feel bad, insufficient, and unworthy of their attention. Think if you really need their attention. Be very particular who you let in your life--your life and future depend on it.I was always excellent and smart at whatever I did, except to take care of myself and live my life to my satisfaction, not to the satisfaction of others. Had I zeroed in on my wants, likes, talents, and future, my life would have been different. As it was, I have lived a full and exciting life, but full of disappointments toward me and my children, or what could have been if I had sailed the right course. I wrote this to steer anyone and everyone who will read this and take a sober look at their life and where they are going with it. For more info on this book click HERE

Theo a 12 year old boy born to the greatest military mind in French history Matheo LA Laurent was traumatized by the death of his father during an investigation in Spain he contemplated suicide before being stopped by his adopted older brother Jules later he found a book in his father's belongings that contained his contingency plans if all went wrong after reading it he found out he had an uncle who knew everything his father knew so he traveled to find his uncle so he could get revenge for his father. Yami(Yamikani Kafungu), a 14-year-old kid from Kitwe, Zambia living in the United States for years now I like writing, anime, history, F1 and European football and one of the reasons I wrote this book is because I was bored out of my mind. For more info on the book click HERE

Hathor Du Bell has always fought to break free from the shadow left by her revered older sister, Aphrodite. It has been two years since Hathor’s debut, and while Aphrodite has married a duke and become a duchess, Hathor has been left with the ton’s most mediocre, boring suitors. With the London season coming to a close, Hathor’s anxieties reach a peak. Will she be the only Du Bell unable to find her perfect match? J. J. McAvoy has written numerous independently published novels that have been translated into six languages and are bestsellers in Turkey, Israel, and France. Her historical romance series featuring the Du Bells includes Aphrodite and the Duke, Verity and the Forbidden Suitor, and Hathor and the Prince. McAvoy is active and delightful on social media. For more info on the book click HERE

YESTERDAY we could go to our classrooms in school and our parents went to work every day. TODAY some of our parents stay home from work and we are home schooled." Once again, meet Daisy the cat and her three canine friends, H-Dee, Smokie, and Rocky, as together they face a worldwide pandemic. The story tackles the Covid-19 pandemic and how everyone's life changed in just one year. Daisy and Friends What Happened to Yesterday: A Covid-19 Story begins with the definition of the words pandemic and essential workers. The story then explains the changes in our daily lives before and during the pandemic. "Pandemic: When many people in a country or even all over the world have the same illness." "Covid-19: A flu-like illness that passes from one person to another person when they have this illness by sneezing and coughing without covering their nose and mouth. Another way people contract Covid-19 is touching something that the affected person has touched. Some people do not know that they are sick with the Covid-19 until a few days after when they show symptoms of the illness. This is the reason why everyone needs to wear their masks in public, sanitize and wash their hands frequently, and stay six feet away from people they do not live with." Inspiration for the author's books comes from her working over 20 years as a pre-school teacher observing children at work and play. About the author Barbara J Meredith retired from Kids Express Learning Center & Daycare, LLC in 2013. She was co-owner, director, and head teacher for 14 years. The animals in the Daisy and Friends Books are my pets. The inspiration for the books came from over 20 years as a pre-school teacher observing children's behaviors. The following are the book titles of Daisy and Friends Books series: Daisy and Friends How To Stay Healthy Daisy and Friends Rocky's New Friend Daisy and Friends Outside Our Window Daisy and Friends Waiting for the School Bus Daisy and Friends What Happen to Yesterday A Covid 19 Story For more info on the book click HERE

#1 New York Times award-winning author C.J. Box (an expert on all things Wyoming and the West) and his next Joe Pickett novel (#24 in the series).  In this latest, the Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human.  The topic of grizzly bears is always a curiosity to people traveling to Wyoming and the surrounding areas and in the past, but it hasn’t been a real threat to people in the area.  However, the population of grizzly bears in the Mountain West has skyrocketed in the Mountain West well beyond their traditional stomping grounds.  Every year, there has been an increasing number of fatal and near-fatal encounters with humans.  Although some attacks can be attributed to provocation, several recent incidents have been random and terrifying.      In THREE-INCH TEETH, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage—killing civilians including the potential fiancée of Joe’s daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison. He wants revenge on the people who sent him away including Joe himself. After seeing news reports of grizzly attacks in Twelve Sleep County, Cates has an idea:  He can take out his enemies in such a way that no one will suspect him. As Joe is asked to join the state Predator Attack Team to try to find and destroy the bear the bear can’t be trapped or found. As the attacks continue and escalate, will Joe be able to figure out which ones are real and which ones are staged before he’s the target?   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: C. J. Box is the author of twenty-four Joe Pickett novels, eight stand-alone novels, and a story collection. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and two Spur Awards. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He has been executive producer on shows based on his books, including ABC TV’s Big Sky and Joe Pickett on Paramount+. For more info on the book click HERE

The work of acclaimed and award-winning author Nick Petrie continues to gain esteem. In his 2016 debut, The Drifter, Petrie introduced Peter Ash, a war veteran struggling with PTSD who finds himself in dangerous situations and facing challenges that only a man with his unique skill set can solve. In THE PRICE YOU PAY Peter Ash, a war veteran struggling with PTSD is placed in his most personal predicament yet. He must follow his friend Lewis into a criminal underworld when secrets from the past threaten everything they hold dear.   Peter Ash’s friend Lewis has helped him out of jam more times than he can count and has saved his life more than once. So, he doesn’t hesitate when Lewis asks a favor. Lewis has left his criminal past behind, but a troubling message from a former associate spurs him back into action. He and Peter make a trip to check in, but their visit immediately takes a dark turn when they arrive to find a smoldering cabin and realize that someone has stolen notebooks full of incriminating details of Lewis’s long-ago crimes…Lewis and Peter set off find the notebooks with the help of Peter’s girlfriend June Cassidy but find themselves up against professional criminals in Chicago. The two men may have to tap into the dark sides that they have worked to keep hidden in order to save themselves and their families.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nick Petrie is the author of seven novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently The Runaway. His debut, The Drifter, won both the ITW Thriller award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Edgar and the Hammett Awards. A husband and father, he lives in the Milwaukee area. For more info on the book click HERE

Sherri L. Smith, author of the critically acclaimed story Flygirl, and Elizabeth Wein, author of the award-winning book Code Name Verity, join forces in AMERICAN WINGS (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) to shed light on an important and lesser-known chapter in Black aviation history and Black contributions to aviation during the Golden Age of Flight.   In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where some previous Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?   AMERICAN WINGS follows a group of determined Black Americans:  Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago’s South Side. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible.   Complete with black-and-white photographs throughout, AMERICAN WINGS brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky. ABOUT THE ELIZABETH WEIN: Elizabeth Wein (LEFT) is a recreational pilot and the owner of about a thousand maps. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Code Name Verity, as well as the novels Rose Under Fire; Black Dove, White Raven; The Pearl Thief; and The Enigma Game; as well as the nonfiction book A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II. Visit her online at elizabethwein.com.   ABOUT THE SHERRI L SMITH: Sherri L. Smith (RIGHT) is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and Pasadena, as well as the middle-grade novel The Toymaker’s Apprentice. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com For more info on the book click HERE

This book is designed to help readers feel connected to a deeper source of light, knowledge, and peace. It gives readers a chance to feel, think, and ponder the trials of everyday life and it gives guidance on how to manage them a little better without feeling hopeless or alone. Kimberleigh was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She participated in the EBR Magnet program throughout her academic career. Lee High School is where she found my passion for poetry and the Army National Guard. In her college years she chose to attend Louisiana State University. There she majored in Sociology with a minor in Spanish. Prior to being accepted into LSU and post to her army training; She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guayaquil, Ecuador. On her mission is where she gained cultural enthusiasm and the desire to be more culturally diverse. Her journey has taken her many places. Ultimately, it shaped her into the well-rounded woman that she is today— and for that she is thankful. For more info on the book click HERE

Sprinkle is a poem of poems, just like how a sprinkle is full of unique sprinkles. Here are new discoveries about what is Existence and Spirit and Awareness, preciously and slowly made understandable without resorting to belief or guessing. This does not make religion and science obsolete because they have unique purposes and provide many cool tools. Sprinkle helps clarify how and why their tools and toys work. Philosophers and others have long postulated that our real practical underlying truths are utterly simple. Oh yes! We are always close to knowing these new discoveries but strange as it seems have been unable to look directly and fully. Sprinkle warmly and playfully presents this knowledge full, direct and making sense while on a tour of our serious and goofy world. We are certainly responsible for ourselves but we don’t have to feel bad about our ignorance. We can learn and become happier. How did I come to Know? At four, I stopped asking others ‘why’ because their answers seemed meant to shut me up moreso than to lovingly educate. Instead, seeking any truths, I asked myself something silly and intuitive, ‘Why why?’ Immediately and shockingly I transcended. I did not have an answer but it felt promising. Pleasant enough was being in freeflow Know, my first meditation ecstasy! Then at 22, while studying Native American philosophy, I just had to go on a journey. Just had to! But I could not leave and I had stopped doing drugs years earlier. So I did it unsufferingly from my easy chair, closed my eyes, and meditated on what could be my spirit guide. I asked and let it go and went into freeflow Know and soon met White Otter. According to the books, this translated as playful wisdom. I laughed because I had no clue what it meant. But I found out in a lifetime of intense study and play in all philosophies and sciences and lots of looking. Fifty years later, I have wonderful playful wisdom to share with you. You do not need a background in philosophy or anything else, just honest willingness to look. This is just like your original adventure of coming to Know as a fresh Love One. I have made it easy and exciting to experience, and oh so fun! For more info on the book click HERE

From military heroism to infamy, Benedict Arnold’s name is one that has become synonymous with treasonous behavior since the beginnings of America. GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man by Jack Kelly (St. Martin’s Press) is an exploration of the triumphs, flaws, and motivations of a figure who left an indelible mark on American history. In the book, Kelly does not exonerate Benedict Arnold for treason, but he demonstrates how Arnold was essential to victory before becoming a traitor. He offers a reevaluation of Arnold’s career, shows his string of heroic achievements, and also speculates on what may have prompted Arnold’s betrayal. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: JACK KELLY is an award-winning author and historian. His books include Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence, which received the DAR History Medal. He is also the author of Valcour, The Edge of Anarchy, Heaven’s Ditch, and Gunpowder. He has published five novels, and is a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow in Nonfiction Literature. Kelly has appeared on TheHistory Channel, National Public Radio, and C-Span. He lives in New York's Hudson Valley. www.jackkellybooks.com For more info on the book click HERE

"YESTERDAY we could go to our classrooms in school and our parents went to work every day. TODAY some of our parents stay home from work and we are home schooled." Once again, meet Daisy the cat and her three canine friends, H-Dee, Smokie, and Rocky, as together they face a worldwide pandemic. The story tackles the Covid-19 pandemic and how everyone's life changed in just one year. Daisy and Friends What Happened to Yesterday: A Covid-19 Story begins with the definition of the words pandemic and essential workers. The story then explains the changes in our daily lives before and during the pandemic. "Pandemic: When many people in a country or even all over the world have the same illness." "Covid-19: A flu-like illness that passes from one person to another person when they have this illness by sneezing and coughing without covering their nose and mouth. Another way people contract Covid-19 is touching something that the affected person has touched. Some people do not know that they are sick with the Covid-19 until a few days after when they show symptoms of the illness. This is the reason why everyone needs to wear their masks in public, sanitize and wash their hands frequently, and stay six feet away from people they do not live with." Inspiration for the author's books comes from her working over 20 years as a pre-school teacher observing children at work and play. About the author Barbara J Meredith retired from Kids Express Learning Center & Daycare, LLC in 2013. She was co-owner, director, and head teacher for 14 years. The animals in the Daisy and Friends Books are my pets. The inspiration for the books came from over 20 years as a pre-school teacher observing children's behaviors. The following are the book titles of Daisy and Friends Books series: Daisy and Friends How To Stay Healthy Daisy and Friends Rocky's New Friend Daisy and Friends Outside Our Window Daisy and Friends Waiting for the School Bus Daisy and Friends What Happen to Yesterday A Covid 19 Story For more info on the book click HERE

New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head with Putin’s henchmen. To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue Ukranian band of partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian national guard to root them out. It’s a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO—by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden, the U.S. sends Pike Logan to identify Victor’s target—only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin’s agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission, believing it just, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. For Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man’s Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia’s missiles in the event of his death. Author Bio Brad Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), is a twenty-one-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, includ­ing eight years with Delta Force. Taylor retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Oper­ation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has written seventeen New York Times bestsellers and is a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. For more info on the book click HERE

Award-winning author Jessie Kanzer's UNLOCKING YOUR INNER ZELENSKY: Lessons We Can All Learn from an Unexpected Leader , draws on Volodymyr Zelensky's words and actions to show how to improve how we lead, and how we live.   Early praise and more info are below, and a list of possible interview/discussion questions is attached. Jessie Kanzer, a half-Ukrainian child of the USSR who had a small part in Zelensky’s first major film, sees Zelensky as "a spiritual leader for our times."  As a native Russian speaker (like Zelensky himself), she picks up on the deep philosophical ramifications behind his words. Rich and yet easy-to-read, the life lessons in UNLOCKING YOUR INNER ZELENSKY are accessible and wise, and are more about starting where you are than about war. Each chapter begins with a key piece of wisdom drawn from Zelensky's words, along with advice for implementing it in our own life. Readers will see how Zelensky handled his much-criticized background as a comedian when he came into elective office.  Topics include: Speak Truth to Everything Unstick Yourself Decide with Courage Use Your Energy Wisely Tips include spreading graciousness, and acknowledging that it's not "all about you" to erase differences in backgrounds. Kanzer is a self-described "spiritual nerd" who followed Zelensky long before he stood before a blue and yellow backdrop on the national stage. She writes, "What is so incredible about our man Volodymyr is that his belief in himself stems not from seeing himself as special, but from seeing himself as ordinary and from knowing there is great power in this ordinariness."   About the Author JESSIE ASYA KANZER is the award-winning author of Don’t Just Sit There, DO NOTHING and Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky. She was born in the Soviet Union and left at age eight. A former reporter and actress, she once found herself on the set of a Zelensky film and has been following his story ever since. Kanzer’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, and many other publications. She's been interviewed on podcasts and TV programs across the country. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and two cats in Dobbs Ferry, NY. For more on the book click HERE