Teenager Dilya Stevenson's life at the White House is like no one else's. As the First Family's nanny and dog walker, her duties are sometimes light and always enjoyable. Which leaves her plenty of time­ to keep her eyes and ears open behind the scenes. Facing danger as a child, and even death has taught her to be a loner—too much so her elders fear. Retired spy Miss Watson takes pride in trusting no one. But she keeps a weather eye on Dilya from her secret library in the White House's deepest basement. Both she and Major Emily Beale, an old friend, wish to save the girl from following in either of their footprints. Little knowing that all their lives will be impacted, they set Dilya's Christmas Challenge. Don't miss the companion story: Emily's Christmas Gift, a Henderson's Ranch story.

Delta Force Captain "Killer Kristine" knows how to carry the load, right down to her very bones. Yanking some scientist out of a Venezuela prison is just another burden to bear.But the man she rescues is no average nerd. His hard questions force her to face how long she's been carrying that load. And just what's possible if she could ever set it down.

12 Tales of HonorIt comes in many forms: military, political, among thieves, between friends, and so much more.Come read an amazing collection of thriller and action-adventure stories by the best and a few of the newest voices. Travel from Ancient Israel to the near future, from the American Revolution to the world of hackers, and face death and danger at every turn.Hang onto your seat and take the plunge!

12 Tales not led by WWMs.Thrillers may be the last great bastion of the Western White Male. From Doc Savage to James Bond. From Dirk Pitt to Alex Cross to Jack Reacher.Now is the time to venture into the rest of the world. Who rides to the rescue? Vietnamese magicians, female undercover operatives, Chinese assassins, and women like you never imagined.Western White Males? Who needs them!

-a Future Night Stalkers romance story- "An introspective account of the narrator's meditations on love and war (like) Theodore Sturgeon's story The Man Who Lost the Sea." – Tangent Review Magazine Shot down in war on Luna. Crashed in the depths of Cauchy crater where no rescue will ever come. A warrior faces the one, final truth—a truth that the Army psych trainers got all wrong.

After the Night Stalkers #3, What Until Dawn... Night Stalker mechanic Connie Davis can fix anything—anything mechanical. On the brink of her wedding day, she wishes that family and relationships could work as logically as engines. Big John Wallace knows family like he knows his heart—which totally belongs to Connie. So why is he the one scared spitless when facing the altar for Connie's Wedding?

An AC-130J "Ghostrider"—the latest variant of America's most lethal aerial gunship—goes down hard in the Colorado Rockies. Except the data doesn't match the airframe. Air-crash savant, and high-functioning autistic, Miranda Chase leads her NTSB team in to investigate. But what they uncover reveals a far greater threat—sabotage. If she can't solve the crash in time, a new type of war will erupt. One far too close to home which threatens to shatter her team.

-a Henderson's Ranch Big Sky story- Petty Officer Jodie Jaffe brought her war dog home after they were both blown up on a SEAL patrol. But her dreams of a normal life are shattered by her dog's PTSD nightmares. SEAL Team 6 dog-handler Stan Corman left his war dog's ashes and a part of himself overseas. For three years he's been training new dogs under Montana's Big Sky. Knowing he'll never be whole again, he hopes his dogs can save lives even if he no longer can. But when Jodie brings her damaged dog to the ranch, Stan faces far more than he counted on...or knows how to handle.

US Coast Guard Rescue Pilot Sly Beaumont lives to fly. Saving lives off the treacherous Columbia River Bar rates as a really cool bonus. As are the fine ladies who flock to the uniform. Petty Officer Hailey Franklin may be new to the USCG cutter Steadfast, but she's a second-generation Coastie and knows all the guy's lines. But when a storm-tossed Christmas rescue throws them together, neither one is ready for the lightning that strikes.

"Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more." – Publisher's Weekly "(Miranda Chase is) one of the most compelling, addicting, fascinating characters in any genre since the Monk television series." – Ernest Dempsey, Sean Wyatt adventures The best ground-attack support fighter jets ever built—the A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthogs"—are falling out of the sky. The Air Force brass repeatedly schemes to decommission this low-tech jet. They've been blocked by soldiers, pilots, and Congress...so far. The "Hog" lies at the crux of a high-tech struggle for power. An interagency skirmish that now rapidly descends into a battle fought on a global scale. Miranda Chase, air-crash savant for the National Transportation Safety Board, and her team dive in. The high-risk stakes mount in the battlespace—and a secret from their past could make them the next target. Miranda may become the spark that ignites a war.

Complete version of previously serialized stories. -a Shadow Force: Psi romance- Delta Force recon specialist Hannah Tucker needs out of the Colombian jungle and she needs out now. Night Stalker pilot Jesse Johnson aims to oblige...until his helicopter is shot down. He finds that more than a little inconvenient. Stalked by guerillas, crocodiles, and other jungle unfriendlies, they must learn to control skills they never knew they had — or even existed! Together they discover an unpredictable psychic ability to project sound and distract their enemies. Though the crocodiles remain unimpressed. Their introduction to a secret military force, whose unique psi talents lay hidden in the shadows, launches them into a whole new world they never imagined.

Miranda Chase—the heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. The US Army's brand-new S-97 Raider reconnaissance helicopter goes down during final acceptance testing — hard. Cause: a failure, or the latest in a series of cyberattacks by Turkey. Miranda Chase, an autistic air-crash genius, and her team of NTSB investigators tackle the challenge. They must find the flaw, save the Vice President, and stop the US being forced into the next war in the Middle East. And they have to do it now!

-a Henderson's Ranch Big Sky romance- This "Sweet Version" is the exact same story as the original, with no foul language and the bedroom door—even when there isn't one—tastefully closed. When Emily Beale and Mark Henderson retire to the family ranch in Montana, they enter a whole new world. Meeting all new people. Chef Nathan Gallagher's escape from New York City lands him in the most unlikely of places: Montana. With his past dumped and his future unknown, he seeks something new. If only he knew what. Julie Larson, former rodeo star and born-and-bred cattle rancher, loves the prairie and the horses. The cattle ranch work with her three brothers? Not so much. The local cowboys labeling her as a Grade-A Prime catch? Even less. When she rescues Nathan from a near-death experience, her future and her heart alter past all imagining. The only place a New York chef's future and a Montana cowgirl's heart...