Island Inferno, by Chuck Holton

TASK FORCE VALOR
EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL:
THE BOMB SQUAD

As the global war on terror heats up, the U.S. deploys a team of highly trained special operators overseas to locate and neutralize threats, bringing EOD expertise to dangerous missions that have no room for error.

A DEADLY EXPLOSION
A new specialty explosive is on the black market: ITEB looks like water, but when it's exposed to air, the effects are lethal! The United States government is frantic to keep it from our shores. Staff Sergeant Euripides "Rip" Rubio knows how destructive ITEB can be. He has already risked his life to thwart a horrific terrorist plot involving the chemical. Now Task Force Valor heads to Panama, on the trail of an arms dealer who plans to use ITEB to make a killing...literally.

AN ADVENTURE ABROAD
Fernanda Lerida is a University of Florida grad student who jumps at the chance to join a biological expedition to a mysterious former prison island. But the snakes, bugs, and crocodiles are soon the least of her worries as the group stumbles upon something they were not meant to see. To Make matters worse, Fernanda soon finds herself alone and being pursued by an unseen foe.

A RISKY RESCUE
When Rip's path collides with Fernanda's, they find themselves caught in the midst of a brutal turf war. Can they use the chaos to their advantage, or will one false step set the entire island ablaze?

"Island Inferno is a boy-meets-girl story. But in Chuck Holton's world, boy meets girl in the middle of a jungle at 25mph. hanging under a parachute with an assault rifle strapped across his chest. You'd better plan on reading this in one sitting. And once you're done, you'd better give yourself time for your pulse to calm down."
----TOM MORRISEY, Author of Deep Blue, and Dark Fathom

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Chuck served four years in the Elite 75th Ranger Regiment–the same unit profiled in the movie “Black Hawk Down.” Chuck saw combat in Panama in 1989. After leaving active duty, Chuck flew helicopters in the Wisconsin National Guard while attending the University of Wisconsin.

In 2004, after ten years as a stockbroker, Chuck left that profession to pursue full-time writing. At the same time, he began working as the "Adventure Correspondent" for CBN.

He is the author of five books, including A More Elite Soldier, Bulletproof, and
Allah's Fire, the first of three books in the Task Force Valor series.

Today, Chuck, Connie, and their five children live on a farm in Appalachia, where Chuck now pursues his varied interests of farming, writing, adventure travel and public speaking, among other things.

Island Inferno

The Reliance

A YOUNG BRIDE separated from her husband just as a child has been conceived...

A GRIEVING HUSBAND tempted to take his anger out through the vices of his past...

A MARRIAGE AND A SHIP threatenend to be split apart by villainous Caribbean pirates...

In THE RELIANCE, Edmund Merrick tormented by the apparent demise of his pregnant wife Charlisse, sails away to drown his sorrows. He turns his back on God and reverts to a life of villainy, joining forces with the demented French pirate Collier. When his mind clears from its rum-induced haze, will Edmund find the will to escape?

Seemingly abandoned by her new husband, Charlisse battles her own insecurities as she is thrown into the clutches of the vengeful pirate Kent, who holds her and Lady Isabel captive.

Will she be swept away by the undertow of treachery and despair? Can Edmund and Charlisse battle the tempests that threaten to tear them apart and steer their way to the faith-filled haven they so desperately seek? Or will they ultimately lose their love and lives to the whirlpool of treachery and deceit?
The Reliance





ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

M. L. (MARYLU) TYNDALL grew up on the beaches of South Florida loving the sea and the warm tropics. But despite the beauty around her, she always felt an ache in her soul--a longing for something more.

After college, she married and moved to California where she had two children and settled into a job at a local computer company. Although she had done everything the world expected, she was still miserable. She hated her job and her marriage was falling apart.

Still searching for purpose, adventure and true love, she spent her late twenties and early thirties doing all the things the world told her would make her happy, and after years, her children suffered, her second marriage suffered, and she was still miserable.

One day, she picked up her old Bible, dusted it off, and began to read. Somewhere in the middle, God opened her hardened heart to see that He was real, that He still loved her, and that He had a purpose for her life, if she's only give her heart to Him completely.

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Sue Dent's Never Ceese is unstoppable

Fellow Southern author Sue Dent's first book Never Ceese is a story about a werewolf named Cecelia and a vampire named Richard. So far, so good. These are your typical, classical horror characters who live for the night and are prone to feast on the flesh of others. People you can rely on. And she doesn't deviate from the myth and lore that surround them. Much.

The story begins as the vampire Richard encounters an unwanted guest in his English manor. A nosy neighbor is suspicious that Richard is the cause behind the mysterious disappearance of his goats and nearly catches him in the act, if it weren't for the visiting werewolves in the area. Enter Ceese, the young werewolf maiden who's arrived via invitation by Richard's aging companion, Penelope.

The two immediately do not get along and would, but for their adoration of Penelope, have torn each other to shreds. But, there is more at work here than the mere gathering of mythical immortals. Penelope is dying and she has one last request for her dearest friends: love one another.

This is the overall theme throughout Dent's interesting tale of "two who were wronged", who eventually--painfully--learn to work together to solve another mystery and defeat another monster unknown to them all, an evil geneticist who seeks the answer to immortal life through researching--and hunting--mythical creatures like vampires and werewolves. He will stop at nothing to succeed.

Dent's characters do differ from the stock one's we're all accustomed to in a very important way. They are not mindless, brutal killers. Bloodthirsty, yes, but they are constantly resisting the urge to kill, and, thus, curse another human. Feeding on rodents, goats, virtually any warm-blooded animal helps to satiate the never ending thirst for blood, but how long will they be able to resist that most delicious morsel man? There is a chance that their curses can actually be lifted if they can find the strength within to resist their selfish natures and act selflessly toward another. Will they succeed? That same basic choice lies before us all every day...

Sue Dent hails from Mississippi and her Southern knack for good story tellin' shines through brightly. The story is geared more for a teen audience, but I found it a fun read. The pace was exciting as the relationship between these two creatures began to develop from sheer hatred to tolerance to true devotion and finally...love? Well, you'll have to judge for yourself, as there is more to Ceese and Richard than you may think. The action is almost cinematic and the dialog very engaging. I felt I knew the characters as the story progressed and I believe teens everywhere will identify with them as well. I found myself racing ahead in my mind as I tried to piece the mystery of their strange connection together as well as eager to see how they would work their way out of a hopeless situation.

But the best aspect of Never Ceese is the message of hope. If two cursed humans can find a solution that removes their torment, then perhaps that same hope is available to us? Perhaps there is a way out of the self-indulgent, self-centered existence we all find ourselves cursed by. Never Ceese will certainly entertain you as well as challenge you and I believe it will make a welcomed addition to any reader's bookshelf.

Check out Sue Dent's website:
http://www.neverceese.com/