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The Syrians have started to annihilate the Kurdish population of Al Rai. The town is under siege from a squadron of T-55 tanks, and the people are dying. They have no means of defending themselves, except for three obsolete Second World War tanks they purchased from a defunct museum. Special Operations: Grant’s Armor is a must-listen epic which tells the story of tough, violent men fighting against a vicious and determined enemy in the Middle East, a harsh, hostile environment and an enemy who is no less harsh or hostile.

A brilliant American scientist with knowledge of sophisticated weaponry goes missing and is presumed dead. That is, until she was discovered as a prisoner of a Taliban unit led by a former US soldier. The woman is hidden deep inside a region held in the ruthless grasp of the Taliban. Any attempt to send in a military unit sufficiently strong to free her would result in a bloody battle and her inevitable death.

The Las Cruces Bushwhacker is murdering innocent men in Las Cruces and Will Cannon rides the rails to Las Cruces, New Mexico to put an end to the Bushwhacker's criminal activities. He enlists the help of two friends, Scout and Shooter, but they also have to deal with a gang of Mexican bandits and the outlaws known as the Fisher Boys.

The next book in a brand new Western series from acclaimed author Malcolm Hotzman. Ride with Dalton Brisco as he brings law to the Old West—any way he can! Dalton Brisco was a man who lived by the law of the gun. When he rode into Copper Creek, Arizona, all he was interested in was a couple shots of good whiskey and a bed to sleep in. He had been in town for less than an hour before he killed his first man. Forced by the local sheriff to remain in town, Brisco started hearing rumbles about a conflict brewing between Marlow Mining and the Rocking R cattle ranch.

An exciting Western sequel from Malcolm Hotzman! This is action, adventure and Old West justice from one of the most acclaimed Western authors of today! Dalton Brisco once again finds himself involved in a situation that he wanted no part of. An outlaw band has taken a man’s wife and two children hostage and is holding them in a hideout known as Robber’s Roost. Convinced the outlaws will take the ransom money and not return the hostages and unable to find anyone else to take charge, Brisco decides to come up with a rescue plan.

Desperate Journeys by Russ Towne takes listeners on a thrill ride with five gripping stories of suspense where ordinary people face impossibly long odds, conquer fear, and find the strength to survive horrifying circumstances.

Step into the whimsical and wonderfully absurd world of Stephen Leacock, Canada’s beloved humorist. This carefully curated collection brings together 12 of his most delightful short stories from Frenzied Fiction (1918), Literary Lapses (1910), Nonsense Novels (1911), and Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy (1915). Whether skewering the pretentiousness of academia, playfully mocking social conventions, or embracing the sheer joy of nonsense, Leacock’s tales remain as fresh and comical today as when they first captivated listeners over a century ago.

In the heart of Shadow Gulch, Eli Stone, a blacksmith with a lawman's past, faces a crisis that strikes at the very foundation of what he believes. The discovery of silver has turned his once-peaceful home into a den of opportunists and decay. As Judge Harlan Beck's questionable justice system starts to show its true colors, Eli is drawn back into a life he thought he had left behind, compelled to defend the underdog against an ever-growing tide of injustice.

A renegade outfit of thieves, murderers, and deserters wiped out a unit of Coalition soldiers, and Grant’s fireteam just happened to be in the vicinity to take the blame. Under arrest for mass murder, they have no choice but to break out and look for the real killers to clear their names.

An old enemy, a Russian GRU colonel, is out for revenge against Army Ranger Lieutenant Jack Grant’s unit. The Rangers humiliated him when they successfully defended a Kurdish village from a Russian chemical attack. Now the Russian wants payback for his humiliation. He has the perfect weapon. A nerve agent which will deliver a slow and lingering death. Action is needed to destroy it, yet bureaucratic delays mean the Pentagon and CIA response is taking too long. For Grant, the only honorable course is to take action before it is too late.

When a war-weary veteran embarks deep into the pristine Alaskan frontier in search of solitude and healing, he discovers a profound spiritual awakening that holds the key to overcoming his trauma and finding his long-sought redemption. Sam McGee thought he left conflict behind. But when Russia sells Alaska to the American settlers in 1867, it opens up a fresh world of promise, adventure . . . and unspeakable danger.

Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the hunt for Osama bin Laden is as relentless as ever. Yet there are more objectives than the hunt for infamous mass murderer. The four-man Ranger fireteam led by Captain Robert Cash, with newly married Lieutenant Jack Grant his second-in-command, discover the enemy comes in many guises. On a search and destroy mission in the northern city of Mazari Sharif, a woman falsely alleges the Rangers have invaded the home of an innocent Afghan businessman, murdered him, and raped his wife.

"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" is considered to be the masterpiece of Stephen Leacock. Originally published in 1912, it is a set of tales occurring in the fictional hamlet of Mariposa, on the shores of Lake Wissanotti. Many of the characters in the stories are patterned on locals of Orillia, Ontario. The stories are gems of Canadian small town folklore. Leacock brings the quirks, eccentricities and flaws of these everyday people to life in the most humorous way. Every corner of Mariposa has a story to tell!

On a whim, Briggs Stevens invites a beautiful new acquaintance to travel with him to Iceland. A hiking accident quickly spirals into a lifesaving rescue for his friend and exposes a battalion of Russian soldiers involved in a covert operation to destroy the ozone layer above New England. One soldier agrees to help Briggs rescue his friend in exchange for asylum to America and in the process helps to ignite a love between Briggs and his friend that lasts beyond the waters of Iceland.

There are some events happening in Eastern New Mexico, and Will rides to the area known as Devil's mountain. Will and his brother Joe sell lots horses to the army and the Indian Reservations. Will has heard that there are herds of wild horses and some unbranded cattle along the Canadian river. There are also rumors that several people have disappeared from this area. People in the area say some devil-worshipers are killing people and burning the bodies and giving the ashes to Satan.

The Hell Riders is a group of young men from the Hell Roaring River Valley in Utah fighting a gang of outlaws who are trying to take over the valley. Will Cannon rides into town and is immediately drawn into the fight. Will meets a beautiful woman and helps the gold miners and the farmers and ranchers fight the Ingersol Gang.

Someone is murdering innocent people in Santa Fe and cutting an upside-down cross on the victims' foreheads. The town is in a panic as many people swear a devil worshipper is responsible for the murders. Davidson, the Great Detective from New York City, is in town and he is more of a problem than a help in solving the case. Will Cannon enlists the help of a young cowboy and together they try to track down Damon the Demon before he kills more innocent people.

Kostas Papadopoulos, a former USAF Major and now the CEO of a government contracting firm that provides counterterrorism support, is thrusted back into action after witnessing a coordinated terrorist attack on Virginia highways. Drawing on his military background, Kostas becomes integral to the investigation led by Army General Wade Morris. Kostas' expertise in counterterrorism and his history with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency make him a key asset the General Morris and the Joint Task Force investigating the incident.

Will Cannon is on the way to Springerville, Arizona to buy some stock when he catches some dirty Regulators lynching a young cowboy. Will manages to save the young cowboys life, but the Regulators think the cowboy is dead. Will devises a plan to make the young cowboy The Lazarus Man and have him attack the outlaws while Will gathers a group of ranchers and cowboys to fight the outlaws.

Will Cannon rides to Texarkana, Texas in search of the Blackman Gang. He immediately becomes involved in a blood feud between the Monroe clan from Texarkana and the Larson clan from Arkansas. Will meets a beautiful young hillbilly woman named Billy Joe Monroe. Billy Joe is determined to make Will her husband and even though Billy Joe is a handful she does help Will bring the outlaw gang to justice.