Books with author J. P. Martin

A QUEST – STAY ALIVE, KEEP FAMILY SAFE, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, KEEP MOVING WEST. Young but determined, the man of the family too soon, Jake Zane comes of age with the help of a massive mute escaped slave. It’s conquer the wilderness, protect your mother and sisters, or die trying.A grueling challenge…2,000 miles of rutted trail with little or no civilization, no water or far too much, wild animals, wicked weather, and savages both red and white. The good news: you have family and friends, and hundreds more making the trip. That is, until disease and accidents threaten everything. The Oregon Trail is the artery that brought lifeblood to the west, long before wagon or rail. It was the ultimate challenge for thousands who wanted land and opportunity. Two Thousand Grueling Miles is a true family adventure tale full of can’t put it down action!

In a lightless world, only darkness can drive out darkness.My name is Ethan Drake and I’m a police detective…and I got plenty darkness to give. So does my partner, who’s a demon, and frankly, a royal pain in my ass. But occult investigators are in short supply in the PD, so what are you going to do? Anyway, we just caught a bodysnatching case that has the stench of occult workings all over it. Seems someone wants to summon something bad into this world, something that threatens the very fate of humanity. I could care less about the fate of humanity myself, but hey, when it’s your job, you gotta do something, right?Only my job has been made harder by a demon who’s decided it wants me as a vessel, and will stop at nothing until it gets what it wants. Internal Affairs are also gunning for my badge over the murder of some guy who deserved it, and on top of that, I’m trying to solve the murders of my ex-wife and daughter. Oh, and don’t even get me started on the snarkiest Hellicorn in the known universe…You know that thing threatening all of humanity? I might just let it succeed…Harry Bosch meets John Constantine in this gripping urban fantasy noir thriller.Grab your copy of the first book in the ETHAN DRAKE SERIES today!

From the wilds of western Oregon on the banks of the Snake River, young Jake Zane is offered a job he can’t refuse.Locusts have cleaned out his fields, and it’s been survival from hunting and trapping. A decent wage and found, and the promise of a fat bonus…if he lives to collect it…He’s compelled to sign on as a wagon and mule train guard into unchartered territory, from Oregon to gold rush San Francisco. All that’s between him and a bonus that will carry Jake and his family through another year, are hundreds of savages, weather, a Sierra crossing, and wild animals on rugged trails.It’s get there with the cargo, or all is lost.

A Dead Witch. A Dark Elf. An Avenging Wizard.The name’s Corvin Chance, and though I was born with magical abilities, I’d rather be playing my guitar in one of my local bars than running around flashing my magic. Until someone murdered my mother that is.Now I’m slinging magic around the streets of the city as I try to find out who killed her. Iolas Tasar, a gangster elf, is my main suspect. But besides being powerful and sociopathic, he is also part of a murderous cabal that includes a bloodthirsty vampire prince. If I’m going to take him down, I’m going to need help. Luckily, I have my two best friends: Dalia, a sardonic Demi-Fae who could scare the bejeezus out of Lucifer himself, and Monty, a wise-cracking street magician and YouTube star with a gift for technomancy and conjuring.Together we will enter a dangerous supernatural underworld populated by dark elves, vampires, goblins and orcs to discover just who killed my mother and why.And did I mention the Fae Queen who has also blackmailed Dalia and I into helping her…on pain of death?Join me and my oddball motley crew as we attempt to solve a murder, exact justice and just maybe…escape with our lives.Being Human meets Iron Druid in this gripping urban fantasy action adventure series.Grab your copy of the first book in the GODS AND MONSTERS TRILOGY today!

When word finally reaches him that his sister and her family have died a horrid death at the hands of a cattle baron and his craven cowhands, Taggart McBain comes down off the mountain with bear traps, a double barrel coach gun, two LeMats, and a Winchester. He's on the hunt. When the task is done and blood soaks the Nemesis, NV desert, he receives a shock—his sister is still alive.Now, with posters on every trail in Idaho and Montana territories, and a killer’s price on his head, he’s on the prowl. What he finds is an equal shock, but not so much as to those who hunt him. When the hunter becomes the hunted, there’s pure hell to pay.

Uncle is a millionaire elephant who wears a purple dressing gown and lives in a labyrinth of skyscrapers connected by water chutes, lifts and railways, and littered with oil lakes, walls of sweets and towers of treacle. He and his followers amuse themselves by exploring his home and falling into adventures with its inhabitants, a collection of lunatics, dwarfs and ghosts. Uncle also frequently fights with the inhabitants of neighbouring Badfort, among them the repulsive Jellytussles (a quivering blob) and the cowardly Hitmouse.Includes: Uncle, and Uncle Cleans Up

Got a problem? Mike Reardon, the repairman, can fix it. Your son in debt to his dope dealer? Your captain steal your plane or boat? Someone put a hit on you? Mike Readon, as a Marine, was taught to search and destroy, now he's got to do what he knows! Acclaimed action adventure writer L. J. Martin brings you the ultimate kick ass fiction...don't pick this one up unless you've got time to read cover to cover.

Mike Reardon, the repairman is back! Got a problem? Mike Reardon, the repairman, can fix it. And Owens-McKittrick, whose V.P. is Mike's old CO from Iraq, has a problem. Dope dealers run rampant in America's hottest new oilfield, the Bakken, and it's costing the company almost a million a year in accidents, off time, and workmen's comp premiums. Mike Readon, as a Marine, was taught to search and destroy, now he's got to do what he knows! Acclaimed action adventure writer L. J. Martin brings you the ultimate kickass fiction...don't pick this one up unless you've got time to read cover to cover.

In a city where magic festers beneath the surface and monsters stalk the shadows, someone has to fight for the innocent....They call me wizard, fixer, finder, but mostly they call me Creed. Been hexed by a witch? Being stalked by a werewolf? Haunted by a crazy ghost? I’m the one you call to get my hands dirty, so you don’t have to.So when I got a call from a grieving parent to find their missing daughter, I was happy to help. But what started out as another garden variety missing persons case, has now turned into something much weirder and much more deadly. Now I find myself being hunted by a crazy serial killer bent on summoning eldritch abominations from beyond the stars. And as if that’s not enough, I also have to contend with a demon who wants my soul and the fact that I’ve been cursed on top of everything else. No big deal, right?If you like snarky heroes, lots of action, and a healthy dose of grit and gore, you’ll love the first installment in N.P. Martin’s series of urban fantasy/occult suspense novels. Explore the Wizard’s Creed universe and discover a taste of Blood Magic today.

African Empires presents a comprehensive and in depth analysis of the major empires of the African continent over thousands of years. This book penetrates into the various kingdoms and and rich cultures of Africa including East Africa, West Africa, North Africa, South Africa and Central Africa. African Empires brings to life a colorful cast of historical characters including African kings, queens, scholars, religious leaders, artists, warriors and merchants which helped to shape the direction of these great African civilizations. The epic landmark events of Africa are captured and explained in detail to provide a full understanding of this dynamic continent and it's contribution to world history.

Back in the fray, only this time it's as a private contractor. Mike Reardon and his buddies are hired to free a couple of American's held captive by a Taliban mullah, and, as usual, it's duck, dodge and kick ass when everyone in the country wants a piece of you. Don't miss this high action adventure by renowned author L. J. Martin. No. 6 in The Repairman series, each book stands alone.

Jonas Cable is living exactly the life he wants...in a cabin on a lake in Montana. But a letter from a daughter he wasn't allowed to see changes all that in a heartbeat. He has a grandson he didn't know about, and his daughter pleads with him to get the 14 year old boy out of the hood. Does he owe her anything? Can he put up with a bad kid from East L.A.? And why should he change his life for someone he doesn't know and has not heard from in 30 years? And the last thing he needs is to get crossways with the L. A. gangs.