Books with author Mary E. Dawson

MI6 created him. Now they want him dead.John Milton is an assassin for the British government, but he’s old and tired and wants to quit. Unfortunately, that’s impossible. Milton knows too much. The only way out of his job is in a box – there are no exceptions.Milton goes on the run and meets a young mother who needs his help. Her son has been tempted by a life with a glamorous gang and the charismatic criminal who leads it. Milton must get the boy out of trouble – before it’s too late. And when his old agency sends another agent after him, the odds against him are stacked even higher.If you like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, you won't be able to put down the compulsively addictive John Milton series.

The first three thrillers in the million-selling John Milton series: The Cleaner, Saint Death and The Driver."It’s impossible not to think of Lee Child’s super-selling Jack Reacher. " - The TimesHave you met Milton?He's a problem solver. The man the British government calls on to take care of the worst of the worst: the enemies of the state that the Secret Service and the military can’t stop. But years of covert identities and clandestine missions have taken their toll. Milton is troubled by nightmares and resolves to make his next job his last. Then, perhaps, he can start to make amends for everything that he has done. But it's not as easy as that. Milton's job is not one that you can just walk away from..."A literary sensation." - The Daily Telegraph "Dawson writes the kind of thrillers I love. Non-stop, grab-you-by-the-throat tales of doing the right thing no matter the odds. Simply excellent." - USA Today bestselling author Brett BattlesMore than 1m copies downloaded and 1000s of five star reviews. Available in digital, print and audiobook.What Amazon readers are saying:★★★★★ 'Move over Reacher and Bond!'★★★★★ 'The characters are well written. The pacing is excellent.'★★★★★ 'Strong, relevant and very cinematic.'★★★★★ 'Dawson is a great writer, painting vivid pictures with his descriptions.'★★★★★ 'Incredibly entertaining and fun.'★★★★★ 'A slam dunk winner.'★★★★★ 'Remarkable book!'★★★★★ 'John Milton is three-fourths Jack Reacher and one-fourth John Rain and Mark Dawson reaches the sublime high level of character, story, writing and entertainment achieved by Lee Child and Barry Eisler.'★★★★★ 'I am thoroughly hooked on Mark Dawson's writing. No dull pages, just smooth flowing lines from start to finish.'★★★★★ 'Simply awesome.'★★★★★ 'Mr Dawson doesn't pull any punches, leaving you to believe that anything can happen and no one is safe. Do yourself a favour and pick up this book now.'Buy the box set and start a series you won’t want to put down! (Books 4-6 and 7-9 are also available in great value omnibus editions.)

John Milton has been off the grid for six months. He surfaces in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and immediately finds himself drawn into a vicious battle with the narco-gangs that control the borderlands. Milton saves the life of an idealistic young journalist who has been targeted for execution. The only way to keep her safe is to smuggle her into Texas. Working with the only untouchable cops in the city, and a bounty hunter whose motives are unclear, Milton must keep her safe until the crossing can be made. But when the man looking for her is the legendary assassin Santa Muerta - Saint Death - that's a lot easier said than done. What reviewers are saying:"It’s impossible not to think of Lee Child’s super-selling Jack Reacher. " - The Times"A literary sensation." - The Daily Telegraph "Dawson writes the kind of thrillers I love. Non-stop, grab-you-by-the-throat tales of doing the right thing no matter the odds. Simply excellent." - USA Today bestselling author Brett BattlesWhat Amazon readers are saying about Saint Death:★★★★★ 'Action-packed, a real roller coaster ride with characters that are compelling and real, Mark Dawson's John Milton is as real as bad-ass heroes get.'★★★★★ 'The whole series is well worth reading. The books are hard to put down.'★★★★★ 'Excellent, fast moving read. Excellent character development.'★★★★★ 'Mark Dawson hits it out of the park with the 3rd John Milton book. Saint Death was amazing!'★★★★★ 'Every single book is a masterpiece of suspense, intrigue and flat out action.'Book 2 in the USA Today bestselling series. More than 1m copies of the series downloaded and 1000s of five star reviews. Available in digital, print and audiobook.

By the time I walk through the doors of the academy, where the born shifters of every pack are trained to fight and lead, I’m famous. Infamous? One of those. I’ve already fought a battle or two. And my family’s complicated relationships with magic, which has been long forbidden to wolves, isn’t popular with all the packs.I guess I should’ve said this is the place for born male shifters. There aren’t a lot of shifters like me, with flat irons and skinny jeans packed in their bags. There’s quite the welcome committee waiting for me. My cadre, who want to break me down and build me back up again.My bullies, who just want to break me. My patrol, who rises or falls with me. They don’t expect me to make it to graduation in four years. But I know I will. Who’ll be standing with me at the end? Their Shifter Academy is a new reverse harem romance series, set in a military academy for shifters.

More than a million copies sold. Enjoy the series described by the Daily Telegraph as "a sensation."John Milton was the most dangerous assassin in Group Fifteen, the black-ops organisation that solves problems when diplomacy has failed. Now Milton is Her Majesty’s most wanted fugitive – an anonymous loner with a deadly set of skills.When Milton is arrested following a brawl in a Texas bar, the last person he expected to bail him out was a glamorous operative from the Russian Secret Service. The Russians blackmail Milton into finding his predecessor. But she’s a ghost, like him, and just as dangerous. Milton finds himself in deep trouble, playing the Russians against the British in a desperate race against time with the life of his oldest friend on the line.What reviewers are saying:"It’s impossible not to think of Lee Child’s super-selling Jack Reacher. "- The Times"A literary sensation." - The Daily Telegraph"Dawson writes the kind of thrillers I love. Non-stop, grab-you-by-the-throat tales of doing the right thing no matter the odds. Simply excellent." - USA Today bestselling author Brett BattlesWhat Amazon readers are saying:★★★★★ 'Move over Reacher and Bond!'★★★★★ 'The characters are well written. The pacing is excellent.'★★★★★ 'Strong, relevant and very cinematic.'★★★★★ 'Dawson is a great writer, painting vivid pictures with his descriptions.'★★★★★ 'Incredibly entertaining and fun.'★★★★★ 'A slam dunk winner.'★★★★★ 'Remarkable book!'★★★★★ 'John Milton is three-fourths Jack Reacher and one-fourth John Rain and Mark Dawson reaches the sublime high level of character, story, writing and entertainment achieved by Lee Child and Barry Eisler.'★★★★★ 'I am thoroughly hooked on Mark Dawson's writing. No dull pages, just smooth flowing lines from start to finish.'★★★★★ 'Simply awesome.'★★★★★ 'Mr Dawson doesn't pull any punches, leaving you to believe that anything can happen and no one is safe. Do yourself a favour and pick up this book now.'More than 1m copies sold and 1000s of five star reviews. Available in digital, print and audiobook.

I'm going to war with the bullies that have tormented me at the academy. It's time to make Jensen McCauley and his minions pay. But when our prank war lands us both on restriction, the two of us are trapped together. It's all his fault. It's all his plan.Jensen wanted to be left alone so he could unravel the secrets surrounding his sister's death. I've got enough to figure out. I have to make sense of the on-again, off-again heat between Lex and me, my hopeless crush on Rafe, the sexy instructor who think I'm a human trainwreck, and the way I've ruined my friendship with Penn.Plus, there's the small matter of the demon stalking me...But when Jensen McCauley needs my help...even though he doesn't deserve me... I'll help him find the truth about his sister.It's a truth some people are desperate to cover up. Can Jensen and I not only work together...but survive?

Beatrix Rose has been betrayed. Her husband has been murdered and her daughter, Isabella, abducted. She flees to the Hong Kong underworld to plot her revenge.Those who wronged her will pay. Beatrix is the most dangerous woman you’ve ever met. She was an assassin for The Firm, the beyond top secret agency that did the dirty work for the British Secret Services. She is lethal. Ethically flexible. Totally ruthless.And you know what they say about payback…Beatrix needs cash to pay for the search for Isabella. When she rescues a local man from a brutal beating in a Kowloon karaoke bar, she ends up finding moneymaking opportunities in the local underworld. The triads have a need for a woman with her particular skills, but when the boss goes too far, he has to pay the price. In a breakneck-paced roller-coaster of action, Beatrix discovers that danger lurks in the unlikeliest of places and nothing is as it seems. WHITE DEVIL is the first in a trilogy of prequel novellas that set the scene for the best-selling BLOOD & ROSES trilogy.The suggested reading order is:WHITE DEVILNINE DRAGONSDRAGON HEADIN COLD BLOOD - http://bit.ly/BeatrixRose1BLOOD MOON RISING - http://bit.ly/BeatrixRose2BLOOD AND ROSES - http://bit.ly/BeatrixRose3

Love could cost me everything. It’s love that keeps me coming home, to the beautiful house full of ugly secrets. As soon as I’m eighteen, as soon as I can take custody of my little sister myself, I’m going to run. But my world is turned upside down by four mysterious men. The heat between us is intense. Their protectiveness feels real. Overnight, they become gods in our town. They can’t seem to stay away from me. I can’t resist them.I can't risk my chance to save my sister, though. Not even to save my heart.Is there any hope I can take care of her…and still lose myself in the arms of these men?THEIR SHIFTER PRINCESS is the first book in a complete reverse harem romance series, also available in audio.

A few months after escaping the coven that drained my magic, life is golden. My little sister Maddie is safe and happy. I have my pack. I’m in love. But nothing gold can stay…Maddie’s violent, dangerous birth pack wants her back. My four men and I face dozens of wolves, intent on taking my little sister by force. If we keep fighting, my pack will be destroyed all over again.There’s only one sacrifice I can make to end this pack war. Myself. But you know me. I won't let that be the end of my story.

Adventure on National Scenic Trails does not need to end when one is old. Not beginning long-distance hiking until age 60, Mary takes us with her on her trail journeys to experience encounters with the beauty of wilderness from the Eastern ranges of the Appalachian Trail, the challenges of desert, snow, granite and thick forests of the Pacific Crest Trail, and the rugged and the remote grandeur of the Continental Divide Trail.Along the way, she introduces the Trail Community. Hikers of many ages and walks of life labeled with colorful monikers called trail names, and trail angels, planned and total surprises, grace her journey. Bears, moose, deer, coyotes, turkey vultures, hawks, eagles, owls, pronghorn, and endless supplies of squirrels and chipmunks share the world through which she walked.Everyday challenges of completing seemingly endless miles, encountering new adventures, sometimes with friends and much of the time solo, brought Mary to the first pages of this book on a glorious day sighting two grizzly bears and completing long-distance hiking's Triple Crown at age 76.Throughout this inspirational journey, Mary shares the perspective of an aging adult. Challenges of failing body parts add drama and obstacles to be overcome like rocks in the trail or adapted to like the trails that wind slowly up steep mountains.Come along and experience long trails with the Old Lady on The Trail.

My oldest enemy is back from the dead.My father. Backed by an army of witches and mercenaries, he’s determined to steal my magic and make me his slave again—and to subject my sister to the same fate. To save us, I’ll need both my packs. The Northern wolves I loved first, the ones who saved me. The dangerous but alluring men of the Atlantic pack who have won my heart since. Their alphas are childhood friends turned sworn enemies. But I have no time for men’s drama. They called me the shifter princess.They’ll learn I’m the queen. Coven's Revenge is the explosive final chapter in the Their Shifter Princess trilogy. Escape today into a world of reverse harem romance, adventure, and fate.

Mark Dawson’s Group Fifteen Files. Quick, lightning-paced, action from the first page to the last.Bjorn Thorsson joined the Special Air Service to forget the horrors of his childhood. He killed for Queen and country, and he was good at it.He quits the army and settles down, looking for a quieter life. When his beautiful sister Gudrun finds herself in trouble with the owner of a hedge fund, Bjorn promises to get her out of danger. But there’s another factor in play. Group 15, a clandestine government agency, has plans for the financier, and Bjorn is in their way. Bjorn must outwit the Group in the streets of London and in the Highlands of Scotland if he is to protect his sister and survive.Praise for Mark Dawson:"It’s impossible not to think of Lee Child’s super-selling Jack Reacher. " - The Times"A literary sensation." - The Daily Telegraph "Dawson writes the kind of thrillers I love. Non-stop, grab-you-by-the-throat tales of doing the right thing no matter the odds. Simply excellent." - USA Today bestselling author Brett BattlesPraise for Michael Ridpath:“Michael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location.” — Peter James“One of our finest thriller writers.” — The Daily Mail“Ridpath has the read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart.” — The GuardianMore than 1m copies sold in the John Milton and Beatrix Rose series and 1000s of five star reviews.