Books with author Stephen Bland

From the bestselling author of Pandora's Grave."He wasn't supposed to be here. None of them were. That wasn't unusual--he'd spent well over ten years of his life going places he wasn't supposed to go, doing things he wasn't supposed to do."CIA paramilitary operations officer Harry Nichols had brought his team to Ciudad del Este for a single purpose: eliminating Jean-Claude Manet, aka Ramzi bin Abdullah, the former head of al-Qaeda operations in Europe. It was supposed to be simple. But there's nothing simple about killing a man.

Meet CIA paramilitary Harry Nichols. He's a fifteen-year veteran of the war on terror, fifteen long years spent fighting in the shadows of the world. Unknown and unseen. Hunting America's enemies, bringing them down.He's the man you'd never remember. He's the character you'll never forget.With over 60,000 copies sold, bestselling author Stephen England now presents the first three full-length volumes of the acclaimed Shadow Warriors saga in a single bundled volume, offering more than 1,500 action-packed pages at one low price.Pandora's GraveAn American president who will do anything to win re-election. . .An Iranian leader who will stop at nothing to bring about apocalypse. . .An ancient evil, only waiting to be reborn. . . High in the Alborz Mountains of northwestern Iran, an archaeological team disappears. American citizens are among the missing. . . Days later, imagery from U.S. spy satellites reveals detachments of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps descending upon the site. . . With the presidential election only months away,President Roger Hancock authorizes a covert CIA mission into the mountains of Iran. Their objective:rescue the archaeologists and uncover the truth.With fifteen years in the Clandestine Service,paramilitary operations officer Harry Nichols is unquestionably the man for the job. He's a tough, ruthless veteran operator. He's led his men into harm's way time and again. For him, it's all about the mission.It's all about the team. He's never seen anything like this before. . . The mission itself is suspect. His team can no longer be trusted. And a misstep means world war. . .Day of ReckoningAlong the border in Texas, a deadly firefight claims the lives of two Border Patrol agents. . .On a highway in suburban Virginia, a bomb blast targets the director of the CIA. . .From the halls of power in D.C., secrets reach out, signing the death warrants of those who uncover them. . .For CIA paramilitary Harry Nichols, deceit has become a way of life.Fifteen years in the Clandestine Service have left him weary, recovering from a devastating betrayal. Little does he know. . .the betrayals have only begun.With CIA Director David Lay missing and presumed dead, Nichols finds himself tasked with protecting Lay's estranged daughter--and hunted by an ex-Spetsnaz kill team.His only mission is to keep her safe. Her only desire is to find the man who ordered her father's murder.For him, she becomes the only motivation to leave behind the life of violence he's known, but only his talent for violence can save them now. . .But as their world turns upside down--as a Pakistani terrorist prepares to attack an American city-- even as everything once sure turns to quicksand, one thing becomes breathtakingly clear.All that stands between them and the truth is an American President willing to bury his secrets. . .one enemy at a time.Embrace the Fire"He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself."Two men have arrived in London, dark harbingers of death to come. One of them is a terrorist, responsible for one of the most successful attacks against the West in the years since 9/11. The other, an assassin, come to take his life.Fifteen years Harry Nichols spent as a CIA paramilitary operations officer. Fifteen long years of war, tracking America's enemies across the world. Hunting them down--killing them.Before they could strike. Until the Christmas Eve attacks on Las Vegas forced him to resign from the Agency. Attacks which killed hundreds of innocent Americans, claimed the life of the woman he had sworn to protect. The woman he loved.Forced out into the cold, Nichols has found himself in the UK, operating without sanction. A man without a country--come to London with a single purpose: kill the man responsible for the attacks in Vegas. Avenge her death.No matter what it takes. What lines must be crossed. What faiths must be betrayed. There are no rules, not any more. Only vengeance. . .

"The Jewish people do not forgive. . .we do not forget."It is the year 2000, and with the new millennium has come the fresh promise of peace in the Middle East.But when a pair of IDF reservists are brutally lynched in the West Bank town of Ramallah--the graphic imagery of their final moments broadcast around the Western world. . .all hopes of peace are shattered.As Israel mourns her dead and America attempts to salvage the peace process, the Mossad is tasked with finding and bringing to justice those responsible for the butchery, activating a Kidon team led by a young assassin known only as Ariel. . .The "Lion of God."But as the hunt narrows, it quickly becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems. And vengeance far from the only agenda in play. . .The Lion of God Trilogy represents an expansion of Stephen England's best-selling Shadow Warriors universe, and this volume includes all three previously-published individual episodes now compiled into a single volume.

Along the border in Texas, a deadly firefight claims the lives of two Border Patrol agents.On a highway in suburban Virginia, a bomb blast targets the director of the CIA.From the halls of power in D.C., secrets reach out, signing the death warrants of those who uncover them. . .The long-awaited sequel to the #1 Bestselling Political Thriller, Pandora's Grave!For CIA paramilitary Harry Nichols, deceit has become a way of life. Fifteen years in the Clandestine Service have left him weary, recovering from a devastating betrayal. Little does he know. . .the betrayals have only begun.With CIA Director David Lay missing and presumed dead, Nichols finds himself tasked with protecting Lay's estranged daughter--and hunted by an ex-Spetsnaz kill team.His only mission is to keep her safe. Her only desire is to find the man who ordered her father's murder.For him, she becomes the only motivation to leave behind the life of violence he's known. But only his talent for violence can save them now. . .Pursued by an unknown enemy, their danger will draw them together, even as her quest for truth plunges them both into the abyss.But as their world turns upside down--as a Pakistani terrorist prepares to attack an American city-- even as everything once sure turns to quicksand, one thing becomes breathtakingly clear.All that stands between them and the truth is an American President willing to bury his secrets. . .one enemy at a time.

"The Jewish people do not forgive. . .we do not forget."It is the year 2000, and with the new millennium has come the fresh promise of peace in the Middle East.But when a pair of IDF reservists are brutally lynched in the West Bank town of Ramallah--the graphic imagery of their final moments broadcast around the Western world. . .all hopes of peace are shattered.As Israel mourns her dead and America attempts to salvage the peace process, the Mossad is tasked with finding and bringing to justice those responsible for the butchery, activating a Kidon team led by a young assassin known only as Ariel. . .The "Lion of God."But as the hunt narrows, it quickly becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems. And vengeance is not the only agenda in play. . .

"The Jewish people do not forgive. . .we do not forget." It is the year 2000, and with the new millennium has come the fresh promise of peace in the Middle East. But when a pair of IDF reservists are brutally lynched in the West Bank town of Ramallah--the graphic imagery of their final moments broadcast around the Western world. . .all hopes of peace are shattered. As Israel mourns her dead and America attempts to salvage the peace process, the Mossad is tasked with finding and bringing to justice those responsible for the butchery, activating a Kidon team led by a young assassin known only as Ariel. . . The "Lion of God." But as the hunt narrows, it quickly becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems. And vengeance far from the only agenda in play. . . The Lion of God Trilogy represents an expansion of Stephen England's best-selling Shadow Warriors universe, and this volume includes all three previously-published individual episodes now compiled into a single volume.

Nathan couldn't believe it. He and his dad and his friend Colin were going on a cattle drive. But as they set out, the trip began to take unexpected turns. Nathan's dad had to leave them to hunt down an escaped crook and would have to join the group later. Then Colin's friend Leah finagled her way along.When Pepper the cook hurt his foot and had to return to camp, the three kids were on their own. How would they round up cattle when they had never done it before? And how should they deal with the coyote family living beneath their cabin?Soon their situation turned ugly. Nathan found himself face to face with the hungry coyotes trying to take a newborn calf. Worse yet, in a terrifying encounter the escapee found their camp and threatened to kill Nathan, ambush Nathan's dad, and hold Colin and Leah for ransom.

Onepenny is exactly the kind of horse Nathan always wanted. He's smart, loyal, and easy to handle. Plus, this unusual horse with the spotted rump can do tricks. So Nathan is delighted to work out a trade to be the new owner. But then he encounters a posse looking for a stagecoach robber who had ridden a spotted horse. Seems that the former owner was not the drifter he claimed to be. And Nathan discovers Onepenny can lead him to the robber's house. What will he do if he actually finds the outlaw?

Nathan Riggins headed out west to the Nevada desert to search for his parents after his grandmother died. He faced one danger after another: hostile Indiands, a masked gunman, a blinding sandstorm, a rattlesnake. Now he frantically hurried from one empty building to the next. Where was everyone? How could everybody in town just disappear? In the deserted Post Office, bags of unopened mail lay everywhere. With increasing dread, he looked through the stacks of letters. He found his own letter to his parents telling them he was coming. No wonder they hadn't waited for him here in Willow Creek. What should he do? Then a strange dog seems to adopt him and come to his rescue.

Orphan Gabriel (Gabe) Young barely survives in the unforgiving West by working for meals at mining camps and frontier towns. Then in 1860 he gets lost in Nevada Territory. He meets a girl who takes him to her parents at a Pony Express station. There he finds a whole lot more than shelter and a meal. He can hardly believe the family's tender care for him. When he gets a chance to help them, he agrees to ride several legs of the dangerous Pony Express trail with the news of Abraham Lincoln's election and the impending Civil War.

For only a dollar, Thunder is a terrific bargain. But what does a boy do with a dangerous 2,500-pound buffalo that can break out of any corral ever built?Nathan Riggins has to find some way to keep Thunder from killing someone or being killed. He finally decides to donate his buffalo to the Carson City Zoo. But getting him to do the zoo will be a problem. Thunder has already destroyed one rail car and damaged the train's engine. The railroad refuses to ship him again. The answer comes in a surprising way. And there's an exciting contest between Thunder and a prize fighting bull.

It's summer in Galena, Nevada. Everyone is leaving town for good! After the harshest winter on record and the shutdown of the Shiloh Gold mine, Nathan and his friends watch as businesses board up and houses empty. Rumor has it that even their school may close. Who will be the next to move away?When the bank is robbed, Nathan and Leah get their answer. It's not one they'd have chosen. In facing the loss of his friends, Nathan discovers what makes a town feel like home.Finally, in a deserted hotel, Nathan and Leah come face-to-face with the bank robbers. They encounter the most frightening showdown of their lives.