A lot has been written about the time contractor Raymond Davis spent in a Pakistani jail in 2011. Unfortunately, much of it is misleading—or downright false—information. Now, the man at the center of the controversy tells his side of the story for the very first time. In The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis, Davis offers an up-close and personal look at the 2011 incident in Lahore, Pakistan, that led to his imprisonment and the events that took place as diplomats on both sides of the bargaining table scrambled to get him out. How did... [Read More]
My entrance into the Private Military Company world. How I went from being an average guy in a blue collar job and began a career as a security contractor with no outside knowledge of the business. The ups and downs of recruitment, the hurdles of pre-deployment and the joy of being hated and envied by your client at the same time in a land where every person you meet just might want to kill you.
"A delicious mix of domination, submission, and suspense." ~ Nicole Edwards, NY Times and USA Today Best Selling Romance AuthorGetting involved with your brothers' friend and employee is never a good idea, but after being dominated by Jake Donovan for one night, Nick Sawyer wants more. A Navy SEAL, Nick's been the alpha in every relationship he's ever had, but now finds himself craving to submit to Jake again. The problem is Jake's determined that will never happen.Thrown together to help a girl in danger, Nick starts breaking through Jake's defenses, but when things go awry, Jake must confron... [Read More]
This book addresses the ambiguities of the growing use of private security contractors and provides guidance as to how our expectations about regulating this expanding ‘service’ industry will have to be adjusted. In the warzones of Iraq and Afghanistan many of those who carry weapons are not legally combatants, nor are they protected civilians. They are contracted by governments, businesses, and NGOs to provide armed security. Often mistaken as members of armed forces, they are instead part of a new protean proxy force that works alongside the military in a multitude of shifting roles, a... [Read More]
As the U.S. Army shrinks, a private army steps into the breach. A Bloody Business offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes and into the ranks of this mercenary force (numbering as many as 15,000 today) who guard supply convoys, train foreign soldiers, provide security for foreign leaders and dignitariesand whose workplaces are the most dangerous hot spots on the planet. With its insights into who these men are, what drives them, where they come from, how they prepare, and what they do, this book provides a uniquely close-up and complete picture of the private army behind America’s mi... [Read More]
"The action is nonstop, the pace relentless, and I could not put this down." Goodreads Jasmine Tekla might be just a geek at heart, but she would do anything for her family—even turn into a kick-ass heroine and go up against the Navy SEAL tasked with bringing in her AWOL brother.Her brother is NOT a rogue soldier and a murderer! If only Jasmin could convince the stubborn SEAL to believe her. Except, she’s melted from the smoldering heat in his eyes, distracted by his sexy voice and rock hard body, and undermined by the crush she’s had on him for the past ten years.Gabe Cannon—a man on... [Read More]
This 2016 Second Edition of MindWar revises and expands the original 2013 book. In 1980 an obscure internal U.S. Army concept paper, “From PSYOP to MindWar”, accidentally became public. Though only a brief, theoretical speculation, it exploded into the focus of alarmist rumors and debates for the next three decades. Is the government involved in invasion of the mind beyond the blundering, haphazard legacy of the infamous MKULTRA experiments? Even more unsettling, do such efforts extend beyond conventional scientific research to dark and arcane arts whose very existence is the stuff of lege... [Read More]
"Hot, sexy, and full of suspense...these words steam off the pages!" ~ USA Today Bestselling Author Kennedy LayneAngie has been looking for Mr. Right, but all her dates have turned out to be Mr. Oh-so-wrong. Until she meets her new neighbor's boss--tall, dark, and deliciously dominant.Ian, owner of a private security company and an elite BDSM club, has had his eye on the pretty blonde since the day they were introduced. He convinces himself he should stay away from her until a secret he must keep to himself gives him a reason to get closer to her.When trouble knocks on Angie's front door, she ... [Read More]
Curt Bannerman never thought he'd have to follow through with a promise to ensure his best friend's wife and children were taken care of in the event of Eric's death after the two men retired from the Navy SEALs. But an assassin made the promise a reality. Eighteen months later he's still keeping an eye on the family, however, somewhere along the line his feelings for the pretty widow have changed.Dana Prichard had been both a mother and a father for her children during her husband's multiple deployments, but once Eric retired, she thought those days were over. Now she has to do it with no cha... [Read More]
“One devastatingly deadly Dominant meets one tiny baby…his baby. Oh, I loved this hero! Nonstop suspense, sinfully sensuous sex scenes, and a captivating romance--this book has it all!”—New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cherise SinclairBaby? What baby? Marco DeAngelis is determined to stay single and childless forever. But sometimes life gives you what you never knew you wanted. After months of trying to contact Marco, Harper Williams finally admits she’ll be raising her child alone, since he won’t return her calls. When Harper is violently attacked, the two are, rel... [Read More]
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREThe harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a mu... [Read More]
The book Trident Security fans have been waiting for!The huntress has become the hunted, in more ways than one. Jordyn Alvarez works for the United States government--a fact no one in authority will admit. She does Uncle Sam's dirty work. Some might call her an agent, but few know her real title--Assassin.Trained by one of the best black operatives in the world, she wants nothing more than to add him to the long list of people she has sent straight to hell. But she doesn't dare get close to him ever again. If she did, she couldn't be sure her body wouldn't betray her once mor... [Read More]
THE ENEMY WITHIN!Their spies were among us for years. They mapped our infrastructure, learned our weaknesses, until, finally, they flipped the switch and threw us back into the Dark Ages.Only OMBRA and its battalions around the world seem capable of defending Earth from the next wave of attack—terraforming. But at what price can we gain our freedom? The Crays are pushing the human race to the edge of extinction, and we will have to learn new ways of living to defeat this threat.This is a time for heroes. For killers. For Grunts.Benjamin Carter Mason will question his identity, his beliefs an... [Read More]
In the tradition of Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero comes an explosive insider's account of life as a private soldier in Iraq The Pay: $1,000 a day. The Cost: Never knowing if you'll make it out alive. In September 2003, James "Ash" Ashcroft, a former British Infantry captain who served in West Belfast and Bosnia, landed in Iraq as a gun for hire. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood and chaos. In this action-packed page-turner, Ashcroft reveals the dangers of his adrenalin-fueled life as a security contractor in Baghdad, where private soldiers outnumber non-U.S. Coalition for... [Read More]
Alone, Outnumbered, OutgunnedA recon mission in hostile territory wasn’t what he was expecting.But when America’s biggest base on the Horn of Africa is overrun in a devastating sneak attack, Jeff Stone and his fellow Praetorian Security contractors are the closest friendly asset.The mission isn’t going to be simple or easy. But as events in East Africa accelerate and outside players start to show their hand, the Praetorian shooters start to realize just what a desperate gamble they have embarked upon, and what this job will cost.Task Force Desperate is an intense, brutal action thriller... [Read More]
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting. Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions--this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many
The long counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have made two facts abundantly clear about military contractors: 1) The U.S. Army has become dependent upon them; and, 2) They frequently create problems for, and sometimes
Private military contractors, especially those in Iraq, have taken on far more than their original mandates required. Initially intended for combat support, they have become full-fledged warriors, many with little experience, scant oversight, and no
Faced with a decreasing supply of national troops, dwindling defense budgets, and the ever-rising demand for boots on the ground in global conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, decision makers are left with little choice but to
Private Military and Security Contractors (PMSCs) a multinational team of scholars and experts address a developing phenomenon: controlling the use of privatized force by states in international politics. Robust analyses of the evolving, multi-layered tapestry
A multinational team of scholars and experts address the issue of controlling the use of privatized forces by states. They address the role of contract employees, their acceptance by military personnel, and possible tensions between
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