Considered one of most influential U. S. military officers of the twentieth century, William E. DePuy (1919--1992) developed the education and training program that regenerated the U.S. Army after the Vietnam War. Henry G. Gole draws from sources such as transcripts and letters in DePuy's personal papers, interviews with those who knew him best, and secondary literature to trace DePuy's life from child to decorated officer to commander of Training...

Can life get any worse for Dane the Defiant? The same villagers who once praised him for his courage in defeating Thidrek the Terrifying now blame him for everything that has gone wrong since then: The torrential downpours. The dwindling food supplies. Even the rampant outbreaks of armpit lice. Dane's deceased father would never have let things get so bad, the village elders say. But then Dane is summoned to the fortress of King Eldred, where he...

A valued adviser and trusted insider in the highest echelon of U.S. military and political leaders, General Walter Bedell Smith began his public service career of more than forty years at age sixteen, when he joined the Indiana National Guard. His bulldog tenacity earned him an opportunity to work with General George C. Marshall in 1941, playing an essential role in forming the offices of the Combined and Joint Chiefs of Staff; and after his appointment...

Harboring growing suspicions about the trustworthiness of SkyClan newcomer Sol, a wary Leafstar is challenged to protect her clanmates when Sol's actions threaten everyone with disaster.

From Shadow Warrior...to hostage Despite her sweet nature, Navy medic Bay Thorn's will is unbreakable. It has earned her not only the respect of her team, but also the love of Navy SEAL Gabe Griffin. And as soon as she wraps up the final six months of Operation Shadow Warriors in Afghanistan, she'll have her happily ever after.... Until her deployment goes horribly wrong. Bay's medical expertise is needed by the Taliban, and she is taken hostage....

Intelligent and focused, Kyra Simmons has her eye on the prize. She's locked her sights on becoming the top technical engineer for the most prestigious space program back on Earth. That is, until her life and plans are turned upside down in an instant on board a maintenance Space Station. Stranded on the now failing Space station, Kyra needs a miracle to survive. She has no idea that the 'foreign' astronauts who show up to rescue her are out of this...

A Viking warrior returns to the woman he left behind, determined to conquer her heart, in this sexy medieval romance. His whole life, Gunnar has felt unworthy of love. Then one unforgettable night, his childhood sweetheart Kadlin offers herself to him. Knowing he will never truly deserve her, he leaves the next morning . . . The memories will have to last a lifetime. Kadlin was devastated when Gunnar left. Now, two years later, he returns, wounded...

Avery Chambers just wants to be left alone to do her research and... make history. As a crew member of the long-term Earth expedition to find Alien Life, Avery is the head botanist and producer of living food for the expedition fleet. When something goes terribly wrong and she's blamed for contaminating the crew, she must find a way to redeem her work and good name--even if it means accepting the help from a too sexy for his own good god-like Alien,...

Val has lived a lifetime thinking his destined mate died a horrible death at the hands of their enemies as a child. Now that he realizes she is alive, he'll do anything to get her safe and where she belongs-with him. But the feisty fire spirit has lived her entire life answering to no one, forced to protect herself and her adopted sister with no help. The battle for her heart may prove harder than the one to keep her alive. Gitana Danson She never...

I've been taken by a fierce alien warrior, and my life is no longer my own. My name is Laylah. On my eighteenth birthday, the Kleaxians attacked and killed all the human males aboard the Stargazer. The females were kept as mates or slaves. I was taken as a mate. Lucky me. The huge alien who claimed me is called Prince Kenan. He says he'll never let me go--that we are bonded for life. When I defy him, he punishes me in the most humiliating ways imaginable....