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Get the Summary of Adam Gamal and Kelly Kennedy's The Unit in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Unit" by Adam Gamal and Kelly Kennedy is a gripping account of Gamal's journey from a vegetable vendor in Alexandria, Egypt, to a key member of the US military's most secretive unit. The narrative follows Gamal's life, starting with his childhood in a culturally rich Alexandria, his family's emphasis on education and...
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Stella di Imbrogliado has always made the most of bad situations – but when her life takes a major detour and her loved-ones betray her, she reroutes her journey altogether. With nothing left to lose, she departs her old life by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force.In this bizarre new world where orders are shouted, showers are a social event, and sweat is the ultimate beauty aid, she taps her unimagined strength and begins to see that her worst day...
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Disappointing his parents was nothing new. Going home didn't change that.
Parker "Griffin" Mitchell V was raised to be a southern gentleman, and to stretch the political power his family had honed for five generations all the way to the White House. He had other ideas for his future. He became a Navy SEAL then went to work for Guardian Security taking the occasional black ops job. When he brought the love of his life home to Augusta, Georgia to meet...
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She couldn't lose another sick baby…then he brought her his dying daughterAfter a tragedy in med school, Nita Banks decided she never wanted anything to do with treating sick children ever again. When Ebola breaks out in the middle of a Central American coup, she has her hands full between missions and helping the CDC find a cure.As an undercover CIA agent, Daniel Callahan was an expert at keeping secrets. None of his family or American friends...
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Echos of Eternity: A Love Woven in the Threads of War" is a gripping tale set amidst conflict and chaos. In the war-ravaged streets of Gaza, Layla al-Malik and Israeli soldier Avi Cohen find themselves trapped in the unforgiving grip of violence and uncertainty. As they traverse the dangerous landscape of war, their lives intertwine in unforeseen ways, forging a bond that defies the confines of conflict.Amidst the debris and devastation, Layla and...
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There is a storm brewing…in his heart…Her name is Rayne.As a former SEAL commander, Dex Carson had participated in more than his share of rescues. When called upon to lead a multi-agency team into the Virgin Islands National Park jungle to rescue high value targets, he knew he was headed for trouble. Ten teenage girls-whose parents were members of Congress-and their chaperones, needed saving from kidnappers. He cringed. The thought of entitled...
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Introducing "1757: The Battle of Leuthen," a gripping historical account that delves into one of the pivotal moments in European military history. This meticulously researched book brings to life the dramatic showdown between the forces of Frederick the Great of Prussia and those of Austria during the Seven Years' War.Transport yourself back to the 18th century and witness the strategic brilliance, courage of soldiers, and tactical maneuvers that...
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The Vikings burst onto the scene in a flash, startling the world with the reach and extent of their raids and the overwhelming destruction they wrought. Their unconventional war strategies, which left the enemy helpless and defenseless, built their reputation as brutal, bloodthirsty barbarians with no regard for God or human life. The reckless raiding of churches and monasteries was due in large part to their ignorance of the unspoken rules of warfare,...
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Lieutenant Christian Thomas has served in the Coast Guards for over twenty years and while on leave he ends up stuck in an elevator with a gorgeous unknown woman. Once they are rescued she disappears and he is sure he had lost her forever.
Katrina Stockwell is a photographer for National Geographic and has traveled all over the world. While visiting a friend in Los Angeles, she ends up stuck on an elevator with a sexy unknown man. They...
11) Rebel Reinvented
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Jesse Ziegfeld lives in a world of pain. The piece of shrapnel lodged against his spine put an end to his career as a Navy SEAL, and left him with no idea how to move on. For now he manages his brother's fitness center until he can find a 'real' job. Life throws him a curve ball when a young teenager tries to rob him as he's leaving the gym. Remembering his own adolescence as the black sheep of his family, he decides not to call the cops but instead...
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He's dead. But they can't allow it to affect her. She's too important.
Nine months into the pilot program for the top secret Joint All Female Special Operations School, Katlin Callahan–Malone's husband is killed in action along with his entire SEAL team. The Pentagon brass wants to know how that happened but the four highest ranking women in all the military services are more concerned about its effect on Katlin. She is pivotal to the success of...
13) Unexpected Love
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He never believed in love, but he never expected to find her.With his family embedded in southern politics and society for five generations, Griffin proudly earned his Playboy title and attitude toward women. But in the past year the former SEAL has gotten an education from the Ladies of Black Swan, warrior women trained in special operations. After losing the love of her life in a combat plane crash, Grace realizes she may have to settle for good...
14) Blood Vows
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He's sworn to find his son.
Dallas Mason did whatever was necessary to survive his stint in black ops. While in the Collective, there was no line he wouldn't cross, and no mission he wouldn't take. He bedded the enemy to secure his freedom and return to his brothers and build a new life, where the lines between right and wrong are sometimes blurred, but never erased. Now he and everyone at The Arsenal has one mission: find his son. His family and...
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Delve into the pivotal moments of medieval Europe with "1356: The Battle of Poitiers," a comprehensive exploration of the Battle of Poitiers and its enduring impact on the course of the Hundred Years' War. This meticulously researched book presents a vivid account of one of history's most transformative military engagements, offering readers a deep dive into the tactical, political, and societal reverberations that rippled across 14th-century Europe....
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When the world's leading fashion designer, Ms. Carrington, hosts a challenge to pick her first ever and last apprentice, cold-hearted army soldier Acheron Battron gives it his all. With no experience, he attempts to make a dress inspired by his favorite fictional kaiju, attaching a heartfelt description of his hopes and broken heart. When Ms. Carrington's death plagues the news two weeks later, he believes he's lost all chances of winning. However,...
17) Always You
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Bella is a lucky girl – she has a good job, an unbreakable circle of friends, and a fiance better than her wildest dreams. So, why does she want to ruin the best thing that ever happened to her by letting someone from her past meddle in her life?
Mike is consumed with the need to marry Bella and make her his as soon as possible. There is nothing he wouldn't do for the woman he loves, but letting her go is the one thing he'd rather avoid.
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18) Zero Trace
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Don't get noticed.
Zoey "Zero D" Danson thought it was an easy rule to follow. For years she toiled in cubicle 12A of the NSA's data farm compiling security briefings and Intelligence reports. But she put her neck on the line and burned a dirty government operation to keep a covert ops team alive.
Now she's "one of them." She's not a nameless, faceless civilian anymore. She's part of The Arsenal-and in way, way over her head.
Trust no one.
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Sydney has been replaced as Military Attaché, and is now the Senior Officer on Station. The new Military Attaché, Commander Horace Justin, is from Frontier Fleet - and under the jurisdiction of Admiral Lady Chelsea Alexander, wife of Sydney's boss, Admiral Lord Stephen Alexander. The child of the admirals, Susan Alexander, is a lieutenant and Ship Captain of the Werewolf-class vessel TSM Wolf … which is aasigned to 16 Cygni and to the command...
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She is threatened with her most challenging assignment yet, and it has nothing to do with the military.Life is never the same for Kate Langston, working in Security Forces at Scott Air Force Base, IL. She never knows what each day may bring. She and her boyfriend, John Kern, could get sent anywhere in the world at any time, while serving and protecting the country they love.But when tragedy strikes, Kate is devastated, and can barely function. And...
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