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Absolution or Armageddon? Ex-Ranger Mark Reilly leads a troubled life. After parting with the US Army on less than amicable terms, he finds work as a gun-for-hire in the European underworld. The pay is good, and the work is steady, but Mark's enthusiasm sours when his employer branches out into child trafficking. Striking out on his own, Mark forms his own mercenary company with his ex-IRA girlfriend and a veteran from his old unit. Their first job, rescuing two sisters from human traffickers, is a phenomenal success. However, soon after returning the girls to their parents, Mark and his friends find themselves kidnapped by his former Army CO, who now works for the CIA. Mark's CO gives him a more critical and urgent assignment: recover six stolen American nuclear warheads. Mark and his team are now in a race against time, utilizing all their contacts in the criminal underworld to find the nukes before they fall into dangerous hands. The mission soon turns ugly when Mark is confronted by a former enemy. Will his lust for vengeance blind his judgment, putting the mission-and his friends-at risk?

When the members of Vega finally agree to drop the no-dating rule, Marie thinks her dreams have finally come true. She and Tommy begin to plan their fairytale wedding, and Marie allows herself to believe that everything is finally working out for her.Adding to Marie's new bliss, her niece Gabby arrives in New York with her band, ready and eager to follow in her aunt's footsteps. Marie is there to guide her niece as her band records their debut album and opens for Vega's next tour. Soon Gabby falls into all of the traps of the music industry that Marie managed to avoid. Now it is up Marie to pick up the pieces of her niece's shattered life with the will and determination that comes only from the love of family.Yet, in spite of this glaring challenge, a more subtle one creeps up on them. As the Eighties gives way to the Nineties, Vega's star begins to set. Can Vega evolve to the new sounds, or will Johnny Ledes' prediction about the life span of a rock band hit them square in the face?Set in the early '90's, the story of Marie Hebert concludes with the transition from pop rock to grudge and the rise of the divas.

Bill goes off to MIT while Marie finishes her senior year at Hahnville High and starts her physics program at Nicholls State. As much as she misses him when he's gone, Marie is confident that she loves Bill and looks forward to attending graduate school with him. Vega's popularity continues to grow, and with it, new challenges. The rest of the band starts dreaming about getting discovered and signing on with a record company, but Marie doesn't share that dream, confident that she still wants a career in astrophysics. As long as it's just a dream with little chance of happening, Marie doesn't think too much about it. But what would happen if the dream ever became a reality and they were offered a recording contract? Could Marie simply abandon her dream of a career in astrophysics? What will she do if she has to decide whether she wants to study the stars or be a star? Set during the cusp of the '70's and '80's, Astral Muse continues the story of Marie Hebert as she experiences college life before the age of PC's, chat rooms, Twitter, and Instagram.

Vega's self-titled debut album for Euterpe Records is a phenomenal success. Marie soon learns, however, that fame is costly. Only their shared friendship allows the band members to survive the craziness of being rock stars. With each successful album, Marie and the band witness the unsavory underbelly of the music industry: picky producers, pushy reporters, zealous bodyguards, overeager fans, and other fame-induced trauma. Marie tries desperately to keep her sanity while riding her new roller coaster life. Little does she realize that her innocence and success may be her undoing when a chart-topping diva feels threatened and plots to destroy her. Set in the early 1980s, Vega Ascendant continues the story of Marie Hebert as she navigates a world in which rock videos and MTV are still brand new.

On September 12, 2081, the Yellowstone super-volcano finally erupted resulting in a global catastrophe that nearly drove the human species to extinction. One group of refugees found shelter at the old NORAD command center at Cheyenne Mountain, and six hundred years later, their descendants live in the subterranean city of Norad.Yet safety comes with a price. The population level is strictly controlled, with food and other supplies severely rationed. All procreation occurs at the Breeding House, and humans are genetically engineered for whatever role they will play in society. Living at the Breeding House is an elite group of women, called the Breeders, whose sole function in society is to give birth. The Breeders live in luxurious conditions, wanting for nothing, and they are looked upon as saints by the common people.Drusilla is a sixteen-year old Pre-Breeder, enjoying the privileges of her rank. Yet, in spite of her illustrious status, she begins to question the inequity of her society. Her sheltered life is suddenly shattered when she is kidnapped by a band of dissidents and forced to look upon her world with a new perspective. Once she learns the full truth about the injustice of her culture-and about Earth's past disaster-can she truly be happy with her place in society?

Life at the TopFive years after signing on with Euterpe Records, Vega is now leading the charts, and Marie and the other members of the band are living the life of rock stars to the fullest. With each new album, their fame and fortune surges showing no signs of slowing down.Yet even with the good times, Marie still faces challenges. Euterpe's managers want to make her the star of the band, even though she wants to be 'just one of the guys.' However, as daunting as that problem may be, Marie struggles with a far greater challenge: She finally admits to herself that she loves Tommy, but because of Vega's no-dating rule, all they can be is friends.Marie now faces the most important choice in her young life: Tommy or Vega. Can their friendship survive the choice she must now make?The crazy times of the eighties continue with MTV, rock videos, and the high glamor of lifestyles of the rich and famous.