Rick Chesler

A MIRACLE CURE STRAIGHT FROM NATURE A SECRET EXPEDITION TO THE DEEPEST HEART OF THE RAIN FOREST When a rare plant living within the most remote reaches of the Amazon rain forest is discovered to contain a key ingredient for a promising COVID-19 cure, a high-powered pharmacologist teams up with a renegade botanist to locate and retrieve specimens of the elusive plant. But the unlikely pair soon learns they are not the only ones who seek the valuable biological resource. When specimens of the plant turn up in the hands of a multinational corporation that begins offering the COVID cure for sale, the search shifts from the rain forests of the Amazon to the farthest reaches of the planet to track down a cabal of ruthless bio-pirates who place profit above all else. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the pair of scientists race to locate and gain control of a population of ultra-rare plants with life-giving properties before they are destroyed forever.

Deep Green

A biotech company is poised to release its highly anticipated new product, a revolutionary swimming pool cleaning system that depends on an unlikely mix of exotic microorganisms. But when the president of the company's son dies unexpectedly in his own private pool, the company's product launch is thrust into uncertainty. Determined to salvage his company and make a fortune in the process, CEO Dr. Harry Stone races around the world to collect hard-to-find microbes literally from the ends of the Earth in an attempt to meet the launch deadline with a secretly modified product. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, those closest to Harry search for their own way to survive under extreme conditions.

Horror, Thriller

EXTREMOPHILE

David Wood

1961- Space capsule Liberty Bell 7 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and sinks in what was called an accident. But was it? When Navy SEALs Dane Maddock and “Bones” Bonebrake are called upon to find the Liberty Bell 7 and recover its secret cargo, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy from the Cold War era, and only they stand in the way of a powerful man bent on vengeance. Dane and Bones are back in another “Origins” adventure. Sunken ships, deadly creatures, dangerous enemies, mysteries from the past, and all the thrills your heart can stand await you in Splashdown! “Wood and Chesler make one powerhouse team! Just when you thought Dane and Bones just couldn't get any better, Rick Chesler comes on board for one tidal wave of a thrilling adventure. Sunken galleons, giant sea creatures, and one heck of a mystery makes Splashdown one book you won't put down 'til the very end.” - J. Kent Holloway, author of The Dirge of Briarsnare Marsh and Primal Thirst.

A Dane and Bones Origin Story

Splashdown

Matt Knox managed to reach middle age without ever breaking a law. So far as he is aware, he has never transcended the law, ever, no matter how trivial. He will not step outside the lines of a crosswalk. He refuses to take the "creative" tax write-offs suggested to him by professional advisers. He will not opt to get away with anything simply because he can. Until now. When a local crime gang forces Matt into helping them rob a museum in order to take advantage of his holier than thou reputation, the floodgates Matt has carefully erected on the river of his true self come crashing down. His first targets: the criminals who unleashed his monster within. Their gruesome demises put a charming, California seaside town on extreme edge. But once the common criminals are dealt with, Matt struggles to put a stop to his new-found addiction, and a local cop, recently fired for being on the take, fights to convince the townspeople that Matt "The Saint" Knox is not at all what he seems.

A Novel of Suspense

Blood Harbor

The Poseidon Initiative

The Most Dangerous Reality

1937- Amelia Earhart vanishes somewhere over the Pacific, giving rise to one of history’s most confounding puzzles. When searchers believe they have found the location of Earhart’s crash-landing, Navy SEALs Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake are sent on a covert mission to locate Earhart’s crashed Electra aircraft and recover its contents. But nothing is ever easy for Dane and Bones. They soon find themselves facing off against mercenary forces, deadly creatures, and nature itself. Join Dane and Bones on another action-packed adventure as they head out in search of Electra!

Electra

David Sakmyster

Three months after the fall of Washington D.C., the planet is a hellish battleground for an all-out war between prehistoric undead forces and the scattered remnants of the living. Billionaire William DeKirk, now ruling the last vestiges of civilization, is human no longer, but rather an unpredictable rogue driven by a noxious blend of primordial virus and modern day sociopath. He deliberately spreads the zombie plague across the world and deploys his dinosaur-human army to destroy survivors or coerce them into pledging allegiance to his undead flag. But the resistance movement has its own plan to hit Ctrl-Z and undo the zombie apocalypse. Alex Ramirez, Special Agent Veronica Winters and Major Casey Remington have placed their last hope to restore civilization in a zombie antidote developed at great cost in the utmost secrecy. In his darkest moment yet, Alex must confront the grim reality that the only way to defeat a monster is to become one himself.

Jurassic Dead 3

Jack Douglas

THE MOST INFAMOUS CRYPTID EVER TO CAPTURE THE IMAGINATION OF THE PLANET... A MAN PUTTING HIS LIFE AT RISK... When evolutionary biology professor Dr. Zack Hitchens loses his wife in a senseless accident, he decides to follow her dreams all the way to the roof of the world-- the peak of Mount Everest. On the infernal mountain, Zack and his teammates battle sickness, whiteout conditions, avalanches, the oxygen-starved minds of other climbers - and something else. Something primitive and consumed with rage. Something seeking revenge... Something downright abominable. PRAISE FOR THE YETI "THE YETI will take you on an insane trek up Mount Everest, draw you into the very real past, and send you spiraling toward the horrific possibilities surrounding the mountain's mysterious deaths. The perfect combination of great research and impossible to put down writing." -- Jeremy Robinson, international bestselling author of Apocalypse Machine and Project Nemesis

The Yeti

The search for a lost treasure draws Maddock and Bones into the path of deadly enemies! A shipwreck off the coast of Italy sends Maddock and Bones on the hunt for the legendary tomb of Alaric I and his long-lost treasure. With dangers all around, a spy in their midst, and an old enemy lurking in the shadows, can they stay alive long enough to unlock the secret of THE TOMB?

A Dane Maddock Adventure

The Tomb

The Amazon Top 100 best-selling action-adventure series continues! GOLDEN ONE: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 3) AN ENCRYPTED LAPTOP LEFT BEHIND BY A CRYPTO-CURRENCY CEO KILLED IN A HANG-GLIDING ACCIDENT HIS ESTATE IS AUCTIONED OFF, INLCUDING RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACTS THAT POINT CARTER HUNT AND OMEGA TEAM TOWARD THE LEGENDARY LOST CITY OF EL DORADO London, England, October 29, 1618 Notorious explorer Sir Walter Raleigh is on the chopping block for treason. In return for a quick and painless execution, he gives up a secret map that he insists leads to a New World treasure beyond compare. New York City, Present Day After winning an artifact at auction that he believes holds a clue to the whereabouts of El Dorado, former Naval Historian Carter Hunt soon learns that his Omega Team isn't the only organization searching for physical manifestations of the golden legend. Omega Team escapes the city to the high-altitude rain forests of South America in pursuit of a lost legend, and to combat those who are bound and determined to control the most awe-inspiring cache of precious metal on the planet. The Omega Files novels can be read in any order, but for those who wish to read sequentially, Book 1 is ATLANTIS GOLD, Book 2 is ARK FOUND, and Book 3 is GOLDEN ONE. PRAISE FOR THE OMEGA FILES ADVENTURES:" Ancient mysteries, global conspiracies, and nonstop thrills! Books like these are the reason I love action-adventure! Fans of Clive Cussler and James Rollins will find treasure within the pages of ATLANTIS GOLD!"~David Wood, USA Today bestselling author of the Dane Maddock Adventures "Rick Chesler's ATLANTIS GOLD is a high-flying, deep-diving,treasure-hunting adventure romp that will keep you turning pages and leave you hungry for more." ~ Sean Ellis, author of FORTUNE FAVORS (A Nick Kismet Adventure)" I love the fast pace and interesting characters, some history and some myth. Can't wait for the next exciting adventure." ~ Reader review on ARK FOUND PRAISE FOR RICK CHESLER "The perfect combination of great research and impossible to put down writing."~Jeremy Robinson, international bestselling author of Apocalypse Machine and Project Nemesis "Great scientific concepts that are based in reality."~ScienceThrillers.com "A whale of a tale involving modern-day pirates, media moguls, and a sexy federal agent -- all chasing a cetacean-mounted camcorder and the crucial piece of evidence needed to resolve a murder.~Steve Alten, New York Times Bestselling author of MEG, on WIRED KINGDOM

An Omega Files Adventure (Book 3)

Golden One

On the threshold of opening the moon to tourist excursions, a private space firm owned by a visionary billionaire takes a team of non-astronauts to the lunar surface. To address concerns that the moon's barren rock may not hold long-term allure for an uber-wealthy clientele, the company's charismatic owner reveals to the group the ultimate discovery: life on the moon. But what is initially a triumphant and world-changing moment soon gives way to unrelenting terror as the team experiences firsthand that despite their technological prowess, the moon still holds many secrets.

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