Böcker av Richard Blade

When six of America's most important VIPs, including the First Lady and the Vice President, are kidnapped and disappear into the vast, uncharted jungles of the Congo, a massive military operation is launched to locate them. Only one group of US soldiers, a Special Ops unit, has ever been in this section of the Congo and that was over thirty years ago. Now, these old soldiers, once known as Ghost Squad, must reassemble to train a new team to go in and attempt to rescue these hostages before the deadline is reached and they are mercilessly killed.

A shocking discovery in a Native American burial ground in present-day North Carolina reveals a history-changing link to ancient Rome.In 55 B.C. the Roman Senate orders their most honored general, Demetrius Varinica, to cease mourning his wife and return to Rome to lead a fleet on an ill-fated invasion. The general and a handful of survivors from the devastated Fifteenth Legion wash up on an unknown shore and find themselves in a terrifying new world where every moment is a battle to stay alive.Befriended by a peaceful tribe, these hardened warriors learn a different way of life, existing with nature, without war, without fighting. But even as a new day dawns, a terrifying evil falls upon the land and confronts Demetrius with an unthinkable choice, honor his oath and return with his men to Rome or remain in this strange country and pick up his sword once again to face impossible odds in a desperate attempt to save the lives of these gentle people and the woman who has won his heart.