Bøger af Steve Coleman

How does Captain Joe Anderson get home from the Bahamas after his boat has been stolen, leaving him broke and unemployed in the depths of the present recession? He signs on to sail to the States aboard a sixty-foot sailboat. But once at sea, Joe learns that the boat owner--wealthy, unscrupulous, philandering Alex Smith--is attempting to smuggle $2,000,000 cash back into the U.S. for use in an insider trading deal. Thinking only of himself in his desperation to return home, Joe relinquishes his moral judgment and merely concentrates on making a safe passage, expecting that, once ashore, somehow he will get out of abetting Alex's crime. But the two men also must deal with Smith's zany and volatile wife, Frances, who shoots first and never asks the questions; and a young widow, Mary, who expected a short little cruise but becomes captive aboard due to unexpected circumstances. Departing from Man-O-War Cay in the Abaco, the four sailors encounter murderous weather and modern pirates who are after the money. What originally began as a pleasant voyage soon turns into a desperate race to outrun a hurricane and evade the thugs. Bonding with Mary in their struggle to survive, Joe realizes that to keep her lawful he must thwart Alex's plot. The novel offers a stirring adventure filled with moments of both humor and dire seriousness as the foursome alternately clash with one another and then pull together to survive.

This second book of murder, political intrigue and mystery is seen through the eyes of Michael Forster. Michael retired early from MI6 and using his data analyst skills, solves multiple mysteries throughout the book. The events take place on a European River cruise. From all events this is expected to be a safe and relaxing cruise, when unexpected murders, that on the surface appear unsolvable, start to reveal deeper consequences. Historical European nationalism is woven into the book's plot including murders, international terrorism and espionage. It is topical and weaves together current fanaticism as well as historical beliefs that influence modern day terrorist events. It exposes a major East versus West plot and focuses on the hatreds that have developed between Russia, Ukraine and Georgia and the ensuing consequences.

Find What's NEXT For You: Business Owners Share Their Transition Stories, is an easy to read series of stories from small and medium size business owners explaining their unique transitions from the companies they formed and managed for decades. Their successes, failures, and "lessons learned," make up the core of this timely book. In 2013, the Fox Business Center reported that the sales of small businesses grew by 49%, and the Baby Boom demographics suggest this figure will only grow larger over the next ten years. Many have heard the story of the entrepreneur who just didn't pay much attention to their transition. Things were going well and there was no urgency to think about what they would do next. Then the "unexpected event" happened and they needed to hastily plan in a crisis environment. This kind of planning usually results in the owner losing some of the wealth they have built up in their company, coupled with added personal and family stress. One of the owners in the book commented that he wanted to control every part of his business as he was building it. And when it came time for his transition away from the company, he also wanted to be equally controlling by investing the personal time and resources to make his transition as smooth as possible. For the majority of owners who tell their stories, the transition took about five years from the time the started seriously thinking about it. The book covers stories from a wide range of owners representing many business sectors including service, manufacturing, production and distribution. And the two authors had access to a treasure trove of information which they used to write this book.

Posing as a recreational sailor in Northern Ireland during the summer of 2015, undercover agent Joe Anderson falls for fiery young Fiona Brennan and, with the aid of her brother, infiltrates the Real Irish Republican Army. In his efforts to save her from the violence and hatred of religious and political discord, Joe is caught up in a web of deadly intrigue. Finding himself alienated from his CIA handlers, he has only his native Irish friend, Big Ryan, to count on. Joe learns much about the long, bitter history and finds that in Northern Ireland the desire for revenge for wrongs done during "The Troubles" is far from over. Among the characters he encounters are an apprentice bomb maker, a defrocked alcoholic priest, an embittered former policeman of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, a wealthy unionist couple, a ruthless drug and arms smuggler, and several terrorist thugs bent on vengeance and mayhem. His struggle to survive makes a thrilling adventure on both land and sea. Writing this sequel to "The Navigator: A Perilous Passage, Evasion at Sea," the author has employed his intimate knowledge of Northern Ireland along with his personal experiences sailing offshore along the Irish and Scottish coasts to create an historically accurate and truly exciting novel.