They took his peace and quiet. He’ll pay them back in fists and bullets… Charlotte, North Carolina. Ex-Special Forces Captain Orlando Black is long overdue for some peace and quiet. So when cops arrest him on the quiet city streets, he struggles to keep his cool against the blatant racial profiling. And after the FBI infiltrates his case, he gets entangled in a criminal conspiracy that could force him to dodge bullets all over again.Managing to exonerate himself and team u...

From Africa to his hands and a superhero is born…Calvin Bush lives an ordinary life in Chicago and is stuck in a dead-end job that doesn’t fuel anything inside him – except rage. He knows he’s made for more but has no idea what that is until a single invite to the museum changes everything. Calvin encounters two magical gauntlets, Zamani and Baadaye, but he’s not the only one who has his eyes on them. A mysterious man in a black kabuki mask is lurking in the...

One contract. One bullet. One decision that destroyed his life.Shadowy assassin Leroy Silver has one job: do the government’s dirty work. But when his clandestine bosses slap him with a contract he can’t complete, his life comes crashing down.Now he has nothing. Stuck as a civilian struggling to make ends meet on the streets of New York, a glimmer of hope appears when an old friend offers him an opportunity. His task is simple: work security for a beautiful...

Framed. Hunted. Betrayed by the badge.Atlanta beat cop Derrick Nash never saw it coming. One minute he’s responding to a tip—next, he’s behind bars, framed for a crime he didn’t commit. When unexpectedly ambushed, his trusted lieutenant is shot and tells him to run. Nash escapes and goes on the lam, desperate to clear his name and find out who set him up.His only ally is a grieving widow whose husband was murdered—allegedly by a cop. As they dig for answers...

A city under siege by invisible killers turns to a team of heroes for salvation.A father, accused and desperate, will risk everything to uncover the truth and save his daughter.A retired Navy SEAL is drawn back into a web of corruption, where his fight for justice becomes deeply personal.In a world of dark magic, a private investigator must outwit and old flame and a new enemy.A retrieval consultant, caught in a deadly game, must untangle a web of secrets th...

A deadly conspiracy. A city on the brink. And one man racing against time to stop the unthinkable... Ex-Special Forces Captain Orlando Black just wanted a quiet day in the Bay Area. Instead, he finds himself in the middle of a nightmare—thwarting a bombing at a peaceful protest, only to become the prime suspect in a statewide manhunt. Branded as public enemy number one, he’s pursued by both law enforcement and a ruthless force that doesn’t want him arrested—they want him dead.

Orlando Black is a terrorist’s worst nightmare.As an Ex-Special Forces Captain, Orlando Black is the last man you want to cross. Tough, talented, and a natural-born fighter, he’s a wildcard that not even the Feds trust. But after a series of accidents and misunderstandings plunge him headlong into several dangerous undercover missions, Black will have to put his skills to the test and do whatever it takes to deliver justice.Inside this box set, you’...

Scott Gunn’s fists are deadly fast, so he must show restraint or someone could get hurt.But when an oppressive real estate developer and his gang of brutal thugs terrorize the city, Gunn is forced to take the gloves off to defend his friends, neighbors, and family.In a citywide showdown, Gunn punches his way through gangbangers, crooks, gunmen, and rival martial artists.Will his fist be fast enough to protect all he holds dear, or will his city crum...

The events in Queen City Ruby take place shortly after Carolina DanceAn elite ex-special forces operative. A teenage target. Ruthless jewel thieves. And nonstop action that’ll leave you breathless.Orlando Black doesn’t go looking for trouble—it always finds him. When he crosses paths with a terrified teenager fleeing a crew of cold-blooded jewel thieves, instinct kicks in. Black gets the kid out alive—but that’s just the beginning.The stakes skyrocket when one...

No good deed goes unpunished.When ex-Special Forces Captain Orlando Black stumbles upon a would-be mugging behind a San Antonio gas station, his fighting instincts kick in. Too bad the guy he saves doesn’t want his help—and to make matters worse, he’s unwittingly waded into an undercover investigation headed by the DEA.The Feds aren’t impressed with Black’s heroism. They slap him with an ultimatum: work with them on their top-secret case, or go to jail for obstructio...

First published in The Collective anthologyChance Freeman’s Latest Job? Survive.Chance Freeman is a smooth-talking, no-nonsense retrieval consultant—if you lose something valuable, he’ll get it back… for a price. A former LAPD SWAT officer who operates by his own rules, balancing a life of high-stakes jobs, fast fists, and even faster wit.But when a routine night at his favorite jazz club turns into something far more dangerous, Chance finds himself in the mid...

Orlando Black is a ghost, a shadow—someone you’ll never see coming. But for one high-profile celebrity, he’s her only shot at survival.Cruising through Hollywood, Black expects nothing more than a quiet breakfast before heading south. But fate has other plans.In broad daylight, a world-famous performer is kidnapped—and Black is taken with her at gunpoint. Their captors have demands, and failure to comply means certain death.Now, thrust into a deadly game of lies, gre...