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Blackstone
Series · 4 books · 2016-2020

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#1

Honor

2016

\\\BROKEN TRILOGY CONTINUES HERE...\\\ I fell to my knees. Normally, I could block out the pain, but not this time. Something wasn’t right… The next thing I knew, I found myself in a North Dakota hospital where things took an unexpected turn… Mia Harper was the new nurse who seemed to know more about me than she should. Yet I couldn’t help but flirt with her. She was witty, playful, and her beauty was unmatched. I couldn’t get enough. Just when I thought things were looking up, it got weird… Someone returned from my past and flipped my world around. One thing was certain—I’d put my life on the line to keep Mia safe and to finally learn the answer to the question that had haunted me my whole life. What really happened that night twenty-five years ago?
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#2

Escape

2016

One decision will haunt Blackstone soldier Keith for a lifetime… Keith left behind the feisty love of his life, Lexi Klein, ten years ago when he chose to become a soldier and leave for Iraq, but after a tragedy struck Lexi’s family and Keith couldn’t come home, she felt abandoned. When Keith finally managed to make it back to Boston, Lexi had completely withdrawn from everyone, including him. She decides to end their relationship and move on. Lexi has always owned Keith’s heart. He just didn’t know how much… Keith returns to Boston years later for a wedding and finds out Lexi is dating the leader of the infamous Almas Perdidas Gang. Lexi is in over her head, and Keith will stop at nothing to keep her safe. Having never recovered from her broken heart, Lexi wants no part of his grand savior routine. She made her choice, and she has her own reasons to stick to her guns about it. Keith fights to regain Lexi’s trust, but old wounds are slow to heal… After Lexi is beaten for not following gang rules, Keith decides to take her on a trip to convince her once and for all to let him back in. But Lexi is holding on to one last secret, and it will change everything. Happiness comes at a price, and once the front Lexi put up comes crashing down, that price will be paid in blood. Keith must make a decision. Does his loyalty lie with the military? Or with the woman he loves? Or has too much time and history been lost for them to make one…final… Escape.
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#3

Freedom

2019

Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary. However, a chance encounter with Catalina Mandas made that transition a little bit easier. She was sweet, sexy, feisty, and saw me for who I was. She completely captivated me. But Catalina warned me that we could never be together, that her past and mine could never coexist. Secrets were standing in our way, but I wasn’t willing to let her go that easily. Back on a mission, and possibly one of the biggest rescues Blackstone has ever pulled off, I collided with one of my biggest nightmares. And now, two things will be tested… Trust and freedom.
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#4

Courage

2020

Blackstone is at it again. We’re chasing down the cartel, but this time, the tables have been flipped on us. Members of Team North Rock are being plucked off one by one. The race to understand what is happening can be the difference between life and death. My position at Blackstone requires a clear head, and yet the stress and guilt I carry are affecting my concentration. But after what happened to my sister and the situation I’ve put my family in, I don’t deserve any sort of peace. My team doesn’t even know, and I choose to bear this burden alone. Despite my constant internal struggle, I can’t help but notice her – Sloane Harlow. Falling for the lawyer who’s supposed to help us figure things out was never something I planned or expected. With danger at every turn, things seem to only get worse. Missions fail, lives are in danger, and somehow, the cartel always seems to know our next move. I can’t help but wonder…could there be a mole in the team?

Author

J.L. Drake
J.L. Drake
Author · 13 books

International best selling author J. L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two children. Be sure to check out her bestselling trilogy, Broken! All of her books link in someway, here is her "Suggested Reading Order." BROKEN SHATTERED MENDED HONOR ESCAPE TRIGGER DEMONS UNLEASHED FREEDOM OMERTA - Short story (Mafia) COURAGE DARKNESS LURKS DARKNESS FOLLOWS DARKNESS FALLS BEHIND MY WORDS CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN - Short Story ALL IN QUIET WEALTH QUIET SECRETS QUIET POWER QUIET EMPIRE SHADOWS WHISKEY ALPHA TANGO GRIM HAVOC SINS EXTRACTION BOOK 2 BOOK 3 Other places to find her:, Facebook ⭐️ https://bit.ly/3bRG7Vp Instagram ⭐️ https://bit.ly/341eEh8 TikTok⭐️ https://bit.ly/3wZGSck Reader Group ⭐️https://bit.ly/3TOBIJ0 Email ⭐️ JLDrake@AuthorJLDrake.com Newsletter ⭐️ http://bit.ly/2QZZEut Website ⭐️ https://bit.ly/34b4OcN

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