Book Three – CORRUPT LADY COP
Following Officer Taylor’s death, Hillfort Police Chief Jim Harris promotes Blake Thorne to second-in-command. An organized crime group called The Network, and the local police have coexisted for three years. However, the M.C., who used to rule Hillfort, has returned to reclaim their territory.
Initially, the M.C. appears harmless until someone attempts to assassinate Jim. The spotlight unexpectedly falls on Blake. During her efforts to uncover Jim’s assailant, she narrowly avoids an ambush with an informant she despises. The stakes increase as Blake becomes convinced that the M.C. has returned to Hillfort, stronger than ever. In a bid to escape, she and her Network contact go on the run, realizing they can’t trust their own people. Donny, a recovering drug addict, is the sole person who seems to understand the situation even though he relapses every other week.
Book Two – THE EXPATRIATE
Despite a crippling third-degree burn, firefighter Reid Harris takes a job in the Middle East to avoid financial ruin. He arrives in BuHasa, an industrial powerhouse that is often the prime target for terrorists. Although Reid has to deal with his physical disabilities, he is thrown into despair, as new threats bring on post-traumatic episodes.
Dave Fulton, the former Hillfort Fire Chief, brought Reid halfway around the world. His hopes that Reid will train the department diminishes as he realizes his former protégée is no longer the person he knew. The locals are reluctance to cooperate, and Dave has given up on his sobriety. Life takes on a complex curve when Ahmed, a troubled local, develops an intense fixation on Reid, leading to a dark and haunting obsession.
The frequent attacks by BuHasa reach a critical point when they escalate into a life-threatening explosion, which ultimately sets the stage for a dramatic showdown between Ahmed and Reid.
Book One – THE SMOKE EATER
In THE SMOKE EATER, readers plunge into the gritty world of Hillfort, a troubled Midwest boomtown plagued by organized crime and corruption. Faced with limited alternatives, several community leaders come together and create The Pact, a covert operation that enforces martial law to combat the widespread drug overdoses and crime.
Fire Chief Dave Fulton, acting as The Pact’s ‘fixer,’ uses his influence to orchestrate a diversion, allowing a new crime syndicate to seize control of the drug market. However, what started as a diversion transforms into a chaotic inferno.
Exhausted and shattered from a night of horrors, Dave reaches his breaking point. In his desperate bid to escape The Pact, he realizes the Police Chief, once his trusted accomplice, might kill him. Dave’s struggle for survival becomes even more complicated as he must safeguard his ex-wife amidst the escalating violence and betrayal of his former allies.
(This is my Canva Generated cover art that has kept me motivated).
Ben Lucas 