Nothing can ruin the magic of Christmas. Enter the U.S. House of Representatives. Award-winning political fiction author Mikael Carlson spins a uplifting tale of romance, adventure, and political maneuvering that is part Hallmark Christmas movie, part House of Cards.Banning Santa is a heartwarming story about setting aside political differences, finding love, and celebrating the spirit of Christmas. Will Stowe and Wyatt find the perfect jolly old St. Nick to rekindle the magic of the holiday, or has a jaded public had enough of the commercialization that sucks all the joy out of the season? The holidays should be a special time to enjoy with friends and family This is not a partisan or ideological right vs. left slugfest. There is enough of that in the world already. Banning Santa is an inspirational story about defending beliefs, setting aside differences, falling in love, understanding mythology, and capturing the true meaning and spirit of Christmas. It is the perfect novel for anyone weary of holiday stress and could use some Christmas cheer! Santa Claus is not unlike Congress: They both hand out gifts, keep naughty and nice lists, and don't work most of the year. The only difference is people like Santa. The holidays are here. Christmas parties are scheduled, and the egg nog and hot chocolate are flowing. It's a time for family, merriment, and joy. But not for everyone. When an incident with an unruly mall Santa goes viral on social media, it presents an opportunity for an unknown politician to gain attention before the next election. Her plan? Schedule hearings on legislation that bans public depictions of Santa Claus.Not wanting to see Christmas spoiled for millions of families, two representatives reach across the aisle in a bipartisan effort to kill the legislation before it gets traction. As party leadership applies pressure while jockeying for political positioning, the fate of the "Save Santa" effort hinges on one thing - finding the right Santa Claus to testify against the bill.Legislative aides Wyatt Huffman and Stowe Bessette are entrusted to track down suitable Santa candidates to find the perfect one. The difficult task is complicated by one immutable fact: they despise each other. Forced to work together for the greater good, they must reconcile while embarking on an unexpected journey in a high-stakes, last-ditch effort to save Christmas.Buy your copy today! For updates on Mikael Carlson's new releases, sign up for his newsletter at mikaelcarlson.com.
Perceptions change when you see the world through the eyes of victims.From award-winning author Mikael Carlson, this sequel to The Eyes of Others and The Eyes of Innocents is an action-packed political thriller featuring a real-life superhero.The Eyes of Victims follows five people who must navigate the emotion and politics behind one of the most despicable crimes against women. Desperate measures will be taken to hide criminal activity from the prying eyes of investigators as they attempt to pull back the veil on what happened that fateful night. Will the families succeed in their stonewalling, or can a man who sees other people's memories unlock the truth by peering through the eyes of victims?"Boston" Hollinger is part Jason Bourne, part Jack Reacher, and he's about to put his special skills to work. The Watchtower Thrillers can be read as stand-alone novels, however, readers may find more enjoyment of the story by reading the novels in the order they were written.People only show you the part of their persona they want you to see.A prestigious Northwestern Connecticut law school is rocked by a scandal when a female student accuses one of her male peers of a vicious rape at a party. When the media picks up the story, it ignites a national firestorm threatening that engulfs the two students' politically connected families. To avoid potential embarrassment, "Boston" Hollinger and Watchtower are brought in to assist the FBI and Connecticut State Police in determining the truth. What they uncover is far more than they bargained for.During a victim interview, Boston utilizes his gift of seeing memories to uncover what really happened to the girl - and nobody is prepared to accept what he learns. Not content to accept the narrative, he learns that the fathers are more interested in guarding their secrets than preserving their children's welfare. As the two men jealously guard their enterprises, Boston comes face-to-face with his nemesis - a man whose memories he can't see.When a pair of tragic deaths rock the investigation, the pressure on the team to cut their losses and return home becomes unbearable. Not content to simply follow orders and abandon the mission, Boston is faced with a choice that will change the trajectory of his life: leave their fathers' fate to an unreliable legal system or dispense justice by taking matters into his own hands. It's a decision that will bring him into the clutches of a dangerous foe intent on exposing him to the world.Buy your copy today!For updates on Mikael Carlson's new releases, sign up for his newsletter at mikaelcarlson.com.Watchtower Thrillers (in order): The Eyes of OthersThe Eyes of InnocentsThe Eyes of Victims
The board is set. The pieces are in place. There will be no stalemate in this endgame.Journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen make a last-ditch effort to stop a coup against the incoming president of the United States in the fifth book of this high-octane political thriller series.As the calendar marches toward the Electoral College vote that will solidify the cabal's control, Tierra's and Victoria's ad-hoc alliance must roll the dice to stave off disaster. Everything will come down to one moment where the only possible result is checkmate. In a months-long struggle defined by countless moves and countermoves, which side will prevail when both sides play for keeps in the decisive endgame?Revealed Secrets is the final novel in a five-book serial drama. Readers are encouraged to begin the journey with Justifiable Deceit and enjoy the Tierra Campos Thrillers in the order they were written."True freedom is laying your king down before someone does it for you."The election is over, and the attempt to thwart the oncoming coup has failed. With the ringleader exposed as a powerful manipulator, the stakes are even higher. While the cabal has positioned itself to cement its stranglehold on the new president-elect, journalist Tierra Campos is left with one more daunting puzzle to solve - why she's still alive.With the transition beginning and the victor suffocating under the crushing weight of extortion, the online news organization Front Burner must again fight for its survival. Elements in the government are determined to silence while training their sights on another target - FBI agent and heroine Victoria Larsen, who has now been labeled a domestic terrorist and America's most wanted fugitive.When the noose tightens around Victoria as she uncovers concrete evidence of the plot, Tierra hatches a desperate, last-ditch plan to exploit the only crack in the powerful cabal's armor. New friends, old enemies, and ardent adversaries must unite for a common purpose to expose the coup and save the presidency while not shattering the people's confidence in their government.Revealed Secrets is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter.The Tierra Campos Thrillers (in order):Justifiable DeceitDevious MeasuresVital TargetsRevealed SecretsDecisive Endgame
All you need to do to boil an ocean is set the world on fire.In a retelling of his Orwellian 2015 Black Swan Saga, award-winning author Mikael Carlson reintroduces a speculative fiction saga showing the world's terrifying dystopian future.Boiling the Ocean is the third novel in a planned six-book serial drama. Readers are strongly encouraged to begin the journey with this The Black Swan Event and enjoy the America, Inc. Saga in the order they were written.The America, Inc. Saga follows a global economic collapse in 2039 that brought governments to their knees and chaos across the globe. To fill the power vacuum, giant multinational corporations, backed by wealthy benefactors, seized the reins of power and began governing the masses. Nearly fifty years later, there is no crime, no unemployment, no homelessness, and no war. All that progress came at a price - individual freedom.The end was only the beginning...For the first time in its history, the world's lone stock exchange is offline. The unexplained "aberrant trading behavior" has caused panic and confusion around the globe. While the new chief executive officer of America Incorporated and Intercorpex's administrator-general take drastic measures to restore confidence and maintain their power, patrician Denali Keating has something more devious in mind.New York is reeling from the terrorist attacks, but the worst is yet to come. As employees overcome the shock of the senseless carnage, Intercorpex schedules a summit with the world's most powerful elites at their Midtown Manhattan headquarters. The gathering is the best hope for reconciliation...and a tempting target for a terrorist bent on causing havoc and destruction.When an unlikely communication tips security forces off to his deadly plan, the race to stop an unthinkable massacre begins. The ensuing manhunt leads to surprising changes in fortune as former heroes become useful scapegoats, and the global balance of power shifts dramatically. By the end of the day, the one beacon of light left to beat back the encroaching darkness will find itself in grave danger of being extinguished.Born from the ashes left by the collapse of world governments in 2039, the world in 2088 is eerily similar to the present - filled with surveillance, propaganda, greed, and opportunism.The America, Inc. Saga is the next great struggle between liberty and tyranny. Loyalties are shifting, and alliances are fracturing. Political bickering threatens to undo the "utopian" corporatist society. Can differences be set aside, or will bounded rationality allow the "terrorists" to move closer to implementing a new world order?Continue your journey in this epic saga and buy a copy of Boiling the Ocean today!The America, Inc. Saga (in order): The Black Swan EventBounded RationalityBoiling the Ocean
America is about to unleash its newest weapon against one of the most despicable crimes imaginable. From award-winning author Mikael Carlson, this sequel to The Eyes of Others is an action-packed political thriller featuring a real-life superhero.The Eyes of Innocents follows five people caught in the business, investigation, and politics surrounding a modern form of human slavery. Desperate measures will be taken to dispense justice, but an ominous revelation could lead them to failure. Will an evil man walk free, or can he be brought down by a secretive hero seeing the world through the eyes of innocents?"Boston" Hollinger is part Jason Bourne, part Jack Reacher, and he's about to put his special skills to work. The Watchtower Thrillers can be read as stand-alone novels, however, readers may find more enjoyment of the story by reading the novels in the order they were written.It's the things you don't expect that get you in the end.Alejandro Salcido is a prominent businessman with money, political clout, and a stellar reputation in the Phoenix community. He also runs one of the largest human trafficking networks in Arizona. Boston must use his gift to bring down despicable human beings, and as the tension rises and stakes go up, so does the body count.A year after "Boston" Hollinger was shot and left for dead, he's been reborn as America's latest secret weapon. The accident inexplicably allowed him to see the memories of others in his dreams, and Watchtower has helped him refine that skill. Now he can see a person's darkest secrets and most terrifying experiences while conscious.With a need to prove his worth in the field, the team is met on their first mission in Phoenix with political intrigue and an embattled vice squad. Boston must use his gift to identify and bring down despicable human beings while working out his own issues. As the investigation progresses and a suspect escapes police custody, political tension rises, the stakes go up, and so does the body count.Buy your copy today!For updates on Mikael Carlson's new releases, sign up for his newsletter at mikaelcarlson.com.Watchtower Thrillers (in order): The Eyes of OthersThe Eyes of InnocentsThe Eyes of Victims
Most people forget their dreams in the morning. "Boston" Hollinger must remember his to save his life.From award-winning author Mikael Carlson, this new edition of The Eyes of Others is a retelling of his 2015 action-packed political and spy thriller that will keep you guessing who the traitor is all the way to the end.* 3x TOP WINNER - Firebird Book Awards, Political, Political Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, 2Q2022* 1st Edition FINALIST - Beverly Hills Book Awards, Political Fiction, 2016* 1st Edition WINNER - LYRA Award for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, 2015A traitor is selling America's secrets to the highest bidder. As FBI counterintelligence mobilizes to neutralize the threat, senators in Washington seek to exploit the crisis for political gain. With soldiers dying and government agencies pointing fingers at each other, a high-profile death causes a public uproar that increases pressure on the nation's politicians to find a scapegoat to save themselves. Now they've found one."The ending was surprising and unexpected as well as thought-provoking, and stayed with me long after I had read the final pages of The Eyes of Others. An excellent read!" -- First Edition Reviewed by Carol Coetzee for Readers' Favorite "Suspense at its finest as you try to figure out who is the mole. You'll never guess!"-- First Edition Amazon ReviewWhen Dreams Are Reality, Life Becomes a NightmareHampered by strange dreams after an automobile accident aggravates an old traumatic brain injury, former soldier and intelligence committee staffer "Boston" Hollinger enlists the help of an attractive doctor to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together, they come to understand his condition's true nature ― he's not dreaming but somehow accessing other people's memories while he sleeps.When Boston gets accused of orchestrating one of the deadliest intelligence breaches ever uncovered, he enlists the help of some old friends and his current fiancée to help bring the real traitor to justice. Armed only with the truths revealed in his dreams, he must race against time to find the leak while outrunning a government that will stop at nothing to capture him.The Eyes of Others: A Watchtower Thriller introduces readers to America's newest intelligence team charged with defending the nation from domestic and international threats: WATCHTOWER. Buy your copy today!For updates on Mikael Carlson's new releases, sign up for his newsletter at mikaelcarlson.com.Watchtower Thrillers (in order): The Eyes of OthersThe Eyes of InnocentsThe Eyes of Victims
A former Green Beret and brilliant history teacher, Michael finds himself partnering with his students to turn the American political process upside down in a series that pits the little guy against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in this spellbinding political thriller.
A former Green Beret and brilliant history teacher, Michael finds himself partnering with his students to turn the American political process upside down in a series that pits the little guy against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in this spellbinding political thriller.
A former Green Beret and brilliant history teacher, Michael finds himself partnering with his students to turn the American political process upside down in a series that pits the little guy against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in this spellbinding political thriller.
A former Green Beret and brilliant history teacher, Michael finds himself partnering with his students to turn the American political process upside down in a series that pits the little guy against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in this spellbinding political thriller.
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