Book Seven: The Ajax Protocol The Project is a Black Ops intelligence unit reporting only to the President of the United States. When an assassination attempt takes the President out of commission, the Project is caught up in a conspiracy that threatens to spark a world war and runs a lot deeper than just trying to kill the leader of the free world. Led by Director Elizabeth Harker, the Project team discovers a cold-hearted plot to turn America into a totalitarian police state. Betrayed by powerful enemies at home and forced to rely on doubtful allies abroad, Harker and her team are driven underground. With time running out, they must stop the conspirators before they destroy everything America stands for. At the same time team leader Nick Carter and his lover, Selena Connor, struggle to commit to each other in a covert world where love and compassion are in short supply and enemies lie in wait at every turn. The Ajax Protocol could be taken from tomorrow's headlines. It will disturb you and keep you turning pages to the end.

Anyone who has felt the grief of a loved one's passing knows that it takes considerable time for healing. When the beloved returns in a dream, it has a profound effect on our emotional well being. We wake knowing the person we love is still present, still available to us. The dreams reassure us that we, too, will survive the inevitability of death. The stories in this book are all true. Many are dreams of loved ones who returned to the dreamer days, months, or even years after death.

Book Five in the PROJECT thriller series. Lost plans for a terrifying weapon designed by Nikola Tesla fall into the hands of a centuries old conspiracy bent on world domination. Powerful men will stop at nothing to use the weapon to achieve their goal, even at the risk of nuclear war. Director Elizabeth Harker runs the Project, the secret hand of the US President. Nick Carter heads up the Project team in the field. Selena Connor is his teammate and lover. Together they pursue a twisted trail of clues that tests their relationship to the breaking point. From the cobbled streets of Prague to the jungles of Mexico, from the ancient countryside of Tuscany to the barren plains of Central Russia, the story moves with relentless pace toward a final, explosive confrontation that will determine the future of humanity.

Anyone who has felt the grief of a loved one's passing knows that it takes considerable time for healing. When the beloved returns in a dream, it has a profound effect on our emotional well being. We wake knowing the person we love is still present, still available to us. Alex Lukeman, Ph.D. has had "true dreams of return," in which spiritual beings have visited him, bringing messages of comfort and wisdom. The stories in this book are all true; they are the contributions of hundreds of dreamers. Many are dreams of loved ones who returned to the dreamer days, months, or even years after death. In these, a sense of completion and deep connection is always present.

What are nightmares? Are they simply the result of meaningless and random neural firings of an overactive brain? Or are they a window into our most deeply submerged hopes and fears? If you are one of the ten to fifteen million adults in the U.S. who have at least one terrifying or disturbing dream a month, you ll want to read this book. Dr. Alex Lukeman is a master in the field of terrifying and difficult dreams and has more than twenty years of experience treating patients. He believes that nightmares can be an important resource for self-discovery and self-knowledge when properly examined, nightmares can often lead to the solution of troubling problems problems you may not even consciously know you have. This book is a practical guide for dealing with our most haunting dreams. The techniques and suggestions suggested herein will provide you with results and relief from nightmares, while offering advice on how to learn from the harrowing images and emotions they produce."

The discovery of a lost manuscript of prophecies by Nostradamus sends Nick Carter and Selena Connor on a global hunt for the fabled Ark of the Covenant. The prophecies lead them to the Holy Land and to the secrets of the ancient Order of the Knights Templar. The Ark is part of a conspiracy to trigger war in the Middle East and someone keeps trying to take the Project team off the board. On top of that, Nick's PTSD is pushing Selena away and he will lose her if he doesn't find a way to handle it. But how can he find time to sort out his personal life when he's caught up in one of the most dangerous missions of his career?

Book Four in the PROJECT thriller series. Three world experts on crop disease discover a secret from the time of Alexander the Great and are brutally murdered... A centuries-old conspiracy plots to destroy much of the world's food supply as part of a plan for world domination... The PROJECT team must stop a traitor and prevent a world-wide disaster... The hunt for answers leads Nick Carter and Selena Connor to Greece, Bulgaria and the United States. In a series of life and death confrontations they encounter unlikely allies, an ancient legacy of bio-warfare and a cover up with ominous implications for freedom. James Campbell is a world expert in crop viruses. He discovers nine clay tablets from ancient Persia containing a clue to the location of a golden urn marked with the curse of a Greek goddess, part of treasure seized by Alexander the Great during the fall of Babylon. Then he's horribly murdered, along with two of his colleagues. Campbell has been working on a secret bio-warfare program for the Pentagon. The murders get the attention of Elizabeth Harker, Director of a covert intelligence unit called the Project. Nick Carter is The Project team leader. He struggles with old injuries and PTSD from his years as a combat Marine. Nick is deeply conflicted about his lover and teammate, Selena Connor. Selena's been with the Project for less than a year. She's having a hard time dealing with the mayhem that goes with her job and her feelings about Nick. Nick and Selena follow a bloody trail through Greece, Bulgaria and America, uncovering a heartless plan to destroy half the world's food supply, part of a strategy by a centuries-old conspiracy to achieve world domination. It will kill millions if it succeeds and time's running out--it's set to happen soon. Harker is forced to make an unheard of alliance to try and stop the plot and avoid possible war with Russia. All the while, a high-placed traitor does his best to sabotage the Project at every turn. The surprise ending foreshadows the next book in the series. BLACK HARVEST is a contemporary international thriller of intrigue, patriotism, romance and treachery. The PROJECT Series: WHITE JADE, THE LANCE, THE SEVENTH PILLAR, BLACK HARVEST. Book Five in the series will be available late in 2012.

Book One in the PROJECT thriller series. Former Recon Marine Nick Carter works for the Project, a covert counter-terrorism unit reporting to the President. He's taciturn and tough, with a dark history of emotional and physical scars that gives him depth and rich complexity. Selena Connor is a beautiful, strong and skilled linguist. When her wealthy uncle is murdered by someone looking for an ancient book about the elixir of immortality, she's thrust into Nick's dangerous world. Nick is assigned to protect Selena and help her recover the missing book, a routine task that escalates into a harrowing life and death adventure. They uncover a plot to overthrow the government of China and attack America A powerful relationship begins between them, forged from shared danger, combat and betrayal. The story spans the globe, from the gold country of California to the high mountains of Tibet, from the White House to the halls of power in Beijing. International intrigue, terrorist acts, budding romance, patriotism and the threat of nuclear war form the core of the book, the first volume in a series featuring Nick, Selena, the Project and the ongoing, complex relationship between the main protagonists.

Book Three in the PROJECT thriller series. A fanatical terrorist has visions of the Islamic Mahdi commanding him to begin the Apocalypse and bring about the End of Days... An ancient brotherhood of assassins hidden for centuries reappears to murder and ignite the fires of war... A truck carrying a terrible weapon leaves Sudan for the lawless mountains of Algeria and an unknown destination... The PROJECT sends Nick Carter and Selena Connor to the burning wastelands of Western Africa, the back streets of San Diego and the bitter mountains of the Hindu Kush, before a final confrontation that will decide the future of Western civilization.

In the frozen wastes of Antarctica the Lance, an ancient weapon of unthinkable power-once lost and legendary-has been recovered. In the terrorized streets of Jerusalem, devastation is unleashed upon the eve of international peace. In the halls of power of Washington, D.C. a desperate plot set in motion during the final days of World War II has begun to unfold. Now Nick Carter and his team of deep black operatives from the PROJECT must race against time to stop events that will lead to the next World War. But to do that they must first stop those who already wield the Lance. Book Two in the PROJECT series.

Publisher's Weekly Review How well we sleep plays a role in mental and physical health, from headaches and irritability to impaired judgment. Lukeman presents the means to abolish sleeplessness: he contends that a calm and relaxed mind is essential to deep sleep and explains that people are in charge of their own sleeping habits. A helpful personal sleep quiz allows readers to access their sleep potential and identify the reasons they aren't sleeping well. Lukeman then methodically provides practical advice and strategies for achieving deep sleep.This reader-friendly guide includes information on natural sleeping aids, sleep disorders, self-hypnosis, dream analysis (the "Sleep, Dreams and Health" chapter is particularly interesting), how to defeat jet lag and how to teach children to get a good night's rest. Readers who find themselves staring at the ceiling at 3 A.M. would benefit by devoting those currently sleepless hours to reading Lukeman's helpful book.

What Your Dreams Can Teach You is a complete, do-it-yourself manual for understanding and correctly interpreting your dreams. As much as any book can, this will guide you through the process. Not a dream dictionary, it provides worksheets and usuable tools for understanding dreams. Forward (from the First Edition) by W. Brugh Joy, M.D.