Hard Reign — Alex Ander

In this fast-paced terrorism action thriller, a former CIA paramilitary operations officer becomes entangled in a web of intrigue stretching all the way to Washington, D.C. An up-and-coming United States Senator dies in a hotel room. Tragic. The media reports he was not alone when he perished. Scandal.CIA Deputy Director Alexandra Hardy learns of the incident and immediately sees a connection between the senator's death and a mass-casualty event seven thousand miles away. And she calls in someone she trusts to investigate, ex-CIA man Jaxon Reigns. Seeking answers, Jaxon heads to Africa to meet with Doctor Nicolette Dubois, a woman who's been studying the horrific events unfolding in that country. But other entities have taken notice of her research, too. And when armed men arrive in the small African village, demanding to know the doctor's whereabouts, Jaxon realizes his fact-finding mission is only a trigger pull away from going sideways.