Ride the Darkness

This gripping crime thriller plunges readers into the sun-soaked yet shadowy underbelly of Florida''s Gulf Coast where paradise masks a thriving human trafficking ring operating beneath the city''s surface. The story interweaves the fates of Alena Hernandez a vulnerable college freshman; Nicole Beemer a relentless detective haunted by her own family tragedy; and Colton Colt Flynn a battle-scarred recently retired SWAT officer drawn back into danger by loyalty and unfinished business.Colt Flynn a decorated SWAT veteran and Nicole Beemer''s former field training officer is reluctantly pulled from retirement when he receives a desperate call for help. Beemer knowing she can''t trust her own department had arranged for a friend to contact Colt if she went missing. Realizing the danger Beemer faces and the rot within the system Colt assembles a team of trusted allies-including his old SWAT partner Bear Bennet DHS Agent Tim tech-savvy hacker Mo and anti-government gun nut Ben-to mount an off-the-books rescue.