VanOps

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this award-winning thriller that #1 NYT bestselling author James Rollins called A book that defines 'page-turner.'</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><span>���������</span></em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Spain 1057: During a thunderous battle the first King of Aragon wrestles Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon from the Moors but finds it holds a terrifying and mysterious power.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Nearly a thousand years later on a fog-shrouded Napa Valley morning gunshots and the clatter of breaking glass rip through the silence. Maddy Marshall an app designer with special martial-arts abilities and her twin brother Will Argones quickly run toward the sound. Horrified they discover a sniper has cut down two members of their family.</p><p><br></p><p>Before the pool of blood on the living room floor is dry their father sends the twins on a dangerous quest to recover Alexander's ancient weapon. Joined by a broad-shouldered friend who harbors a secret alliance with VanOps an ultra-black covert agency they soon discover the lethal sniper is from Russia.</p><p><br></p><p>They follow time-worn clues from a medieval Spanish castle to a lost warren under the streets of Jerusalem racing to unlock the secrets that will lead them to an arcane power--before a hostile state seizes the power and cripples the United States.</p><p><br></p><p>To survive they must go undercover and off-grid. No place is safe a wrong move means death and even a simple phone call is off limits. Because now the sniper has his sights set on them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Fans of Dan Brown Clive Cussler Steve Berry and James Rollins will devour the pages of this instant #1 Barnes and Noble best seller.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>THE LOST POWER is the first book in the fast-paced multi-award-winning VanOps thriller series. If you enjoy smart edge-of-your-seat suspense you'll stay up late turning the pages of Avanti Centrae's high-stakes novel.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><span>������</span>- Genre Grand Prize blue ribbon winner at the Chanticleer International Book Awards</strong></p><p><strong>- Honorable Mention winner at the Hollywood Book Festival</strong></p><p><strong>- Bronze Medal winner at the Wishing Shelf Book Awards</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Avanti Centrae's VanOps: The Lost Power opens a tantalizing new series that combines historical mystery and cutting-edge science into a masterwork of international intrigue--with the promise of more to follow. Don't miss this riveting debut!</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>~ James Rollins the #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of<em> Crucible</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>...a good ole' fashioned rip-roaring adventure from start to finish. Enjoy the ride. </em><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>~ Steve Berry <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author</strong></p><p><br></p>