Some people have normal childhoods. Others do not. Christopher James was a have not. At the tender age of nine, being bullied in school, he makes a plan to kill his tormentor.
The story takes Christopher from his first test at nine years old, to a myriad of brutal confrontations in the coming years. He has to deal with pedophiles, bullies, killers, organized crime and more.
This first novel in the New James Gang series culminates with a bloody showdown with assassins in the West Virginia wilderness that leaves the reader thirsting for more.
In the second novel of the New James Gang series, Chris finds that he is not finished with gangsters or killing. New characters are introduced with secrets and troubles of their own.
Narrowly escaping an attempt on their lives, Chris and Stella meet a mysterious couple at a dude ranch near Flagstaff, Arizona. They make a plan to lure their stalkers into a trap, and learn the identity of those who want them dead.
Facing overwhelming odds, they pull out all of the stops in a finale that makes this a story that must be read to the last page.
The third in the New James Gang series finds Chris, Stella and their friends embroiled in the sordid world of human trafficking.
Driven by the plight of children kidnapped and sold into prostitution, they work their way through the ranks until they track down the criminals running a local organization.
They show no mercy toward the people forcing young boys and girls into the world of slavery, as they work their way to the top of the organization.
Their methods are ruthless and deliberate, in exposing and making an example of an unlikely pair of perverted politicians.
In the fourth novel in the series, Chris and Stella and friends continue their quest to eliminate the human trafficking ring in California, culminating in a battle destroying a prisoner compound in a southern mountainous area.
They work at ending the luck of a surprise contact responsible for the mob continually finding them.
There are more new characters, and one in particular who offers them an opportunity to pursue their work legally, in a clandestine effort with law enforcement, which will deny any connection if they should be caught.
Many twists, turns and unexpected adventures will keep the reader off balance and unable to put the story down.
The saga continues as Chris and Stella mop up after drug trade misfires, outwit crooked politicians and policemen, and then endeavor to take a break from the dangerous life they have lived and finally take a vacation.
No one could have ever guessed that their vacation could turn into a nightmare that will make them use every skill and ability to survive that they possess. Stranded with little hope of rescue, they have to cope with losing friends, and bandits that seem unstoppable.
More characters are introduced making this another novel of high adventure that needs to be read to the last gasp.
The United States is attacked with nuclear weapons and most of the east coast is destroyed. Government is in shambles, as our leaders flee rather than fight back.
Return of the New James Gang takes place twenty years after Nothing is Forever, and begins with Chris and Stella’s son Kyle caving in New Hampshire.
As the country falls apart, Chris, Stella, Kyle and a host of other old and new characters take over leadership with the determination that our country must survive.
An adventure novel that grabs the reader by the second page and never lets go.
In the sequel to Return of the New James Gang, the country is in distress after being attacked by foreign powers. Our leaders have deserted like the cowards that they are. The country needs a leader. Christopher James is that leader and agrees to lead a resistance movement.
Their actual survival is immediately in question, and from the onset there are deadly pitfalls and unexpected betrayals at the highest levels.
If they can overcome an initial challenge, there will be much to do and much to learn.
Rocklin’s Way is the exciting prequel to The New James Gang novels, introducing Rocklin James, the great-great-grandfather of Christopher James. It is a Western, set in the New Mexico Territory in the late 1800’s.
Rocklin is a no-nonsense former sheriff of a Missouri town, who leaves to make his way west seeking his fortune.
After witnessing a double murder, he goes on the offensive to liberate a town from a tyrannical sheriff.
He is sought out by a government official and appointed a United States Marshall. His first assignment is to hunt down a murdering gang of rapists and thugs. His methods are cold and ruthless, with no quarter given to those he is hunting.
Then he meets her, and life takes on a new slant.
A great story for the Western fan, and anyone who has yet to enjoy an exceedingly good tale of the Old West.
Ted Taber Author 