Abel Yeager is dead broke, down on his luck, and suffering from a serious case of what-the-hell-does-it-matter. His transition from active Marine to stateside long-haul trucker hit a wicked speed bump when his rig was involved in a wreck that claimed the life of a pregnant woman and laid him up for several months. Back at work but deeply in debt, Yeager meets bookstore owner Charlie Buchanan in St. Louis and jumps at the chance to haul a load of remainder books to Austin for her. On the way south, a crew of truck thieves tracks his every move. But none of them know what Charlie’s ex has smuggled inside the book pallets, who he stole it from, or how far the owner will go to get it back. Charlie’s the first person Yeager has cared about in a long time, but as their bond deepens, so does the danger they’re in.With enemy forces closing in, Yeager battles greed, corruption, and his own fatalism in a bid to hold true to Yeager’s First Law: come home at the end of the day. "There is rarely a dull moment in this novel, and Abel Yeager reminded me of Jack Reacher (Lee Child). Fans of Lee Child should definitely relish reading this book." - Book Reviews by Hildegart This was a fun, fast-paced read, as you want from a thriller. It also has a budding romance for an occasional change of pace and the main characters, Abel and Charlie, are easy to care about. - Big Al's Books and Pals ...Wham! The next thing you know you've been carjacked and kidnapped, traveling down a road at top speed heading into the night... - A Voracious Reader Scott Bell has over 25 years of experience protecting the assets of retail companies. He holds a degree in Criminal Justice from North Texas State University. With the kids grown and time on his hands, Scott turned back to his first love-writing. His short stories have been published in The Western Online, Cast of Wonders, and in the anthology, Desolation. When he's not writing, Scott is on the eternal quest to answer the question: What would John Wayne do