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The Lost Power - VanOps #1

The Lost Power - VanOps #1

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DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in the first striking installment of the ten-time-award-winning and #1 international bestselling VanOps global thriller series. #1 NYT bestselling author James Rollins called THE LOST POWER, "A book that defines 'page-turner.'"

10's of thousands of fans in 17 countries.

- Genre Grand Prize blue ribbon winner at the Chanticleer International Book Awards
- Honorable Mention winner at the Hollywood Book Festival
- Bronze Medal winner at the Wishing Shelf Book Awards

The runaway #1 Bestseller from International Bestselling Author Avanti Centrae.

An extraordinary weapon - powerful in the past . . . dangerous in the present. Maddy Marshall, her twin brother Will, and marine Bear Thorenson must find Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon before a hostile state seizes the power and cripples the United States.

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.

Nearly a thousand years later, gunshots and the clatter of breaking glass rip through a fog-shrouded Napa Valley morning. Maddy Marshall, an app designer who studies martial arts, and her twin brother, engineer Will Argones, quickly run toward the sound. Horrified, they discover a sniper has cut down two members of their family.

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 relic. Joined by a broad-shouldered marine who harbors a secret alliance with VanOps, an ultra-black covert agency, they soon discover the global stakes involved in uncovering the past.

The trio follow time-worn clues from a medieval Spanish castle to a lost warren under the streets of Jerusalem, racing against time to unlock the puzzle that will lead them to an arcane power--before a hostile state seizes that power and cripples the United States.

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.

THE LOST POWER is the explosive beginning to International Bestselling Author Avanti Centrae's runaway global hit VanOps series, loved by tens of thousands of fans of fast-paced action thrillers, adventure, espionage, conspiracy, and crime thrillers by masters such as Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, Steve Berry, James Rollinss, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Daniel Silva. It's told from multiple viewpoints, with short, punchy chapters.

Professional Reviews: 

"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!" ~ James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"...a good ole' fashioned rip-roaring adventure from start to finish. Enjoy the ride." ~ Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author

"Takes readers on a fast-paced roller coaster of a ride across the globe in a top-notch thriller with high-stakes and plenty of edge-of-seat action." ~ Robin Burcell, NYT bestselling author of The Last Good Place and (co-written with Clive Cussler) The Oracle.

"A high-stakes, daring adventure charged with suspense and mystery!" ~ Ann Charles, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Deadwood Mystery Series

"A page-turner that takes its protagonists from a medieval Spanish castle to a secret underground city in Israel -- and beyond." ~ Chico Enterprise Record

"This one's a nailbiter for sure!" ~ Seattle Book Review

"This is one of the best action/thrillers I have ever read."~ Midwest Book Review

"A perfect combination that had me sitting on the edge of my seat and holding my breath."~ Readers' Favorite. Five/Five Stars

"Every family has its secrets, only some are deadlier than others." ~ Chanticleer Reviews. Five/Five Stars

"The writing is superb. Readers who like Indiana Jones, or the books by James Patterson, Tom Clancy, and Vince Flynn, will enjoy Centrae's first installment in her VanOps series." ~John Bernstein, Professional Reviewer

"It had some twists that I never saw coming!" ~ Jen Dulyanai, co-owner and instructor at Blue Lake Aikido, South Lake Tahoe

"I was really hooked by the pacing and intriguing story, and raced through it." ~Sara Stamey, Global Thriller Grand Prize winner for The Ariadne Connection

"This is a real page turner. Highly recommended." ~ John Anthony Miller, author of When Darkness Comes and In Satan's Shadow

"Superb!"

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"Avanti Centrae is my new favorite thriller author!"

"Loved it! When's the movie coming out?"

"I almost burned dinner - couldn't put it down!"

"Do yourself a favor and read this!"

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Avanti Centrae is a thirteen-time award-winning and #1 International bestselling author. She's an avid world traveler and white-water raft guide who has practiced martial arts. She loves driving fast sports cars, hiking, and had at least one past life as an assassin.

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EXCERPT: THE LOST POWER, COPYRIGHT 2019
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CHAPTER 1

Napa Valley, California, June 25, 8:56 a.m., Present Day

Through the crosshairs of his long-barreled sweetheart, Ivan scanned the wood-casement window of the vineyard's stone-walled residence, and waited for his intended target to walk into view. His movements were slow and meticulous.
Lying in the loft of an old barn, he calculated range, altitude, temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed, and humidity. His skin was irritated by the coarse hay that surrounded him, but he ignored the sensation and focused on his calculations. Click. He made a minor adjustment on his rifle to account for the drop of the round due to air density. And another for windage.
Although misty rivers of fog swirled into gray whirlpools around the winery, the computer-enhanced scope of his Springfield EBR allowed him to visually lock onto the home's large bank of windows. Human movement flickered behind the glass.
He didn't want to pull the trigger. Nevertheless, Ivan waited for the perfect moment, the perfect shot.

CHAPTER 2

8:57 a.m.

As she headed toward her father's vineyard, Maddy drove as fast as she dared down a familiar tree-lined Napa country lane. Today, she didn't recognize the road. It looked eerie and unnatural. The area was draped in sheets of fog from yesterday's unseasonable rain, and the silver half-light gave the trees an ethereal patina.
"Sensei, would you kill someone if you had to?" AJ asked.
Surprised, Maddy frowned. "I'm not a sensei yet, remember?" She paused for a moment before she replied to his query. "Where did that question come from?"
"We were talking about it in the locker room at the dojo after class. We know aikido is about non-violence, but what if you don't have a choice?" His voice dropped to a dramatic whisper. "What if it was kill or be killed?"
Maddy shook her head. The things children thought about. "I would always look for another way."
She glanced over at AJ, glad she'd brought him along today. His ears stuck out and his face was dotted with freckles. She found him adorable.
"Okay. Can martial arts masters light paper on fire with just their hands?"
Maddy halted the car at a stop sign and peered through the swirling, patchy fog, trying to get her bearings while she figured out how to answer this question. The mist distorted everything. She turned right.
Without warning, a smothering mass of black, rustling feathers flew toward the car. She flinched in her seat and slammed on the car brakes. Her heart pounded. She stopped breathing and scanned the road ahead of her. After a long moment, she realized with chagrin that she had just scared a bunch of ugly, red-faced black turkey vultures into flight by turning onto a new road after a stop sign.
She took a deep breath. It wasn't like her to be so jumpy. She was, after all, shodan, a first-dan black belt. But the sudden movement of wings, obscured through the morning's foggy haze, had pulled her off balance. Maddy gave the car some gas and it inched forward down the road.
Maddy looked over at AJ. "Are you okay?"
AJ laughed. "I'm okay. But that scared you!"
"Did not!" Maddy replied, twisting her ponytail.
"Did too—I saw you jump! And you smashed on the brakes."
Maddy grinned for a moment at the childish banter and AJ's creative language. It could be a happy day, in spite of everything. She loved AJ, she and Vincent had even talked about adopting him. Vincent, her former fiancé. Of course, that was before the breakup. Since then, she'd been feeling brittle, and the nightmare last night didn't help. The dream was gut-wrenching. Although the sensation had faded in the dim light of morning, much of it lingered like a bad relationship. That dream was probably why she was on edge and had jumped at the thrashing wings.
She looked at the dash clock—only a few minutes late. Heart still beating faster than normal, she turned down the long shadowy driveway of the once proud vineyard.