Tess Awakening: The Complete Story
The Tess Series Book 1
by Andres Mann
Genre: Adventure Romance
Tess
Awakening - The Complete Story combines two previously published
novels: Tess Awakening and Tess Valkyrie. Since the second novel is a
sequel, the combination provides the full story of Tess’s
confrontations with the fascinating villain Amir.
Tess and Amir
continue to square off in an epic struggle to define their destinies.
Aided by Jake, Tess’s friend and co-pilot Carmen and their
colleagues, Tess must overcome Amir's vicious attacks motivated by
his continuing obsession with her. They repeatedly clash in a
succession of encounters taking place in Baghdad, Amman, Istanbul,
Sorrento and New York. Tess's friend Carmen finally meets her soul
mate in Nicola, who helps her overcome the traumas of her youth and
becomes a valuable member of their team. The two women respond to
their challenges by drawing on their skills as fierce warriors,
battling Amir, who not only hurt Tess but plans to take over the
Iraqi government. Their struggle leads to a series of violent and
bloody battles in the air and on the ground. A heartbreaking loss at
the end is redeemed by a final poignant resolution.
Tess: The Abomination of Human Trafficking
The Tess Series Book 2
A
powerful exploration of global human trafficking
After rescuing a
child prostitute in Cambodia, Tess persuades Jake, Carmen, Nicola and
the Team to tackle human trafficking worldwide. Sponsored by the
United Nations, she creates a team of Valkyries, six remarkable women
that alongside the men of the Team embark on a Herculean effort to
rescue victims and pursue traffickers, starting with a degenerate
financier that controls a multinational sex enterprise. The team then
takes direct action by unleashing their military skills in battles
against powerful slavers, Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Mexican
cartels. The action turns to combating child trafficking, rescuing
captured women abused by the terrorist group ISIS, probing Nigerian
prostitution in Europe and Russia, and confronting the appalling sex
trade in Mexico, Afghanistan and in the U.S. In a whirlwind series of
actions, the story transitions from Phnom Penh to New York, Houston,
Miami, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Buenos Aires, and Las
Vegas. The deeper the Team gets involved, the more challenging their
task becomes. With all cards stacked against them, Tess and Jake must
find a way to address the fundamental causes of human trafficking and
attempt to formulate a solution to intractable problems.
Tess: Day of Reckoning
The Tess Series Book 3
In this epic adventure, Tess and Jake continue to fight terrorists and try to address the overwhelming refugee crisis in Europe. When ISIS terrorists acquire two North Korean nuclear bombs, Tess and the team must change priorities to prevent a worldwide calamity. The stakes are high — the potential obliteration of European cities and possibly the destruction of Israel. The CIA asks Tess and Jake to use their special talents to find the weapons, forcing Tess to deal with her nemesis, the dissolute Laurent Belcour who is still obsessed with her but may know where the bombs are hidden. Personal complications arise when Tess meets a captivating symphony conductor who persuades her to play a piano concert in Moscow and introduces her to the Russian President. Their musical collaboration leads to temptation and turmoil, affecting Tess’s relationship with Jake, who has challenges of his own in fending off the stunning and talented Claudine Bisson. Spanning the globe, the frantic search for the missing weapons takes them to Bulgaria, Ukraine, the South China Sea, Syria, Israel, Tehran and Moscow. Racing against the clock, Tess’s team must pursue every lead no matter how tenuous and fight a host of enemies in a desperate attempt to ward off nuclear Armageddon.
Tess: Clash of Civilizations
The Tess Series Book 4
Tess and Jake have fought bitter battles against ISIS and Boko Haram Islamic terrorists, but now they have an unusual dilemma. Their adopted daughter Aara received a huge inheritance from Tess’s nemesis, the deceased Amir al-Saadi. The fortune comes with an unsettling condition: Aara must marry into a Muslim family within one year. This forces Tess and Jake to overcome their prejudices and assess whether such a condition is acceptable.
Tess: The Flight of the Valkyries
The Tess Series Book 5
In
a story of high passion and conflict, Claudine Bisson returns to the
Valkyries team. She persuades Tess and her colleagues to provide
adversary services to the Air Force, a plan that requires learning
how to fly jet fighters. The Team acquires surplus aircraft and hires
a team of Russian specialists led by the abrasive Colonel Peter
Brusilov, a hard taskmaster. Laurent Belcour, the notorious villain,
is back and continues to create obstacles. Claudine further
complicates things because she has an ulterior motive: to get Jake
back by undermining Tess. While the team struggles to prepare for the
upcoming operation, they must deal with the destructive collision
between Claudine and Tess, leading to unpredictable
consequences.
This is an illustrated version of the book. Why? I
thought that by providing pictures of the many aircraft in the story
would help the reader better understand the scope of the challenges
faced by Tess and her friends. Once I started searching for
appropriate images, I couldn’t resist adding pictures of venues,
people and other material that might be of interest. The choice of
illustrations is entirely arbitrary.
Andres
Mann was an Army Officer and a business executive. He graduated with
degrees in Political Science and International Relations and
published three management books and various business articles.
The
Tess adventure novels are based on real contemporary events and
explore the challenges posed by international political developments
and the issues that professional women face in today's world. The
setting of the stories starts with the second Gulf War in Iraq and
continues up to the current era.
Andy had the good fortune to meet
remarkable people from all over the world, most of them good, others
not so much. Some were extraordinarily talented, able to perform well
in multiple endeavors. The novels are based on the actions of real
people he observed dealing with challenging situations. He believes
that it is interesting to understand multi-faceted personalities that
are fascinating and sometimes evil, making it difficult to make quick
judgments about right and wrong.
Action, intrigue, deceit,
obsession, sensuality, the use of wealth to achieve one's goals, the
struggle between good and evil are a constant theme.
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