The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease -- or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those...

Carolina May--Carly to her friends--never knew her biological family. Ironic, considering she is a successful family historian. Recently hired by the eccentric aunt of New Mexico's multimillionaire Governor Quintrell, the future looks bright. Until things start going wrong... and Carly begins to learn the true meaning of fear.

An assassination attempt causes the newly elected governor of Maine to hire a bodyguard.

"Ron DeSantis describes how he has scored political victories over progressives and how Florida can serve as a model for American governance"--

Traces the life of the soldier who led the fight for Texas' independence from Mexico, served as governor and senator, and opposed secession during the Civil War.

Describes the role of a state governor, who is qualified to become governor, how one becomes governor, and how a typical day in the life of a governor might unfold.