I’m proud to announce that the fifth book in my action adventure series, The Circle of Fire, officially launches today. The name of the book is In Arabia. As it suggests, the characters will have adventures in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, when a mission the Emirati Navy sends them on turns out to not be what it seems with disastrous implications for the Azov and its crew.

A bit of a funny story of the inspiration behind the plot for In Arabia: Fly Dubai wrongfully denied me boarding on my flight back to Ljubljana when I traveling business class. That gave me the fire in the belly to make the Emiratis looks like complete assholes in this book! I started writing chapter one of it on the plane home the next day.

Anyway, I should also mention that this book will be launching at a special sale price of $0.99, down from the usual $4.99 for the ebook. Book one in The Circle of Fire series will also be free and the other books in the series will be $0.99 each as well. Grab them while you can before they all go up to $4.99 each on May fifth!

You can find the cover and the synopsis below:

The Azov and its crew have been granted safe harbor in the United Arab Emirates, but it comes with a catch. The Azov must go on a mission to Yemen. Its purpose? To assassinate the political leader of the Houthi rebels.

The Circle of Fire agrees to go, except for Farrukh, who strikes a deal with the Emirati command to stay behind in Dubai with his family. Their illusion of safety is quickly shattered by a brazen attack that forces them to go on the run in the unforgiving desert.

The Azov sets sail in the Gulf of Aden with Jan and Hafizullah in command. They are forced to take onboard a squad of arrogant Emirati commandos who outnumber the regular crew of Russian conscripts. When a mysterious drone takes aim at the ship, it is only the first sign that the real purpose of the voyage is not what it seems.

Kelly will question her own priorities as she is torn between joining the fight and safeguarding her young son on board the ship. Shifting alliances will undermine Jan’s authority and leave Hafizullah stranded on what appears to be a suicide mission.

The Circle of Fire must face the heavy guns of the Yemini forces, choose sides in Yemen’s civil war and confront heartless border guards who shoot to kill. The bonds of friendship will be tested in a world where there is nowhere else to turn.

The Circle of Fire series is available here.