Rhys Taylor Story

After fifteen years at sea, First Mate Rhys Taylor walks away from the only life he has ever known. With his final payout in his pocket and no fixed destination, he sets out across America in a weathered camper van-searching not just for adventure, but for something he can't quite name.When he rescues an abandoned Labrador he calls Ted, the journey becomes a partnership forged in loyalty. Together they traverse small towns and big cities, deserts and coastlines, facing down bullies, protecting the vulnerable and stepping into trouble wherever injustice surfaces. From roadside confrontations to unexpected friendships, from biker bars to Amish farms, Taylor discovers that the open road tests more than endurance-it tests character.As chance encounters shape his path and the mountains of Lake Tahoe rise before him, Taylor begins to wonder whether the wandering life he chose is leading him somewhere after all.A sweeping story of grit, redemption and the bond between a man and his dog, this is a powerful tale of finding purpose on the long road home.

In the dead of winter, Taylor discovers that an old friend has been killed. In his efforts to find out the who and why, he uncovers a deadly drug enterprise, right there, in his own town of South Lake Tahoe. He and his pal, Digger Graves, make it a point to identify who's behind it all and to put them out of business. Things get dicey when they find the drugs are being shuffled into and out of the area by planes as they are determined to put a stop to the trade.

Silent TideRhys Taylor thought this would be a routine training voyage-two quiet weeks at sea, mentoring a new class of merchant mariners aboard the aging cargo ship Odysseus.He was wrong.When heavily armed terrorists storm the vessel in the middle of the Mediterranean, Taylor and a handful of crew members are forced into a desperate fight through the ship's dark passageways, cargo holds, and engine spaces. Outnumbered and cut off from help, they uncover a chilling plan to use the ship and its dangerous cargo as a weapon of mass destruction.With time running out and betrayal lurking onboard, Taylor must turn a group of untested trainees into survivors-and fighters-or lose the ship, his crew, and countless innocent lives.Silent Tide is a fast-moving maritime thriller packed with suspense, action, and deadly high-seas danger.

Taylor and Digger are drawn into a case of international intrigue when they are asked to find out how a Chinese company has been sneaking precursor chemicals for illicit drugs into the country. Since they both have years of experience with high seas cargo handling, they agree to help stauch the flow.