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John Harding Series, Books 1-3 Box Set: Hard Case / The Lure of Hell / Voyage of the Damned Kindle Edition

by Bernard Lee DeLeo (Author), Kathleen Rae DeLeo (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 101 ratings

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Harding is a mountain of a man, 6'5 250 lbs, Marine, CIA Operative, Cage-fighter, owner of a Security Protection Agency. Cage-fighting is just a front for his CIA wet work. Action-packed scenes with a high body count."John Harding takes no prisoners. He's a cage fighter who plays by the rules unless it's necessary to break them along with a few other things. The fast-paced dialogue fits the no holds barred action that pits Harding against terrorists, the Russian Mafia, and guys who just don't like his attitude or his prowess in the ring. This cool story interweaves Harding's personal life with his kick-boxing life as well as a little CIA covert action thrown in. This one delivers a terrific knock-out punch and you'll love every minute of it."- ★★★★★ by Gayle Pool "Bernard Lee DeLeo is one of the purest writing talents I have ever had the pleasure of reading - a brilliant writing talent that I can only envy."- ★★★★★ by James Byron Huggins - New York Times Bestselling Author

WHO IS JOHN HARDING?

"How I got to doing what I do is a long story. I spent time in uniform, and six years in special ops. In younger years growing up my old man and me had to travel a lot. He whipped me good and often. Only thing was... I got to liking it... not so much the beating as the pain. When I hit fourteen we lived in an old shack of a place near the Mahoning River in Leavittsburg, Ohio. My Pa came home drunk deciding it was time for another beat down. It was. I broke his jaw and then his arm. While he lay screaming in pain I kicked him right in the nuts as hard as I could. Pa quieted down then. I took what money he had, some clothes, and his car. Heading South, I found a place down in Texas called Plano where I hired on at a fast food joint. I stayed in the back of an old man's junkyard. Pete, the junkyard owner took a liking to me. He helped me get a driver's license and birth certificate. That's when I became John Harding and a very young eighteen year old. Pete told me the service would be a good place to get my GED and some money saved. The Marines needed a few good men. They took me anyway. Nothing much was happening back in 1997; but I went Recon and saw some neat foreign places: Kenya, Kosovo, and the Philippines. It turned out I had a penchant for learning languages and the Marines began training me in a few helpful ones... helpful for them. Nine eleven hit about the time my four years were up. At nineteen I was in Afghanistan. Being a vet by the time they started doing special ops in Iraq I thought it best to hone the only damn skills I'd managed to attain. Now I'm out, sort of, and free lancing with odd jobs. I tried getting into the extreme cage stuff but the referee was slow stopping my first fight and I killed a guy. It was bad publicity for the sport so they told me I needed a cooling off period. Tommy saw the fight. He recruited me. Tommy Sands grew up in East LA. He's the guy Barrack Obama said his grandma used to hide from on the street. Tommy and me hit it off right away. He's smooth with the side bets. We have an understanding. He knows the pain don't bother me much. I know he don't mind watching me take some. The impromptu money fights are more my style anyway. It allows me the leeway for my other enterprises."
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  1. Book 18 of 19
    John Harding Series
  2. Print length
    1040 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    January 26, 2014
  5. File size
    1.6 MB
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"Bernard Lee DeLeo is one of the purest writing talents I have ever had the pleasure of reading - a brilliant writing talent that I can only envy."- ★★★★★ by James Byron Huggins - New York Times Bestselling Author"Harding loves to fight and he fights very well. He's unbeaten. He shows no mercy against his opponents in the cage or while on assignment. He's a stone cold killer. The author created an exceptional character in Harding that the reader just falls in love with. There's also a great deal of humor in this story and at times hilarious interaction between the characters".- ★★★★★ by Kim Cruz "I loved this story! John Harding makes Jack Reacher look like a Sunday school teacher."- ★★★★★ by Sharyn Cerniglia- "I hate the Hard Case series, it WILL lead to insomnia, marital difficulties and quite possibly being banned to the spare bedroom as you start laughing in the middle of the night reading DeLeo's latest saga of John Harding! This non-stop, page turning story will keep you up at night! If only it were true that our government actually had a crew like this... no more mamby-pamby, Mr. nice guy approach to the types of evil we are dealing with in the world today. Why play nice with terrorists that routinely bomb their own people, or hide bombs in baby carriages or on suicide women bombers? This ain't your fathers enemy and it will take something far more to deal with it. From the blood thirsty cartels in South America, to Somali pirates, to Islamic terrorists... DeLeo brings it all to the table. You have been warned!"- ★★★★★ - Will Bill53

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WHO IS JOHN HARDING?    "How I got to doing what I do is a long story. I spent time in uniform, and six years in special ops. In younger years growing up my old man and me had to travel a lot. He whipped me good and often. Only thing was... I got to liking it... not so much the beating as the pain. When I hit fourteen we lived in an old shack of a place near the Mahoning River in Leavittsburg, Ohio. My Pa came home drunk deciding it was time for another beat down. It was. I broke his jaw and then his arm. While he lay screaming in pain I kicked him right in the nuts as hard as I could. Pa quieted down then. I took what money he had, some clothes, and his car. Heading South, I found a place down in Texas called Plano where I hired on at a fast food joint. I stayed in the back of an old man's junkyard. Pete, the junkyard owner took a liking to me. He helped me get a driver's license and birth certificate. That's when I became John Harding and a very young eighteen year old. Pete told me the service would be a good place to get my GED and some money saved. The Marines needed a few good men. They took me anyway. Nothing much was happening back in 1997; but I went Recon and saw some neat foreign places: Kenya, Kosovo, and the Philippines. It turned out I had a penchant for learning languages and the Marines began training me in a few helpful ones... helpful for them. Nine eleven hit about the time my four years were up. At nineteen I was in Afghanistan. Being a vet by the time they started doing special ops in Iraq I thought it best to hone the only damn skills I'd managed to attain.
 
Now I'm out, sort of, and free lancing with odd jobs. I tried getting into the extreme cage stuff but the referee was slow stopping my first fight and I killed a guy. It was bad publicity for the sport so they told me I needed a cooling off period. Tommy saw the fight. He recruited me. Tommy Sands grew up in East LA. He's the guy Barrack Obama said his grandma used to hide from on the street. Tommy and me hit it off right away. He's smooth with the side bets. We have an understanding. He knows the pain don't bother me much. I know he don't mind watching me take some. The impromptu money fights are more my style anyway. It allows me the leeway for my other enterprises."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HQ884KW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RJ Parker Publishing (January 26, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1040 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 101 ratings

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Born and raised in Warren, Ohio, Mr. DeLeo writes Pulp Fiction in many genres. He served aboard the USS Ranger (CVA61) from 1969 until November of 1972. After the Navy, he earned an AA degree in Auto Technology from Chabot College in Hayward, CA, and a BA degree in English from Cal State Hayward.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Development of our protection system.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2025
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    It has been a very interesting series! The whole collection of people that were participating in the adventure were focused on helping to try and remove international criminals from taking over aspects of our country!
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    No matter how many times I enjoy these stories they are just the greatest ever!! I hope everyone gets to enjoy them at least once!! These are the greatest characters ever!! GMR
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  • AndyP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
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    I enjoyed all 3 Hard Case books. All 3 were similarly packed beginning to end with action, pain, blood, & death. Even though some of the dialogue is goofy and some of the action stretches the limits of believability, the multiple plots in each book were great; I’m hooked. I will pick up #4 next. I read for entertainment and this series is definitely that.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars hard case series
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
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    enjoyed them amusing action fiction,
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  • C. GLASGOW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow what a startup set of stories about good over evil
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022
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    I really enjoyed reading these three stories together in order. Every neighborhood needs a John Harding to keep everyone safe in their homes. We need more action and less words in this world today !! Thanks
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    5.0 out of 5 stars awesome books
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2014
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    Awesome reads love the plots and action. Will continue reading this author! Was glad I got this in a box set cause was able to continue reading when I finished one onto the next.
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  • Albert Wimberly
    5.0 out of 5 stars John Harding. I wished he was my nieghbor.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
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    The John Harding Series is excellent. The characters are well formed. The conservative views expressed add to the believability of John Harding character. I find myself cheering his interactions with many of the clueless individuals. Yet, John is portrayed as a true family protectorate.
    Great entertainment. Moved speedily from one book to the next.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully brutal
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2014
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    Non-stop, well written action in which the good guys win. The characters are memorable. Enjoyable counterpoint to today's liberal, messed up government. Looking forward to more "Hard Case" books.
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