Books written by Bob Means
Courage
By Bob Means
For too many American veterans, the return home initiates a new and terrifying battle, fought in silence against the crippling darkness of rage, trauma, and suicide. Courage: Courage is Rage in Action is the unflinching look at this national health crisis, yet it is also a story of extraordinary redemption.
Through riveting, intimate accounts, this book reveals how a generation of veterans—facing the edge of despair—made the radical choice to transform their internal fury into a new, selfless mission: providing vital service to others.
They are proof that the profound need to protect and serve, once ingrained, can become the powerful weapon that not only saves their own lives but rescues their communities as well.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the author’s work toward helping veterans recover from the trama of war, and find peace in service to others.
Stealing Chili Relleno
By Bob Means
Beautiful art dealer Janet and talented chef Brian recruit young Tony as their boy toy and pawn in a global culinary society's quest to steal secret recipes. Tony's mission: seduce a beautiful German expat at a llama ranch in the Andes and pilfer her prized recipe. But Tony's hormones (and heart) get in the way as he falls for his target, stumbles into a CIA operation, and questions his loyalties. This sexy romp is filled with delicious food (and detailed recipes!), wine, and intrigue.
In Search of Sandino’s Gold
By Bob Means
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution ignited revolutionary fervor throughout Latin America. The Order of Jesuit Priests and their Liberation Theology inflamed Central America.
The people you will meet in the story are real people, including Santiago. Names have been changed to protect their identities. Santiago was born in Nicaragua in the 1950s. He was a hateful and bitter man. Raised dirt poor, the youngest in a family of ten children, he watched his siblings struggle to put food on the table.
His father, a constant drunk, caroused until the early morning in bars and brothels, spending his children’s earnings. His sisters turned to prostitution to support the family. They came home early in the morning, bloodied and bruised by aggressive clients who used them for their twisted, deviant sexual fantasies.
Santiago’s devout Catholic mother offered him to the Church as an altar server. He was sexually abused by one of the priests.
The Adrian Account
By Bob Means
In The Adrian Account: A Tony Taylor Adventure, by Bob Means, danger lurks in every shadow as Tony Taylor and his associate, Lefty, are pulled into a treacherous world of Nazi intrigue and stolen art. What begins with a cryptic phone call about a mysterious “Adrian account” and a valuable Marc Chagall painting, “The Swan,” quickly spirals into a fight for survival for Janet LeGrand, owner of LeGrand Gallery, and those around her.
Janet discovers her deceased father’s involvement in a clandestine network selling art confiscated by the Nazis to finance their operations in South America. With threats against her life and startling revelations about her own parentage—that she is the illegitimate daughter of Eva Braun—Janet is forced to confront a dark legacy she never knew existed.
Tony and Lefty find themselves embroiled in this high-stakes mission, journeying to the treacherous landscapes of Argentina, where former Nazis operate with ruthless impunity. From dodging bullets in San Francisco to navigating dangerous encounters in South America, they must uncover the truth behind the Adrian account, locate Eva Braun, and confront the forces determined to keep the past buried. The question remains: can they stop the deadly operation before they become its next victims?
