Brantley Walker: Off The Books Books

Brantley Walker has dedicated his life to fighting for his country. Having given eighteen years to the US Navy, the last ten as a SEAL, the mission was the only thing he knew, the only thing that mattered. He never even considered what life would look like after the mission was over. Until he’s forced to. After spending months recovering from career-ending injuries, Brantley finds himself back in his hometown of Coyote Ridge, Texas. Now a permanent resident once again, with the full support of his family and friends, he sets forth to start over, forced to figure out what to do with the rest of his life, which, as it turns out, is far easier said than done. Then the unthinkable happens. When his cousin Travis’s daughter goes missing, Brantley puts himself right back in the action, partnering up with Reese Tavoularis to find the little girl and bring her back home where she belongs. Along the way, Brantley and Reese end up immersed in another mission. Only this one results in a journey that takes them in a direction neither of them expected to go.

Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are diving into their very first case as a task force, and it’s close to home. The Off the Books task force is eager to tackle the case of a fifteen-year-old girl who mysteriously went missing nine years ago in their hometown of Coyote Ridge, Texas. Though it seems she disappeared without a trace, they soon stumble upon unsettling clues that lead back to someone once trusted by the town. As Brantley and Reese work to bring closure to the girl’s family, they’re also navigating a challenging journey of their own. While they embrace their new careers, they are also exploring uncharted waters in their relationship.

With the holidays nearing, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are getting settled, both personally and professionally. For Reese, dealing with Brantley’s about-face regarding the size of the task force is easy. It’s meeting the parents that he’s worried about. On the work front, the Off the Books Task Force has a stack of cold cases to tackle, but two new cases keep them moving across the great state of Texas. One of which turns into a dangerous game of hide and seek.

The members of the Off the Books Task Force are at it again, this time spending some quality time together and solving a mystery that has them temporarily baffled. Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis continue to find a balance between their personal and professional relationship. In doing so, they realize they have much to learn about one another. When JJ gets caught up in a plot to abduct the governor’s son, she turns to Baz for help. And though he comes to her rescue immediately, she soon realizes the rift she caused between them may be too great to repair. Brantley is keeping a secret that affects the future of the entire task force. While he helps the team resolve the mystery surrounding Dante’s disappearance, he must determine the best way to relay the news that Governor Greenwood has decided to disband the task force, effective immediately.

Travis Walker has been battling dark urges since the day Juliet Prince kidnapped his six-year-old daughter four months ago. Although Kate was returned safely, the woman responsible vanished. When their attempts to find her keep coming up empty, Travis let his need for retribution consume him, and it nearly cost him his relationship with his family. Thanks to help from Gage and Kylie, Travis came back from the brink and passed the case back where it belonged: with the Off the Books Task Force. What they don’t know is that, despite their best efforts at locating her, Juliet doesn’t intend to run forever. She’s coming back to Coyote Ridge to settle the score once and for all. And this time, she intends to bring Travis to his knees by targeting his most precious possessions—his family. When the unthinkable happens, Travis’s thirst for vengeance is reignited, and he will move heaven and earth to avenge his family.

The Off the Books Task Force is nearing its one-year anniversary. While they’ve successfully closed multiple cases, it hasn’t been easy. Even after the governor dissolved the team, they are finding their new home under the umbrella of Sniper 1 Security. As with everything, the private sector has new challenges for them to tackle, such as expanding the team. Even as they work to broaden their reach, there are still cases to be worked. When a partner at an investment firm goes missing, Governor Greenwood reaches out for their assistance. Putting aside their grudges, the team uses their combined skills to unravel the mystery. Not only do secrets emerge where the case is concerned, many more are brought to light within the team itself.

After being shot in a failed kidnapping, Reese Tavoularis went off the radar. Instead of returning to Coyote Ridge to mend things with Brantley, he chose to stay in Dallas, leaving his team behind and using his recovery as a reason to maintain his distance—more accurately, to evade the consequences of his choices. Now, he’s back to seek forgiveness and persuade the man he loves to give their relationship another chance. When Magnus Storme faces kidnapping allegations, Reese reconnects with his team as they unite to prove Magnus's innocence and locate the missing woman.

Recently engaged and moving forward, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are enjoying a bit of downtime with friends and family. But anyone in their line of work knows that sitting idle never lasts long. When Reese’s brother, Z, asks for their assistance in finding a man who skipped bail and is now on the run from the law, as well as a few unsavory characters, the pair find themselves on a mission that’s a little outside of Reese’s comfort zone. No, make that way outside his comfort zone when he learns that the man they’re looking for is one of his mother’s former lovers. As is usually the case, nothing is as it seems, and Brantley, Reese, and the rest of the Off the Books Task Force find themselves mixed up with the mob as they try to uncover the truth.

With wedding plans underway, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are attempting to strike a balance between work and their personal lives. After a hectic summer, they finally have a moment to catch their breaths. At least until their talented hacker, Jessica James, jinxes them. The next thing they know, they’re in New York City, tracking down one of their own. Amidst rising tensions within the task force members, their mission becomes increasingly complex, and perhaps a tad entertaining. But not for everyone. For Reese, bad memories are stirred up, forcing him to face his past. A trip that is relatively straightforward in scope turns out to be anything but. It’s only when they realize they’ve veered off course that Brantley starts to question their true mission.

In the two years since the Off the Books Task Force was formed, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis have navigated their fair share of difficult cases, but their next one hits close to home. Too close. When Jessica James is taken in broad daylight right in the heart of town, the Off the Books Task Force teams up with family and friends in Coyote Ridge to find her. While JJ turns up safe and sound, they discover that uncovering her whereabouts is just the beginning. A series of chain reactions has the task force working to clear one of their while tracking down who was behind JJ’s disappearance. Some relationships are tested, while others grow stronger as the team works to stop the dominoes from falling.

The moment everyone’s been waiting for! Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are counting down until their wedding day. With only seven more days to go and plenty to do, they are enjoying some downtime with friends and family while checking off the remaining boxes on JJ’s checklist. While everyone gears up for the big event, Atticus James returns to Coyote Ridge to find he has some decisions to make. Not only does he get to choose which address he wants to call home, but there are two men interested in being more than just roommates. The hardest part is figuring out which one to choose—or whether he needs to choose at all. Provided everyone survives the bachelor party, makes it through the rehearsal dinner unscathed, and works through their wedding day jitters, they’re home-free.