Order of Thaddeus Collection Series

3 Bestselling Religious Conspiracy Archaeological Thrillers for 40% off Full Price   HOLY SHROUD An ancient threat. A sacred relic. A religious belief under siege. Silas Grey is on the verge of proving the Church's central belief: Jesus Christ's resurrection. But an ancient cultic enemy has risen to destroy the Christian faith. Can he preserve the memory of its central belief before its archenemy erases it forever?   THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE What if the story of Jesus isn't the one that happened? Silas Grey chances upon someone from his past who appears with a remarkable offer. Soon it is clear that it is part of a larger conspiracy that grows more urgent. Can he help preserve the eyewitness memory of Jesus' earliest apostles before Jesus' story is altered forever?   HIDDEN COVENANT The Lost Ark is more than a Hollywood blockbuster. After news breaks the Ark of the Covenant is about to be unearthed, soon it is clear things are not as they seem—and an explosive conspiracy threatens the essence of the Christian faith. Will Silas Grey be able to stop the threat against the Church and the Ark before it's too late?   Enter the first three explosively inventive adventures of the bestselling. Order of Thaddeus action-adventure, religious conspiracy series by emerging author J. A. Bouma—who combines the familiar elements of Dan Brown's religious conspiracy with James Rollin's special-ops suspense, informed by Steve Berry's historical insights.   As one reader says: "If you like the sigma force novels by James Rollins or Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series you might like this series. It provides plenty of rollicking action adventure while also giving insights into the Christian faith."

3 Bestselling Religious Conspiracy Archaeological Thrillers   AMERICAN GOD The separation of Church and State. The authentic Christian faith. Never more at risk. Silas and the Order's SEPIO operatives embark on a timely mission ripped from the headlines to protect the integrity of the authentic Church. In a race against the election clock, will they succeed before that separation is breached and religious confusion floods the nation?   GRAIL OF POWER A mythic grail. A legendary quest. Blood with the power to save. Is the mythical Holy Grail so mythical? And why is the Church's archenemy so desperate to find it? Those two haunting questions launch the SEPIO agents on their most harrowing mission yet with a clock ticking to find answers just before Christmas. Spanning historic Europe and Medieval Church history, the agents race to solve this threatening puzzle until the final pieces are brought together in a final showdown that will leave readers all at once breathless and inspired.   TEMPLARS RISING A legend 900 years in the making rises again to protect the Church. When the Church is embroiled in a series of devastating, coordinated attacks during Holy Week without any answers, SEPIO launches its most harrowing operation yet—to not only protect the Church and bring the perpetrators to justice, but to confront the mysterious men in white avenging Christian persecution once again—the Knights Templar.   Enter the second set of three explosively inventive adventures of the bestselling Order of Thaddeus action-adventure, religious conspiracy series by J. A. Bouma — combining the familiar elements of Dan Brown's religious conspiracy with James Rollin's special-ops suspense, informed by Steve Berry's historical insights.   As one reader says: "If you like the sigma force novels by James Rollins or Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series you might like this series. It provides plenty of rollicking action adventure while also giving insights into the Christian faith."

3 Bestselling Religious Conspiracy Archaeological Thrillers   DEADLY HOPE A Strange Blessing. A Mysterious Contagion. Is There Hope for Humanity?   In a race to save humanity and the faith, SEPIO needs to unravel the mystery of the strange blessings to find a cure and offer the world hope—catapulting them into another action-packed adventure with an unexpected ending.   FALLEN ONES An Ancient Conspiracy. A Modern Phenomenon. A Shocking Revelation about the Universe.   A political conspiracy stretching back half a century threatens to embroil the Order of Thaddeus with alarming implications—for America, the world, and the Church. The stakes explode when an archaeological site yields a discovery that unveils unsettling questions about human existence. When new insights from the Bible unveil shocking revelations, SEPIO must unravel the conspiracy with ancient roots leading to a modern phenomenon.   THE EDEN LEGACY A mythic Garden. A Tree of power. Bones with a divine legacy.   In a race against a menacing force Christianity has been holding at bay for generations, Silas and SEPIO must find Eden and our ancestors' relics before a wicked power is unleashed upon humanity. Will they find Eden in time and recover our ancestor's legacy before both are leveraged for evil?   Join three epic adventures in the bestselling archaeological religious thriller series fans say is "a great read, fun, thrilling" and "recommended highly to anyone" — with "a lot of suspense and plot twists" and written "in a way that the story and characters are absolutely believable!"   As one reader says: "If you like the sigma force novels by James Rollins or Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series you might like this series. It provides plenty of rollicking action adventure while also giving insights into the Christian faith."

5 Deep-Dive Short Stories from the Heroes of the Order of Thaddeus   Over the years, thousands of fans have been thrilled and entertained by Silas Grey, Celeste Bourne, Naomi Torres, and Matt Gapinski—catapulting the Order of Thaddeus series to the bestseller lists on Amazon for religious fiction, often launching as number-one new releases, and garnering raving and enthusiastic reviews. Along the way, these fans have gained a dose of insight into faith and been inspired for the journey.   Now comes a collection of short stories from J. A. Bouma that  dive deeper into our heroes' backstories—plumbing the depths of their tragedies and triumphs with the same craft and care he has given to the page-turning action-adventure thrillers.   First, Silas and his best friend find themselves on a mission in Iraq as community-relation managers for Uncle Sam—when something unexpected happens. Torres explores a complicated story we all can relate to at some level when we ask ourselves why we do the things we do, especially the things that hurt others and ourselves. In the third story, Celeste shares part of a past she would rather leave undiscovered. Gapinski shares some of his story with a special someone in the future, wondering how they will react. Finally, we return to Silas where he is grappling with the fallout from a fateful day—making a discovery that will change his life forever.   Each of these stories have been mentioned at different times in the novels, but are released for the first time as stand-alone deep-dive stories to give new depth and meaning to these beloved characters.   Dive deeper into the lives of your favorite characters with these stories that are sure to entertain and inspire for the journey. Perhaps you'll find glimpses of your own story in their backstories.

They Fought the Good Fight. Will Their Memory Live On?   For generations, Christians have venerated martyrs who fought the good fight and died for their faith.   Now those relics are threatened by forces that would destroy their memory forever—thrusting the Order of Thaddeus heroes in the right place at the wrong time.   Martyrs Bones is a collection of five original short stories from the master of religious fiction J. A. Bouma, giving readers page-turning, thrilling rides with mysterious turns.   Join Silas, Celeste, Gapinski, and Torres on five exciting, nail-biting adventures to preserve the memory of five martyrs from the Church's past. Will they succeed in protecting their memory? Read to find out!