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ABOUT STEVE

Stephen Templin
Steve is a NYT, USA Today and international bestselling author, with the movie rights to one of his books purchased by Vin Diesel. His books have been translated into 13 languages, and he publishes with three of the Big 5 publishers: Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette UK. Steve's writing is "action packed...harrowing...adrenaline laced" (New York Times).

He wasn't a SEAL, but he completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, blew up stuff, and practiced small-unit tactics during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. Later, Steve became a missionary. Then for 14 years he lectured as a tenured professor at Meio University in Japan, where he trained in the martial art aikido. His PhD is in education, and he lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Secretly, he's a dark chocolate thief.



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The Good, the Bad & the Sonny
Incoming fire has the right of way…
Unlikely Buddies: Delta Force bad boy Sonny Cohen and SEAL-turned-preacher Chris Paladin
Rio de Janeiro:  Surf, sun, and Brazilian beauties
CIA Message:  Extract Precious Cargo before he is terminated…
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SOG #1
Trident's First Gleaming: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
Trident's First Gleaming
Just when he thought he was out, CIA pulled him back in. Former SEAL Chris Paladin becomes a pastor, but CIA spy Hannah needs him and Delta Force's cantankerous Sonny Cohen to battle Syrian government forces, Chinese agents, and an American traitor. And prevent a vicious cyberattack with deadly consequences...
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SOG #2
From Russia without Love: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
From Russia without Love
Veteran SEAL Chris Paladin is pulled back into CIA to stop a Russian spy who's kidnapped someone close to the White House. From Athens to London, it's sink or swim to rescue the hostage and stop an imminent attack in this pulse-pounding read.
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SOG #3
Autumn Assassins: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
Autumn Assassins
Save a hostage, save a nation... After their father is taken hostage in Vietnam, CIA brothers Max and Tom Wayne infiltrate China to get him back. There they uncover secret plans to assassinate several US admirals based in Hawaii. And more...
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SOG #4
Assassin's Sons: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
Assassin's Sons
CIA's Max Wayne and his brother Tom hunt their prey in the snowy Alps, Vienna, and Berlin to seek justice for the death of a loved one. It's do-or-die to get payback and stop a deadlier attack before it reaches Times Square on New Year's Eve. But at what cost?
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SOG #5
Assassin's Sons: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
Patriot Dream
“Kill Pope Francis” was the order given to a Russian spy. “Kill the Russian spy” was the order given to five CIA operatives…
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Dead in Damascus: A Special Operations Group Thriller by Stephen Templin
Dead in Damascus
SEAL Team Six's Chris Paladin and CIA spy Hannah Andrade turn a Syrian terrorist, but all hell breaks loose, and they'll need a miracle to survive.
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Sonny Spy Down
It’s better to go down the river with one stud than a hundred s***heads. Delta Force's Sonny "Sunshine" Cohen is inserted into Damascus to rescue a CIA man, and Sonny will have to fight for both of their lives.
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SOG Short #2
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The Good, the Bad & the Sonny
Incoming fire has the right of way…
Unlikely Buddies: Delta Force bad boy Sonny Cohen and SEAL-turned-preacher Chris Paladin
Rio de Janeiro:  Surf, sun, and Brazilian beauties
CIA Message:  Extract Precious Cargo before he is terminated…

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Nonfiction
Navy SEAL Training Class 144: My BUD/S Journal by Stephen Templin
Navy SEAL Training Class 144
Join Steve for some of the toughest military training in the world. A "hard-hitting, humorous, and heart-filled" account from his BUD/S journal—another bestseller.

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Nonfiction
SEAL Team SIx: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
SEAL Team Six
When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. An unforgettable memoir.

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Young Adult Nonfiction
I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior
Winner of Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers. Popular with children 12 and older, this is the Young Adult version of bestseller SEAL Team Six.

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Outcasts #1
SEAL Team Six Outcasts by Stephen Templin and Howard Wasdin
SEAL Team Six Outcasts
Alex Brandenburg disobeys orders. "Pancho" Rodriguez and John Landry are vigilantes. Their mission: dispatch seven international terrorists. Their status: expendable.

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Outcasts #2
Easy Day for the Dead: A SEAL Team SIx Outcasts Novel by Stephen Templin and Howard Wasdin
Easy Day for the Dead
The Outcasts: Alex, Pancho, and John. Their Mission: Destroy an Iranian bioweapons site with a suitcase-sized nuke. The Chase: From Paris to St. Petersburg.
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International
SEAL Team Six: International Editions by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
 International Editions
UK, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Danish, Japanese, Chinese, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Thai...
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Basic Underwater Demoltion/SEAL (BUD/S) Training, Hell

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SEAL Training 1: No Bell Hell Week

What if we stole the bell before Hell Week? When a Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) trainee has had enough, he's supposed to ring a bell to signal he’s quitting. More students drop out of training during Hell Week than any other time, but my class was determined not to lose a single classmate during the infamous week.

In our barracks on the beach of Coronado, California, our class met in the lounge, and we hatched a plan to steal the bell. We elected one of our ninjas to do the deed, and then he was to hand it off to the guy voted least likely to quit Hell Week, who would stash it somewhere and not tell a soul where it was. We were always looking for a competitive edge—playing the game in a way that favored us. It was important to think ahead as to what the consequences of such actions might be, but it was also important to play the game with guts.

That evening, some of us slept while others remained awake in their beds. Wearing my Battle Dress Uniform (BDUs) and combat boots in preparation for Hell Week, I slept soundly in my rack. I awoke to the sound of a metal click in the head (restroom). My room was black, except for the sudden flash of an M60 machine gun blasting from inside the head. The noise assaulted my ears. I saw my classmates crawling out the door, so I crawled out with them...
 

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