For eighteen years, Lord Gilbert has been tortured over a grievous lapse in judgment. Bitterness has tainted his interactions with the people of Moreland and his relationship with his only daughter, Lady Joanna. With a wolfhound guarding her around the clock and no freedom to leave the castle grounds unattended, the only time Lady Joanna can be alone is when she sneaks out through an old castle tunnel to visit the healer Agnes in her cottage by the sea. One morning as Lady Joanna approaches the cliffs, she discovers an injured man. She immediately goes to Agnes for help. The wounded stranger is Sir Lukas, and while he recovers, he makes plans to identify his attackers and their motive. Upon learning that Moreland's wool has been stolen, Sir Lukas comes to believe that the crimes are related and point to a much more sinister plot. When Lord Gilbert announces an archery tournament, the prize being Lady Joanna's hand in marriage, it attracts noblemen from across the land, and... Views: 483
(Short Story.) Finnegan o'Flannagan (Finn) is an out-of-luck musician in the tiny town of Kilkee. The last thing he knows is how to race a horse; but this is exactly what he is requested to do, by his pretty and forceful young friend, the Lady Millen. Who can deny her?A bit of slapstick to entertain you on a rainy day...On the Friday after Thanksgiving Day in 1963 a young man finds a wallet containing over three hundred dollars laying on the ground in front of a drug store. The drug store is giving away a beautiful toy train set as a Christmas promotion. The boy could buy several of the trains with the money in this wallet but he decides to try to return the wallet to its owner. The events that ensue will have major affects on the lives of many. Views: 482
There's a Grinch in Pomme Valley! Someone is stealing presents right from under the noses of unsuspecting home owners and leaving no trace of how he broke in. And, to make matters even more baffling, he's only stealing presents!Corgis Sherlock & Watson are on the case! Accompanied by their reluctant human, Zack, the unlikely trio must find out who's responsible for the thefts and stop him before anyone gets hurt.The townsfolk are scared. City officials are nervous. Can Zack and the dogs put a stop to this crime spree before Christmas is ruined for everyone? Views: 482
A bumbling English Professor felt compelled to make a parachute jump. His motivation was the belief that everyone must confront their fears bravely and conquer them. He had a fear of heights. Ms. Banion, his instructor was apprehensive about this person's clumsiness. He insisted and found himself in space without a parachute. How was he saved from certain death?A bumbling English Professor felt compelled to make a parachute jump. His motivation was the belief that everyone must confront their fears bravely and conquer them. He had a fear of heights. Ms. Banion, his instructor was apprehensive about this person's clumsiness and begged him to reconsider. He insisted and found himself in space without a parachute. The story has a happy ending since he was "saved by the bell!" Views: 482
Mason Cross never wanted to be anything like his father, a famous professor who, it turns out, was also a necromancer. But death changes people. Now Mason is following in his dead dad’s footsteps, down a dark, solitary path between two competing lives: one as a student at Terminal City’s top university, the other as a necromancer. As the gravity of both worlds bears down on him, Mason will need to discover not just new power—but what a human life is really worth. Views: 482
Three sisters lived in the designated "spooky" house on the block in Crawfordsville, Indiana. No neighbors would visit, until Ivy and Alice hit upon a surefire way of getting people over to visit--FOOD. They made one of Bertha's bland meals into a delectable delight, and the neighbors followed their noses straight to the sisters' house.Teddy was Edward’s favourite playmate. Being a stuffed toy, Teddy found it difficult to change his clothes. Therefore, when Teddy wanted to dress up, he simply swapped his hat. Teddy had such a large number of hats: hats for watching Edward go fishing, hats for exploring in the garden, hats for playing with Edward’s building blocks and many more hats too! However, when Teddy decided he wanted to tell Edward how much he loved him, he wondered which hat he should wear. Teddy looked in the toy cupboard and found his thinking hat. He sat in the playroom and pondered upon this important question: which hat was best for telling Edward how much he was loved? Finally, Teddy had a simple and remarkable plan. Find out which hat Teddy wore, when he told Edward how much he loved him. Of course, with any story by Maxwell Grantly, things never go according to plan. Views: 482
Special Edition of the best selling, Sands of Time Book One in the Fate of the True Vampires series. In this special edition, you will find more material, maps and three chapters from the Compendium, which is due out summer 2016
Praise for Sands of Time.....
"Above and beyond conventional vampire stories...The writing style is unusual and interesting...Sands of Time does not drag its way into boredom. The story is compelling enough to keep the reader turning the pages." Lex Allen, Reader's Favorite
"This is truly not a typical vampiric read and I wish I could give it more than five stars. I can't wait for the release of the second book and I applaud this author's ingenuity." The Voluptuous Book Diva
Mysteries uncovered from tombs. Secrets dug up from the grave. The truth about vampires has been unearthed. These are the unearthed scrolls of an ancient immortal and her desperate quest to save her bloodline and future children from extinction.
In this compelling and unique adventure, written as translated scripts found by archaeologists, Sands of Time sweeps the reader back to ancient Egypt where we read the scrolls of Kesi of Giza, the "Nile's Graceful Queen," a hybrid blood drinker with an exciting and exceptional past. From the sands of ancient Egypt, to the arms of a Roman soldier. From hiding in 13th century London, to dying in post Jacobean Scotland and through Revolutionary France, this short page turner is packed full of adventure, betrayal, mayhem and mystery as the first of Kesi's epic search for a way to share her bloodline begins.
This is a series that will delight vampire fans looking for a fresh take on an old genre. The historical aspect of the book will also thrill those looking for exploration into a past not told about in school books.
"There is some commonality with the lore of vampires [found in] Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, yet [Ms. Church's] vampires have an alternate origin that incorporates theories of the purpose of the great pyramids and how they were built. The story thankfully lacks the teen angst of Stephanie Meyers' Twilight series and has much better writing than what I've read in those and related supernatural romance books about vampires." Meribast, Amazon
"I found the characters in Sands of Time to be believable, real and each motivated by their own truths. I genuinely cared about them all, including Yin (wait till you meet him) and could see why they behaved in the way that they did." Fiona Tate
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When a girl walks into a monastery, she disrupts all order. But when she’s visited by an angel, it’s pure chaos.A girl walks into a monastery and disrupts all order. Everything is havoc for a few days--maybe a week. Maybe two. But monks are resilient, aren’t they? They are, they are. Yes they are. The persevere--they endure. They get used to her. They even try to incorporate her.But then one day, she’s visited by an angel. An actual angel! After that, it’s beyond “disrupting all order.” It’s pure chaos. Part-play, part-picture book. The pictures are included to help those of you with wee-little imaginations visualize the scenes. Or perhaps the pictures are included to help my wee-little imagination convey the message: in the presence of an angel, be a saint; don’t try to turn the Celestial into man.But enough with all of this maundering chatter. The devil is loquacious. Or, at least, every single bore is. So let’s shush up. Shh. Silence is divine. “God? Are you there God? If you are, please answer me!” It’s why he’s always so quiet. So damn quiet. Views: 482
