“During the night it happened. Rumors from the east had spoken of the arrival of pale men and women, with fiery sticks that could kill from a great distance. The medicine man, Falcon Eye, had been fasting for weeks to receive a vision that could tell him and his people how best to prepare for this new threat. This night his prayers to the Great Wankan-Tanka had been heard. Falcon Eye came out of his tepee while the sky was still midnight blue and the horizon spoke quietly of the coming dawn in purple and pink. He looked at the …

Love is a very desired and sought-after experience without one knowing the full range of emotions that accompany it. In the midst of love are euphoria, excitement, passion, and constantly wanting to be in the presence of your lover. However, there is much angst, fear, threats of loss, separation and abandonment coinciding with the exhilaration. The question arises, “Is the ecstasy of falling in love worth the ever-present risk of the despair of losing the love?" Most do not consider the question at the beginning of a relationship and proceed to fall in love. Only after love is lost does …

Vayna of the Steppes, Homeworld is the first part of Vayna's story where the unique and sometimes bizarre experiences that shaped her personality and character are formed within a world and galaxy where slavery in many forms still exists and thrives. Although she is born as a worker pleasure class owned slave and is trained by her mother and others to anticipate what will be her lot on Coldar, an early taste of Steppes Freedom permeates Vayna's childish character and ever after remains as an elusive and distant goal that is incredibly hard to achieve. Her early life on Coldar …

This book is a comical but entirely true collection of ridiculously flawed decision making, mostly involving handyman projects that stretch over 25 odd years. It will take the reader on a hilarious journey stretching from school years, through to mid life, with no mercy spared to the unfortunate author. The journey starts with basic flawed school projects, meanders through comical situations caused by the mundane, such as mistaken identity, lack of thought, and an aversion to reading instructions. The book makes us recall similar situations where logic deserts us and brings laughter to family and friends. By the end, the …

Does God exist? If so, can we prove it? Is there a heaven and a hell? Where do we fit in this vast universe? Author Maynard Person analyzes scientific developments and religious history to answer the greatest questions of all time. As Person observes nature, he develops a world view that unifies science and theism. In God and the Conservation Principle, Person not only examines scientific developments and religious history, but also challenges non-uniformity in religious beliefs. Although this book doesn't fit into our current knowledge base, in light of contemporary religious-based tensions, this book deserves a careful look. Person …

Two young boys, Tommy Smith and Ben Watson go on holiday to Scotland to stay with Tommy’s Aunt Marion. Marion tells the two boys the story of Black Pete, a legendary smuggler whose ghost was cursed by a witch to forever haunt the nearby castle and to never rest. The two boys are totally captured by the story and along with Marion’s daughter, Jade, plan to explore the ruined castle at their first opportunity. But before their chance presents itself, a strange and unnerving series of events occur to convince the three children that perhaps there’s more to Marion’s ghost …

To be a 10-year-old boy in ancient times was definitely something no one would wish to be, as 10-year-old Bren knew very well. Actually, he was certain even the experienced warriors or the skillful wizards were thinking of the many dangers in their world would scare anyone of them too. To cope with the many hordes of Brown faces, or their horrible freelancers – the cave bears, the Fiery men, the flying korks, the fish-keepers, the one-eyeds, and some of the other evil human races -- was a task as horrible as the brown-skinned warriors’ cracked faces. But the most …