Usually Cody Cambres had to do ranch work alone in the winter. However, he had a standing order with an employment agency for an employee. One winter he was surprised to get a call saying a man would be on the bus that evening. Alan told Cody that he wanted a job and a warm place to sleep instead of living outdoors as a homeless man. Alan had refused to stay in any mission shelter because of life experiences involving religion. He does enjoy ranch work. In the spring Cody and Alan are checking cows and the calves born that spring when a bullet hits Alan. Later a bullet from the same rifle kills Cody’s best horse. Fire begins on Cody’s ranch and spreads. Aimi’s house burns down and Aimi’s husband is murdered by a bullet from the same rifle. Alan helps both Cody and Aimi with ranch work.
Friendship develops.
About the author:
Jeanne Ann off has a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University and a Bible College degree from Faith Bible Institute. She also took a writing course from the Institute of Children’s Literature. She’s married to her wonderful husband Don Off, and they celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in 2016. Both of them grew up on Western Colorado cattle ranches.
About the author:
Shirley Jordan is the youngest of seven children. She is a mother of four, three boys and one girl; and a grandmother to five. She was born and raised in Houston, Texas and always puts her family first. Shirley is truly an entrepreneur, owning and operating a haircutting salon for children to close to ten years. She absolutely adores children. Shirley loves writing children’s books because, she says, “Children don’t judge whether or not the pictures are good.” Shirley has no enemies and everyone falls in love with her smile. Her smile reflects her true heart and natural beauty. She loves to make people laugh, believing that laughter is good for the heart and it helps to release stress.
This book is about a vicious Roman Centurion soldier whom was commissioned by the Jewish leaders to travel to various regions and kill or imprison any Christians who were practicing the doctrines of Jesus Christ. But on his way to Damascus, a bright lightning struck him off his horse and when he fell off his horse, a voice instructed him of his new assignment. He was converted into the Christian faith and for this he was no longer useful to the Jews. They captured and put him into prison for persecution.
Rev. Martin Edior is a native of Trinidad. He has written many other religious issues. He is an anointed minister in the C.O.G.I.C. He likes to pray and lay hands on the sick and afflicted. He is married to a lovely lady from Belize, Central America and is very happy with his marriage life. His lovely wife is his editor.
Kent’s work invites the reader into a psychological and spiritual observation on why one should, “Be vigilant over your mind while exercising caution concerning powerful influences that the environment can impose on one’s life”.
– Audrey M. Murphy, Ph.D Canditate
Cognitive Psychology in Social Systems
The Theater of Life introduces a spiritual and psychological perspective of the unseen life forces that encompass each of us. Charlyn shows us real cases to explain these hidden forces in one’s own sphere of existence that can be healed away for the benefit of the individual.
About the author:
Charlyn Kent is a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree in science. Charlyn specializes in psychiatry with a focus on the paranormal. As a child, she suffered from asthma and was presented the opportunity of meeting and playing with beings from other dimensions that only she could see and speak with. She developed the ability to leave an unfinished dream on her pillow and pick it up where she left off. In her twenties, she was introduced to a Nigerian priest from the Yoruba tribe, with whom she studied the mysteries for ten years. Then came Mahikari, which introduced her to Johrei Fellowship, where she progressed to lay minister. She learned meditation from a Buddha from Burma. After the death of her father, she met Kaballah and became A student in the Modern Mystery School.
Empires rise and fall, legends are born, fade away then forgotten, histories are written and rewritten, freedoms flourish, become concurred then are eventually reborn to thrive, and then the cycle begins again, but mankind endures. One of our unique qualities is our ability to survive through difficult times and situations. The Phoenix rises out of the ashes as the inner cry in mankind’s soul cries out to be free to express ourselves. Our inner spirit ultimately always wins.
Author bio:
James Varner was born in Bakersfield, California on September 25, 1940. Since his childhood he contemplated the reason to be, asking, What is this thing called life all about?
His quest for answers has taken him on many interesting journeys exploring world religions and philosophies. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Anthropology in 1964 and a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1972. He served in the Peace Corps from 1964 through 1966 and traveled extensively in Europe, around the Mediterranean, Middle East, the continent of Africa, and Mexico always seeking to understand people and find the common core that links people together.
He is a practicing architect living in Bakersfield, California and lives with his wife, Jean, and grandson Ashton. He enjoys writing short stories about family history, his life and the mystery of the mystical side of human nature.
THE LAST CRUISE reunites Wes Hardin and Tully Cain (see Fancy’s Way and The XO), now members of VFA-142, the Ghostriders, as they take the Navy’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning, on its initial deployment, on board the nuclear aircraft carrier, Abraham Lincoln, CVN-72. The cruise gets off to a surprise beginning when the Lincoln Strike Group is tasked to the Caribbean after the shoot down of an American Airlines plane. Future encounters take place in the skies over the Gulf of Aden and the Black Sea before the carrier arrives in the Arabian Sea and commences operations in the turbulent skies over Afghanistan – which presents its own unique set of challenges. The action continues non-abated almost until the Lincoln and her consorts return to their home port of Norfolk, Virginia.
Author Bio
WALT TURNER taught fourth grade for 31 years in Irvine, California and enjoyed introducing his students to the craft of writing. Blending his love of the military with his love of reading, he sought to produce adventure-laden stories that he would like to read himself.
TO THE READER
So many hats we must wear in today’s complex society! Even under a single hat or head covering, our thoughts are conceived, varied and fast-paced. I love the way our society functions and how determined we usually are to be part of the way it works. I also appreciate that many of us still can find comfort in personal, quiet time. For me, and hopefully for you, reading is precious time. The wonder that books and stories captured in our minds lets us travel far and near and permits us to go beyond the past or into the future as our minds allow. In reading stories, travel is done with comfort and satisfaction. For some of us, good story telling also promotes diverse cultural understanding.
The stories in this book allow us to forget about the hat we usually wear at the time we pick up a book. We can be introduced to familiar or unique persons with whom we may have a symbiotic experience. With any good read, you can change to mix with the characters when they become introduced into your life.
Since reading is such an individualistic endeavor of choice to achieve enjoyment and distraction, it is probably the best selection to add entertainment to your day. This may include new thoughts that take us away from the structures that trap us with responsibilities.
These stories are like having a friendly companion who distracts us from chores or the dwelling on more mundane callings. Rethinking the plots in these stories may also add to some of your personal recollections. I say this because, for me, writing stories triggered thoughts about other experiences I have had. I find that the more I have to think about, the more I have in my head to record. Enjoy!
Carlos V. Cornejo
This is a historical novel of the life of Jesus, which combines a reconciliation of the gospels, Jewish law, Roman law, forensic reasoning, and research on the nature of Roman counterintelligence. It follows Jesus from his early years to his crucifixion and disappearance from the tomb and includes a final interview with Nicodemus several years later.
Author Bio
Richard Malmed has been studying medieval and biblical history for many years as an avocation and intends to write more historical novels from that period. He will rely on authentic historical documents, accepted academic theories, forensic analysis and legal research to guide his writing. He has used his 48 years a trial attorney to reason through evidence available to assemble a credible narrative most closely derived from sources and consistent with the majority of scholarly opinion.
Jake Curtis, the lead character in the story, is totally against God and the bible. Due to a couple of unfortunate incidents Jake allows his life to revolve around pot sales, liquor and womanizing. One day he has a vivid vision of Jesus and ends up going to a local pastor and becomes a true born-again Christian. From this point he reads the bible incessantly, his faith growing rapidly and surprisingly. He accomplishes many extraordinary feats and leads several to Jesus.
Author Bio:
Drew Mellis lives in Reno with his wife, Linda, of forty-five years. He has always been interested in writing and this is his second novel. He was not pleased about writing the first book because he felt it was too graphic. In this story, which is fiction, there is a section which actually occurred some forty years ago for this writer. He had the vision of Jesus described early in the present story, and it changed his life completely.
This is my first children’s book, but it will not be my last.
I love writing children’s books. It is not the first time my cats have done miraculous feats.
