Lost Boy

After being kicked out of his childhood home, Jamie Perkins finds refuge with local Presbyterian pastor Pete Gailey and his wife, Meg. Impressed by Jamie’s work ethic and character, Pete offers him a job at the church. Life seems to settle into a peaceful rhythm… until people in the community start dying.

Jamie has an unsettling habit of being the last person to see many of the deceased, particularly the elderly, alive. As suspicions grow, Pastor Gailey must uncover the truth. Are these deaths acts of murder, or could they point to something far more mysterious… and miraculous?

Set in a small Appalachian town nestled in the rolling hills of eastern Ohio, Lost Boy introduces readers to a cast of eccentric and unforgettable characters. With humor and heartfelt poignancy, this story explores what happens when God’s presence defies expectations, challenging both faith and understanding.

Inky's Miraculous Escape

Living on the Pania Reef off the coast of New Zealand, a very intelligent and friendly purple octopus named Inky finds great pleasure in helping his friends. However, sometimes others take advantage of a special friend’s generosity.

Grumpy Grouper, a newspaper editor, Christy Crayfish, a talented actress, and Larry Lobster, a restaurant owner, don’t realize how much they depend on Inky’s help until he is captured and whisked away.

If only he would return so they would have the chance to tell him how much he is appreciated.

The Loura Lure – Book 2

Dr. Shamus Bergin and his former patient Erladoch Dunbar have leapt into a time portal hurtling them backwards 20,000 years to Loura, a time and place erased from history. Before the seas rose up to separate Ireland and the British Isles from the rest of Europe, the Kingdoms of Loura thrived in peace.Much has changed since Erladoch’s departure four years earlier. Enilorac, the Evil King of Treborg has already begun his invasion. He has come looking for the last Angel’s Itavo stone. If found, Enilorac will use it to open the gates of Hell and usher in the end of times.Having accepted that his parents were descended from the Sacred Order of Keepers, Shamus must find his place amongst this army of part-human, part-angel warriors in their struggle to repel the encroaching darkness. Can this man of science come to terms with a world filled with magic, or will he lose his sanity in the presence of so many emerging voices seeking to direct his Will? These voices, whispers from the past and echoes of future battles, threaten to overwhelm him.Burdened with so much, the answers he seeks may lie in the hands of a woman he has never met. He doesn’t know her, but her call grows stronger in his mind with every passing danger. With the weight of obligation crushing down on him, he must have faith that his allegiances will hold and that not all paths laid before him will ultimately yield the same destiny.

Milo

When Milo, a small mouse from New York City, meets Francesco, a chef at The Tall Skies Restaurant inside the World Trade Center, an unexpected friendship begins to bloom.

Milo is drawn to the bountiful food Francesco leaves behind, making frequent visits to the restaurant. Though he has explored many other places in the city, something always brings him back. More than just the food, it is Francesco’s warm and welcoming nature that makes Milo feel at home.

By day, Milo scurries through the streets of Manhattan, exploring the city and keeping his belly full, all thanks to Francesco. But one fateful day, on September 11, 2001, in downtown Manhattan, Milo’s world changes forever.

Gypsy Moth

The primary goal of this book is, and always has been, to depict and illustrate the sanctity of human life, as well as the cycles of birth, death, and rebirth.

To achieve this, the author immersed herself in the perspectives of various characters, capturing their voices, thoughts, and emotions. By doing so, she sought to bring their experiences to life in a way that resonates deeply with readers.

This book is not intended to be understood purely on an intellectual level but to be felt as a tangible and profound sensation.

There’s a Bee in my Tea!

How do you like to drink your tea? With sugar? With milk? With ice? There are many ways to drink your tea, but I’ll bet none of them include having a bee with your tea! This is the story of an enterprising but very annoying bee who seems to think it’s totally okay to do the backstroke in someone’s cup of tea!

So, what would you do if you found a bee swimming in your tea? Would you get grumpy and climb up a tree? Would you call the bee catcher angrily, or would you exercise creativity… and look and think and wait and see?

Find out how one very forgiving tea drinker deals with this problem in the mad-cap, rhyming adventure, There’s a Bee in my Tea!

Memoirs of a Fun Life

A cheerful tale of a lucky life. While intelligence can be useful, a touch of silliness often leads to more adventures and fun. Starting life with no grand ambitions or expectations means you’re never disappointed – instead, you’re regularly delighted to find yourself in fascinating situations.

Life sometimes feels like tubing down rocky rapids, where, with only the occasional use of a paddle, you somehow arrive in calm waters – unscathed and grinning from ear to ear.

I Know You Are, But What Am I?

I Know You Are, But What Am I? is a picture book to help teach children about diversity, identity, and the transient relationships we have with each other and the world around us. Through interactive role play, young children (ages 1–8) will learn, experience, and become empowered by choosing from the simple picture format of images and characters. Children of all backgrounds are given the unique opportunity to create their very own narrative, in a positive engaging educational format.

I Know You Are, But What Am I? engages children with “pick and choose” illustrations, from different genres upon each and every page. Children therefore have an opportunity to openly identify themselves and begin to appreciate, recognize, and relate to others in everyday life, regardless of geographical limitations. Encouraging freedom of expression through personal self-exploration, children safely observe a world of differing personas to engage with.

In a world full of mixed messages, stereotypes, media and cultural pressures, I Know You Are, But What Am I? enables children an opportunity to experience the priceless beauty of diversity, with the option of “being someone, or at someplace else,” on any given day.

Pancho the Parrot Reviews the Year 2020

Pancho the Parrot Reviews the Year 2020 stars Pancho, an Amazon parrot just purchased by Noramius Dumas, an average guy living a mundane bachelor life. However, Pancho never tolerates the status quo. Pancho is demanding and obnoxious, energetic, and mischievous, immediately testing the nerves of Noramius from day one. Pancho stirs Noramius to question his own existence and the meaning of life.

Pandemonium ensues. Both Pancho and Noramius find themselves escaping natural disasters and meeting new friends in a land yet unchartered by humans. Pancho encourages interpersonal relationships to solve catastrophic problems. Pancho and Noramius have their enemies, too. Both Pancho and Noramius overcome all odds to save the day.

Pancho the Parrot Reviews the Year 2020 is about a quirky little parrot who always says yes to comical mayhem and high exploits of fun, adventure, and a little mystery. This fairy tale is sure to arouse everyone’s expectations that life is as crazy as Pancho’s.

Elepa and the Magic Cloud

A jungle on a cloud – impossible!

Meet Elepa, an orphaned baby elephant who loves making up tunes and playing music, and a very naughty cadet dragon who causes chaos.

Join Elepa and his animal friends as they travel across the skies on their magic cloud. Follow their adventures as they create a musical band, evade capture by hunters in a helicopter who want to put them in a zoo, survive a raging storm, and journey from a jungle to the Arctic ice and back again.

Read on to discover their incredible story!

Bounty of Beauty

The Bounty of Beauty explores the societal differences between the families of Mackuel, the cattle keeper, and Maluaac, the fisherman. When their sons, Nguac and Nguoi, both fell in love with an elegant Atuot girl, each proposing to marry her, a rare traditional marriage competition sparked a fierce rivalry and divided the community in two. Mackuel’s family, with their staggering wealth in cattle, won the race by arranging to marry a daughter from their rivals, Maluaac’s family.

Beyond his large family of 17 sons and daughters, Mackuel’s immense wealth in cattle was a symbol of great influence and fame. He arrogantly proclaimed that no one in the community had the power to challenge his son Nguac in marriage. Stubbornly, he declared, ‘A hatchling is no match for a calf,’ comparing himself to a calf and Maluaac to a hatchling. By this, Mackuel meant that fishermen held no social, economic, or political standing to win a marriage competition within the Atuot community or beyond.

Unfortunately, Mackuel’s extreme remarks became public, generating negative sentiment toward his family. Fearing the damage these sentiments might cause, Mackuel’s wife grew anxious and believed something must be done to change the public’s perception. She called a meeting with elders and her family members, proposing an extravagant dowry of 250 cows to be paid to Maluaac’s family for their daughter, Monica Ichut. She presented this as a way of retracting her husband’s harsh words during the intense competition between their sons, Nguac and Nguoi.

The elders from both families agreed to the marriage of Maluaac’s daughter Monica Ichut, and soon the community, once divided, witnessed a vibrant traditional wedding celebration.

My Grandpa

With meticulous detail, the author paints a vivid portrait of an intellectual family grappling with the complexities of modernization, globalization, and the clash of ideologies. As the narrative unfolds, you are invited to ponder the universal truths about family, education, life, and death, that transcend time and borders. You can also see the influence of Western culture, especially the U.S. culture in China during the early 21st century, while gaining insights into China’s miraculous rise and the forces that shape its destiny.

What did the heart and mind of an ordinary CCP member, a physics teacher, look like? How would a political dissident growing up in his family think of the government? What did Shanghai look like in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and how was it different from Shanghai in the 1930s? Why did the country embracing globalization and democracy collapse back to autocracy and totalitarianism in less than fifteen years, under Xi Jinping’s rule?

You can also witness the transformation of China from the 1920s to the early 21st century, as is seen through the lens of a CCP member’s experiences, as well as a political dissident’s narratives. Prepare to be swept away on an unforgettable voyage of discovery, as you uncover the hidden truths that lie at the intersection of family, culture, and history.