Caregiver’s Diary

After COVID-19, the next medical crisis will be Alzheimer’s Disease. It is estimated to impact 5.5 million in the US alone. This little booklet chronicles one woman’s slide into eternity. The disease is hard to diagnose, and both difficult and expensive to treat. The disease sometimes starts in middle age, but mostly affects the elderly. Once it affects a family, it tends to dominate all other activities. It affects all races and appears worldwide. This booklet tells of ten years care for one man’s wife. Compare your situation to his.

Catherine, Child of the Night

Fourteen-year-old Lady Catherine Thibeault leads a privileged and charmed life. She is heir in her own right to the title and demesne of Dove Castle. Whether picking daisies for the May Day festivities with her best friend Master Robert de Valiens and her beloved cat, Frere, or racing through the countryside on her Arabian stallion, Chimere, Cat’s life is perfect. Little does she know that her peaceful happy existence is about to come to an end with the unexpected arrival of her betrothed, knight extraordinaire Sir Geoffrey de Valiens. Catherine has never bowed to convention and has never given her betrothal much thought. Life at Dove Castle with her father and her companion, Mistress Drucilla, is idyllic and she has no wish to change it.

Sir Geoffrey not only reminds her of the dreaded realities of marriage and the eventual necessity of leaving Dove Castle but he also introduces the quagmire of politics that is the reality of the first decade of the Fourteenth Century during the reign of King Edward II of England. With war raging in Scotland and discontent rampant between England and France, evil elements emerge who will threaten the lives of not only Catherine but of everyone whom she loves.

The deadliest of Catherine’s enemies is her own cousin, Giles Thibeault, who upon learning that Dove Castle is no longer entailed swears vengeance on not only Catherine but on her family as well. If he cannot inherit Dove Castle then no one will.

Celestial Scepters I

Celestial Scepters I challenges the Church to explore the Scriptures, and to cease cutting, pasting and ignoring the Bible. The Church, in other words, must challenge their leaders, who have, since the beginning, distorted Jesus’ words.

Yet the Church is continually in conflict, forcing schisms and fusing theology with the political world, the Great Harlot. This has led them to deify kings, dictators, and papal autocrats. Why have they neglected Jesus’ teachings, going so far as to support antichristian figures like Hitler, Mussolini, Putin and Donald Trump?

Time is running out, the assault on the truth continues. Two movements emerged after Jesus’ death, the Church of James and the Church of Paul. Paul agreed to obey James, and to honor the Spirit that led Paul to do obey. Yet, Paul returned to his ways and ignored his sacred pledge. The early disciples, those who followed James, soon died out, who never left Jesus’ teachings. Paul, a man of contradictions, commanded his followers to obey the very kings who empowered the Church to ignore Jesus’ words and mission, making him, in reality, a Gentile god. But Jesus was explicit that we can become one with God, while yet alive, in the same way Jesus is one with God. We never needed a dictatorial taskmaster that Paul was and continued to be. What’s been lost since the beginning is the fact that we were given the glory, and we too are created in the image of God, and we too are the Way.

Chalk Wars: Pommel Clock and the Incredulous Cost of Integrity

In a world dominated by gymnastics, one team stands out above the rest. Seven Bridges Academy has won three consecutive National Championships, earning massive resources for the school, permitting its students to live in luxury, filled with mansions, mega-yachts, and all the precious gems they could ever want. But when four students uncover the dark secrets underpinning SBA’s success, how far are they willing to go to bring honesty and integrity back to the sport?

Facing bribery, money laundering, scandal and corruption inside the World Gymnastics Federation, and opposition from inside their own school, Whitfield, Aspen, Ugu, and Flaherty must rely on their own superior mental and physical abilities to stop an evil organization intent on destroying the world of gymnastics as they know it. Can Aspen decrypt the cipher before time runs out? Can Flaherty stop a group of agents from hijacking a security system? Can Ugu survive two weeks inside the Glass Box? Can Whitfield forgive the daughter of the man responsible for killing his parents? And through it all, can the students at Seven Bridges ever forgive one of their own for forfeiting the All-Around Title?

Chambers

Samantha, a talented cardiac surgeon from South Africa, finds herself in unfamiliar territory when she accepts a job offer in a distant land. With a new home, new hospital, and a fresh set of rules to navigate, every day is a challenge. Among the unfamiliar faces is Devon, a celebrated architect with mysteries of his own.

Life is a delicate tapestry of emotions, and as Samantha soon discovers, escaping the past doesn’t always lead to a clear path forward. Their budding romance is a dance of passion, vulnerability, and unexpected turns. As she grapples with the complexities of the operating room, Samantha must also confront the trials of the heart.

Join Samantha on a journey of love, resilience, and self-discovery, where the past and present intertwine, and the future remains beautifully uncertain.

Chance is Home

Can a shelter dog in desperate need of a loving home be the key to a family in need?

Emily, a prospective vet school student, falls in love with a shelter dog named Chance. With the dog pulling at her heartstrings and her uncle pushing the thought, Emily wants to bring Chance home. When her father says no, Emily’s heart is broken. More stress is then added to the already list of family issues.

Will chance get a forever home that he has been looking for? Will he be the key to Emily’s family coming back together or will there be a forever distance between Emily and her father?

Changing Time

In 1890, progress overruns Quinn’s remote fishing village on Passamaquoddy Bay. With the railroad and industrialization devastating his livelihood as a longline fisherman, Quinn struggles amidst changing times. After the tragic death of his father and a failed marriage, Quinn loses hope of having a family.

Seeking solace in a hotel lounge, Quinn notices a striking Passamaquoddy woman. When their eyes meet, she seems to recognize him before hurrying off. Desperate for income, Quinn starts smuggling exports to Eastport, Maine where he serendipitously encounters the woman from the hotel.

Kindred spirits, Quinn and Mika find themselves jobless and with no prospects. Just when their situation seems hopeless, an unexpected opportunity arises when Quinn’s mother develops a relationship with a retired gentleman of means. Deciding to leave their struggles behind, Quinn and Mika take a chance on a new life in the wilds of Florida. Upon arriving in Tampa, their timing coincides fortuitously with the grand opening of the opulent Tampa Bay Hotel. A bold proposal from entrepreneur Henry Plant soon has Quinn and Mika poised to embark on an adventure too good to pass up.

Charley

A lonely young boy stumbles upon an abandoned baby crow.

Rescuing and nurturing the little bird, they will go on to share many adventures together as they become the unlikeliest of friends.

But when summer ends and the new school year begins, he must face the choice of turning loose his little friend and the risk of never seeing him again.

Charlie, The Border Collie Without a Job

Did you know that Border Collies are often considered to be the most intelligent breed of all dogs? Due to their high level of intelligence and athleticism, Border Collies are in need of a job. If left to their own devices, they often get bored and get into trouble. As a member of the “herding breeds”, their job traditionally has been that of herding sheep. But not all Border Collies live on farms. Read to see how Charlie, the Border Collie, finds his own mission in life.

¿Sabías que el Border Collie se considera, con frecuencia, la raza canina más inteligente de todas? Debido a su alto nivel de inteligencia y atletismo, el Border Collie necesita tener un trabajo u oficio. Si no tiene con que ocuparse, se aburre y se mete en lios.  Como miembro del grupo de perros pastores, su trabajo ha consistido tradicionalmente en cuidar de las ovejas. Pero no todos los Border Collies viven en granjas o ranchos.  Lee para ver cómo Charlie, el Border Collie, encuentra su propio oficio.

Chasing a Dream

What can one do if he or she is trapped in an unwanted occupation with no way out? Eric J. Stones, a lifelong illustrator, enlists in the military to pursue an occupation as a medical illustrator. He finds his hopes dashed when he is assigned as a Fire Protection Specialist. Can he work his way back into the field of the creative arts? Or must he spend four years…Chasing a Dream?

Chasing Dreams in a Sailboat

Chasing Dreams in a Sailboat is an anthology of stories about the interesting people we met in foreign sailing destinations; vibrant people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences, who have shaped us into more open-minded individuals.

This is a collection of memoirs about the cultural experiences we have encountered in our beloved British Virgin Islands, the shockingly beautiful French Polynesian Society Islands, the ancient villages along the ink-blue Tyrrhenian Sea’s most dazzling stretch of the Italian coastline known as the Amalfi Coast, and the magnificent Dalaman sailing region in southern Turkey, appropriately nicknamed the ‘Turkish Riviera.’

In each destination, we mingled with the locals and embraced unexpected opportunities so that for a passing moment in time, we could become a part of the diverse civilization we visited.

Chasing Rommel

On June 6, 1944, tens of thousands of American soldiers, sailors, and airmen assaulted the German held coast of France at Normandy. Some were killed, some wounded, and all of them were changed as the battles raged against Rommel and his defenders. They fell for yards of sandy beaches, for critical roads, bridges, villages, towns, and cities. Together, we will travel to those places, and we will relive all the bravery and horror, all the mistakes and honor, as we learn their stories - Chasing Rommel.