Two Keys to Enter a Parallel World

Here’s the question: Could accepting without understanding be a curse that possibly leads us down a path where the Sheepherder becomes the Sheep?

Consider this: does the path of accepting without understanding liberate us from preconceived limitations, opening us to a world of non-comprehensible possibilities?

Give thought to a scenario where the path is illuminated only by the light of logic and the science of reasoning, leaving no space for anything that is not understood.

Let’s paint a picture: imagine two brothers, each traversing a unique path from childhood to adulthood in vastly different realms of reality. They peer out from their individual, distinct windows. What could possibly align these divergent paths?

The Well of the Golden Heart

The world is in trouble: the curtain of meaninglessness has engulfed it, and people live a life of dullness and suffering.

Isabella is a young princess who doesn’t fit in with her royal family. Her cruel mother throws her in the dungeon and declares that the princess has been sent to finishing school – indefinitely. Isabella starts digging her way out and finds a well. She dives in, and deep in the water she finds a half of a golden heart that fills her with energy and life: the antidote to the illness consuming the world. She sets on a quest to find the other half of the golden heart, and with the help of friends in the forest she gets close to her goal – when trouble hits. A wizard entraps her and aims to steal the golden heart for himself. He makes her forget who she is and keeps her in his castle engaged to marry him.

Will the owner of the other half of the golden heart succeed in waking up the princess from her stupor on time? Will the united golden heart liberate the world from the curtain of meaninglessness, or will the wizard succeed at keeping the populace entrapped?

The Well of the Golden Heart is a tale of self-discovery, finding true love and the perils that are found along the way.

The Return

The Return is a sequel to The Gatekeepers in a new series by Susan B. A. Hofmann.

Damion Tingley has returned to claim his rightful position as the most powerful Gatekeeper the underworld has ever known. His return is fraught with many unexpected setbacks. Yet he is determined to be given the coveted Gatekeeper's Robe as well as the Book of Spells and Incantations. The Gatekeeper's Robe and the Book of Spells and Incantations have been handed down to all previous Gatekeepers.

Throughout the centuries and from around the world, all the former Gatekeepers and coven heads have given the power they possessed to the Gatekeeper's Robe. All the knowledge of spells and incantations they possessed has been recorded in The Book of Spells and Incantations. These two powerful items will be given to Damion Tingley as the most powerful Gatekeeper to date.

The Plain Field

In the heart of Long Island lies a quaint house on Plainfield Avenue, once a haven of childhood memories for Angela O’Hare, now a realm of mystery awaiting the young O’Hare family of four. As they nestle into the folds of Floral Park following the demise of Angela’s father, they soon discover that the town and their new home are cradles to tales of Shadow Men and mythical beings, whispering secrets of a bygone era.

Amidst the enigmatic allure of their new surroundings, a hidden chapter of their life lurks in the shadows. Charlie O’Hare, a loving husband and father, has long juggled a perilous side hustle: delivering clandestine packages for the Irish Mob in Boston. As they yearn for a serene life in the picturesque enclave of Floral Park, Charlie is handed one last task by Uncle Jimmy, his mob overseer. A task that promises a key to a simple life: deliver an ancient mahogany box adorned with mystical Algonquin Indian symbols and carvings.

As the aura of the antique box unfolds, whispers of hidden treasures beckon, leading the O’Hares down a spiraling path of mysteries old and new. The quaint streets of Floral Park begin to unveil more than just the echoes of folklore, entwining the family’s fate with forgotten tales and veiled realities.

The Marigold Chemise

A stunning intergenerational mystery set in Italy, full of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. The silky marigold chemise seems to have a mind of its own. Whoever wears it ends up having prophetic dreams and is incapable of parting with it. In the early seventeenth century, sixteen-year-old Lucida secretly poses in the garment for a series of sensuous paintings, done by her best friend Alessia. Her talented friend longs for recognition, but women are not considered serious artists at the time. The paintings can never see the light of day. Lucida and Alessia’s families would be dishonored by the impropriety of the chemise and Lucida’s poses, as well as the female artist behind them.

However, the paintings are so good, and would set up Alessia’s family for years, that her father sells them anonymously. They wind up in the studies of wealthy Italian businessmen in Roma, one of whom is the father of Lucida’s arranged new suitor, Niccolo, though Lucida is under the chemise’s spell and cannot part with it even then. The garment and the paintings travel through generations of Italian families all the way through present day, following the headstrong women of the Bianchi, Galvani, and Orazio families through Rome, Florence, New York, and finally Corsica.

As the luxurious marigold lingerie passes from woman to woman, arousing greed, deception, and secrecy, the women and their families must find a way to persevere and stay together.

The Loura Lure

Dr. Shamus Bergin lands a coveted position of Staff Psychologist in the Secure Treatment Unit of a mental hospital right out of school. He is soon vexed by an amnesiac patient who defies clinical diagnosis and whom every other doctor has written off. Inconsistencies about the man’s origins intersect with Shamus’s own doubts that the patient even belongs in an institution.As his own investigation continues to be met with redacted files and evasion from governmental agencies, the doctor-patient relationship suddenly undergoes a radical shift. The patient discloses that he has time travelled from a forgotten Age of Loura to seek help from modern day members of The Sacred Order of Keepers to find the last living angel. Only the angel can turn the tide in the ultimate struggle between good and evil in this deliberately erased timeline 20,000 years in the past. With his parents tragically lost in a boating accident a decade earlier, Shamus must turn to his one true friend, Dr. John Browse, to make sense of the voices within which are calling him to action.With career and grip on sanity at stake, Shamus must decide whether he has succumbed to the delusions of a sick mind or whether he should take a leap of faith and help the man achieve his mission.

The Attenuating Puritan

Embark on a contemplative journey with our altruistic hero, a reflection of purity in words and deeds, yet occasionally marked by ancestral toxins. With unwavering conviction, he dances under the world’s weight, marching into the unknown, his steps marked by hope and staunch faith.

Bound by a noble quest to restore the splendor of Eden, his every gesture is a sacrifice, a stride towards the pristine and divine. Amidst adversities, he stands a fortified pilgrim, mastering the shackles of mind and body, emerging as a triumphant victor, a mirror to us all daring to confront our reflections.

He is the champion of tainted sacraments, a crusader against the clutches of heavy metal and forever chemicals, hinting that our destinies might be cradled in such hands. As we tread the path of love eternal, each step taken is righteous, a gentle move towards the boundless cosmos that binds us in love.

In The Attenuating Puritan, every breath taken is a whisper of attenuation, every quenched thirst a sigh of grace, and every bounty received a step closer to the celestial, encapsulating a tale of hope, resilience, and the ceaseless quest for the divine amidst the terrestrial.

Supernaturalis Mortem

In the year A.D. 390, magic is both omnipresent and feared in newly Christian Rome. In an effort to revive their faith, three witches cast a curse on local leaders of the Empire’s new religion, subjecting them to demonic hauntings, possessions, and eventual death. Will the Iracundus family be able to survive the witches’ curse? Can the witches succeed in their quest for revenge?

Medea has always cherished her witch heritage, despite her family’s mistreatment of her. When her mother and grandmother decide to take action against the town’s mistreatment of them and their fellow believers, Medea initially supports their cause. However, when they unveil their plan for vengeance, Medea begins to question the morality of their actions.

As Medea attempts to convince her family to see reason and find a way to satisfy their desire for justice without resorting to revenge, she must navigate a difficult path that will affect not only herself but also her family, enemies, and the entire town.

Sun-Kissed Mountains of Home

Heiress Miranda Howarth-Dunn longs for the things money can’t buy. Orphaned and raised by servants, Miranda seeks comfort and companionship at a riding academy. Inspired by her friend whose disabled brother wished to ride, Miranda envisions creating an equine therapeutic program that gives patients and their families opportunities to ride together. All she needs is a genuine cattle ranch to make her dreams come true.

Ethan Baldwin, a fourth-generation of throw-back cowboys, values doing things the old way. He finds his family ranch and land of his ancestors, under constant threat. The unpredictable nature of the cattle industry tests the financial stability of all the ranches surrounding the small community of Rambletap Springs, MO, including the Baldwin’s ranch, Alma Soñada. Though it could secure the finances, the last thing Ethan wants is for his parents to bring tourists to the ranch for some riding program.

Sun-Kissed Mountains of Home brings together two adversaries who, despite their opposite goals and different backgrounds, find mutual understanding as they work together around horses. Learning to communicate using animals as an example, Miranda and Ethan travel on parallel paths seeking a way to bridge the gap created by their differences. Forced into a dangerous situation, they rely on their spiritual connections to the energies around them to cope. Can the ghosts of legends and lore with whom Miranda and Ethan feel a connection be their common ground? Will they discover they might be kindred spirits after all?

Spiritual R-Evolution

Would you be willing to sacrifice everything for a promise?

After the disappearance of her cousins, the only clue that Mia has of their whereabouts is a vagabond that lives between madness and cynicism, who claims to be able to take her to where her cousins are: The Sacred Island.

Mia and Leo, her skeptical friend, embark on a trip to an island that defies the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, where Mia is forced to face the secrets of her past.

Nothing could have prepared them for what they find on the island: the chaos of mankind has endangered the Kingdom of the Elementals, so Mia has to make decisions that will take her to people, beings, and places never seen before, in an attempt to save the planet from its own destruction.

Revenant

Alastair Seiver, wielder of fire, has vanished, leaving his father and his friends Caelyn and Mydia behind. In the wake of Tenebrae’s attack, the city of Lyrias is left shaken. Whispers of war are on the horizon, creeping ever closer.

Caelyn is summoned home, back to the restrictive life she had been so desperate to escape. With the help of Doctor Seiver, and a little determination, she makes a startling discovery in the place she least expected.

Mydia resolves to pursue Alastair, searching for clues to where he might have gone. She seeks the wisdom of the only person who seems to have any answers: the sorceress who gave Alastair the enchanted ring. With her help, will Mydia be able to find him before their enemies do?

A darkness follows Alastair, he can sense it. His whole world has been turned on its head in a matter of months. Determined to figure out who he really is and where he came from, Alastair must learn to harness his power and unlock the secrets his father kept hidden. With the shadows looming closer, will the answers he finds be enough to guide him?

Ordained to Die

They are coming! Run!

The governors now rule the territories, finalizing and strategizing as they have been preparing for eons against an immortal enemy. Panacia seeks to strengthen its power and makes deals. Janacia seeks peace and prepares in fear of what is to come. Yet, as hostility steadily grows between the powerful continents, the secret to saving it all might lie in the hands of one desert tribe-woman kidnapped from her home by the king in the mountains. Will she make it out alive?