‘Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.’
And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and soon Luca, and the Catalan Company, will be sucked into the maelstrom of power politics. Old enemies with grievances to settle will target Luca himself and the Catalans will come up against a new foe – the daunting Empress Irene.
Fresh battles beckon for Luca, the Almogavars and the Catalan Company in ‘The Golden Lion’, the third volume in the Catalan Chronicles, the saga of a mercenary band that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
Maps of the Byzantine Empire can be found on the maps page of my website.
This is not another financial book that tells you to save all your money, limit your spending, and put into a 401k. It goes a lot deeper than that.
If you were told Godly people can’t be rich, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, or you don’t make enough money to save and invest, and nobody ever taught you how to create wealth, then this book is for you.
Isn’t it time for you to find success?
God has set principles for the universe to function, but did you know that He also has principles put in place to gain success? Everything He created was made to thrive! The sun shines, plants grow, birds fly, EVERYTHING is made to succeed.
You and I are made in God’s image, so we are also wonderfully created to succeed in each facet of our lives, including our finances.
If you want to be financially free, build wealth, and live life without the worry of having enough for retirement, this book will help you discover God’s design to
•Build an abundance mindset
•Improve your overall financial IQ
•Learn how to command your money and have it work for you
•Get out of debt, save properly, use credit correctly and invest wisely
•Start using money like the wealthy
•Plus, learn what schools don't want us to know and gain a deeper understanding of wealth
It’s time to use the laws of God to learn how to break free from the rat race and become financially free.
‘Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.’
And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and soon Luca, and the Catalan Company, will be sucked into the maelstrom of power politics. Old enemies with grievances to settle will target Luca himself and the Catalans will come up against a new foe – the daunting Empress Irene.
Fresh battles beckon for Luca, the Almogavars and the Catalan Company in ‘The Golden Lion’, the third volume in the Catalan Chronicles, the saga of a mercenary band that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
Maps of the Byzantine Empire can be found on the maps page of my website.
‘Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.’
And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and soon Luca, and the Catalan Company, will be sucked into the maelstrom of power politics. Old enemies with grievances to settle will target Luca himself and the Catalans will come up against a new foe – the daunting Empress Irene.
Fresh battles beckon for Luca, the Almogavars and the Catalan Company in ‘The Golden Lion’, the third volume in the Catalan Chronicles, the saga of a mercenary band that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
Maps of the Byzantine Empire can be found on the maps page of my website.
This is not another financial book that tells you to save all your money, limit your spending, and put into a 401k. It goes a lot deeper than that.
If you were told Godly people can’t be rich, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, or you don’t make enough money to save and invest, and nobody ever taught you how to create wealth, then this book is for you.
Isn’t it time for you to find success?
God has set principles for the universe to function, but did you know that He also has principles put in place to gain success? Everything He created was made to thrive! The sun shines, plants grow, birds fly, EVERYTHING is made to succeed.
You and I are made in God’s image, so we are also wonderfully created to succeed in each facet of our lives, including our finances.
If you want to be financially free, build wealth, and live life without the worry of having enough for retirement, this book will help you discover God’s design to
•Build an abundance mindset
•Improve your overall financial IQ
•Learn how to command your money and have it work for you
•Get out of debt, save properly, use credit correctly and invest wisely
•Start using money like the wealthy
•Plus, learn what schools don't want us to know and gain a deeper understanding of wealth
It’s time to use the laws of God to learn how to break free from the rat race and become financially free.
Against the backdrop of 1960s music and culture, comes a tale of memories and mayhem...and loyalty and love...and racism, revenge, and rock n' roll.
1990 - Key West, Florida - On a moonlit evening, the "Journal of Johnny Cipp" is discovered on a secluded beach. It has been more than twenty-three years since its author disappeared from his home 1500 miles away. His opening journal entry is cryptic in its message. "Unlike the lyrics to the classic rock song, 'The Summer of '69,' the Jimmy in my band didn't quit, and my Joey didn't get married. In my life, they died. In fact, except for me, they all died . . . and I have never before told our story."
1967 - Southeast Queens, New York is in turmoil. Amid the escalating chaos, five young men form a band in hopes of escaping the mounting violence, poverty, and drugs surrounding them. Their story, as told in Johnny’s Journal, weaves an intricate tale of five individuals who attempt to succeed with their only available weapons—their loyalty to each other and their music. As the group bonds both musically and personally, each band member comes to realize that the band holds the promise of a brighter future. In June of 1967, they got their big break, and it was the beginning of the end.
Praise for Band in the Wind . . .
"This book is an almost perfect blend of music, nostalgia, a coming-of-age story...and tragedy! It really does have a bit of everything. Highly entertaining."
- Online Book Review (4/4 stars)
***
“Rostron manages to capture the mood of this tumultuous time—a feat that takes
skill, a great memory, and the ability to put emotion into words.”
- Writers Digest Self Published Book Awards
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This tale told by Rostron succeeds...massively. It is a story told with dollops of nitty and gritty but also some blasts and burns that will thrill you as powerfully as...well...as a power chord. A giant power chord, amped up with emotions, friendship, cruelty, hate, revenge, and love
.- James J. Spina (contributor to Rolling Stone, Hit Parader, Creem, and Mojo)
***
"A must-read for book-lovers hoping to experience the lost, yet somehow lingering, days of 1960s American culture."
Michael L. Burduck, - Professor of English - Tennessee Tech University
www.williamjohnrostron.com
‘Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.’
And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and soon Luca, and the Catalan Company, will be sucked into the maelstrom of power politics. Old enemies with grievances to settle will target Luca himself and the Catalans will come up against a new foe – the daunting Empress Irene.
Fresh battles beckon for Luca, the Almogavars and the Catalan Company in ‘The Golden Lion’, the third volume in the Catalan Chronicles, the saga of a mercenary band that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
Maps of the Byzantine Empire can be found on the maps page of my website.
From Tehran to Texas: a Qajar Sha's wedding gift to a Texas born oilfield worker shapes the lives of a South Texas family for generations to come. Lonnie McDougal dreamed of owning a shrimp boat when he got home from Persia.The secret wedding gift from a Persian Sha changed his life, and his future family forever.Book one, Dominion, of the Well House series traces a hundred years of history from the early 1900's to the dramatic economic and social changes the 1960's.
The year is 1965. Jules and Charlotte are thrown together unexpectedly through the European Fraud Prevention Office. Having not seen one another since their break-up, will they survive the emotional turmoil of regret, guilt and hope that ensues? What is the secret Charlotte believes will destroy the love Jules still feels for her? In contrast, his superior, Smythe, embarks on a journey of love he had thought impossible.
Their relationships unfold against the backdrop of an investigation prompted by Smythe’s distrust of Fawkes, the new Head of the EFPO. Why does Fawkes want a file on ‘The Monument Men’ archived? What really happened to Charlotte’s father? Did he steal artefacts during World War II? What connects the 1936 Berlin Olympics with a ship bound for Gloucester docks?
This collection of amazing stories and flash fiction are short enough to read during a coffee break or long enough to enjoy while relaxing.
They will take you on a journey from the expected to the unexpected, the natural to the supernatural.
Become immersed in conflict, humour, love and romance. If you enjoy fantasy, accompany Timomathon as he fights to save his beloved Infinity from the evil that threatens to destroy it. Or you can follow Anna in her quest to exact retribution on the person she believes murdered her husband.
Find out what changed Helen’s life for ever or discover what lurked inside Adam’s computer.
There is a host of stories for you to laugh at the humour, shed a tear at the sorrow or ponder at the reflections and on occasion, let your mind leave reality behind.
Here's what you will get:
INFINITY
A fantasy. Timomathon is called back to Infinity from Earth (Humanland) unexpectedly where he fights for his life against evil and to save Infinity.
DEAR DIARY
A diary entry of a mother at the beginning of the day.
THE INVITATION
Lady Cynthia Blenkinsop invites Prunella to a wedding she doesn’t really want her to attend.
THE END OF DAY
The story of the last few hours of a life.
WISHFUL THINKING
Unbeknown to Helen an elf grants her one wish but how is it used?
RETRIBUTION
Anna seeks retribution for what she believes to be the murder of her husband.
ON REFLECTION
Hilda’s family wait by her bedside for her impending death, but will they receive the inheritance they expect?
MIRROR MIRROR
Roger decides it is time to get rid of his wife Pauline.
HOPE
Rose wonders about the father she never met.
THE KNICK-KNACK EMPORIUM
This is a word play on the words Knick-Knack to amuse the reader
A LOGICAL EXPLANATION
Adam and Maisie get more than they bargained for from their pc screen
VALENTINE'S DAY
Geoff visits his wife on Valentine’s Day
WHAT'S THAT IN THE CORNER
Janet sees something lurking behind the sofa that her husband Richard doesn’t notice.
KING LEAR'S DREAM
Lear’s wife speaks to him in a dream.
CHRISTMAS
Six short stories and flash fiction themed around Christmas.
MEMORIES
3 memories.
AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY
Beth falls in love with Rob but has he something to hide?
THE PENANCE OF OTHELLO
Othello visits Little Venice in London.
SNOW WHITE – AN ALTERNATIVE ENDING
An alternative ending to Snow White.
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
Alex tries to save Heather from the malevolence he senses around them and believes the midnight train is their only escape.
Most of these stories have an unexpected twist at the end which is why the explanations are brief in order not to give anything away.
Suspicious death. Inheritance. Mysterious ally. A key. A clue—all leading to a Quest that may be the adventure of a lifetime. Life taught Kristina not to trust easily. Why should she embark on a wild goose chase with a man she just met when she has no idea what the clue means? Or does she?
More than a treasure is at stake.
Danger stalks her every mile of her journey as she tries to discover the meaning of The Key To Kristina.
"Intriguing storyline...twists keep reader’s interest. Realistic procedures, actions, reactions. Believable characters...distinct personalities. Thought-provoking." Bookzilla, Top 500 Reviewer
Step inside the tortured mind and experience the pain of a severely abused child who rises above his personal Hell, to become a lethal, but conflicted assassin for the United States Army during the war in Vietnam. Damien Rising is a challenging and descriptive narrative of the soul searing desolation of armed conflict and the lasting effects of abuse on the young Damien at the hands of an alcoholic father and suicidal mother in a poverty afflicted family. He is the perfect killer, filled with rage, silent, emotionless in his craft; the VC have a name for him: Con Ma, The Ghost. This devastating novel depicts horrific action, intense drama, near death and a staggering first love, all during the crazed chaos of war.
‘Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.’
And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and soon Luca, and the Catalan Company, will be sucked into the maelstrom of power politics. Old enemies with grievances to settle will target Luca himself and the Catalans will come up against a new foe – the daunting Empress Irene.
Fresh battles beckon for Luca, the Almogavars and the Catalan Company in ‘The Golden Lion’, the third volume in the Catalan Chronicles, the saga of a mercenary band that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
Maps of the Byzantine Empire can be found on the maps page of my website.
A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count?
Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend’s homicide.
Desperate for justice, Pauline’s insistent poking into the investigation only makes her the prime suspect. And now to clear her name, she must unravel a web of deadly clues entangling her in a sinister plot.
Can Pauline catch the killer before they strike again?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is a riveting mystery novel. If you like whip-smart heroines, intriguing twists and turns, and nail-biting danger, then you’ll love P.C. James’s sensational story.
Eve Sanchez, a scholar of esoteric studies, is driven into unreal dimensions of horror and hope as she encounters a seductive and frightening man, criminal lawyer Sam Shear.
Sam introduces Eve to a supernatural world in which the wicked powers of a surrogate mother’s twisted affection threaten love and life. Struggling to sort through right from wrong, frightened yet determined, Eve nears despair.
Goddess of the Wild Thing reveals the dramatic tale of one woman’s spiritual journey where metaphysical happenings, unexpected turns of fate, and unseen forces impact her ability to love and be loved.
In the magical realm of Aztlan del Sur, a mythopoeic land of hidden horrors and guiding spirits, Eve, with three friends and a wise old woman, is caught in an age-old struggle about love—whether bad love is better than no love— and discovers that love is a wild thing.
Adventures in the oceans have enthralled us for centuries - the swashbuckling courage of seafarers, the breathtaking beauty of all things oceanic, the mystery and aura surrounding life at sea - these have inspired poetry, autobiography, music, film, and history making achievements. However, who has ever read a book written by a sailboat herself - not just any sailboat, but arguably India's bravest and most famous one?Dive into the story of India's award winning solo circumnavigations around the globe as seen through the eyes and ears of the inspiring Indian Navy Sailing Vessel, the Mhadei. Her story has life lessons for all of us, young and old alike, that are as relevant as they are surprising....coming from a little boat! Written by a seasoned media professional, Lynn de Souza, the book includes an exclusive photo series, Portrait of a Moored Boat, by a leading advertising veteran, Prashant Godbole, both environmentalists at heart, and a foreword by world record making aerial circumnavigator, Wing Cdr Rahul Monga.This is a story that should travel as far and wide as the Mhadei herself has sailed. A gentle easy moving one hour read, if you liked Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and the Little Prince, you will adore this.
Gain the inspiration to hope, no matter what the circumstance, from a deaf dog’s courage to overcome the challenges, prejudices, and death sentences plaguing deaf dogs. Hogan’s heartwarming story teaches us never to give up and reveals to everyone that choosing hope can make anything possible!
A prophecy long ago foretold of four children who were destined to fight a great darkness. One would have the power to control the oceans, another would be able to harness the power of the stars, still another could travel between dimensions as easy as walking through a door, and the last? The last would bind them all.
Mica's life used to be so simple. The most she'd ever had to worry about was making new friends because she'd just moved again. That life is gone now. Mica and her new friends - Argenta, Greyson and Skylar are in for the fight of their lives. Things they never knew existed are coming for them. It will take every once of strength they have just to fight what is coming.
The future was now more uncertain than ever before. Skylar was gone! Someone had taken her right from under them. How were they supposed to fight what was coming without Skylar? Mica was devastated. Her world was shattering.
The prophecy was clear - they each had a role to play - without each of them working together life on all worlds would come to a horrifying end. Prophecy or not, everything she knew and loved was now being threatened. Mica and Greyson's eyes began to glow. Power swirled through the room. May the Goddess help whoever had taken Skylar. If it was the last thing she did - Mica would find Skylar and fulfill their destiny. The world depended on it.
While Loukas is playing his flute at the seawall one day, he befriends a mysterious talking, dancing snake that rewards him with fortune and favor. Some years later, tempted by greed and pride, Loukas loses all his riches and his family. He must now set off on a treacherous journey through a frightening forest filled with suspense and strange creatures to find Destiny, her son Ilion, the Sun, and her daughter Luna, the Moon. These celestial guardians will surely allow him to reverse his misfortune, restore his honor, and win back all that he loves and treasures, won't they?
A reimagined Greek folktale, Loukas and the Game of Chance is illuminated with dramatic and evocative pen and ink drawings that provide an ideal backdrop for the dark intrigue that fills this haunting story of human struggle, courage, and resilience.
From Tehran to Texas: a Qajar Sha's wedding gift to a Texas born oilfield worker shapes the lives of a South Texas family for generations to come. Lonnie McDougal dreamed of owning a shrimp boat when he got home from Persia.The secret wedding gift from a Persian Sha changed his life, and his future family forever.Book one, Dominion, of the Well House series traces a hundred years of history from the early 1900's to the dramatic economic and social changes the 1960's.