Sometimes you need to find the perfect distance.
For Lucy, it's always been easy. You count the strides, make sure your horse is lined up correctly, ask, and then complete the jump. But college is full of new kinds of distances. When Lucy joins the university's equestrian team and has to navigate not only courses but interacting with senior girl Elise, she learns that measuring distances may apply to more than just riding horses.
The Perfect Distance is a series set in the Akiyama Quest Universe and can be enjoyed with no previous books from this universe being read.
Sometimes you need to find the perfect distance.
For Lucy, it's always been easy. You count the strides, make sure your horse is lined up correctly, ask, and then complete the jump. But college is full of new kinds of distances. When Lucy joins the university's equestrian team and has to navigate not only courses but interacting with senior girl Elise, she learns that measuring distances may apply to more than just riding horses.
The Perfect Distance is a series set in the Akiyama Quest Universe and can be enjoyed with no previous books from this universe being read.
BLOG POST > #FEATURED #KINDLE #BOOK ● ▸▸▸ The Marked Witness (Shadow Watchers Book 3) by Vicki Hinze
Powerful People Want Them Dead
Sam and Jaycee once had hoped to build a life together. But she knew too much and had to disappear into witness protection. He knew too much and was high risk for being neutralized. He couldn’t risk her life or that of her daughter.
Years Pass With No Contact
While hoping for a resolution, there hasn’t been one, and one doesn’t appear possible. But isn’t that when God does His most amazing work? Making a way where there is none? Yet doubt this is His doing comes. Would God send her a stalker?
When She Calls, Sam Answers
Yet nothing seems to fit, until Lizzie, her daughter, gifts them with a critical piece of the puzzle—and some advice that might give The Marked Witness—all of them—a future as a family after all…
Constantinople 1302.
Luca Baldi, a young shepherd, is catapulted into the violent world of mercenary warfare when he is forced to flee his native Sicily. He falls in with the Almogavars – ruthless mercenaries from the Catalonia region of Spain who have just finished butchering the French during a 20-year war on the island. He and they take ship to Constantinople when they are hired by the Byzantine emperor, whose empire is disintegrating in the face of remorseless Muslim advances.
Alone and marooned amid danger and violence and surrounded by enemy forces, Luca must master the Almogavar way of war to survive. Plunged into the brutal world of Medieval warfare when the mercenaries take the fight to the emperor’s many enemies, can Luca live through fighting impossible odds as he battles to preserve a crumbling empire that has stood for a thousand years?
‘The Black Sheep’ is the first volume in the Catalan Chronicles, a Medieval saga set in the early 14th century. Maps of the Byzantine Empire and western Anatolia at this time can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
Constantinople 1302.
Luca Baldi, a young shepherd, is catapulted into the violent world of mercenary warfare when he is forced to flee his native Sicily. He falls in with the Almogavars – ruthless mercenaries from the Catalonia region of Spain who have just finished butchering the French during a 20-year war on the island. He and they take ship to Constantinople when they are hired by the Byzantine emperor, whose empire is disintegrating in the face of remorseless Muslim advances.
Alone and marooned amid danger and violence and surrounded by enemy forces, Luca must master the Almogavar way of war to survive. Plunged into the brutal world of Medieval warfare when the mercenaries take the fight to the emperor’s many enemies, can Luca live through fighting impossible odds as he battles to preserve a crumbling empire that has stood for a thousand years?
‘The Black Sheep’ is the first volume in the Catalan Chronicles, a Medieval saga set in the early 14th century. Maps of the Byzantine Empire and western Anatolia at this time can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d have a chance with my best friend’s hot, straight, older brother.
Kelly… I need a fake boyfriend to take along on my family vacation to keep my mom from trying to play matchmaker all the time so I ask my best friend’s straight older brother Dean if he’ll pretend to be my love interest. I’ve had a crush on him for years so I’m understandably over the moon when he says yes.
Dean… I’m torn when my baby brother’s gay best friend asks me to be his plus one on his family trip. On one hand, hey, free vacation, but on the other hand, I’ll be sharing a bed with another man. He says all I’ll be expected to do is hold his hand on occasion and occupy the other half of a kingsize bed… but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men…
‘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.
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.
‘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
***
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.
