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Join Henry as he goes on an exciting and humbling adventure, where he realizes the importance of his family and meets some new friends along the way! A children's book for the whole family—adults and kids alike! Ages two through adult. Written by the author when she was eight years old in 1989.

In this nineth book of the Isle of the Four Kingdoms, the Dragon Alliance members (sorcerers, royals, and dragons) are continuing to assess the devastation of several eruptions and aftershocks in the Seven Shields’ kingdom. The King of Seven Shields initiates the Kings’ K.A.R.E (Kingdoms Action Readiness Edict) emergency plan. The other Isle inhabitants, as well as the four surrounding isles inhabitants, must be alerted to the emergency plan and to the potential threat of other Isle eruptions and the aftermath. The Alliance members call on the Isle’s sorcerers and the ‘guiding’ ...

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Into the melting pot of modern life: * Blend one emotionally-scarred woman, a psychiatric therapist who slays demons, and the mature love and wisdom of an octogenarian. * Introduce a dash of mystery, a dab of romance, and a pinch of humor. * Add the seasonings of the woman’s former contacts and two furry companions. * Pour into a secluded, wintry wonderland and allow to develop. The first part of this trilogy introduces Mrs. Samantha (Sami) Carter, whose shattered world has triggered her to withdraw from reality. The arrival of an unexpected package by courier awakens her inner fears, and...

In this eighth book of the Isle of the Four Kingdoms, the Dragon Alliance members (sorcerers, royals, and dragons) are scattered across the isle addressing the remaining aspects of their most recent quests. Any hint of respite is dashed when they receive the broadcast of the Dragon King, “Dragon Mountain is in Danger!” The Alliance members must respond quickly to this imminent danger but are thwarted by unfinished issues and unseen complications: At Dragon Mountain, an earthquake sends Alliance members rushing to leave the manor. The resulting rumble of falling debris leaves two members...

Psychiatric therapist, Dr. Mark Stevens, now finds himself on the threshold of Sami Carters' world. Momentarily, his jubilation over the success of securing her trust, that enabled her to face the content of the mysterious package, is shattered by the recall of the facts gained about her past over the last 24 hours. His detective mode is kicks into high gear. Fully aware that he has barely scraped the surface of her fractured spirit, he formulates a plan of treatment. Determination and single-minded purpose descend upon him to uncover and reassemble the pieces of her tortured soul. Driven ...

Psychiatric therapist, Dr. Mark Stevens, introduced in THE CRYING ROSE novels, continues his passion for assisting damsels in distress. Calling on his research, experiences and detective skills, he tries to break through the emotional roadblocks to position his newest patient, Tish Wilson, so she can begin to heal. Dr. Stevens' encounters with Tish's bruised spirit uncover her detour off her emotional path, leading to her 'secret writing'. Tish’s fear of being labeled as ‘crazy’ hinders her acceptance of Dr. Stevens help. Her heart-searching ordeal in a lonely motel room guides her to...

As the series of the Isle of the Four Kingdoms continues, Princess Laurena Filly journeys to fulfill her destiny as sorceress and Guardian of the Blue Dragons, the Dragon Lady. Secluded on Dragon Mountain, she advances her sorcery knowledge and skills, having limited contact with her family and her fellow adventurers. Laurena's best friend from their days at the Sorcery Academy, Sandy, has betrayed her, and Sandy’s subsequent actions have split the two former friends, with Laurena seeking justice for Sandy's action. But, Sandy has disappeared. Or, has she? Thinking that she has killed ...

December 2013 - Note from Author: The text has been updated in response to readers' feedback. The arrival, by courier, of a small package shatters Mrs. Samantha Carter's world. Her inner fear aids her inability to face the contents of the package alone. Seeking assistance requires her to contact her former therapist, now retired, Dr. Jon Peterson. Newcomer to the clinic, Dr. Mark Stevens, answers her cry for help. Unprepared with any type of case history of the patient, Mark finds himself being drawn into Sami's world. Through his searching, he realizes that he has a battle on his hands ...

Throughout her young life, twenty-two-year-old Samantha (Sami) Johnson has felt incomplete . . . as though a piece of her was missing; she has sought to fill this void with friends and through her paintings. A recent college graduate, Sami is about to embark on her chosen career – an elementary school, art teacher – when she meets her knight-in-shining-armor, who offers her not only the love and support she seeks, but the completeness for which she yearns. Is she ready to accept this man’s intentions and bloom into womanhood, or will she first force herself to address the issues that ...

As the Isle of the Four Kingdoms series continues in "Book Five – H.E.A.L.", the Dragon Alliance team deals with the aftermath of the dragon battle between the renegade dragons and the isle's dragon leaders, led by Blu Blaze, who subsequently becomes King of the Isle's dragons. After a brief respite at the castle of King John of Seven Shields, the Alliance team resumes their H.E.A.L. (Help Ensure All Live) quest. Untainted water and food supplies are the top priorities of the quest; Alliance members seek solutions to both needs. However, they soon learn that the substance used to strip ...

"Bouquet", the third book in "The Trilogy of the Rose" continues the journey of ‘the crying rose', Samantha Carter (aka Sami), and psychiatric therapist, Dr. Mark Stevens. The contents of the fifth cedar chest provide the answers to Sami's reasons for hiding her emotional sufferings. Empowered by the revelation, Dr. Stevens continues his quest to gather the shattered pieces of her past. A chance encounter with a link to her past uncovers a vital, missing piece which causes Sami to withdraw inward to escape. Once again faced with the unresponsive Mrs. Carter, Dr. Stevens must travel the ...

As the Isle of the Four Kingdoms series continues in “Book Three - Whose Land?“, Princess and sorceress Laurenat Filly’s guardianship of the Blue Dragons is challenged when one of her beloved dragons is maliciously attacked and killed by marauding, cross-kingdom, renegade dragons. Vowing to seek justice for one of her own but knowing her first responsibility is to protect the dragons,Laurena must devise a way to protect each colony of dragons. . . and not just the blue dragon’s colonies, but every dragon colony on the isle. In her journey to create a protection plan, she becomes ...

The Dragon Alliance members’ (sorcerers, royals, and dragons) brief time of respite draws to an end as members branch out in this seventh book in Isle of the Four Kingdoms series. All soon find themselves facing dilemmas with the potential to wreak havoc on their beloved isle: • the return of a banished adversary. Seeking revenge on the royals and the sorcerers, this adversary is approaching the isle from the sea with an armed force and a ‘secret’ weapon • the status-altering revelation that could drastically impact the dynamics of the entire isle’s population• the ...

What should have been an idyllic destination wedding, reception and a honeymoon in paradise went awry due to a free-flowing champagne fountain at the reception and an unpredicted tropical storm that swept through the Hawaiian isles. Returning home a day late and bedraggled due to the storm’s upheaval, the newlyweds, Penny and Phil Hinton, can’t take time to recoup. They face scheduled post-nuptial events – the bride’s ‘wrap-up’ luncheon and the groomsmen’s round of golf. Arriving at the luncheon, Penny is anxious to get through the “honeymoon from hell” photos and onto the...

Laurena Filly is no pampered princess, despite her royal blood. She's an impish, medieval, teenaged sorceress and the new apprentice to the Blue Dragon Guardian. This legendary grandmaster sorceress is renowned for maintaining the tenuous peace between the formidable dragons and the inhabitants on the Isle of the Four Kingdoms. Laurena journeys across her father's kingdom to embrace her destiny as the Blue Dragon Princess. Her crossing detours when she learns of the sinister deeds ordered by King Armon, monarch of the Southern Kingdom. These events threaten not only her family and other ...

As the Isle of the Four Kingdoms series continues in “Book Four – Firestorm“, isle inhabitants are caught in the aftermath of the eruption of Half Moon mountain in the Kingdom of Four Peaks. An ashy-haze blankets most of the isle and threatens the isle’s basic needs – shelter, fresh water, and food supplies. The Dragon Alliance team has just celebrated the scheduled wedding of two members of the team, as well as the unscheduled nuptials. Caught up in the joy of the moment, they are unaware of turmoil brewing around them that will blur their focus on the isle’s survival: * a ...

Three years after the eruption of Half Moon Mountain in the kingdom of Four Peaks, which blanketed over two-thirds of the Isle of the Four Kingdoms with volcanic ash, the Dragon Alliance has assembled on Dragon Mountain for a much-anticipated celebration of the rebirth of the isle. A successful H.E.A.L. (Help Ensure All Live) quest had yielded the provisions needed for the isle’s inhabitants’ (both man and creature) survival. And, with the assistance of the ‘guiding spirits’ and the isle’s dragons, the ash has been removed and the land re-seeded. The isle is blooming with new ...

Welcome to the B-Sides And Beers Podcast…. For us, nothing beats connecting with old friends over beers and diving deep into our favorite albums. Join long time Canadian friends and musicians, and the occasional guest in their mostly informed and extremely passionate look at the history of some of their most influential albums and artists.