Alta: A Collision of Four Cultures: Book Three, is a richly layered historical novel that blends frontier survival, political tension, cultural conflict, and deep human experience.Unstopped Tide, 1839 through 1851, seamlessly continues to expand the world of Alta. The reader is transported across oceans, mountain passes, battlefields, trading posts, gold mining camps, and the rapidly changing landscapes of early North America.Book three captures the complex...

Book II engulfs the reader in Alta's tumulus years from 1821 through 1839. High California's second generation rises. The sons and daughters of the original Spanish colonists struggle to hold their land. A new culture evolves. People who are Mexicans by law yet call themselves Californios first. Mexico becomes a far-off, uninterested Government. The inevitability of violence between Alta's Indigenous Peoples and the Californios ignites with Muata, the Great Bear Killer, and Major Mariano G...

A powerful dramatic trilogy of the conquering of the Pacific Northwest's Alta California. Three nations compete and four cultures collide, the Indigenous people, the Spanish, the Mexicans, and finally the Americans in a span of 83 years. Historical events and generations of strong men and women are woven together by fiction combined with facts. The great missions and ranchos rise and fall. Empires are won and lost. Nation's war and the titans of the time struggle to adapt to the fast-chang...

Have you a loved one who is slowly deteriorating from the affects of Alzheimer’s or some other mind wasting disease? Have you ever wondered what goes on inside their head as they while away their final days seemingly in dazed incomprehension? Dottie Masterson is one such person. Born in 1929 into a poor, dysfunctional family in Crawfordsville, Indiana, she is spending her sunset years serving a death sentence—condemned by Alzheimer’s Disease to live her final days locked inside her mind. S...

Devin Sharp, a gentle-natured boy, has trouble sleeping. Recurring visions of strangers moving among shadows in his bedroom keep waking him at night. He swears that what he sees and hears is real. To no avail. No one believes him. An older sibling taunts him. "Silly dreams," she says. But are they?Coming of age as a gay teen in the seventies, Devin's sleep issues are just one more secret safely locked up in his closet. But not for long. Freshman year in college brings a measure of ...

Timeless and unwavering, love flows through a universal melody that echoes in every corner of the globe. Transcending borders and cultures, it sows the seeds of memories that sprout and blossom in Scents of Lavender, a collection of 25 illustrated poems that breathe life into evocative scenes where queer love proudly re-emerges from the depths of history, uncovering deep and everlasting bonds.Each poem invites the reader to explore the narrator's deeply personal and intima...

This book is about Florence, a Bermudian, whose life was fundamentally changed in the 1950s. The hardships and pain that she and her family had to endure and their struggles to survive. It was her tenacity and courage that helped her family during their darkest days.

The religion that feeds and fosters all religions and emphasizes their common greatness. -Sathya Sai Baba Discipline of the mind is a basic ingredient of genuine morality and, therefore, of spiritual strength. Spiritual power is the eternal guide in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the great creator. Since nobody can interfere in the realm of God, we should tolerate and live...

Writer and Archaeologist Aldous Finaeus is returning to his childhood home to keep a bitter promise made half a century earlier. As he faces the ghosts of his past he will uncover secrets far worse than those which drove him away in the first place.Isaac & Cleona McCaul and their miracle son, Dylan, are travellers, living that way out of necessity. For as long as Dylan can remember something evil has been following him. He knows the time when they will meet is drawing ever closer.

Oniaten Book I – The ShallowsBy: D.N. WilkinsonThe period is the Revolutionary War, and the setting is a mythical land where the Native Americans’ quest for independence is underway.In an attempt to take possession of their ancient lands, the Native Americans call upon the ancient spirit.But when a freak accident results in the accidental transfer of the ancient spirit into the body of an American Revolutionary solider, Captain Mitch Garrett, the Native Ameri...

Myths, Legends, and Lore: A Global Journey Through Fairytales, Folktales, and Fables Global Odyssey: Venture across continents and centuries as you discover the unique and diverse folklore of different cultures. From the enchanting stories of Asia to the epic myths of Europe and the captivating legends of the Americas, this book is a passport to the world's most enchanting narratives. Mythic Heroes: Meet legendary heroes, gods, and creatures who have shaped the collec...

Almost every golfer struggles with consistency in their game. Typically, a player might hit a few great shots followed immediately by several disastrous ones, without being able to discern any change at all in their swing. It can be incredibly frustrating.The cause of this problem is most frequently found in the moments before and after impact, which are so key to building a perfect swing. Once your finish has been refined, the backswing and downswing can be blended into a consiste...