A Matter of Time tells the story of five people bound together by a destiny that spans over three centuries. Jonathan Bier is a nondescript museum curator in 1995 who receives a mysterious package that will change his life forever. The package contains a vivid color photograph that appears to have been taken sometime in the 1890s. Soon he is visited by Robert Prentice, who claims to be from the year 2093, with a fantastic tale. He tells Jonathan that he must travel back in time to 1891 to save and marry a woman named Olivia de Sousa who, two hundred years in the future, is the ancestor of Robert
"When a stick is broken, it cannot be made whole again." --- a Modoc Indian sayingLong ago, visitors from the stars came to Earth and landed in an isolated valley in a place that would later be called Northern California. They came on a cosmic version of a walkabout, a rite of passage that pitted a young alien against the brave Modoc Indian tribe. Things didn
When seventeen-year-old Abigail Henry leaves the safety of her grandfather's home in a distant Earth colony called Haven somewhere in the faraway stars, she has no inkling that an innocent expedition to study plant life in the Big Outside will turn into a titanic struggle between life and death. She is kidnapped and taken to a mysterious place called the Blur, hidden deep within the Stouthorn forest. The Blur is the entryway to the Land of Dreams-an alternate reality that controls the fate of all those who think and breathe. There she is to replace the mother she never knew, the mother whose diminishing psychic powers have literally held the worlds of the Universes together. For Abby, there is no other choice.Friends she meets along the way attempt to help her survive her mission, but within the forest she stumbles through a membrane that takes her to another world where endless battles rage and a mysterious queen rules with an iron fist. There she begins the process of transforming herself from a simple country girl to the Lady of the Rose, a great warrior princess. It is there she discovers a magic sword she names Heart who helps her control the newly discovered powers surging within her. And there she meets a handsome young man named Kree Fisher.The journey continues when Abby and four companions enter the Territory, the land of the Watchers, in search of a second entrance to the Blur. Along the way, love blossoms between Abby and Kree, but the evil that prevails in this land plots against them. It is a road plagued with sorrow and death....Into the Blur she will go: proud, determined, empowered. And in the Land of Dreams beyond, Abby will banish any remaining fears and fulfil her destiny.
The Dreamers, the second book in the Land of Dreams series, is the exciting follow up to the first volume, The Lady of the Rose. When we last left Abby Henry and her companion, Trigalfa Ferrin, they had entered a place of mystery called the Blur and tumbled through a dark opening to unknown fate.But before the adventure continues, the first part of the novel tells the story of Trig, his family and how he was able to forge the Sword of Renown that would eventually be named Heart. It also tells of his transition from a young man of humble origins to a fearsome warrior, loyal to his loved ones and loyal to Abby until the bitter end.The Land of Dreams is a place like no other. Abby and Trig find themselves plunged into a reality where the normal laws of nature hold no sway. A world of daytime yet there is no sun. A place where the veil of night might fall at any moment. Rivers turn into roads and transform into the back of a seven mile snake. It is a land filled with living beings taken from their home worlds and stranded until a prophesy is fulfilled-liberation by a young woman with fiery hair and a will of steel who wields a magical sword.In the Land of Dreams, Abby and Trig meet Sven, a charming yet tortured soul with a sharp tongue who has been waiting for Abby's arrival for countless years. Together they meet the Oracle who tells them they must find the elements of earth, water, fire and air to help them on journey to reach the Outer Rim and into the great Singularity known as the Mystic. It is there that Abby will reach her ultimate goal-rescuing her mother and securing the safety of all who think and breathe. The Land of Dreams is a series of four books. The Dreamers continues the saga and sets up what will come after-somewhere in the faraway stars....
The final journey to the Mystic begins with the tragic tale of Rebecca Henry and Andrew Harker. It is a story of true love, romance and the ultimate sacrifice to save all those who think and breathe. Then we meet another Abby, a little girl from ancient Earth who plays a pivotal role in the fate of humankind.Abby Henry's road to the Mystic has been cruel and harsh and the rescue of her mother and the fated encounter with the Evil One might mean her death, but she has no choice. For good or for bad, the Universe has chosen her to be its standard bearer, and she must persevere no matter what the cost.
In the Year of Our Lord 1774, months before the American Revolution, eight-year-old Virgil Waldrip became the first person in human history to survive a vampire attack. In adulthood, he would head a secret organization that funds vampire hunters throughout the world. The childhood attack had a significant side effect. At the time of this tale, Virgil Waldrip is over two hundred fifty years old
