Ascension Series, Book 1: Ascension
Ascension SeriesHe buried his faith to survive. He cannot bury it forever.
58 books
He buried his faith to survive. He cannot bury it forever.
In the shadow of Avaris, loyalty shatters and power rises from the ashes of trust.
Peace is only the breath you take before battle.
In Sparta, the price of vision is blood.
When there's a war on, even children want to help.
Conquest begins with one city--but ends in a kingdom divided.
The war is ending--but for Konrad Wengler, the reckoning has only just begun
Tom Holloway and his friends are excited about joining the war effort, envisioning adventure, something to prove their manhood, and a diversion. Ultimately, they anticipate becoming heroes. Words from a grizzled war veteran make Tom wonder whether his ideas of war are more romantic than realistic. Watching friends and comrades die teaches them all the truth of war. Will hell, hunger, cold, and fear be the only comrades left when the war is over?
Revisit the wild, wild west during a time when unwritten rules of conduct for survival were never formal but respected everywhere on the range in this collection of ten, rollicking short stories.
He wore the crown--but his family held the knife.
He inherited a throne--and a kingdom on the brink.
In June 1866, trouble is brewing in Bosque County. Rustlers, bushwhackers and carpetbaggers threaten the stability and future of Earl Lamar's ranch. A ruthless banker and his gang put Earl and his cowboys out of commission, then kidnap their women and children. Little do they realize Earl and his men are indeed alive, if not well, and have every intention of rescuing their families.
To clear his name, he must confront empires--his own and the one within.
Harriet Wynter is struggling to be a proper lady. She is successful, but she pays for it with frustration at her lack of freedom.
A man's past rides faster than his horse -- and there's no outrunning a guilty conscience.
What if your childhood ended with the world you believed in?
To lead Egypt is to balance peace with power--and risk with legacy.
A city divided. A king defiant. A battle that will shape empires.
In the shadow of greatness, one prince must forge his own path.
To secure his throne, Khafre must bury truth beneath stone.
To build the greatest pyramid, he must first master the people who will bury him.
Captured by enemies, he became their champion. But love for a forbidden priestess may cost him his life.
To atone for past sins, Konrad must walk the knife-edge between justice and annihilation.
Sold for rum. Bound by duty. Freed by love.
A kingdom trembling. A king fading. A future uncertain...
She was born a royal daughter. She chose to be something the gods had never seen.
As Vincent Torelli stepped off the plane at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, in June 1967, he was almost overwhelmed by the stench in the hot, humid air.
Finding and securing the right husband is complicated by misunderstandings, prejudices, rebellion against social restrictions, uncooperative suitors...and sometimes wayward hearts. Eligible bachelor Richard Harding has his heart set on marrying lifelong friend and neighbor Georgiana Rowland. When he finally screws up his courage and proposes to her, Georgie thinks he's merely teasing! Is it possible for friendship to turn into love?
Sending Josh Holt and his friends home to Daddy tied backward on their horses might seem a cruel thing to do, but fast-thinking Deputy U.S.
To rule the Two Lands, first he must survive his own brother.
Earl Lamar has made two successful cattle drives to keep the L Bar in business. But a carpetbagger Texas governor seems intent on playing rough with former rebelling states by making things as miserable as possible for native Texans. To make matters worse, the KKK raids Earl's ranch and Texas no longer seems to have a hope or prayer of ever returning to normal.
At her dying mother's plea, fourteen-year-old Lulie flees Missouri to escape her lecherous Pa. It's 1847 and she joins a wagon train bound for Oregon.
She was born in the shadow of gods--but dared to speak with her own voice.
He craved the crown. She held the key. But the gods had other plans.
She built the tomb. He sealed the truth. But the gods left the door ajar.
He rose from war. She rose from silence. And the gods were watching them both.
He rose from the ashes of betrayal--but her voice was the flame that lit his path.
Two brothers. One throne. And a sister caught in the crossfire of history.
His father was murdered. His brother wants his crown. His queen is the only one he trusts.
When the legacy of kings is threatened, only loyalty and vision can uphold the line.
He would build more than pyramids--he would build a legacy.
They are sons of kings--raised for war, born for destiny.
Amid the heartbreak of war, one nurse finds courage, destiny--and a love worth fighting for.
15-year-old Hanna Berkenski journeys in a cattle car with her mother and sister to the orchestra where she was to be a violinist. Arriving at Auschwitz, she's been told she'll be spending the next few weeks in a "work camp" until her family can be reunited and relocated. Even the snowflakes bring her joy...until she realizes they're ash. Three years in hell are about to begin...
Egypt was at the height of its powers in the days of Ramesses the Great, a young king who confidently predicted his House would last for a Thousand Years.
Treachery rules the tribe, and the path to rescue is soaked in betrayal.
When legacy falters and rivals rise, only a mother's ambition burns eternal.
Ramesses III fights foreign foes, builds temples throughout the Two Lands, and looks forward to a long, illustrious life on the throne of Egypt--all as Ramesses the Great, his hero grandfather, had. Alas, his reign is not meant to be. Ramesses III faces troubles at home, troubles that threaten the stability of Egypt and his own throne...
Peregrine Tyndall, the laziest man in London, is stirred to the task of matchmaking when an accident suffered by his cousin makes him realize he stands in danger of inheriting an earldom. The perfect girl to marry his cousin and give the earldom another heir than himself would be childhood friend Portia Freestone. But the normally obliging Portia proves to have a secret: She wishes to marry Mr. Tyndall himself!
When gods fall silent and kings grow weak, treason becomes a sacred duty.
Celtic Queen, Boadicea, was known by historians only for her ultimate failure in battle and the atrocities she allegedly committed.
After surviving the war, discharged Confederate soldier Earl Lamar learns his parents didn't...and the responsibility of the L Bar Ranch falls to him. After selling enough cattle to care for new and original cowboys, Earl has his work cut out for him keeping the ranch going with rustlers, conmen, false imprisonment and Comanche raids all presenting tough challenges to be overcome. Does only danger await him on the Bosque, or a new life?
In a land split by power, the fate of Egypt lies between two cities--and two brothers.
Victory has a price--and sometimes it's a crown.
A mother's courage. A family's journey. A truth buried in the ruins of war.
When one gifted girl trades European concert halls for the untamed Australian bush, her music must find a new way to sing.
Jonas Slaton, M.D. is a local Winchester, VA doctor when the Civil War begins. Because of its proximity to Washington D.C.