Nine short stories create The Wonder, The Joy, The Promise, an uplifting book filled with age-old and contemporary themes, by author Evelyn McCarthy. Mary, the mother of Jesus, keeps a journal. In it she describes her feelings of joy, trepidation and an overwhelming sense of serenity as she readies herself to give birth to her son and the son of God. A young serviceman loses his mother and believes life is over until events after her death lead him to his mother’s prayers being answered. A single mother struggles to raise her daughter while bills pile up and life seems …

Working as a Legalman (paralegal) in the Navy, single mother Belle is assigned the biggest case of her career just after being stationed at the Norfolk Naval Base. Belle never expected that uncovering the facts in the complex case will place her and everyone around her in grave danger. When Belle meets Jorge, a third-year medical school student and aspiring naval officer who works in a bar on base, his rude and obnoxious exterior soon gives way to kindness. As Belle finds herself in a series of high-stakes circumstances, Jorge becomes her greatest ally. What will Belle and Jorge have …

Eber, a Mormon priest, is murdered by Islamist Jihadists. Cast out of his body, he finds himself among the dead. Exercising his priesthood keys of authority, Eber is escorted to Paradise… He discovers that his solitary condition creates obstacles but rejoices to find, in the economy of God’s wisdom, his Spirit World stewardship is added to by a number of sacred female Covenanters. Follow the discussion between Eber and his Islamist executioner. Explore the religion of Islam and its prophet. Join the dead as they discuss Islam’s Arabian origins. Journey through the Surah of the Qur’an and the Hadith Commentaries…and …

In this riveting and highly-entertaining story, Kate Stevenson, a country girl from Upstate New York, makes it big in corporate America. As she prepares to unveil a breakthrough plan that assists third-world countries in their efforts to become self sufficient, Kate discovers that she is the target of competitors with their own evil agenda and underworld connections. When Kate meets Vince, a bad-boy-turned-good, he decides to put his business and family at risk to protect her. Will Kate see her work survive? Will Vince be able to hold on to what he holds dear? Treasure takes the reader down a …

Vampires, she can handle. Werewolves...No problem! Demons? Nothing a little holy water can’t fix. Damien and his hunting partner? Well that’s a whole other story! Misty West knows the rules, and has been taught them her whole life. When given a chance to escape, she takes it, knowing better than anyone that her past won’t stay buried forever. After years of a so-called normal life, Misty is confronted by the news that her brother, Damien, is missing and that it’s up to her to find him. With the aid of Xavier Connor, her brother’s tall, dark, and handsome hunting partner, …

Post-Soviet Latvia in the 1990s was a place of political upheaval and societal turmoil. Such is the setting for I Have to Get It Off My Chest – I Have to Tell My Truth; the story of Lolita, a young woman who faces her own personal challenges stemming from a husband with addiction problems and the economic hardships that were widespread across Eastern Europe at the time. Lolita eventually chooses to move abroad and start a new life. But in a foreign country, away from her home and everything familiar to her, she faces new and different obstacles. She must …

Set in Brussels, Belgium, The Journey tells the story of ten people from all walks of life, each with their own problems. A single event unites them and forces them to think about their predicaments. Faced with the choice of maintaining the status quo or recounting their innermost thoughts for everyone to scrutinize, what will they decide to do? The characters include a Turkish snack bar owner looking for a purpose in life; a hard-up pensioner; a European Commission trainee; a factory employee suffering from health problems; a Polish immigrant who works as a cleaning lady; a Thai cook; a …

The London Eye and its 800 riders are the target for Efraim, an Iraqi terrorist. Funded by his half-brother, Yusuf, the corrupt chief executive of a Moroccan charity, Efraim travels to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Chechnya to build the necessary shaped charges. Paul, a British financial consultant, is sent to investigate the Moroccan charity by its British parent organization. He is joined in Marrakech by Naomi, the operations director of the British charity. Naomi is a beautiful Israeli, who speaks seven languages and is an accomplished musician. Will Paul and Naomi discover Yusuf’s corruption and his link to Efraim? …

In Nature Takes a Stand, the Kikatu, at least their nomadic component, is on the verge of extinction because of their lifestyle. Their once evergreen environment has turned into a lifeless desert. The Cobbler, on the lowest rung of the social ladder and in fact a slave for all intents and purposes, rises to the occasion. Leading a "Save the Environment" movement, he begins with the call to protect the lowly herb and then makes a frontal attack on the logging industry, gaining powerful enemies. Among them is Kurtin, part of the most prominent family in the community and a …

A Blade of Dark Ebony tells the story of Ebon, who at the age of 20, is forced to face the reality of the world in which he lives, a world that can be capricious, but can also offer exciting rewards. Supported by key friends (Mendel, Gabriel and Caliel, the love of his life) he leaves the sheltered life of his youth to search for his real identity. Is he just like the father who raised him, or is he someone quite different? One thing he knows: the man who raised him as a father was one of the most …