It is summer 1890 and the game is afoot. When an elephant escapes from the London Zoological Gardens, Holmes and Watson become embroiled in one of their strangest cases yet. Engaged by a jeweller in fear for his life, the trail leads Sherlock to two secret societies, each pursuing the eight ruby elephants said to unlock a vault containing the lost Nizam diamond.Standing in his way are some deadly foes: the Archangels: assassins in top hats and tailcoats, hell bent on the murder of the grea...

In Christopher James' mercurial second collection, Seamus Heaney breaks down in a lane, John Lennon haunts the Great Wall of China, and King Midas is spotted somewhere in Herefordshire. Reaching from the Humber to the Thames, from Kashmir to Cromer, it's a dizzying and unpredictable world tour.In the shadow of environmental disaster and the possibility of dragons, there are more mundane dramas to face too: moving house, family secrets, marriage proposals that do not go to plan, and ...

The border towns of North and South Nosinala – divided by a river as capricious as it is indifferent – lie in a fictional American frontier territory where fledgling laws and moral codes clash with ancient customs and shifting power struggles. But are these burgeoning settlements truly prepared for the relentless advance of the modern world, which threatens to upend their traditions and reshape their way of life? As native and incoming inhabitants navigate tribal, professional, and persona...

It is 1864 when a lost stepbrother returns to a remote Scottish village with the ominous warning, They dwell beneath the ground. Queen Victoria, who is personally aware of the threat, has sent an agent to investigate reports of cannibalism. Beneath the tiny village dwells a vile tribe of creatures who feed on both the dead and living and who are running out of space. The Teriz are ready to emerge from the darkness, leaving the villagers with two optionsto flee or defend. Even after learnin...

It is summer 1895 and a lost play by William Shakespeare is discovered. While being authenticated by scholars in Oxford there is a break-in at a college and the three hundred year old quarto is stolen. Holmes is engaged in the most unusual of circumstances and together with the faithful Dr Watson, they are soon on a trail which takes them from the Epsom Derby to Epping Forest and the great city of Florence itself.But this is not the only case brought to 221b Baker Street during this eventf...

The Light Within is a gentle, reflective story about the divine light that lives within every human soul. Told through a tender conversation between a teacher and a child beside a quiet brook, the book explores life's deepest questions in simple, accessible language.Beginning with the idea of an eternal, loving Light present before time itself-what the ancient Greeks called Logos―the story reminds readers that each of us carries a spark of the original light within our hearts. This...

National headlines regularly herald the decline of Christianity in the United States, citing historically low levels of confidence in organized religion, drops in church attendance, church closures, and the dramatic rise of the "Nones." Scarcely heard are stories from the thousands of new churches and new forms of church that are springing up each year across the country. In this book, Christopher James attends carefully to stories of ecclesial innovation taking place in Seattle, Washingto...

Now a Wall Street Journal Bestseller!"Change - Short and Simple guides us through not only navigating change but also how to invite, accept, and encourage change in our lives." - Kevin Harrington, Original Shark from ABC's hit TV show "Shark Tank" and Bestselling Author"An insightful, digestible, and actionable guide to changing not only your lifestyle but the mentality which dictates it." - J.J. Hebert, USA Today bestselling authorOverwhelmed by the need to make chang...

Citizenship in the nineteenth-century United States was an ever-moving target. The Constitution did not specify its exact meaning, leaving lawmakers and other Americans to struggle over the fundamental questions of who could be a citizen, how a person attained the status, and the particular privileges citizenship afforded. Indeed, as late as 1862, U.S. Attorney General Edward Bates observed that citizenship was "now as little understood in its details and elements, and the question as open...

Book 1 | A Jimmy Ray Journey290 PagesJimmy Ray leaves his ordinary life behind, and embarks on an expedition through a diversity of fascinating worlds, with his co-traveler Cia. Will he adapt and find the key to the multi-dimensional system to bring the lost traveler home?Mr. Ray's exploration transcends deeper as each dimension becomes more sinister. Can he connect to his alternate self to seek the help he needs to unlock the distant reaches of the multi-dimensiona...

Originally published by Chipmunkapublishing, and now thoroughly revised, Assignment Yggdrasil is a groundbreaking novel about how far governments can go in the fight against bioterrorism. Set during the presidency of George W. Bush and the height of the War on Terror, the United States Department of Defense has secretly garnered intelligence confirming that, within a decade, groups intent on mass murder will possess bioweaponry capable of annihilating either the USA…or the entire human spe...

The relationship between early Mormons and the United States was marked by anxiety and hostility, heightened over the course of the nineteenth century by the assassination of Mormon leaders, the Saints' exile from Missouri and Illinois, the military occupation of the Utah territory, and the national crusade against those who practiced plural marriage. Nineteenth-century Latter-day Saints looked forward to apocalyptic events that would unseat corrupt governments across the globe, particular...