Morro Bay began as a coastal fishing and farming village. Today it is a well-known vacation destination. At its heart, it has changed little since John Riley first envisioned it in 1872. The community has had brushes with dramatic change, but fate has allowed it to remain a typical American small town. Author Roger Castle was born and raised in Morro Bay. Coauthor Gary Ream and photographer Garry Johnson are relative newcomers. Through their eyes, here is a view of a modern, but ageless Mo...

How can liberals offer "stories of peoplehood" that can compete with illiberal populist and nationalist stories?Rogers Smith has long argued for the importance of "stories of peoplehood" in constituting political communities. By enabling a people to tell others and themselves who they are, such stories establish the people's identity and values and guide its actions. They can promote national unity and unity of groups within and across nations. Smith argues that nationalist populist...

"Welcome to Fright Night! So here we are in the corridors of Castle Dragomir . . ."The cast and crew of the Fright Night TV show are filming at the spookiest castle they’ve ever seen! The owner looks eerily like Count Dracula, growling wolves bare their fangs in the forest below and there’s even talk of vampires. Twins Adam and Lana suspect the count has something sinister to hide – can they uncover the mystery of the creepy castle before it’s too late?Perfect for reade...

Anne Early, married to a controlling husband, goes alone on a tour in Europe to gain self-confidence. She becomes involved with three men: the tour leader, another tour member, and an attractive stranger who stalks the tour group. After being threatened and witnessing a murder, she must decide between the man she trusts but doesn’t love and the man she loves but doesn’t trust.“I traveled in Europe years ago. The descriptions in this book really brought back memories of not only the...

AD 1203: ROBIN HOOD MUST TURN THE TIDE OF WARNormandy AblazeAD 1203: England and France are locked in a brutal struggle for power. The fate of the embattled duchy of Normandy is in the hands of the weak and untrustworthy King John. Facing disaster, he calls for help from a former outlaw - Robin Hood.The Earl of LocksleyAs King Philip II's army rips through the Norman defences, Robin - the Earl of Locksley - le...

In the West, there are worse things to fear than bandits and outlaws.Demons. Monsters. Witches. James Crowley’s sacred duty as a Black Badge is to hunt them down and send them packing, banish them from the mortal realm for good.He didn’t choose this life. No. He didn’t choose life at all.Shot dead in a gunfight many years ago, now he’s stuck in purgatory, serving the whims of the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. Not quite undead, though not al...

Spring 1192. Robin Hood and his band of men, travelling home from the Third Crusade, find themselves in the lush, wine-rich Duchy of Burgundy. When they are captured by a renegade knight, and taken across the River Saone to the rival County of Burgundy, they are plunged into a nightmarish world of treachery, deceit and cold-blooded murder. While the cunning Earl of Locksley plots and schemes to advance King Richard's cause in the two Burgundies, Alan Dale, his loyal lieutenant and personal...

The Mystery Mob boys are off on holiday. They're staying in a creepy old castle. And guess what? It's haunted ...The Mystery Mob series has been created specifically to encourage boys to get reading and to support teachers with paired and guided reading sessions.The books have been written by Roger Hurn, bestselling author and primary school teacher, and feature a gang of boys getting into scrapes as they investigate strange mysteries!

Bestselling authors Bruno and Castle conclude the Black Badge series with this culmination of supernatural powers and old foes in an epic finale stretching from the Wild West to the nation’s capital!On the run and out of time …Everything changed back in Crescent City when Crowley made his choice to stand up to his angelic handler Shargrafein. It was either her or Rosa, and the choice was clear. Now, there’s no going back.Something about Ros...

On the outskirts of Flaxmere, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, stands a house affectionately known as 'The Barn'. Built in 2004, it has been a shelter for many as they make their way from prison back into normal life.The work done there, and in prisons, by Roger and Rachel Curtis for over 40 years forms the stories and background of this book. There is nothing greater than seeing a person break free and be changed by the love, the aroha, of God.If you feel trapped by a relentle...

On the outskirts of Flaxmere, in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, stands a house affectionately known as ‘The Barn’. Built in 2004, it has been a shelter for many as they make their way from prison back into normal life.The work done there, and in prisons, by Roger and Rachel Curtis for over 40 years forms the stories and background of this book. There is nothing greater than seeing a person break free and be changed by the love, the aroha, of God.If you feel trapped by a relentle...

The path to Heaven runs through miles of icy Hell …James Crowley has ridden the road to Crescent City before, but never with companions like these. Never with a woman whose very presence jeopardizes everything he’s fought for over the past two decades.The swamps are a brutal, nasty place filled with creatures most people think only exist in nightmares and fever dreams. When Crowley, along with Rosa, Bram Stoker, Harker, and Irish stumble upon such a creatur...