Can you fall in love with someone before you meet him? Valona, the 18-year-old daughter of the deposed Prince of Piracus, believes she can. Beautiful, spiritual, and aching for adventure, Valona is convinced that the perfect man exists because she has seen him in her dreams; all she has to do is find him. Valona is excited when she is asked by her wealthy relation the Duke of Inchcombe to become lady in waiting to his sister Lady Rose. Together they will travel to the Balkans, where Lady Rose is to make a politically astute marriage at the request of …

A deep and powerful love story, beautiful and emotional in the way it is written, Nine Lives is an exciting romantic adventure novel, taking us across exotic locations, while also raising a variety of thought-provoking issues along the way. The story follows Dan Roberts in this journey, following his experiences of first love; grief; despair; facing his past; faith; and experiences from his wonderful journey of life. The title, Nine Lives, derives from Dan’s feeling, shared by many of us, of how our lives can sometimes appear almost as if they are made up of different chapters, as if some …

Following on from the turbulent events described in A Chronicle of Intimacies, John Raynor's luck seemed, at last, to be turning in his favour. In January, 1993, he flew from Manchester to the Philippines to meet Aleth Ledres, a Filipina 23 years younger than him. The two had been writing for several months, and within a short space of time, they fell in love and their marriage was planned for April. Unfortunately, nothing was ever simple for John and Aleth, as many problems prevented them from enjoying a life together in the U.K. Cultural differences, the Catholic Church, and British …

Tubby Vielle briefly mentions his schooldays, falling in love with his future wife when he was 15 years old and the effect the Great Depression and fear of starvation in 1931 had on his future. He describes his flying training at the RAF College, Cranwell, his experience as a fighter pilot at Biggin Hill in 1934, and his two years as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm at the time of the Abyssinian war. He explains his several narrow escapes from being killed, due to his amazingly good luck which was repeated many times during his career. He details …

This book is meant to challenge. It is often controversial, even something of a whistleblower and, being radical, doesn’t settle for the status quo as author Henry Field speaks against the terrible times we live in. It is about dealing with life and death, and all that means in joy and heartache. Consider the realities of such with both the physical and spiritual supernatural sides of life, something of how they interact between good versus evil, right and wrong, and the intense and desperate warfare we are locked into here on Planet Earth, as well as the Divine judgment we …