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In the End
In the End
Ken Saik
A Sinkhole Swallows 12 Teens. In the young-adult thriller novel, 12 senior high boys attempt to escape death by sliding down a rope and climbing into an old mine tunnel, the entrance to an underground labyrinth.
One of the boys senses a menacing presence but can’t prove its existence. Then the mine’s dangers claim one life after another.
The closed-knit boys soon realize that their limited food and water supplies is the least of their problems. Hope of returning home changes to needing to find a way out of the endless, dangerous, tunnels to escape whatever is killing them off. How many of them will live to tell their tale?
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Change of Luck-More than a Fantasy
Parable Mystery Book
Ken Saik
For the love of money
It’s not unusual to hear that a person loves money, and that that love can get them into all kinds of trouble. In this realistic fantasy narrative the reverse is true. A one-hundred-dollar bill appears to love the one who possess it. It repeatedly returns to its holder. To be spent again and again. Maybe. But the consequences from a friend or a merchant who does not have the bill are often painful or bringing more trouble than is bargained for. How bad can that be? Read Change of Luck: More than a Fantasy and see what happens to Jerry when he receives the one-hundred-dollar bill. See what happens to Tara when she receives the one-hundred-dollar bill.
Is that bill a blessing or a curse?
For a parable, what phrase for this narrative is better than “for love of money?”
Book 1 of Change of Luck series.
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Change of Luck- Not My Fault
Parable Mystery Book
Ken Saik
A blessing turns into a curse
In the young adult novella, Bruce, a young teenager, received one-hundred-dollar
bill from his mother's friend to help him pay for his dog's vet bill. Surprise!
The same crinkled bill returned to his wallet. It happened again when his father
took it away from him and again when the neighborhood bully took it.
Book 2 of Change of Luck series.
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Change of Luck -Not Losing My Mind
Parable Mystery Book
Ken Saik
Lock me up in the dementia ward!
No son. Not a Chance.
I can just hear my son now. Dad. What sane person believes he possess a magic $100 bill?
Unreal. You’ve lost your grip on reality. You need to be placed in a secured unit for your own good.
But I do have such a bill. I spend it. It returns to my wallet in a most visible way. The by-the-book Care Center attendant takes it away from me. It returns to my wallet. If I tell him it’s a magic bill, he’ll report me to my son. If I tell him nothing, he’ll think I’m a thief or worse.
I must get rid of it. But how? It keeps returning. Maybe Maggie knows. She lent it to me.
Does he have any control over what happens to him?
Book 3 of Change of Luck series.
The Fall of Varlana
The Fall of Varlana
Joy Simons
She hummed a sweet song as she washed the king's dishes. I wonder when I'll see him again. He's so wonderful. And we're to be married! She twirled around in joy and laughed as soap suds flew about the room. "Knock, knock." Her heart skipped a beat and she turned to smile at her beloved. She ran across the room and jumped into Jakfa's arms. "Little Bird, you'll knock me over." "I love it when you call me Little Bird." Jakfa smiled and kissed her. "I can't stay, but I wanted to see you one more time today. Do you still love me?" "Oh yes. Oh yes. I will love you forever." "Then I will see you tomorrow, Little Bird." He kissed her once more and turned to leave. At the door he wiped his mouth. Disgusting girl. Soon I'll be done with you. She sighed with joy and returned to the sink. Beautiful man.
The Rise of Echlys
The Rise of Echlys
Joy Simons
Book 2 in the Rule of Wisdom series, The Rise of Echlys chronicles Ja'el's slide into darknes and Jakfa's rise to power through the fortunes of the evil dragon Echlys. Umberlan is torn apart by the rise of a new religion, The Order. Dugan's army grows and he successfully pushes back against Gailen's advance, but the war reaches a stand still at the battle of the Angese. With General Tobin stopped at the river, Echlys begins to manipulate humanity for his own gains.
However, Echlys is unaware that the ancient dragons have sent Echlys's sister to combat the expanding evil. Weaker than her brother, she desperately searches for a way to defeat him, making an alliance with King Gailen and Robin, a boy in the care of Ja'el.
The Final Battle
The Final Battle
Joy Simons
The final book in the Rule of Wisdom Trilogy. The power of Echlys grows even as the armies of Tobin and Dugan prepare to face each other. Caleb leaves Ja'el as Ja'el moves ever deeper into the darkness of powerful magic. Adonna is captured. Noran is suspicious of a new soldier who seems to receive his orders from an unknown source. The dragon/human bond is revealed even as the unity of the dragons unravels.
The end approaches and the world is in disarray, which is exactly how Echlys likes it. He sees victory coming closer, but the fight isn't where he believes it is.
Old Country Surprises
Old Country Surprises
Ken Saik
Would you go to Ukraine? In 2022, for most people the answer would likely be no. But in 2012, maybe. Mike’s grandfather asked him to go to the old country and to research his grandfather’s birthplace. Mike’s demanding work schedule had no room for a holiday, but Mike agreed to go. Why?
Did Mike look forward to touring Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernitsi and Kiev? Had historical events and outstanding people been the main attraction? Was knowledge of the current cultural, political, and economic challenges the determining factor?
What he didn’t expect is that he would fulfill his grandfather’s dreams. The thanks goes to a young attractive, aristocratic, but annoying woman called Natasha.
What high hopes did Grandfather have for his grandson? From his trip to Ukraine what most turned Mike’s life around?