Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming – and secretive – as ever. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean. Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. I hope the New Year is going well for you thus far and I am looking forward to seeing you soon.“A frothy confection of sea foam, young love, and derring-do.” (NPR)Ī young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean. He is an actor ( Davros in Dr Who, Simpkins, the Pathologist in a Touch of Frost) and writer and when he is involved in a new writing project he never divulges the topic! I have already told you the topic…you will just have to wait and see re: format!! Well, I am taking a leaf out of my brother-in-law’s book. I had hoped to have completed it in time for the New Year…but I haven’t! then more,…… then more! When I counted up the letters there were enough themes for five days a week, for fifty two weeks!! To be honest, I have used this method before, both in writing articles ( LENT and ADVENT!) and in audio meditations. It came to me to take words and write about them letter by letter. Instead, I clicked on the ‘book’ file and prayed about the way forward. Then, one evening prior to going to the recording studio the next day, to record more meditations, for the website (my voice began to fade and I decided to stop practising and preserve it for the next day! I prayed that if this idea was of God then a title would come…….instantly one came to mind and I began to type the introduction! However, her words struck a chord somewhere within me and after she left I went upstairs, to my study and sat down at the computer. In the course of our conversation about devotional books and those which we had found helpful and encouraging, she suddenly said, “You could write one!” I smiled and said, “No! I don’t think so!” It began with a friend coming for coffee one morning. However, as I have pondered on how to develop and expand Into Deeper Waters, so the idea of writing a weekday thought/word has kept reoccurring. I never for one moment thought I would endeavour to write my own. Now to respond to your latest question, “Have you ever thought about writing a devotional book/book of daily readings?” Up until last year the answer would have been a resounding NO!Īs you know, there are already innumerable daily devotional books and blogs and I myself have been greatly encouraged by a number of them. Great to hear that you checked out Choose Life, both the website and on YouTube. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. When I saw that it was available in these languages, Isaiah 55:11(NLT) came to my mind… From 1st January 2017 will also be available in Arabic, Spanish, Chinese and Hindi. There is, however, a great app which takes you through the Bible In One Year which has a commentary by Nicky and Pippa Gumbel (Nicky Gumbel is the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, in London). A complex mix of betrayal and deception quickly weaves its way through the case and her life. In the murky waters of Savannah's shoreline, a young law student is under fire as she tries her first case at a prominent and established law firm. When we met before Christmas you asked me which books of Daily Readings I had found helpful and in the past few letters I have written about some of them! There are of course many publications which provide daily bible reading notes but I have not included them……maybe another time! The Tides of Truth novels follow one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth in matters of life and the law.
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