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Set against a backdrop of the year 1066 a mysterious rock
re-emerges after an absence of hundreds of years. On this occasion
the Keeper, for that is what the custodian of the rock is called,
is visited in a dream during the night the star with the hairy tail
shows itself in the sky and is tasked with finding an ancient stone
tablet, hidden by a monk three centuries earlier. Bedwyth, the
monk, could not find it in himself to reveal the contents of the
tablet to the world, fearing it would destroy all that people
believed in, but nor could he destroy it, knowing that to do so
would be destroying the word of God. Now, three hundred years after
his death, a parchment comes to light written by Bedwyth telling of
the tablet and divulging clues to its whereabouts but not its
contents. The Keeper teams up with her cousins and a stranger named
Jehoshua to solve the mystery, but is the stranger all that he
seems or is he holding something back? Something which if it was
revealed would cause as much disturbance as the secrets of the
stone. Others however want the rock the Keeper wears, some
believing it will assist in their quest to conquer England whilst
some want to use its power to seek the ancient tablet, believing
that were it not to be revealed it would go against the will of
God. Others are doing all in their power to have the rock destroyed
in order to keep its secrets safe and thus the tablet of stone. The
Keeper finds herself fleeing for her life as the rival factions try
to wrest the secret of the stone from her. But she has the same
dilemma as the monk, Bedwyth. If the tablet is found should she
disclose its contents or would the world's population be better
kept in ignorance? Events however take a different path as the
Keeper and her companions become embroiled in the events and
battles of the year as first they charge north with King Harold's
army to fight off the Viking invasion before returning south to
face William, Duke of Normandy. The story calls into question many
of the beliefs we grew up with, whilst encompassing the legends,
the fables and the facts surrounding what is possibly the most
famous date in English history. It is a tale of battles and
intrigue, of love, and of grief, of mystery and mayhem but most of
all it tells of one year in history as seen through the eyes of
someone who experienced it and lived to tell the tale.
A mysterious rock, birthed millions of years ago on a dying sun far
from ours, journeys through space on a voyage of a million billion
miles. As it travels it accumulates space debris, particles of
dust, each containing a speck of knowledge, but a knowledge which
will only be divulged to those worthy of receiving it. Eventually
falling to Earth the rock is found by such a person - a child - the
Keeper. In these first two journals of the Keeper's episodes,
follow the adventures, trials and tribulations of the custodians of
the rock as it passes from one Keeper to another through the ages,
normally a small child because their minds are not yet filled with
prejudice or pre-conceived ideas and ideals, but occasionally it is
held by an adult worthy of the title "Keeper". As the tale unfolds
see how the rock influences the course of history, myth and legend
through the ages. From the pre-history of the African plains to
Judea, through Roman Britain and onwards to the Dark Ages of
Arthurian Britain and Eire, the rock has a bearing on many
significant events that shape our lives today. Will the Keepers
remain safe? Or will others attempt to influence events to their
own ends?
LOVE, LIES & DECEIT A trader accidentally killed Whilst waiting
to meet a client to sell an ancient document a middle eastern
trader is killed in a freak hit and run and the document stolen A
woman travels to Greece Having given up everything she has ever
known Jasmine travels to a Greek Island to be with a man she has
met only a couple of times in her life but has fallen head over
heels in love with. God, those times were wonderful, sex, sex and
more sex and now she was looking forward to a repeat performance,
many repeat performances. However, a chance encounter on a beach
has her and her man caught up in a lie and deceit that has been
ongoing for centuries. If exposed it will mean mayhem, riots and
financial meltdown for the western world. As the representatives
from the west and east try to lay their hands on this ancient
parchment, it is taken from under their noses and if its released,
will bring down civilisation as we know it. Ancient treasures
Jasmine and her man become embroiled in the search but in doing so,
the couple stumble across an old piece of jewellery, a piece that
puts not only the couple but also their new found friends in
danger. Love lies and deceit is a novel filled with intrigue and
romance, sex and mystery as the couple race from one danger to
another in an attempt to save the world from Financial meltdown
whilst searching for a wealth of their own.
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