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Three short stories about five young people find themselves moved from Earth to other worlds where, to their surprise they find magic exists and actually works! Much of what the locals call magic is actually what we of Earth call science but it works and allows these young people to live and prosper in their new home. In “Transplanted Wizard”s, our young gamers, nerds or geeks all, are driving home from a gaming session when, somehow, they are transferred to a world with two moons. Unable to return home, they discover the magic they ‘learned’ in their games allows them to work and ...

Another tale of magic and intrigue from the Master storyteller James Maness. Obed, a young wizard, has achieved Master level and is sent out into the world to practice his magic. Inexperienced, he runs afoul of the rich merchants in his first hometown and, after a destructive fight decides to move on in hopes of finding a new more pleasant home. During his travels he encounters and fights dragons, brigands, greedy nobles and corruption. By chance, he encounters other wizards known as World Walkers who welcome him into their group. They fight corrupt merchants and greedy usurpers to the ...

A SNAPSHOT IN THE LIVES OF THREE MEMBERS OF A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN FAMILY. EACH SELECTED FAMILY MEMBER FACES THEIR OWN DEMONS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AND LIVING THEIR LIVES TO THE FULLEST. FROM SAN JUAN HILL TO THE ARABIAN SANDS THIS FAMILY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE. THESE THREE STORIES CHRONICLE A SHORT PERIOD IN THE LIFE OF THREE FIELDINGS WHO CHOSE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE U, S, NAVY. JOIN THEM WHILE THEY PERSUE THEIR CAREERS AND FIND THAT SPECIAL PERSON TO SHARE THEIR LIVES WITH.

Two men discover the treachery of their women and find themselves alone again after a traumatic experience. They are faced with public humiliation and overcome it with the help of other good women, women who they ultimately marry. Their Hispanic angels help them put their hurt aside, heal and succeed in life while beginning and raising a family.

THE ABBREVIATED STORY OF FOUR MEMBERS OF A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN FAMILY AND THE STRONG WOMEN WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM. EACH SELECTED FAMILY MEMBER FACES THEIR OWN DEMONS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AND LIVING THEIR LIVES TO THE FULLEST. FROM SAN JUAN HILL TO ARABIAN SANDS THIS FAMILY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE. THESE FIVE STORIES TOUCH ON PERIODS IN THE LIVES OF MEN WHO CHOSE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE ARMY.

Warren, an out of work computer nerd, was indulging in one of his favorite pastimes--attending a renaissance faire--when, on the spur of the moment (and in desperation), he answers an advertisement for a job as a wizard. Little did he know it was an actual job in an impossible field or that it came with a wife! Within minutes of taking the job he finds himself and his new wife transported to another world where he is thrown into the situation of being resident magician in his new city of residence. Over the course of years he grows into his job and makes his new home a better place. During ...

Penny, a young wizard in 2027, searches for a new home. She wants to live in a sparsely populated area with friendly people, clean air, hills, and streams. While searching for a new home away from the hustle and bustle of modern-day USA, she meets a young man who claims he cannot return home. Taking him under her wing, she discovers a time anomaly, and when she takes him home, she is stranded in 1913. His hometown is exactly what she was searching for, and she builds her new life in the small town, raising her family and living the good life. Two world wars and 40 years later, Penny and her...

Martin Shackleford lost his wife in an accident and his farm in a lawsuit. A friend slaps some sense into him and he looks for work wherever he can find it. After taking a new job Marty discovered, after entering on duty, that it required a temporal and spatial relocation. Martin finds himself literally changing history while finding a new love and becoming successful once again. Marty and his fellow pioneers revitalize a stagnant society and bring prosperity to their new homeland while keeping the environment clean and life slower and simpler.

The first two short stories in this anthology are about people in the great Smokey Mountains. The author has outdone himself with these two short, thought provoking stories presented here for your enjoyment. Our third story has scenes in the Rocky Mountains and Ozarks. TEACHER Thomas (Tom) Eagle, Staff Sergeant (SSG) U.S. Army is propelled into a new experience after riding his horse into a strange, cold fog. On leave at home after a tour in Afghanistan he rides into the Smokey Mountains for a short camping trip to unwind from his deployment and never returns. Somehow, he is moved into the ...

Tom Porter was a burned out young National Guard Warrant Officer when he moved to Tooterville in search of peace and quiet. He makes his living taking short tours of active duty for the Guard and is looking for a home and a job to provide income after he retires. He makes friends in the small town and finds the love of his life in the small house next door. His adventures and life in Tooterville make him realize he has found his home and a secure income stream for his retirement.

Earth is a disaster. Humans are trashing the environment. Global warming is rapidly approaching the tipping point. Shawn O’Malley is discharged from the Army and returns home only to find his neighborhood in dire straights. He struggles to decide what he wants to do with the rest of his life. His elderly neighbor asks him to help keep his home and land in shape while he goes to college. Soon, Shawn finds himself working more on restoring the natural wonders of the neighborhood than he does on his college courses. When the neighbor dies, he leaves his property, home, and contents to Shawn....

Bob was a soldier, a man who cared for his family, his fellow soldiers, friends and companions. He was also somewhat of an idealist and ethically above reproach. He believed in live and let live but was an implacable foe if you tried to force your belief or way of life onto him or others. Unknown to him, he was selected to be one of many World Walkers, some of whom spread throughout the history of the world. After his first transfer to another world, Bob discovers a startling fact. Not only is he a World Walker but he is a wizard. Native Americans revere him as the Great Shaman. This story ...

In book 5 of the popular Wizards series two new World Walkers appear. Elroy and his wife Dawna are trying to find their way in the strange world they find themselves in when they meet Warren the Wizard and, through him, more of the World Walkers. The old hands teach them wizardry and help them find a place in their new world. They overcome their sorrows and many obstacles before settling into a new home to begin their life as wizards, helping their new friends build a better world.

Jerrod was and is an enigma. He was a gifted metalworker, a talented cabinet maker and finish carpenter. Additionally he had gone to college and become a brilliant engineer. His future could have been one of moneyed leisure had he applied himself. Instead now he lived in a small town making a mediocre income. While in high school and just after he had taken almost every welding course he could find and became certified to weld everything from basic steel to aluminum to stainless steel, even cast iron. He worked part time for many fabrication plants to make money to pay his college tuition. ...

The long-awaited book seven in The Wizards series. The World Walker's older children have grown up and Bonded together as couples. They form a business exercising their talents, and build homes and their lives while facing adversity. Two new World Walkers are discovered and join the group of older wizards. Cindy, one of the World Walkers makes a world-changing discovery which they capitalize on.

Ninety-three year old Garrett Belvedere, a retired aerospace engineer was wiling away the remainder of his life in an assisted living facility when he was offered the chance of a lifetime, a chance to return to work and be useful once again. With some trepidation he agreed to take the newly offered position, a position that could result in his death or a chance to live years longer. His job? Allow himself to be transported to a new colony world where, if he lived, he would be young again. After riots and world upheaval on Earth the colony was abandoned, left alone to survive or not on its ...

John Stennis made the best friend of his life while working to survive the affects of a financially crippling divorce. His friend and the love of a good woman helped him survive the breakup of his first marriage, near financial ruin and the destruction of his world. John and his family, along with other select individuals literally rise from the ashes of the destruction of Earth to achieve mankinds greatest dream. Thanks to their saviors incompetent fellow employees they gain the stars.

Bob, the first known World Walker who can move between worlds voluntarily, is unhappy with his current iteration of Earth. He decides to move to another Earth in search of happiness. He settles his affairs on his current world and moves to the new world, where he settles in and makes changes that change the world's history drastically. Discovering he needs help, he returns to his prior world and recruits other World Walkers. Together, they guide the people of North America to a brighter future while holding the European nations who want to colonize North America at bay.

An eighty-year-old man returns to his childhood hometown for what he believes to be the final time. His trip down memory lane ends with a fall that is similar to one he took when he was four years old. Like before, he awakens in a hospital after the fall. Has he died? Is his life passing in front of his eyes while being judged? The hospital, people, and even his home and small body are just as he remembered them so many years before. Join Tim as he takes his second trip through life and breathes new life into a dead village.

PROLOGUE Three short stories by a master storyteller. In “The Bet” two college students bet a third one they can survive and thrive without handouts or assistance from the government. They succeed and thrive, winning their bet and becoming famous and well to do over time. In “Building A Dream” a young engineer was spending the night in his family cabin when, somehow, he was transported back in time to 1873. He rescues an Indian woman from a bear, an uptime woman from brigands and a third one from her husbands murderer. As they live their lives together they introduce modern ...