Stone Books

Savannah Michaels weaves a fascinating romance with a blend of legend and present time.

Shawn Corrigan is a chemist with a hefty interest in Arthurian Legends. On a visit to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, he discovers a hidden cave and an ancient bottle with a heady perfume scent. The cave is believed to be frequented by Merlin�s ghost, and Shawn believes the �Thirteen Treasures of Britain� are hidden somewhere inside.

Across the Atlantic Ocean in Florida, Darcy Brannigan is feeling restless and smells a strange perfume on the air. She�s psychic and can sometimes save a person�s life if her visions are clear enough. With her friend, Aili Sanders Ryan, they travel to Cornwall to visit Tintagel Castle. Darcy has a fascination with Arthurian Legends, too.

When Darcy and Shawn meet, the perfume proves to be a powerful aphrodisiac. They can barely contain their passion for each other. Together they go to Merlin�s cave to find answers.

A golden eagle and a Kris Kristofferson/Willie Nelson look-alike are watching them. Then Aili begins to act strange, disappearing on a whim. Darcy has a terrifying vision of Shawn bleeding in her arms, and she�s afraid she�s foretold his death.

Intriguing story right down to the last page!

In a delightful tale that's almost an 'Indiana Jones Meets Bewitched', author Savannah Michaels takes us into the world of amateur treasure-hunting and psychic talents. Shawn's a by-the-book chemist who believes in the paranormal more than he'd like to admit. When he locates a genuine 'Merlin' artifact on trip to England, and then subsequently encounters a striking and unforgettable woman in the airport, he knows his life's about to totally change.

Darcy is a clairvoyant who denies her talents yet is shaken to the core by her airport meeting with Shawn. As the two journey back to Tintagel Castle together, they learn about the power of magic, the scent of stone and the strength of love.

SCENT is an intriguing paranormal romance with much of the paranormal subtle and in the background. Michaels uses superb, witty dialogue (Darcy's and Aili's 'quotable quotes' are a total hoot!) and several plot twists to keep the reader turning pages. Very much an adventure, very much a romance and very much an enjoyable read.

I love this prayer book. It is an excellent gift for a new mom, for Mother's Day or just to give to any mom for any reason. I have given it over 10 times as a gift. I use this book daily. You can pick this Prayer book up any time and find a prayer appropriate for anything that is on your heart. Every mother should have one.

Before reading this book, my prayers were the standard prayers I had heard preachers,ministers and others pray over the years. I had NEVER experienced prayer using scriptures. This book not only gives you the words to say, but it also gives you the scripture where those words can be found. EVERY topic you can imagine can be found here, healing, financial breakthrough, protection for your children, guidance at work...I thank God for the treasures I have found in this book...buy this book and get ready to see a transformation in your life and your relationship with Christ!!!

The most complete reference of the sacred artwork of Avard Fairbanks. This book describes the sculpture in great detail, along with photos of the works.

The contents of this book depict the love and devotion of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as they endured trials and tragedies during the early years of the Church's organization (mid 1800's to mid 1900's). The descriptions given about each piece of artwork are clear and concise. Avard T. Fairbanks was truly a professional in his time. His artwork is thought provoking and provides the reader with a clear insight as to the devotion and hardships the Mormons had to endure. Truly an amazing compilation of sculpture.

My son said the words of my poetry
Are like stones smoothed and rounded by the sea

Like sea stones I have carried from the beach
I carry his analogy with me
While savoring the sayings all and each
Of his and other hearts in my own heart
As inward echoes after when apart

Love grows down deep like the roots of a tree
And up from these roots through trunk and through stem
Through bud and through bloom the seed comes to be
Smoothed like these sea stones and rounded like them
As life is love so love is poetry

A glimmer of hope in a glimpse of light
At the tunnel's end at the edge of sight
Appears through my tunnel-vision tonight
Dim in the distant darkness as I grope
Toward what could be a heartbreak but I hope
Since were it not for hope the heart would break

So I believe tonight and I will take
This spark across the shadows as a sign
Despite what clock and calendar may say
That someday some peace of mind might be mine
If not right now in the future somehow
If not today at least not far away

As those who judge such things give second looks
Beyond what clock and calendar allow
At me like what they see and buy my books

My son said the words of my poetry
Are like stones smoothed and rounded by the sea

Like sea stones I have carried from the beach
I carry his analogy with me
While savoring the sayings all and each
Of his and other hearts in my own heart
As inward echoes after when apart

Love grows down deep like the roots of a tree
And up from these roots through trunk and through stem
Through bud and through bloom the seed comes to be
Smoothed like these sea stones and rounded like them
As life is love so love is poetry

When 9 year-old Emily moves to the country, she sets out to explore the "forest" that surrounds her new home before her family even finishes unpacking. Curiosity takes over when she discovers a child's playhouse in a small clearing. The playhouse is locked, but Emily finds herself drawn to the mysterious paintings on the walls inside, so she decides she must find a way in. She discovers another world is waiting inside the playhouse--an eerie world that is inhabited by a lonely ghost. Emily must first find a way to make the ghost happy, and then get herself and Logan out of the maze of paintings before they are trapped inside this frightening, painted world forever. The characters in this story are believable, including the ghost, who behaves much like an angry child. The storyline draws the reader in immediately, and while the suspense is not overwhelming for a young reader, it will keep them glued to the book. The few illustrations are simple, but beautifully capture the expressions of each character.

The interest level of this book is ages 9-12, but slightly older struggling readers will enjoy it too. Marion Dane Bauer has created moments of suspense and spine tingling mystery that will appeal to many young readers.

Emily's family moved from the city to the country and she's not happy: there's nothing to do in the woods - or so she thinks. Her explorations reveal a locked playhouse which houses a young, lonely ghost - and her entry into her new friend's world may prove a trap for them all in Marion Dane Bauer's fast-paced SECRET OF THE PAINTED HOUSE.

What a wonderful book! Full of emotions, life lessons and fun familiar friends. The story of the Princess and the teeny tiny cookie has stayed with me all my life and I have so enjoyed sharing it with my own daughter.

I loved this book as a child and still have the gift to read and share with my own children. Every story is very charming and extremely fun to read. My favorite is The Diamond D and the Dreadful Dragon!! Those of you who have had the pleasure of reading this particular story, and have a wry sense of humor fully understands why. This book is a classic and a "must have for all children."

This book is a perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon. Ms. Gabree's wry wit and evocative descriptions are both charming and soothing to the reader. The fast pace, quick scene changes and characters (that at the same time are both quircky and familiar) leave the reader wondering what will happen next. Adult readers will enjoy the charming story and humor, younger readers will be swept up in the fastasy. This book is simply a joy to read.

The story is delightful and humorous. It captured my interest in the beginning, which made it difficult to put down until I had finished it at 4:00 AM. A wonderful book for all ages and as an adult, I found it to be a fun one to read in our troubled times. I give it the five stars it deserves.

I found 'Shades" to be a harrowing tale of deep undercover work where deceit and betrayal lurked around every corner. The characters were real, the delivery sharp, and it was hard to put the book down. I felt as if I was part of the action and the characters were right there with me. It was suspenseful, exciting, yet touching. A Great Read!

I have had the pleasure of reading "Shades" a novel of undercover police work at its finest. The novel has many twists and turns that keep you involved. The author is clearly writing on a topic of which he is thouroughly aware. As a retired police officer I found the book completely compeling and factually accurate as to police proceedure and intellectually stimulating.

I found myself in the story and hated to put it down for any reason. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes action, adventure, and excitement. It's a great read. I suspect this author is a new Joseph Wambaugh his style and compeling story line is sure to be a best seller.

For a comprehensive view of these darkening days tenty years ago, and an understanding of the forces at play, please read this work in companionship with the Reverend Father Charles Curran's Faithful Dissent and Loyal Dissent: Memoir of a Catholic Theologian (Moral Traditions) and the Reverend Father Schillebeeckx's Schillebeeckx Case, etc., and the Reverend Father Hans Kung's Why I Am Still a Christian and the several others in this vein such as the ever excellent Peter Hebblethwaite's The New Inquisition? The Case of Edward Schillebeeckx and Hans Kung and those of other such subjects of the eighties.

Discover how our Church on the brink of leaping as did Saint Paul across the river to Asia Minor to bring the Gospel to the whole world, and become truly a world religion, instead retreated into a much diminished and restrictive silent pre-conciliar Polish National parish and now tightly centralized corporation with hand picked rubber stamp legislature.

This too shall pass. Why I am still and ever Catholic, hiding out with our "preferential option for the poor," learning and living the truths of our Faith among our most unlettered.

Harvey Cox, Protestant professor of theology at the Harvard School of Divinity, world-renowned author of The Secular City, here writes his take as an independent (and thus not subject to silencing and interrogations) yet informed and sympathetic observor, discerning certain signs of the times in the Eternal City of the eighties, and in Brazil. Here he weaves a brilliant tapestry from many perspectives, including inside the Vatican and Petropolis, etc., whose warp and woof is nevertheless occassionally jarringly interrupted by a stylistic pebble in the thread, such as an inexact adjective (the term gothic for example is normally associated with the present Pope, and principal of this gothic tale,'s native Bavaria and not with the first centuries of our Church) or the superficial understanding of an outsider straining to understand.

Nevertheless, as a trained academic, Professor Cox does his homework completely and well, doing much research and travel, reading where we might not read, and interviewing all of the players, including the then prefect Ratzinger. Unfortunately his report of that interview consists of telling us the questions he wished he had asked had he not been so intimidated by the inquisitiotnal odor. However Cox does manage here one of the best and most complete analyses available of the infamous Ratzinger Report: An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church, interviews done with the vacationing prefect just prior to his interrogation of the Reverend Father Leonardo Boff.

On the twentieth anniversary of the publication of this work, therefore, we do well to revisit her in order to understand our present coyuntura, much as Cox's Secular City was also once, or twice, Revisited.

The theological reflection is excellent, and the second half of the book, once the narrative of Boff is handled, is engrossing and clear and sets it all within a millenial context and all of salvation history, yet written in a way not just for the specialist, and with an academic skill presenting all the major school of theologies, including von Balthazar, who stresses the post-Resurrection Christ superceding the preaching, teaching and life of Jesus, superceding even the earlier accounts of salvation. Cox fairly presents the Ratzinger evolution of theological thought fully, and very rarely permits us to glimpse the theology of Harvey Cox, except for one mention of a position which he holds to be true. Rather he dedicates this page-turner to a full and fair presentation of all of the facts and of all of the perspectives, which some will therefore read as leaning against Ratzinger. He seems to fall at times for the Wojtyla/Ratzinger good cop/bad cop game, which Father Curran oddly read inversely in his own narratives of persecution.

There is much of urgent interest in this book, urgent for all the baptized striving to pratice our salvation authentically, urgent for every believer, for every seeker. reading the varying perspectives so cogently presented by Professor Cox is gripping, and lucid, and I could not put this book down all night, and am still only half way through, and unable to face now the challenge of presenting a few brief representative citations; there is so much here that is so important and so good. This is not just all about Boff; this is about our present and our future as a Church.

INterestingly, as by the fruits you shall know them, less than one fifth of the anticipated turn out greeted the new Pope, the old prefect, on his recent trip to Brazil. The only fruit of the silencing of Boff is the extinguishing of the Catholic candle in Brazil, and relegating that great and once Catholic nation to the sects. The only reason his silencing was lifted, imposed after a long conversation about a detail of Latin translation and the meaning of "in substance" from a document unrealted to Father Boff, was the unity of the BRazilian cardinals forcefully in his defense. Wojtyla had not yet stacked the College of Cardinals to assure his hand picked successor (Ratzinger) and his own canonization process, and had to pull an about face to please them.

There is much theological as well as machiavellian analysis in this book, much we need to read and reflect upon, , very carefully in every chapter, but here is one crucial turning point indicating which side of the wall we have fallen off, and whether we can be put together again. How much of Jesus do we find in Christ? How Jewish is Jesus?:

"Both sides insist that 'Jesus' and 'Christ' must always be held together. But for Boff and Sobrino, Jesus gives the content to Christ, while for Ratzinger and von Balthasser his being the Christ is what ultimately is essential about Jesus. The liberation theologians contend that the life and teachings of the Nazarene give substance to the Christ of Faith. It was not just anyone who was raised on Easter. It was a particualr man, along with what he said and did. Their critics think this emphasis loses the esseential combination by putting too much weight on 'Jesus.' Von Balthasaar, who is sometimes called 'the pope's favorite theologian,' frequently makes this case against going back to Jesus, ending the argument in one book with the stern Latin warning Aut Christus aut nihil (either Christ or nothing. (p. 153)"

For more on this please read the tomes of the learned and holy REverend Father Edward SChillebeeckx Jesus: An experiment in Christology and Christ: The Experience of Jesus as Lord as well as Father Boff's own Jesus Christ Liberator: A Critical Christology for Our Times. Further words from this section (there are so many throughout) contrast the Liberation theologist seeing God's saving action for His people throughout salvation history as rescuing the poor and oppressed from exploitation and political domination, as in Egypt and Babylon, with denying that pre-Christian history and seeing the Resurrection as fully superseding all that went before, making the Old Testament an irrelevant anachronism and devoid of any salvific import or value. Thus:

"Admittedly the supersessionist position that von Balthasaar and Ratzinger take - that the Christian church has definitively replaced Israel as the 'new people of God' - has been the dominant one for centuries. But starting about two decades ago, spurred by the painful recognition that the supersessionist view may well have contributed to the anti-Semitism that culminated in the Holocaust, scholars began rethinking both the biblical evidence itself and this inherited theological depreciation of the Jews. . . .(p. 154)"

As you can see there is much of great substance to consider in this slim volume. Please get one soon while we may, and pray with it, and for the future of our great Church.

"Takes the reader behind the scenes of the silencing of Leonardo Boff (a Latin American priest/theologian) into the chamber of the Prefect and the cloister of the Friar and into the mindsets of Joseph Ratzinger and Leonardo Boff. This is not just a religious book with a parochial interest but a treatise that any who wants to stay abreast of social and political developments in the world must read" -- Ignacio Castuera (from the back cover of the book) Includes a great exposition of the character of Boff's thought and theology! Really good stuff.

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