Baseball, opera, literary antiquities, and acts of violent retribution all converge in John Conlee's THE HEATER. Set in the present, this novel traces events through an entire baseball season while at the same time re-enacting the ancient Celtic tale of "Deirdre of the Sorrows." The novel's protagonist is Ty Duffy, the opera-loving second baseman of the Bay City Grays, whose unswerving loyalty to his friend and teammate culminates in a violent denouement on a wind-swept island off the west coast of Ireland.

A rollicking sea adventure. Strong, delightful characters. A great story. At the urging of Crimthain the Druid, Maeldun and sixteen companions embark on a mission of vengeance, a mission in which they hope to redeem the tarnished honor of Clan Murtagh. But they soon find themselves caught between their loyalties to the old pagan gods and their fear of the new God now worshipped by small groups of Christians in the west of Ireland. What they'd hoped would be a straightforward - though highly dangerous - mission of retribution turns into something else as Maeldun and his fellow mariners become...

A Cup of Kindness is the second book in John Conlee's highly popular Dragon Stone Series, tales of Arthur, Merlin and Cabal, Arthur's brave and intrepid dog. John Conlee is as profession of English and Medieval Studies at the College of William & Mary and author of eight works of fiction. Will the virtues of love and loyalty, courage and kindness be strong enough to preserve young King Arthur and his realm from the evil forces threatening to engulf it?

THE KING OF MUD & GRASS is the third book in "The Dragon Stone" series of novels for middle school readers, following THE DRAGON STONE and A CUP OF KINDNESS. The novel continues the adventures of young King Arthur and his loyal dog, Cabal, as Britain experiences the full brunt of the Saxon invasion. The novel focuses on a great siege at an Iron-age hill-fort, which in the novel is called The Barren Down. The outcome of this battle will determine whether the Saxons shall triumph and thus take complete control over the island of Britain; or whether the British forces will be able to withstand...

The publisher has revised this cover -- In the Summer Country (9 781939 917157) -- and will be uploading for The King of Mud and Grass (9 781939 917140. We just uploaded a new cover for A Cup of Kindness (9 781939 917133).We are hoping to align the spines of these three books as best as possible with the number of the book in the series aligned at the top and the logo aligned at the bottom.ad.