Marianne Phillips, the daughter of a wealthy rancher, has never agreed with her father's harsh treatment of the mestizos who first inhabited the colony of Texas. When rebels kidnap Marianne, in hopes her father will trade back their land for her freedom, she realizes her loyalty lies with her abductors, not her father, who plans to marry her off to the don of a nearby estate.

Armando Garcia is the locals' reluctant leader, but his people revere and depend on him. Knowing that without his leadership they'd be forced from their land, Armando accepts his role, but does not approve of...

When a statue of Jesus disappears, Peter and Jacob are implicated, and a hearing ensues for the alleged theft of the statue. They are exonerated when the priest from the church from which the statue was stolen believes their story that they only wanted to set Jesus free and not have him suffer on the cross any longer.

"The Secret of Jesus, Peter, and Jacob" is a classic...

Prepare to be enriched by the depth of author Mike Luedde's insights into the Christian religion and how it needs to change for the twenty-first century. "Breakfast with the Island Mystic: Parables for a New Christianity" will challenge you to explore the basic concepts of...

Tyler Patterson, a middle-aged Stanford-educated attorney, is experiencing such a time in his life. Through a series of disastrous events, unscrupulous partners and corrupt politicians have stripped him of everything he worked a lifetime to achieve: his career, his possessions, even his reputation. Tyler's life plummets further as he is involuntarily...

We feel an inner impulse to respond to the teachings, taking either the low road by walking a Sunday path, or the high roads of monastic isolation or mindfully self-aware spiritual...