by Rob Summers
The Hila Grant Novels
Book 1, The Godsend of River Grove
River Grove Community Church voted out elder Ollie Fulborne, who was under suspicion of heresy and of sexually harassing a young teenage girl. But Ollie had been the driving force behind the church. Now, two years later, with numbers dwindling and church debt piling up, the people are considering allowing him to return to his former authority. Church member Hila Grant is dead set against Ollie’s return. This intelligent, lovely, and remote twenty-eight year old is willing to use even questionable methods to remind the congregation of his record and rouse them against him. Will her efforts be wasted, or will she be—in some sense—a Godsend?
Book 2, A Religious Spirit
Hila Grant attends a Charismatic house church that is being taken over by a highly questionable teacher. Because she tends to overdo it when challenging false teachers, she does not want to oppose Mrs. Vortgern. How can she take a stand for her faith without becoming self-righteous and vindictive?
Meanwhile, there are all these weddings going on, and she has to admit that she is a little concerned about still being single at twenty-nine. She could probably lure good-looking and witty Danny Hood away from his girlfriend, but that would not be very Christian. It’s time for a one-person spiritual retreat at a park cabin.
Book 3, A Narrower Mind
‘Safe’ in a wanna-be Mega Church, Hila has to choose sides in a dispute about the authority of the Bible. Meanwhile, a lot of people would much rather she didn’t date Jeff Fontaine, including his parents—and hers. Her new church offers support groups for children of dysfunctional families, and Jeff encourages her to join one in order to deal with her bottled up emotions. But Hila asks, “Aren’t things bottled for a reason?”
Fantasy Adventure Titles by Rob Summers
The Door in Crow Wood
So distant ancestors of Simone and Clay Gareth were royal? And the family reigned in a hidden continent not found on any map? Heirs to an empire, this teenage brother and sister are about to leave Indiana and enter the lost realm called the Fold, a land inhabited partly by humans and partly by intelligent but non-human species; a land of mysteries, dangers, and wars. The Door in Crow Wood is an epic adventure in two parts, ‘The Empress’ and ‘The Emperor.’
The Wizards’ Inn Series:
Book 1, Merlin Slept Here
Store clerks by day, innkeepers for the Magi by night! Twenty-year-olds Bob Himmel and Julie Beckerhof aren’t getting paid anything, but the thrills are there. If the inn isn’t sold out from under them, and if they can keep their guests alive—number seven on the list of innkeepers’ rules—they just might get married and settle into this.
Book 2, Deirdre the Damned
Innkeeper Bob Himmel’s rotten teenage cousin Deirdre appears destined to become a hardened criminal—or just possibly a Mage. She thinks either will do as long as she can get out of dead-end Rayburn County, Indiana. But if a Mage, will she accept electrifying Mrs. Rollins as a mentor? Or a Curse Mage as a best friend? Better to leave all that behind and enroll in Queen Morgan Le Fay’s School of Evil for Young Ladies.
Book 3, The Magic Coffins
For five hundred years Queen Tanaquill Gloriana pin Elfant has ruled Faerie splendidly by herself. She does not need any help from young Magi, whether to meet threats from Queen Morgan Le Fay, from a so-called King of Terrors, or from her own bad temper. But Tanaquill owes a humbling debt to Deirdre the Damned and may yet be indebted to another of her guests whom the Faerie Court calls the Queen of Death.
About Rob Summers
The author of The Godsend of River Grove is an administrative assistant at a university. He lives with his wife on six wooded acres in rural Indiana. While in high school he discovered the fun and fulfillment of writing, resulting in eleven novels (so far) and a few short works of non-fiction. He also plays chess and strums guitar chords.
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