by Rob Summers
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.
Other Titles by Rob Summers
The City Allegories Series:
They drive cars, use cell phones, and shop at the mall, but they’re allegorical characters with names like Pride and Faith. The series tells the story of cousins Reason and Dignity, and of their life in an old house in the midst of a godless City. Fast paced and often funny, each book is a cross between Pilgrim’s Progress and a humorous modern novel.
Book 1, Pride House
The Quest for Vainglory
Young Mr. Pride marries Miss Doubt, grieving his cousin Miss Reason; and soon Doubt persuades Pride to welcome into Pride House her friends Worry, Tedium, and Confusion. Then, to make matters worse, Pride becomes infatuated with Miss Fame Vainglory, the City’s most desirable beauty, and will do anything to win her love. Though Reason could get help from Faith Orchard and her Heavenite family, it might cost the cousins their reputation as good citizens. Besides, the Orchards want her to consult with Pastor Truth, and she has never met such an opinionated man!
Book 2, Grace House
The Trial of Obscurity
If Dignity (formerly Pride) and Reason could only publish their book The Pride Story, God would be glorified and, incidentally, they would make buckets of money. So why does security expert Miss Obscurity keep doing things to sabotage their efforts? And does Reason’s old friend Bits Bitterly really just want to help her find a path to publication, or does he have hidden motives for spending so much time with her?
Book 3, Sandhill Street
The Loss of Gentleness
When a house collapses in his Sandhill Street neighborhood, Dignity has to decide whether to offend his parents, Neglect and Folly, by telling them what really happens to the homeless of the City. But in dealing with Neglect, Folly, and some other disagreeable relatives, Dignity and Reason don’t seem to comprehend how much they need the help of their young friend Gentleness. Meanwhile, Gentleness’ high school classmate Wittily Dread is in fear that her family will be ruined financially. If the Dreads are to stay on the good side of Mr. and Mrs. Mammon, she knows she must stay away from Gentleness and all those Heavenites down the street in Grace House.
Book 4, Goner House
The Return of Patience
Dignity and Reason have suffered much stress and misery because of their cousin Guiles, his daughter Prevarica, and the rest of the Leasing family. Now Guiles leaves Dignity the responsibility for bankrupt and neglected Founders Grove park, and it will take miracles—and a really good lawyer—to get him out of this. As for the Leasings, when they land in terrible trouble, old Ambassador Grace advises Dignity and Reason to try to save them, and he offers the prospect of help from Heavenite secret agent Patience Orchard. The question is, would the cousins rather just be rid of the Leasings?
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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