DAVID JAMES

Draw Your Own Celtic Designs shows you how to create beautiful and intricate Celtic designs from first principles. Knotwork, spirals, key patterns, designs incorporating animals and beasts and Celtic lettering are all included and can be achieved by anyone, with no knowledge of the art form, simply by following the step-by-step instructions. The beautiful designs can be applied to many different types of art or craftwork projects from producing your own stationery or greetings cards, to patterns for knitting, cake icing, quilting or embroidery, or simply creating your own individual artworks.

Wybert Strike First, Strike Fast is a fast moving, all action book, with a generous helping of humor. Written by new author David James and with over on hundred thousand words, it portrays the life of a foot soldier in the time of King Arthur.Wybert is an uncouth, heavy drinking soldier in King Arthurs Army. He is ambidextrous and fights with twin estocs (swords) and not the broadsword which was more usual at that time. His ability with his swords is soon appreciated by his comrades, particularly when he saves the life of an influential knight, Sir Balin. This act earmarks him for greater things and his reluctant conversion to bathing, wearing clean clothes and swearing less is a painful change for Wybert. However, because of the change he soon begins to see an improvement to his love life! He abandons his coif, a type of leather scull cap and washes his hair for the first time since he left home! Perhaps now he may have a chance with Inogen.Inogen? She is King Arthurs niece and has often caught Wyberts eye. Her slim lissome figure can often be seen around King Arthurs camp working amongst the women and children when they are sick or suffering. Everyone loves Inogen, but especially Wybert! Although he has many encounters with pretty barmaids and country girls on his travels, Wyberts heart belongs to her.At a tournament, Wybert buys some Crabbe Paste to remedy a personal problem caught from an encounter with a French girl. The paste proves to be a powerful aphrodisiac which is used to good effect by Wybert and his comrades particularly on a visit to a monastery, where the monks and nuns are forbidden to talk to one another.Wybert is elevated to knighthood by King Arthur and given a large estate in Cornwall, the former estate of a brave knight who was killed in Arthurs service. With only a friend, a woman and a dog, Wybert travels to claim his inheritance from its present evil incumbent, Sir Saunce Pyte, a renegade knight who refuses to pay tribute to King Arthur. Saunce Pyte learns of Wyberts approach, fills has castle with over a hundred trained soldiers and a goblin and awaits his arrival.On Wyberts journey he has many adventures and, acting in Arthurs name, rights many wrongs and punishes many wrong doers. He recruits a small band of followers to his cause and with the help of a troubadour he creates a travelling show called the Rats as a disguise for his continuing journey. Wybert Strike First, Strike Fast is full of travel, adventure and humor.

When Germany invades Holland in May 1940, 13-year-old Samuel De Souza is given a forged passport, put on a ship in the care of two elderly strangers and smuggled out from under the nose of the Nazis. Arriving in England, the young Jewish boy has the prospect of seeing out the war in relative safety, surrounded by newfound friends and with the love of Jannie, one of the older men who has become Sams mentor and guide. When Sam meets and falls in love with Annie, it would seem his life is finally set fair, but, enraged by what is happening to his homeland, his people and by the death of Annies mother when a German aircraft casually attacks their farm, he lies about his age and joins the Royal Navy.Staying in touch with Jannie, he discovers how much he is sustained by the love of this old man, a powerful force of humanity across cultures.Fair winds and calm seas are soon replaced by the heat of battle in dangerous waters as Sam De Souza takes a stand against the regime intent on exterminating him and his kind. A story of love, honour, duty and bravery inspired by real events. The love of an old man is like a flower in winterPortuguese proverb

David Donald James, former U.S. Marine Force Recon and Airborne Ranger qualified, shares a powerful story about preparing todays youth for the challenge of becoming Special Operations and Special Warfare operators.This book honors his Navy SEAL and Force Recon brothers who are no longer with us - men who deeply shaped his life and passed on timeless tools of mentorship, leadership traits, and guiding principles. Through their influence, he now carries forward those lessons to inspire and train young men and women.At its core, this is a faith-driven journey through trials, tribulations, and triumphs. It is about rising from the ashes stronger than before, living with resilience, and embracing the "no-quit" mentality that defines Special Operations. As the saying goes: "Just keep finning through the surf to make it to the shoreline which is home."

A novel of refuge, resilience, and the unexpected families forged by warWhen the De Ruyter, a shot-up Dutch paddle-steamer, limps into Chatham in May 1940, its decks crowded with terrified Jewish refugees, the lives of three strangers are changed forever.Sam da Souza, fourteen years old and already marked by tragedy, carries the weight of a family he may never see again.Jannie Jansen, an aging marine engineer, has lost the closest friend he ever had in the chaos of Dunkirk. Now he clings to the promise he made to protect the refugee boy beside him.Miriam Cohen, elegant, grieving, and fiercely compassionate, believes she has left the heartbreak of London behind, only to find her purpose reignited by the fragile young life placed in her care.Safe for a moment in the wild beauty of Cornwall, the three try to rebuild themselves. Sam finds unexpected hope on a windswept farm by the sea; Jannie and Miriam discover a love neither expected; and together they attempt to stitch meaning back into a world unravelled by war.But duty calls them apart, and the shadows of the conflict are never far behind. As London braces for the Blitz and Sam begins to heal, each must face the truth: survival is not just about escaping danger, it is about holding on to love, courage, and the promise of return.Moving, intimate, and profoundly human, Out of the Depths is a sweeping wartime story of found family, second chances, and the small acts of kindness that save us.

Almost every couple faces a now what? moment as their last kid moves out of the house. Theres a big empty nest looming over this new and uncertain stage in their lives.David and Veronica James chose to look at this next phase of life as a beginning instead of an ending. Rather than staying put and facing the constant reminders of empty bedrooms and backseats, a plan began to develop to sell the nest and hit the highway. But could a homebody helicopter mom learn to let go of her heartstrings and house keys all at once?Filled with a sense of adventure and humor, Going Gypsy is the story of a life after raising kids that is a celebration of new experiences. Pulling the rip cord on the daily grind, David and Veronica throw caution to the wind, quit their jobs, sell their house, put on their vagabond shoes, and go gypsy in a beat-up old RV found on eBay.On a journey of over ten thousand miles along the back roads of America (and a hysterical, error-infused side trip into Italy), they conquer old fears, see new sights, reestablish bonds with family and friends, and transform their relationships with their three grown children from parent-child to adult-to-adult. Most importantly, they rediscover in themselves the fun-loving youngsters who fell in love three decades prior.