Stephen Miller

Intelligent thriller set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia. As World War One rumbles to a close Russia is wracked by bloody civil war. Communist control on the country is slipping, and in the struggle the Imperial family have become a very valuable commodity, a trump card to be played at an opportune moment. When ex-Tsarist agent Pyotr Ryzhkov is picked up by the Bolshevik secret police, he has two choices: find the Romanovs, or face the firing squad. It appears that one choice is little better than the other as he ventures into the war-torn city where they are rumoured to be held.Yekaterinburg is at the end of the line, a frontier town cut off from Moscow by the White Russians and their allies. It is a nest of foreign spies armed with gold and guns, Bolsheviks determined to sell the family to the highest bidder, and local soviets desperate to kill them. Whispers and rumour flood the city, but in the fog of war Ryzhkov knows that only the last man to see the Romanovs can ever know the truth.

A world on the brink of war, a murder to alter the course of history, A Game of Soldiers is a brilliant, atmospheric thriller, perfect for all readers of Fatherland. What if Serbian terrorists had not managed to kill the Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo? What if their uprising was fuelled and supported by the new Russian oligarchs? What, if amid all the conspirators running through the chaos of Europe, there were one honest government agent whose determined pursuit of the killer of a child prostitute changed the course of history? In St Petersburg, beside the glittering court life of the Romanovs, the people are seething. It is not only the Bolsheviks but also the new men, the tycoons grown wealthy in the booming economy and the more vigorous aristocrats who are impatient with the idle, incompetent Romanovs. Pyotr Ryzhkov, probing the murder of a child prostitute, suddenly finds his enquiries deliberately hampered. As the investigation widens, financiers, policemen, government officers, foreign diplomats, even the Minister of Justice, seem to be involved in an ever larger circle of fraud and violence. Then a killing gives him the final clue and leads to the desperate journey to Serbia

Julia Martin is the most incredible girl in school, and Mason Howell is hopelessly smitten by her. Julia is in charge of the local Charity Christmas party and shes pleased with how everything is going...until her Santa Claus calls in sick. In a panic, she begs Mason to help her by wearing his grandfathers heirloom Santa Claus suit. Mason agrees, to impress the beautiful girl, but things dont go as planned...as soon as he puts on the suit, he gets all the powers of Santa Claus!Together with John Patton, Masons best friend, they learn his grandfather was a member of an ancient league of men and women dedicated to helping St. Nicholas use Christmas magic to save the world. The three of them could become the newest members of the Santa Claus League...if they can learn the secrets of Christmas magic!

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As Einstein and other notable scientist have demonstrated, everything is based around a concept of energy. String theory has energy at the basis of all matter and therefore all aspects of our lives are based on energy concepts.This book explains a way of taking these concepts and applying them to our business lives to make them as successful as possible, as well as explaining why there can be issues and how these are linked to energy and thought patterns. This will achieve a way of aligning the energy of thought to the energy of purpose creating optimal outcomes in our business and personal lives.By challenging our thinking, using our senses and adding emotion through EFT techniques, thought patterns can be enhanced and our lives improved.

While returning to his own universe, Captain Justo is swept into a black hole. To his surprise the harmonics of the golden ship keep him from being crushed, thrusting him into an alternate dimension. While lost and alone he comes face to face with the former High King of Atlantis who warns him that the doom that destroyed Atlantis is about to reawaken and destroy the rest of humanity.Meanwhile, back on Earth, Homeland Security has taken the Sterling family captive against their will. The good news is they get to live together as a familythe bad news is they are being held in an underground missile silo in South Dakota! Will Captain Justo attempt to rescue them and risk being captured, or will he try to stop the impending alien invasion?Captain Justo, together with Christopher and Daniel and rest of the Sterling Family, must rise to a new challenge, with the fate of all races, on all worlds, hanging in the balance.

Jacob Marley wanders the earth like a vagabond, howling and weeping with each windblown step. He is a soul, doomed to roam the earth day and night, misery without end. . . longing for redemptionWith the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens as a guide, the combined magic of the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are needed to help Mason Howell, Julia Martin and John Patten rescue Jacob Marley from his eternal torment.St. Nicholas reveals that the source of Marleys remaining doom is buried with him, a fortune in gold coins, a treasure they must dig up and deliver to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. . . or die trying.

Leaving Earth and traveling billions of light years away, was never going to be easy for Captain Justo. Taking Christopher and Daniel on as new crewmembers, together with the rest of their family, makes the voyage even more challenging. Add in crazy Uncle Cenric, a bona fide Seratian pirate, and his best friend Tucker, who thinks hes an Atlantean Knight, and the voyage becomes nearly impossible.The starship Isian has been waiting on a moon orbiting a black hole for over two years. A holographic humanoid named Crazy Legs has kept the ship functioning during this time but the gravitational forces of the black hole is ready to break apart the whole moon, including the ship, at any moment. And now Uncle Cenric, who has always been odd, is acting even more dangerousmaking even his family question his loyalty.And finally, to the horror of both brothers, their beautiful older sister is making moves on Captain Justo! How can they depend on his good judgment when she is turning him into a lovesick fool? They may be able to discover and stop the wild plans of uncle Cenricbut who can stop the attractive powers of Amber Sterling?

Marion James Justo, a starship captain from a galaxy billions of light years away, may not be the only alien currently visiting planet Earth. Is Uncle Cenric a brilliant billionaire tech genius. . . or is he actually an alien pirate who is selling little pieces of advanced technology for his own mysterious purposes?While Captain Justo continues making repairs on his golden starship he gives Christopher and Daniel Sterling each a powerful training tool called a Dream Teacher. The device sends training materials directly into their subconscious mind. Their training goes well until their worst enemy, Benny Strong, steals one of the Dream Teachers, setting off a dangerous chain of events.Home Land Security is closing in, Uncle Cenric is acting increasing dangerous and to make matters worse their father has collapsed in a field and is unable to wake up. Do they dare take their father aboard the starship to try and wake him, or will Captain Justo have to turn himself over to Homeland Security to secure their safety? And worse yet, will their boy crazy sister, Amber, discover what is going on and ruin everything?

For nine generations the Justo family has traveled outside of time by opening portals into eternity. Flying in an eternal river of fire is fast and exciting, but its also dangerous: you have to be a good person or the voyage kills you! Are you ready to step outside of time and enter the realm of eternity? Danger, life or death consequences - straight ahead!When Marion Justo inherits his familys most prized possession, the starship Isian, he is attacked by pirates, forcing him to open an uncharted portal through eternity to escape. With a badly damaged ship, and lost in a strange universe, the young captain crash lands on Earth with only a dim hope of survival.Pirates, starship battles, angels, robots, and holographic humanoids. . . bullies, junior high principals, golden boots. . . the IRS, FBI and CIA and come together in a remarkable story of bravery, integrity and love, creating a reading adventure that will move your heart and stay with you forever!

Captain Justo returns to the faraway galaxy of Seratia through the same harmonic portal he entered into two and a half years earlier. Earth is behind him, but he brings several passengers along for the ride, Tucker, his new bodyguard, Christopher and Daniel, together with the whole Sterling family. . . including the incredibly beautiful Amber.Deep in Seratian territory, Captain Justo makes a desperate attempt to sneak his starship through the most guarded region of the universe. His plan doesnt go well. Pursued by Uncle Cenric from behind, pirates up ahead and the entire Seration Confederation fleet coming in from every other direction, he is forced to once again put his trust in Cridoa, son if Cerdic, a warlord pirate and the same man who sold the starship Isian to his father several years earlier.When Captain Justo, Mr. Sterling and Daniel are captured, Christopher and the rest of the family find safety inside the massive battle group carrier Leviathan. As a result of their escape they discover they are descended from the same Atlantean warriors who built the enormous starship. . . a ship that comes alive at their touch. The Leviathan holds even more dangerous secrets. . . the questions now are . . . could the ship really be haunted and what are the best floors to stay away from?

Marion James Justo, a young starship captain from a far away galaxy, is forced to open a portal to escape certain destruction from ruthless Seratian pirates. After traveling billions of light years through a space vortex, and crash landing on Earth, he is still in just as much danger as beforean unseen foe is using powerful viruses hidden inside heavy metal music to crash his ships computers!To complicate matters Christopher and Daniel Sterling, the two boys he asked to help repair his ship, have run into problems of their own. A local bully is determined to beat them up, their crazy Uncle Cenric has just framed their dad for stealing billions of dollars from the US Treasury, and now they have to explain the whole thing to their mother! What could be worse than that?How can a kid pay attention at school when Home Land Security keeps showing up at the door to arrest your new best friendwho just happens to be an alien?

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Captain Justo, Valley of Bones, continues the adventures of Captain Justo and the Sterling family. After being swallowed by a black hole into a parallel dimension, Captain Justo meets the High King of Atlantis and is charged with rescuing the Sterling family. After doing so the High King reveals that he was known on Earth as Merlin the Magician and chooses Captain Justo as his successor. Uncle Cenric reveals that he has sworn loyalty to King Alhred, usurper of the Seratian throne and will kill them if they return to Seratia. The arrival of Captain Justo and the Sterling family in Seratian territory awakens Incatez, the Destroyer of Worlds, and his immortal army. How will they save all of humanity from an invincible foe?

There is a portal between our world and theirs, a fiery vortex whose depths can only be traveled by the most daring and valiant. To safely open a portal the starship must be entirely covered in gold and those aboard must be trained and prepared for its searing effects.Billions of light years from Earth Captain Justo becomes the youngest Isian starship captain when he is separated from his father by a pirate attack. In this attack his starship is damaged and in desperation he opens an uncharted vortex leading to our world.Without a crew, a map, or even a fully functioning computer he crash-lands on earth forcing him to take two young boys captive to help him repair his ship. Will the boys escape or will they willingly become part of the adventure? And even more menacing, will the rock-and-roll addicted starboard computer destroy them all?

The Bible has had a profound influence on the diverse cultures of Europe and the British Isles, the Americas, Australia and Africa, and has even left an imprint on Asia. It is a book that has inspired the whole range of human emotion and experience, including some of the finest art and literature. And even in this current age, which often considers itself secular and post-Christian, the Bible remains the biggest seller of all books. Explores the life, development and impact of the Bible, from Old Testament times through to the 21st century.

In a world of heightened threat levels, sleeper cells, and unseen enemies, one novel explores the war on terrorism with harrowing suspense . . . and deep humanity. Daria emerges from a refugee camp a believer. She has lost everything, witnessed the unthinkable, and committed herself to a mission with a deadly conclusion. Indoctrinated, trained, and given a ticket to New York, she blends in, posing as an ambitious journalistan arrow hoping to hit too many targets to count. Dr. Sam Watterman is recruited too. Falsely accused and disgraced in the anthrax inquiries after 9/11, he is no longer a believer in causes. But the government that ruined his career now demands his expertise to locate a threat putting millions of Americans in peril. In a country that fights wars on foreign soil but remains terrified of the cataclysm at home, Sam strives toward redemption and Daria desperately seeks both rebellion and enlightenment. Their lives will intersect at a place that will test their faith and make them each question what it means to have something worth dying for. With a riveting plot that spans sixteen fraught, compelling days, Stephen Millers dazzling novel of literary suspense brings the war to a landscape both familiar and vulnerable: the America we call home.

If someone close to you has dementia (Alzheimers Disease is the most common type) you will know that communication gradually becomes more difficult and at times frustrating. This jargon-free book explains why this happens and how you have to rethink your whole approach by:Making key changes to the way you communicate Creating the right physical environment for good communication And bear in mind that communication in the broadest sense goes well beyond talking; there is also a wide range of non-verbal communication such as facial expression, posture and touch. The person with dementia in your life needs your help. This straightforward book will help you to acquire the knack for improving and facilitating communication that works in a wide variety of situations including: Improving conversationFinding stimulating activitiesDealing with challenging situationsMaking important decisionsReducing stress and agitationMoving into residential careThis book provides invaluable information for people helping to care for people with dementia at home and also those who do so as part of their job.