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I know we haven't been updating much with everything that has been going on in our family: move, new baby, mentally ill child; however, anyone wanting to get gifts for others from our website at today will find it offline because of a cyberattack on the hosting service, Moonfruit.

It is anticipated that it will be up and running by tomorrow. You can still find our books on Amazon.

Thank you!

On Cyber Monday (December 1), all our published e-book titles will be FREE for download on Amazon!

On Cyber Monday (December 1), all our published e-book titles will be FREE for download on Amazon!

Black Friday – Small Business Saturday – Cyber Monday Sale!!!

All paperback/ hardcover titles on our website will be 15% for the sale weekend with discount code. You can also click to order them through CreateSpace and input the CreateSpace code to receive the same discount.

Goodreads Giveaway:

We will be giving away copies of The Corruption and The Essential U.S. Guide to Chemotherapy and Radiation (later) throughout the weekend and in December on Goodreads!

We currently have these books available:

Sal, Captain of the Baby Guards in English , Spanish , and Simplified Chinese : A children’s picture book that deals with the fear of vacuums.

The Inconvenient Widow : A historical inspirational (Christian) romance.

The Corruption : An epic fantasy dealing with the pre-flood period described in Genesis when the angels came down and took human wives.

Cheaper By the Dozen Study Guide: a reproducible workbook for Cheaper By the Dozen that covers language arts topics such as nouns, verbs, synonyms, antonyms, discussion questions, and more.

The Essential Guide to Chemotherapy and Radiation : This book is a non-fiction resource that explains cancer treatments and ways to prevent side effects in an easy-to-understand format. The included Help List is filled with resources for patients and their caregivers. There is both a U.K. version and a U.S. version with resources respective to each country.

Jared - After the battle of Thoheleth

In the passing years after the death of his father, Jared was pressed to take over the role of commander of the eastern front. Othaniel, his father-in-law, suffered injuries during the battle with the Sagisera that left him crippled and unable to continue in military service. His wife, Abigail, bore him his son, Enoch, shortly after the battle, along with five other children before book two begins. Though the threat of the Sagisera has been neutralized, other threats have risen. Namely the increase in Watcher created abominations being introduced into Eden. Though Siriad is cut off from the rest of Eden by the Euphrates, these creatures, namely the Ebrahitah, have found their way into Siriad and have breed rapidly. To combat this threat, Jared formed a special unit comprised of Ayil and the Sagisera captives. With the help of weaponry created by Alliyz, Jared has spend the intermediate years tracking and killing these threats. Though they began as captives, Ayil and his men have become trusted friends and comrades of Jared as they conquer this threat together.

Following the battle of Thoheleth

The time span between the first and second book is great. The following blog posts will be covering the time, people, and events between book 1 and book 2. This post will cover the transitions that have been taking place in Siriad.

Following the battle of Thoheleth, Enosh allows Yavin the extract the knowledge from the stolen reader with Alliyz's help. Under Enosh's rule, only knowledge useful in the defense of Siriad is allowed to be implemented. As time passes, Enosh and Shamgar pass away and replaced by their sons. Under the leadership of Kenan, Yavin is commissioned to start implementing more of the readers knowledge. Siriad slowly begins to transform to becoming like the rest of Eden in it's technology. By the time book 2 begins, Siriad's cities are becoming nearly as advanced as the other cities from book 1.

Graphic Novel

We're thinking about writing The Corruption as a graphic novel. There are many places and people that would look good illustrated. If we can find a good (reliable) artist, we will try to get this project done in a timely manner.

Glossary

People have talked about not understanding the words in the book and asked us for a Glossary. Again, I think they don't realize that with a trilogy, the glossary goes at the end. There will be a glossary added to the last book, but to accommodate those who are interested in learning the words without learning Sanskrit, Hebrew, and Sumerian we will begin to add one here. The way we will do it, is to post a few words here at a time and then form a second page that contains all the words we have added to date. This may take time, so bear with us. Also, the words we add are going to be those for book 1. More words may get added as we progress further into the series.

Misty Heights

Misty Heights gets little attention in the first book. However, it is a very important part of the second book. There are also some new locations the second book will be visiting. We hope to feature these here shortly.

Misty heights is located in the plateaus south of Habahrem, and it is constantly foggy. Many people who come here are recluses, who have formed a communal village. Most of the people who first migrated to the area were descendants of Abel who were tired of the fighting between the other children of Adam.

The people of Misty heights tend to lean toward seeking inner peace instead of worshiping God. However, they have shrines and burn incense in sacrifice. They also tie flags to ropes surrounding their homes to represent unspoken prayers for others in the community to help praying about.

Habahrem

Habahrem is the official capital of Razzmada after the Iyr take over. It is located on the edge of Clearwater Lake and is second only to Gahbesh in beauty. Unlike most cities, which house only two Iyr, Habahrem is the seat of Shemihazah, Hermoni, Jeqon, and Ziqiel. One of Cain's sons founded the city and his musical ability was so hypnotic it was thought that Halel (Satan) himself had tutored him.
Even before the angel fall, Habahrem was superior in beauty to the other cities. It's houses are wooden and inlaid with multicolored stones. The flat roofs are in a style that mixes Babylon and ancient Egypt.
The central altar is surrounded by three triangular obelisks.
The major exports of this city are spices, spell scrolls, and musical instruments.
Since most of the first book is centered on Jared and the angels that are rebellious against Shemihazah's rule, very little takes place in this city. However, it will play a major role in future books.

Shayith

Shayith is a forest city surrounded by a 30-foot tall thorn bush fence. This fence is alive and has three entry gates that are built into it on the north, south, and east sides.

Most of the inhabitants of Shayith live in the trees, but their storage areas are located on the ground in longhouses/ hogans. The trees are connected to each other by walkways and bridges. Although the entire city is very primitive and remains primitive throughout the books, the presence of Arataqoph (one of the angels) gives it a little more sophistication.

Prior to the arrival of the angels, the people of Shayith were recluses. This did not really change much after the angels arrive. They try to keep to themselves and practice a Druid-like religion sometimes venturing out of the Tsane forest and onto the Plains of Perah at night. Their primary products are lumber and medicinal herbs.

Shayith is inhabited by a mixture of Adam's descendants. They tend to dislike strangers, but if a person joins their community and is self-sufficient and does not want to socialize he or she will fit in well and the other citizens will eventually stop giving them dirty looks.

Metsad

Although several chapters of the book are set in Heaven, Kesef, Thoheleth, Padooth, and Goalehadam, most of the action of the story takes place in Metsad. It is located in the valley of Zohar in the land of Havilah. It produces iron, gems, weapons, and armor. It  is populated with Cain's descendants and some of Adams descendants that were born after Seth.

The center of Metsad contains the furnaces used for forging weapons and armor. These massive forges bellow smoke constantly. The irony is that although they are constantly making armor and weapons, most of the land is subdued.

Metsad ha three walls. Between the outermost and middle walls are the trade guilds and lower class populations. Some of these homes may be larger, but they are generally multifamily homes. Between the middle wall and innermost walls are the upper classes and the stadium/coliseum.

The innermost wall encloses the priestess training area and dormitories, the palace and the forges. There are also rows of weapons storage buildings, filled with weapons.

Metsad is one of the top tourist cities targeting younger people. This is what allows the spies to sneak into the city unnoticed.

Shahar

Shahar is a city in Razmadda (Iyr controlled Eden), which never truly buys into the angels superiority. While other cities fall at the feet of the Iyr, Shahar takes what they have to offer without sacrificing their independent mindset.

Once the angels begin advising the king, Shahar develops into a tiered city. The main level is the level on the ground and it is for the common people. The upper levels contain airship terminals, but they are also the home to the upper classes.

However, Shahar has a dark secret that even the human ruler is unaware about. Shahar has s dungeon (think Escape from NY or LA) that exists under the city. This area is where the garbage of the city is sent along with those who are sentenced to life imprisonment by the Iyr.

Shahar houses a resistance movement. Although these people are united against the Iyr, they are not necessarily believers in the Almighty, like those of Siriad are. They do, however, believe the Iyr should not be in power.

Kesef

When the Watchers first land in Eden, they land near Kesef. There arrival causes an unexpected change in leadership that some see as the hand of God intervening in the affairs of men. The first book allows everything to be neat and tidy.

Some people may wonder why we include these details into the first book. We do get to see Barel and some of his interactions later - Barel is the son of Kesef's leader at the time of the angelfall. However, not much is developed with him, with his family, or with Kesef.

We do kind of leave people hanging, but there is a reason for it - in a later book we will return to Kesef to resolve some of the issues that were caused by the angel's arrival. I know, it's tough to have to wait, but in all, The Corruption was a pretty large book - and it is the first of three books and then a second series of many smaller books. Had we just written it all at one time, it would have taken so many pages that no on would have bought it.

Be patient, we are already starting to work on the second book. Soon you will get to see how some of the spare pieces we threw at you in Book 1 fit into the larger picture.

Razmadda Social Castes

One of the first things the Iyr set up in Eden were social castes. There are four castes in Razmadda. Five if you want to count the backmountains of Siriad.

The kohen are the highest class and contain the nephilim, addiyrben, priestesses, servants, and officers directly under the Iyr.

Next are the nagiyd, those humans who bore addiyrben or who have served the Iyr in a manner worthy of the title.

Then come the erets, who are common people with no special status. These are the farmers and laborers whose wives were not interesting to the Iyr or Nephilim.

The last group is the kharem. These are the people who have defied the Iyr or their appointed rulers, and who are cast out of society. While this is a social group, most are never seen again.

Razmadda

Razmadda is all of Eden united under the Iyr. Now the Iyr do not have a completely united kingdom - it is more like the United States. There is definitely some differences of opinion on how things should be run. The biggest power struggle comes between Ozael and Shemihazah. Shemihazah, however, doesn't realize the depth of Ozael's hatred or his lack of care for following any rules.

Within Razmadda, each city is ruled by a minimum of two Watchers (Iyr). These angels each specialized in something while in Heaven and that is the knowledge they bring to the city. They use religion - worshiping the Iyr as gods - to control the land. Although each city learns from the angels that are in charge of them, all the cities trade and therefore have access to all the Iyr technologies.

The angels still hold council meetings periodically to decide matters. Their meetings are becoming less organized as the corruption of the world sinks into them.

Thoheleth

Thoheleth is where the action begins for Siriad. Unlike Kesef, where the inhabitants have already strayed from God before the angels arrive, Siriad remains true to the Creator. In doing so, they win the Creator's protection. Now, we didn't want this to be too over the top, so most of the things God does in the book are like things today. You don't always know that God did it. Christians will see His hand, non-Christians will attribute it to "fate" or "luck" or "chance."

In our book, there are a few times when God makes his presence clear. Still, it is mainly the Iyr who see and recognize this. The place where this is most predominant is in the end of the book. It all takes place right at Thoheleth.

Thoheleth is also in the prophecy dreams that Enosh has. The interesting thing about prophecy is that just when you think you have it figured out something happens and you realize it was really that. Most prophecies in the Bible are two-fold. The prophecy can usually be interpreted in the immediate historical context and then they are interpreted again in the long-term (future) context. These prophecies tend to have more of a dreamlike quality to them. We will leave it to you to figure out if Enosh's prophecy is based in the time of the book or based in the future.

Padooth

Padooth is one of the cities of Siriad. It was founded by Adam after Cain killed Abel. A ring of mountains surrounds the plain on which the city rests, but one lone mountain stands at the center of Padooth. On this mountain, citizens make sacrifices to the Almighty under the supervision of Enosh or Keenan, his son.

Because of its seclusion, Padooth is very traditional in its style. The homes tend to have a central courtyard surrounded on three sides by the home and closed to the public by a fence on the fourth side. The upper level of a home in Padooth is an open roof where women frequently do their laundry. It is because of this seclusion that all the people of Siriad are referred to as "backmountains."

Padooth is the home of Enosh. Prior to the arrival of the Iyr, Padooth was a city-state. After the Iyr united the rest of Eden into Razmadda, Siriad also decided to unite. At that time, Padooth, Thoheleth, and Meshfaht all came under Enosh's rule. However, the leaders of Thoheleth and Meshfaht are independent in as much as they are some distance from Enosh. They make all the decisions for their cities unless it is concerning their interactions with Razmadda. They also have an unlimited free trade agreement between the cities that has allowed each city to specialize in its products. In this sense, they are similar to the way the United States was governed prior to the Civil War.

Meshfaht

Meshfaht is one of the cities that Adam founded immediately after being kicked out of the garden. This is where the story of Cain and Abel took place.

Now, by our story, we have it that Abel had both a wife (from his sisters) and children before his untimely death. Cain, however, did not have children yet. Think of him as one of those people who want to become established in the world before having kids.

Abel's children are the ones who found Meshfaht and turn it into a furniture manufacturing town. The water in the lake is not drinkable, but great for crops and growing trees for furniture works well. This is the home of Pethe and Aras.

Siriad

Siriad is a simple place. Its rulers do the best they can to protect the inhabitants from the influence of the Iyr. In part, this is because they believe the Iyr are not sent from God. In part, it is because the Iyr have limited their trade with Siriad because they are trying to force their hand into an alliance.

Siriad uses basic weapons and dresses as you would expect any ancient people to dress. The three cities, Padooth, Meshfaht, and Thoheleth, have combined to create one nation under Enosh's rule. Because Enosh rules Padooth and the city of Padooth is surrounded by a ring of mountains, the people of Siriad are referred to derogatorily as "backmountains" by the other inhabitants of Siriad.

Siriad/ Razmadda/ Eden

Siriad is one of the areas of Eden. It solely contains those who refused the angelic rule despite what it cost them. The cities of Thoheleth, where most of the Siriad portion of the story takes place, Meshfaht, and Padooth, where you will have a few scenes focusing on the government.

Although some of the other cities were more resistant than others, once all the cities outside of Siriad were willing to give women and control over to the Iyr, they became collectively known as Razmadda.

Eden was originally going to be both Iyr controlled lands and all the lands in general, but this did not allow the world to be portrayed as different after the arrival of the Iyr. Now, Eden only refers to the land as a whole.

Watchers, Nephilm, and Abdiyrben Part III

The Addiyrben

The Abdiyrben are the offspring of the first born Nephilim and human women. These half breeds are similar to the firstborns in their physical abilities and appearance. Like their fathers, they mature quicker physically and also gravitate towards selfish immature behavior.

Most Abdiyrden are the result of the law that states that any Nephilim has the right to a woman that is to be wed. This usually takes place after the wedding ceremony. The weddings are staged in accordance with the woman's cycle, so that the likelihood of conception is at its highest. Others are conceived by acceptable woman that offer themselves to the Nephilim in order to gain social status.

The Abdiyrben are raised by their mother until weaned and then are sent to the academies to be trained in their father's arts by the priestesses of that order.

These half-breeds automatically attain the highest status. Some are servants in the palaces of the Iyr or their temples; others make up special units and under the command of their fathers. The main purpose of the Abdiyrben, unknown to man, is to be their eventual replacement.