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one of the authors asked me if I had read
it after I had told him/her (I won’t say

to Amazon now to order Innocent Blood.
I know it will be money well spent. Five
glowing stars from me.

Rembrandt himself, a shadowy order
known simply as the Sanguines.
In the end, be warned: some books should
never be found, never opened—until now.
These books are available on Amazon in
Paperback, Hardback and Kindle
The Blood Gospel
Innocent Blood

The Princess Fables by
Marc clark

which one) that I couldn’t wait. It was well
worth waiting for anyway. I could read
this book a dozen times.
I won’t bore any of you by repeating half
of the synopsis as it’s up there in black
and white for your perusal. What I will do,
is say what I loved about it. I have always
loved Rollins’ style and the kind of book
he writes. To me, he is akin to Dan
Brown, but with a keener edge. Where
Brown takes a breather with lengthy
descriptions of historical locations (which
is okay for a history buff such as myself)
Rollins just ploughs on with the story and
never relents with his pace. Of course, this
is a collaboration with Ms Cantrell and
together I feel they are a formidable
partnership.
A cocktail of ancient mysteries, cults,
vampires of both persuasions, secret
societies, the Nazis, a host of historical
greats, and the Catholic Church. What
more could a reader want? I liked also the
use of three main protagonists as opposed
to the usual ritual of hero plus one(usually
female). All three have their intricacies and
complexities that keep them interesting, as
well as their individual interactions with
each other that bring us to identify with
and care for them. I loved too the
introduction of many great historical
figures going back two thousand years. I
don’t give spoilers so you will have to read
the story for yourselves, but they each add
real substance to the book, leading up to
the final excellent twist at the end.
Blood Gospel is an action-packed, fastpaced, thrilling read that I would
recommend to anyone. I’m going straight

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SYNOPSIS
An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills
hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the
heart of the mountain. A trio of
investigators—Sergeant Jordan Stone, a
military forensic expert; Father Rhun
Korza, a Vatican priest; and Dr. Erin
Granger, a brilliant but disillusioned
archaeologist—are sent to explore the
macabre discovery, a subterranean temple
holding the crucified body of a
mummified girl.
But a brutal attack at the site sets the three
on the run, thrusting them into a race to
recover what was once preserved in the
tomb’s sarcophagus: a book rumored to
have been written by Christ’s own hand, a
tome that is said to hold the secrets to His
divinity. But the enemy who hounds tem
is like no other, a force of ancient evil
directed by a leader of impossible
ambitions and incalculable cunning.
From crumbling tombs to splendorous
churches, Erin and her two companions
must confront a past that traces back
thousands of years, to a time when
ungodly beasts hunted the dark spaces of
the world, to a moment in history when
Christ made a miraculous offer, a pact of
salvation for those who were damned for
eternity.
Here is a novel that is explosive in its
revelation of a secret history. Why do
Catholic priests wear pectoral crosses?
Why are they sworn to celibacy? Why do
the monks hide their countenances under
hoods? And why does Catholicism insist
that the consecration of wine during Mass
results in its transformation to Christ’s
own blood? The answers to all go back to
a secret sect within the Vatican, one
whispered as rumor but whose very
existence was painted for all to see by

Award: The Princess Fables was just
awarded an Honorable Mention at the
2014 Los Angeles Book Festival.
Title: The Princess Fables
Author: Marc Clark
Illustrator: Eric Hosford
Publication Date: December 5, 2013
Publisher: Seven C’s Productions
Pages: 115
Recommended Ages: 3+
Summary: The Origins of THE
PRINCESS FABLES: When the
author’s daughter was just beginning the
first grade, she was not happy about
school. So when he would wake her each
morning, whatever she would say to get
out of going became the subject for a
PRINCESS FABLE. If she’d say, “I don’t
want to,” he’d make up a tale about The
Princess Who Always Said, “I Don’t
Wanna”. If she pulled the covers over her
head, he’d tell her the story of The
Princess Who Hid Under The Covers. By
the end of each Fable he’d have her
dressed and ready for school, with her
eyes wide open and full of hope… THE