Xan and John are orphans at Harwood Abbey. They are also enemies, but now John, blinded by an accident, struggles with bitterness. In his latest adventure, Xan of Harwood Abbey joins forces with this most unlikely of allies to uncover the mystery of the loss of the Fire of Eden, a priceless ruby coveted by many . . .

Who took the ruby—a dishonest monk, a traitorous member of Her Lady’s guard, or the frightening magician who dwells in the woods? 

Will Xan and John permanently mend their ways? Or will the quest for the ruby destroy any hopes of lasting friendship?

To find out where this next adventure leads Xan and his friends, you'll have to read The Fire of Eden.

Book Three of the Harwood Mysteries.

An ill-fated journey, a long-lost uncle, and a mysterious cathedral mark the next chapter in the life of Xan, an orphan in search of his destiny. For a year, he has lived in the care of Benedictine monks at Harwood Abbey. Now he learns that he has an uncle, said to live in the far-off city of Lincoln.

Will Xan survive the trip alongside the prisoner Carlo and his cruel guards?
Will he find Uncle William?
And why is Xan drawn to the spirit that haunts Lincoln Cathedral--could a ghost reconnect Xan with his dead parents?

Book Two of Six of the Harwood Mysteries.

2021 Illumination Book Awards, Gold Medal: Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction2020 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Gold Medal: Young Adult Fiction - Mystery2021 International Book Awards, 1st Place: Religious Fiction2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Bronze Medal: Religious Fiction2021 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, 3rd Place: Escapism2021 ACP Excellence in Publishing Awards, 3rd Place: Young ReadersAn attack by bandits in the middle of the night leaves a young boy with no memory of who he is or where he is from. Nursed back to health by the devoted monks in a Benedictine abbey, he takes the name Alexander, or Xan for short. Aided by the kindly Brother Andrew, Xan commits himself to finding out who he really is.
Does he have a family? Are they still alive?

Book One of Six Harwood Mysteries

Contributors to this volume:
James Bemis
Raimund Borgmeier
Michael G. Brennan
Crystal Downing
Anthony Esolen
James E. Hartley
Daniel H. Lowenstein
Michael Martin

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