Realm of the Fallen: Volume 1 - A Beginning

This Ten Book Series, Realm of the Fallen, chronicles the lives of the people and strangely tragic events surrounding an abandoned Carmelite Monastery, and the desert community of Stanton, Texas. This monastery is taken over by the Catholic Church to become a convent, orphanage, and school, but the new residents do not know that when the Carmelite Brotherhood of monks disbanded, they also left a dark secret behind them. When strange things begin to happen, Monsignor Breely sends a request for assistance, and it eventually comes to him in the form of a recently ordained priest, Father John Sholtz. As this young priest commences his new assignment at the convent, he experiences a most terrifying encounter with a ghostly monk, one with powers beyond the boundaries of his imagination, but this encounter is only the beginning of terrors, and as he faces his fears, learning that things are not always as they seem, he wonders if his mind and faith are strong enough to endure all that now lies ahead of him. Born at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas, Joseph has written numerous poems, short stories, and songs. He likes to spend free time researching and visiting historic sites, and old abandoned places. A few hobbies include music, fishing, camping, vintage cars, and painting various scenes on canvas. He was inspired to write this ten-book series after discovering the unique and strangely tragic history of the actual Carmelite monastery. He likes going to church, inventing and tinkering, Italian and Chinese food, enjoys riding motorcycles and horses, taking road trips with the family, and Christmas is his favorite time of year. There is always another book in the works, he continues to live in Texas with his wife and their two youngest children. He manages a blog page where snippets other works can be viewed and commented on. JC Sparrow - Author - Fiction, Crime Drama, Suspense, Thriller, Horror (wordpress.com)