Books with author Dan Taylor

Do you have great obstacles in your life to overcome? Are you looking for proven biblical principles that take you from loss to victory? From the extraordinary story of Esther the author reveals a rich vein of life transforming principles aimed for each one of us. This book is no ordinary commentary of the story of Queen Esther, but is rather a passionate revelation of what it means to walk in life-giving obedience to truth. With insights into the historical context, the reader is urged throughout to reflect on the parallels between Queen Esther’s journey and our own. Taking Esther’s heroic story and placing it in the heart of our own modern day circumstances, this book will help give you a life strategy that is at the heart of God’s purposes for you today.

When Lexie Wilde is dropped off at Scout Camp, little does she expect it to be full of zombies, werewolves and three-headed witches, who all become the best of friends. But Camp Croak is under threat from the charmingly foul Euphemia Vile, and they must all come together in order to succeed ... the first in a new series, GHOUL SCOUTS.Lexie Wilde was pretty sure she was supposed to be joining the Happy Hollow Camp for Joyful Boys and Girls for the summer. So why did her Grams just drop her off under a big ol' sign saying WELCOME TO CAMP CROAK? And is she really sharing a cabin with a werewolf, a skeleton, a fancy schmancy zombie and a baseball-hat-wearing ghost? Yep, looks like she is! After earning some rather unusual Ghoul Scout badges, Lexie becomes the best of friends with her new pals, and before long is one of the team. However, danger lurks as the dastardly Euphemia Vile has plans of her own. And when their beloved camp counsellors succumb to an odd sleeping sickness, Lexie and her new friends become suspicious ... can they overcome the saccharine sweetness of their new Scoutmaster and save Camp Croak? The first in a laugh-out-loud series for young readers, with hilarious integrated two-colour illustrations throughout.

With an incarcerated father and an estranged drug-addicted mother, Shanequa's dreams of higher education feel like a fantasy. When Shanequa gets the chance to attend a prestigious private prep school, she feels like her dreams might become reality. Shanequa finds it easier to lie to her new friends than tell them the truth about her family. When her lies are found out, and Shanequa strikes back in blind rage, her path changes forever.

Many promises are made in high school. Many hearts are broken. Murphy High head cheerleader Jessica Riley seems to have it all. She has social status, smarts and so many admirers; she’ll never be the girl who frets about not having a date for homecoming, or prom….or anything. She also has the attention of the star quarterback, Wade Quinlan, who sees his opportunity to get the girl he’s had a crush on since grade school. It’s a match made in high school heaven.But when the new kid, Lucas Foster, catches her eye Jessica finds herself in a struggle with who should win her heart: Lucas, who is new and complicated…and hot by every girl’s estimation, or Wade who is a tried and true friend?

A simply written "on-the-road" story. Middle-aged, Harold Stone, decides to leave home, his wife and his troubles and go walkabout for a few days. Except he uses his car. Reasonably affluent, he can afford to do as he wishes, and on his journeying meets up with Cassie, aged twenty, who is attempting to escape her own demons by travelling the motorway, and accordingly they spend some time together, heading nowhere in particular but learning to lean on each other. Read on ...