Books with author Sharon Letson

Today is Bennet’s birthday! He is so excited and in such a hurry to go to his party that he keeps overlooking important tasks he must do to be ready to go. All the while, his mother keeps patiently reminding him to “Wait a minute, Bennet, first things first.” Bennet learns not only about patience but also a lesson about not getting ahead of himself. He discovers that sometimes it is just as important to not be too early as it is to not be too late. Ultimately, waiting is hard, but perfect timing makes the wait worth it.

A young man's journey to become an apprentice is just the first step in an adventure that takes him to the Royal City and on to Gilgamar, the Seventh City. Leaving home in the company of his uncles, he journeys to meet Sir Henry, the man he will apprentice himself to . An urgent request for help from Lady Mariana sends the pair on an adventure to try and free her from the grasp of the scheming Governor of Gilgamar.

Sir Henry has been acting strangely since his first love, Lorelei reappeared in his life and John is worried about him. As a distraction he proposes a journey to look for his Uncle Richard, who his father hasn't seen in fifteen years. The problem is no one knows where to look. However, John stumbles upon several signs to help them begin the search. Will they find Uncle Richard? And will Sir Henry’s attentiveness to Lorelei damage his blossoming relationship with Lady Mariana.

The second book in the Kingdom of Farin series finds John adjusting to life with his new found father, Sir Henry. After returning to his father's home, John turns his thoughts to learning a trade even those Sir Henry insists that it is completely unnecessary. Along with his friend Liam, he gets his opportunity to explore seafaring when he accompanies Lady Mariana to the coast where he gets to try his hand at working on a real ship. Their journey takes them through the village of Gaithwaite where they visit John's mother, but they are not prepared for his step-father's anger upon meeting up with the boy. John is able to convince his mother, who has been quite abused by her husband, to leave with him, but his step-father is not keen to let his wife go so easily or for John to slip through his fingers. At the coast he carries out his plan and waylays John. John's friends and family spend every minute searching for him and in the end fear they have to give him up for dead.