The Hot Marble won 2nd place in the YA division of the 2020 Living Water Awards
The Horned Edge won 1st place in the YA division of the 2022 Living Water Awards





The Hot Marble won 2nd place in the YA division of the 2020 Living Water Awards
The Horned Edge won 1st place in the YA division of the 2022 Living Water Awards





The Hot Marble
Written by Mac
I like Science Fiction (Dune Series, Lord of the Rings, Narnia/CS Lewis) as well as Historical Fiction. The Hot Marble is well planned and executed in that today’s world many kids are thrown into real life as the characters in the book experience. Kids are put in situations that they aren’t planned to handle and Mrs. Althoff shows that well.
My favorite character is Lewis. He has a knack for useable knowledge. He tries to take responsibility (sometimes it doesn’t work in his favor). All of the characters have struggles just as we do.
There is a lot of good action in the book. As a guy that isn’t that much of a reader, it has plenty of action that keeps me turning the page to see what happens next.
I don’t want to give away any plotlines, but I was pretty upset when a character was “killed off”. I know that this happens in many books, but when you grow to like a character and identify with them it doesn’t make it any easier.
This is a great book.
The Cave Chamber
The Hot Marble —
Written by Mac
I like Science Fiction (Dune Series, Lord of the Rings, Narnia/CS Lewis) as well as Historical Fiction. The Hot Marble is well planned and executed in that today’s world many kids are thrown into real life as the characters in the book experience. Kids are put in situations that they aren’t planned to handle and Mrs. Althoff shows that well.
My favorite character is Lewis. He has a knack for useable knowledge. He tries to take responsibility (sometimes it doesn’t work in his favor). All of the characters have struggles just as we do.
There is a lot of good action in the book. As a guy that isn’t that much of a reader, it has plenty of action that keeps me turning the page to see what happens next.
I don’t want to give away any plotlines, but I was pretty upset when a character was “killed off”. I know that this happens in many books, but when you grow to like a character and identify with them it doesn’t make it any easier.
This is a great book.
The Cave Chamber —
Written by Dianne Miley
If you enjoy science fiction, other worlds, and romance, you’ll love this story. It’s the sequel to The Hot Marble with plenty of action, suspense, and symbolism that points to our creator and spiritual warfare in the natural world. Thank you, Rosemary Althoff, for sharing your brilliant imagination with us!
The Horned Edge—
First, I want to lay a foundation in my writings of God’s victory over evil. Right here and now, no matter what is happening to you or around you, Jesus is living, present, and powerful.
Second I want to encourage the reader through my viewpoint characters who struggle with God in extraordinary and even drastic circumstances.
May you read my stories and see that God is and that he is good!