Time Keeper (Paperback or Softback)

Birthdays are usually a normal event. One invites all their friends over, has cake, and plays games. Well Ian's seventeenth birthday is anything except normal. How, in just one day, can someone not only lose their parents, but also a year of their own life? Well, Ian can tell you how, because that is exactly what happens to him. To make matters worse, as if they could get worse for a normal birthday, Ian's best friend, Kayla, is erased from history. The reason is unknown and up to Ian to find out why.

While Ian is on a mission to save his best friend, he also finds out that it is his responsibility to save all of history. One small change in the past can destroy the present and future. Once Ian discovers who his ancestors are, and the duty he has been destined for all his life, he not only has to find out how to bring Kayla back to the present, but also how to keep Mason's hands off the 'Time Keeper.' It's the one true artifact that Ian has in his possession that can save, or destroy history as he knows it.

Will Ian succeed in finding his best friend, and will he defend the 'Time Keeper?' Only time will tell.

Robert Starnes is not only the author of "The Multifamily Housing Guide - Leasing 101", "The Multifamily Housing Guide - Assistant Manager 101", and "Saving History Series", but he is also the publisher. After being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which it is now part of a broader category called ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), at the age of 43, things started to click with him. After being able to identify and manage the parts of ASD he had, he was able to hone in on his creative writing. At a young age he did not like to read, because he had difficulty with the words on the pages in front of him. He knew the words and understood them, but his brain would comprehend them faster than his voice would speak them. This would cause him to either leave out words, or cause him to read very slowly so he could have his eyes go back over the words again, two to three times, before his voice caught up with his brain. This embarrassment would stop him from reading for many years. With this in Robert's mind, he has written his series for anyone that may be going through the same things he went through as a child, or adult, with reading, and is trying to find a way for them to connect with the world of reading. He believes that you can read and write a perfectly great action packed novel that does not folllow the basic writing standards for word count. His mind does not work the same as a traditional writer's does and retains things much more than another person's may, so you will not find very much repeating, or recapping, in his series. You will find action, adventure, and history from the very first chapter to the very end.To Robert, everyone is different and unique, and should be celebrated every day for being just who they are. He finds that when life may get you down, you can always get away in your own imagination with the help of a good book.

Patricia Carpenter has a Masters' Degree in Reading/Language Arts from Florida State University. She grew up in Panama City, Florida, raised her two sons, and began and completed her teaching career. After teaching for 30 years, in every level from Kindergarten to College, she decided to retire. She moved to the eastern coast of Florida to be near family. Since being retired, she has been volunteering in the elementary school where two of her 5 grandchildren attend. She recently began her own editing company, Carpenter Editing Services, LLC, where she got involved with the author, Robert Starnes. While editing the first book in his Saving History Series, Time Keeper, she got the idea to write a teacher edition for the novel as well.