Author: James Osborne

I’m the author of a three-novel trilogy called The Secret Shepherd Conspiracies. The first, PRESCRIPTION FOR DECEPTION, has received high praise, including this: "Just finished 'Prescription For Deception' 30 minutes ago! Wow!!! What a thriller!!!! Began reading it this afternoon and couldn't put it down." -- Linda Wilson. (The exclamation marks are hers.) The second novel, THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SECRET SHEPHERD, also has enjoyed high praise from reviewers, among these: "It's a magnificent story of faith and hope prevailing in a world under siege." -- New York editor and publisher Lois W. Stern. Most recently released by my publisher Next Chapter Inc., is THE MAIDSTONE CONSPIRACY, the third and final book of the trilogy. I am also the author of the thriller novel THE ULTIMATE THREAT, an Amazon #1 bestseller. Other examples of my work can be found in dozens of anthologies, magazines, journals and blogs. Awaiting publication is a two-volume series of short stories, the first called DRAGONFLIES AND THE GREAT BLUE HERON and the second, MIRACLES AND MISADVENTURES. My books are available online in paperback, ebook and hardcover from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, and Google Play, among other sites. I've enjoyed a varied career including investigative journalist, college teacher, army officer, vice-president of a Fortune 500 company, author, and business owner.

It’s Free!

March 22, 2020

Here’s your chance! The ebook version of SECRET SHEPHERD is available to you absolutely free starting on Monday, March 23. The offer is good only for this week, March 23 to 27. SECRET SHEPHERD is book two in a planned trilogy that chronicles the travels around the world of a wealthy young couple, Paul and … More It’s Free!

One and All: Stay Safe and Be Well

March 19, 2020

Here are some wonderful thoughts from author Kitty O’Meara in “The Earth Plan” blog spot (https://theearthplan.blogspot.com/search/label/kitty%20omeara): “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some … More One and All: Stay Safe and Be Well

Now For Some Good News

March 18, 2020

Here is a welcome story posted yesterday on the website called GoodNewsNetwork.org: Ten Positive Updates on COVID-19By McKinley CorbleyGoodNewsNetwork.org March 17, 2020If it seems that your news feed has been flooded with nerve-wracking updates on the COVID-19 outbreaks, have no fear—there are also plenty of positive updates on the pandemic as well. Here is a list of 10 hopeful … More Now For Some Good News

Lest We Forget

November 10, 2019

If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the National War Memorial in Ottawa. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died last month at the age of 90. That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, … More Lest We Forget