Fourteen-year-old Jean-Luc, squire to Philippe DeGrasse, on the French crusade in the Holy Land in the thirteenth century, is an ambitious-and extraordinarily handsome and sexy-boy. Even on the eve of battle on the plain below the Horns of Hattin in the Levant, he is scheming to advance up the levels of master. Above DeGrasse are the army's general, Hugh de Lusignan, brother to Guy, King of Jerusalem, and above the general is the king himself.
It was 2 weeks before Pete reached the 15th birthday in his short but memorable life. He finally got his wish to be placed in a safe care home away from his troubles at home, away from his brothers... Was it going to end well for Pete...
Inspired by viewing the movie "At Play in the Fields of the Lord". Martha's new husband changes in unexpected ways as they near the isolated mission station.
During the spring holiday my wife's older sister Alice and her fourteen-year-old daughter Robin would come over from and stay with us. After a few day days my wife Eliza and Alice would go to Las Vegas for a week. I would stay behind with Robin and our daughter Daphne.