By Darlene N.Böcek
The last noel: reuben’s story
a family drama of loss and love at Christmas
“A message of hope” for the dark places of our lives. The Last Noel is the story of a fireman who faces fires that cannot be quenched with earthly fire. As he fights the flames all around, he must lead the church Christmas pageant. Can the message of Christmas show him the Way Out?
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RATING: What age is Trunk of Scrolls appropriate for?
ACTION/DANGER: PG 13 (swords and warfare, earthquakes, bandits, and riots)....... SEXUAL SITUATIONS: PG 13 (much of this is clouded between the lines)....... DEATH: PG 13 (real life disasters are depicted with first-hand accuracy)....... ANIMAL DEATH: PG (Yes, sad...
The RISK of Paths of Faith and Fire vs A Family Adventure
I am taking a huge risk. I am viewing this launch and Kickstarter as a JOURNEY I'm embarking on. We pack our bags and make plans, but then we have to rely on OTHERS to make things happen. Like the pilot and the technicians and the flight attendants. It's a simple...
Homeschool History of Trunk of Scrolls
2014-2016 In 2016, Trunk of Scrolls: A Family Adventure was released into the world. The birth of an idea.... In 2014, our homeschool curriculum had reached the historical time period of the post-apostolic Early Church, but as I looked for fiction to supplement our...
Author
Darlene N. Böcek
Darlene N. Böcek is the author of six books. She writes cross-genre with three branches of series.
🌇 YA Sci-fi suspense line
Her Sci-fi Suspense line includes
- The Immortals Series (currently in final stages before publication),
- Tim Reynolds, Detective: The Death of Noah Black,
- The Special,
- and the podcast: They All Marveled Podcast.
🏺 historical & variety line
Her YA historical fiction, Contemporary, and Variety line includes
- Trunk of Scrolls: Paths of Faith and Fire (republished and revised second edition of Trunk of Scrolls: A Family Adventure)
- The Last Noel: A Christmas Novella,
- Silver and Sawdust (faith-and-monster),
- The House of Hidden Faces, or The Invisible Landlord (faith-and-monster)
- and Award winning Whispered the Bones (mystery–available ONLY to Birthday club members!)
📖 bible study line
Her Bible Study line is currently available as a podcast: Grace and Mercy Podcast.
Also, the Writing on the Wall video series and teaching series
About the Author
Darlene N. Böcek and her family live in Izmir, Turkey. They are all Marvel MCU, early Star Wars, and Twilight Zone fans but her favorite sci-fi character is Rocket Raccoon, because he looks like ChicaLola (see below for details!). Besides being a pastor’s wife, she is mom to four wonderful young adults, each one her most favorite.
The family lives on an olive farm overlooking the Aegean Sea. To date, they have nine sixteen twenty-four cats, three two giant dogs, two four cute Havanese puppies and one African Grey parrot. (Click below for pictures!) Most pets are named for movie characters.