Pocket Change
Two gold coins. Unlimited knowledge. One father with everything to lose. James Carter has been raising his twins, Rena and Tyson, on his own since he was a teenager. At twenty-six....
Two gold coins. Unlimited knowledge. One father with everything to lose. James Carter has been raising his twins, Rena and Tyson, on his own since he was a teenager. At twenty-six he's out of money and out of luck, and he's living in a run-down hotel in a new city where his kids get picked on every day. He gave up on his own dreams years ago. Those two kids are all he has. Then a broken water valve sends him down to the hotel basement, and he finds two ancient gold coins hidden in the dark. By morning he can learn anything in seconds. Business, law, money, strategy. Nothing is out of reach anymore. The coins also open a door to Velmora, a hidden world of kingdoms, magic and old enemies who have been waiting for someone like James. In one world he's climbing from the bottom to the top of North Carolina politics. In the other he's building a kingdom and fighting a war. As the twins grow into fighters and leaders of their own, the dangers get closer to home. Friends turn out to be spies, the people he trusts keep secrets, and some of the losses can't be undone. Pocket Change is a story about family, power, and a father who will do whatever it takes to protect the two people who matter most.