The Tavern Prince

A nearby tavern servant with quite a talent for getting in (and out) of tough scrapes is targeted by the king's guard when a young cook's assistant reveals his unusual talent to the captain himself. After sending a young lieutenant to collect the tavern boy one dark, snowy evening, the captain and his man discover the strange boy's talent is even more extraordinary: he can move objects with his mind. An ostensibly simple mission to rescue a girl from the castle keep of the dreaded Lord Darkmoore becomes complicated when the girl turns out to be a princess at the center of an ancient prophecy that determines the fate of the entire kingdom. Meanwhile, a long-thought-dead agent of the king makes a sudden reappearance, as well as a mysterious band of black-clad assassins from a haunted, legendary island. The uncanny inhabitants of the island want the tavern boy for their own nefarious ends, the agent from the past has special knowledge, the Dark Lord wants revenge, the king desperately needs to complete his mission… and the supernatural tavern boy and the princess are at the center of it all. A dark history and a past crime eventually bring everything together for a final battle that will decide the destiny of the kingdom once and for all.

James Robin Peoples was born in San Jose, California and now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology from Santa Clara University and his law degree from The University of Southern California. He has worked at several law offices and has experience as an archaeological site supervisor, sales associate, library assistant, hotel clerk, waiter, and volunteer police officer. He has studied animation at DeAnza College, California and is the author of the children's book "The Doubloon of El Dorado" which he also illustrated. "The Tavern Prince" is his first novel.