the tempests of time
Ages of Malice, Book IV AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER Religious Mysteries and Religious Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Winner, Spiritual Fiction
Eric Hoffer Award 2026
“The Devil, my boy, is whatever suits his purpose.”
Forced through the very gates of Hell; trapped in an inferno of demons, shocking realities, and bone chilling memories, a mysterious figure shows Emery Merrick the blistering truths about God, Satan, and the future of humanity.
Meanwhile, a horrified Rhyme Carter unleashes her wrath on Cain’s very doorstep. But the Antichrist isn’t so easily thwarted, and as the apocalypse blooms, prophecy explodes in ways even Cain can’t predict.
Experience the mastery, the emotion, the brazen twists. Illusions are shattered and paradigms pulverized. From Amazon Bestselling author, Lloyd Jeffries, comes the next heart-pounding chapter in the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning Ages of Malice saga.
As Rhyme fights for her life, Emery faces a terrible choice: risk his soul for the woman he loves—or be forever adrift on The Tempests of Time.
Don’t miss this mind-shattering epic.
Gaze into Merrick’s mirror…and be forever changed.
“A masterpiece”
“Intelligent”
“Mind-blowing revelations”
“I couldn’t stop reading.”
“I found myself hanging onto every page.”
Silver Award, Feathered Quill
Silver Award, Global Book Awards
Silver Award, Readers’ Favorite
Gold Award, Literary Titan
A Portion of Malice
Ages of Malice, Book I
Writer’s Digest Honorable Mention, Literary Fiction
Eric Hoffer Honorable Mention, Spiritual Fiction
In this fast-paced supernatural thriller that kicks off the series and provides the critical backstory to all that follows, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Emery Merrick is at the end of his rope, about to end it all, when a knock at the door changes everything.
Soon, Emery finds himself plunged into an immortal world of darkness, deceit, and barbarity, coming face to face with an ancient, secret society that aims to fulfill prophecy and sacrifice Earth to a bloodthirsty God.
Silver Award, Readers’ Favorite, Religious Fiction
Bronze Award, Reader Views, Thriller/Suspense/Horror
Gold Award, Literary Titan
A Portion of malice Awards
A Measure of Rhyme
Ages of Malice, Book II
BookLife Elite, Publisher’s Weekly, Mystery Thriller
Rhyme Carter has a problem. She’s married to the literal Antichrist. But her heart belongs to another man, a man she deserted to the clutches of the Devil himself.
Emery Merrick wakes in a hospital to find the woman he loves betrayed him. Swept away on a drug-fueled tsunami of madness and mayhem, he plummets further into addiction, misery, and the machinations of immortal madmen. But Rhyme has plans of her own: to thwart her evil husband and reclaim her life.
As Mankind races toward the apocalypse, can a former librarian overcome staggering odds to save the planet—and the man she loves—from certain destruction?
Gold Award, Feathered Quill, Religious Fiction
Silver Award, Feathered Quill, Mystery/Thriller/Horror
Bronze Award, Reader Views, Classic Thriller
A Measure of Rhyme Awards
Embers of shadow
Ages of Malice, Book III
Short List, Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA), Shelley Supernatural
Short List, CIBA, Cygnus Speculative
After the brazen attack on Israel, the Antichrist’s shadow looms. What Emery and Rhyme have failed to stop now grows unchecked as Cain solidifies his dominance for all time. As the world trembles, can lost love overcome staggering odds to stop the apocalypse?
Embers of Shadow: Predictability defied.
Bronze Award, Readers’ Favorite, Christian Thriller
Gold Award, Literary Titan