The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart A Review

ABOUT THE FIVE TIMES I MET MYSELF
 What if you met your twenty-three-year-old self in a dream? What would you say?

Brock Matthews’ once promising life is unraveling. His coffee company. His marriage.

So when he discovers his vivid dreams—where he encounters his younger self—might let him change his past mistakes, he jumps at the chance. The results are astonishing, but also disturbing.

Because getting what Brock wants most in the world will force him to give up the one thing he doesn’t know how to let go . . . and his greatest fear is that it’s already too late.

Print Length: 400 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 10, 2015)
Publication Date: November 10, 2015
Sold by: HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Language: English
ASIN: B00XPV61QI

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Quick Bio

Grew up: Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Spokane, Kirkland, WA
College: University of Washington. B.A. in broadcast journalism
Work history: Started off on air at a radio station, then went into sales
Other job: Since ’94 I’ve owned an ad agency/marketing firm.
Favorite memories: They come from jumping off cliffs with my boys, water skiing together, long walks & talks with my wife, and going deep with friends.

NOVELS (From the newest to the oldest)
THE FIVE TIMES I MET MYSELF
SPIRIT BRIDGE
MEMORY'S DOOR
SOUL'S GATE
THE CHAIR
BOOK OF DAYS
ROOMS
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MY REVIEW
  The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart is just incredible. Every single book I have read by James L. Rubart has been the same. I so enjoy when he has a new book out, because I know I can expect a book full of intriguing, interesting topics you don’t get from other authors.  His books aren’t about your normal, every day things that lots of authors write about.
  In The Five Times I Met Myself Brock has been having a mysterious, crazy dream, so he tells his friend about it. The friend gives him a book about lucid dreaming. Where you can control your dreams and talk to people or visit events. It’s having control over your dreams.
  Since everything in Brock’s live is falling apart he thinks if he would have done things differently his life would have turned out better. He wouldn’t be in the shape he is in now. So he goes in his dream back to talk to himself and tells himself certain areas to change and things to do differently.
  The only bad thing about this is things started to go from bad to worse. Even when he thought he changed his life for the better somehow things just kept getting crazier.  Now after he has visited himself four times he wants to make things the way they were before he started the lucid dreaming. Will Brock be able to do this?
  So many outcomes and so many changes, what will really happen? This book is just wonderful. So very, very interesting and it will keep you reading. Very highly recommended. If you have never read any of James L. Rubart’s books now is the time to start. I just can’t say enough how much I love this book.
 

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Spirit Bridge By James L. Rubart *A REVIEW*

ABOUT SPIRIT BRIDGE
A Well Spring Series Novel
By James L. Rubart

The Warriors Riding have battled in astounding supernatural realms, set captives free, and awakened thousands of hearts. But now their only chance of survival depends on calling for The Spirit Bridge.

Reece, Dana, Brandon, and Marcus have achieved staggering success in the spiritual realm . . . but each is reeling from vicious attacks. They need rest. A break from the war.

But the warlord Zennon is raging and will give them no quarter. The demon holds what he believes to be the trump card—a hidden strategy set in motion before Warriors Riding even began—that will detonate the team from the inside out. And he's just set it loose.

The street magician Simon—finally free of Zennon's alternate reality prison—is racing to remember his past before his ignorance obliterates his destiny. Then there's Miyo—a brash young warrior with advanced knowledge of spiritual realities and supernatural armor even Reece doesn't know about. These two will be pivotal in the final war.

If only the Warriors knew which side Simon and Miyo are truly on. If only they knew how to fight against Zennon's final assault.

The Spirit Bridge is the epic conclusion to acclaimed author James L. Rubart's Well Spring series, which will propel each of the Warriors Riding on a quest of true identity, ultimate freedom, and a final battle that will leave them changed forever

Series: A Well Spring Novel (Book 3)
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 6, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401686095
ISBN-13: 978-1401686093
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James L. Rubart is the best-selling and Christy award winning author of ROOMS, BOOK OF DAYS, THE CHAIR, SOUL'S GATE, and MEMORY'S DOOR. He's also a professional speaker and owner of Barefoot Marketing which helps businesses and authors make more coin of the realm.

In his free time he dirt bikes, hikes, golfs, takes photos, and occasionally does sleight of hand. No, he doesn't sleep much. He lives with his amazing wife and two sons in the Pacific Northwest and still thinks he's young enough to water ski like a madman. More at http://jameslrubart.com/ and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLRubart

MY REVIEW
    Spirit Bridge by James L. Rubart is book 3 in the Well Spring novel series. I’ve read the first two books in the Well Spring series and was really looking forward to Spirit Bridge. What an excellent conclusion to the series.
   The last battle/quest that the Warriors Riding have is truly amazing.  It makes you think really things like this can and do happen all of the time. It’s not just a make believe story. When we allow sin to stay in our hearts that is when the devil will enter in.
  I really love all of the characters in this series and will miss them a lot, but I so enjoyed meeting them and getting to know them. I was surprised how Reece was tempted in Spirit Bridge and how he fell to the temptation.  Just like we do when we allow sin in. I always considered him to be so strong.
   The ending was so very, very fantastic, full of adventure and excitement with the sweetness of love thrown in. What a fantastic series. I love these books. I highly recommend them and know you will love the Warriors Riding.


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Memory's Door By James Rubart A REVIEW

ABOUT MEMORY'S DOOR
The prophecy brought them together. But the Wolf has risen, and now their greatest battle begins.

The four members of Warriors Riding have learned to wage war in the supernatural, to send their spirits inside people’s souls, to battle demonic forces, and to bring deep healing to those around them.

But their leader Reece is struggling with the loss of his sight. Brandon is being stalked at his concerts by a man in the shadows. Dana’s career is threatening to bury her. And Marcus questions his sanity as he seems to be slipping in and out of alternate realities.

And now the second part of the prophecy has come true. The Wolf is hunting them and has set his trap. He circles, feeding on his supernatural hate of all they stand for. And he won’t stop until he brings utter destruction to their bodies . . . and their souls.

Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (August 6, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401686079
ISBN-13: 978-1401686079

ABOUT JAMES L. RUBART
I've been a professional marketer since 1994 through my company Barefoot Marketing, but my passion is writing fiction.

I'm also a photographer, guitarist, professional speaker, golfer, and semi-pro magician. I live in the Northwest with the world's most perfect wife and my two almost-perfect sons. No, I don't sleep much. You can catch up more with me at www.jimrubart.com or www.barefootmarketing.com.

MY REVIEW
  Memory’s Door by James L. Rubart is book two in A Well Spring Novel series. I can’t really explain how much I love this series. It is so full of life, hope, peace, but also has the darker side that will make you think that life isn’t about what we do every day it’s about the spiritual world.
  As Christians we are fighting a fight here on earth that is for all eternity.
  The Warriors Riding group of four have wars in the supernatural, going inside people’s souls to bring them peace and for them to heal.
  All of the Warriors are attacked by something that is very important to them. How the demons try to infiltrate their lives. The demons hit them where it matters the most.
If you never read any other books this year, read the Well Spring Novels by James L. Rubart. They are so very intriguing and suspenseful. Some parts I just don’t know how they will turn out and then James Rubart comes through with an amazing escape. These books are totally worth buying and reading. They will stay on my bookshelf for always. Highly recommended. I hated coming to the end of this book. I wanted it to last for a very long time. This book Memory’s Door is one of my favorites for 2013. One more thing I love the title and how it was displayed in the book. Fantastic!

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Soul's Gate By James Rubart *A Review

Soul's Gate

By James Rubart

“Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”

What if you could travel inside another person’s soul? To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds. To help set them free to step boldly into their divinely designed future.

Thirty years ago that’s exactly what Reece Roth did. Until tragedy shattered his life and ripped away his future.

Now God has drawn Reece out of the shadows to fulfill a prophecy spoken over him three decades ago. A prophecy about four warriors with the potential to change the world . . . if Reece will face his deepest regret and teach them what he has learned.

They gather at a secluded and mysterious ranch deep in the mountains of Colorado, where they will learn to see the spiritual world around them with stunning clarity—and how to step into the supernatural.

Their training is only the beginning. The four have a destiny to pursue a freedom even Reece doesn’t fully fathom. But they have an enemy hell-bent on destroying them and he’ll stop at nothing to keep them from their quest for true freedom and the coming battle of souls.

Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 6, 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1401686052

ISBN-13: 978-1401686055

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces

　

James L. Rubart is a professional marketer, speaker, and writer. He serves on the board of the Northwest Christian Writers Association and lives with his wife and sons in Seattle, Washington.
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MY REVIEW

I know when I read a book in a couple of days it is a fantastic story. That is what I did with James L. Rubart’s book Soul’s Gate. It is a fantastic, exciting, suspenseful read that you won’t be able to put down. I’m really excited because Soul’s Gate is book 1 in the Well Spring series.

Four people are chosen to be in a group to gain freedom from all of the pressures and things of the earth and help others and really love and care for them. Whenever anyone does the Lord’s work we will find opposition and troubles.

Here is part of what the back cover of this book says: “Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”

If you have never read any books by James L. Rubart this is one you should start with.

I really love this book and I hated to come to the end. Soul’s Gate has so much suspense, emotions, love and true joy. Makes you really think about what could be and how we should really care about the other people in this world who don’t know the Lord.

Soul’s Gate is a 5 plus book and a book to keep. I highly recommend Soul’s Gate and anything written by James L. Rubart.

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The Chair by James L. Rubart * A Review

ABOUT THE CHAIR

If someone gave you a chair and said it was made by Jesus Christ, would you believe them?

When an elderly lady shows up in Corin Roscoe's antiques store and gives him a chair she claims was crafted by Jesus, he scoffs. But when a young boy is miraculously healed two days after sitting in the chair, he stops laughing and starts wondering . . . could this chair heal the person whose life Corin destroyed twelve years ago?

As word spreads of the boy's healing, a mega-church pastor is determined to manipulate Corin into turning over the chair. And that mysterious woman who gave him the piece flits in and out of his life like a shadow, insinuating it's Corin’s destiny to guard the chair above everything else. But why?

Desperate, he turns to the one person he can trust, a college history professor who knows more about the legend of the chair than he'll reveal. Corin's life shatters as he searches for the truth about the artifact and the unexplained phenomena surrounding it. What’s more, he's not the only one willing do almost anything to possess the power seemingly connected to the chair.

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: B&H Books (September 15, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1433671522
ISBN-13: 978-1433671524
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James L. Rubart is a professional marketer, speaker, and writer. He serves on the board of the Northwest Christian Writers Association and lives with his wife and sons in Seattle, Washington.
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MY REVIEW
  The Chair is the third book James L. Rubart has written and it’s the third book of his that I’ve read and reviewed, and all I can say is Mr. Rubart is a born storyteller and has many stories to tell.
  His books are not like your regular books. James L. Rubart puts really meaning and feeling in all of his books. I really enjoyed the story, but also the spiritual insight. He really makes you feel what the characters are feeling, whether it be hate, indifference, sorrow, fear or love, peace and forgiveness. You really get into James books and you will be reading them really fast.
  Like in the novel The Chair God will let things happen to you to get you to come to Him. Through pain, fear or complete loneliness. Sometimes when we have nothing left  that’s when God can talk to us.
  The Chair is so very interesting, and the characters are intriguing. The characters are very strong and well-developed.
I just enjoyed The Chair so very much and highly recommend it to you.
Personal Note: If anyone has the paperback copy of James L. Rubart’s first book Rooms, I would love to swap books with you. I have Rooms in ebook form, but want it for my bookshelf. If anyone is interested send me an email at wandaelaine at gmail dot com and I will send you the list of books I have. Thanks everyone!


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Thank you to the author for providing this book for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255