Called into Service

The year is 1621 and Robert Curtis has been left for dead. But Robert isn't just any soldier fighting in the early years of the Thirty Years War. He's also an English priest. Pulled back from the brink by strangers and bound by loyalty and gratitude, Robert is drawn into the search for a young Calvinist pastor imprisoned in Mainz. Lives cross and uncross as unexpected truths are revealed and connections that shouldn't exist are discovered nonetheless. Robert and his new friends journey across Germany as they face darkness and corruption seeking aid for the outnumbered English defenders of the Palatinate. Calling upon the courts of dukes, princes and a dowager queen, they uncover far more questions than answers: What ties them all together? Has an assassin targeted Robert? And how can an Austrian priest, a Reformed pastor, and a disillusioned Anglican sow the seeds of reconciliation in a Christian church at war with itself?Called into Service is the first book in the Robert Curtis series of mysteries. Enter his world of politics, religion, and ambition to explore a story of faith, mercy, justice, and love.