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He was a grandfather looking for the grandchild he had never met. The child was an offspring of a wartime romance, which the son had not lived to see its final fruition. What he got was a nightmare involving a cult that, like the suit in a deck of cards, always had thirteen members. It preyed on the very young and was led by a character called the Father, who seemed to have been here forever. Not only did Father have some strange power over the community, he also came with a connection to the strange rose that only came out at night. The rose was scattered throughout the town, especially in the cemetery before trailing up into the mountainside. It was also a rose seemingly found nowhere else in the world. The Fathers connection to the child ran through a silver-haired woman who seemed to be the wild card in Fathers deck of life. At times she seemed good while at evil. Still she seemed to be the only chance for a child connected to the grandfather by the beyond-the-grave love of a father.
Theodore Graham, a burned-out genius with working-class roots, challenges the status quo of wealth, power, and the role of media, only to find himself as an unlikely candidate in a tight governor's race. This political comedy examines friendships and societal struggles through witty dialogue and character interactions. It's a fun, funny, and thought-provoking read that examines the clashes between classes.
Many of us have definite plans about how the story of life goes, but the purpose of God prevails. Author Regina S. Wood narrates how she learned to embrace the unplanned and how she kept faith in God''s promise.In this memoir, she tells a story about the power of a promise, the power of love, and the power of faith. Through her personal experiences and challenges during her life, Wood offers advice for the following: Having a grateful heart.Coping with life''s unchangeable circumstances.Making the best choices for the maximum result.Living life to the fullest.Realizing that giving up is not an option.Striving to fulfill our purpose.Picture for the Frame serves to inspire and encourage the masses to never give up, to hear the inner voices, and to remember that each of us can persevere and achieve regardless of the not-so-idealistic circumstances presented in life.
Triple Deuces goes deep inside the fences and walls of our jails and prisons to provide the reader with an unvarnished reality of how and why things happen inside of America''s correctional facilities. The author provides the reader with raw and vivid accounts of his personal experiences, while interweaving similar experiences that have occurred in other jails and prisons. Triple Deuces is exciting and entertaining, but educational, and even humorous at times, as the author explains the dynamic nuances of our correctional facilities.
You walk in through the café's double doors and immediately notice the man named Mister giving you the once-over with his ogling eyes. You stand in line and stare back with a half-smile to acknowledge his attention. You like what you see, and so does he. As his proper seriousness turns sultry, he sends back a noteworthy smile that stretches from coast to coast. With a room full of chatty guests oblivious to your heated exchange, you are caught off guard when Mister lets you have a peek into his bare-naked soul. Then Mister provocatively swaggers over, gracefully puts his hand on yours, and strongly urges you to follow him forward on this hot, intimate journey of erotica. Mister was never as bold as that, but after experiencing a powerful déjà-vu-like dream, he was emotionally free enough to be just like that. The darkness and self-confinement of yesterday had vanished, and now, Mister is a full-throttled tease willing to go anywhere and do anything to find, get, and keep his sexual soul mate. Using nineteenth-century gentlemanlike charm and twenty-first-century technology, he will get his Miss.
Yvette is a talented and gifted third-grade student who likes to read and learn. Her parents instilled in her the importance of getting an education and how it will impact her life when she becomes an adult. The story is from Yvette''s perspective on the various issues that she encounters in school as she plays and learns with her friends.
This book is more than a successful love story of an attorney who fell in love, married and had a child with a man serving twenty-five years to life in prison. It is the journey of a lawyer who, against all odds, not only fought to protect the civil rights of men and women in New York City jails and New York State prisons but also a prison wife who fights the system as a visitor. Along the way, she faces hurdles and somehow always manages to come out on top. You will laugh and you will cry as you read about her life which includes being the ninth of ten children that never felt loved by her parents , joining the Army Reserve for a part-time job "that wasn't worth it" to partying with her and her siblings on Rockaway Beach and fighting drug dealers in her apartment building.
DEA Special Agent Keith Heiden is up on charges for brutality. He faces an investigation by Internal Affairs. He is ordered to have a psycho review, as he would call it. With pressures at home from his cheating, abusive wife, disrespectful teenage children, and a vengeful drug lord lurking in the shadows, Agent Heiden is heading towards destruction! But worst of all his unhappy childhood memories are crawling to the surface. So dealing with all these issues at the same time is making Special Agent Heiden a very unhappy camper.
Foundations for Understanding Prophetic TruthTo write a good fiction novel, one needs an exciting story line that keeps the reader riveted to the book.The material presented in this book could give any capable novelist (which I am not) everything necessary to write a best-seller. In fact, one might be inclined to think it is fiction.But the incredible events outlined here are all founded in truth and will, in fact, transpire as described in the following pages, not because of any claims that I might make, but because God''s Word declares it. Although this book is not written in fictionalized form but as serious theology, the extraordinary events presented in the following pages will be played out, if not in our lifetimes, then quite possibly in the lifetimes of our children and grandchildren.
The Adventures of Gracie and William are an enticing trip through many of childhood''s earliest experiences, fears, and triumphs. Children will relate to the younger Gracie as she shares the same uncertainties about life that they have. Whereas they will want to be like William who is older, braver, and wiser. Join Gracie and William as they learn important life lessons while exploring their world and the animals around them. Including heart-warming Christmas and spine-tingling Halloween adventures too!
The book has only two main characters: Belinda Zimmerman, the only one named, and a personified diary. Belinda records everything, including her innermost thoughts, in her diary. It has a life of its own.This is the story of a self-taught con woman, Belinda Zimmerman, who becomes quite proficient at conning, lying, stealing, and cheating people, organizations, institutions, and the government. During her endeavor, she amasses a fortune that she keeps inside the walls of her home. Although it started out to be a necessary endeavor in her mind, she soon discovers that she doesn''t really need all that she is accumulating. After a while, her conning is only a thrill, an exhilaration of possibly getting caught. Even though she is no longer poverty stricken, she continues to act like the poor destitute divorcée in much need.As life deals some personal tragedies, she begins to change. Belinda begins to take care of others and to part with a little of her illegal material gains. She is giving of her time and of her money to worthwhile individuals and charities. Belinda finally falls in love with her fourth husband-to-be. His actions reveal to her how a person should live. He is generous, kind, and considerate to Belinda.After marrying him, Belinda''s conscience begins to gnaw at her. She has a whole host of sins that she wants to reveal to him but is afraid to do so. She feels that many of them are unforgivable. On her deathbed, she finally confesses all of them to him. Here, he drops a bombshell that she never expected.However, Belinda does not repent to her Creator as she does not believe in a hereafter. She repeatedly refuses to talk to any clergy. She is adamant that there is nothing after this earthly life. Finally, she passes away into eternity where she discovers another surprise.
In 1927, the Marines first undertake integrating their air and ground forces in pursuit of the bandit, Augusto Caesar Sandino. Christian Schilt rises from the rank of private first class as a gunner in a biplane searching for German subMarines, to a first lieutenant. He is the Marine Corps''s top pilot, earning a Medal of Honor in this final Banana War, and the only one capable of catching the bandit. Retold with narrative elements and dialogue, the true story, Bandits Below, brings to life historical accounts of the Marines, battles, and events that played a part in the chase for Sandino.
Murray Cohen planned to live out his "Golden Years," in his home on Siesta Key Sarasota, Florida.His dream was cut short when his wife of three weeks deliberately denied him medical assistance when he requested an ambulance thinking he was having a natural heart attack. Murray's bride waited until she believed he was dead before making her 'Academy Award' call to 911. Unfortunately for his killer, Murray was not finished fighting for his life. Murray Cohen's death was classified as natural by authorities in the State of Florida. His son became suspicious after many red flags and began his own investigation. He uncovered the ultimate evidence of murder left behind by his father. This story shines a light on how unequal, corrupt, and broken the Civil and Criminal Justice systems in America have become. 162
My spiritual poetry is for any and all whom are on a chosen path of spirituality or even contemplating their own path of spirituality. Our roads in life have many paths and learning experiences. To encompass these learning lessons as blessings is truly accepting who you are spiritually.My future book of poetry will represent the archangels and how they can and do help us when we call upon them for assistance in our lives. Being able to write such beautiful poetry leads me on my path to a deeper understanding of who we truly are.
We began with the generations of my great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents and continued on in book 2 with the high school years. Then with the unexpected inheritance, the transfer to Harvard University, and the gauntlets of the seventies and eighties. So what's next? What's next? The discovery of Michael's lost summer of free love in 1967. Let us return to the days of "Make love, not war," as the hippies chanted this and danced in the parks of San Francisco high on life. Or was it LSD? Matlin and Michael continue their life's journey with newfound friends and continuing struggles. A brother's betrayal is heart-wrenching yet forgiving. But a brother's death is forever life-changing, tragic. Great-grandfather's gold is discovered right under the twin's noses while myths and legends are being revealed. Stories will be told that lie in the dusty, recessed fictional section of the library, where movies are made from to stretch our imaginations of those so-called fictitious legends and myths. It will be discovered that what you may have read in books and what you may have seen in movies may be, and in the case of the twins, real. As we say farewell to Michael, a new chapter opens for Matlin's new beginning. See what a grandson has to say about his grandfather's beliefs. Tommy Crow begins to introduce us to Matlin and Michael's friends that they have made over the years. Hear what these friends have to say about the DeMarco brothers and the gaps in Matlin's and Michael's stories that are now being filled.
God has a reason for each and every one of us. I was thought to be destroyed before I even was. Much like the verse in 1 Corinthians 1:28, "God chose what is lowly and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are." As in Matthew 10:21, "You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved."God has a purpose for all of us. No demon was too big for me to handle even at a young age, for I followed the voice within me.God has been by my side from the moment my parents tried to end my life, before I was even born. God has given me the gift of seeing the demons within the human race and allowing me not to pick up any of that which will hurt me in the end. He has made me strong within his love and has made me passionate within her will. I was put here to tell others who are like me, "You made the right choice by not giving in to the bullies and knowing that you are loved even if that love comes from within yourself because God loves us all. Yes, despite the demons within us and around us, we all return to God.
Have you ever done something you were told not to do? What would you do if something bad happened while you were doing it? Six-year-old Kyler and his sister Kalli enjoy a perfect summer day in Louisiana. However, their lives are turned upside down in an instant when they choose not to follow the rules. Come along on a journey of the brother and sister duo and their special friend as they navigate through life.
Have you ever been dumped, experienced an affair, or been through a divorce? ELLER can help you to avoid and lessen heartbreaks, prevent affairs, and avoid divorce. You will learn how to guard your heart, persevere in marriage, work through issues, resolve conflicts, make wise decisions as a couple, set boundaries, and address behavior issues. Explore and see ELLER start out explaining the root of all behavior issues affecting relationships, explain what love is and why it's so challenging to find and flow. Subsequent chapters will detail the ELLER model that will guide you to meet the challenge of any relationship. Each chapter includes case studies that showcase the theories so that the model is easy to apply to your life. Finally, the appendix is filled with nonfictional stories based on actual counseling cases (with names changed to protect confidentiality) and are linked to appropriate sections of the book. Read about the ELLER model, and change your marriage, relationships and life today.
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