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Kate Baker is Distrustful of Men, and for Good Reason. As the formidable CEO of Baker Jets, she's attained incredible success, yet never received the credit she deserved from her competitors in a male dominated industry-even after she sold the business for millions.Kate is determined not to let that stand in the way of her new venture. A passionate advocate for underserved female entrepreneurs, Kate negotiates her consulting services in exchange for research into biased lending practices at North American Bank, where the handsome and flirtatious CEO, Curtis Michaels, runs the show. However, she finds herself in a precarious situation when Michaels becomes interested in more than just her professional expertise-a lot more.Kate can think of dozens of reasons why having a romantic relationship with the CEO is a bad idea, yet their attraction to one another is intense, raw, passionate, and undeniable. As obstacles surface to threaten their connection and her professional aspirations teeter on the brink of peril, she's left to wonder whether love is worth the risk.If You Find Me Worthy is about letting go of the past, second chances at love, and the quest of a remarkable woman.

The year is 1969 and the American War in Vietnam has unleased it's horrors on the world. A French family is massacred in the Vietnamese jungle, and a treasure of unbelievable monetary and spiritual value vanishes.Soon after, the impact of the events in Vietnam are felt on the other side of the globe when a thief, an adulteress, a kidnapper, and a murderer find themselves on a collision course. The point of impact is Cape Cod, the Outer Cape of Edward Hopper, Eugene O'Neil, and Norman Mailer, where a tragedy framed in "Cape light" plays out on the wind-swept beaches.

Maybe you've heard of arthritis, gingivitis, or elephantiasis, but I'd bet you've never heard of OPPOSITITIS.In OPPOSITITIS: A Ridiculous Family Love Story, one dad does things very differently from other parents; he does everything opposite. He serves breakfast for dinner every night, wears tuxedos in the pool, and calls pets with a banana phone-until his daughter gets to know someone special who changes things for their family.

In Words That Echo, a new collection by Michael Haimes, each handwritten poem was intended to be meditated upon and pondered. Whether the reader agrees wholeheartedly or disagrees with them, this work is dedicated to helping to bring newfound perspectives to grow from old ways of thinking-perspectives that may confirm beliefs, add to them, or change them entirely. These poems contain wisdom to take a hold of in an increasingly demanding, fast-paced world. So put down the fast food that has been poisoning you for the past ten years and dare to take a hold of something more.

What happens when a devoted Evangelical Christian-an ordained pastor, seminary professor, and Christian radio talk show host-begins to doubt his beliefs? ¿Psychologist Cedric Johnson found out when he asked the wrong questions of the Evangelical hierarchy and suffered a backlash that included rejection, marginalization, and exile. He sought a direct experience of the Divine. Instead, he got a directive: Conform or get out. Turning to the "eye of the heart," Cedric opened himself to the Divine spark within and never looked back. Engaging in silent contemplation and dreamwork, immersing himself in music and nature, surrendering control, and resting in not knowing, he discovered a heart-based spirituality based on universal truths (love, oneness) and faith instead of dogma and division. In his memoir, Cedric Johnson offers himself as living proof that we can lose our religion without losing our faith. As he aligned with the unifying Presence, he recovered from toxic religion and returned home to a life of meaning and purpose. And so can you.

Parrot Sanctuary is the story of kidnapping, parrot trafficking, cocaine trafficking, and murder-and the rescue of the wild-caught parrots transported in burlap sacks, crates, and tiny cages from Honduras through Mexico to north Georgia.In the course of events the reader meets Scarlet macaws, Hyacinth macaws, Blue and Gold macaws, an Indigo macaw, and a Yellow-headed amazon, all highly intelligent, all in need of sanctuary at Zoo Arroyo.

Before Instagram or TikTok or Twitter, Brad Johns was one of the most famous hair colorists in the world with an opulent salon on Fifth Avenue in New York City. His clientele was a veritable "who's who" of fabulous females, from beauty editors and celebrities to socialites and CEOs. Known for his buttery blondes and a groundbreaking technique called "chunking" that he created for model Christy Turlington, the poor kid from the projects in Pittsburgh was living the American Dream.As sparkling as his success was, Johns was also struggling with crippling depression and suicidal ideation that had begun in childhood. Growing up, music and his grandmother's unconditional love had sustained him. Later he used drugs to keep the demons at bay. Then came an astonishing revelation that sparked a spiritual journey from darkness into light.

In A Collection of Limericks, poet Jose Guevara Hernandez expands the boundaries of the limerick. Usually humorous, brief, and punchy, you wouldn't really expect one to be used to describe a sunset in Madrid or the views of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower. After all, how much can you really say in five lines? And yet, five lines at a time, this collection of poems speaks volumes. Turn its pages and find yourself transported to winding streets, flea markets, museums, and stunning overlooks. Who knows what treasures you'll find between the lines?

In Mimi Gets a Tooth Filling, Mama, Mimi, and Baby-Sis go to the annual county fair. Mimi can't wait to play games, eat delicious food, and ride the Ferris wheel and teacups. At the end of the day's adventure, Mimi enjoys a tasty treat from the food stand vendors. But when she bites into a candy apple, she feels a sharp pain inside her tooth.Mama takes Mimi on a trip to see Dr. Jason, the town's pediatric dentist. What will Dr. Jason find when he checks Mimi's teeth? Will he find the cause of her pain and help her find relief?

Five years ago, thirteen-year-old Bart attended a Japanese public school with a female friend he's now keen to avoid. He wonders why he isn't in the advanced Japanese class in his new international school in the same city, Kyoto, and if it has to do with his headmaster, a mercurial Englishman who lost his right eye playing rugby.As winter gives way to spring, Bart and his younger brother, Quinn, enroll in judo. Summer finds them jogging barefoot to Nanzenji Temple in preparation for the citywide judo tournament, and climbing Mount Fuji, coated in volcanic ash.Readers will enjoy these adventures and many more in My Japanese Sabbatical, a debut memoir by Oregon author, Bart Aikens.

Yesterday's Voices: The 12 Universal Laws is the third book in the series of Yesterday's Voices inspirational anthologies.These selections of verse and prose from historical sources refer to and exemplify the timeless and immutable laws that govern the universe and our human experience. Literature over the ages has described these laws with a variety of terms, including "The Twelve Spiritual Laws," "Laws of Nature," and "Universal Principles," to name a few. They have also been represented as timeless truths and guidelines for living.Whether expressed in the writings of world religions, ancient and modern philosophy, spirituality, or the classic literature of the ancient world, these timeless principles continue to supply wisdom and guidance for our current times. Yesterday's Voices: The 12 Universal Laws discusses the value of embracing these laws and principles on life's journey.

Ochenta Poemas como Espadas envueltas en Meteoros es un libro de protests social. Los ochenta poemas confrontan entre otros asuntos, el statuos quo de hoy en dia, las guerras, los ninos de nadie, el abuso del Poder Politico. El libro esta dividido en tres partes o categories. El Ofertorio, la Consagracion y, la Comunion. En las tres partes los poemas estan dedicados a la sangre derramada. A las victimas y en contra de los despots, incluyendo los abusos comentidos contra el planeta Tierra. Los ochenta poemas son un reto al lector porque son poemas que tienen como meta hacer un llamado de conciencia.

Fiction Fantastic lets young writers tell the stories they keep inside. The selected entries in each year's anthology open a window into their inner worlds, translating their lived experiences into story. Fiction Fantastic--a project of Wordcrafter's Writers in the Schools youth programming--is one of the few opportunities for students in Lane County, Oregon, to showcase their writing, learn their craft, and engage with other writers. In addition to the Fiction Fantastic short story contest, Writers in the Schools provides creative writing opportunities and instruction through school residencies, national author visits, youth workshops, and creative writing camps. All of this is made possible through the support of grants and the generosity of donors like you. Please consider making a donation at wordcrafters.org/donate.A heart-felt thank you to the generous supporters of Fiction Fantastic: Elizabeth George FoundationEugene Public LibraryLane Arts CouncilCity of EugeneLuminare PressJames F. & Marion L. MillerOregon Arts CommissionTeach Write Now 2023 Fiction Fantastic Winners K-2 Spotlight"The Adventures of Pets" by Hazel Rallen, Eugene Waldorf School "Silver" by Nova Johnardt, Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School "The Story of Running Deer and Her Tribe" by Liora Tabak, Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School Elementary School"Project Infinite" by Adrienne White, Gilham Elementary School"The Elevator" by Leo Kuhl, Charlemagne at Fox Hollow Elementary School"Finding Family" by Sofia Ameen, Pleasant Hill Elementary School"Goblins Around the World" by Saharsh Chireddy & Owen Rudzek, Gilham Elementary School"The Magic Redwood" by Greta Rice & Xixin Pan, Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School Middle School"Once There Was a Boy" by Ivy Marsden, Monroe Middle School"The Battle For Duruntar" by Kai Suzumura, Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School"The Criminal Poet" by Grace Phillips, Roosevelt Middle School"Lylan's Secret" by Jude McElfresh' Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School"The Wellerman's Gift" by Keiko Weible, Spencer Butte Middle School High School"Why We Stay" by Stella Hergenreter, Sheldon High School"Test Day" by Emily Krauss, Pleasant Hill High School"June 2020: Deep Waters" by Brianna Bird, Marist High School"The Bad Luck Cat" by Elizabeth Johnston, South Eugene High School

On January 9, 2002, twelve-year-old Ashley Pond left her family's apartment in Oregon City, Oregon, to catch her bus to school. She vanished. Ashley loved her single-parent mother, but she hated her drinking, and the father figures in her life had come and gone. So she had learned to rely on her friends.Recently, however, things had become complicated: when she disappeared, many people believed she'd simply run away.But Janine O'Neill had prosecuted crimes against children in Oregon City for seven years. She knew, with absolute certainty, that a twelve-year-old in that community would never vanish unless something had gone terribly wrong.Then, another girl vanished, and the son of a self-proclaimed serial killer identified himself as the prime suspect in both disappearances. O'Neill became obsessed with the story-so obsessed she eventually quit her fulltime job and set off on a multistate search into the past with one overriding question: Could anything be scarier than what the public believed had happened to these girls?The answer, she learned, was yes.

The only thing hotter than the coffee spilled down her jeans is the man responsible for it.When aspiring writer Hillary James escapes to New York City, she's ready to find herself and inspiration for her first novel. Instead, inspiration collides with her and her latte, and she finds herself becoming fast friends with the charming and talented actor Dalton Tremaine.Hillary can tell Dalton her secrets-all the messy reasons she left her small town in the first place. He's been searching for a meaningful connection, and Hillary grounds him in a way that no one else in New York has been able to. He loves her easy-going nature, and she loves that he accepts her exactly as she is.Hillary begins to feel like she can finally let go of her past and write a new chapter with Dalton as her leading man. That's why she can't tell him the one secret she's been holding on to since they first bumped into each other. Will their story end in heartache, or will she get her happy ending?

This is the story of one woman's journey through grief after the tragic and sudden death of her son that led to a profound spiritual awakening. In the aftermath of his death, Rebecca J. Brock had a complete paradigm shift in her understanding of how the Universe functions shifted. She was determined to heal and overcome her grief, and discovered she could communicate with not only her son, but with other spirit guides as well. Through this experience, she transformed from a broken, persecuted, and grief stricken mother to a healed, glorious, and triumphant love-filled Goddess. With her new found knowledge of how we are all connected by the Divine Matrix, she set off on a new journey to manifest the life she always desired.In Transcendence, Rebecca declares no topic to be off limits and courageously shares her story of finding the path that brought her back to God-and to anything that embodies Love, Unity, Compassion, Peace, and Truth. Along the way, she discovered how to heal herself and overcome any obstacle and challenge that life could throw her way.Once you read her brazen story, you may never see the world in the same way again.

"For the last three and a half years, every American has been staggered by the economic record of the Carter administration. Food prices up over 35%. Auto prices up over 31%. Oil prices up over 46%. Clothing up over 20%. Transportation up over 50%. The new Carter economics will give us more of the same. That adds up to less for everyone else. The Carter record speaks for itself. The time is now for Reagan."

During the politically turbulent years of the early twentieth century in central Europe, a child grows up in poverty, serves as a young soldier in WWI, participates in the labor movement, and joins the resistance against fascism and anti-Semitism. As a result, he suffers persecution and is forced into exile. Despite sacrificing his personal freedom, he succeeds in being a loving husband and caring father, and often makes time to share meals with friends and family. Social gatherings allow him to engage in passionate discussions about justice for all, always persevering in his hope and belief in a more equitable and conflict-free society.Anton Alfons's life, his spirit and actions resonate as much today as they did yesterday.

When thirty-year-old teacher Meg Blackwell embarks on a renovation project at the old family farmhouse, she discovers letters and photographs that begin to unravel the fabric of her identity.As she investigates a tragedy that originated in one man's twisted desire for recognition, Meg realizes that she isn't who she thought she was - and that she's inextricably linked to three generations of women whose creative gifts carry them through the darkest moments of their livesThe Shelter Of Each Other is the story of how these three women come to revise and reshape themselves, and of the creative spirit itself, which contains the power to nourish and sustain, and sometimes, to break us.The story unfolds in Ontario, Canada, Scotland and in France, from 1902 until 1950.

Embark on a journey to find your authentic voice and the paths to your uniquely passionate, powerful, and purposeful life. Do you worry about the meaning of life, the future of the planet, the nature of reality, and how to contribute to creating a peaceful world? Do people tell you to lower your standards when you wish they would raise theirs? Is your big, soft, lonely heart breaking on a regular basis?In Saving Your Rainforest Mind: A Guided Journal for the Curious, Creative, Smart, & Sensitive, psychotherapist and author Paula Prober will be your guide to recovering your strength, authenticity, and radiance-the radiance that may have been crushed under the pressures to be smartest, under the bully's taunts, schooling frustrations, expectations of exemplary achievement and traditional success, devastating loneliness, overwhelm, underwhelm, and the rubble of your ancestral baggage.As you dive into this journal, you will be shown how to increase your understanding, acceptance, and celebration of your multiple complexities.

Columbus Avenue, late 1980s: A middle-class utopia of carefully manicured lawns, freshly painted homes, two-car garages, shrubbery trimmed to perfection, and pristine paved streets.It happened during the dinner hour. The shot heard 'round the world was from his black walnut Marlin .35 rifle with the pistol grip.He always bragged that it was the best rifle around with its pinpoint accuracy. It was that accuracy that allowed him to shoot a man in the ass in the middle of the night during the 1979 gas strike. The perpetrator was attempting to siphon gas from mommy's two-door, burnt orange Monte Carlo.Often, he beat his wife or stomped her, but this time he took it to another level. On this night, he depended once again on the Marlin's accuracy to hit another moving target.

Who knew commercial roof estimating could be so hazardous?Are you spending more of your time putting out fires than winning bids? Are your projects bleeding money in ways you never expected? Do you sometimes feel that you are at the mercy of forces beyond your control?Within the pages of The Commercial Roofing Estimator's Survival Guide, you will discover a powerful, methodical, and proven system to prevent problems from flourishing and multiplying.In this unique guide you learn how to:Create and nurture a nearly indestructible chain of accountability that will shield and protect your projects.Recognize destructive information voids when they occur, eliminate them, and increase profits.Stay on the winning side of any zero sum transaction.Leave the chaos behind and make a fresh start with The Commercial Roofing Estimator's Survival Guide.

In Fins: A Novel of Relentless Satire, pirates catch sharks in a marine reserve, lop off their fins, and discard the sharks for dead. A series of puzzling, apparently related shark attacks follows, suggesting that sentient sharks are cooperating to exact more than revenge. The carnage escalates until a brilliant, beautiful, beleaguered forensic technician-risking probable death and certain dismemberment-discovers the secret behind the attacks, revealing much more than was bargained for.