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Above the Fog is a powerful story of one woman''s struggles with DES (diethylstilbestrol). The drug was developed in 1937 as the first synthetic estrogen and given to millions of pregnant women who had previously had miscarriages. Years later the tragic results started showing up in the daughters and sons but the FDA did not ban this until 1971 to all pregnant women. This story is about a woman who never gave up in the face of her repeated health issues from DES or her family''s extraordinary health problems. She was determined to face the hard times with dignity and grace.

This is my life story and how I live with cerebral palsy. In this story, I write about the many obstacles that I overcame despite my disability. Living with a disability doesn't mean you stop living. Life is not easy. It can be filled with many obstacles, but for those living with a disability like cerebral palsy, the obstacles can sometimes seem overwhelming. In her frank and inspirational memoir, Kim Henchen chronicles a life with cerebral palsy-the challenges and the frustrations, along with the joy and the love she has experienced. And while Kim requires assistance for many everyday activities, such as getting dressed and eating, she is not bitter. Rather, she is grateful for the good things in her life, and celebrates her many accomplishments with pride. Kim's memoir serves to remind others that people with disabilities have dreams and feelings and goals. "I want people to know that I have cerebral palsy...but it doesn't have me!"

A genre-bending parody of the evolution of American politics. The Democracy Dramaturgy is told from the perspective of a cynical deadhead named Mo, who, via the wonders of extraterrestrial time-travel, is able to witness firsthand what his nation has been, as well as what it is becoming. When he is accidentally transported to another planet, Mo finds himself in a once-perfect world that has been overwhelmed by the disabling impact of mindless American television programs from the Seventies and their insipid fictional stars. But the fictional characters are far from the most dangerous Earth-born garbage with which the planet's inhabitants must deal, as Mo and Martin S. Cribler, former-crusading-turned-suicidal journalist soon discover. Two other "real" Earth men have preceded them to the planet and are actively waging war for the hearts and minds of the populace: Mafia thug Nino D'Rocca and singing television preacher Duncan Heathens. Sometimes hilarious, often enlightening, The Democracy Dramaturgy is the story of Mo's awakening as he recognizes himself as a fractal representation of the universe in which he resides and finally understands he never needed to change the world. He only needed to accept himself.

A Journey of love filled with exciting challenges and mystical experiences. LOVE, Abundance, and Greatness is the conclusion of The Call to Greatness and illustrates the progression of Xelan and Zenya's quest to consciously practice the physical and spiritual works of Mercy in fulfilling their calling to observe and teach the Ways of God to their people. They serve as sources of inspiration, integrity, and goodwill to all as they share their love, wisdom and humility and through their unwavering faith and good works ascend to the zenith of sanctity. The principle intention of this book is to illustrate that all have the capacity to fulfill their calling by becoming disciplined and proficient in new skills and by being attentive to learning the lessons from every trial we encounter. An essential requisite is to respond with disciplined determination to every challenge by being and doing our best, and in doing so, we grow in consciousness and charity to achieve greatness in our vocation. As explained by Xelan and Zenya throughout the story, observing the Ways of God generates joy, prosperity, and well-being. "When we acknowledge the presence of God active in all and everything, we are raised to greater capacities for doing our best and for observing the Laws and Commandments. Our observance of the Laws gradually purify us of all barriers, and we gain access to the vast ocean of grace, wisdom, and love of God that pervades all things and the infinite void of the universe." Xelan clarifies that he achieved success in bringing others to observe the Ways of God by concentrating his attention on the divinity present in all. "The external self that we 'know' as ourselves is not our true being, but the part of us that dies when we pass from this world. Our true being is the essence of God within us that lives for all eternity, and it is the true "I", our unity with the greater "I AM" that we grasp in our intuitive awakening to the realization of ourselves

Sam is 13-and for 13 Sam is growing fast. A coming of age novel that follows the life and thoughts of Sam, a teenager who is met with a life changing event. Maneuvering through the emotional forest of life, Sam draws on the comfort knit by family, those in the neighborhood, and personal experiences to use as a compass as the shores of familiarity drift further from view.

A DNA Test from a Genealogy company was an unexpected gift and may just lead to her death. Life is unpredictable and full of surprise for Delta, whose mother is a prostitute and drug addict. Her father is unknown. Somehow she overcomes disastrous foster care placements and sexual abuse and is able to prosper in the worst of environments. Then her mother dies of a drug overdose when she is 15 and now she is truly alone. A high achiever in school without any support but fate had more in store for her. She is alone so alone that she asks a truck driver who is a total stranger to lie and become her guardian to prevent her from going back in foster care. Surprise, it works and with her guardian's support she achieves all her goals. She completes a biochemical engineering degree on the way to become a medical researcher committed to solving the issue of drug dependence. Accepted at prestigious medical schools she has the world under control, or at least she thinks so. Then-She takes that simple DNA test promoted by an ancestor genealogy site and her world is forever changed. She may find a father she never wanted but at the same time she may be killed for finding him. The few people she loves are now in danger of being hurt or killed because they know her story. Is her father trying to kill her? If not her father, who would want to end her life and why? Just who will save Delta? The truth is in her genes.

When Terryn Masters was offered an opportunity she couldn't pass up, a means of survival and a way off the streets, she never thought it would mean being asked to kill the identical twin sister she didn't even know existed, the only link to a mysterious past she'd give anything to uncover. After an unfortunate life of bouncing haphazardly through the foster care system, Terryn Masters finds herself as a young adult braving the unforgiving streets in the dead of winter. Just when she thinks her luck has completely run out, a beautiful but secretive Winnie Alexander approaches her and offers her the chance to not only get off the streets, but a chance for a life of privilege and luxury, one like she's never imagined. There is, however, a catch, and it's a big one. In exchange for the new penthouse and fancy car, Terryn must become a slave to The Agency, a secret government entity founded during The Great Depression to control the United States' population. She must agree to kill American citizens, targets picked at random, in order to keep the necessary economic balance. Merely as a means of survival, she reluctantly accepts Winnie's proposition. After months of training and a torrid affair with Winnie, Terryn, who has been groomed to look like a lady but think like a killer, meets and becomes seriously involved with an older and irresistible Agent Wade Warner, who further complicates her already complex existence. While struggling to come to terms with her violent occupation and simultaneously juggling two lovers, she gets an assignment that is not only impossible, but the key to uncovering who she is and where she came from. The sinister Agent Mercer, the very agent who trained Terryn to be the skilled killer she has become is also dangerously obsessed with Winnie and sends Terryn on a mission to kill the identical twin sister she knew nothing about, turning her world completely upside down. With The Agency hot on her heels, she goes on the run to save hers

Brad Anderson doesn't know he is an outlaw's son, but he does know that he has to escape the misery of his father's ranch. He's learned how to train horses from an old Indian; and how to work cattle from the cowboys who worked on the ranch, and from them he learned their values, to be trustworthy and honest. These values will have to carry him forward when Brad finally leaves home as a young man, fleeing his father's constant, cruel wrath. With no idea what destiny has in store for him, Brad hires on with Crosby Leonard, a respected rancher in the community and an ally. Brad proves to be a hard worker and a trusted ranch hand, but the truth about his father soon comes out...and Brad's own reputation will have to overshadow the fact that he is the son of a notorious outlaw.

This highly charged romantic novel takes place on Taboga Island in the Bay of Panama. It is an island caught up in its past, suffering from poverty and superstition, owned by a nation oppressed by both church and state. The local island leader, Marco Rodriguez, is an enigmatic man, a teacher who cares deeply for his people's welfare. Though he has no official title, the islanders know him as the Devil Man, a figure from Panamanian legend. A third generation Devil Man, Marco inherited a "Stone" from his father. Accepting the "Stone," he has made a pact with the devil. The "Stone" is the Devil's Stone, a religious artifact embedded in his arm, giving him supernatural powers. U.S. university educated, Marco is torn by opposing worlds, one steeped in religious superstition, and the other riddled with immediate social, political and economic problems. He is secretly uncertain of the alleged power of his Stone. But who would he be without it? This is Marco's terror. Elizabeth Rogers, an elegant blonde from Boston, arrives on the island. She is a successful art dealer who is certain the artist Paul Gauguin, suffering from malaria and a patient in the island sanitarium (circa French Canal, 1887) painted while hospitalized. According to rumor, Gauguin's own journal writings, and Elizabeth's research, these Gauguin paintings exist, hidden somewhere on the island. Elizabeth intends to find them. Elizabeth finds refuge in her work. She will not permit herself to trust another human being. She carries her own "stone," the fear of love. Abandoned at an early age, Elizabeth still suffers from the sexual abuse inflicted on her by her stepfather when she was a child, followed by her mother's suicide. Slowly, Taboga draws Elizabeth into itself. Its beauty and history are seductive. The island's emerald green bay filled with villagers' fishing boats, the small coves of beaches, dense jungle mountain sides, and flowering fragrances are all deeply magnetizing. But the isla

Final Betrayal is a story of a young girl taken off the streets into a life of murder for hire. After months of training, she has honed her skills as a top notch assassin. She shares a bond with the man who took her from a life spent scrounging for her next meal to a life of wealth and power. But when a young man enters her life and sweeps her off her feet, her boss, Jonathan, feels a threat to his empire. Although he is very fond of his young assassin and treats her like a daughter, his need to protect himself is overwhelming. Little does he know that the betrayal he is about to undertake will have grave consequences. His underestimation of the skills his assassin has obtained throughout her employment will come into play when his dirty little secret is revealed. Fury and rage prevail as revenge is plotted and carried out. This story is fast paced and an easy read. It incorporates romance into a sinister world of murder for hire where nothing is taken for granted.

Destiny is what we bring to the world where the roads are stained with tears and blood, and paved in eternal stone. In Part One, the continuation of The Outpost Trilogy shifts from post apocalyptic to science fiction. Part Two, The Enduring contains five dark fiction short stories. Part Three, The Fragments include fifteen poems of urgent struggle and destination. New York author, Lisa Diaz Meyer relates to the odd, macabre & funereal. ALL ROADS DESTINED is the second of her ALL ROADS trilogy.

Robert Rhodes and his longtime friend decide to take a trip to attend their high school reunion in Arizona. Their route will cross the southern portion of California's Mojave Desert. What could possibly go wrong? Situations determine that they rent separate vehicles and, with plans to meet at the reunion, they innocently set off. Sinister forces are against them from the very beginning and the pair is drawn into an ever tightening evil web of conspiracy, deception and deceit. The California desert creates a background that not only draws these friends deep into its mystery, but with deadly effectiveness covers both their tracks and escaping screams. Will Robert reveal the deserts secrets in time to save them from the fate that has silenced so many? Or will their inaudible screams and cries for help reflect those of the legions that have traveled the lonely highway before?

This is a gritty urban tale straight from the streets of Orlando, Florida of how Ashley "Coco" Sims who is a Florida native that's in search of true love. Standing 5'9 with an attitude to match her height and an ass so fat she can't help but attract attention from the fellas. Coco has grown fed up with the love of her life Delvin due to his blatant disrespect and physical abuse. Taking matters into her own hands Coco has devised a plan to hit Delvin where it hurts by stealing his dough and fleeing out of the city like a thief in the night. Coco's on a one way trip to the ATL but not without her ride or die chick Nikki who has been her "A" one since day one. After learning of Coco's deception it doesn't take long for Delvin to ensue a man hunt for his treacherous thieving bitch because she has broken all the codes of loyalty in his eyes and must pay the ultimate price with her life. Thru her dedication and hard work Ashley has earned her midwifery license and became the HBIC at a prestigious hospital in Atlanta answering only to Dr. Trevor Johnson. It isn't until Coco lock eyes with Jailyn the sexy and very handsome Adonis that she has an epiphany; a connection so strong that she must fight the urge of lust that only wants to bed him and open her heart to receive what she's been yearning for all of her life... TRUE LOVE

The Boy Scout, the Beekeeper and the BeesThe Boy Scout, the Beekeeper and the Bees is an exciting blend of advocacy for honey bees, personal career exploration, and the importance of creating competent beekeepers. For novice or lifelong beekeepers as well as anyone interested in the complex roles bees play in our ecosystem, this book will keep everyone turning the pages. Author Terry R. Combs translated a childhood love of spiders and insects into a Boy Scouts of America beekeeping merit badge. From there, he sought a beekeeping mentor and has spent a lifetime learning from these marvelous creatures, who are so crucial to our world.Drawing on the knowledge of bee researchers and scientists, Combs starts his book with the history, current state, and possible future of beekeeping and then begins to unravel the process of becoming a beekeeper, the yearly chores and considerations, and the problems encountered, with advice on how to deal with them. The Boy Scout, the Beekeeper and the Bees ends on a positive note about the current bee crisis and our planet as a whole.