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Eddie, Raul and Ralph are looking forward to a great weekend, taking it easy and playing some basketball. Instead they see something fly by in the night sky that they know is not from this world. Accidents, deaths and disappearances have been occurring around the neighborhood. Evil is here and it wants something or someone? Eddie and his friends might be the only ones able to stand up to... The 13

Was your dog sleeping in his doghouse while you were at work all day? Just maybe, he was touring the entire neighborhood with the meter reader giving chase. You never really know what your dog is up to when he is home alone. But Janis Aumack does. Janis worked for almost three decades visiting homes to read and service electric meters. Share in her dilemma and delight as one day she is sexually molested and nearly strangled by an incredible hulk of a dog and the next day she is tossing a tennis ball to an eager Golden Retriever. An emotionless stranger finds Janis bare-bottomed and squatting in what she thinks is a secluded lane in a desolate area where no restrooms are available. Janis also meets the love of her life on the job, though he is homeless and sickly and undeniably feline. And, there is a stray cat in town who believes she kidnapped him just to torture him. Janis is taste-tested one afternoon by a hungry and curious emu. A filthy fish tank in the yard of an abandoned house begins an anxiety-filled rescue mission. One morning,an irate customer stalks Janis for miles and on another occasion she is numb with fear as she finds herself in the midst of what appears to be a car-jacking. Yes, she is bitten by dogs. But, she has empathy for a biting dog since she%u2019d like to bite a few humans herself. Come along with Janis as she visits home after home, where she finds that sometimes her human contacts make handling toothy canines a breeze.

Follow the eccentric and amazing journey of the 2011 Nebraska Mother of the Year, Charlotte Endorf. My Wooden Spoon will warm your soul with the urge to concentrate on the joys of living. Here are a handful of people God placed in her path whose extraordinary stories will surely motivate readers around the world. The chapters in this book are similar to a favorite wooden spoon. They are the most trustworthy, and the most loyal () who God chose for Charlotte to write about. Meet Jerrett, who survived the devastating tornado at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch on June 11, 2008 and got to visit the President; Jerry who served in the Peace Corps and learned how a winery operates; and Darla, with orphan roots, who as an adult started a church that gathers on the river bank at Brooky Bottom in Northeast Nebraska. There are also touching stories, including one about Matthew, who developed infantile spasms or seizures from a DPT shot when he was two months old. Mixed in, for good measure, are () many inspirational quotes and Bible verses().Culled from hours of wide-ranging interviews, this collection of lovingly detailed "snapshots" of real-life personalities (and the actual journey Charlotte has taken in 2011) is perfect for raising spirits and sharing with loved ones. Remarkable and heartwarming, My Wooden Spoon reminds us that the stories and experiences we pick up along the road of life are truly important. "A rich mixture of adventure, tragedy, and healing. A journey you simply must not miss." -Dave Papstein, businessman

Keep Dancing> Keep Dancing is used here as a metaphor for how a couple continued to live, laugh, work, and enjoy the new life they created for themselves after the loss of all three of their sons. This book takes you through their childhood, dating, marriage, having three sons and then losing those three sons due to an inherited Kidney Disease and complications from Aids. The Author is hoping to encourage others who lose loved ones not to give up on life but to move forward to enjoy and celebrate the loved one's life and look forward to someday being reunited with those loved ones who have passed on. Some quotes taken from the Stories by Family and Friends are: Dear Rose, I wanted to send something related to the book you are writing. What a wonderful idea -- to share your experience. I must say that I have always marveled at your strength, your ability to be so full of life in the face of such overwhelming loss. All your children gone. The thought boggles the mind. You've incorporated Rick's friends as your new family, and we are privileged to be a small part of this. You are my role-model for living life to its fullest! Pam White I will read this book and I will keep it somewhere in my home where I can see it and be reminded daily that whatever I am going through is manageable. Never mind The Secret that I learned from this will be my positive affirmation. Gene and Rosie inspire me to find the courage to deal with things that test me and find the hope to push through to the beauty of life that still awaits me on the other side. Renee Edmonds The Giesies have an amazing gift for remembering and celebrating the happy times and letting the sadder things in life slip into distant memory, where they are only to be recounted for a purpose. Thank you Mama Rose and Gene for the original gift that was Rick and for the gift of teaching me how to continue enjoying him every day of my life. Brian Toffoli About the Author Rosie Annie (Krejci) Giesie was born on December 26, 1939, the second of a set of twins. She attended grade school in a one-room school house and graduated from El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas. She is married to her teenage sweetheeart. They had three children and live in Sun City, Arizona. Through the urging of her cousin, Father Gary Janak to write about her story, she finally relented and decided she could at least try. She found many journals to refresh her memory. Journals that were jotted down as therapy for herself and found closure and peace after writing this book.

On April 4, 1995, four of Sheryl Nixon's six children were involved in a horrible accident. Two of her sons were seriously injured, hospitalized for three weeks, and then placed in a rehabilitation facility for five months. While trying to be a mother to two disabled sons in the hospital and rehab she still needed to be a mother to two traumatized children at home. With the support of her husband, family, community, and friends, Sheryl began learning how to cope with extremely difficult circumstances through her faith in God, taking one day at a time, and sometimes only one minute at a time. When her sons returned home, still needing constant care, she had to deal with many of life's uncertainties. She felt blessed to have her sons survive the accident, but could she keep them both alive at home with no medical experience herself and only the help of some home medical personnel with limited training and experience? Would they survive? Let Sheryl take you with her as she experiences the trials and the triumphs, the set-backs and progress, the difficult yet rewarding journey of helping her family unite and return to some sort of normalcy. Sheryl Brown Nixon is a professional singer/songwriter who toured with the USO singing to the servicemen and women in Vietnam and Europe. Until the accident in 1995 that injured two of her sons, she was self-employed providing advertising media through her voice. She was also a vocal instructor for many years. As a mother of six children and grandmother of fifteen, Sheryl has always been active in community and church service. She currently lives with her husband, Mark, in Northborough, Massachusetts.

READ THE EXCITING HISTORY OF THE MIESSESAbout The BookThe Miesse book has been many years in the making. The Miesse Family Tree began with the works of Ezra Miesse, George A. Katzenberger, Milton Arnold, and Anthony J. Ruble who encouraged their families to keep good records. Ezra, George, and Anthony each compiled a self-published book. As Dorothy Ruble Hudson traveled around the country in search of genealogical roots many amazing surprises were uncovered about her Miesse Family. New cousins were found including Mary Harrell-Sesniak with whom Hudson decided to co-author the Miesse Book. While both researched all Miesse descendants the project was divided into two parts, each beginning with the adventurous life of their emigrant father, Johann Daniel Miesse. In Volume I, the reader will be fascinated by the exciting accounts of his sons, Jacob, Joseph, Abraham and their descendants as written by Dorothy Ruble Hudson in cooperation with Mary Harrell-Sesniak. With Hudson's assistance, Harrell-Sesniak wrote the enthralling legacies of Johann Daniel's children, Elizabeth, John, Daniel and their lines. Through the authors' different styles, the highly successful completion of this Miesse historical resource will be invaluable to descendants as they enjoy the rich collections of ancestral stories, documents and photos. In the spirit of their forefathers' dreams, the authors encourage readers to record their family history at the end of the book.

"You don't scare easily, do you?" I wasn't sure how to answer. He continued, "I mean, what I'm about to tell you, well...you know you're going to lose sleep tonight, don't you?" He sat down across from me. "Doesn't everyone love a good ghost story?" "No." Henry glared at me for a moment. "Not everyone." When a friend's grandson begins asking questions about occurrences that took place in a small village back in 1906, sixty-eight year old Henry was reluctant to tell his story. Having spent a lifetime planning to take it all to his grave - much like those dear to him, something changes his mind. Recounting his summer experience as a sixteen year old boy in the small town of Denver, Missouri, he describes the events that opened his eyes to the very real spirit world surrounding our own. About the Author: Author of Eva's Doubloon, Tim Summa is a native to the area of Denver, Missouri and enjoys the rich history - and folklore, of Worth County's first township. He and his family currently reside in Kansas City, Missouri.

It's strange how different choices you make - even the simple ones - can take you on a path that eventually becomes your life. Covered in Delco is about a group of high school seniors that have been friends since grade school. These guys are from a suburb that has a personality that sets it apart as it sits somewhere between the city of Philadelphia, the upper crest of the Main Line and the state of Delaware. The incomes vary dramatically with some of the most affluent to the not-so-affluent and everything in between. This area is formally known as Delaware County, PA. It is more commonly referred to as "Delco." This group of friends are still kids, but in the eyes of the law they are fast approaching adulthood. They are beginning to find out that their actions have greater consequences than having to answer to the principal or their parents. They are also learning that their decisions - even the ones they don't realize they've made - cause them to go down roads they're not so sure they're ready to go down until it's too late.

A South Alabama "black belt" county is the central location in a triangle of crime with the Chicago Mafia and a Mexican drug cartel. In this rural environment, extensive character development explores life of the residents as they experience the apathy, despair, poverty and inequality inherent in their surroundings. As the story unfolds, the reader encounters drugs, abortion, homosexuality, religion, political corruption, welfare fraud and race relations. Linda Gail Flores and her childhood best friend, Chris Robinson, share issues of racial identify and prospects for their future. Linda Gail struggles with the sudden death of her mother followed by contact from her Mexican father she had been told was dead. Frank Musso, a tough New York Italian transplanted in Chicago, is selected by the Chicago mafia, known as the "Outfit", to move to Johnson County. Frank soon learns that a campaign contribution can buy favors from the Alabama Governor, and that local politicians from poor backgrounds can be easy subjects of bribery. Robert Lee Ezell shields his incompetence as a lawyer by using advertising, and while successful in making money, his propensity to use cocaine and gamble at the Biloxi casinos is his downfall. Ned Forrest owns the popular Farmland restaurant/bar which caters to fun lovers, and moves among patrons looking for sexual relations while devising a scheme to have sex with college girls. Mary Henderson, from a wealthy Johnson County family, forms a friendship with Linda Gail and becomes her business partner in an Art Shop. Initially heterosexual, but inclined toward homosexuality, Mary uses her money to form a lesbian relationship with a college art student trying to rise above her background in Johnson County. Dr. Elbert Adams is a medical doctor with strong belief that his duty is to serve all without regard to payment for his services. His wife, Elise, has no sympathy for those in need, with her interest being in her own social standing and funct

The year is 1962, a much simpler time, and the Brown family is planning an adventure. When they leave their mountain home in Colorado for a road trip to Nana and Papa's in Texas, the children- Sarah, Rosie, and little Rob-can't wait to see their grandparents' newest addition to the farm: Rhode Island Red chickens! Along the way, the Browns travel from mountain to desert, through cities and forests, experiencing many new sights. At one rest stop, they meet a kind soul named Mr. Joe, with his white horses and fancy carriage. When they finally arrive at Nana and Papa's farm, the children can hardly wait to see the Rhode Island Reds. But what they don't expect is a chicken catastrophe! Children of all ages will enjoy A Catastrophe for the Chickens-a nostalgic, lighthearted journey through the western states.

Bethany and Jonathon's story continues on an emotionally and physically packed roller coaster ride. Bethany feels like she has made the biggest mistake of her life. Pregnant and alone, she cannot recover from setting Jonathon free. As much as she tries, she lives in a constant state of depression, causing her fragile state to become alarmingly critical. Back from his trip to China, fighting for the rights of children in the workplace, Jonathon learns Bethany is as miserable as he is. Immediately he boards his jet for Ohio to claim her. No longer willing to set her free, he will keep the promise he made to her and never let her go. After his attempted murder, danger escalates, coming at both of them as they try to plan for their future. Now that he has her back, how is he going to keep her safe? At every turn she fights his security and the paparazzi is constantly on their heels. Jonathon is having second thoughts about bringing her back into his life, that has become violent and unpredictable. Bethany, no longer a timid girl, has become a strong woman, capable of standing toe to toe with her alpha man. She will fight for what she believes and will protect her family, no holds barred. Their love is strong, but they will never find peace, until the people bent on their destruction are caught.

Seeking to inspire problem students and build character, new elementary teacher Sarah Carter seizes upon an innovative class project for the school's annual spring art show. At the same time, she struggles with a private personal tragedy. While coping with bullies, introverts, vampires, and school bureaucrats, Sarah strives to complete the project, support the encouraging growth of her students, and achieve closure with her impending loss. But the outcome is far different from anything she could have anticipated. "Definitely worthwhile reading!" - Yvonne Scheffer, Virginia "It was a great book." - Oscar Walter, thirteen years old, Virginia "It's a very interesting and attention-grabbing story." - Misty Glover, Alabama "Overall, it was a fun read and I am very impressed!" - Lacey Harrison, Alabama "I thought it was great." - Alejandra Zarzycki, teacher, Washington D.C. "Diana's Magic is an imaginative and inspirational book." - Abigalle Laxa, Virginia "The story was entertaining. I had no idea how the story was going to end." - Marky Duarte, Virginia

Don't get caught in the rage...Man in the Van is a heart pounding, page turning horror thriller, about a group of high school friends on their last trip to camp before winter. The group of teens experience road rage on their way to camp with a man in a van who follows them to their camp where the real story begins.

Imagine a woman who was abused as a child, suffered from learning disabilities, was required to repeat first grade, went through school in the same class with a younger more accomplished sister, completed a rigorous college program that produced a bachelor's degree and registered nursing credential, endured three months of total bed rest during her fourth pregnancy so as to deliver a premature baby by emergency Caesarean, adopted two Korean orphans, worked for twenty years full time as a school nurse, initiated the purchase and continuing management of several income properties, traveled alone in the South Pacific for four months volunteering in school and public health programs, overcame a bout with cancer and shared the on site management of the motel with her husband for the last thirteen years of her active working life. Along the way she found time to travel extensively throughout much of the world and became a part time travel agent. Her courage was exhibited throughout her life by unwillingness to accept defeat and her undying faith in her ability to succeed.