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Sixteen-year-old rising tennis star Mitchi Conrad's world falls apart when she vanishes on her way home from a school dance. After 11 days, she is found with no memory of her missing time. Once home, she becomes plagued with eerie visions and mysterious blackouts. After a bizarre incident at school, her mother places her into a special program to help her cope with her trauma. Meanwhile, two more vanishings spark the interest of local celebrity and news reporter, Sammy Samuels. When her investigation ignites, tempers flare and sparks fly.

I dedicate this book to all of the Palestinian and Israeli people who suffered through the past century. I personally lived and witnessed the true historical events that took place in Palestine before, during, and after 1948. By sharing with you what I experienced in my book, My Story, I hope you will have a better understanding and compassion for the Palestine cause. I pray that there will be peace again in the Holy Land.

Follow kind and confident Orion through his first day of school as he befriends all the kids who might be different from him. Young listeners will learn about different ways to be kind, to make new friends, and that it is safe to be themselves.This is the story of Orion—a happy and loving young boy.

In her first book, Kierra A. Carter makes bold assertion about her belief that everything you go through is a process for your purpose. There is no way you can control what happens to you in life, but you are in complete control of how you react to any situation. It Had to Happen! Kierra’s testimony will empower and encourage you to observe every event in life as a lesson. Rather than asking, “Lord why me?”, ask instead: “Lord what are you trying to teach me?”.

Third year of medical school is the greatest test in a doctor’s life, a year of rotating throughout specialties, teams, hospitals, and lives. It leaves an indelible mark on every physician, but the story is often untold…until now. Told through gonzo-style, bare-it-all journaling, Love, Sanity, or Medical School takes you on a tour of third year with Dr. Stephanie Benjamin, a 9/11 and Katrina-surviving, former Junior Olympic fencer with a tenacious spirit and keen humor.

Twanda Cousins is a senior in college. She’s excited for her upcoming graduation. She would be the first in her family to graduate from college. With her bachelor of administration in xriminal justice, she believes that one day she will run the FBI. A month before graduation Twanda signs up to ride along with the local police to get a feel of what it’s like for them on a given night. She teams up with Officer Diego Ramirez.

Life can seem unbearable at times, but God did not bring you this far to only come this far. You may never know why some things happen, but you can discover what God promised. When you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, remember that God holds the entire world in the palm of His hand, so He is spotting you. Life Happens was written to spot you during tough times. Kierra’s empowering words through this 31-day devotional will help give you an extra boost that coffee never could. Drink up!

An amazing collection of 10 unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. In this collection, you will find 10 short stories from all your favorite genres. You can use them as writing prompts or just for fun! You can expect from inspiring stories about courage, friendship, inner strength, and self-love, with an exciting writing style and authentic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability.

Madison is weary of love. After witnessing her parents’ tumultuous relationship, she thinks avoiding men will help her avoid heartbreak. No matter how her friends encourage her, she’s determined to focus on school and leave dating to everyone else. Dorian is trying to juggle a life filled with changes. While dealing with a breakup and quitting his job, his life is further complicated by his parents’ checkered pasts. When their two worlds collide at a mutual friend’s wedding, will they find strength in each other or continue dealing with their problems alone?

Ogum and Oxossi are two valiant gods among the ten gods birthed by the goddess of the sea, Yemanja, who lives in the valley of Orixa, a realm for gods and all magical creatures. The two gods are taken out of the realm while they were still toddlers to protect them from evil forces that had invaded Orixa.

Skilled forensics scientist Schuyler Liu never expected her job working for a ghost-hunting show to bring so much peace. Until a grand locale in the Garden District uncovers way more than just rattling pipes and drafty entryways, and she walks away with more than she ever imagined. When chaos morphs to terror, she turns to the one man she knows may be able to help her. They may not see eye-to-eye, given their vastly differing beliefs, but Pax is her touchstone in the maelstrom, and she plans to grab hold with both hands until they find the answers they seek.

Trinity Hughes has spent a lifetime resenting her biological father. However, now that he’s dead, Trinity wants to set the record straight. Her father might have killed one man 35 years ago, but he paid his debt to society. She knows deep in her soul that he did not murder 16 men and she’s going to prove it. All she needs is a little help from the last man who saw her father alive. When a homeless stranger comes through town and is accused of murder, and then killed right in front of him, local police officer Emmett Kirby questions the investigation.

Haunted houses are an angel’s day job. The monsters in the closet won’t get the kids on my watch. Not again. I don’t care if I’m the last angel on Earth, nothing will hurt them. Not. One. More. Time. My first family to save here on Earth-3457. Different Earth with darker demons. The mom called us. Her baby’s dead. I have to find out what did it. Typical sick case. But something’s off with these kids. The warrior angels look down on us house cleaners. We do the hard work on the ground. All they do is fly around in their fancy silverwings. So out of touch with reality.

In this confessional memoir, Cecily Watson Kelln leaves the comforts of her childhood cackleberry farm to face womanhood fraught with struggles to find love and security. Divorce, rejection, and despair try to knock her down. But her mother's exemplary Christian faith keeps her full of hope. This true story involves travel and adventures, such as the Peace Corps, cold winter in a tent, and a psychedelic baptism.

A short story about Jerald, who works at Rowdy's Pizzeria, meeting a woman named Lissa, and going on adventure.

In this stirring memoir, JayQues recounts his beloved grandma’s bittersweet journey from the earthly realm to paradise, bringing to light the kindness with which she touched everyone she knew and absolutely lavished on her grandson. JayQues takes us on a journey of spiritual bonding that not only stretches from Kingston, Jamaica, to the Bronx, New York, but also transcends time and space. The deep, fiery love he shared with his grandma, the motherly devotion with which she raised him, and the bond they shared and continue to share in Christ are evident.

In the bitter cold of New Year's Eve, a young mother named Elise must choose between love and country when she is enlisted by United States Army Intelligence operatives to track down and apprehend her childhood love, who has fallen into a dark path of contract murder. Elise risks all as she embarks on a journey across oceans and continents, in hopes that the ruins of their love might stop an ever-growing string of murders.

All Brynleigh “Bryn” Tinsley wanted was to find a safe harbor and put the past behind her so she could raise her little girl in a peaceful, loving environment. Now, three identities later and 2,000 miles away, she finds herself in the small, seaside town of Lighthouse Cove, Florida. The last thing she needs is a pesky firefighter who keeps showing up at every turn, doing his best to become her handyman - and more. But when her daughter’s life is on the line, Brynleigh will do whatever it takes to protect her daughter from the hell that is her past.

As a middle school English teacher, Courtney Black was very familiar with all of the love stories, thank you very much. She preferred the love poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Shakespeare, but when it came to love in her own life, well, that was another matter. It was the most cliché story of them all, but after having her heartbroken by a cheating boyfriend, Courtney had sworn off love. Shakespeare did know a little about scorned women, and Courtney was determined to live her life on her own terms. Until a man came along that seemed just fine.

Claire and Hugo are two attractive medical professionals working in a hospital surgical unit. Claire's infatuation with her handsome boss is complicated by his marriage and his mistress, not to mention Claire's boyfriend. Her pursuit results in a mixture of love, lust and lies and eventually to a dramatic encounter in a hotel bedroom, where 'room service' takes on a whole new meaning until the final shocking denouement.