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Look Up—Global Stories of Resilience shares powerful true stories of individuals who have faced life’s toughest challenges—loss, betrayal, disaster, and war—and emerged stronger by embracing the power of perspective. Through Heidi Siefkas’ inspiring mantra, Look Up, this book reveals how resilience, hope, and determination can turn adversity into opportunity.

Set in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2010, A DRY HATE encapsulates the many forces at play when a popular sheriff arrests and accuses anyone in his crosshairs--Mexicans and brown-skinned people, activists, journalists, judges, elected officials. The climate is growing ugly as the Legislature is about to pass SB 1070--the state law that targets 'illegal aliens' on Arizona soil. Professor Ivan Wilder tries t...

In a remote Canadian valley, a wildlife artist and her husband face a terrifying ordeal when forest fires drive fifteen bears out of the mountains, seeking refuge near the artist's home. Their presence sparks suspicion in a nearby religious community that has long labelled the artist a ‘witch.’ Seizing on this as justification, the community unleashes a campaign of fear and violence, rallying arou...

The evolution of Aaron is the fictional story of Aaron Hill and African American man living in Columbia, South Carolina. The story follows Aaron's life from the time that he is an adolescent until adulthood. During this time, Aaron experiences many things such as conflicts with his parents, relationship issues, alcohol abuse, employment and financial issues as well as problems in his marriage. Aar...

“Not Even Doctor Phil Can Fix This.” The Psychological Mystery series starts with a traffic stop and escalates into a web of twisted secrets and deadly consequences. Serial killers are exposed, and the existence of a Secret Army is threatened. A investigative journalist conspires to reveal more secrets and an assortment of characters and events propel Farmerville towards tragedy. More mystery unfo...

Welcome to 'Ranger The Bodacious Beach Dog'. Ranger (AKA Ranger Marley Wrecking-Ball Surf-Dog Doofus) is the quintessential dude. When he's not on duty he likes to play, eat, and chill. His hobbies are body surfing, chasing seagulls, stealing other dog's tennis balls at the beach, stealing children's toys at the beach, stealing food at picnics and peeing on surfer's backpacks, shoes ect... You've...

Set in Rome and Venice - with a brief stop in Magallanes, Chile, and New York City - Vatican Daughter propels the reader deep into the heart of Italy. Ensnared by its vivid descriptive language, you will be transported and immersed in this plausible, suspenseful story as it takes you through various cities, tasting their foods along the way, with different characters. At the same time, you will me...

Herded by Miracles: An only child, a burden to her single mother and born in South Africa in the middle of a war, the author had to discern life's purpose by living it. She rides through the widest emotional landscapes of contrast: the Apartheid conflict between black and white, between Boer and British, and the disconnect between African and European cultures, the generosity of strangers, the bet...

More than two centuries after the Age of Reason culminated in the French Revolution, society still operates based on assumptions and attitudes formed by our ancient myths. Propagated by organized religion, these myths not only hamper efforts to apply reason to our problems, but foster violent conflicts that threaten global security Myths of the Tribe: When Religion and Ethics Diverge illustrates t...

Abandoned at birth and shuffled through the system all her life, Cinder is on the verge of being expelled from yet another school. Despite high test scores, Cinder’s records show a penchant for fighting, defiance, impulsivity, and “an unwillingness to develop appropriate decision-making skills”―whatever that means. When a lunch-time brawl breaks out in the cafeteria, Cinder gloomily prepares for w...

Part 2 of Series so far in conjunction with ChristiTutionalist TM Politics podcast providing historical context of America's Judeo/Christian Foundations based upon Biblical Community (Free Will, Charity, etc.) vs Worldly Communism (Force, Theft, etc.) as was already tried on our Soil back during the Bradford Colony Mayflower Communal Compact and they almost all starved to death. Bradford and the C...

Can Aaron kill? According to research only 15-20 percent of the soldiers fired at the enemy in WWII. For soldiers with an aversion to killing, PTSD effects are more profound. Leaving his youth behind, Aaron is forced into manhood as he faces the horrors of war and searches to understand his Jewish heritage. Town after town, he sees churches and synagogues reduced to rubble and bible carrying Germa...

In River City, trouble isn’t hard to find—and Jake Sledge, former cop turned private eye, knows it better than most. A prominent attorney is found murdered outside his River City office. Jake Sledge and his partner, Bobo Johnson, are drawn into a case that quickly spirals out of control. They uncover chilling connections to frozen evidence, shadowy underworld figures, notorious neo-Nazis, and a da...

Ellie is a curious 5-year-old girl with lots of questions. In GRATITUDE, she is frustrated when a playdate by her favorite magnolia tree is spoiled by a rainstorm and decides nothing goes her way. Her Mom encourages her to stay focused on all the good things she has in her life with an attitude of gratitude. Ellie realizes she is so thankful for her family, her home, and even the rain which helps...

Meteorologist and psychic Gayle Force knight, proves to be a force to be reckoned with once more. While sleeping, an angel sent her a vision of a future event. With her intuition, Gayle wonders will she really meet the dog in her dream and save another dog? With the help of her intuitive husband, Alex Knight, and friends, Gayle sets out on a course to rescue many more. But with surprising twists a...

As Rory proposes to Ingefaer, the alvae Shrine they're visiting is set ablaze. Ingefaer is arrested. Rory hunts for the true arsonist, but is shadowed by soldiers and makes little progress as most mages refuse to talk to him as it's beneath them and he's a human. One alvae mage talks to him and erases all the suspects on his list, leaving him with one option: to interview the chief healer of the S...

This inspiring collection of memories, stories, and tributes from colleagues in the entertainment industry, childhood and lifelong friends, Arabian horse enthusiasts, and fans is a homage to a man who not only was an immensely talented performer, but who also was a hero. Patrick has left a legacy of many works, including movies, television shows, Broadway shows, dance performances, and songs. Most...

As a traumatic brain injury survivor, Saverio Monachino struggled to reconstruct the ‘here and now’ within his head. The memory silos devoted to personal experiences had broken down and without their structured database in play he had to go searching for reality. TBI is unique to every individual, and some of those experiences defy explanation. When there is a disarray in the system it sometimes b...

In pursuit of a meaningful life, Jeff Richards and his friend Rick Sager decide to start a commune out in the Rocky Mountains. It doesn't go as planned. Instead of the self-sufficient ranch they envision, they can only afford a crumbling crash pad in Denver; half their friends who agreed to join them (including most of the women) decide to move to Boulder instead; romantic entanglements between gr...

Shaking Up the World is a collection of stories by the Naval Academy Class of 1957 members. Some classmates watched Japanese planes bombing Pearl Harbor (Tom Marnane). Walt Meukow spent the war as a prisoner in the Philippines; another Art Aronson, was a prisoner in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. The Shaking and shaping of four years at Annapolis molded men who would spend their lives shaking u...

SOULLESS features Eddie Parnall and Tatiana Borodvic who were introduced in Joseph Badal's novel JUSTICE, the third book in the Curtis Chronicles series. Parnall, a retired CIA agent, and Borodvic, a former Bulgarian Special Operator, join a high-octane cast of characters who starred in previous books in the Curtis Chronicles series. Joseph Badal introduces diabolical villains whom the reader will...

Surrounded by the sounds of music in her small Louisiana town, she is thrilled when her school announces a new band class starting after summer break. But when a visit to the local music store with her mother reveals that the instrument she wants to play is beyond their budget, Florenda faces a tough challenge. Will she be able to play the instrument she’s dreamed of, or will her musical aspiratio...

An intense search to find, prove, and accept a past life as a Confederate from the Civil War is the author's memoir embedded within a novel about editing and publishing the book. Full of historical details, the book includes a twenty-page biography of a Confederate Major General, well known for his participation in the Battle of Gettysburg. The difficulty of accepting another person's life as your...

A feral child named Wolf is being raised by wolves deep in the forest, until he is suddenly whisked away to a subterranean netherworld by the Tuatha De Danann; a strange and elusive race. In this otherworldly realm, where mortal time moves imperceptibly quickly, these 'ever-living ones' raise and train the boy for their own ends; returning a formidable stealth-warrior, back to the world of men. In...

Fueled by unrealistic expectations of Nicholas Sparks' novels, Scarlet moves across the country to Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, after her thirty-year marriage ends. Seeking like-minded women, she joins a divorced women's book club only to discover they may not be so alike after all. She is befriended by Missy, who becomes a welcome ally as she navigates life in a small town. Scarlet's dorman...