Genealogy and a treasure hunt can lead to... murder. The day had darkened, and when two children at the library hide under a table during a storm, they overhear something more ominous than the rumbling outside. Strangers talking about stealing treasure.What, exactly, had the children heard?Soon, people are murdered, and the connections start to become more defined between a centuries-old secret kept by a former slave and the killings happening today. But what was that secret and what are the connections between the people who were attacked?Sidney Lake knows he can help. Intrigued by research, he and Tillie James are the perfect pair to look into Lowcountry family connections and try to put the pieces of this puzzle together.But the clock is ticking and this is no simple puzzle. More people will die if they don't find answers soon. Sidney and Tillie quickly discover that family is complicated, and some connections are more dangerous than others.
From the author of Please... Tell Me More comes the highly anticipated sequel! Finally, Rose has found her soulmate, Jack, and is ready to live her best happily-ever-after life. But tragedy strikes in Alaska, where Rose's brother and family live, and soon her world is turned upside down... again. Rose and Jack do the only thing they can: they take their niece, Fern, who has suffered a tremendous loss, home to Virginia.Fern is adrift, grieving in a strange place with only her wolf-dog for a companion. Her mother is dead and her father is missing. Nothing will ever be the same again, but Rose is doing the best she can for young Fern, even as the temptation of addiction lingers at the edge of her world. Can Fern find her way in this new environment, moving from the wilds of Alaska to the wilds of suburban middle school? And will Rose and Jack survive too, or will they be casualties of an upheaval neither expected?A deeply moving novel that speaks of the strength of family and the cycle of life, Patti Gaustad Procopi has managed to weave heartfelt emotion into a sweeping family saga that reminds us all of how much we yearn for home.
With his trademark wisdom and insight, Wayne William Snellgrove brings readers his latest collection of daily meditations.Spiritual education: We do what we need to do until we can make a better decision.Providing insights into Spirit and humanity, Wayne highlights the choices we all face when we seek our spiritual truth. Mother Earth is power. Only through the connection to and application of Mother Earth's medicine is wisdom and healing gained and alignment restored.In this book, Wayne provides readers the knowledge needed to walk a sacred path with love, humility and prayer to heal ourselves and the planet.
In 2095, we are worshipping the wrong god.Raphael Aronson is not concerned with things like religion and the meaning of life. His work is to create political resumes for people running in bogus elections where the winner is determined in advance of the vote. But when his friend is found dead, and it looks a lot like murder, he no longer cares about work. He cares about finding a murderer. And maybe figuring out what the heck is going on with all the televisions.With the help of a few others, he pursues the truth. In 2095, the city has no police force, no cars, no cell phones, and is rife with hedonism. Raphael soon finds that those who profess they are trying to "Make the Republic Great" are pawns, unknowingly used by a power that was revealed in the stories of the scriptures and the textbooks of science. On a journey led by a mysterious recluse, who calls himself a Watcher, Raphael discovers that the blending of science and religion are not at all what he expected. What will he do with the knowledge that the FoxP2 gene, the Theory of Relativity and the Parable of the Mustard Seed are the answers to our current existence and the explanation of our future?
The greatest step we can take in the quest for understanding is to actively seek.This book is a guide for those who are looking to actively seek and begin to connect, on our deepest levels, to our personal truth. With this book, Mark-Nathaniel Weisman offers a life-altering perspective of what surrounds us as well as what came before us, reminding us of the possibilities along our life path.Told through the lens of information learned from his ancestors, this book conveys an ancient wisdom that comes from living close to the Earth.You should be free to explore any part of your spirituality without guilt or shame.With timeless wisdom and practical steps for the reader, Turn to Final offers readers a guide that can set us upon a new path - our own path to becoming who we are meant to be.
Amelia Temple always knew she was different. Other. But that never stopped her from wanting more-especially her freedom.The Bureau of Extranormal Investigations, the shadowy government agency that has controlled her since birth, is finally allowing Amelia a pass to explore the small surrounding town where she is housed. It's 1954, and she quickly makes friends and begins to learn the rules of this strange society. Apparently, race matters. And girls aren't supposed to date girls. Yet the government looks the other way when it comes to locking kids up from birth and performing experiments on them because they have extra powers-kids like Amelia.Amelia and her new friends soon discover a conspiracy of so-called scientists running a bizarre experiment that threatens to unleash something terrible on her adopted hometown. As they begin to investigate, it becomes clear they must somehow stop the experiment before people die. But to do so, Amelia is forced to rely on what makes her different and decide just how human she wants to be.
When is truth nothing more than an illusion?Dwight returns to his hometown after a divorce, determined to pick up the pieces of his life and finish writing his second book. After all, the first one was a bestseller. Instead, he gets pulled into a bizarre conspiracy involving a shadowy group trying to spread misinformation through a series of videos detailing odd stories of Vikings, mermaids, and space aliens. Who are these people, and why do so many actually believe the lies they are spreading? When it becomes clear that Dwight must try to do something before the group spreads their lies further, he and his girlfriend team up with a reporter to uncover the truth about who is pulling the strings. From watching the videos online to attending rallies filled with thousands of supporters, it soon becomes clear that many people believe the Vikings and mermaids stories. Dwight knows some of their plans and the kind of future they are trying to encourage, a future that can turn out to be very dangerous for anyone who disagrees.Can one former college professor and his girlfriend stop this group, or will the body count continue to rise?
When readers first met John as a young boy in the book Baltimore Catechism: Clean Slate, he had just begun attending Catholic school and spent much of his time trying to discern exactly what the nuns were teaching him and what it really meant to follow the rules.Now, John and his family face major life obstacles: housing, health and finances. When John's parents decide their only option is to move West, John has no choice but to go. But the Arizona desert is very different from the Irish-Catholic Massachusetts town he came from, and he soon learns what it means to survive in the barren land he is forced to call home.At times flippant but always thoughtful, this coming-of-age novel defines a year's journey that takes John from crime to confirmation.
Starting over means figuring out where you are, how you got there, and where to go from here.When Jane's life falls apart in a most spectacular fashion, she questions how she got to this point. How did she manage to choose a best friend who would do the most cliched thing ever and run off with her husband? What blinded her to the abuse her husband, Frank, heaped upon her over decades of marriage?The answers to her life's questions might be found in the generations before her. From her grandmother, Mamere, who threw away her family heritage to marry a baseball player, to her mother, Evangeline, who knew within moments of meeting John during WWII that he was the love of her life. The choices the women in her family made alter Jane's outlook on love and life, but she learns that ultimately, strong women survive and love is cultivated in unexpected places.
A place where families came. Homes were built. Children grew, left for war, and returned. Through it all, the river runs, as it always has.But people change and dreams shift and towns grow, and nothing good ever lasts... For years, Jack and Keira Sullivan discussed a future where they escaped the harsh urban realities in Boston. Instead, they would turn to running a bed and breakfast in New Hampshire. When Keira's mother dies, they use her inheritance to purchase a historically significant old house in Bennett Falls to pursue their dream.What was once an ideal future soon becomes rife with problems: the isolation Keira experiences as Jack divides his time between Boston and Bennett Falls; the withdrawn attitude of the townspeople who do not want change; and the choices Keira must face in order to move forward with her life.Can friendship and one small kitten turn things around for Keira and Jack, or will they find that their dreams are not what they once thought them to be?
In his long-awaited debut book of poetry, Christian Pascale highlights both the internal and external intricacies of life, focusing on the macrocosm of our world. From the pull of the Spirit to the complexities of grief, this collection crystallizes daily life into a transcendent experience. Providing both the tangible understanding of place and time coupled with the visceral perception of the divine, we are reminded of possibility and promise.
This heartfelt story about sisters, family and the tenuous connections we forge in life will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Rose was a child when the worst possible thing happened-her sister Lily drowned. While Rose was supposed to be watching her. From that moment, Rose knew it was all her fault. After all, that's what her mother told her. But life must go on, no matter what, and Rose and her sister, Ivy, grow up in a family without their little sister. In a family where alcoholism and arguing defines their parents. In a family that personifies dysfunction. In a family where anger forces their brother away. Was it any wonder that Rose was so excited to get to college? Was it any wonder she sometimes had a date with Mr. Merlot, the wine bottle she hid to help her get through life's tougher moments?At times whimsical, always genuine, this story looks at the bonds of sisters and how family can become our foundation even when we don't expect it.
In this second book of daily meditations, Wayne William Snellgrove offers us the opportunity to work with the Medicine Wheel, which follows the seasons and teaches us about the cycles of life. Within this transformative work, we are given the opportunity to listen, see, and move within the Universe, connecting to Creator and catching the words of our ancestors in the whispers of the wind.Acting as a Hollow Bone, Wayne has brought forward the messages we most need to hear throughout our days.
A conflict between what is legal and what is just...Phil Philemon has it good-he enjoys teaching history at a university and is happily married. In fact, he and Mary Jane have been married for decades. After returning from a business trip, he stands in the airport waiting for his wife to pick him up.She never arrives.The police tell him that her death was instant, and she never knew what hit her. Phil is devastated. She had been the love of his life, and suddenly she was gone. All because of one person. Then he discovers more details about her death and the man who killed her, but justice is elusive. So Phil takes matters into his own hands and avenges her death the only way he can… with Roundabout Revenge.
Peter Stipe had always been curious about his heritage. His mother, who insisted they were Scottish, often made up stories that Peter would later question. After discovering a couple of old books, a marriage license and memorabilia, Peter embarks upon a journey to discover his family history and the truth about who he is and where he came from.With detailed honesty and heart-rending curiosity, Peter's quest for the truth leads him to discoveries that will forever alter his inner and outer view of the world.
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