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This book is a collection of poetry, which takes the reader on a journey through the many aspects of life. Love, loss, sacrifice, triumph, turmoil: these are just a few of the many emotions, which are penned within these pages. Each turn of the page, takes one down many roads. The scenery is vast- it can be beautiful, and dark. Simple, and complex. Each line, dives deeper into the mind, and swims amongst the complexities of the human experience. Each work stands alone, and creates its own mosaic. So, experience the journey. Take a ride through the cosmos, and skirt the very edges of our universe.

Elodie is a young girl who at the age of six moved from idyllic Annecy to grey Manchester. Back home she had the life anyone would dream of, enjoying her time comfortably and getting to know Christ amongst those that support her. However, she knows not everything was perfect, and with the love of God, opens herself up to her new surroundings. Despite her own warmth, she is not warmly accepted as a Christian amongst her new peers. As she settles into her environment, she must learn patience and care, as well as how to spread the word of the Lord to those most unlikely to change their hearts. How long will she stay an outsider? Or will her attitude encourage others to join her?A truly affirming book for young Christians, Outsiders is a coming-of-age story of friendship, trust, and opening yourself up to the love of God.

Every day is another fight for Austin Michaels. Literally.As an undefeated fighter for Reign, an underground fightclub, he makes a good living with his fists. Thanks to Damien Church, the man who saved his life and who he sees as his surrogate father since his own walked out on him years ago.But when a covert government agency contact him, telling him that Damien is not the man he thinks he is, Austin has to make a choice. To join D.A.R.C. and spy on his mentor, or to blindly carry on as he has been.As the grisly truth forces itself upon Austin, it stops being a choice.

What do you do when you're desperate for a baby? True, it was my fault I didn't start trying till I was in my early 40s. Four failed IVFs, and two miscarriages later, I knew I needed a donor.I found one and had a good pregnancy. But that's when the trouble started. He never felt like mine.It turns out, I'm not alone. Many women have trouble connecting with their donor- conceived children. Since we have no blood connection to them, it can be hard to feel like this child is really yours.Even as this beautiful child grew, and clearly saw me as his mother, the feeling that I was not, still overwhelmed me.This is about my journey to learn and accept that Phillip is truly my son.

Closer, in many ways, feels like a noir tale unfolding the lives of star-crossed lovers entangled in a twisted ménage à quatre. For fans of Raymond Chandler, Chuck Palahniuk, Henry Miller, and Anaïs Nin. This romance is set against a richly described backdrop - the soul of the drought besieged Southern California desert unpacks the love and lust, rage and fear, pain, and betrayal of an affair as it rips through human experience like a surgeon with a scalpel.This story weaves a tale of an affair wrapped up in the heartbreak of pursuing true love at any cost, forcing us to ask, what is the higher calling, true love, or family?Follow the narrator on a journey of self-discovery through a crumbling marriage, a torrid love affair, and the sudden surprise ending that leaves the reader with a new sort of happily-ever-after.

Two Hearts Entwined by Lynne Brown is a romance story. Two people, she is forty years old and he is thirty, get thrown together through work - and love blossoms.Lynda has had a succession of failed relationships, and she is beginning to think it will never happen for her.Neil has just moved back to Sydney after working in Melbourne for a year. He is desirable, handsome, and fit. He has played the field but has not found anyone with whom he can get into a serious relationship.He is replacing a lawyer at a large company that happens to be a client of the company Lynda works for, and she must report to him every month in person. He has heard a lot about her and decides to 'check her out' as she travels to work by bus - and he likes what he sees.Romance blossoms, but there are troubles ahead. Some people close to them both do not favour the relationship and try to muddy the waters. None more so than Neil's younger sister, Morgan - she hates Lynda passionately!With these issues, plus Lynda's failing health, can love survive?

Gabby Rojas is a young high school student studying hard to get the grades she needs to study medicine at university. She came to the USA with her mother and grandparents from Venezuela seeking a better life. Otto Harrington is a student at the same high school, but he is the son of a famous film director father and an actress mother and lives a rich and privileged existence.When Gabby and Otto are put together on a psychology class project there is open hostility between the two students. They both recognise that they must try to get along to complete the project but coming from such different worlds will they ever understand one another? Despite the odd set back they both start to realise each other's lives are not as clear cut as they first thought and the mutual antipathy between them starts to develop into a relationship. As time passes, they both start to discover The Real Me and The Real You.

This story is a romantic tale of the coming of age of Komal, a beautiful, young Indian woman, who works at the Daffodils Inn, situated amongst the verdant grandeur of the hills surrounding Mussoorie, north of New Delhi. Her life and that of her family is steeped in the traditions of an ancient, vibrant culture, which guides them through the vicissitudes of an existence delicately balanced between a simple life of subsistence in the country and the lure of modern civilisation and its opulent trappings.Komal's life becomes inextricably linked with the Sanyal family when they take a vacation at the Daffodils Inn, and Komal begins to feel an inexorable attraction towards the Sanyals' handsome son, Arindam. With the help of Arindam's father, their relationship begins to blossom, and the families of the two young lovers must find a way to unite and blend their differing cultures.

Mable Caldwell's book The Dangers of Chemistry sees Aaron Cripple, an average high school kid with the usual adolescent issues trying to solve the mystery of why kids his age are going missing.Aaron's best friend is Ezra, and they are both regarded as losers. Still, they find great comfort in each other's company. Aaron has two sisters, Jaelyn and Effie. Jaelyn is a year older, and Effie is a half-sister who is much younger.He likes Emma... she's gorgeous! The only problem is that she is going out with Teagan, a Jock. Nobody messes with Teagan! When he sees Aaron drooling over Emma, Teagan goes wild and bullies Aaron relentlessly. Not only does Aaron have to put up with bullying at school, but his stepfather Carl also bullies him at home. Life just isn't fair!Things start to look up, though; Emma and Teagan break up when she takes exception to how Teagan treats Aaron - it seems Emma also likes Aaron! They exchange phone numbers, and Aaron dreams of love... Then... Emma goes missing! It turns out a lot of kids have been going missing!Aaron sets out to solve the riddle of why this is happening... he wants to find, and save, his newfound love. Danger lurks, though. Who are the VK, and why are they kidnapping kids? Aaron must try to solve this riddle without involving his friends or family because they will be in danger if he does.

One woman's fight for freedom.A struggle against war, abuse of men, theocracy.A battle across countries, continents, in the hope of attaining a life that most of us take for granted: a life of... living.In a seemingly endless battle against the asylum system in the world, there is one message that rings true and clear: never give up. However, the odds are stacked, however desperate the situation, there is always hope. There is light....And there are always beautiful shoes...

Sophie and Maya lead a happy, simple life in the city with their father. He gives them everything they could want and supports all their passions with an open heart. Sophie is a tender and sensitive girl. She likes dresses and bowknots, tea with marshmallows and painting watercolours. Maya, though very similar to her sister, is a year older, also very kind and responsive, but Maya is more cautious and prudent. On a normal day to them, where nothing appears out of the ordinary, their world is flipped upside down when the flowers on their mother's plant begin to bloom. After this, everything changes. The girls are whisked into a world of magic, more specifically, the hidden town of Laterville, where anything is possible. With the help of their magic, bread-baking, grandmother, they must learn the ways of magic and defend Laterville from the purple mist!

"So, what brings you here today Mr. Cronin?""Um. My wife thought I should come."So begins Simon Butler's first conversation with his therapist, Dr. Shah. Simon had always felt a sense of abandonment since he was left unnamed in the hospital for several days by his mother. The youngest of six children he had always felt left out.When he can finally leave the loveless family unit for his adult life he finds himself married to Vicki, a bipolar alcoholic. It is left to Simon to raise his surviving son, Julian, almost single handedly until he leaves for university. This is the point Simon is determined to divorce his troubled wife and try to find a peaceful and happy life for himself.Will he find happiness at last with the new woman in his life or will he never be free of Vicki?

Memories are strange things; they flit and flicker and fade like old photos left in the basement; fragments of lingering time.Join Ben as he relives his memories, drifting between past and future and struggling to unravel the things he's forgotten, the people he once knew and the bleak landscape of Canada's frigid north. Time and fate crisscross between the port town of Churchill during the height of the Cold War, where the threat of nuclear annihilation looms, and the trading rooms of Geneva twenty-five years later, where daily cataclysms make the price of coffee dance. The unlikely strand of fate linking these two worlds being a young Metis boy and the memory of a friendship long forgotten.Where his daydreams will bring him, Ben cannot yet say, and it starts to look doubtful if he will ever find a stable harbour.

On a winter night in a quiet church, a woman enters the confessional, horrifically injured and on the run. Triggered by the birth of an extraordinary child, her appearance in the church will immediately bring with it a war of fire and blood. With an ancient prophecy fulfilled, a young priest finds himself thrust into a world of vicious conflict and into the very heart of the eternal struggle between Good and Evil. Two warring factions of a mysterious family spill into view as a desperate search for the child will lead them all to either salvation, or damnation, and the terrifying final battle that decides the fate of all mankind.

Rayna was just a young little half-elf, when her home was destroyed, and she was forced to flee. She grew up in a hidden forest, where magical creatures kept her safe from the evil Draegan, who uses his powers to absorb magic and make himself stronger. One day, the forest that is Rayna's home, begins to wither and die. Its magic life-force is being drained, and without the forest, Rayna's friends will die too.Thus begins Rayna's quest to stop Draegan and his destructive ways, which have already turned Argendor into a grim and dreary place. She pays James, a human, to help her reach Candraa, past the Westland over the sea. In this turbulent and greedy world, is there more to his helpful nature or will his secrets tear them apart?With a knack for attracting and finding trouble, sweet and innocent Rayna must learn to survive in a ruthless world in which even family is sold for magic.

Bhargav Rajagopalan is a lover of literature, with a keen interest in poetry. Currently working in IT, he is fulfilling a lifelong dream by publishing this collection of his own poems. Bhargav Rajagopalan is happily married, and he has dedicated this work to his wife and mother. He also acknowledges his first English teacher who instilled in him the love of literature and love of English.In A War of Words, Bhargav Rajagopalan explores his emotions and feelings, he writes about loneliness, love, his teenage years and forgiveness with real beauty and insight.

This is a story of two lovebirds. They are killed, reborn and separated by the gods and put into two different lands to see whether they can find each other again. Is it down to fate, destiny, or luck? The gods have a bet and try to change the path of their lives. The rest you will have to read for yourself...

From the Sphinx communicating through a Ouija board to Narcissus's traditional, terrible fate morphing into his first glimmer of hope, Tales of a Spiritual Sun re-writes the Greek myths as never before. The tales of the familiar are tackled, such as the stories of Medusa, King Midas, and Pandora. Yet, Tales of a Spiritual Sun also includes those that are, perhaps, less well known such as Orpheus, Proteus, and Psyche.All the stories are viewed from new angles or written with modern twists. They take on new lives, with fresh locations and messages at their heart. These include a scientific experiment ready to change the world on the night it is set to end and a personal detective who must decide if a man, claiming his wife is a nymph, is delusional or about to commit an awful crime.Tales of a Spiritual Sun allows readers to discover ancient myths in a bold and original way, in both contemporary and traditional settings.

A world in which the devil rules. Pacts made by ancestors tie their descendants into the devil's game of surviving deaths to become immortal and gain fame, glory, wealth. Into this world enters Winter, unaware of her ancestor's actions or of her heredity. Thrust into this world where she is forced to partake, she must reach 666 deaths to become immortal. With her henge mage, Pete, she navigates this world with the support of the members of the Plato Foundation and her historian as they reach the point where their actions pit them against the Devil himself. In this year's games The Epictetus Dilemma, can they live? Or do they die trying?

Vallus has been training his whole life for this moment. In a once prosperous world that has long since been abandoned by its gods and left in ruins, humanity lives on hope; hope of an answer. Why did the gods abandon them? In search of this answer, a select few follow their destiny to become Seekers, endeavouring on dangerous missions to enter the ancient vaults in search of knowledge. While this vault may be the most savage Vallus has encountered, it may also hold what he is looking for - but first, he must fight. Accompanied by his trusty droid, Pip, the Seeker must use all his wits and strength to navigate a hoard of madmen, furious droids, wrathful kings, and perhaps even the gods themselves. But can he survive long enough to complete his mission? What if the long-awaited answers are nothing near what humanity imagined - and what if there is nothing to discover at all?

Women are the fastest growing economic demographic in the world, making the need to plan for retirement and wealth transfer an absolute must for every woman. This book provides a stepwise guide designed just for women to develop a solid understanding of estate planning.As estate planning is a path rather than a destination, these nine steps can aid every woman in her journey toward retirement and estate planning. From explaining probate, and the difference between probate and non-probate assets, to joint ownership, to trust establishment, management and settlement, to retirement planning and charitable estate planning, to living wills and dealing with incapacity, readers will get easy explanations and clear guidance on normally difficult concepts.The information and strategies set out here in the pages of this book will help every woman in assessing her goals and creating a plan that works for her situation and life circumstances, both during her lifetime and in her estate plan - setting her on a path to achieve Estate Planning Success Just for Women.

"Pshhhhhh! Glass from a high-rise building to the north started shimmering and clattering above him. It cascaded down like rain towards the ground below. The assassin was situated underneath the falling glass, shielding himself from the debris. Genaya looked on as the assassin launched a grapple hook to ascend him to a higher ledge. In this moment, Genaya got his first look at the assailant. Seeing the assassin's getaway plan hatched, Genaya knew he had to act fast to prevent an unhindered escape. He glanced around, desperate for a solution. There! A glass elevator was rising up the building. Watching the speed at which the elevator was travelling, Genaya knew he could make the jump if he timed it correctly."Read this engaging tale of intergalactic rivalry that will set your heart racing. L. R. Lorkin's immersive prose will not let you put this book down easily.

It is the story of a destitute beggar boy adopted by a kind and wise foster father, who gave him a decent life and guided him to a respectable position in a spiritual world.The boy, Arun, had to work various manual jobs like porter, ploughman/farmhand and finally a domestic cook in a family. After a few years, Jai Prakash of that family finds Arun to have two masters and a doctorate degree, working as PA to an MP and rubbing shoulders with topmost bureaucrats of the country. Surprised and dumbstruck, he asks Arun to reveal the truth.Arun visits the family and unfolds the tragic, strange and colorful story of his journey from Bittu to Dr. A. K. Singh, from rags to a world of spirituality. When his story ends, things take a dramatic turn and then...

In Death is Not the End of Us, Chris Carroll charts his life story to illuminate how he came to know that death is not the end of us. Part autobiography and part philosophy, Chris describes the ups and downs of his life from childhood to the present. Through love and heartbreak, hard work and adventurous travels, happy times and family tragedies, Chris always maintains a zest for life, believing that life is all about creating precious memories.From an early struggle with OCD and sometimes fraught family experiences, Chris manages to break free and build a life for himself. However, it will take two near-death experiences for him to discover the true meaning of life, the secret to life's purpose, humanity's relationship with the universe and the stars, and the certain knowledge that death is not the end.

It is the time of the ninety-ninth king of the forbidden land of Sujiha.It is written in the Holy Book of the Manhu Kingdom that the ninety-ninth king of Sujiha will be the last.This means that the great king Raja Sakti must be the one to engage in battle with the Evil One Ruthan Kahu, and that the fate of all the seven magical realms are in his destiny.But will he be able to unravel the words of the mysterious bookkeeper and find the ancient weapons left for the defense of all by the Mahadiri Bolti?And could this be the end of all goodness and light?The forces of goodness and the ancient spirits of his ancestors must rally behind him to ensure peace and prosperity for all as the Holy Hall becomes stacked against them.

A. M. AIKhalifa's calling is to be creative, and she believes that in any creative profession or hobby, a person has a duty to research and communicate the values of the piece responsibly, as well as knowing that this method of creating is crucial to making anything meaningful. A. M. AlKhalifa delves into the ins and outs of such a significant profession like graphic design, opening the door to questions on just how important the responsibility of a graphic designer, or just about anyone with a career in the creative industries, is.Insights for Creatives is a book that explores visual communication and graphic design with a fresh approach, examining the role and responsibility of such a job. These messages spread beyond just graphic designers, making this book the perfect read for anyone with a passion for anything creative, wanting a new view or insight into the area they love.

Breath of Life tells one respiratory therapist's struggle for survival, the reality of not being there for her new-born daughter and what lessons God can teach us to have the strength to overcome guilt and difficult emotions. A powerful life event with discussion points, questions, and lessons from scripture.

James Moore is a thirty-four-year-old professor who specializes in electronic engineering and has recently developed a technology called the Mind Link which allows its users to enter and experience their own memories as well as those of others. This is a powerful tool and as James begins to test its full potential, he reveals a dangerous secret he becomes obsessed with and won't drop until it is resolved. Everything revolves around one woman, Helen, and even if she does not know it herself, she has a secret in her past that has been concealed for a long time by sinister and threatening forces. Join James and Helen as they investigate the mysteries of Helen's past and get caught up in espionage, politics, and dangerous criminals along the way.

Carol Plummer, a former parole officer, and Denise Hargreaves, retired police prosecutor, set up a new private investigations firm after meeting up again after retirement. As they are both bored with the good life and missed the stress and excitement of their previous jobs, they made the decision to partner up. Their combined skills, experience and contacts would be ideal to solve cases they could be offered.Bringing in Rosslyn, Carol's life partner, Richmond, an Alsatian, and Jed Atkins, an ex-army Special Air Forces officer, amongst others, Hargreaves and Plummer hit the ground running investigating small cases until they land a big one focusing on a suspected serial killer, Peter Stranger.Working as a team, they try to overcome the malicious intelligence of Peter Stranger as they try and build a case and catch him in the act. With the support of two working girls, the team faces challenges and scenarios that take them by surprise or challenges their combined skills. All this while trying to save potential victims of the serial killer as well as getting justice for previous fatalities.Will they find the proof they need that Peter Stranger is a killer? Will they overcome the challenges they face? And will they be able to bring justice where it belongs?

Shades of Darkness is a triumph in creating an atmosphere across many stories that will shake any reader to their core. Following a multitude of characters in their (what seems to be at first) normal lives, Kurt Odenwald looks at the truth of the human condition (and perhaps the not-so human) and the mysteries of death, the unknown, and darkness. Beginning at seemingly every-day points, Odenwald twists these stories subversively in directions that could never be guessed by any reader. Sometimes melancholic, sometimes gruesome; Shades of Darkness reveals the depths of the human psyche that everyone might be aware of, but perhaps not to this level of extremity. This collection is one that will keep you up at night with its horror-filled descriptions and plots that will satisfy any reader in search of a brilliantly thrilling story.