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DeEtta lives much of her life carrying two huge secrets, and praying they will never be revealed. DeEtta was born in a small Mississippi Delta town, the daughter of a poor Mississippi sharecropper. Growing up to womanhood along with her best friend, Julia Ann, they learn to endure the ever-daunting pressures brought on by the systemic Jim Crow laws during the pre-civil rights era, and the violence and injustices they caused. A big part of that was dealing with the White farm owner Mr. Shegogg and his unscrupulous son. Now as an older woman affectionately called Mama Dee, DeEtta returns to her not-so-beloved Southern hometown, accompanying her son, Stefan, and his family when he inherits the house and land where their ancestors worked and lived for generations. But being in that house again, DeEtta is forced to recall and relive her traumatic past. Will her dark, explosive secrets come to light now she is back in the place where it all transpired...? Mama Dee is a story about the strength of family, the love for friends, and the unpredictable paths that life sometimes forces you to take.

Twenty-three-year-old Devon Owens receives an unexpected message from an online stranger. One curious reply takes on a sinister turn when Devon suddenly finds himself trapped in an inescapable nightmare of online terror.

In this unusual and insightful part-memoir part-self-help guide, readers will discover what it takes to mentally and physically push through difficult and challenging life circumstances, and how to find good strategies to spring back from those hardships. According to Richard Ramos' family, marriage was something to be avoided. Not even his grandparents had been married. His parents did marry, but that ended in an ugly divorce. From his perspective as a child growing up amid the carnage, being married only brought intense pain and deep despair. Not that marriage ever seemed an actual possibility for a gay man back then. But what a difference a few years can make! Laws changed with the Marriage Equality Act, and so did Richard's attitude. He fell in love, and against every advice he'd heard throughout his life, he decided to take a chance on wedded bliss, and planned to live happily ever after. But even before two years were up, the person he'd considered to be his true love betrayed him badly. Although his marriage ended in disaster, with the help of family, friends, and his own fortitude and determination, Richard was able to journey through the difficulties, and in the end he did not abandon the idea of marriage. His story is about resilience-heart wrenching, but always relatable.

Willard Bailey was being interviewed on a radio station in Phoenix. The subject was his relationship with dogs. The host said, "You come upon a car wreck. A man and a dog are lying by the side of the road, both critically injured, both needing CPR. Which one would you give CPR ¿rst?"Not a blink of an eye intervened before Bailey replied, "The dog, of course." The host followed with, "What if the dog were a pit bull?""Yep! I'd at least try," Bailey shot back.That's the author of this book. A 31-year veteran of competition dog sports, Bailey takes us on a quirky journey that öers a rare look at a strange potpourri of outside-the-competition-ring experiences.The story begins with the author's adventures in border collie rescue - highlighted by an all-time wonderful dog who just walked in the front door: Bravo! a border collie who spells his name with an exclamation point. Of course.The narrative meanders through an unlikely collection of subjects: lymphangiectasia - "poop wars" - the not curable disease that eventually cut short Bravo!'s highly successful competition obedience career...Bailey's stress and near debilitating ring nerves, and how his relationship with a professional hockey goaltender helped solve the problem... Bravo!'s terror at indoor trials... the personal nonstop jukebox the author carries in his head (and why on earth that's important to the story).Above all; though, this book is about the love äair that blossomed between the author and his "walk-on" dog.