There are many perspectives about life, so I will like to tell my perspective. When we are born we have no clue of who we really are. We don’t know our names, parents, our purpose or do we? We are taught to think otherwise. We are taught by our parents, and others around us what we are. We are taught how to act, talk, and what truth is. We listen to others while ignoring our own voice within. We start to see through the eyes of other people’s perspectives. We are strayed away from our own thoughts and opinions. How do we take something that someone tells us as truth without question? If the truth is subjective how can they be right? Why do people feel the need to judge when we decide to follow your own truth? If we were to continue to follow what people tell us as truth will we miss out on the real purpose of why God put us here? Who is God? Do people really know who God really is? Or are we following someone else’s truth about God? How about we start all over? How about we wipe our minds clean away from other people’s thoughts and pretend that we are newborn’s to the world. Start asking yourself some questions and see what feels like your “Right Answer” to “You.” This is your key to your own happy life besides of what other people will think. Live Your Own Truth! Here is Mine!
Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart. TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he might have murdered one of the clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin. TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. TJ will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.
About the Book When did i become the enemy? When you keep GOD in every situation, it makes what you’re going through easier. But sometimes it can be hard to stay true to yourself as a child of GOD when you’re treated badly by those who are closest to you, sometimes with no explanation at all. During those times when your faith is tested, it can be hard to not let others’ nastiness dictate how you act or change who you are, especially when temptation sets in to get mad—and then even. Author Katrina Brooks is no stranger to this phenomenon and shares her personal experiences learning to let go and let GOD lead you. Through her testimonial, discover the importance of remaining who you are as a child of GOD through all obstacles and staying focused on pleasing GOD, who is always on your side. Keep your faith in Him and know He will work it out. About the Author Katrina Brooks has three daughters and one grandson who make up her world. She and her children are true believers in the value of public service, working to feed the homeless, donating clothing, toys, toiletries, and other items to those in need. Brooks loves to cook, read, write, listen to the Word, and spend time with her family and friends. In her spare time, she enjoys both traveling and entertaining at her home, hosting dinner parties, movie nights, brunches, and barbecues.
In a world where only men can do magic, and women are bought and sold like cattle, five girls stand up, determined to shatter the oppression. You Are Mine Serena knows a few simple things. She will always be owned by a warlock. She will never have freedom. She will always do what her warlock wishes, regardless of how inane, frivolous, or cruel it is. And if she doesn’t follow the rules, she will be tarnished. Spelled to be bald, inked, and barren for the rest of her life—worth less than the shadow she casts. Then her ownership is won by a barbarian from another country. With the uncertainty that comes from belonging to a new warlock, Serena questions if being tarnished is really worse than being owned by a barbarian, and tempts fate by breaking the rules. When he looks the other way instead of punishing her, she discovers a new world. The more she ventures into the forbidden, the more she learns of love and a freedom just out of reach. Serena longs for both. But in a society where women are only ever property, hoping for more could be deadly. Mine to Spell Cynthia has always hidden from her father’s hexes behind her older sister. When her family gains independence unheard of for women, she’s relieved that her days of harsh punishments are over. But as her seventeenth birthday approaches—the typical age to be sold to a new master—death threats endanger her sisters. She now faces two options: run or meet society’s expectations. For once, Cynthia isn’t going to let her older sister shield her from the problem. She’s going to prove to herself, her sisters, and society that her family isn’t a threat to their traditions. She willingly chooses to be purchased by a new master. A bold step that takes her somewhere she never thought she would go and to a man she might possibly fall in love with. With his help, she may just find a way to save her sisters while discovering how to stand up for herself. If she lives long enough. Mine to Fear Waverly resents being sent home to Evando just as things are getting intense in Chardonia. She can't just sit in safety while her friends suffer under oppression and restrictions simply because they are women. Upon returning to Chardonia, she discovers conditions have degraded faster than she thought possible, and her mere presence puts her loved ones in grave danger. When the Grand Chancellor calls for a change in laws that threatens the lives of her friends, her family, and anyone who doesn't comply, her only option is to run, with both friend and foe. As the stakes grow higher with each passing day, Waverly must become the leader she's never been, or her life, and the lives of all those she cares for, will be lost. Sacrifice of Mine After a ravaging war, Bethany and her family are forced to flee to Envado. There, women are safe from the oppressive rule of male owners. When her pursuers draw too close, Bethany stays behind to buy her sisters time to escape and she's captured. She's turned over to a depraver who tarnishes her. Now bald, branded, and barren, she's worth less than the shadow she casts. From this lowly place she leads the tarnished to overthrow the Grand Chancellor--the man behind Chardonia's oppressive rules against women and the tarnished. If they fail to defeat him and his supporters, all will be lost. Mine to Tarnish Katherine’s place is the same as any woman’s—on the shelf next to the dresses and bolts of cloth. When she’s sold to a warlock, life grows even bleaker. Her new owner is as old and rancid as he is cruel, driving her to do the unthinkable: run. Nothing prepared her for being on her own. And she’s definitely unprepared for the warlocks hunting her down. But she must stay one step ahead because if caught, the best she can hope for is death.
The W&A Guide to Writing for Children and YA provides informed, practical advice from a successful and experienced writer of children's books across all ages. Its coverage includes picture books through middle grade and young adult; fiction and non-fiction; books for reluctant readers and books for the education market. It is one author's lifetime of experience distilled into an engaging guide on how to manage, kickstart or begin your writing career. This is a heavily revised and expanded edition of Linda's Writing for Children (2008). Much has happened in both Linda's writing life and in the world of children's books since then. Staying true to the essence of the original, the new edition includes more advice and experience to reflect changes in digital publishing, self-publishing, and the explosion of YA and children's writing more broadly.
Jake McCluskie is back Last time, he was the Redeemer, and he redeemed three souls and found Hells Codes for the Angel of Death. This time, McCluskie is Morning Stars Dog, let off his leash to stop the Horseman Pestilence from unleashing a plague that will exterminate Mankind. Something, I said, I dont know what the hell it wasblocked the hole. The Devils eyebrows twitched as he regarded me. His fingers moved, and a chair pulled away from the table. He opened his coat and sat. What did this thing look like? Picture something covered in black hair about the size of a dump truck with arms and legs and a head. It picked me up, sniffed me, and then tossed me halfway across the warehouse. All I have to say is yes, ouch, it sure hurt when I hit the wall. The Devil sighed. Stop complaining. Do you have any more of that rot-gut Cognac? Because I need a drink. You knew this creature had to be bad when even the Devil needed a drink. I need a drink too. I climbed to my feet, my back and ribs aching. You drank all the Cognac last night. Ive got beers in the fridge. I hobbled to the kitchen, dug two cans of Bud from the fridge and plunked down his can in front of him. There you go, 24 ounces of Bud. He sipped on his can of beer, and grimaced. Why dont you have a stocked liquor cabinet? Even do-gooder Catholics drink. And the Mrs. has blown so you wont get nagged because you have a few bottles of hooch lying around. I wasnt expecting company, and may I askhow bad is this creature? Lets just say this swill Im drinking isnt making it. May I have clarification on how bad it is? The word bad doesnt even come close to describing it. Its probably the worse case scenario you could think of. I took a hit of beer. Thanks for sugar coating it. A team of bakery chefs couldnt sugar coat this disaster. Do you know what crawled out of Oblivion? I mean, aside from Luther. Its Mohana, the Devil said flatly. Mohana of the Chaos Hold.
This is book four in the Earth's Survivors series. The planet is reeling from an extinction event. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes; all started after a near miss from a rouge meteor. The living are few, but those who have survived are picking up the pieces and looking for other survivors... Somehow it seemed that with John's death they had lost their drive to get out of the city: They had settled into the factory and within a few days others had begun to join them. At first Bear had done his best to dissuade them, silence and moodiness seemed to be his only persona for most of that time, but Madison and Cammy welcomed newcomers and got them set up with sleeping areas inside the factory. They also organized daily outings for supplies, and that enabled Bear to get a better idea of the area they were in. They had left in the early morning of May 2nd, Bear and Cammy on foot, Madison and Rob, one of the newcomers, in a truck to cruise the fields looking for deer or cows which seemed to be everywhere you looked, at least until you wanted one, Madison had joked...
“Careful, Bear. I think he's bit. He said he wasn't, but his arm looks bit to me, and when he was on the edge on passing out it was like he was trying to tell me something... Kept lifting the arm, but he couldn't talk.” “Think so,” Bear agreed. He looked out the mouth of the alleyway, the shadows were deepening already. Two blocks west he saw a hurried movement, shadows passing behind broken windows. He looked back down at Rob. The bandaging was sections of his shirt, ripped and folded. The blood seeped past it, and occasional bloody bubbles appeared at his lips. A lung shot, Bear knew it. He would die. Maybe sooner, maybe later. Moving him would kill him for sure. He sighed. “Maddy you can travel? I ask because we got to.” Bear shook his head, watching the buildings two blocks down. There were no more movements yet, but he knew there would be, and soon. Maddy followed his eyes as did Cammy. “Yeah,” she said as she looked back and met his eyes. “Something?” “Several somethings... May as well go get the truck and get back here fast,” Bear told them. “Don't waste no time.” Maddy nodded and a few seconds late she and Cammy were running down the sidewalk and the truck that was parked a few blocks away in hiding. Bear turned back to Rob. “Rob... Man... I'm sorry,” Bear told him. He pulled his knife from the sheath at his side and with one quick thrust ran it through his temple and into his brain. A little crunch of bone, but it was thin, the blade passed through easily. Too easily. It made Bear sick, but it wasn't the first time he'd done it and it wouldn't be the last, he knew. Rob never moved. The Zombie killers are on their way out of New York... If the dead will let them go...
Do you know what I believe in? I believe in us. Me and you, right here. This town was once an incredible place. We have to have courage to fight for it again. Hero or enemy? Who can actually tell the difference? Everything is going to be fine, better than fine, in fact there's nothing that can't be achieved if everyone just believes a little. That's what the town's MP, Mick, thinks. He's optimistic, positively boosterish about his plan for the town. He just wants the naysayers to pipe down. But there's a problem. His sister, Dr Rhiannon Powell, has discovered that the project appears to be polluting the town's water supply. Mick sold the town a story about the future, but what will happen when reality looks to tear that story apart? Is Mick a hero of the people, or is he in fact their enemy? Brad Birch's bold new reimagining of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People pits the personal against the political and facts against emotion. A Hero of the People is a gripping contemporary drama for our times.
