Eve was only three years old when she first witnessed domestic abuse. Eve was only eight years old when she was first sexually abused. This is her story, but her story is not alone. Unfortunately studies show that one in four little girls and one in six little boys have been, or will, be sexually abused. Abuse is a cycle. It starts with one generation and is passed down to the next. My Sister, My Protector is based on the true story of one family. It covers three generations of abuse, starting with seventeen-year-old Mary. If you or anyone you know can relate to this story, there is help. Please talk to someone. 3
The Protector's Temptation: A forbidden romance between a rugged ex-Navy SEAL and his daughter's best friend. He's a widowed Navy SEAL with a protective instinct. Maynard has always been the no-strings-attached kind of man. At nearly forty, he's a successful businessman, a devoted single father, and a man with women lining up for a spot in his bed. But when his daughter's best friend, Ruby, enters his life in a way he never expected, his world is turned upside down. Now, desire and duty are on a collision course. She's always played by the rules—until now. Ruby grew up in the shadow of her twin sister's death, sheltered and guilt-ridden. Her life has always been about following a predetermined path, never stepping out of line. But when a buried family secret surfaces, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the one man she knows she shouldn't want—Maynard, her best friend's father. Now, danger is closing in, and love might be the only way to survive. As old enemies resurface and new threats emerge, Maynard must protect Ruby from forces that could destroy them both. But can he protect his heart from the powerful temptation she represents? And can Ruby find safety in the arms of the man who's both her savior and her greatest weakness? If you love age gap romance, steamy small-town romance, and protective alpha heroes, The Protector's Temptation is your next must-read. Get ready for a heart-pounding mix of passion, danger, and the irresistible pull of forbidden love.
DEADLY EXPLOSION Lydia McKenzie is the only living witness to a serial bomber's latest threat. Surviving the explosion at the café, Lydia is rescued by police sergeant Jesse Hunt and his K-9 partner, a Rottweiler named Brutus. She's struggling to remember details of the incident. But one thing she'll never forget is how she once felt about Jesse—the high school sweetheart she left to marry another. In charge of her protection, the guarded cop believes the bomber's after her, and he promises to keep her safe. But as more of Lydia's memories return, the more the vicious killer wants her dead. Alaskan Search and Rescue: Risking their lives to save the day
Ten years after The Change rendered technology inoperable throughout the world, two brave leaders built two thriving communities in Oregon's Willamette Valley. But now the armies of the totalitarian Protectorate are preparing to wage war over the priceless farmland.
Sidney Mason is a hard-edged espionage novelist who is as gritty and self-reliant as the great-grandmother who raised her. When Mattie Mason dies, Sidney drives herself even harder to mask her grief. Steven Wade, Sidney's literary agent, fears his top writer is headed for a mental meltdown and urges her to hire an assistant. Enter Parker Bannister, wannabe writer and house sitter, whose career as a Postal Inpector abruptly ends the day a lone assailant shoots her in a post office robbery gone awry. Parker easily adapts to Sidney's home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Coping with Sidney Mason is another matter. She must supercharge her wits to keep up with the famous writer's demands. During the ensuing months, the two women discover just how intrisically their lives are connected. Past and present merge into reality when Grammie Mason speaks from the grave and at last reveals the true nature of a great-grandmother's legacy.
IN THE 1950S, AT FIVE YEARS OLD, Ron Gosbee, the son of the post manager for the Hudson’s Bay Company in remote Fort Albany, Ontario, was sent to the local St. Anne’s Indian Residential School with his two sisters. The only white children at the school at the time, they would become unwilling witnesses to the systemic cultural genocide against Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. While there, they too lived in fear of cruel nuns and priests, choked down inedible food, and were forced to maintain a rigorous daily schedule far from the warmth of their loving homes. Over sixty years later, Ron adds his unique perspective to the memories of fellow “inmates”, shining one more light on the trauma and neglect of generations of Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada.
As a first time published author Meme is sharing poems she has written on family, love, grief, travel. She has been writing poetry since she was a teenager. She loves the poems of W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Amy Lowe, and John Donne. Chaos is a book of poems on many experiences that the Author has been through in the past few years. She came up with the name CHAOS as there are so many types of poems in this book, Love, Loss, Travel, Family.
This book, written by Kavita Hegde, is a collection of 10 English stories depicting the vivid emotions and themes embedded in our life. The love to comprehend the tight or loose bond between real or false relations is quite clearly visible in these fictions. Love is one indomitable spirit which encompasses all our lives and when the same emotion lacks, the loss of everything is evident. The unforgettable coastal life in childhood of the author fills the same essence in the characters and it is naturally reflected in most of the characters.
Records the testimonies of former Muslims who have left the Islamic faith, recording their reasons for leaving the religion and the consequences that they have faced as a result.
