Wes is a man falsely accused of a crime. Held on remand, it is clear that he is not cut out for prison. However at night his vivid nightmares are turning him into something or someone else. A murder, illegal fights and brutal beatings are just a few of his "dream me's" antics and slowly but surely they are also becoming Wes's antics. please note that a pound of every book sold will be donated to ABF The Soldiers' Charity. For more details see the ABF website
About the Book In this touching memoir, Louise DeStefano explores how difficult it was to grow up without a stable home. She was shifted from one foster home to another while enduring abuse along the way. She always longed for the love of her mother. She wishes to share how the foster system failed her and her sister. Louise DeStefano also wants others who have been raised by loving parents to see how blessed they are by God. About the Author Louise DeStefano was born in 1946 in Bayshore, New York, and she currently resides in Aquebogue, New York. She wanted to be a secretary ever since the age of four, which she did accomplish. She is currently retired and enjoys making crafts and designing pictures, both of which are displayed on Etsy. Her family is the most important thing in her life. She has seven children, twenty-two grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, all of which are her reason for living. She is involved in the Community Baptist Church not too far from her home that she attends twice a week.
Orwell Hughes - 20 years old, active in sports, arts and church - enjoys life as a young man coming of age in 1974’s Lusaka, where his father (James “Bwana” Hughes) is a Canadian diplomat and Orwell attends the University of Zambia. Orwell endears himself to African peers Benjamin Mudenda, Winter Banda, and Cepheus Belo, through interests in African languages, history, justice, and aspirations. Yet, he suffers racism and awkward social relationships with young women that his father and older brother Richard can’t help him solve. Orwell invites Tracy MacDonachie, his former Sunday school teacher and youth leader - who encouraged him as an impressionable lad back home in Canada - to visit him in Zambia, hoping that this older, successful and wiser man can continue to mentor him. Orwell’s sisters Suzanne and Janice Joanne invite Tracy’s sisters Kathleen and Alicia, to visit. The MacDonachies arrive for Easter but stay longer than planned, and are not as remembered; Tracy woos Orwell’s girlfriend Georgina. Several other Canadians join Bwana Hughes’s team, including Karla Bryant, whom Orwell agrees to tutor in English while the university has been closed by a workers’ strike. His hopes revive when he joins Tracy’s boxing clinic.
Disgraced NYPD Lieutenant Mac Ryan is desperate to flee his new unwelcome celebrity after his undercover investigation implodes and his partner is killed in a shootout with a notorious Afghan drug baron. Escape is offered aboard a Mediterranean yacht where an enigmatic English writer, Max, appears equally intent on escaping her past. But when Max is abducted right in front of him, Mac is dragged into a world of deception, conspiracy and spooks where he must finally face his personal daemons. MI5 agent Lizzie ‘Lucky’ McKenzie has just gone AWOL. She is on a personal crusade of revenge. Someone must pay for a war crime that has gone unpunished and she is prepared to act as judge, jury and executioner. But her handlers and her last mark are both on her tail. And her target has turned out not to be the cruel soulless individual she imagined. Is he really guilty of the appalling crime? Her pursuers are upon her, but her resolve is wavering. Should she exact justice while she has the chance?
Parenting isn't rocket science, it's just brain surgery. And Dr. Joshua Straub has good news for you: You can do it! You don’t need to do all the “right” things as a parent. Both science and the Bible show us that the most important thing we can provide for our kids is a place of emotional safety. In other words, the posture from which we parent matters infinitely more than the techniques of parenting. Emotional safety—more than any other factor—is scientifically linked to raising kids who live, love, and lead well. Learn how to use emotional safety as a foundation from which you parent—and make a cultural impact that could change the world! In Safe House, Dr. Straub draws from his extensive research and personal experience to help you: - Foster healthy identity and social development in children of any age - Win the war without getting overwhelmed in the daily battles - Discipline in a way that builds relationship - Understand how the culture is affecting your child and what you can do about it - Cultivate responsible, self-regulating behavior in your kids - Establish an unshakeable sense of faith, morality, and values in your home - Feel more confident and peaceful as a parent - Find a greater perspective on parenting than what you might see on a daily basis Also includes a Safe House Parenting Assessment.
Life may have its ups and downs, but journalist Jennifer Banks has had more than most. Having survived childhood verbal bullying, 17 years with a eating disorder and six years trapped in a violent marriage in a foreign country, Jennifer has now been diagnosed with the debilitating illness Multiple Sclerosis. After a childhood bully tormented her for being overweight, Jennifer became bulimic and battled constantly with low self esteem. She ran away to London, hoping to escape the demons of her past. She met and married Mehmet, a Turkish native living in London and they moved to Turkey after the wedding. Jennifer soon found herself trapped in a violent marriage in a foreign country; she couldn't speak the language and had no friends or family to turn to. She finally escaped after a vicious beating which claimed the life of her unborn child propelled her into action. Back in London, she rebuilt her life and self-esteem and even plucked up the courage to phone `Midnight Encounters', a phone-in dating show on London radio. A month later a bag load of replies turned up at her door, but only one stood out. She and Steve are now happily married and have daughter. Sadly there is no conventional happy ending for Jennifer, as she has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. However, after years of abuse, both by her own hands and by the hands of others, Jennifer has developed a positive and healthy look on life. With a combination of inner strength and the love of her family, she embraces every day. In her own words, "the show must and will go on!" This is Jennifer's life, told in her own words, and is a story of torment, violence, love hate, loss, courage and hope. Her story will encourage and inspire everyone who reads it
This book is about my dad, a unique individual, who had his own “BACK WOODS" way of doing things. He played like a KID but had the heart of a LION. Even though we had some dysfunctional issues under our roof, I can look back now and have a good laugh. I’m very proud of everything he accomplished, against odds, no-one else would have taken. He was ONE OF A KIND! I hope you enjoy reading about him and how he succeeded in raising all us kids.
KYLIEMy boyfriend introduced us.He was handsome, charming, and sweet. We were friends.Now everything's changed.When I see him, my heart hurts knowing I can't have him. When I don't see him, it hurts even more.My boyfriend is supposed to make me feel protected. Make my body ache for his touch.But it's not my boyfriend who makes me feel that way.It's his father.RYANI gave her a job to be nice.She was the perfect fit for my company. I had no idea she'd be the perfect fit for me.Every day we spend together, it gets harder to say goodnight.I can't touch her. She's twenty-four and I'm forty-nine. And she's my son's girlfriend.But he's not treating her right. And I know I would.She just asked me what she should do about their relationship.What am I going to tell her?
For all women who know and love a survivor of sexual assault, best-selling author Cecil Murphey has penned an honest and forthright book about helping the man in your life survive--and thrive--despite past abuses.
