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Chance of Snow
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99“Where’d we park?” Leora asks pulling a key from her jean’s pocket. “ The truck! Where’s the truck?”
“Over there!” Sydney yells pointing to Crow’s pickup. Hector emerges from the club sending the girls into hiding. Needing ample leg room for her long limbs, Sydney slides immediately to the roomy oor laying her head on the bench seat facing Leora who keels over sideways. “Maybe his boss’s head exploded!”
Hector scans the lot, steadfast, until three young girls smiling and giggling mistake him for a bouncer. It is all over. Chivalry holds the door then follows with a limp back inside.
Leora turns o the radio rolling her window down to hear any approaching vehicles that might appear out of the fog. Sirens wail in the distance. Sydney climbs on the seat. “Whew! Momma!” She rolls down her window as Leora putters through the slushy mess to the intersection just in time as four police cars burst through the fog fish tailing into the shopping center’s parking lot.
“Maybe his head did explode! AH-HA-HA!”
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Windswept
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Loss, forever changes you, forever. A piece of you, missing. It’s a given. You struggle not to accept nor reject but just to acknowledge, to wrap your mind around the permanent void; to make sense of the senseless, learning to breathe in pain to see through the tears.
Losing two of her three children, S. G. McAfee knows the pain; the breaking heart, the emptiness of aching arms. Healing is on going. The scars are real, deep, permanent. As you seek shelter from an unfamiliar stormy sea of life may you find solace in Windswept.
Ms McAfee has been writing the rhyming word since age eleven, apparent in “My Puppy” which gives insight to the innocence of a young mind while “Turkey Strut”, written three years later, playfully reflects her interpretation of a not-sodumb bird at Thanksgiving.
Love abounds throughout this book of verse as in the poems Teas, Glisten, Meyou. The joys of Christmas can be found in just that Joy while A Silent Prayer conveys to the reader the power of bended knee. Mourning Glory, written five days after September 11th, 2001 tells of the attack on this great nation, under God.
Windswept cross sections emotions, thus pulling heart strings, producing smiles, evoking tears. Sailing along life’s tumultuous journey may Windswept bring you calm seas and gentle winds. Know you are not alone.
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Boys of Babylon
Price range: $3.99 through $10.30There is a small tourist trap in the Northern Midwest. A trap may be exactly what it is. People go for the fudge, but is it good enough to risk their lives for? In Midwestern fashion, dark secrets are covered up and disguised as quaint diners, candy shops, and beautiful vacation homes. During the summer of 2004, like every year, tourists make their way into town. However, this year, six pubescent boys take advantage of several unsuspecting vacationers, sending them to a watery grave on a popular recreational river. This rite of passage turns on the town when tragedy strikes one of their own. The children’s parents are forced to come face to face with the sadistic games of their once “sweet angels.” But how does one handle a child without coming to terms with such a twisted reality in a place where no one wants to confront their demons?
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Trapped
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99After speaking from my heart and providing my husband with my real feelings. I could see from the expressions on his face that his ego had just been shattered into pieces. He never had to suffer from knowing my love could vanish away at an instance due to his cheating behaviors. I never expressed feelings of entrapment in our marriage either. And I sure didn’t express my thoughts of us going nowhere. I would just sit back and let him do him. But to be honest, my marriage for years has reminded me daily of a demolition ball swinging into a building. And once the ball made contact, all the bricks of the structure came tumbling down not knowing where they would land. The only difference is, these bricks in my marriage landed right where they were supposed to. Leaving Derrick and I trapped in a pile of broken people and situations trying to squirm our way out. But unfortunately, because our structure was destructed by a ball, we can’t get rid of. We can’t do anything but accept a reality of staying trapped, right in the pile of rubbish we put ourselves in. Better yet, we may even have to push and maneuver ourselves around for the very people we said we loved but showed them different. It may even get so hectic, that our marriage may look to be going in the wrong direction. But could it actually allow us to live happily ever after? Who’s to say. Maybe or maybe not! So, we think!
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Tree House Dragons
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99A leaf collecting tomboy in the woods of northern New York where she spies a massive treehouse. When she enters the treehouse seeking assistance, she is pulled to magical paintings and drawn into a grand adventure. Whose magic is this? Just a local family of dragons, one of whom is seeking a new friend.
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The Shocking: The Message
Price range: $3.99 through $14.50If you have an open mind and are seeking a much higher level of understanding the environment this book is for you. This book is for those who are environmentally conscience. The author, Charles Fletcher wrote several articles in an attempt to change the thinking and thought process of all those who read this book. It is his hope that each and everyone that reads this book will be able to see what the author has seen by turning their attention inward to show how our thoughts and the process of thought really works. The author believes that our public schools and many universities have never taught this imperative subject. This book will definitely show you how and what to look for.
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The Lighter Side of Darkness
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99The LSD is a supernatural thriller based on actions taken by GOD to extinguish evil for evermore. In this story ironically GOD commission sinners to rid Hell of Satan by answering the final prayer of Protagonist, (Dimitrius Steele, aka The Redeemer) an Ex- Marine now condemned death row prisoner; by sending him to Hell to save the souls of his family. Unlike (Dante’s Inferno or What Dreams May come) In order to do this, Dimitrius must recruit the souls of the damned; who wish to be redeemed, which causes a rebellion in Hell. While forming a Divine Militia to lead out of the depths of Hell and delivering them to the Kingdom of Heaven, they are faced with the unorthodox complexities only sinners may frequent. Thus, their faith is tested as the destruction of Hell commence. Meanwhile back in the Material World Protagonist, (Father Gabriel) frequently plagued by unexplainable premonitions of the Crucifixion must organize the (New Disciples), together their mission is to unite the 12 Tribes of Israel and the various religions of true believers into 1 prayer in order for GOD to send us his true blessing: The return of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, the true Redeemer. This in turn may prove not to be an easy task due to unforeseen dark forces plotting against Gabriel’s path. Although the two men are fighting different battles, they realize that they are fighting the same war in different places, space and time…. In retaliation, fully aware of the Redeemer’s quest; Antagonist, (Belial, aka Satan) welcomes the challenge by unveiling his powers to destroy the Material World via the unleashing of his Army of Demons causing the beginning of the Apocalypse and the final battle: Armageddon. It’s a requiem of our FAITH, Good vs. Evil and Heaven vs. Hell.
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The Case Of The Enslaved Souls
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99When an 18-year-old college freshman vanishes from her downtown Boston apartment, a worried father hires a local private eye to locate his missing daughter-and that individual is none other than Boston’s own Eddie James. A former 5-time Martial arts champion turned Private Investigator, Eddie also happens to be a 5th degree black belter in karate. But as he starts out to begin his first investigation, our hero soon comes to realize that there’s more than just a missing college student at stake.
So might I suggest you get a comfortable chair, and get yourself ready for a one of a kind thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout. Welcome reader! You’re about to enter The Case of the Enslaved Souls.
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Labyrinth of Thoughts
Price range: $3.99 through $6.99Labyrinth of Thoughts are random words molded into sentences and formed into a poem. These are random thoughts of a wandering teenage girl, trying to weigh the pros and cons of life and also knowing the rules of love and pain. A compilation of her poems, some were written at the back portion of her favorite book and others were written in her notebook during her Math class. Every poem is her way of expressing herself or for other people’s feelings or experiences. A sneak peek of her artistic mind.
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Sin: Walk of Shame
Price range: $3.99 through $13.99SIN; WALK OF SHAME is a story that I created as an adolescent about the Seven Deadly Sins and the people in Hell who must find the Seven Heavenly Virtues in order to escape slavery by the Sins. Their journey through the various parts of Hell in their enslavement to SIN and see the workings of all of the Sins as well as the Virtues against the Sins. This story is a precursor to other stories that I have created and hope to spread a message with, as well. I hope that the stories I create are influential to those who read them.
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The Great Abortion: A Holy Book for Isolated Souls
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99These assorted poems are philosophical works as much as they are art. The myriad of subjects contained in this collection cover freedom, depression, lust, solitude, paradise, risk, labor, spirituality, and transformation to name a few. As diverse as these topics are, they all coalesce into an insightful and provocative spirit of exploration and moral exhortation. I have titled this work of mine as The Great Abortion hoping that it will become exactly that to the majority of people who have turned away from poetry. I aim to stop a mindless tradition of emotional stimulation, which neither betters the writer or reader. There are countless poems that have become nothing but an endless stream of adjectives that create great mental pictures, but drown out the few words dedicated to the actual content. Each of my poems combine to create a great halting power, and an eventual abortion. These poems operate by lifting the veil of curiosity on philosophical verities without the rigors and stagnation of logic. These poems strike through carefree levity, sharp barbs, and creative allegories. Weather the reader finds themselves in agreement with these works or not, they will consider meaningful life subjects with a fresh new energy supplied by these poems. I promise the reader a new spirit of contemplation upon completing this book.
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Stealing Man’s Greatest Blessings: War on the Unborn
Price range: $3.99 through $18.50Stealing Man’s Greatest Blessing is both a spiritual revelatory and educational manual aimed at enlightening humanity of the spiritual atmosphere around us in relation to man’s behavior. Revealing the beauties of God’s blessings, at the time exposing the invisible hand of the devil in our lives, our children, our families, and our homes which resulting from how we treat the temple of God, our bodies. The awareness and prevention of such practices gives no room for the devil. This is revealed as we proceed to turn the pages in this book.
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Bring Back Summertime
Price range: $12.99 through $26.99When Jeanne Starr Gater picks up the phone one morning, she receives the shock of her life. Her strong, robust, athletic husband, Dr. Julius Gater, is in the hospital! — comatose, suffering from a stroke, broken bones … Dr. “J” IS DYING!! A car accident that morning has left her husband unconscious, though still alive and hanging on for dear life! ..And it had been a good life — full of sunshine! Why this! .. Dear GOD! … Why this?! She knows she must get to him — and fast! They had come through too much together. If she gets to the hospital in time, they will come through this awful thing too But she needs all her resources now. In her inner spirit, she petitions her God for mercy and compassion and strength to bring Dr. ‘J” back from near death. Next, over time, she contacts her family and friends for their positive thoughts and prayers. She begins her long hard journey to “BRING BACK SUMMERTIME.” Thus begins the remarkable true story of one woman’s courage and faith in the face of the bitterest of odds, and one man’s miraculous recovery despite doctor’s dire predictions. Family, and friends, new and old gather round to offer support, faith, and love, as the Gaters’ begin their trek back to a normal life. They encounter incredible (and numerous) obstacles from resistant medical personnel and uncooperative rehabilitation staff to other family misfortunes. Their very survival as a family depends on their determination to hold fast to their hopes and faith. BRING BACK SUMMERTIME is a soul searching story of a family’s struggle for the restoration of physical strength, grace, and human dignity. A story that portrays the power and strength of human bonding, prayer and the belief in the power of God to sustain and revive. This family somehow does not allow itself to be thrown even by this devastating accident. They continue their noteworthy accomplishments, as they struggle to deal with the prolonged recovery of Dr. “J”. Their story is truly an inspiration to all.
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How to Make Divorce Fun
Price range: $3.99 through $18.00Anyone who has been through a divorce can tell you that it is a sad, miserable experience. The cruelest part of divorce is that it is the death of a dream. Both parties feel angry and betrayed, and they want to lash out at the other person. This anger and animosity can be unbearably painful. The good news is that it does not have to be this way. Don’t pick up that hatchet just yet. Yes, you heard us right: DIVORCE CAN BE FUN! This witty and charming book offers a quick read guaranteed to put a smile on the face of anyone regardless of how depressed they may be. It offers hilarious and rea-world advice for people facing this horrible tragedy. DON’T SURVIVE DIVORCE; HAVE FUN WITH IT.
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Tales Times Ten
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99TALES TIMES TEN begins with the struggles of an up and coming young professional magician. We find him playing ‘finders – keepers’ inside and outside his Disappearing Cabinets, as MISTER MAGIC here in Detroit. Next, in a TWINKLING OF AN EYE, we are a witness with the ravens and a lone cardinal to one of those old time negotiations for a better life. After the ink is dry on the contract, we then take a visit to a Library of the Future as a student requests THE DOCTOR CLARK FILES. She is working up a thesis on the taboo deviant sexual behavior of certain members of Academia in the Twentieth Century. Before the authorities arrive, we find ourselves invited inside the mind of a lady architect killing time doing a puzzle in HOLY CROSSWORD DOROTHY. Just before she steps forward onto the stage, we head back to the vacant offices of Infinitex Enterprises. Here, even farther into the future, we discover the many faces of TACTILE UNDERSTANDING.
Better than halfway through, we find ourselves taking notes and dodging bullets. That is, before we spot the torn flyer requesting our presence at the grand opening of the TECHTOWN BOOK CLUB. We barely close the book on this event, when we grow increasingly alert to a rising din out there in the streets. We are startled to realize it can only be from the nearby LAND OF A THOUSAND CRIES. Now back to the future we go, leaving the screams of the past to die in the vacuum while we conduct a further learned study about the state of SEX EDUCATION. After being thoroughly briefed, regarding our study materials and classroom requirements, we then find ourselves in the Math Clinic hiding Internet Porn from the tutors as we are SOLVING FOR ‘X’.
Finally, with all this said and done, it is time to return our ticket stub to the Parking Attendant, after affixing our SPIRITUAL SIGNATURE to these TALES TIMES TEN…
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Godly Marriage And Family Life
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99Godly Marriage And Family Life was written to address the foundational values of life that was instituted by God but now sliding into the mud on the premise of civilisation, culture and tradition of man. Marriage is God invention, it began in the Garden of Eden long before the culture, tradition, religion and civilisation that we are familiar with today. Marriage is a seedbed of life, when planted in good soil, it grows to become a tree that produces good fruits to feed nations, but if planted on a bad soil, it will produce bad seeds to cause infections and contaminate lives. MARRIAGE IS THE CROWN OVER ALL CREATION.