When a song chooses you, will you have the courage to follow where it leads?Paul Castle always sensed that music was more than notes, rhythms, and melodies. Long before he understood his calling, he felt songs moving through him, carried on the wind by something ancient and unseen. His music was not simply created; it was discovered. Each melody became a message, each composition a step deeper into a journey of purpose, passion, and self-discovery.SongMaker ...

What if our ancestors lost faith in us? What would they do?“What the Seer Saw” is a work of literary fiction that explores our ability to honor our ancestors, fall in and out of love and do our best to serve a greater good. The story is told against the backdrop of contemporary Tampa Bay’s arts, music and culinary scene. Nine diverse individuals are chosen to represent the whole of humanity in a search for understanding and a quest to put their core beliefs into action.Chris ...

In this exciting contemporary adventure series, Kelly and Geoffrey, the spirited Martin siblings, together with their ne’er-do-well friend Danny Windsor, are on a mission to explore the forgotten history and natural phenomena behind the Garden State’s most baffling events. Presented for the first time in one volume—with the addition of a new novella—Dave Hart and John Calu deliver seven captivating tales for readers of all ages: The Treasure of Tucker's Island Mystery of th...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Paul Castle always knew there was something more to music than he had been taught. Long before his work could begin, he heard songs carried by the wind. His melodies were not his alone. They belonged to an ancient spirit seeking modern interpretation and a contemporary voice. He had no choice but to follow where it led him. From the commercial studios of New York City to the Hollywood Hills and far beyond, Paul honed his craft and found a path tha...

An Air Force Loadmaster is menaced by strange sounds within his cargo; a man is asked to track down a childhood friend... who died years earlier; doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true nature; an alcoholic strikes a dangerous bargain with a gregarious stranger; urban explorers delve into a ruined book depository, finding more than they anticipated; residents of a rural Wisconsin town defend against a legendary monster; a woman wracked by survivor's guilt...

Seen or unseen, angels are all around us. In this collection of 101 miraculous stories of faith, divine intervention, and answered prayers, real people share their incredible experiences with angels and the many ways they touch our lives.You only have to look to find the angels in your life. These divine guides, guardian angels, and heavenly messengers help and guide us when we need it most. You will be awed and inspired by these true personal stories from religiou...

In this otherworldly memoir of extraordinary power, Mark Richard, an award-winning author, tells his story of growing up in the American South with a heady Gothic mix of racial tension and religious fervor.Called a “special child,” Southern social code for mentally—and physically—challenged children, Richard was crippled by deformed hips and was told he would spend his adult life in a wheelchair. During his early years in charity hospitals, Richard observed the dra...

Miracles, answered prayers, cases of divine intervention—they happen every day—strengthening our faith, giving us hope, and proving that good things do happen to good people!Miracles are all around us—we just have to look to see them. These powerful stories will deepen your faith and give you hope that good things do happen to good people. From guardian angels to divine messengers, from miraculous healing to messages from heaven, from mysterious dreams that come tr...

Phil, ailing and unemployed, took an orphaned fawn into his trailer and now walks the woods with the devoted stag. "I don't know what I'd do without Li'l Buck," Phil declares simply. "I guess I'd be crazy."Walt, a retired pipe fitter, says, "Animals...take your heartache away. I lost my boy to drugs and my horse saved my life--just through the therapy of riding."Don and Lillian devote their time advocating for animal rights and bringing home lost animals. According to Don, ...

This collection of laugh-out-loud jokes, one-liners, and other lighthearted glimpses of life-drawn from Reader's Digest magazine's most popular humor columns-is sure to tickle the funny bone. Packed with more than 1,000 jokes, anecdotes, cartoons, quotes, and stories contributed by professional comedians, joke writers, and readers of the magazine, this side-splitting compilation pokes fun at the facts and foibles of daily routines, illustrating that life is often funnier than fict...

In New American Stories, the beautiful, the strange, the melancholy, and the sublime all comingle to show the vast range of the American short story . In this remarkable anthology, Ben Marcus has corralled a vital and artistically singular crowd of contemporary fiction writers. Collected here are practitioners of deep realism, mind-blowing experimentalism, and every hybrid in between. Luminaries and cult authors stand side by side with the most compelling new literary voices. Noth...

Uncle John's fabulous and fascinating For Kids Only reader is back. No parents allowed!We admit it: Uncle John wasn’t a great student. He’d rather draw plungers or make fart noises than read boring school books. So we made this book with little Uncle John in mind. It’s full of fun facts and funny illustrations--all designed to make your teacher squirm. It’s got the weird. It’s got the wacky. And it definitely has the gross. So hide this book from the grownups as yo...