The book describes my journey trying to pave a better way for my children and the different obstacles that came my way. Sleeping on the floor in a blanket, not having a place to live consistently, Working fulltime and going to school full time so that I can get my tuition paid. learning to say less and just keep moving against all odds. This is my story. Striving to attain the American dream that so many people speak about. It describes the tears, the hard work, the loneliness and sometime...

What would you do if your "mostly fine" life suddenly flipped upside down, leaving you at a crossroad you never saw coming?Enter Maddie Brown: slightly frazzled empty nester, and, thanks to a class reunion, now smack-dab in the middle of a swirling mess of old flames, family drama, and one impossible-to-ignore second chance.Between dodging the ghosts of University Past and navigating her husband's secrets, flying off to Bali in search of her missing son Ed and saving her fa...

A vibrant, official, celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic multi-award winning musical, exploring its rich history, with letters from its cast, crew, and global fanbase, and featuring exclusive photos and archival materials.Since its opening night in 1986, Phantom of the Opera has become not only one of the longest-running musicals, but one of the most globally renowned productions of all time. This celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of...

What would you do if your "mostly fine" life suddenly flipped upside down, leaving you at a crossroad you never saw coming?Enter Maddie Brown: slightly frazzled empty nester, and, thanks to a class reunion, now smack-dab in the middle of a swirling mess of old flames, family drama, and one impossible-to-ignore second chance.Between dodging the ghosts of University Past and navigating her husband's secrets, flying off to Bali in search of her missing son Ed and saving her fa...

Millennia before the elves' exodus to Lasniniar, there was only the darkness. Over a year after the demon war, that same darkness stalks Iarion's dreams, haunting him with visions of an unspeakable fate.A tangle of secrecy and guilt surrounds Iarion and his companions as Lasniniar itself unravels around them. Within the festering darkness, an ancient evil has awakened, roused by the call of a new master and the promise of freedom. Nothing less than all...

God Doing the Extraordinary Through Ordinary Men and WomenWhat does it look like to follow God to the nations? In a world where the call to missions can feel distant or reserved for a select few, To the Nations presents true stories of ordinary believers demonstrating extraordinary faith in some of the most challenging places on earth.These stories—told by contemporary missionaries from their fields of service—tell of adventure, challenge, sacrific...

Follow Hellboy around the globe in this collection of standalone paranormal comics mysteries that is perfect for new readers.Hellboy and his fellow agents travel to coastal Canada to investigate a ghost-filled fishing town, an English manor to find a missing antiquities professor, Sardinia to fight off a monster terrorizing the locals, Iceland to battle the mythical child-eating Christmas cat, and Romania to solve a murder with a psychic twist in this collection of...

In The Leaving Gene**, Huck Smith turns toward one of the central questions of his life: what does it mean to be someone who leaves?**A memoir-in-essays about staying, going, and the cost of both, The Leaving Gene examines leaving as wound, inheritance, coping mechanism, and survival skill. Through essays about family history, grief, chosen family, queer identity, singlehood, friendship, r...

With her K-9 partner’s help,can they protect her infant niece?Positive her sister isn’t involved in a theft ring as the police believe, State Trooper Helena Maddox and her K-9 partner must find her twin before local cop Everett Brand does. But when the niece Helena didn’t know existed is left on Everett’s doorstep, they all become targets. Now, working with Everett is Helena’s only option to keep the baby safe and prove her sister’s innocence…

On a summer night in 1891, a Dutch widow left her home and went for a walk. It was the anniversary of the death of her brother-in-law, Vincent van Gogh, and she was at the beginning of an improbable decades-long journey that would transform the painter into one of the most beloved artists of all time.Jo van Gogh-Bonger is a critical piece of the puzzle in understanding the life and posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh, but most have never even heard her name. Jo was the wife of Vinc...

An anthology about pirates and the open seas.Stories included:Alongside the Coasts of Sumatra by Sergio PalumboCaptain Bs By Pyle HazardLa Conquista by Rob NesbitIn the Name of Free Enterprise by HL DowlessOf Squalls and Sailors by John ToresPirates and Mutiny by Laura NelsonRiders to the Sea by Prabir Kumar RathSail Away by Mariah LyndeThe Salt Cartographer by Ky-oh RangiPoetry By:Dr. Thomas S....

Write to Survive! is a collection of interviews and original prose from those who have experienced homelessness as young people growing up in California. Their stories convey the struggle, triumph and aftermath of young lives lived without a safety net and with no clear direction home. Told by a diverse group of survivors and caregivers, Write to Survive! explores how young people find themselves homeless, how they endure the experience and how they overcome.