Wonderfully Made is an encouraging and uplifting book that reaches out to all who have been touched by infant death. When Jaclyn Olson was told that the baby she was carrying was not viable for life and would not make it to term, she and her husband were faced with the decision to either continue or end the pregnancy. Jaclyn and her husbands decision to continue the pregnancy lead them on an unforgettable journey of faith that not only changed their lives, but also the lives of ev...

Quiet Defiance: The Rhetoric of Silent Protest focuses on the rhetorical dimensions and power of silent protest. Bridging the gap between the study of protest and the study of rhetorical silence (strategic silence meant to communicate to and influence an audience), this book is the first of its kind to concentrate solely on the phenomenon and tradition of silent protest. The contributors to this volume hail from different cultures, disciplines, and fields. They examine past and pr...

Pregnant and alone, Amber Johnson-Murray, aka “Miss Always-Careful,” never in her life thought she’d end up single while expecting a child. After leaving an emotionally abusive relationship, she has sworn off men until further notice. That is, until she bumps into an old friend, hot and delicious property developer, Jules Romero. The baby growing inside her is a precious miracle. But how can she control the feelings growing inside her for too-hot-to-handle Jules?High-flying billion...

A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists.Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, tr...

Meg is a lonely woman who makes a new friend on the internet named Claire. Claire invites her to come for a weekend visit to her small town. But when she goes to see Claire things begin to get stranger and stranger. She realizes that there is something very wrong going on there.

No Place Like HomeAbby Diaz longs to reestablish a relationship with her father, so she heads to Canyon Springs, her Arizona hometown, with a painful past she can't share with anyone. But then she's needed to care for her young nephew. The little boy takes a shine to a happy-go-lucky cowboy, a handsome man who's everything Abby can never have. The more time she spends with Brett, the more she realizes he's harboring a heartache of his own. As she works on repairing family ties with...

This is a true story of the author's struggle with infertility and with the path that God placed her and her husband on trying to become parents. It is a raw look into her emotions and the grief that overcame her and how she dealt with the pain and heartbreak. It is also a story of the amazing way God worked in their lives to bring a child into their family and the gifts she has learned from her experience with infertility.

When twenty-three-year-old Joshua Doppelt committed suicide in January of 2008, his death sent ripples throughout his entire family. In this memoir, his mother, Deborah Doppelt, shares a story of love, anger, and frustration in dealing with the highs and lows of an adolescent with a drug problem while she explores her own grieving process.Based on a series of journal entries created by Deborah after Joshuas death, A Mothers Journey chronicles his life, including his diagno...

Alzheimer's disease affects millions worldwide, and this figure is compounded by all the involved caregivers, relatives, and friends of those who are afflicted. This touching memoir is about one man, Fred Thompson, who fell victim to this disease, and the reflections of his wife and caregiver, Patricia Cox who learned from daily experience how dilibilating this cruel malady can be. This honest exposure of successes and failures is intended to convey there is no set formula for dealing with...

Short Story. Not for children. The eighth in a collection called Vampire Morsels about different vampires from the Amaranthine universe. Twenty year old Elsa is devastated when her "true love" remorselessly skips town. When she sets off after him, she finds more than she bargained for. You can also find Elsa in Shades of Gray by Joleene Naylor.

"Ivett's Story is told with brutal honesty in her own unique voice. Growing up in abject poverty in Jamaica and suffering terrible mental and phycisal abuses,I endured by the hands of the one who should have caredfor me. My stepfather was aMonster. I found a deep well in the recesses of my nind and hid the trauma, never to be remembered again. Or so I thought.I have overcome thesenightmares becauseI amblessed with a vibrant,resilient spirit; a kind, gentle heart, and an unwavering l...