Lock me up for my good No Son. Not a chance. In this fantasy/mystery novella, an elderly father's dilemma begins when he accepts a crinkled $100 bill from a friend. He soon discovers each time he uses it, the bill returns like magic. Good luck? Spend to your heart's content? No. Angry merchant responses and calls to the police would expose him as a deceptive person. Hope to explain by saying he has a magic bill? That would convince his son: the old man is losing his mind. Then he'd certainly have his father committed. To prevent his loss of freedom, the father had to get rid of the $100 bill. But how? It's possible. His friend did it.
Jill Kreshky is recently divorced. She is doing her best to reclaim her life. After an accident causes her to spend six weeks alone in a hospital, she is haunted by the awareness that she must find a way to once again become part of her childrens lives. Unfortunately, Jill doesnt have a car, her job is temporarily on hold, her bank account is empty. There is no question that Jill needs encouragement from someone she can trust. After she learns that a church friend, Bill Wynchuk, has been more loyal to her than she ever realized, Jill decides to invite him for supper. As he relies on his faith and skills as a psychologist to lovingly lead Jill to appreciate her inner strength and need for the Lord, she gains insights that propel her down a path of reconciliation that helps her mend relations with her son and return to Ontario to face her greatest fears about her family and unveil a deeply buried secret. In this inspirational story, a woman attempting to reclaim her life is led on an emotional journey, with help from a devoted friend, that ultimately reveals the truth and prompts her to seek forgiveness.
Jill Kreshky has not had an easy life, and the latest incident is no exception. She has been separated from her Ukrainian husband, Joseph, for six months when she is involved in a horrific car accident that leaves her seriously injured and lying in a hospital bed. Desperate to find someone to care for her children while she recovers, Jill has no one else to turn to except Bill Wynchuk, a recently widowed friend who is burdened with guilt over abandoning his wife in her final months of life and his failure to save Jill and Josephs marriage. As Bill willingly steps in to help, Jill is transported back into her memories and to a dark time when she was forced to escape her alcoholic fathers beatings, find refuge with her grandmother, and ultimately marry a man she did not love. With Bill at her side, Jill embarks on a journey of recovery where she bravely faces haunting demons from the past and learns that psychological scars take the longest to heal. Baggage burdens. shares the story of one womans quest to find healing, forgiveness, and peace after fleeing a life of abuse and unhealthy relationships.
It’s not unusual to hear that a person loves money and that love can get them into all kinds of trouble. In Jerry’s case the reverse becomes true. Money, a one hundred dollar bill, loves Jerry and that brings him more trouble than he’d bargained for. While getting rid of it seemed impossible Richard Howard had managed it. Jerry has to fi gure it out before he is seen as a criminal. Change of Luck, a once simple campfi re story of suspense and mystery, when written developed a self-revelation opening the door to a change of life, a change of love. However, how the revelation that changed Jerry and those close to him is different story, which is yearning to be told. You interested?
Ashley Norris is a recently divorced young lady. Through an odd set of circumstances she finds herself without her girlfriends from the bank on a dearly dreamed of, discounted Mediterranean cruise. The timing of her holiday also catches her accountant boyfriend, Adam Aski, when he’s anchored to the deadline demands of tax returns. A young, attractive athletic soccer team manager, Randy Watson, who happens to live in a city near Ashley, enriches several of her excursion adventures. Ashley’s only defense from Randy’s persistent amorous attention is a poem created by Adam and printed as a bookmarker. The poem, she feels, captures her feelings about relationships perfectly. The question is, could this paper shield protect Ashley from Randy’s, at times, welcomed gentle strategic advances?
In this inspirational story, a woman attempting to reclaim her life is led on an emotional journey with the help of a devoted friend that ultimately reveals the truth and prompts her to seek forgiveness. After an accident that causes recently divorced Jill to spend six weeks in the hospital, she returns home. She is disturbed by the discovery that she needs to find a way to become part of her children's lives. Her efforts are hampered by having no car, by her job that is temporarily on hold, and by her fear of dipping into the limited funds in her back account. While her physical injuries are healing, she continues to be haunted by her lifelong psychological scars. To whom can she turn to for help? At the urging of her daughter, Jill learns that a church friend, Bill Wynchuk, has been more loyal to her than she ever realized. Slowly she grows to depend upon his faith and skills of a psychologist to lovingly lead her to appreciate her inner strength and her need for the Lord. As a result, she gains insights that propel her down a path of reconciliation that helps her mend relations with her son and return to Ontario to face her greatest fears about her family and unveil a deeply buried secret. Ken Saik is a committed Christian who retired after thirty-one years of teaching social studies to pursue writing fiction and poetry. To date, he has published three novellas and a novel, Baggage Burdens. Saik lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jill Kreshky is recently divorced. She is doing her best to reclaim her life. After an accident causes her to spend six weeks alone in a hospital, she is haunted by the awareness that she must find a way to once again become part of her childrens lives. Unfortunately, Jill doesnt have a car, her job is temporarily on hold, her bank account is empty. There is no question that Jill needs encouragement from someone she can trust. After she learns that a church friend, Bill Wynchuk, has been more loyal to her than she ever realized, Jill decides to invite him for supper. As he relies on his faith and skills as a psychologist to lovingly lead Jill to appreciate her inner strength and need for the Lord, she gains insights that propel her down a path of reconciliation that helps her mend relations with her son and return to Ontario to face her greatest fears about her family and unveil a deeply buried secret. In this inspirational story, a woman attempting to reclaim her life is led on an emotional journey, with help from a devoted friend, that ultimately reveals the truth and prompts her to seek forgiveness.
Jill Kreshky has not had an easy life, and the latest incident is no exception. She has been separated from her Ukrainian husband, Joseph, for six months when she is involved in a horrific car accident that leaves her seriously injured and lying in a hospital bed. Desperate to find someone to care for her children while she recovers, Jill has no one else to turn to except Bill Wynchuk, a recently widowed friend who is burdened with guilt over abandoning his wife in her final months of life and his failure to save Jill and Josephs marriage. As Bill willingly steps in to help, Jill is transported back into her memories and to a dark time when she was forced to escape her alcoholic fathers beatings, find refuge with her grandmother, and ultimately marry a man she did not love. With Bill at her side, Jill embarks on a journey of recovery where she bravely faces haunting demons from the past and learns that psychological scars take the longest to heal. Baggage burdens. shares the story of one womans quest to find healing, forgiveness, and peace after fleeing a life of abuse and unhealthy relationships.
It’s not unusual to hear that a person loves money and that love can get them into all kinds of trouble. In Jerry’s case the reverse becomes true. Money, a one hundred dollar bill, loves Jerry and that brings him more trouble than he’d bargained for. While getting rid of it seemed impossible Richard Howard had managed it. Jerry has to fi gure it out before he is seen as a criminal. Change of Luck, a once simple campfi re story of suspense and mystery, when written developed a self-revelation opening the door to a change of life, a change of love. However, how the revelation that changed Jerry and those close to him is different story, which is yearning to be told. You interested?
When Mike Bennek's ailing grandfather asks him to take time off from work for a research holiday to the Ukraine, Mike eagerly accepts. He looks forward to connecting with his family's past; along with his brothers and a few friends, he embarks on the vacation of a lifetime. From the moment they arrive, the group becomes enchanted with the different culture surrounding them. Exotic new foods, architectural wonders, and the language itself wrap them in the past. But Mike also realizes that, while the Ukrainian people have not forgotten their troubled past, today they are still being haunted by a harmful Russian influence. It is one more narrative he must add to his grandfather's story. Mike finds his grandfather's birthplace with the help of the beautiful, strong-willed Natasha. He hears stories from long ago and learns more about his family and their culture than either he or his grandfather thought possible. From traditional Easter eggs and the peasants' disdain for the aristocracy to a benevolent nobleman who played a major role in his family's life, Mike comes to appreciate his grandfather and his history more than ever before. With colorful details of the Ukraine and a dash of romance, Old Country Surprises speaks to the importance of family and the bonds of loyalty.
Ashley Norris is a recently divorced young lady. Through an odd set of circumstances she finds herself without her girlfriends from the bank on a dearly dreamed of, discounted Mediterranean cruise. The timing of her holiday also catches her accountant boyfriend, Adam Aski, when he’s anchored to the deadline demands of tax returns. A young, attractive athletic soccer team manager, Randy Watson, who happens to live in a city near Ashley, enriches several of her excursion adventures. Ashley’s only defense from Randy’s persistent amorous attention is a poem created by Adam and printed as a bookmarker. The poem, she feels, captures her feelings about relationships perfectly. The question is, could this paper shield protect Ashley from Randy’s, at times, welcomed gentle strategic advances?
Watching the news, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his girlfriend from way back in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, has died. The only girlfriend he ever had was just killed by a villainous group known as the Tokyo Manji Gang. He lives in a crappy apartment with thin walls, and his six-years-younger boss treats him like an idiot. Plus, he’s a complete and total virgin… At the height of his rock-bottom life, he suddenly time-leaps 12 years back to his middle school days!! To save Hinata, and change the life he spent running away, hopeless part-timer Takemichi must aim for the top of Kanto’s most sinister delinquent gang!!
The defeat of the Scots in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 left many of the leaders of Scottish society, including King James IV, lying dead on the battlefield. The long and complex minority of King James V which followed is explored in detail in this book, bringing understanding to the evolving relationships among the Scots, English and French against the background of the wider European context of the early sixteenth century. The competing interests of England and France were personified in two of the Scottish Regents: Queen Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII, and John, Duke of Albany, James V's nearest male heir, who had been brought up in France and represented the French connection as much as the Scots. The interests of leading Scots' families, the Hamiltons and the Douglases, were also at the heart of the power struggle. The book offers a rare insight into a turbulent period of Scottish politics.
ALL TRIPPED UP Negi and his class of quirky girls embark on an epic field trip to historic Kyoto and Nara that unexpectedly (or expectedly to some) brings all kings of trouble. As Negi deals with potent magical creatures, he discovers that most of the trouble comes from his very own students! Contains Negima! volumes 4-5-6! Includes special extras after the story!
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