An Unhappy Priest Fr. Salvador, Pastor of an ancient Catholic parish, deems it advisable to request a sabbatical as his church is selected for closure by the Bishop. Friends offer a Carolina beach condominium for R & R, but fail to recall a similar offer to their relative... An Attractive Nun Sister Grace, visiting Carolina to interview for a social work position, expects only sun and solace as she journeys to her cousin's condo, unprepared to meet Sal, her surprise roommate... A Love Results Two special individuals, dragging heavy burdens of life-altering stress, are thrown together by fate. Somehow, these strong spirits blend and mature creating an unexpected and unique tale of true love.
Salvador Ramirez, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, becomes a thorny problem for his Bishop. Even some parishioners believe Father Sal¿s preoccupation with migrant ministry to be misguided and call for his removal. Sadly, the Bishop agrees. Angered and depressed, Sal demands a lengthy sabbatical that would include a rash change of scenery. Unfortunately, bruised spirits join the baggage he takes with him to the beach, leaving him ill prepared to experience Ms. Grace Cooney for the first time. Her simple, magical joy of life is a gift that Sal finds both calming and invigorating. Impetuously, Sal sees the relationship as divinely inspired and, like a child, falls madly in love. But, to his chagrin, Sister Grace has other plans. . . In this story of synergy, the reader is taken behind the altar to experience dire moments of relational turbulence, deep desires, and true love, as two very different personalities battle to become one.
NYPD Captain Bill Donovan stands next to the mayor to welcome presidential candidate Pete Bennett to the city, but the next morning he must tell Bennett his campaign manager has been murdered. The victim was decidedly unpopular, and there is a long list of suspects. Donovan must shuffle through them to find a cold killer who is already proving that politics can be murder. Martin's Press.
This is 101,000 words worth of the people of War II, divided by nation. There are chapters on the Spanish, the Chinese and the Canadians. It's not just about the great powers or the most famous names. This book is needed. It's the one book to have when you're reading more than one other WWII book. This reads like a normal book and an encyclopedia at the same time. The author is an American with an old-fashioned view of WWII. Take it from there, folks. This book is set in a nice 14-font, very easy on the eyeballs.
NYPD Detective Bill Donovan investigates a murder where the son of Donovan's ornithologist friend is a suspect. The victim observed mating rituals--namely of the boy and his girlfriend, a "body poet" with her own cybernudity Website who was being stalked by the victim. Martin's Press.
J. J. Donovan is sitting on the beach, his back against a palm tree, watching the sun rise over the Caribbean. He wears the self-satisfied expression of a man who spent half the night reveling with his ex-wife. Donovan and his ex, Kate Byrne, have been enjoying a romantic vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As he sips hot tea and watches the colorful spinnakers on sailboats dancing out beyond the barrier reef, he has no way of knowing that his close friend and partner, the inimitable Dr. Boris Koulomzin, has been seriously injured. Before the sun sets again in paradise, Donovan and Kate will be on a plane headed home. On returning to New York City, they find Dr. Koulomzin bruised and bandaged, with several hundred crusty stitches crossing his face and jawline. The Professor is also scared. The mistaken delivery of a plain brown envelope to his seats at Yankee Stadium has managed to change his life forever. A demented man named Johnny St. John is desperate for the return of that envelope. And St. John, who believes he is the right hand of God, is prepared to mete out his own deadly form of justice. The envelope that Mr. St. John will stop at nothing to possess contains photographs and confidential information about three innocent-looking people--a young actor, a sculptress, and a businessman. These three individuals seem to have nothing in common. Except for the fact that they are all very sick. In this fast-paced sequel to Broken Machines, Donovan finds himself racing against time to save these helpless, innocent people, while trying to expose the man behind a scheme to murder them for their viatical, or death, benefits. Along the way, he earns the wrath of Johnny St. John, a man with eyes so black they don't reflect light, who ultimately threatens to destroy everything J.J. Donovan holds dear.
This is another chapter in Mike Donovan's comprehensive history of the USA. Grover the Good was an anti-expansionist. He was the first president who got hitched in the White House. The Democrats finally returned to power after all those years in the Civil War and Reconstruction Wilderness. Mike Donovan is a radio talk show host and a stand-up comedian. This book is 12,000 words and is in 16 font. The segments are short and self-contained.
This is part 2 of Mike Donovan's history of the American Revolution. There is a copy of the Constitution, with comments, in the Appendix. This book is lively, opinionated, and clear.
The fifth book in the thrilling Donovan sci-fi series returns to a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the colonists. The Maritime Unit had landed in paradise. After a terrifying ten-year transit from Solar System aboard the Ashanti, the small band of oceanographers and marine scientists were finally settled. Perched on a reef five hundred kilometers out from shore, they were about to embark on the first exploration of Donovan's seas. For the twenty-two adults and nine children, everything is new, exciting, and filled with wonder as they discover dazzling sea creatures, stunning plant life, and fascinating organisms. But Donovan is never what it seems; the changes in the children were innocuous--oddities of behavior normal to kids who'd found themselves in a new world. Even then it was too late. An alien intelligence, with its own agenda, now possesses the children, and it will use them in a most insidious way: as the perfect weapons. How can you fight back when the enemy is smarter than you are, and wears the face of your own child? Welcome to Donovan.
THE FOURTH P.I. EDDIE FLYNN NOVEL FROM MICHAEL DONOVAN Cheating husbands. P.I. Eddie Flynn doesn't judge. He just brings back the evidence for a fee and lets the client do the judging.Not that the present fee is much. Young mother Lisa Elland can barely afford the bargain basement charge for a quick check on her husband. But pay she will: even bad news is better than not knowing whether she still has a marriage. And for Flynn the job is a nice filler before he shuts up shop for Christmas.But there's a problem. You can't catch a guy cheating until you find him. And Ray Elland isn't findable. He's disappeared completely with just an overnight bag and a sleazy excuse. He's nowhere to be found. No-one has seen him or heard from him. It's like he doesn't exist. And Flynn's quick investigation has hit the rocks.Then complications arise. Flynn is being followed. He's being threatened. And Lisa has stopped answering her phone. The quick investigation has just turned into a nightmare...The fourth P.I. Eddie Flynn novel from award-winning crime author Michael Donovan. WHAT BOOK REVIEWERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE EDDIE FLYNN SERIES..."Masterful... If you haven't been introduced to Eddie Flynn yet, be prepared."RED CITY REVIEW"A chilling thriller crafted with a fluid narrative style ... wild nightmarish scenes..."BOOKPLEASURES"A wonderful debut novel in a hugely competitive market"CUCKOO REVIEWS"Good old fashioned detective work. A slick, dynamic mystery."KIRKUS REVIEWS"[With] more competition than ever in the crime-writing genre, Donovan's novel is a real winner..."LYTHAM ST ANNES EXPRESS"Brilliantly absorbing. Escapism at its best."POSTCARD REVIEWS"Humour ... violent confrontations ... well recommended."EUROCRIME"Short chapters ... a brilliant use of format ... the [book] will haunt your days and nights"CUCKOO REVIEWS"Great concise writing style... fast paced action ... Donovan makes you feel as though you are uncovering the truth."NEWBOOKSMAG
Davidson James has managed an outwardly successful life; a marriage, family, and career. But Davidson has been hurtling towards a collision with his own subconscious self beliefs that if unchecked will end with his destruction. Upon witnessing the accidental death of his wife, he begins a steep spiral towards that end, one that only God and His truth can interrupt. 'Tears in a Waterfall' is a mystery, a love story, and a mirror that every reader will be called to gaze into and seek the truth of his/her own self beliefs.
THE SIXTH P.I. EDDIE FLYNN NOVEL FROM MICHAEL DONOVAN The media spotlight. Never the safest of places. It's a risk Sarah Locke accepts in her role as the face of an investigative TV series that frequently brings her into conflict with ruthless people. But now someone's stalking her, sending threats. Threats real enough to have her production partner call time on the company's biggest investigation. Threats real enough to scare her father, who isn't an easy-to-scare guy. Because he's the head of the Avon and Somerset Police. You'd think that his position as a Chief Constable would assist Bernard Locke in ensuring his daughter's safety. But police power doesn't work that way. And when he recalls the fate of Jill Dando he decides that he needs to find his daughter's adversary. Fast. And he's heard of a guy in London who gets results. For P.I. Eddie Flynn the assignment is gold plated. He's never had a more respectable client, a more engaging protectee or a simpler task. Or a more disastrous result. The sixth P.I. Eddie Flynn novel from award-winning crime author Michael Donovan.
James Donovan takes a comprehensive approach to the history of the jury in modern France by investigating the legal, political, sociocultural, and intellectual aspects of jury trial from the Revolution through the twentieth century. He demonstrates that t
Broken Machines is a gritty mystery in the tradition of Robert Parker and Elmore Leonard. James Joseph Donovan stares out his own window, watching as the rain soaks Manhattan and puts a damper on his thirty-ninth birthday. J.J. Donovan is a private consultant - an expert people turn to when they've run out of options. Before the day is out, Janet Fein, a social worker friend, will ask Donovan to help a little boy named Clifford Brice. Clifford's mother Ruby - a prostitute and a heroin addict - has been brutally murdered. The police have a suspect in custody, but Janet and Clifford don't think it's the right man. The police don't seem to care. Janet wants Donovan and his eccentric partner, Doctor Boris Koulomzin, to find out the truth. Neither man can abandon the bright young boy. As they are formulating a plan, there is a second murder... and an attempt on Clifford himself. Donovan finds himself going undercover at a dank manufacturing plant in Brooklyn, where the rats, the criminals, and the immigrant laborers all struggle to make ends meet. It is a place where the people, like the machines, are broken. In this place, there is little room for repair or redemption, but Donovan pushes on. In the process, he and Boris expose a fraud, catch a murderer, and manage to blow up the better part of a city block.
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety celebrated its twentieth anniversary on July 1, 1999. Although the present department is relatively young, its roots go back to 1683, ranking it among the oldest police agencies in the United States. In fact, the first documented instance of a member of a law enforcement agency being killed in the line of duty in the United States was when Westchester County Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith was shot on May 17, 1792. Westchester County: Protect and Serve offers a glimpse into the history of law enforcement in Westchester County by documenting the development of the Department of Public Safety. The department serves the residents of the county of Westchester in cooperation with many other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The sworn and civilian members of the department provide primary police coverage for county parks, facilities, and parkways, along with specialized police services to all of the communities located in Westchester County and adjoining areas.
Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat weltweit dramatische Auswirkungen auf sämtliche Aspekte des Berufs- und Alltagslebens, auch auf den Bereich der frühkindlichen Bildung und Betreuung. Dieser Band beleuchtet das Thema Führung in Kitas: Wie erleben Leitungskräfte die Herausforderungen, mit denen sie konfrontiert sind, und welche Bewältigungsstrategien wenden sie an, um mit den Veränderungen im Alltag und in der Praxis in der Kita umzugehen? Autor*innen aus zwölf Ländern präsentieren empirische Befunde, die Informationen über verschiedene Mechanismen der Krisenbewältigung von Kinderbetreuungssystemen auf der ganzen Welt liefern.
Donal Donovan was a GP in Slagthorpe during the decade when the 1950s metamorphosed into the Sixties. His archive includes stories based on the antics of local doctors and their patients. Written before accountants took over the world, these tales celebrated the triumph of humanity over efficiency. This book contains a selection of these tales.
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