Pete is an eleven-year-old middle school girl who desperately wants to know her biological father. When she comes face-to-face with the man, she is surprised to learn that she is from a mixed heritage, and learns the harsh realities of racism.
Musetta is only twelve years old, but understands the devastating effects of family incest. Every Friday night, she's visited and abused by her father. Then to her shock and dismay, one night he's murdered. After the funeral, Musetta believes she can finally live a happy life as a teenager. But, to her horror, the attacks continue, and what is even more terrifying is that the walls are whispering. Now she must ask the question, why is her father's ghost haunting her? With the help of her three closest friends, they uncover a hidden family secret that exposes not only Musetta, but threatens their very lives. Whispers delves into the unground world of incest and the terrifying consequences it places on the victim and their family.
Her last memory before falling asleep is the love she feels for her husband and kids. Then she wakes up, confused, dizzy, and sick, and realizes where she is: a courtroom. This is the nightmare and reality of Early Sutton and other women like her across America. Carrie Clark and Maddie Edwards reunite with The Agency to solve the mysterious murders that are plaguing America. They risk their lives as they travel from coast to coast gathering clues and piecing together a strange puzzle where the pieces don't seem to fit. In the Defendant's Chair examines the inner working of our US government and a secret society as they manipulate the human genome in evil seclusion. In a race against time to save the human race, the women must contemplate both the ethical and moral issues of genetic tampering.
Abandoned in the woods, foster sisters Kyra and Rylee are drawn to the hidden sanctuary of Inner Peace. As they enter the magical library, the book of Skyla jumps off the shelf and lands on the floor in front of the girls. Kyra and Rylee begin to discover where they came from and who they really are while they delve into the mystical world of Skyla, as her and her twin sister realm hop in search of the orb of harmony. Entranced by Skyla's enchanting tale of magic and mystery, Kyra and Rylee find it hard to discern who uses their powers for good and who has given in to the dark side.
Maternal filicide has been discussed in the medical, mental health, and child abuse fields, yet little research exists with a criminal justice/law enforcement perspective. Nevertheless, criminal justice professionals responsible for investigation and prosecution of these offenders often must give attention to unique behavioral, social, and psychological dynamics not considered in many other types of cases. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) III – Crimes Against Children identified, collected, and reviewed law enforcement case files in which a biological mother killed her child(ren). Collectively, the cases involve 213 biological mothers who killed 265 children, and are comprised of neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide cases. Data analysis revealed that the offenders ranged in age from 12-46 years, and many were unmarried, unemployed, and had a history of violence. Many of the victims were three years of age or younger, did not live with their biological fathers at the time of their deaths, and had a history of maltreatment most often perpetrated by their mothers. In addition, traditional weapons such as a firearm or knife were used less often compared to asphyxiants and blunt force instruments. The authors explore the tenets of female violence, the mother-child dynamic and mental disorders, and address the complexities associated with investigating and prosecuting maternal filicide offenders.
Are you ready for some good old-fashioned romance in a contemporary setting? Then you’ll enjoy these nine stories of modern women who are forced to slow down and take a new look at dating and romance when new men enter their lives. For some it will take vacation time, others will discover through music, while some need the gentle nudges from both God and Grandma. Delight in discovering how chivalry is not dead despite the stresses of today’s world.
What happens when fairy-tale adventures meet modern life? Find out in this unique novella collection, as four women hope for the "happily ever after" of a God-ordained marriage. In A Rose for Beauty, feel Beauty Bartlett's pain over losing her home - and especially over having to work for the man who took it. Can she see past his scars to the person within, or will the loss of her family fortune forever be a thorn between them? Marissa Jones has long been known as The Shoemaker's Daughter. Now her knowledge of the business may help to mend a rift between herself and the business's new owner. But will her secretive interference be appreciated? In Lily's Plight, seven very different men will set Lily White's world spinning. Can she find her place in a new job environment, or will she run back home with a broken heart? In Better to See You, a visit to her grandmother's home sets up Lucy Blake for a reunion with her old flame. Against the backdrop of this exciting development, how will she defend her grandmother against a threat to her financial security? Fairy tales can come true - enjoy the enchantment of these classic stories brought to life.
This treatise presents a slightly different type of perspective of what the world and life itself, was like from the late twenties when the writer was still a very young lad, through the great depression and the second World War and through the fifties and most of the sixties. He saw climactic changes which he shared with his closest friend and cousin Elio; but these event and their implications were not appreciated or understood. But after the cousin' s untimely death in 1967, the world was changing even more, for one who now viewed it with a more serious and a more mature outlook. In an Italian film once, friends reunited after the war was over, all concurred when one made the remark "We thought that we would change the world, but the world changed us. By calling on his cousin to share again the world they knew, the writer transmits his message in the present. The technological revolution and information explosion distracts us from the real problem, which is, to select our learning carefully, and unlearn or reject knowledge that, according to Spencer, is of no use.
Tiny houses are all the rage these days, but what can you do with something so small? Here are seven stories about people chasing their dreams, making fresh starts, finding love, stumbling upon forgiveness, and embarking upon new adventures in tiny houses"--Amazon.com.
In Performing O'Neill, Yvonne Shafer talks with the most important actors and directors who interpreted O'Neill in the 20th century: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Fritz Weaver, James Earle Jones, Theresa Wright, Gloria Foster, Ted Mann, and Arvin Brown, to name just a few. Actors like Robards talk about their first encounters with the master and their interpretations of roles like Hickey in "The Iceman Cometh" and James Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey Into Night." Directors talk about the challenges they face in bringing O'Neill's dark and compelling vision of American life to the stage and making it relevant for audiences in the 21st century. The work is a lively collection of interviews in the Paris Review tradition constructed by one of the foremost O'Neill scholars writing today.
This monograph traces an unusual life, dedicated to the arts. Audette's career as a painter and artist specialising in works on paper has now spanned near six decades: from Sydney where she studied and modelled for Max Dupain, to Europe, Italy and Spain in the post- war years when abstract expressionism was the dominant new trend.
Storytelling is a bridge that connects today with yesterday and the past with forever. The East Texas Writers Guild has produced its first anthology, Bridges, a collection of fiction and nonfiction, poetry and memoir, mystery and romance, historical and science fiction. It's a depiction of life, real and imagined, seen through the eyes of some of the best writers in the country. AT ETWG, we believe that everyone has a story, and these are the stories we have chosen to tell.
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