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Reconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North is victorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most important decades in American history, a moment when our country grappled with its original sin and imagined — and briefly enacted — a more perfect union.

In the year 1912, 19-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains – and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, and their yearning for beauty and truth. But her faith will be severely challenged by trial and tragedy, by the needs and unique strengths of two remarkable young men, and by a heart torn between true love and unwavering devotion.

OMG That’s Her! is the harrowing tale of a mother’s heartbreak over watching her bipolar daughter suffer. This compilation of stories about her daughter’s bipolar behaviors provides insight into how mental illness affects families.

Opposites clash in the addictive new small-town romance from USA Today bestselling Australian author Nicola Marsh. A slick city boy with a mission. A free-spirited country girl with a cause. Fireworks are guaranteed... Upstanding principal Jy Atherton dreads the next four weeks. As punishment...

These stories are cozy mysteries. By that terminology, it is meant mystery stories that lack profanity, blood and gore, gratuitous violence, and depictions of sexual activity. Frequently in such stories, the mystery solvers are neither police nor private detectives. The sleuths generally use their knowledge of human nature and perhaps knowledge from their own fields to solve these mysteries.

With over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, and detailed analysis for many of those years. An extensive background in quality, operations management, and a certified trainer in Lean Manufacturing. This industry expertise was developed working for major automotive companies like Honda of America Mfg.

When you keep GOD in every situation, it makes what you’re going through easier. But sometimes it can be hard to stay true to yourself as a child of GOD when you’re treated badly by those who are closest to you, sometimes with no explanation at all. During those times when your faith is tested, it can be hard to not let others’ nastiness dictate how you act or change who you are, especially when temptation sets in to get mad—and then even.

A wandering vampire travels the world throughout the centuries, but with a strict moral code: he does not drink near where he stays, nor does he feed on innocent prey. Kyle watches his family members pass on, while he endures immortal life and grapples with feeling damned to hell for all eternity. When Kyle encounters Magda, an innocent woman whose blood he finds undeniably irresistible, Kyle questions his faith, fearing he’s been abandoned by God.

My Temporary Home is a heartfelt story about Lily, a young girl placed in foster care after being removed from her unstable home. Through Lily’s eyes, listeners witness the confusion, loneliness, and emotional weight that children in the foster system often carry. Though she is now in a safer environment, Lily must learn to navigate the unfamiliar silence of stability and begin her journey toward healing.

After one and a half centuries since the last national US catastrophe, a civil war, the oldest continuous democracy has eroded from within the government itself. There are a multitude of reasons that led to the disunion amounting to a fragmentation of the country. Once again, “we the people” encroach a paramount decision.

Savannah is a sweet little pup who, one day, escaped from her family’s yard. Now lost and on her own in the forests of Pennsylvania, Savannah puts on a brave face and ventures on to find her family. But as friends come and go, Savannah realizes her old family may never find her. But through her determination, Savannah will find herself on a grand adventure while trying to find her way home.

My poems, like all poems, are autobiographical reflections on my life's journey and my response to it. They cover a range of about thirty years, during which time, I married, taught many children to understand and love music, raised a son, cared for loved ones and struggled to find my true identity. The overriding theme of these poems is the search for something transcendental and enduring that can lift the mind and soul beyond the inevitable sorrows of life…the eternal beauty of the infinite universe.

Perspective of the Forgotten is a poetry collection that showcases a mother and son’s journey through life while providing the ups and downs of the world around them.

Have you ever wondered how the tomato worms that are left behind feel, when they are not fed to the chickens? Find out with Chomper in A Tomato Worm Named Chomper!

We Are Unique gives children the awareness that they are unique, different, but loved the same in God’s eyes no matter their physical condition. A day at the park allows children to observe and accept the way God created them. The author hopes listeners take away an understanding that you are different, unique God’s design, original, different, and the same.

Growing up in Germany as a single child, Inge Koch-Williams always had a very close bond with her dogs. She has been involved with rescuing dogs since she was 16 years old. After losing her chihuahua, Lilly, Koch-Williams was heartbroken, but she found the best medicine in Violet’s Rescue. They needed each other. Violet’s Star reminds us that all dogs have a story and they all deserve a chance.

Meet Ellie the elevator. She and her friends are very close; they all work in a fancy new office building, the Murdock Building! With Tony being the elevator operator for Ellie, hearing stories and watching the interactions of the elevator riders bring Ellie and her friends much joy. Until over time, there are changes made to the elevator systems. Technology has been improving, and it is affecting Ellie and her friends. What will happen to Ellie and her friends?

In Is the Swing High or Low? author Wilma Cotten reveals the struggles she had with her bipolar daughter Andrea, who succumbed to the evils of drugs as a method of self-care. While trying to be a supportive and loving mother, Wilma struggled for years to find some solution to her daughter’s problems. Counseling, medication, rehab—nothing seemed to help. So she did what any mother would do—she loved her unconditionally anyway.

Those that love horror, sci-fi, drama, fantasy, and magical realism, this book is just for all of you.

1775: Overlooked Heroines focuses entirely on ordinary women who broke away from their social constraints to become soldiers, spies, and heroines in the American Revolutionary War. These women physically fought for America to be free from colonial imperialism, but yet society fails to recant their names. 1775: Overlooked Heroines fills in the gaps of history and places these women back into the historical narrative, whose names are less celebrated and are overshadowed or misattributed simply because they are women.