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Ephesians chapter 3:20 tells us that we have a God who is able to accomplish things that are greater than our thoughts and even greater than our ability to imagine. Yet, sadly it is often those who are followers of Jesus that we find who are timid, afraid, and lackluster in their passion.

Former detective Landon Rowe has lost everything—his child, his wife, his career. He’s a man without purpose, but he’s always believed in doing what’s right, even helping his ex’s husband. Rowe’s ex-wife has fled with her new son to a religious cult in western New York, where a charismatic and dangerous zealot, Eamon Fischer, preaches baptism not by water but by flames. Unable to do anything for the infant son who died years ago, Rowe agrees to infiltrate the Children of Fire cult and rescue the boy.

This book covers the life and experiences of Lester Patrick, an African American born and raised in North Carolina during the Jim Crow and segregation periods of our country's history. It covers some events that took place following Reconstruction that led up to the Jim Crow period and Black and White Americans' attitudes that evolved because of these events. This book is written for audiences of all ages and races for this extraordinary time in our country's history. And it contains both serious and humorous experiences.

Billy Smalls wanted to get out and explore the world. So, he joined the Army. He had no idea what awaited him when he arrived—drills, marching, in-your-face yelling by drill sergeants determined to turn him into a soldier. But this isn’t a story about deployment or combat or duties as a soldier. This story is a wild ride with the fictional Billy Smalls through his off-duty life. Alcohol, women, and crazy, fun-marked years of real-life events as a soldier. He entered the Army as a boy and walked away a man with a new lease on life.

In 2006, Mike Nixon worked as a hotel receptionist. Having thousands of encounters with guests from all over the world, he dreamed of living a life as exciting as those hotel guests. But dreaming is a lot easier than making that fantasy a reality. He struggled to bring his plans to life...until he met a friend who set his life on a different course. This book is about Mike's journey to stay on that path.

When veteran astronaut Capt. Butch Turner finds himself trapped in one of the gigantic voids of intergalactic space, he has a lot of time to think about things—namely his flaws, his past, and President Penelope Kane—his former lover, mistress, and the person who sent him (and three other crew members) on this ill-fated mission. Before that even happens, however, there is a roller-coaster ride of adventure and political intrigue and plenty of classic science-fiction leading up to it.

Happily married with the affection and respect of those he holds dear, Fabian Bloom finally finds inner peace. However, fresh nightmares about his horrific past start to plague the man's sleep, shadowing his newfound happiness and worrying the one he loves. A trip to his cabin in Montana offers the opportunity for the couple to relax. After reuniting with his two sons, marrying the man he loved, and watching his young protégées bloom, Lance Hansen has everything he ever wished for. When his husband’s past is revealed, the man is unprepared, and their world begins to crumble.

Dylan has had his eyes on her for a while now. But he just doesn’t know how to talk to her. They share a cubicle wall, but he can’t seem to break the barrier to her heart. Alaine likes Dylan and has openly admitted it to her best friend. But she doesn’t think Dylan feels the same about her. Enter Catch, their dating app. But one of them isn’t 100 percent honest about who they are. Do they find love for Christmas, or do they crash and burn into a snowbank?

Daniel Manley did not experience a single moment of human kindness when cast out as a child onto the merciless cobblestone streets of 19th-century London. One unsympathetic evening, while he lay cold and alone in a dark alley, he pleaded for death over living his abhorrent life a single moment longer. A mysterious voice emanates from the alley's darkest corner, stopping his despair upon taking his last gasp of frigid air. Daniel scans the darkness for the voices' origination.

Set in a small town in North Mississippi during the early days of school integration, When You Can Throw from Deep Short describes how one high school player, Dwayne Scott, finds in the game of baseball an escape from an unhappy home situation and a meaningful friendship with a Black teammate. The story dramatizes the power of sport to inspire teamwork, camaraderie, and hope, and to change lives for the better.

Social Hill is both novel and memoir, the true story of a good man with great potential and a mood disorder living far under his potential, who's failed at just about everything: college, the Navy, more colleges, relationships, several jobs. Suddenly, at the age of 30, after just being kicked out of the military, he meets a naïve Caucasian woman 10 years his junior, and although they are not compatible in any way, he feels compelled to marry her after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant with his child.

An American King unfolds during a violent rash of crime in Whicher's hometown. Working for the Abilene US Marshals Office, Whicher investigates a baffling murder, part of an outbreak of lawlessness that threatens to escalate out of control. Assigned a new partner to help work a case unlike any he's known, what starts in shadow soon burns a path across the city, ever closer to home.

The Unholy Trinity busily plots the downfall of Ron McAllister's fledgling dream as the members of The Project try to return to a life of "business as usual". Volume 2 of The Project series picks up right where the first episode left off. The members of the Federation are fugitives from the law and have taken refuge on the tiny Caribbean Island of Chacachacare, just off the coast of Trinidad. As the US Government continues its behind the scenes investigation, they enter into negotiations with Ron McAllister.

My sincere thoughts as I wrote this book was to capture the many marriage lessons I have learned over time. One of the greatest revelations is that your marriage journey will always start with you. You can only control your actions. I can tell you that if you do not ask the right relationship questions, you will never get the right answers to sustain a viable marriage.

I have personally found that as humans, we often limit ourselves. Perhaps you feel that way, too. Interestingly enough, it's much more common than you may think. Many actually decide that they want to live a life limited in its potential! I hope to change that thought pattern for anyone who is interested. Every person you have ever met - in fact, every person you have ever heard of - possesses a hidden superpower. We, as humans, are all blessed with one hidden superpower - the greatest one of all. We all have free will, the ability to literally change everything we experience.

Generational Ignorance focuses on the relationship(s) between ideologies incorporated from inherited trains of thought and those that have been granted the option or encouraged to utilize them to propel "progression". This audiobook begs the question, "Why is ignorance, obnoxious behavior, or a pathway to prison vaguely considered when a child's inheritance is brought to the table?" Generational Ignorance presents a parable composed to denounce the myth that prized possessions predominantly comes in forms of assets, real estate, and positive productivity.

Modern times call for a new breed of men. We are living in significantly dynamic landscapes - always changing, evolving, and slowly morphing into the equality - and accountability-driven utopia that everyone wants it to be. Those who live by the rules of the old world are appropriately dealt with and toxic masculinity no longer has a place here. Everyone has seen how oppressive patriarchy is failing both men and women today.

Do you understand how your cardinal memories are the keys to your story development? Or how these very same memories may limit your potential? Lighten Up is more than a coming-of-age memoir. It is an in-depth look at Rodney Laney's disengagement from his cardinal memories. The book is humorous and provocative as Laney describes his journey into meditation and spirituality.

When it comes to Emotions when dealing with the feelings after finding your biological family, it's like a spider web meaning your emotions can go all over the place. How you deal with those emotions is will determine how your soul can be set free.

Brad is a hardworking man of the Earth, with the body of an Adonis and the attitude of a puppy. Sara is a graduate student training for her first marathon. Mutual friends connect them as roommates and they find that there’s a little more chemistry to their living arrangement. Young go-getters in Manhattan dodge the summer heat, both indoors and outdoors. They both fight strong urges and overly friendly cuddle sessions. Does fate bring them together or make the situation super awkward?