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- the DEVIL’S RUSE
by Ruth Welburn - Three Gold Nuggets
by Marty Ray - When The Spirit Moves You
by Thomas De Prima - YESHUA!
by Edmund Jonah - Prophets and the Kings
by R. Phillips - Red, White, Black & Blue
by Chuck Fair - Hellpath 1859
by Chuck Fair - White, Red, Black & Blue
by Chuck Fair - Foxtail
by Paul Freeman - Roots of Life
by Sidney Decker
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- Spirit Walks
- by Aaron Kruse
Wyoming, in the 1890s, is still a rough and dangerous place. If most of the Indians are on reservations, horse thieves and bandits still roam the countryside, and it’s no place for the weak-willed or the squeamish.
Wyoming rancher Andy Gunder, protecting his family and ranch, does whatever is necessary and raises his son the same way. Even at seven years old, Samuel is an apt student, and Andy figures he’ll do alright on the frontier. The preacher still teaches the meek shall inherit the earth and love conquers all, and Andy believes it’s just plain foolish, but Samuel seems to have found a way to balance the two views and Andy’s very proud of his son.
When Crow Indians leave the reservation and return to the mountains seeking their ancestral way of life, they challenge young Samuel harshly and his parents beyond anything the family has ever seen; Andy and Sandy’s love becomes the only chance the boy has.
The adventure which follows provides a whole new outlook on life. Andy still knows the meek aren’t going to inherit much of anything, but sometimes, love does conquer all.
Spirit Walks is the third in the Andy Gunder series. Look also for Gunder’s Bride and Gunder’s Law.
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- The Walking Men
- by Conrad Powell
Seven Jews in Jena, Germany during World War II face execution not at the hands of Adolf Hitler but their own Jewish community - A Secret Council of Elders appointed to guard the Laws of Moses. On the eve of their execution for their crimes, the Nazi's show up and things get uglier.
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- UNLEASHED
- by Christina Hamlett
Since the 16th century, the Russians have had a secret weapon, an elite military brigade which strikes terror in the hearts of its enemies each time the moon is full. As the modern war in the Middle East continues to draw world criticism, American intelligence officer Lucy MacDonald and her aide, Captain David Armstrong, are sent to Moscow to engage Soviet assistance in wresting nuclear weapons from Islamic fundamentalists.
Lucy's forbidden attraction to Dmitri Volkov, charismatic leader of the Tsar's brigade, challenges her modern sensibilities against a backdrop of double-dealing terrorists, chauvinistic superiors, and a media that's literally out for blood. Compounding the unexplained presence of supernatural forces interfering with Allied maneuvers at the Pakistan borders is the legend that the brigade answers only to the man they recognize as their Tsar.
Lucy's endeavors to uncover the truth regarding the 1918 survival - and subsequent birth - of an unacknowledged Romanov heir put her in jeopardy at the hands of the brooding officer with whom she feels an inexplicable bond.
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- Titanic: A Voyage Through Grief
- by Erin Kilfoyle
• How can I go on living when I feel dead inside?
• Everything hurts, but I don't know what's real and what's in my head.
• God, why did You take my husband away from me?
• My so-called friends tell me I shouldn't still be crying myself to sleep.
• If only he could be here to see our girls now.
• I never expected to be left alone to raise my children.
• I didn't think I would ever feel this way again or have a man look at me with such tenderness.
• There are good days and bad days, but I have determined that this will be a good day.
• I feel like I've weathered the storm and come through safely on the other side.Using the sinking of the Titanic as a historical backdrop, Erin Kilfoyle’s new book "Titanic: A Voyage Through Grief" is a fictional account of letters written back and forth between two women whose lives were altered because of the disaster. Fifty-four-year-old widow Victoria Harrison survived that awful night but lost one of her sons. Twenty-four-year-old Laura Chapman was left behind in England and lost her husband on the Titanic. Familiar with grief herself, Victoria takes Laura under her wing and walks with her through the grieving process. Their initial shock and denial is replaced by acceptance and hope for a happy future.
April 15, 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. If you are facing a difficult loss yourself, or know someone else who is grieving, I hope the story of these two women will encourage (and entertain) you.
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- Titanic: A Voyage Through Grief
- by Erin Kilfoyle
• How can I go on living when I feel dead inside?
• Everything hurts, but I don't know what's real and what's in my head.
• God, why did You take my husband away from me?
• My so-called friends tell me I shouldn't still be crying myself to sleep.
• If only he could be here to see our girls now.
• I never expected to be left alone to raise my children.
• I didn't think I would ever feel this way again or have a man look at me with such tenderness.
• There are good days and bad days, but I have determined that this will be a good day.
• I feel like I've weathered the storm and come through safely on the other side.Using the sinking of the Titanic as a historical backdrop, Erin Kilfoyle’s new book "Titanic: A Voyage Through Grief" is a fictional account of letters written back and forth between two women whose lives were altered because of the disaster. Fifty-four-year-old widow Victoria Harrison survived that awful night but lost one of her sons. Twenty-four-year-old Laura Chapman was left behind in England and lost her husband on the Titanic. Familiar with grief herself, Victoria takes Laura under her wing and walks with her through the grieving process. Their initial shock and denial is replaced by acceptance and hope for a happy future.
April 15, 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. If you are facing a difficult loss yourself, or know someone else who is grieving, I hope the story of these two women will encourage (and entertain) you.
