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Meet Jason Franklin, an MI6 agent seconded to Mossad, with orders to destroy ISIS bases in Lebanon. He encounters Judith, a feisty Israeli woman intent on exacting revenge on those who killed her family, and they reluctantly team up.Jason destroys a rocket launching site being excavated in a mountain. He is critically injured, so Judith is sent to a Hezbollah camp hospital to rescue him. She succeeds after a ferocious gun battle in which she also sustains some injuries.Losing face, the Hezbollah colonel arranges a fatwa on them, in which Judith, now married to Jason, is seriously injured. Jason returns to Lebanon to kill those ordering the fatwa.Trying to infiltrate an ISIS gang, he is discovered and undergoes torture. Once again, Jason needs rescuing.Tom Edwards was born in Hampshire, England. After completing his education, he served six years in the Fleet Air Arm branch of the Royal Navy. He was a news reporter on several newspapers and an engineer working on mines in South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia, finally settling in what was then Rhodesia. During the Rhodesian conflict, he joined the reserve branch of the security forces, where he served on border patrol and in the Marine Division. It was there he acquired the material for his first book, If I Should Die. This is his sixteenth book. He and a friend bought a thirty-foot boat and sailed around the world for four years, a trip beset by pirates and hurricanes. His adventures include being shipwrecked off the coast of New Zealand, and walking from the north of Scotland to Land's End in the south of England. He retired to Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

The WOMB is a love story and murder mystery that begins with two lovers, Jerome Bland and Wanda Cummings, both in their early thirties, who are homeless and hooked on drugs. The two decide to get off drugs and clean up their lives by entering a rehab, located in one of the most notoriously dangerous neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., called the WOMB.In the WOMB, the lovers quickly realize their relationship is expressly forbidden. But the intense closeness of the setting increases their longing for one another, so much that when the first opportunity arises, they release their unrequited passion in a furious bout of lovemaking. Found out, and ejected from the program, they go their separate ways, but are eventually reunited by drugs.Their daily struggle to transcend addiction is played out with a murder mystery in the background, a mystery that threatens both their lives and those who were in the program with them. After an attempt on his life, Jerome decides to fight back. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game that climaxes in one of the most devastating and disastrous events in the history of the Nation's Capital.King Khan grew up in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and now lives in West Virginia. He works in a hospital emergency room "where I see many people come in, over and over, caught up in the vicious spiral of addiction and hopelessness."

Everyone knows someone who has been molested, sexually abused, or raped. The problem? No one talks about it.Brenda's Path: A Journey to Self-Discovery is a novel about perceptions of sexuality. It brings to life the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Brenda lives with her family in a working-class suburb of Detroit, Michigan. She is a good student and popular. Her leadership qualities are obvious. She plays sports and loves to dance. She is active with her church youth group and serves as a counselor in summer youth camps. On the surface, Brenda appears to be socially, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. However, she hides an ugly secret that weighs heavily on her: She is a survivor of rape.Hopefully, this Guide for Discussion Leaders will motivate readers of all ages to examine their own perceptions of sexuality, and more importantly, to explore what a healthy and ethical sexual self might look like.After reading Brenda's story, and after follow-up discussions, communities may want to consider developing a comprehensive action plan to reduce the incidence of abuse in families, neighborhoods, schools, clubs, and the larger community. Once they can agree on a clear portrait of what is meant by a healthy and ethical sexual self, these representatives can then build a plan and timeline to educate the broader community through age-appropriate channels. This plan should reflect input from the educational, spiritual, and mental health communities, and must reach beyond survivors and perpetrators so the broader community knows, understands, and is prepared to act if and when sexual abuse occurs.

In the southwestern corner of the country once known as France, the future looks bleak for Earth's survivors. Without any borders or countries, there are only tribes trying to stay alive.Following numerous disasters, the remaining people have established themselves as hunters and gatherers. They are also warriors, ready to defend and kill when necessary.Garr, together with her brother, were once fearsome warriors. After meeting a wise older man who guides her into maturity, Garr's life is changed forever. She becomes the partner of a nomadic tribe's leader and works to change the future.The stunning futuristic novel The First Rays of Sun follows Garr in this new world order where the rules of society are being rewritten. The story takes Garr forward from a world of base survival and brutality, to the growth and development of a functioning kingdom.An adventure of mind and spirit, the story repeats the journey taken by societies and peoples throughout history. What will this new world look like?Now retired, John Brooks grew up near Croydon in Surrey, south of London. As a young man he lived in Kent, and now resides in a beautiful little village in Almeria, Spain. This is the first book in a trilogy.

We don`t know what we are capable of until we try.We don`t know our nature until we feel a threat to our lives.We don`t know our world.We don`t know our history.In The Assignment, a doctor coming home after a hard night shift encounters a brutal gang. They use and kill young girls at will. It also appears they are government men.The physician undergoes a sudden mental metamorphosis. He kills most all of the gang, but it is not enough for him, and it is not the end.Step by step he is dragged deeply into a secret criminal society of power and sick souls. Nothing is enough. Nothing is fair. The doctor decides to track the whole gang down and annihilate them all. He believes nothing so vulgar and coarse deserves to live.Will the avenger go too far?Georgi Nenchev is an anesthesiologist at City Hospital in Rousse, Bulgaria. As a child, he was impressed by stories about Chavdar the Chieftain and other heroes from Bulgarian history. This is his first book. Dr. Nenchev wrote it to show the dark side of human nature, especially in high places. He is of the "strong belief that there are still people who won`t give their souls to this dark will. And will fight it."

Dark days are looming.Human behavior will be adversely influenced unless the Lower Middle can prevent it. The Higher Middle, with its dark menacing leader, is growing in power, while Jon still doubts his own true purpose. He becomes more and more distant as all the women close to him die, filling him with more doubt, remorse, and uncertainty.The Higher Middle must be defeated if the balance between good and evil is to be maintained, but the Lower Middle's numbers are dwindling and they desperately need Jon, who has disappeared.To fulfil her ultimate goal in securing victory, Zelphur is putting the final touches on her master plan. Her people are in place, she has unlimited resources at her disposal, and she is wielding her power recklessly. Only the Lower Middle is standing in her way, and they are proving difficult to track down and trap, even when located by her network.Only a final face-to-face battle will decide the outcome, so Zelphur set her traps for Jon's remaining group, which they deliberately walk into. Desperate times called for desperate measures and all defenders are needed. Will Jon show up to help?This final novel in a science fiction trilogy is based on historical facts.(About the Author)David Higgins grew up and worked in London for the UK's Ministry of Defense, has lived in Germany and Saudi Arabia, and now works as director of compliance for an eye care company in Texas. Holding a master's degree in health economics, he will shortly retire to France.

Kenneth Bragan believes Christianity is approaching a time of change, one that is under pressure from changing world views. The religion is changing from a largely belief-based faith to one that is more experience-based."I present Thomas Merton as an exemplar of the latter and Laurence Freeman as an advocate of meditative Christianity, which increases in importance as it receives support from developments in neuroscience. These new directions may well bring much needed renewal," he states.The retired psychiatrist wrote New Directions Towards Christian Renewal because he feels that Christianity is no longer doing what it has the potential to do."This latter mode, that of natural spirituality (standing in contradistinction to supernatural spirituality), is the very future of a Christianity that engages with exegesis and matters of faith without the myopia of literalism, instead allowing for the allegorical and poetic dimensions of scripture to rush forward unfettered by the limitations of historical inexactitudes taken as dogma. Kenneth Bragan brilliantly and persuasively sets forth this new paradigm with rigorous scholarship, biblical analysis, and the passion of the faithful. New Directions Towards Christian Renewal is a remarkable and inspiring work, a piece that is both radically insightful and undoubtedly trailblazing." - Charles Asher, reviewer(About the Author)Born in a small coal mining town near Newcastle, England, Kenneth Bragan now resides in New Zealand, "one of earth's most beautiful places."

When a baby left by her nanny outside the local village co-op store is snatched from its pram, the only potential witness is Mary Mundy, an ex-mental patient discharged from the old asylum.Mary has spent her entire life institutionalised after being admitted for a pregnancy when she was a young girl and is now living in the community in warden-aided accommodation.Is it a chance abduction?The baby is Phoebe Devonshire, the long-awaited only child of Bernard Devonshire, a wealthy building developer, suspected by many of shady practices. He seems more concerned that Chief Inspector Mike Harvey's investigation into his daughter's disappearance is more of an intrusion into his own life than a necessity to find his child.That Bernard has a violent temper is witnessed by his attack on his wife, one intercepted by Detective Sergeant Brendon Flannery, who has zero tolerance for violence against women.Bernard Devonshire may have unscrupulous business contacts, but he also has friends in high places, and is determined to cause as much trouble for Flannery as he possibly can; although reporting his wife and nanny missing soon backfires, turning the whole investigation into a murder hunt, with some surprising results.Author Bio:British crime author Pat McDonald has lived her entire life in Nottinghamshire, England. She previously worked in law enforcement and mental health services. This is her ninth book.

At the beginning of time, a supernatural being was spawned and she oversaw the creation of the universe. A series of environmental disasters and protonic wars have ruined the planet Zula. A space station was built to house a select group of survivors. The scientists on the space station develop new technologies, which are used to build a new spaceship. Also developed is D-stasis, a process for extending hibernation indefinitely, which could facilitate travel over intergalactic distances.When the space station is attacked by aliens, the only way to save a group of children is to launch them in the new spaceship, which has been programmed to search for a habitable planet. The mysterious spirit - Leaffe - intervenes.After a voyage of 20,000 light years, they awaken from D-stasis in a solar system consisting of nine planets and a small sun. The ship is near an ice planet, which is obviously uninhabitable. An accident with a 3-D model prompts a plan to blow up a moon, which should lead to the planet being moved to a warmer orbit. Radio contact through a black hole has enabled the receipt of messages transmitted from the space station Haven, and possible transport, giving them hope of seeing their families in the future.Their system of hibernation allows the travellers to periodically observe the planet's geological and evolutionary changes over long periods, without themselves aging. The planet is seeded with a variety of life forms, whose evolution leads to some interesting and dangerous adventures.

ABOUT THE AUTHORJim Davidson is a Christian businessman and a native of Gould in Southeast Arkansas. His career as a public speaker, author, and motivational consultant has spanned more than forty-five years. Some of his many awards and achievements include: Arkansas Salesman of the Year, Chairman of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce's Diamond Club sales organization, Justice of the Peace in Pulaski County, Chairman of Speakers Bureau of the Pulaski County United Way, Leadership Gavel recipient as voted by members of his Dale Carnegie Class, and honorary member of the DECA & GCE Clubs of Arkansas. He has also been presented with the "Good Neighbor Award" by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and is the 2010 "Distinguished Service Award" winner for Conway Public Schools. In November 2013, Jim was given a Senate Citation and the Conway Community Service Award by Senator Jason Rapert during a ceremony at the Faulkner County Library.In 1980, Jim began writing and producing a daily radio program titled "How to Plan Your Life." It has been broadcast by over 300 radio stations coast to coast and heard by thousands of people each weekday. Later, in 1995, he also began writing a weekly newspaper column for his hometown newspaper, the Log Cabin Democrat, in Conway, Arkansas. With over 375 newspapers in thirty-five states running his column since its inception, it is believed to be the most successful self-syndicated column in the history of American journalism. Jim was a staunch member of the Conway Noon Lions Club for over 20 years, holding every leadership position and winning all their awards, including twice being named a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest award in Lionism. He also served as Chairman of the Annual Golf Tournament and the Harlem Ambassador Fundraiser Event.Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/JimDavidson

Silver Stars and Lucky Stripes: A Collection of Poems is a religious experience. The poetry is all about enlightenment, empowerment, and inspiration.Says author Novene Thomas, "The Bible is a blessing, inspiration, reassurance, and the holistic biblical words heal and comfort me always. Hallelujah!"Author Bio:Born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, Novene Thomas lived many years on the East Coast and now resides in Alaska. This is her first book of rhyming literature. It was inspired by her reading of the Bible, biblical textbooks, and other religious books.

Curious to know more about how and why life began on Earth, as well as your reason for being here?If so, you will enjoy this ultimate introspective book of knowledge, Connecting to Life's Compass: You're not lost - you just think you are, which provides an introduction about the universe and how life began.Life's Compass is truly a compass, offering a journey of going back, to go forward. It will help you to remember, taking you to the energy source of all life, past the flesh and bones to the reality of what life really means.We have been searching for the meaning of life, but first we have to be able to "understand" fully what the meaning of life encompasses.The truth lies in each and every one of us, but it is buried deep inside. This is where the treasures, stories, and mysteries of life lie.The truth is in the core of our soul, of everyone, and everything. The core is infinite and everywhere. It is in everything that you see separate from you, in every particle, and in every cell, because in material, nothing is left out.Author Bio:Dee Weldon Bird is a psychic medium. She lives with her family in Essex, England. This is her second book.

Rose Bretano's world has fallen apart. Not only does her boyfriend leave, but the pillars of her working world also crumble. Unexpectedly gifted with a temporary, out-of-the-ordinary love experience, Rose's life takes a twist. She sets out to find meaning, not aware that her life has become a microcosm of a world in transition.Caught in a tug-of-war between her old world and a new one, she faces the ups and downs of a pioneer. When the pull threatens to tear her apart, Rose exiles herself from democracy. Leaving Germany for England, she spends happy years as a writer, but then her money runs out. Cut short from her life as an artist and unable to merge back to her old life, she's confronted with a devastating decision.Jeff Wagner, a good-looking American, who's divorced, a thwarted poet and journalist, crosses her path and tries to liberate Rose from her fate. She refuses, but leaves him her manuscript with the words, "Read, and if you still think you can help, come back!"On a quest to find the key to Rose's heart, Jeff must first confront his own past. "True liberation for women implies the liberation of men," he reads. It dawns on him that Rose's betterment requires his own evolution. Can he live up to the hopes of a woman equipped with a road map for the future? And, will he agree to the changing role for men in the dawning era of women?About the Author: Insa Rose Vermeeren describes her novel as the outcome of a two-decade growth process. The first-time author is a self-imposed exile from democracy.

We ask of both ourselves and of our traditions, how does anxiety work? Why does it assail us in this or that place, but never in all places all at once? It is at once the Nothing of the existentialists, but it is more than that. Since it seems all too easy to be more than nothing, we need to immediately note that a capital "N" in Nothing is quite something after all. It is the very ardor of all that we never had; yet more so, all that we never could have. The zero sum of our failed endeavors is what we carry around within ourselves. The question of how anxiety works and does not work is at the very heart of the human experience. This is the question that is the subject of this book.Social philosopher G.V. Loewen is the author of over thirty-five books on ethics, education, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysical fiction. He was a professor of the interdisciplinary human sciences for two decades.History has replaced morality. Not in point-to-point substitution, but in that something could be timeless, either in principle or practice. It's likely that the old anxiety concerning one's "fate" is now itself a mask. It is interesting to imagine that a metaphysical source of angst can be more comforting than a quotidian one. We are most intolerant of anyone who seeks to be as we are and have what we have, yet this too remains somehow a throwback to the previous age of caste, child chattel, and misogyny, so the soteriological sensibility remains compelling. It is, if anything, a much larger mystery than it was before. Now, and for the first time, we must save ourselves.Praise for the author's 2015 book Place Meant; hermeneutic landscapes of the spatial self: "The book concludes with an ontology of man, a space where the possibility seduces the fundamental aspect of humanity by restricting it to a social climate. The contemporaneity is reigned by inaction, it can spawn a holocaust where the aspiration is to take over the liability of the other. The hermeneutic autotopology develops its compass capacity in a world of meanings."

The booklet Soul Disclosure: 100% Access presents an overview into the future, while at the same time looks back at life on Planet Earth, at the collective whole in the present.Dee Weldon Bird's two previous books are Connecting to Life's Compass: You're not lost - you just think you are! and The Map of The Universe: A Traveler's Guide.Her book Connecting to Life's Compass will take you back to the past when life on Earth began, which leads to The Map of the Universe, a traveler's guide that brings you to the present shift, which some call the new paradigm.All three books may appear to be separate, but only when pieced together can you see the bigger picture of our connection to the universe.This handy keepsake guide was written for any soul, whether reading it from the past, the present, or the future, never forgetting who you are now.Author Bio:Dee Weldon Bird is a psychic medium who lives with her family in Essex, England. This is her fourth book.

The Map of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide is being published in connection with another of author Dee Weldon Bird's books, Connecting to Life's Compass - You're not lost you just think you are, which introduced Earth's past history and why we are here.The Map of the Universe explains why so many changes are occurring on Earth and in our lives personally, often called a shift or a new paradigm.Are you ready to remember the knowledge of the universe and what it means to have a soul?These remarkable books represent your own traveler's guide to the universe, with valuable information to understand not only the past and present, but a bigger picture of the future.You will remember who you are not just physically, but infinitely.The author's newly published booklet Soul Disclosure: 100% Access also presents an overview into the future, and at the same time looks back at life on Planet Earth, and at the collective whole in the present.The three publications continue the journey of sharing the universe in all its wisdom and knowledge, although each book can be read individually. But when pieced together, they show the bigger picture of our connection to the universe.Author Bio:Dee Weldon Bird is a psychic medium who lives with her family in Essex, England. This is her third book.

A life form was trapped, nearly burned out of existence. Transported from a warzone to this earth, different timeline, it was infused with human DNA to be raised as human to survive. It grew rapidly, more rapidly than geneticists had expected. Yet, it was aware, just unsure of current surroundings in an alien culture. It was rescued too soon from healing crèche for it to reconstruct complete memory of existence but could learn, adapt. Always had. She was female, pleasingly; it felt right. She was called Katherine, here, a human designation. Ironically, even different, the only obstacle apparent was her difficulty in vocally copying human speech. Even instinctually understanding all languages, here or elsewhere, this human English with its double meanings of words was befuddling.In growing, learning rules, she's drawn to a dark professor, feeling kinship despite opposite color of outer shell. He's not rebuffed by her vocal disability as are others! He learns signing to communicate, yet actually understands her sounds of high-pitched chirrups. She feels closely interconnected with him-she knows his scent, feels she found her rightfully chosen mate after all this time. She feels his thoughts. He truly loves her even against his learned human nature! Details didn't matter; they'd relearn, together ... but something went wrong. These human creatures were still mucking about the timeline ... again. Raised in Michigan, Susan Katrinka Butler resides in Lakeland, Florida. She's an accountant for the present; though other careers have led to some unique stories. She's writing yet another novel, perhaps a variant into another world?

During the 1950s and '60s, Buddy McLean had the reputation as the toughest man walking the streets of Boston. Hundreds challenged him. No one could take him.In the same time span, the young truck driver/longshoreman from Somerville began building a criminal enterprise. Years later, it became known as the Winter Hill Gang. In 1961, Buddy faced confrontation with the ruthless and violent McLaughlin brothers of nearby Charlestown. When he wouldn't concede to them, a feud started. More than sixty people died.From those who knew Buddy McLean best, this is his life story.(About the Author)Larry Leavitt once lived in Everett, Massachusetts, close to Somerville, where Buddy McLean lived. He had relatives in Somerville who were friendly with Buddy. The author currently lives in Peabody, Massachusetts, where he teaches physical education in the public-school system. He is married, and has a daughter and two sons. This is his first book.

Ellen Groovy is an actress, and she improvises her life, which reads like a B-movie.She is a mother who adds products into shops without telling anybody. She is haunted by a mysterious purple woman. She has been to the future, which is west of Bacchus Marsh, and to the past, to the origins of fast food.She makes many friends, and even her enemies really like her. She would love to meet you!About the Author: Othniel Poole lives near the sea, southeast of Melbourne, Australia. He enjoys bushwalking, writing, music, and history. This is his eleventh book. "Bacchus Marsh is a suburb of Melbourne, and features in Ellen Groovy, the future being west of there, according to the text. I started writing this story in 2006 and was inspired by B-movies from the 1950s, like Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space," and from my Dad's sense of humour. I would make jokes going to movies, and a lot of the jokes are in this book. I also used to look up the history of businesses, and history of man. It all paid off."

"Beware the time the golden mist seeks you; For one of you shall taste of death and you shall not return." This was the warning of the Great Hobber to the Children of Earth many years ago.The warning came with David and Tanya's first visit to the Lands of the Adoni. Now young adults, the mist seeks them out on this visit. But when they arrive in Dula, they find Queen Dianna missing.The Children of Earth are called into the Lands of the Adoni just as the Last Trumpet sounds upon the earth and the Rapture takes place. David and Tanya must assume the throne and prepare the kingdom for all-out war with their long-time enemy, Magar, and the Dark Lord himself, to prepare the way for The Return of the Adoni.As they assume their final roles as the Steward/Stewardess of the throne of Dula, they discover as many enemies within the walls of the palace as without. Assuming the throne was easy, but holding the throne may cost them their lives. Can they hold it until the Adoni return?This is the sixth and final book of the Dulan Archives series.Author Bio : Dennis Knotts lives with his wife and their daughter, Shalom, in Riverside, California. This is his eleventh book.

How to Kill Your Batman uses the character Batman to help heal male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.Using material from his previous award-winning self-help book, Heroes, Villains, and Healing: A Guide for Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Using D.C. Comic Superheroes and Villains, author Kenneth Rogers Jr. this time focuses on the character Batman, to help male survivors understand the pitfalls of hypervigilance after being sexually abused.The trauma of childhood sexual abuse is related to the childhood trauma in Batman's story, when a young Bruce Wayne witnesses the death of his parents. In the first part of the book, the author explores the term "Boy Code" and the societal norms of being a "real" man.In part two, the harms of hypervigilance are explained, using Batman and the development of cognitive distortions by male survivors as a result of being sexually abused.Part three helps survivors understand how to "kill their Batman," allowing them to explore the need for intimacy and healing rather than hypervigilance. Throughout each part, Kenneth includes autobiographical stories of his own struggles with hypervigilance as a sexual abuse survivor striving to heal, grow, and become a "good" man rather than a "real" man.About the Author: A native of Peoria, Illinois, Kenneth Rogers, Jr. teaches secondary English. How to Kill Your Batman is his ninth book. Over the span of eleven years as an author, he has won six national indie book awards. How to Kill Your Batman is the first in the How to Kill Your Superhero series. His next book in the series will be How to Kill Your Superman.Publisher's website: www.sbpra.com/KennethRogersJr