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Romelia Lungu A uth or and magazi ne desi gner

M y n am e i s Rom el i a Lu n gu , an d I am 35 years ol d . I am au t h or of si x p u b l i sh ed b ook s an d m an y m ore t o com e. I d eci d ed t o d esi gn t h i s m agazi n e t o h el p al l au t h ors t o b e k n own worl d wi d e an d t o h el p read ers t o

I f you n eed m ore i n f orm at i on or you wan t t o k n ow m ore ab ou t t h e au t h ors i n t h i s m agazi n e p l ease vi si t m y web si t e. get i n con t act easi er wi t h t h ei r f avori t e au t h or.

Th e b ook I wan t m y l i f e b ack i t i s ab ou t sel f i m p rovem en t an d sel f an ger.

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AUTHOR DAVE HARVEY ABOUT AUTHOR I w as bor n in Joh an n esbu r g, Sou t h Af r ica in 1951. I spen t m y ear ly year s in Lin br o Par k , a su bu r b of Joh an n esbu r g, on a sm all h oldin g of peach t r ees, aspar agu s an d r h u bar b, explor in g t h e lon g disu sed n ext -door cem et er y, avoidin g sn ak es an d gr an dpa's beady eyes. (An d t h ey w er e eyes t h at m issed n ot h in g).

Fr om t h er e t h e f am ily r elocat ed t o a f ar m in Ch in gola, Nor t h er n Lorem ip sum dolor Rh odesia (lat er sit Zam bia). Given t h e f ar m w as car ved ou t of vir gin f or est , it am et , back con set et w as t our avoidin g sn ak es an d ot h er den izen s of t h e t h ick bu sh - bu t all sadip scin g elit r, sed diam good lear n in g cu r ves. n on um y eirm od t em p or in vidun t utZam lab ore et t h e f am ily r elocat ed t o Rh odesia (lat er Zim babw e) an d Fr om bia dolore m agn a aliquyam f r om t h er e I at t en ded u n iverLorem sit yipsum in dolor Sousittamet h Af r ica. Som eh ow it seem ed t h at erat , sed diam all of m y sch ool year s w er e spen t at isolat ed boar din g sch ools, bu r ied volup t ua.St et est Lorem deep in t hsite am buetsh ip sum dolor . in bot h Nor t h er n Rh odesia an d Rh odesia, w h ich m ay

accou f ordolor a lotsitof m y qu ir k s.

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w h en Rh odesia becam e Zim babw e, I em igr at ed back t o Sou t h Af r ica w h er e I n ow live in Cape Tow n .

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WHEN THE SUN BLI NK ED BOOK 1-SEA RCH FOR THE TRUTH Al l i t t ook was 5 secon d s f or t h e worl d t o ch an ge f orever.

For 28 p assen gers, t h e en d of t h e worl d arri ved on t h e m orn i n g of Oct ob er 0 8, 20 15.

Th at m orn i n g, t h e u n t h i n k ab l e h ap p en ed an d several ai rcraf t van i sh ed f rom vi su al si gh t an d rad ar i n t h e vi ci n i t y of Cap e Town I n t ern at i on al Ai rp ort , Sou t h Af ri ca.

Al p h a I n t ercon t i n en t al Fl i gh t AHA 113 was on e of t h ese. Desp i t e ext en si ve ef f ort s, n o wreck age or d eb ri s was ever f ou n d . I t was as i f Fl i gh t AHA 113 h ad si m p l y n ever exi st ed . Bu t ?

Fl i gh t AHA 113 h ad exi st ed . I t crash ed i n t o t h e sea an d 28 su rvi vors even t u al l y m ad e i t t o saf et y.

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AUTHOR FREDDI E WOODS WI LSON A BOUT A UTHOR M rs. Fred d i e Wood s Wi l son grew u p i n M i n d en , Lou i si an a m arri ed t o US Arm y SSG. Cl evel an d C. Wi l son n ow ret i red f rom t h e Arm y af t er servi n g t wen t y years.

Now sh e l i ves i n Fayet t evi l l e, Nort h Carol i n a.

Fred d i e i s a p osi t i ve sp eak er an d I n sp i rat i on al wom en m en t or; sh e at t en d s Wood Ch ap el Gosp el Servi ce wi t h h er h u sb an d an d a f ai t h f u l an d act i ve m em b er of t h e con gregat i on . Sh e l oves p eop l e, Sh e l oves m u si c, swi m m i n g, wri t i n g an d read i n g.

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A FRESH STA RT PURPOSE PLA N A ND RELA TI ONSHI P A Powerf u l St ory: I s ab ou t f am i l y an d rel at i on sh i p , Con f l i ct Resol u t i on , Ch ri st i an Li f e an d Sp i ri t u al Growt h . Th e st ory i s i n t ri gu i n g an d en cou ragi n g i t t el l s h ow on e wom an ?s f ai t h , h op e an d cl ose rel at i on sh i p wi t h Ch ri st al l owed h er t o b e a su rvi vor of d om est i c vi ol en ce an d ab u se.

Th e b ook i s f or an yon e wh o i s l ook i n g f or Hop e an d a n ew b egi n n i n g.

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AUTHOR LB WI LLI AM SON

A BOUT A UTHOR LB Wi l l i am son h as b een wri t i n g f or m ost of h i s ch i l d h ood an d t een age years. He m ai n l y com p osed f i ct i on an d p oet ry t h at was l oosel y b ased on h i s exp eri en ces an d t h e p eop l e h e cam e across.

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I F THESE SEATS COULD TALK Pol k Tran sp ort at i on i s resp on si b l e f or carryi n g p eop l e (b ot h you n g an d ol d ) t o an d f rom t h ei r d est i n at i on s every d ay. Nob od y h ard l y ask s ab ou t t h e d ri vers t h at st rap t h em sel ves i n d ai l y an d st ep ou t t o f ace t h e worl d wi t h p assen gers on b oard . LB Wi l l i am son i s h ere t o t ak e you on a ri d e l i k e you ve n ever b een on . I t cou l d go f rom rom an ce i n t h e work p l ace t o d ram a t h at you ve n ever of . I f Th ese Seat s Cou l d Tal k wi l l h ave you gu essi n g wh at t h ese b u s seat s h ave t o say.

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AUTHOR ARLENE LOM AZOFF- M ARRON BENEATH A BLANKET OF SNOW Jon at h an Perk i n s h ad i t al l : a su ccessf u l b u si n ess, a st u n n i n g h om e, a won d erf u l f am i l y.

He was on t op of t h e worl d ? u n t i l h e n earl y t h rew i t al l away. M ered i t h Perk i n s l i ved a l i f e of l u xu ry, cou rt esy of h er h u sb an d ?s h ard work an d d i l i gen ce, b u t was i sol at ed f rom t h e real i t i es of t h e work i n g worl d . Her d ays were sp en t d ecorat i n g t h ei r sp aci ou s h om e, l u n ch i n g wi t h af f l u en t f ri en d s, p ract i ci n g yoga, an d sh op p i n g i n b ou t i q u es? Un t i l h er h u sb an d ?s cri m e t u rn ed h er worl d u p si d e d own . M ered i t h f ou n d h ersel f h ou n d ed b y t h e m ed i a, d esert ed b y f ri en d s sh e h ad cou n t ed on f or su p p ort , an d st ru ggl i n g t o recon st ru ct a l i f e f or h er an d h er ch i l d ren . ? Bu t h er f ri en d s k ep t t h ei r own secret s... How m u ch d o you t ru st you r sp ou se? Do you k eep secret s f rom you r p art n er?How m u ch d o you t ru st you r f ri en d s?

I s everyt h i n g wh at i t seem s on t h e ou t si d e?

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ABOUT AUTHOR I n Decem b er 20 19 I ret ired f rom a job in t he healt hcare f ield. Ab out a w eek b ef ore, a cow orker com m en t ed t hat I should do som et hin g f rom m y b ucket list . I im m ediat ely rep lied t hat I w ould w rit e a n ovel. I w on dered w hy I had rep lied so quickly an d w it h such con vict ion . I t ook a f ew w rit in g courses in high school an d con sidered college an d a career in w rit in g, b ut decided t o go t o n ursin g school in st ead. I hadn ' t t hought ab out w rit in g a b ook sin ce m y adolescen ce. I didn ' t realize w rit in g a n ovel w as on m y b ucket list .

I p lan n ed t o t ry m y han d at w rit in g a n ovel f rom March t hrough Decem b er 20 20 , b ut w hen COVI D- 19 kep t m e in doors, I st art ed w rit in g every day. Ben eat h A Blan ket Of Sn ow is m y f irst n ovel. I w rot e it in t en w eeks. Af t er a short b reak, I w ill st art w orkin g on m y secon d n ovel.

I live in t he Philadelp hia, PA area w it h m y husb an d Gerry. We have a b len ded f am ily of f our b oys an d on e girl, an d seven gran dchildren . I also en joy b icyclin g, p layin g Mah Jon gg, readin g, an d p layin g p ian o.

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AUTHOR JILL SHAWNTAYE KAPRI ABOUT AUTHOR Jill Shaw n t aye Kap ri, b orn DeShaw n t aye Green on Sep t em b er 4, 1993, in Tallahassee, FL, delivers a hood en vy t ale en t it led, Hoes I n Da Hood.

Af t er losin g her f at her due t o gun violen ce in t he hood at t he age of n in e, she searched f or an escap e f rom t hat harsh realit y. She f oun d t hat w rit in g p oem s w as her escap e, an d it quickly b ecam e her p assion an d a w ay f or her t o exp ress herself an d her f eelin gs.

Years lat er, she discovered t hat she loved t o w rit e urb an f ict ion short st ories. Hoes in da Hood series is her t hird an d f ourt h self p ub lished b ooks, w it h t he p revious t w o n ot b ein g as successf ul. Now a sin gle m ot her of t hree, she con t in ues her journ ey of b ecom in g an aut hor. She sp en ds her t im e readin g b ooks b y her f avorit e aut hors, Wahida Clark, as w ell as t he w orld- ren ow n ed duo, Ashley an d Jaquavis Colem an . She also en joys list en in g t o m usic an d b ein g a f ull- t im e m ot her. She kn ow s t hat b ein g an aut hor is a f ull- t im e job , an d she is ready t o t ackle it , p en f irst .

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HOES I N DA HOOD PART 2 The p roject s of Foreign Garden s are ab out t o get even crazier as t he hoes are get t in g sn eakier an d n ast ier an d t he n iggaz are get t in g m ore reckless an d rest less. The b eat in g of Treasure an d Trin it y leave t he hood in an up roar. Each even t t hat hap p en s causes a rip p le ef f ect . As t he violen ce in crease an d H.I .V. af f ect p eop le. The dram a in t he p roject s in t en sif ies.

Love, t rust , loyalt y, deceit , alon g w it h b roken f am ilies an d f rien dship s f ill t his sequel. Are Kan e an d Treasure dead or alive? Will Deck get t o Trin it y in en ough t im e t o save her? I s Cousin Woo st ill t he m essiest p erson in da hood? Jill Shaw n t aye Kap ri is b ack w it h Hoes I n Da Hood Part 2. This dram a f illed sequel w ill have you sn at chin g your w igs of f , t ryin g t o f igure out w hat hap p en s n ext .

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AUTHOR KELVI N SM I TH ABOUT AUTHOR M y n am e i s Dr. Kel vi n Sm i t h an d I am a n ew sel f - p u b l i sh er. I am an avi d creat i ve t h i n k er, read er, an d wri t er. I en j oy work i n g ou t , sp en d i n g t i m e, an d b ei n g wi t h m y f am i l y. I am b l essed t o b e m arri ed (t o t h e m ost won d erf u l wom an i n t h e worl d ) wi t h f i ve won d erf u l k i d s wh o gi ve m e t h e m ot i vat i on t o b e b et t er each d ay t h an t h e d ay b ef ore.

Bei n g an 18- year ed u cat or (cu rren t l y an assi st an t p ri n ci p al an d at h l et i c d i rect or) h as b een a great b l essi n g wh ere I h ave b asi cal l y assi st ed i n rai si n g som e great you n g m en an d wom en , wh o b ecam e great p i l l ars of soci et y. Dad d y M om en t s: Vol u m e 1 i s m y f i rst b ook of m y Dad d y M om en t s seri es.

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DADDY M OM ENTS VOLUM E 1 Dad d y M om en t s: Vol u m e I , ?M y Fi rst Year as a New Dad ,? i s a l i t erary n on f i ct i on b ook t h at f ol l ows t h e j ou rn al en t ri es (m ost were p ost ed on soci al m ed i a) as a n ew d ad an d t h e ad ven t u re h e wen t t h rou gh .

Th e st ory h i gh l i gh t s an d p osi t i vel y d i sp l ays t h e n ew d ad st ru ggl es, growt h s, an d t yp i cal d ay t o d ay ad ven t u res f rom a m al e p ersp ect i ve. Th e b ook i s a great m ot i vat i on p i ece on h ow t o b e a great d ad an d en cou rage m an y m ore t o st art j ou rn al i n g t h ei r d ay t o d ay l i ves wi t h t h ei r ch i l d ren f or p ost eri t y.

Dad d y M om en t s Vol u m e 2 an d 3 com i n g soon .

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AUTHOR SHEKI NA TONEA SANDERS ABOUT AUTHOR M y n am e i s Sh ek i n a Ton ea San d ers.

I was b orn i n Sh revep ort Lou i si an a an d rai sed i n M an sf i el d La. I am m arri ed t o Bi l l y San d ers Sr an d h ave t o won d erf u l ch i l d ren Tyl er Brown an d Tayl ar Ch ri st op h er. I n m y sp are t i m e I l ove rel axi n g an d t h i n k i n g of a m ast er p l an f or m y n ext m ove i n l i f e.

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GETTI NG PAST THE THORNS God h as b een sp eak i n g t o m e, sayi n g even t h ou gh you were m ad e i n si n an d sh ap e i n i n i q u i t y yet sh al l I b l ess you i f you al l ow m e t o ord er you r st ep s (p sal m 51:5). God d esi res t o p rosp er u s i f we j u st rem ove ou rsel ves ou t of t h e way an d al l ow h i m t o work on ou r b eh al f . Th i s b ook was b ased on a l i t t l e gi rl t h at h ad b ecom e a wom an carryi n g t h e p ai n of b rok en n ess f rom h er ch i l d h ood t o h er ad u l t l i f e. I n f i n d i n g h ersel f an d b ecom i n g f ree sh e h ad t o exp ose h er p ai n an d si n f u l l i f e i n ord er t o get t h e p ri ze t h at God h as f or h er.

I n d oi n g so t h e b ook exp l ai n s h ow t o l et go an d l et God b e t h e au t h or of you r l i f e. Get t i n g p ast t h e t h orn s i s get t i n g p ast t h e p ai n an d seei n g t h e b eau t y of t h e roses b y su rren d eri n g wh ol eh eart ed l y t o God . I t al so exp ou n d s on b ei n g a si st er k eep er, h avi n g t h e op p ort u n i t y t o b ecom e a vi rt u ou s wom an regard l ess of you r p ast , an d k n ow i f God i s sat i sf i ed wi t h t h e t ran sf orm at i on .

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ABOUT AUTHOR I was born in 1977 in a south suburb of Chicago, but grew up for the most part in the northwest suburb of Lake Zurich, Illinois.

I wrote my first full story as a short book for my reading class in third grade.

As I was at that time obsessed with the Oz universe of L. Frank Baum, I created my own extended story in that world, Emerald of Oz, the tale of a unicorn whisked there away from the world she knows only to find friends and a place to truly call home.

Through the years, I continued to write, usually short stories and poetry and aborted attempts at longer works. I was, after all, only developing as a writer.

Through the encouragement of several key teachers and of course, my mother, I continued to grow and grow and write and write. During my freshman year of high school, a major crush of mine crushed back although he was two years my senior. One day in gym class, he said, "Write a story about me." The first thing I said in response was, "Give me a character." And so he did, and so there is Matt Brennan. When first finished, it was a fine short novella of 50 pages called A Summer of Promise. It was very innocent and very compact, but it elicited tears in the very man I had written it about. I was hooked. Although it took nearly 10 years and many incarnations, one computer hard drive fry and several complete

rewrites, In Death We Part came to fruition in 2011 after I finally took a "research" trip to New Mexico and actually learned what that part of the country looked like.

My second book, Running in the Mists, developed even before the first was published simply because I was curious where Brianna would go in her life after all that has happened. I was not disappointed and I hope readers won't be either.

My third book, Elysian Fields, takes the continuing story's action to Paris... my other love and other "home town."

Although Brianna's journey for the most part is complete as of the second book, this third part follows the ongoing journey of Elyse, whose story has yet to be figured out and put to rest.

Educated at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, I studied English Education and had a French minor. I am now a freelance editor and writer and coordinator of the Alpha program at my church.

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AUTHOR VICTORIA J. HYLA RUNNI NG I N THE MI STS Forced t o p i ck u p t h e p i eces of h er b rok en h eart yet agai n , t al en t ed art i st Bri an n a Wyl d er ret u rn s t o Ch i cago t o t ry t o recon st ru ct h er l i f e b ack h om e i n t h e ci t y of h er b i rt h . As sh e t ri es t o f i n d h er way b ack i n t o t h e l i gh t of h op e an d h ap p i n ess, Bri an n a b at t l es b et ween a ch an ce of ren ewed l ove i n h er p resen t an d p owerf u l gh ost s b en t on k eep i n g h er i n t h e p ast .

Wi t h Ben Davi s n ow b ack i n h er worl d an d i n h er l i f e, cou l d t h i s b e a ch an ce t o m ak e a n ew st art or h as t oo m u ch d am age al read y b een d on e? Wi t h M at t Bren n an st i l l very m u ch al i ve i n h er h eart an d i n h er d ream s, can Bri an n a l et h ersel f l i ve i n t h e p resen t t o seek ou t t h e h ap p i n ess an d p u rp ose sh e n eed s?

Wh at d oes h er f u t u re h ol d an d wh ere wi l l h er m em ori es l eave h er?

Fi n d ou t i n t h i s Heart s Drawn Wyl d seq u el t o I n Deat h We Part .

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AUTHOR M ICHAEL KNAPP ABOUT AUTHOR Wit h over 25 years?exp erien ce in t he aut om ob ile in dust ry, sp ecif ically in Fixed Op erat ion s, Michael Kn ap p is con sidered a sub ject m at t er exp ert . He has t raveled all over t he Un it ed St at es an d help ed hun dreds of dealers develop an d im p rove t heir p rocesses, in crease p rof it s an d im p rove cust om er sat isf act ion . Besides w orkin g w it h dealers, he has w orked w it h m an y aut om ob ile m an uf act urers in cludin g Gen eral Mot ors, Ford Mot or Com p an y, Fiat - Chrysler Aut om ob iles, Nissan , I n f in it i, Toyot a, Lexus, Audi, Mit sub ishi an d Volksw agen im p lem en t in g p rocesses f or im p rovem en t . He sit s on t he advisory b oard of Palm Beach St at e College w here he w as also an Adjun ct Prof essor in t he Adult Vocat ion al Educat ion al Program in t he Aut om ot ive Academ y w here he

develop ed an d t aught a curriculum of aut om ot ive m an agem en t . His p assion f or t he b usin ess is secon d t o n on e an d he is alw ays lookin g f or a b et t er w ay.

His t rue p assion is p ayin g it f orw ard w it h t rain in g, educat ion , coachin g an d m en t orship . His n o- n on sen se ap p roach can b e used in an y in dust ry or b usin ess.

Wit h t hat b ein g said, he is also a con sum er. He exp erien ces t he t rials t rium p hs of everyday lif e just as w e all do b ut t ries t o look at it w it h a dif f eren t p ersp ect ive. He t ries t o un derst an d w hy t hin gs are in st ead of how t hey should b e, w it h an op en m in d an d an op en heart .

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CONSI STENTLY M EDI OCRE This b ook is a com p ilat ion of st ories, an ecdot es, an d exp erien ces I have b een t he cause of , t he result of , t he vict im of , a w it n ess t o, an d a p art of . They are all t rue. Som e are un b elievab le, som e are un realist ic, an d som e are just a p art of everyday lif e. How ever, every on e of t hem , in som e w ay, shap e or f orm , gave m e t he lesson s, t he kn ow ledge, an d exp erien ce I have hop ef ully p assed on t o ot hers. This is n ot a self - help b ook or success m an ual. I t is n ot a how - t o b ook b y an y m ean s. I t is how ever, real lif e exp erien ces an d st ories t hat hop ef ully, w ill let you look at t hin gs a lit t le dif f eren t ly, chan ge your p ercep t ion , an d show you how t o ap p ly it n ot on ly t o your b usin ess, b ut t o your everyday lif e. En joy!

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AUTHOR PAUL HENRY EBOH ABOUT AUTHOR Paul Hen ry Eb oh is a m in ist er of t he Gosp el b y p rof ession . He is a ren ow n ed p layw right , n ovelist , p oet , son gw rit er, p hilosop her, an d a cert if ied USA Poet ry Am b assador. He is a m em b er of t he I n t ern at ion al Societ y of Poet s (I SP) USA an d Associat ion of t he Nigerian Aut hors (ANA). He is First

Edit ors' Choice Aw ard, I n t ern at ion al Lib rary of Poet ry (I LP) USA. He is in t he list of t he Am erican Poet s an d Writ ers' Regist ry.

He holds a doct orat e degree in Philosop hy. He hails f rom Um ulolo, an Aut on om ous Com m un it y in Okigw e Local Govern m en t Area of I m o St at e of Nigeria, West Af rica.

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DI VORCE DI SCORD Modern Divorce is a t an gled love af f air b et w een Charles Rogers an d Vivian Harry.

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AUTHOR GAYLA HI LL A BOUT A UTHOR I st art ed wri t i n g b ecau se I h ad st ori es t o t el l . I i n i t i al l y st art ed wi t h wri t i n g st age p l ays. I wrot e a t ot al of f i ve b egi n n i n g i n 20 12. I wrap p ed t h em u p b y 20 16. Lat er I n 20 16, I was en cou raged t o t u rn m y p l ays i n t o Novel l as.

PORCH SCENE was m y f i rst t ran si t i on .

M y m ot h er Don n a J. M acGowen s i s m y b i ggest su p p ort er, an d ch eerl ead er wh en i t com es t o m y work . Sh e ad vi ses read s, re- read s, ed i t s, an d l i st en s.

Sh e i s so exci t ed f or t h e n ext ch ap t er i n wh i ch ever st ory i s b ei n g work ed . I see m ysel f af t er b ei n g p u b l i sh ed as t h e on e l ook i n g f or t h e n ext t h i n g. I t ' s l i k e, ok , d i d i t , NEXT! I d on ' t real l y see m ysel f an y d i f f eren t l y. I t ' s j u st an ot h er en t ry i n t o m y l i f e' s resu m e. I h ave m y f avori t e au t h ors t o read , b u t , I n ever saw m ysel f on t h ei r l evel an d st i l l d o n ot , as f ar as wri t i n g. I st i l l d on ' t real l y k n ow h ow t h ey d o i t .

I wri t e an y t i m e I f eel a ch aract er t ryi n g t o t el l m e som et h i n g. I j ot d own t h ou gh t s or m ere word s even i n t h e m i d d l e of t h e n i gh t . To m e, I ' m wri t i n g a ch aract er or a scen e wh en I ' m j u st t h i n k i n g t h em t h rou gh . Th ere i s n o sch ed u l ed t i m e f or m e. I ' m n ot t h at organ i zed . I can get t h e st ory ou t .

However, b ecau se I ' m an am at eu r, I secon d gu ess m ysel f . Th en I t en d t o overt h i n k m y scen es. I t k eep s m e f rom m ovi n g on . I l i t eral l y h ave t o yel l ou t l ou d at t i m es, " GAYLA LEAVE I T ALONE!" Wh at h as h el p ed , i s l earn i n g t o cal m d own an d b e p at i en t wi t h t el l i n g t h e st ory. I m ay d ri n k a l i t t l e of a b eau t i f u l , f i est y red b l en d wh en wri t i n g. You k n ow, f or t h e cal m i n g asp ect .

At t h e en d of t h e d ay, I wan t t o b e k n own as on e wh o t ri ed .

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PORCH SCENE Tak e a rol l er coast er ri d e t h rou gh t h i s f u n n y, i n t en se d ark t al e of sh ad y f ri en d s, sn eak y f am i l y m em b ers, an d su sp i ci ou s n ei gh b ors, wh o are gat h ered on a p orch d u e t o t ragi c ci rcu m st an ces. Nei gh b ors Traci e; a f ort y- f i ve- year- ol d b an k m an ager an d Am b er; a t h i rt y- year- ol d wage earn er, h ave l i ved across t h e st reet f rom each ot h er f or wel l over a year an d h ave n ever m et . Th i s even i n g, u n d er d u b i ou s ci rcu m st an ces t h ey wi l l m eet f or t h e f i rst t i m e.

As t h e even i n g p rogresses, ol d n ei gh b ors an d f orm er f ri en d s st op b y t h e p orch t o exch an ge greet i n gs an d d red ge u p m em ori es p ref erred f orgot t en . Recol l ect i on s n ot on l y f rom t h e occu p an t s on t h e p orch b u t al so f rom st ori es t h ei r el d ers t ol d d ecad es ago, al on g wi t h gh ost s f rom t h ei r p ast s, reveal secret s t h at wi l l sh ock an d f orever ch an ge t h e l i f e of at l east on e of t h e p orch si t t ers on t h i s q u i et resi d en t i al st reet i n Ci n ci n n at i , Oh i o.

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AUTHOR JAZZLYNN O' NEAL ABOUT AUTHOR I am a m ot h er of 6 b eau t i f u l ch i l d ren , I am h ap p y t o sh are a p i ece of m y worl d wi t h t h ose of you wh o h ave ch osen t o read ab ou t i m p ort an t t i m es i n m y l i f e.

As a ch i l d i grew u p wi t h a l ove f or m u si c. As i got ol d er I t ook m y l ove of m u si c wi t h wri t i n g m y own son gs t o wri t i n g ab ou t m y m aj or l i f e even t s, wh i ch h el p m ol d m e i n t o t h e great wom en I am t od ay.

Th e l ove t h at I h ave i n m y h eart k ep t m e f rom t h e evi l s of t h i s worl d . Wh en God m ad e m e, I k n ow h e b rok e t h e m ol d . I h ave l i ved a h u m b l e l i f e, an d I am t h an k f u l t h at I h ave l i ved an d h ave l earn an d I wi l l al ways b e m e; sel f l ove com es f i rst . I k n ow you wi l l en j oy t h i s b ook I h ave wri t t en , t ak e i t wi t h you as you r st ren gt h as i t carri es m e.

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HOW TO LI VE LI FE AFTER DEATH So, t here is sayin g t hat says, ?What ever f lies shall lan d at som e p oin t .? What t his m ean s is t hat , f or everyt hin g t hat rises, it even t ually com es dow n . I t could lan d on t he w at er, on t he lan d, or on t op of a t ree, b ut w hat m at t ers is t hat it lan ds. What det erm in es your lan din g p lace is how you have b een f lyin g.

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AUTHOR KJ FRANKLIN ABOUT AUTHOR KJ Fran k l i n i s a b orn l ead er, ed u cat or, m ed i at or, l i f e/ wel l n ess coach , wi f e an d m ot h er. Fran k l i n i s ab l e t o st ay cal m i n an y si t u at i on an d h er op en - m i n d ed ap p roach t o l i f e al l ows h er t o see si t u at i on s f rom al l si d es an d of f er sou n d ad vi ce.

Her m ai n ob j ect i ve i n l i f e i s t o serve t h ose i n h er com m u n i t y. Her versat i l i t y an d ob j ect i ve m i n d f ram e al l ow p eop l e t o p ou r t h ei r sou l s ou t i n h er p resen ce.

Her gi f t of i n si gh t i s d ef i n i t el y a b l essi n g f rom God , wh o ch ose h er f or t h i s sp i ri t u al t ask .

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GIRL, GET YOUR LYFE!!!

Th i s b ook was wri t t en t o b ri n g awaren ess t o wom en wh o h ave won d ered wh y so m an y of t h ei r rel at i on sh i p s h ave f ai l ed .

I t i s f or t h e wom an wh o h as exh i b i t ed f eel i n gs of gri ef , d ep ressi on , or an xi et y i n or ab ou t rel at i on sh i p s. Th e b ook f ol l ows several wom en wh o l i ve worl d l y l i ves, b u t t h e m asses can rel at e b ecau se i t ad d resses t h e l i f est yl es of t od ay. Bi b l i cal scri p t u res accom p an y each wom an ?s st ory t o rem i n d wom en t h at t h e b i b l e t el l s u s t o seek God f i rst , an d t h at we are i n ou r cu rren t si t u at i on s b ecau se we h ave f ol l owed ou r own p l an an d n ot God ?s p l an f or ou r l i ves. Gi rl , Get You r Lyf e!!!

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AUTHOR SHANA W. GOURDINE THE M A SK BEHI ND THE M A SK The b ook m ot ivat es you t o look in side your m ask an d kn ow t hat it is okay t o cry, b e sad, b e m ad, an d love w ho you are t horough it all. We w ear m an y m asks t o cover t he f law s or im p erf ect ion s w e have, b ut t here is alw ays a m ask t hat w e st ill hide b ehin d.

There is alw ays an ot her f ace t hat w e hide b ehin d so ot hers don ' t see it . Just kn ow t hat it is okay t o love all of you- in cludin g t he im p erf ect ion s w e t ry t o hide f rom . This is t o in sp ire you t o em b race t he real you an d t o b e st ron g t hrough all t hin gs w it h p oet ry.

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ABOUT AUTHOR I was b orn Novem b er 23,1980 i n Ch arl est on , SC. I was rai sed i n Cross ,SC b y m ot h er Vi ol a Gou rd i n e an d m y Great - Gran d m ot h er Jai n e B. Sm al l s. I grad u at ed h i gh sch ool f rom Cross Hi gh sch ool i n Cross,SC on Ju n e 1999. I grad u at ed f rom M orri s Col l ege i n Su m t er SC i n M ay 20 0 3 wi t h a BA i n Soci ol ogy. I h ave ob t ai n m y cu l i n ary art s cert i f i cat e i n 20 15 f rom ACAP. I am a m ot h er of t wo b eau t i f u l gi rl s Leon n a Gou rd i n e- Wal k er an d Sam i ra Gou rd i n e- Wal k er. I l ove t h em d earl y.Th ey are m y h eart an d sou l . I m oved t o Troy , New York Ju n e 20 0 3 t o p u rsu e m y career i n m y d egree. I en t er i n t o work f orce as p rod u ce cl erk an d cash i er t o st art m y j ou rn ey. I n 20 0 4 I was b l ess wi t h a j ob f or Cen t er For Di sab i l i t y Servi ces. I served as a Resi d en t i al Cou n sel or an d a Assi st an t M an ager f or f ou r years. I h ave served m an y d i f f eren t com p an i es over t h e years. Th en I f ou n d ou t i h ave t h ree d i f f eren t con d i t i on s t h at set l i m i t s t o m y work j ou rn ey. I h ave f i b rom yal gi a, An k yl osi n g Sp on d yl i t i s, p ol ycyst i c k i d n ey d i sease, an d p ol ycyst i c ovary syn d rom e.

Now I h ave en t ered a n ew j ou rn ey I ' m an Au t h or of Th e M ask b eh i n d t h e M ask , a m ot i vat i on al sp eak er, t h e CEO of Sh an a Un m ask i n g M ot i vat i on , an d t h e own er of G & G j ewel ry. I n ad d i t i on , I ' m ap art of PWG , HTM Organ i zat i on , an d ad vocat e f or d om est i c vi ol en ce an d I j u st recei ved t h e 20 19 Pu rp l e Ri b b on Award of Cou rage . Al so p art of a n on p rof i t organ i zat i on cal l ed On e Team On e Dream . Host on p od cast cal l Th e Ru n d own on Faceb ook . I am f ou n d er of Sh an a UNM ASKI NG M ot i vat i on wh i ch of f er on e on on e t o h el p h eal you r t rau m a, worsh op s, sem i n ars, an d M ot i vat i on al sp eak i n g, on e on on es f or h el p wri t i n g you r b ook an d m ark et i n g b ran d i n g CONTACT DETAI LS: www.t h el ad yb eh i n d t h em ask .com FACEBOOK: SHANA GOURDI NE AUTHOR I NSTAGRAM : TESTI M ONY_4_LI FE

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AUTHOR ANTOI NE K. STROM AN ABOUT AUTHOR Poet , Wri t er Act or, Ed u cat or Prod u ct i on Assi st an t b orn an d rai sed i n Ph i l l y, An t oi n e con si d ers h i m sel f a n at i ve son . A wri t er p oet an d ed u cat or,St rom an b egan p erf orm i n g i n ch u rch p l ays earl y i n l i f e. Th i s p assi on f or p erf orm an ce was l at er red i scovered 20 0 8 wh en h e b egan wri t i n g/ p erf orm i n g sp ok en word an d p oet ry. He m ad e h i s m aj or st age d eb u t i n 20 13 i n " Th e Ch osen Voi ce' .

An t oi n e i s al so p art of t h e award wi n n i n g p rod u ct i on com p an y Ru n Boy Ru n Prod u ct i on s wh i ch was f ou n d ed i n Ph i l ad el p h i a, Pen n syl van i a i n 20 13 b y wri t er, p oet , an d Al l en Cl ark . Ru n Boy Ru n Prod u ct i on ' s goal i s t o gi ve t h e m ost t h ou gh t - evok i n g work b y som e of t h e b ri gh t est u p an d com i n g m i n d s i n t h e Ph i l ad el p h i a an d su rrou n d i n g areas. Wi t h work wh i ch sp an s soci al , cu l t u ral , an d vari ou s art i st i c sp ect ru m s, t h e goal i s t o n ot on l y awak en t h e i n t el l ect , b u t al so p rovok e con versat i on ab ou t you r t h eat ri cal exp eri en ce. I f t h ere i s on e t h i n g f or su re, Ru n Boy Ru n i s h ere t o gi ve you t h e exp eri en ce you wi l l ru n an d t el l som eon e ab ou t .

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SEEI NG THI NGS I N BLA CK A ND WHI TE Seei n g Th i n gs i n Bl ack an d Wh i t e i s a st ory of ch an ge, resi st an ce an d p ower. I t ch ron i cl e t h e com i n g of age of a you n g b l ack m an as h e st ep s ou t of h i s worl d , i n t o a worl d of u n cert ai n t y, on l y t o ret u rn t o a t ot al l y d i f f eren t en vi ron m en t .

Percep t i on i s real i t y i n t h i s sem i com i n g t o af ar p i ece ab ou t a you n g b l ack m an , l i vi n g i n a worl d of raci al an d econ om i c i n eq u i t i es. I n sp i red i n p art b y Gi l Scot t Heron ?s t rack ?B M ovi e?, t h e st ory t ak es read ers on a j ou rn ey b egi n n i n g i n t h e m i d 90 ?s i n t o t h e p resen t d ay, ch ron i cl i n g m an y of t h e real i ssu es f aced b y you n g b l ack m en , an d t h e rol e of t h ei r wh i t e cou n t erp art s. Fol l ow ou r p rot agon i st as h e vi ews t h e worl d , i n b l ack an d wh i t e. ?I u sed t o b e a b i g f i sh i n a sm al l p on d ... No ... I was a k i l l er wh al e i n k i d d i e swi m m i n g p ool . Now, I f el t as i f I was red u ced t o b ei n g a gol d f i sh i n t h e Paci f i c Ocean ...?

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AUTHOR JOVAN JONES A BOUT A UTHOR Th e great est st oryt el l ers sp i n yarn s of d esp ai r wh i l e b eggi n g f or ch an ge, or i n d u ce f ear or h op e at t h e p u l p i t , en t i ce ci t i zen s t o vot e.

Th i s wri t er em b races every l earn i n g op p ort u n i t y so t h at h e can p rovi d e an en t ert ai n i n g st ory f i l l ed wi t h sl i ck t rop es an d i n t erest i n g accou n t s of ch aract ers f rom vari ou s wal k s of l i f e an d t h e p ercep t i on s of t h e reason ab l e an d m ad al i k e.

I n sp i red b y I ceb erg Sl i m , Cl i ve Bark er, Wal t er M osl ey an d n u m erou s ot h er au t h ors an d ot h ers, h e gi ves voi ces t o t h ose n ot h eard , m i su n d erst ood , or f orgot t en .

He i n vi t es t h e read er t o h i s t ab l e an d of f ers t h em a cock t ai l of i n t ri gu e. Jovan Jon es resi d es i n Ch arl ot t e, Nort h Carol i n a wi t h h i s wi f e an d f i ve ch i l d ren .

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WHEN CRA NES FEA ST Th e day Clar en ce Bodin e look s u pon Den a Hin es? f r esh ly m u r der ed body is t h e day h is bloodlu st is bor n . Fr om a t r ou bled adolescen t t o a sadist ic m an Clar en ce w ill at t em pt t o live ou t a per ver se f an t asy im pu t ed in t o h is t h ou gh t s f r om h is ch ildh ood m en t or t o becom e a ?God?.

Nat alie Gu zm an is t o be h is f ir st su bject . Violat ed t o t h e poin t of br eak in g sh e w ill discover a glim m er of h ope t h at in spir es h er t o ch an ge h er r ole as vict im t o vict or .

In t h e r ecesses of t h e m in d in spir at ion is bor n . Th e m in d is w h er e Nat alie m u st ven t u r e if sh e is t o su r vive t h e w iles of an am bit iou s devian t h ellben t on om n ipot en t depr avit y.

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AUTHOR ONYX KI NG A BOUT A UTHOR On yx i s t h e p en n am e f or An t oi n et t e Ki n g. A 50 year ol d b orn i n Kal am azoo M i ch i gan . Now resi d i n g i n Fort Wort h Texas.

Sh e en j oys si n gi n g, read i n g an d wri t i n g. Su p p ort i n g ot h er wom en agai n st al l od d s.

Bot h m e an d m y f i an ce con t ract ed COVI D- 19 an d I was h osp i t al i zed f or 8 d ays h e was f or 20 d ays. Fi n d ou t wh at act u al l y sen t u s t o t h e h osp i t al . God h eal ed u s.

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PA NDEM I C " I AM GOING TO DIE"

Th is w as t h e t h ou gh t r u n n in g t h r ou gh m y m in d as I lay on t h at gu r n ey in t h e em er gen cy r oom .

Hon est ly,I did n ot k n ow w h et h er or n ot t h at w as t r u e, bu t w h at I did k n ow w as t h at I cou ld bar ely br eat h e.I h ad a h or r ible cou gh , an d m y t em per at u r e w as 102.8, an d I w as deat h ly af r aid.

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AUTHOR QUEEN P. A BOUT A UTHOR Qu een P was b orn i n M an h at t an NYC. Sh e i s a grad u at e of NYI T (New York I n st i t u t e Of Tech n ol ogy) wi t h a BFA i n Com m u n i cat i on Art s.

Sh e h as work ed i n t h e en t ert ai n m en t i n d u st ry al l of h er ad u l t l i f e.

Qu een P h as wri t t en 2 p oet ry b ook s " Wh en Th e M ood I s Ri gh t A Poet ry Jou rn ey" an d " M ood Swi n gs " . Sh e h as b een f eat u red i n a #1 I n t ern at i on al Best - sel l i n g Book " Wom en Wi n Agai n st Al l Od d s " .

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M OOD SWI NGS M ood Sw in gs is a poet r y book t h at explor es t h e var iou s m oods w e t en d t o expr ess as w e t r avel alon g ou r lif e's pat h .

It open s u s u p t o ou r t r u e f eelin gs w h ile speak in g ou r m in d w it h ou t h idin g beh in d t h e sh adow s. We all h ave m ood sw in gs. Th is is m y poet ic in t er pr et at ion of h ow w e pr esen t ou r selves w h ile w e?r e goin g t h r ou gh t h ose u n cer t ain m om en t s.

Hopef u lly, t h is book w ill en able you t o t ak e a look at you r self t o see exact ly h ow w ell you h an dle t h in gs du r in g t h at m om en t of u n cer t ain t y, w h ich cou ld t h en pu t you in a m ood.

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AUTHOR DESI REE J. PHI LM ORE A BOUT A UTHOR An Ak ron , OH n at i ve an d n ow b ereaved m ot h er, Desi ree J. Ph i l m ore i s a grad u at e of Th e Un i versi t y of Ak ron wi t h a Bach el or?s Degree i n Organ i zat i on al Su p ervi si on an d a b ack grou n d i n M ass M ed i a Com m u n i cat i on s & Jou rn al i sm .

Sh e al so h as an Associ at e?s Degree i n Sci en ce. Sh e h as recen t l y b ecam e a t each er an d a ch eerl ead i n g coach t o em p ower an d u p l i f t ch i l d ren i n h er com m u n i t y.

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FROZ EN I N THE M I DST OF FI RE Desi ree J. Ph i l m ore, was d et erm i n ed t o n ot b ecom e a st at i st i c as a t een age m ot h er. Gi vi n g b i rt h t o h er f i rst d au gh t er at 16 years ol d , l i t t l e Jad a was soon d i agn osed wi t h Cri - d u - Ch at Syn d rom e. Faci n g t h i s n ew ch al l en ge, sh e was d et erm i n ed t o grad u at e h i gh sch ool an d m at ri cu l at e at col l ege. Du ri n g h er col l ege st u d i es, sh e b ecam e p regn an t wi t h h er secon d d au gh t er, Kym era. As a h ard work i n g m ot h er sh e was d evot ed t o h er ch i l d ren . Sh e i n st i l l ed i n h er ch i l d ren t o l ove an d d evot e t h em sel ves t o each ot h er an d God .

Desi ree f el t h er l i f e was f i n al l y com i n g t oget h er u n t i l on e t ragi c Oct ob er n i gh t i n 20 17. Th e worst cat ast rop h e an y m ot h er cou l d en d u re occu rred wh en h er h om e b ecam e en gu l f ed i n f l am es wh i l e h er ch i l d ren sl ep t .

Tryi n g f ran t i cal l y t o rescu e h er t rap p ed ch i l d ren , sh e was u n ab l e t o reach t h em . Lef t wi t h on l y h er d evast at i n g gri ef an d p ost - t rau m at i c st ress, h er f ai t h l ed h er t o d i scover si gn s an d t reasu res f rom God t h at su p p ort ed h er n ew j ou rn ey as a b ereaved m ot h er. Sh e was com f ort ed i n t h e k n owl ed ge of k n owi n g t h at h er ch i l d ren ?s sp i ri t s were st i l l wi t h h er, sh e n ow h as a n ew p u rp ose t o l i ve f or. No l on ger f rozen i n t h e m i d st of a f i ery m em ory, sh e i s d et erm i n ed t o f u l f i l l h er t ru e p u rp ose an d d est i n y.

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AUTHOR TI FFANY ROLANDA PERSON A BOUT A UTHOR My n am e is Tif f an y Rolan da Person . I am a Writ er, Playw right , an d Aut hor. I am 41 years old. I am f rom a sm all t ow n in Nort h Carolin a called Rob b in s. I curren t ly live in t he st at e of Georgia. I have 3 children w ho are Mam a?s 3 J?s, Javion , Jordan , an d Just yce.

Writ in g has b een m y p assion sin ce I w as a p re- t een . I st art ed out w rit in g p oem s f or f am ily f un ct ion s, b irt hday p art ies, church p rogram s, f un erals an d et c. Then m y w rit in g exp an ded t o w rit in g skit s an d st age p lays. I n 20 16, I w rot e m y f irst children ?s b ook called Aliza?s Guardian An gel. This b ook w as n ever released b ecause t he at t em p t s t hat w ere m ade f ailed. I t ruly b elieve everyt hin g hap p en s f or a reason an d it has t o b e in God?s t im in g n ot m in e.

So, early p art of t his year 20 20 , God sp oke t o m e an d said n ow is t he t im e f or t he b ook t o b e released. I w as so excit ed an d couldn ' t w ait f or t he w orld t o see an d hear ab out t his coun t ry girl n am ed Tif f an y Rolan da Person an d her f irst b ook.

To God b e all t he Glory! !

I am t ruly grat ef ul f or t his gif t t hat God has given m e an d it ' s a b lessin g t o share it w it h you. My f irst b ook w ill lead t o m an y ot her b ooks t o com e. St ay t un ed t o see w hat God an d I have in st ore.

Aliza' s Guardian An gel is dedicat ed t o m y f at her Rolan d Lee Sm it h.

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A LI Z A 'S GUA RDI A N A NGEL Al i za i s a 14 year ol d gi rl wh o i s an on l y ch i l d , an d b el i eves i t ' s al l ab ou t h er. Sh e l i ves a gl am orou s l i f e an d k eep s u p wi t h t h e l at est t ren d of f ash i on ab l e cl ot h i n g an d sh oes. Sh e i s very p op u l ar at h er sch ool , an d sh e t h i n k s t h at n o on e can l ook l i k e h er or even d ress l i k e h er. Al i za?s gl am orou s l i f e h as gon e t o h er h ead , an d h as cau sed h er t o b e n au gh t y t o h er p eers.

As a resu l t , sh e h as l ost a l ot of f ri en d s.

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AUTHOR AM Y WATKI NS

A BOUT A UTHOR Am y Wat k i n s i s a Wash i n gt on , D.C. n at i ve. I n ch i l d h ood , sh e h at ed read i n g u n t i l sh e st u m b l ed across " Th e Col d est Wi n t er Ever" b y Si st ah Sou l j ah an d f el l i n l ove wi t h b ook s.

Sh e grad u at ed Cu m Lau d e f rom Frost b u rg St at e Un i versi t y an d recei ved a m ed i cal d egree f rom Un i versi t y of M aryl an d , Bal t i m ore. Sh e served i n t h e US Navy f or 8 years. Sh e cu rren t l y work s as a f am i l y m ed i ci n e p h ysi ci an f or t h e US Navy. Sh e resi d es i n Vi rgi n i a wi t h h er 3 ch i l d ren an d an ad op t ed d og. 20 0 Let t ers i s h er d eb u t n ovel .

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200 LETTERS 20 0 Let t ers i s an i n sp i rat i on al rom an ce su sp en se n ovel t h at f ol l ows t wo p eop l e as t h ey t ry t o escap e ab u si ve rel at i on sh i p s.

Th ei r p at h s cross an d t h ey f al l i n l ove.

However, t h e t ai n t ed l overs f rom t h ei r p ast sch em e i n an at t em p t t o b reak u p t h e h ap p y cou p l e.

Th i s sch em i n g l ead s t o an u n j u st i n carcerat i on d u ri n g wh i ch l et t ers are wri t t en b et ween t h e cou p l e. I t i s t h rou gh t h ose l et t ers t h ey gai n sp i ri t u al en l i gh t en m en t an d d i scern m en t . Th e b ook u ses b i b l i cal scri p t u re an d rel at es i t t o m od ern l i f e. I t u n covers t h e i l l ef f ect s of soci al i n j u st i ce, m ass i n carcerat i on , an d p rej u d i ce. Th i s p age t u rn er n ot on l y en t ert ai n s b u t al so m en t al l y an d sp i ri t u al l y ch al l en ges.

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AUTHOR PAULA KENDRI CK A BOUT A UTHOR Pau l a Ken d ri ck i s a wom an wh o p erseveres each an d everyd ay. Sh e i s a m ot h er of f ou r d au gh t ers wi t h vari ou s rol es; Sh e h ost an d p rod u ces h er own l i ve st ream an d p od cast gi vi n g en cou ragi n g word s of i n sp i rat i on al on g wi t h m u ch l au gh t er t o b l ess ot h ers b y sayi n g ?Con t i n u al l y Let You r Li gh t Sh i n e? an d ?Be Bl essed an d b e a Bl essi n g?. Ken d ri ck i s a t ru e servan t at h eart f or God .

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THE M ODERN DA Y JA BEZ JaBez m ean s p ai n . Th i s M em oi r i s a p at h of p ai n , su f f eri n g, su ccess, h op e, an d h eart ach e. Th e M od ern Day Jab ez" i s m e an d i t i s you .

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A UTHOR NA DI A DA V I S A BOUT A UTHOR Nadia Davis is an Au t h or , M en t al Healt h Pr of ession al, Advocat e, an d Pr of ession al Lif e Coach w it h ext en sive exper ien ce in M en t al Healt h as w ell as t h e Cr im in al Ju st ice Syst em . Nadia at t en ded t h e Un iver sit y of Sou t h w est er n , Lou isian a. Over t h e year s, sh e becam e w ell ver sed in su bst an ce abu se, r eh abilit at ion , cor r ect ion s, an d t h e cau ses of t h em all. In t er est an d k n ow ledge of t h ese su bject s led t o a degr ee in psych ology. On ce Nadia com plet ed t h e Associat e?s Degr ee pr ogr am , sh e obt ain ed a ju ven ile ju st ice syst em posit ion w h ile goin g t o sch ool t o com plet e t h e Bach elor ?s Pr ogr am .

Wh ile w or k in g w it h ju ven iles, sh e excelled qu ick ly an d r eceived sever al pr om ot ion s. Her e sh e lear n ed t h at on e of h er gr eat est passion s is cr eat in g w ays t o ?M eet ch ildr en an d f am ilies w h er e t h ey ar e t o t each t h em w h er e t h ey ar e!? As Nadia gr ew in h er car eer , sh e discover ed an in t en se in t er est in social scien ces. Nadia?s m ission is t o cu lt ivat e t h e you t h an d t h e com m u n it y ?s f am ilies t h r ou gh em pat h y, et iqu et t e, edu cat ion , exper ien ces, en cou r agem en t , en r ich m en t , an d excellen ce.

Wh en n ot w r it in g, Nadia en joys speak in g pu blicly t o edu cat e people on t h eir r igh t s, Black h ist or y, m en t al h ealt h , t h e cou r t s, an d cr im in al ju st ice syst em s. Nadia h as a passion f or advocacy an d social ser vices. Sh e believes t h at n o m at t er h ow big or sm all, ever yon e can an d sh ou ld ?Do Som et h in g!?

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Seeds I n Th e M ud Pr eju diced Polit ician s m oved u s f r om Plan t at ion t o Pr ison s in pu r su it of t h eir polit ical agen das. An Am er ican Pr esiden t con spir ed w it h ot h er h igh pr of ile people t o sm u ggle cr ack cocain e in t o t h e cou n t r y w h ile pu t t in g h eavy ar t iller y in cr im in als?h an ds.

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Seeds in t h e M u d t ells t h e st or y of an ar ch aic syst em t h at h as f ailed t o deliver equ alit y w h ile act ively oper at in g on pr eju dice, bias, an d t h e ?Good Old Boy ? syst em . In t h e Am er ican Cr im in al Ju st ice Syst em , par t isan polit ics allow gu ilt y w ealt h y people t o w alk f r ee w h ile det ain in g t h e less f or t u n at e becau se t h ey can n ot af f or d t o pay a law yer , bail, r est it u t ion , f in es, an d f ees. Th e book t ells r ivet in g st or ies abou t slaver y, in car cer at ion , Black Codes, an d so m u ch m or e.

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