They tried to murder me over her. They tried to kill her over me. It destroyed our families. Lives and relationships were lost. They said we would never make it. Our backs were against the wall and against all odds. What level of pain would you be willing to go through to find that pure unconditional love? Would you risk your life to receive it? What sacrifices would you be willing to lay on the line? Meet T.J. Edwards; a young man born into a broken family full of tragedy, chaos, physical and sexual abuse. He had been groomed to believe that feelings and emotions were for the weak. That love was not real, nonexistent. He never thought he would find true unconditional love within the arms of a woman he was forbidden to cross those lines with. But from the moment the two stepped into each other’s paths, they knew that their love was something they wouldn’t allow any man or woman to penetrate. Their journey is one for the ages. It includes treachery, back-stabbing, murder, drama, exposed family secrets, and taboo situations that will leave the reader gasping for breath. In this well written tell all autobiography of love, T.J. Edwards lays it all on the line and proves that when a man truly loves a woman, he will be ready to do anything for the sake of her, even if it costs him his life.

A PRECOCIOUS YOUNG LADY WITH A DISTURBING PAST Ariel Holmes is unlike other girls. As a college junior, she dedicates her life to a dismal existance filled with books, hard work, and a determination to forget her past. Her only outlet comes from her love of managing college basketball, and the man who coaches, in more ways than one. AN ENCHANTING GENTLEMAN WITH EYES ONLY FOR HER From the first moment Dane Everett laid eyes on her, he knew he'd never be the same. But it wasn't until she revealed her buried secret one wild night, that he knew she would only be his.

Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such uneasiness is rooted in religion. But how exactly does religion contribute to the formation of teenagers' sexual values and actions? What difference, if any, does religion make in adolescents' sexual attitudes and behaviors? Are abstinence pledges effective? What does it mean to be "emotionally ready" for sex? Who expresses regrets about their sexual activity and why?Tackling these and other questions, Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making. Merging analyses of three national surveys with stories drawn from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America, Mark Regnerus reviews how young people learn-and what they know-about sex from their parents, schools, peers and other sources. He examines what experiences teens profess to have had, and how they make sense of these experiences in light of their own identities as religious, moral, and responsible persons.Religion can and does matter, Regnerus finds, but religious claims are often swamped by other compelling sexual scripts. Particularly interesting is the emergence of what Regnerus calls a new middle class sexual morality which has little to do with a desire for virginity but nevertheless shuns intercourse in order to avoid risks associated with pregnancy and STDs. And strikingly, evangelical teens aren't less sexually active than their non-evangelical counterparts, they just tend to feel guiltier about it. In fact, Regnerus finds that few religious teens have internalized or are even able to articulate the sexual ethic taught by their denominations. The only-and largely ineffective-sexual message most religious teens are getting is, "Don't do it until you're married." Ultimately, Regnerus concludes, religion may influence adolescent sexual behavior, but it rarely motivates sexual decision making.

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Tiffany, Jordan Carter, and Brett Lee Young tell their two part tale of a Forbidden Family Dream. These many adventures continue from the Forbidden Love (The Jordan and Jon Carter Story). Many secrets are revealed as Tiffany tells her story of what it’s like to live with two fathers. Brett tells his tale of the dream that was so badly destroyed years before, of Jordan and Jon. This two part tale will captivate the LBGT Christian community, as well as many others. Will Brett fulfill the forbidden dream, and will Tiffany last in the Forbidden Family?