What is the result of a romance between an angel and a demon? In Samira’s case, her being born. And if things weren’t complicated enough, she has an angel and a demon as guardians that were appointed to her by her now dead parents. With senior year hanging above her head and college applications due, Samira is trying to be as normal as possible while questions and threats seem to follow her like a shadow. Can she succeed in vanquishing all her threats, or is her being half-angel and half-demon going to take its toll on her? How long can she remain going unnoticed while angels and demons are hunting her down because she shouldn’t exist? With the help of her guardians that are constantly at each other’s throats, Samira is going to have to find the strength within her to survive each day. Can she do it? Will she be able to take on her new role in life and learn to fight for her life? In Samira’s case, she has no choice but to. As if her senior year in high school wasn’t stressful enough.

An artist as well as a poet, Yala Korwin has many colors on her palette. In her latest book, Crossroads, she walks us through her gallery of words with poems about nature, poetry, wart, war, immigration, and grandchildren. In "Connections," she assigns the color black not to mourning but to "musicians/in formal attire." "When I am No Longer" pictures the author returning to earth as "snow sparkle" or "wind whisper." Her opening poem "America! America!" records the fluttering of the immigrant's heart on approaching New York harbor. And her powerful sonnet, "Widows," plumbs the wound that never heals: "each to her cold nest, with her secret load, /where no one waits, where silence has the floor." The last word of this ambitious book is "hope." Carolyn Raphael ---------------------------- "I hang on tight between heaven and hell," writes Yala Korwin, a poet thoroughly grounded in the pleasures as well as agonies of living. Aging, loss, and mortality may stalk these pages, but the refining fires of her "private/busy/crematorium" produce, instead of despair, an indomitable wisdom, joy, and acceptance. Along with deep awareness of life's many heartbreaks, and compassionate understanding permeates these poems in endless variations, whether it be taking in a stray cat, wishing Samuel Beckett well, or being glad for daughter's growing independent life even if it diminishes one's own. George Northrup, PHD, President of Fresh Meadows Poets ---------------------------- This new collection by poet Yala Korwin is cause for profound celebration. Like every work by this highly gifted poet and visual artist, it is a gift to readers who yearn for the clarity, the lyricism and the deliberate appeal to both mind and heart missing in so much that calls itself poetry today. The painter is evident in these poems, in their close observation and love of detail; so are the wife, widow and mother, the survivor and the intelligent multilingual reader familiar with other cultures lost beside the "crossroads" of war and immigration. Rhina P. Espaillat 12 Charron Drive Newburyport, MA 01950

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As a bounty hunter, Anna Strong knew how to find trouble. But now that she's a vampire, trouble seems to have a knack for finding her... The death of Anna's old vampire mentor is causing ripples in the mortal world. His forensic report has brought up some anomalies and people are asking questions-questions that no vampire wants to answer. Anna needs to lie low, but the sudden discovery of a slew of drained bodies near the Mexican border brings an old flame back into her life and with him, a new challenge. Then, some stunning news from an unexpected source sends Anna and her friend Daniel Frey on a journey that may change both their lives-forever.

Some urban legends hold a truth more horrifying than any story… After her life in Gaslight City went up in flames, Peri Jean Mace starts over in a new city—as a witch-for-hire. But when Peri Jean’s new job pits her against a nasty spirit straight out of an urban legend, she accidentally opens the door for a ruthless evil to walk among the living. All it needs is the life force of a gifted child…and it has its sights set on Peri Jean’s young cousin. Now Peri Jean must risk her life to save a little girl and send this monster back where he belongs. But to win, she will have to crawl through a hell that will change her forever. Can Peri Jean risk herself to save the day? Or are some lines too great to be crossed? Crossroads is the seventh book in the Peri Jean Mace Ghost Thriller series. If you like your urban fantasy served up spooky and smothered in ghosts, magic, and a foul-mouthed heroine who never backs down, you’ll love this series. Download your copy of Crossroads now and join Peri Jean Mace on her latest adventure. Series order: - Forever Road - Download for FREE - Black Opal - Rocks & Gravel - Rest Stop - Forbidden Highway - Rear View - Crossroads - Dead End - Dark Traveler - Wrong Turn (More coming soon!) If you enjoy books by Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, Patricia Briggs and Charlaine Harris, then you'll like the Peri Jean Mace Ghost Thrillers. Urban Fantasy, Supernatural Thriller, Paranormal Suspense, Paranormal Psychics, Psychic Suspense, Ghosts, Psychics, Mediums, Texas, similar to: Ilona Andrews, Neil Gaiman, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, Dean Koontz, Midnight Texas, Sookie Stackhouse, Chloe Neill, Dannika Dark, Leighann Dobbs, Richard Kadrey, Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, Vicki Pettersson, Seanan McGuire, Kat Richardson, Harry Connolly, Emma Bull, Nancy A. Collins, Carrie Vaughn, Richelle Mead, SM Reine, Annie Bellet, Jennifer Estep, Rob Thurman, Harper Connelly

Can all sins be erased by faith? Now saved, former bad-girl Amaryllis Price is about to find out. . .whether she's ready for it or not. Once a professional husband stealer, Amaryllis has now taken a personal vow to walk the straight and narrow. You can take the diva out of the drama. . .but can you ever truly take the drama out of the diva? Especially now that the irresistible Charles Walker is back in her life. Can she really remain celibate when he's trying so hard to woo her back to the bedroom? And Amaryllis's friend Bridgette has drama to spare. Her boss's nephew seems to be standing in the way of the promotion she's worked so hard to earn. But will her burning, uncontrollable rage end up burning her in the end?

Think you know what’s going on in the world? Think again. Long before Rod Serling took us into The Twilight Zone, L. Ron Hubbard brought us to The Crossroads—a place where thought-provoking twists and turns are delivered with plenty of wit and wisdom. Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government telling him how to run his life and his business. They pay him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets, and he’s not going to take it anymore. He’s declaring his independence, loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city to wheel and deal. . . . But before he can trade in his turnips, Eben’ll have to deal with something bigger —a break in the space/time continuum. He’s at The Crossroads, where reality is turned upside-down and inside out. And before it’s over, he’ll turn his turnips into liquor, and the liquor into guns and gold, as he plunges into strange new worlds . . . finding ways to wreak havoc in all of them. The Crossroads first appeared in the February 1941 issue of Unknown Fantasy Fiction. By then Hubbard’s stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a “master of the art of narrative.” Hubbard’s editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to a genre that was new, and essentially foreign, to him—science fiction and fantasy. The rest is history. Also includes the fantasy adventures, Borrowed Glory, the haunting story of two immortals who wager on two mortals given a single day of love . . . a wager that leads to heartbreak and tragedy; and The Devil’s Rescue based on the legend of The Flying Dutchman, in which the sole survivor of a disaster at sea is “rescued” by the devil himself and finds that fate rests on a roll of the dice. “Amusing . . . a nostalgic delight.” —Publishers Weekly * An International Book Awards Finalists

An array of leading Democrats, Republicans, and independent thinkers provide a road map for America’s political future. America is at a turning point. For the first time in history, the United States is the world’s lone superpower—in Andrew Cuomo’s words, “both the tamer and target of an unstable world.” New technology and the omnipresent media have transformed the way we do everything, from amassing wealth to practicing politics. Simultaneously, the U.S. economy is in a shambles, with the largest federal budget deficit in our history. The coming octogenarian boom promises to put the greatest strain on federal government resources the United States has ever known, and America is faced with new security threats and diplomatic crises daily. The success of our nation in the coming decades will depend on how our elected leaders respond to these challenges. Can the Democrats, divided and ineffectual since well before the crushing defeats of 2002, revitalize their agenda, forge a meaningful message, and end the Republican stranglehold on the federal government? Can Republicans, fresh from new victories, build on their successes? And how will a younger generation, largely alienated from both parties but often intensely political, articulate its desires in the years ahead? The writers invited by Andrew Cuomo to contribute to this landmark book, a who’s who of American leadership, address these and other pressing questions of our political life. At once a diagnosis and a call to arms, Crossroads will set the terms of political debate as America moves forward.

A detailed tactical narrative of one of the most important but least known engagements of William T. Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign during the Civil War. As General Sherman’s infantry crossed into North Carolina, Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick’s veteran Federal cavalry division fanned out in front, screening the advance. When Kilpatrick learned that Confederate cavalry under Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton was hot on his trail, he decided to set a trap for the Southern horsemen near a place called Monroe’s Crossroads. Hampton, however, learned of the plan and decided to do something Kilpatrick was not expecting: attack. On March 10, 1865, Southern troopers under Hampton and Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler launched a savage surprise attack on Kilpatrick’s sleeping camp. After three hours of some of the toughest cavalry fighting of the entire Civil War, Hampton broke off and withdrew. His attack, however, stopped Kilpatrick’s advance and bought another precious day for Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee to evacuate his command from Fayetteville. This, in turn, permitted Hardee to join the command of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and set the stage for the climactic Battle of Bentonville nine days later. Noted Civil War author Eric J. Wittenberg has written the first history of this important but long-forgotten battle, and places it in its proper context within the entire Carolinas Campaign. His study features twenty-eight original maps and dozens of illustrations. Finally, an author of wide experience and renown has brought to vivid life this overlooked portion of the Carolinas Campaign. Praise for The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads “All the elements that we expect in great battle are here: high drama, command decisions good, bad, and ugly; courage and cowardice, sacrifice, and fortitude. Readers both new to the genre and veteran to the literature will find much of value in The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads.” —Noah Andre Trudeau, author of The Last Citadel: Petersburg, June 1864–April 1865 “Features a marvelous cast of characters and a riveting story impeccably researched and judiciously interpreted. It is the definitive account of this fascinating battle.” —Mark L. Bradley, author of Last Stand in the Carolinas: The Battle of Bentonville

Two powerful forces measure their strength by acting upon globalization. One of them pushes globalization forward, while the other hinders its advance and promotes its decline.In which of those directions should Latin America move? Uncertainty hinders the region's strategic vision. If the future entails re-launching of globalization, it seems obvious that Latin America should follow along its lines. However, if globalization were to embark on a declining phase and an endangered future, the region would need to look at other options. Latin America, therefore, faces not only a dramatic uncertainty as a result of forces beyond its control, but also needs to anticipate unforeseen events to the best of its abilities, and react to or act upon them. Strategic reflection becomes imperative to manage both uncertainty and the possibility of rapid change.This exercise in strategic reflection implies an immersion in fraught international surroundings, analyzing the forces that push for and against globalization, trying to measure their respective strength, convergence capacity, and potential impact. At the same time, it requires looking into the flaws, weaknesses and contradictions of such forces. With these elements in hand, it will be easier to envisage where the trends are leading to, and by extension, where Latin America may end up standing and which goals it should follow.