This is an emotionally charged story about a boy that survived terrible abuse only to be forgotten by those he loved .and supported. Poignant and thought provoking, Anthony will capture the readers attention from the very first page. This inspirational novel will provide the reader with a rare and special opportunity to look into the heart and soul of the main character. This is an absolute must read..- Ray Buurma

Always Before Me is a story about how a man who lost his dream learns to snatch victory from terrible tragedy and learns how to find what he has been looking for his entire life. It is a story about what to do if your failures are always before you. It is a story about three men– a saint, a sinner and a man, like many men, struggling to find his way among life’s many disappointments. The saint is an innocent priest sentenced to prison who shows by his words, actions and patient bearing of suffering what it takes to be a saint in the modern world. The sinner is a man who was accused of sexual misconduct in a high school where he had been a teacher, and who, because of the accusations, can now only find a job as a prison psychologist. The main character is another man unjustly accused of sexual misconduct and, although not prosecuted, is forced to give up his dream of teaching and is assigned to be a prison chaplain. Each man endures many trials and much suffering that brings out the flaws and strengths in each of their characters. Each man finally succeeds in his journey but only after facing many surprises and much conflict and ultimately an elaborate intrigue involving a gang leader in the prison which leads to a shocking event that will affect these men and change their destiny forever. For more information about this author and his other works, see http://www. johnservantbooks.com/.

When Monsignor Thomas J. Green, professor at the School of Canon Law at The Catholic University of America, approached his seventy-fifth birthday and the fiftieth anniversary of his priestly ordination, his colleagues planned on offering him a fitting tribute in the form of a festschrift. Six people with different backgrounds, but all related to Msgr. Green on one way or another, have written a laudatio – a short congratulatory letter – in honor of Monsignor Green. No less than fifteen contributions on various topics by colleagues, canon law scholars, clearly relate and reflect upon the honoree's scholarly contributions to canon law. The topics are extremely varied, and illustrate how Monsignor Green has been or is active in nearly every area of canon law. Virtually every book of the Code of Canon Law is covered, if not directly, at least indirectly. While the book is a tribute to an eminent professor, the various scholarly contributions are unique pieces of scholarship. The authors of the laudatio are: John Garvey (President, The Catholic University of America); Andrew Abela (Provost, The Catholic University of America); Rev. Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield (General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops); Rev. Msgr. Ronny E. Jenkins (Dean, School of Canon Law, The Catholic University of America); Rev. Msgr. J. James Cuneo (Diocese of Bridgeport) and Sister Sharon Euart, RSM (Executive Director, Resource Center for Religious Institutes, Silver Spring, MD).

Through detailed research and the actual words of St. Anthony, the author takes the reader on an imaginative journey into the lives and spiritual struggles of people who lived with, confided in, heeded, or defied this holy Franciscan. In meeting those whose lives Anthony touched, the reader will come to live this saint.

The cold murder of Arya and Annika’s parents in the heat of the night by a mob of demons was just the start! Fate brings Arya and Annika together at a very young age with this cold blooded murder. Who knew that this would just be the beginning of a lifetime of action and adventure…..a journey that cannot be refused. Witnessing their parents getting slaughtered brutally by the demons at the age of four leaves them wanting only a few things in life, one being survival and the other being revenge. Once teens, the parallel universe sucks them in. Martanda and Mhalsa, a loving couple become their guardian teachers and guide them to achieve their revenge. Arya and Annika train rigorously to learn survival skills, and most importantly, the use of celestial weapons. Their journey is filled with loyal friends who help them in their fight against evil powers and consider them as their family. Join Arya and Annika in their quest to fall upon more clues to avenge the death of their parents while protecting their secret masked identities.

"This is the story of Joey Bianco, a bastard child brought into this world February 1943 by Sarifino Fucelli an eighteen year old unmarried Sicilian girl. Rose and Joe Fucelli her parents are proud Sicilians suffering the stigma, embarrassment, and humiliation their daughter visited on their family. Sarifino had the misfortune of bearing Joseph Joey Boy Carluchi son. Joey Boy is a married man with children he is also the brutal under boss of his father in-laws powerful Mafia Family. Sarifino is suffering severe abdominal pain after giving birth; Rose found her the following morning in a pool of blood dead. The neighborhood gossip accused Joey Boy of being the father he vehemently denied it. Absent love, compassion, or concern for the well being of his offspring he decided to remove the evidence. He sent his son to an orphanage in Washington DC thinking that will stop the gossip and calm his wife down. This story chronicles the anthology of Joey Bianco. Due to his indomitable spirit and tenacity he managed to overcome a Catholic orphanage and a snake pit the State calls an orphanage. Surviving brutal inhumane totatalarian treatment received in countless foster homes, told every day of his life he is not wanted, worthless, stupid, and will never amount to anything. He ran away at an early age embracing the street, his only options survive or die. He chose his destiny with a single minded purpose relentlessly perusing that destiny allowing nothing to stand in his way making no apologies for the path he chose. Apollo Dante"

Winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize 2017 'The judges recognised the mastery of form which is present in Fiona McFarlane's unforgettable collection of stunning short stories . . . highly varied in tone and brought the reader to characters, situations and places which were haunting in their oddity and moving in their human empathy.' Chair of judges of International Dylan Thomas Prize 2017, Professor Dai Smith CBE By the author of The Night Guest, a collection of fourteen scintillating short stories: surprising, wise, thought-provoking and superbly wrought. Ranging in setting from Australia to Greece, England to a Pacific island, they focus on people: their hopes, fears, dreams and disappointments, and their relationships - between ill-matched friends, daughters and mothers, fathers and sons, married couples and sisters. Some are eccentric, like the widower who believes his dead wife's mechanical parrot speaks to him, or the research scientist convinced that Charles Darwin visits him on his remote island; others delude themselves, like the mistress of a married man who thinks she's freer than her married sister. All are confronted with events that make them see themselves and their lives from a fresh perspective. It is what they do as a result that is as unpredictable as life itself.

In a violently divided Northern Ireland, two families confront fear, survival, and their fragile hope for something more . . . Belfast, 1972. On the Crumlin Road, the sectarian Troubles have forced Tom Martin to take drastic measures to protect his family. Across the divide, William McManus pursues his own bloody code, murdering for a cause. When both men underestimate the power of love and the belief in right and wrong it threatens to shake the lives of both families with greater impact than any bomb blast. This compelling, challenging, historical novel tells a timeless story of conflict between and within families, driven by religion, loyalty, and love. Praise for the novels of Deirdre Quiery “Sinister, mysterious, redemptive.” —Rose McGinty, author of Electric Souk “A beautifully conjured story of the depths of the human heart.” —Richard Rohr, New York Times–bestselling author of Breathing Under Water