"From notable mixed martial artist and UFC fighter, Justin Wren, comes a personal account of faith, redemption, empowerment, and overwhelming love as one man sets out on an international mission to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Justin Wren knows what it's like to feel like the world is against you. Like many kids, Justin was bullied as a child, but had a dream that kept him going. Fueled by the anger he felt toward his tormenters, Justin trained hard and propelled his dream of becoming a UFC fighter into reality. But the pain from his childhood didn't dissipate and Justin fell into a spiral of depression and addiction, leading him on a path toward destruction. After getting kicked out of his training community, his career was in shambles and he had nowhere else to go, so Justin attended a men's retreat, and it was there he found God. As Justin began piecing his life back together, he joined several international mission trips that opened his eyes and his heart to a world filled with suffering deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There he came across the Mbuti Pygmy tribe, a group of people persecuted by neighboring tribes and forced into slavery. His encounter with the Pygmy tribe left him wondering who was there to help them and in that moment Justin stepped out of the ring and into a fight for the forgotten. From cage fighter to freedom fighter, Justin's story is a deeply personal memoir with a bigger message about a quest, justice, and the amazing things that can happen when we relinquish our lives to God"--

Thrown into a desperate race to prevent an apocalyptic nightmare, Marine Captain David Summerfield is spiritually transmigrated 2000 years into our past. His assignment: transfer his spirit into his past life as a Roman Praetorian tribune and assassinate an illegal intruder in the past timeline. While he fights to stop a bloody rebellion on Roman occupied Britannia in 142 A. D., back in his time flip-flop political differences threatens to close the CIA clandestine sponsored project. A handful of archaeologists struggle to halt the cancellation and bring him back. As rewritten history is seriously tampering with time's progression, David is confronted with one major blockage after another.

We as people wonder through life looking and desiring to be love. So when that doesn't happen the way we wish it to happen we have that feeling of individual separation from the world. So tell me how do you handle it when you are born into the world desiring it but can't get it as a baby? Twin came into this world looking to be embraced but received a cold shoulder from the one that was supposed to be his protection from those that brings hurt, hate, and harm. How do you fight against that kind of pain? Taking his twin and giving him the best of the world while giving his other trash Twin could not do anything but reach out and ask for help from nothing more than the cold heated streets of Parkwood and the nation of GD. They became his family and learnt to rely on. Twin was born into this world with muscle tissue over muscle tissue and a heart that was too big for his body. This caused him to spend a lot of his childhood in the hospital and with a father who was more into a son that would be a payoff other than another bill only caused Twin to be that much hated by his own family, but mostly by his father who love one twin and a strong dislike for the other. The older Twin became the smarter he got with a well to win at everything that he did. From school to the streets Twin was not a push over. Making the streets cry out in pain to showing others that he is cut differently than his family. Yelling Gangster Disciple and letting those forks stand high Twin back down to nothing at all. With a passion to seeing others cry in pain he desire to dance and kick box until he had no more need to do so any more. Driving the ladies crazy with his ability to just being him only made others wishing to be around the you man that he was becoming while others fear the man that's determent to put you down rather to see you take up air in a world that can live without you. Forgiven but not forgotten is more than just a book its dealing with every day truth and the fact that a decision can change the walk of someone's life. If you love a book filled with action, mob, gang, sex, love, hurt and pain- you will love this book. Come and allow me Tyrone L. Edwards Sr. take you to another place that will pull you in and send your emotions pulling in many ways. Everything you desire to feel from a book. I will take you there. Try me and see. What do you have to lose other than a few bills?

Costa is a Greek who fiercely loves his adopted country, Zimbabwe. He came to the country as a child and grew up in the “Jewel of Africa”. He abides by his own norms and is fearless in his actions. Loyal to his country, he sees it undergo a political and social turmoil when the government changes hands. He has utmost faith in the new regime, but as he sees corruption grow with the passage of time, he turns against it. His sympathies are with the suffering of the people of the country. He lives fearlessly and loves fearlessly…

In the shadowed corners of a forgotten world, a boy named Nicholas uncovers a secret society that holds the key to extraordinary powers. Known as Venefitious, this clandestine group thrives on dangerous tests and ancient knowledge. Within the halls of Venefitious, Nicholas and his friends are subjected to rigorous training, revealing a society steeped in centuries-old wisdom yet adaptable to cutting-edge technology. However, their path takes an unforeseen turn when Nicholas and his friends are chosen to embark on a quest of paramount importance. Gordon, an insidious villain with a thirst for power, seeks to overthrow the natural order, annihilating non-magical beings and seizing control over the realm of magic. As Nicholas and his comrades navigate perilous landscapes and face relentless trials, they come face-to-face with the essence of magic and the intricate tapestry of life itself. Each step of their journey brings them closer to their goal, yet peril lurks at every turn, testing their mettle and pushing them to the brink of their limits. In this mesmerizing tale of mystery and magic, Nicholas and his companions discover not only the power hidden within themselves but also the secrets of a world teetering on the edge of catastrophe. Will they succeed in collecting the four pieces of the all-powerful staff, or will they succumb to the overwhelming forces that seek to tear them apart? Prepare to be enthralled as you unlock the enigmatic wonders of Nicholas's journey, where danger and wonder entwine in a breathtaking dance of destiny.

When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brigade existed at the time. Assembled from the woefully understrength 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing units, the Brigade shipped out only six days after activation, sailed directly to Korea, was in combat within ninety-six hours of landing and, despite these enormous handicaps and numerically superior enemy forces, won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter. Despite its remarkable achievements, the Brigade's history has largely been lost amid accounts of the sweeping operations that followed. Its real history has been replaced by myths that attribute its success to tough training, great conditioning, unit cohesion, and combat-experienced officers. None of which were true. T. X. Hammes now reveals the real story of the Brigade's success, prominently citing the Corps' crucial ability to maintain its ethos, culture, and combat effectiveness during the period between World War II and Korea, when its very existence was being challenged. By studying the Corps from 1945 to 1950, Hammes shows that it was indeed the culture of the Corps-a culture based on remembering its storied history and learning to face modern challenges-that was responsible for the Brigade's success. The Corps remembered the human factors that made it so successful in past wars, notably the ethos of never leaving another marine behind. At the same time, the Corps demonstrated commendable flexibility in adapting its doctrine and operations to evolutions in modern warfare. In particular, the Corps overcame the air-ground schism that marked the end of World War II to excel at close air support. Despite massive budget and manpower cuts, the Corps continued to experiment and learn even at it clung to its historical lodestones. This approach was validated during the Brigade's trial by fire. More than a mere battle history, Forgotten Warriors gets to the heart of marine culture to show fighting forces have to both remember and learn. As today's armed forces face similar challenges, this book confirms that culture as much as technology prepares America's fighting men and women to answer their country's call.

Of the forty-five Civil War Battles that the National Park Service lists as “Decisive,” only about half have been preserved by the Park Service. The Federal Government’s preservation efforts have made tiny, out-of-the-way places that shouldn’t be known outside the county in which they are located into sacred names in the American psyche: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Shiloh. Many of the other battles, no less important, weren’t so lucky in the allotment of federal dollars. Some of these other battlefields have been lost to time or neglect or urbanization, but just as many have been preserved by states, local governments, or preservation organizations. These are the battlefields, along with other landmarks, that Randy Denmon explores in The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox. It is part military history, part travelogue, and part personal insight, in the spirt of Bill Bryson’s books, such as A Walk in the Woods: it is both informative and entertaining.

We all want to be loved, to be included, and to be safe. Often, life puts us in positions of deep pain, betrayal, and open vulnerability directly at the mercy of the cold, stiff, and unrelenting people with power. It is in these times that we have a choice--to lean into God or to grasp for worldly coping mechanisms to help us get through. Raped but Not Forgotten shows us how God meets us in the secret places and ministers to us in our deep need. Through the eloquent exploration of her own personal story and the biblical stories of sexual abuse, Jessie calls us to a closer trusting in God. She gives us the precious ointment she has gleaned through her own trials to help others gain healing in theirs. Jessie reminds us that, ultimately, it is our choice, but if we choose wisely, "in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not" (Galatians 6:9 KJV).

Part II of III in The Order story arc. A top-secret international military organization, known only as ROOT works from the shadows to protect the delicate balance of world peace. With eighty hidden bases and thousands of gifted agents in their employ, ROOT is an unstoppable force. Assigned to an ‘off-the-books’ mission to protect two of the General’s great-grandchildren from The Order; Wraith, Fang, and Trinity encounter nothing but problems from the start as they struggle to keep them safe while maintaining a constant level of damage control while in their presence. Mei, a sociopathic struggling actress has taken an unhealthy interest in Fang. Meanwhile, her brother, Yuu, a brilliant engineer for Tsuki Industries, finds he can’t shake the deep connection he feels to Wraith. Courtesy of their lineage, the Ishii siblings are powerfully gifted beings who have inherited the appearances of two of their ancestors – much to the ire of Alpha Team’s resident priestess and werewolf. However, the secret protection-assignment-from-hell soon becomes very personal. Purposefully violating her contract, Wraith finds that the organization known for killing gifted beings now has their sights set on her brother. To approach the General with this information could very well terminate her agent status. Can she find a way to protect Revive’s kin while saving her own? *This work contains sexually explicit scenes between consenting adults, descriptive violence, and foul language. R.O.A.L Series Synopsis Enter a world of supernatural fantasy set in a modern-day, fast-paced setting. ROOT, a secret organization that does not align itself with any of the world's many governments, is a militant group comprised of spies, soldiers, scientists, doctors, hackers, and assassins. Specializing in finding gifted beings to join their ranks, ROOT employs their assistance to aid in their global mission of protecting world peace. There are over eighty secret bases spread throughout the world and thousands of sleeper agents posing as simple civilians within 'normal' everyday societies. Upon signage with ROOT, the real-world identities of each agent are erased from society, effectively making them ghosts of people who never were, true remnants of another life. And only the most elite of agents make up departmental specialty teams units -- enter ROOT's infamous Reconnaissance Alpha Team. The Remnants Of Another Life series combines elements of Mission Impossible and X-Men with a heavy dose of smoldering romance tightly woven in-between. Missions are fast-paced, dangerous, and often violent. Agent off time is often humorous, and character reflective. Take the journey with agents Wraith and Fang as they try to navigate through their complicated relationship in a world where antagonists usually have the best intentions, and the decisions to 'harm to protect' usually come with an unsettling moral price. In the ROAL world, nothing is ever clearly black or white and like reality, peace never seems to last for very long.

King Philip's War--one of America's first and costliest wars--began in 1675 as an Indian raid on several farms in Plymouth Colony, but quickly escalated into a full-scale war engulfing all of southern New England. At once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands our understanding of American history and provides insight into the nature of colonial and ethnic wars in general. Through a careful reconstruction of events, first-person accounts, period illustrations, and maps, and by providing information on the exact locations of more than fifty battles, King Philip's War is useful as well as informative. Students of history, colonial war buffs, those interested in Native American history, and anyone who is curious about how this war affected a particular New England town, will find important insights into one of the most seminal events to shape the American mind and continent.