I arise from my slumber with the enemy of my soul, you can tell the enemy NO MORE and walk into a life brand new.

Veronica A. Odum, a.k.a. omblivnju1027, is a child of Yahweh (God). She is the daughter to a mother who was a domestic engineer and a nurses aide. Her father was a steel worker. Veronica was born and still resides in Baltimore, Maryland. She is of the Methodist faith, a Methodist lay speaker, and the founder of the KISS (Keep it Spiritually Simple) Ministry based on the scripture Luke 10:2728. A graduate of Morgan State University, Veronica has been a teacher of mathematics for over twentytwo years. As a former senior sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, the motto, Ordering your life by placing God fi rst, family second, and career third is the belief this author stands by. She enjoys singing, songwriting, poetry, and abstract painting. Veronicas passions include games of strategy, ten-pin bowling, dancing (especially line dancing), a day on the beach, a good book, and a good movie (no horror). The International Library of Poetrys (ILP) Editors selected omblivnju1027 to participate in the Best Poems and Poets of 2007 Award. In 2008, Veronica became a distinguished member of the International Society of Poets (ISP). She is a recipient of three 2008 Editors Choice Awards. Also Veronica is the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Crystal Award Trophy and the 2008 Poets Merit Award (ISP). She has been married thirty-four years to a man of God, Vance, and through this union, a blessing in son, Verdine.

Fans of Meghan Quinn, Lauren Blakely, and Karla Sorenson will enjoy this steamy, second chance sports romance from USA Today best-selling contemporary romance author, Tracy Solheim. The author of Risky Games returns with a football team owner who’s a real player and the woman who’s ready to call him out on everything… Dot-com billionaire Jay McManus is discovering that owning a pro football team isn’t as easy as his other hobby of wine-making. An anonymous blogger is out to destroy his reputation, and now his team, the Baltimore Blaze, is named in a highly contentious workplace violation lawsuit brought on by the team’s cheerleaders. If Jay’s not careful, he could lose big—and not just financially. When Bridgett Janik’s law firm accepts the case representing the Baltimore Blaze, she’s not thrilled to be defending Jay McManus, the man who broke her young heart. It’s bad enough her brother is one of the team’s stars and she has to mingle with Jay during games, but working side-by-side her lover-turned-enemy may be too much for her body—and her heart—to resist. Jay never makes the same mistake twice and he’s determined not to let Bridgett slip away from him a second time. But, as the two follow the mysterious blogger’s trail, secrets—both past and present--are revealed and Jay and Bridgett must decide if their relationship can be something more than just sleeping with the enemy. This second chance sports romance delivers a satisfying HEA and can be read as a standalone.

Nineteen-year-old Amanda Andruzzi had never forged a strong connection with any man before she met twenty-three-year-old Jim. But when he walked toward her on the night of their first date, Amanda’s reluctance slipped away. As she became lost in his dimpled smile and green eyes, Amanda could have never known that three years later she would embark on a dark, long path lined with addiction, lies, and fraud. In her inspirational memoir, Amanda shares an intense glimpse into her twelve-year relationship with a high functioning addict and con artist who manipulated and controlled every situation to provide for his own twisted needs. As she describes living with an addict, Amanda reveals how she slowly began to uncover the truth about the father of her child—a man who defrauded clients and close family members out of millions. Although she had the resources and knowledge to obtain help, Amanda discloses how she still felt alone, frightened, and mentally battered. It was only after she exhausts every outlet that she finally learned to let go and allow the healing process to begin. Hope Street is the inspirational story of one woman’s frightening journey of co-addiction that eventually led her to discover the courage and inner strength to overcome great adversity. To View the Video Trailer go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t61EzoRqbmg&feature=youtu.be

"Deeds of the First Lady" is a story about the acts of revenge displayed by First Lady Eva Whitnall. An attempt to conceal the truth about her failing marriage to her husband, who was the pastor of a thriving community congregation, she sparks a horrific season of slander and persecution. But as we all know God knows how to take the bad things and cause them to work for our good. In most cases, the reward is double for your trouble.

“The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey What is the lesson in abuse, neglect, abandonment, rejection? What is the lesson when you lose someone you really love? Just what are the lessons of life's hard times? Bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant has had an amazing and difficult life—one of great challenges that unmasked her wonderful gifts and led to wisdom gained. In this simple book, she uses her own personal experiences to show how life's hardships can be re-languaged and revisioned to become lessons that teach us as we grow, heal, and learn to love. The pain of the past does not have to be today's reality. Iyanla Vanzant is an example of how yesterday's tears become the seeds of today's hope, renewal, and strength.

The older adult population is booming in the United State and across the globe. With this boom comes an increase in the number of older adults who experience psychological disorders. Current estimates suggest that about 20% of older persons are diagnosable with a mental disorder: Personality disorders are among the most poorly understood, challenging, and frustrating of these disorders among older adults. This book is designed to provide scholarly and scientifically-based guidance about the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders to health professionals, mental health professionals, and senior service professionals who encounter personality-disordered or "difficult" older adults.

Prayer has always been a vital part of Christian life. By studying the prayers of men of God in the Scriptures, you will begin to understand the concept of prayer. The men whose prayers moved God to act were ordinary men like us. Nevertheless, they knew the power of prayer and its benefits. The prayer these men prayed was not ordinary prayer but intense prayer. People who pray with God have a relationship with Him. If you carefully study Scripture, you will notice that the way the prophets prayed reveals how married couples should pray to move God to intervene in their failing marriages. Their prayer demonstrates the principles that can be gleaned and clearly identified, and which, if applied to marital life, can work wonders. When studied, the prayers of these great men who walked with God provide a wealth of insight. The New Testament offers us prayer to which we even better relate. The Gospels centre on key events in the life of Christ, including examples of prayer. These examples do not only give us insight into the heart of Christ, but also give us key instructions on how to pray.