This is an enthralling book that takes one on an emotional roller-coaster. Celeste the main character in the book is from the countryside of St. Thomas, Jamaica West Indies. She migrated to the city to access her tertiary studies where she met and fell in love with Steven. After almost 13 years of being in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship, she found out that Steven was a con-artiste and that the life she lived was a conned one. Celeste had two children for Steven. These children were registered with the fictitious name given by Steven. They knew of no other relatives from Steven's side but at his funeral would learn that they had upwards of 20 brothers and sisters. Celeste is now back and forth at the family court to have the children's name changed.

Locked down in a pandemic, living in a rural backwater in the Highlands of Scotland, three neighbours have discovered a secret fortune which could change their lives. They would never have chosen to share this secret – or the fortune – with each other, but circumstances conspire to bring them together. Now they must decide what to do. Can they trust each other? Are they really what they seem? A young police detective is hunting for a case of missing cash, last traced to the wilds of Strathavie. It’s not a safe hoard: in fact, it belongs to a drug cartel. Will he find the money before someone gets hurt? Or are two local deaths already a consequence of the missing cash? The twists and turns of this mystery novella will keep you guessing, and fundamental questions provoke thought about human nature: about right and wrong; the relevance – or irrelevance – of God; about personal conscience and behaviour. Ultimately, the question you face is: How far would you go if no one was looking?

Meet Alex Alex Diaz is the "new kid" who's been sent to live with her grandparents in Edgewood, where she hides her homesickness from everyone but her new best friend, Morgan. Alex feels judged and out of place, and she responds by judging the other girls. Add a neighbor coming and going at all hours of the night, he and his creepy son become instant targets of suspicion.

Its the end of World War II and two young Allied soldiers find themselves behind enemy lines faced with survival and temptation. In their escape through the French woods they find a treasure trove. When they encounter the French Resistance they enter into a secret pact that will guide their lives and the lives of their children for the next sixty years. From the French countryside to Marseille to London, theirs is a story of greed, romance, murder and betrayal that stretches across Europe and beyond.

An anthology of fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories themed around spiders.

Past transgressions haunted Hope Barrister, whose beauty helped her rise from a tenant farm to a Texas fortune. But her quiet loveliness concealed dark secrets she’d long kept safe, to protect her young son…. Chase Barrister found Hope enigmatic and elegant—but she tasted of forbidden fruit. Years ago, Chase had fled his father’s legacy, but he’d taken memories of his stepmother and his own bittersweet desire. After his father’s death, Chase returned to Texas and Hope. Would he be caught in the web of familial deceit…or untangle an honest love and truly come home?

This book is a memoir of the author’s struggle to survive racism and poverty during the Civil Rights Era. Her mother called her Francie Mae. She and her family lived in a world that was confusing, painful and difficult to understand. She lived her entire childhood in poverty and shares her journey of survival. She was a curious child and sought answers to her many questions about inequality. She took a journey through a land showing the dark side while searching for her piece of the American dream. She learned to rely on her faith to help her navigate the rough roads ahead. She became socially conscious and advocated for justice. She prevailed! She was inspired to write the book when her young granddaughter began asking questions about race. She and many other children are living in a similar world now. Racism and poverty exists and children should know why they exist. Racism is a learned behavior and we owe it to our children to teach them it is wrong. Racism may lead to poverty. These are difficult topics to discuss, yet we owe it to our children to engage in age appropriate conversations. As they struggle to understand the world around them they may have unanswered questions. If not answered, children come to their own conclusions and their conclusions may not be correct. Parents shouldn’t remain silent. Avoiding talking about race and poverty will not make it go away. Francie Mae’s parents listened to her questions and provided answers in ways she could understand. Many ideologies were formed many years ago. The way people felt and thought became twisted together like a web. If not challenged, the web tangles more. It is time to join together and untangle the web. We owe it to our current and future generations!

In Germany in the early 1930s the Nazis began rounding up Jews and other undesirables for deportation to concentration camps. The most expensive diamonds were confiscated from these prisoners and shipped to a large collection center south of Berlin. Thirty-six Jewish concentration camp jewelers are assigned the task of appraising these gemstones, that would be used as collateral for Hitlers prosecution of the war. A Yank, a Brit and a band of German patriots devise an audacious scheme to retake the greatest concentration of diamonds in the world. The plans success is threatened, however, when the groups leader suspects a traitor in their midst, turning the mission into a tangled web of intrigue and betrayal.

This book is the outcome of collaboration between medical and theological writers from within the Christian tradition. Its aim is to explore ways in which medicine and theology can be complementary and to counter the frequent examples of the two disciplines being in disagreement. The subjects chosen for discussion are selective and are grouped under three headings: Theological Background, Moral Boundaries, and Regulation and Policy. This enables the discussion to proceed from theology to specifics in medicine with a concluding emphasis on the practicalities of regulation and policy. The book can, therefore, be read as an essay in applied ethics. It seeks to discover how cherished theological beliefs can work themselves out in relation to some of the specific questions raised by modern medical technologies. The argument throughout shows why theology has to listen carefully to medicine and how theology can then be of practical benefit, in enabling medicine to exercise its social responsibilities.

One of the rare adult novels written by the famous author of the Green Gables series. It tells the story of two families whose memebers have married each other for generations. Small wonder that this has really created a tangled web ... This is the extended and annotated edition including an autobiographical annotation by the author herself.