Download or read book Do What Godmother Says written by L.S. Stratton and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern-day writer and a Harlem Renaissance artist are connected by a painting with a deadly secret in this gripping dual-timeline gothic thriller. Shanice Pierce knows better than to heed bad omens. But she has a hard time ignoring the signs when she finds herself newly single and out of a job on the same seemingly cursed day. Then, while cleaning out her grandmother’s house, Shanice comes across a painting she hasn’t seen in years. Drawn to the haunting portrait in a way she can't explain, Shanice accepts her grandmother’s offer to keep the family heirloom. She soon uncovers the story of the artist, a Harlem Renaissance painter named Estelle Johnson. The young woman was taken under wing by the wealthy art patron Maude Bachmann—or “Godmother” as she insisted her artists call her—and vanished shortly after Bachmann’s brutal murder a century ago. As Shanice digs deeper, a paranoia that’s haunted her for years returns. She becomes convinced she’s being stalked, and that the deaths happening around her are connected to the staggering offer she turned down for the painting. But the truth hiding in plain sight is even more shocking—and deadly—than Shanice could possibly have imagined . . .

Download or read book Godmother Night written by Rachel Pollack and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost a set of short stories, this novel breaks into discrete episodes, centered on identity, love, and death. Jaqe has no identity until she meets Laurie, introduced and named by Mother Night; in that moment, she knows herself, and that she loves Laurie. But once Mother Night has become part of their lives, Laurie and Jaqe and their daughter Kate cannot live as other people do. Knowing Death, inevitably each of them seeks to use the knowledge, to bargain with Death, and to change the terms in the balance of life and death in the world. Pollack's characters, major and supporting, living, dead, and divine, are memorably human. As she transplants myths and folklore into a modern setting, she gives new life to old tales and a deeper meaning to a seemingly simple world. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, 1997

Download or read book Best Copy Available written by Jay Baron Nicorvo and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the winter of 1984, Sharon Nicorvo was violently raped while delivering pizza to the barracks at Fort Monmouth Army Base in New Jersey. At that time her seven-year-old son Jay was being subjected to repeated and secret sexual abuse by his babysitter. Best Copy Available delves into these devastating events and their aftermath. Thirty years later, Nicorvo received a photocopy of the criminal investigation report generated from that brutal night, which offers a primer to better understand certain assumptions. About class and race. Sex and violence. Crime and punishment. Low and high culture. Sanity, madness, and masculinity. And the facsimile nature of the truth. As various American men-some real, some imagined, all prone to violence-move in and then out of their hardscrabble lives, mother and son spend decades avoiding and ultimately confronting what happened to them in that formative year. From the Jersey Shore to the Gulf Coast of Florida to the Midwest, Best Copy Available tells a harrowing and sometimes hilarious American story of how the love of a single mother helped end an awful cycle of abuse and abandonment. Most ambitiously, Best Copy Available lends voice to an alternative version of American boyhood, manhood, and fatherhood. One where the sons of deadbeat dads can grow up to be stay-at-home dads, and where our boys and men may realize that the most courageous show of strength is not the determined use of force. It's knowing when and how to ask for help"--

Download or read book GOD Mom Rock and Roll written by Amy Shearer and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is spiritual and inspirational. Since September 11, 2001, many people have been searching for a deeper meaning for their lives. Fear, and the uncertainty of the future, has permeated our society, our world. It is meant to provide comfort for those who feel alone and afraid. It gives hope that tomorrow is coming. And finally it is to inspire from within ourselves our true purpose. Modeled after the Bible, it is the true story of one woman’s personal walk of faith with GOD. Written by Amy Suzann Shearer

Download or read book After Obsession written by Carrie Jones and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimee and Alan have unusual pasts and secrets they prefer to keep hidden. Aimee's deceased mother struggled with mental illness and hallucinations, and Aimee thinks it could be hereditary. After all, she sees a shadowy river man where there isn't one. And then there was that time she and her best friend Courtney tried to conjure a spirit with a Ouija board . . . Alan is Courtney's cousin. His family moved to Maine when Courtney's father went missing. It's not just Alan's dark good looks that make him attractive. He is also totally in touch with a kind of spiritual mysticism from his Native American heritage. And it's not long before Aimee has broken up with her boyfriend . . . But it's not Aimee or Alan who is truly haunted - it's Courtney. In a desperate plea to find her father, Courtney invites a demonic presence into her life. Together, Aimee and Alan must exorcise the ghost, before it devours Courtney - and everything around her.

Download or read book Divine Intervention A Story of Healing Love and Hope written by Terence Angtuaco M.D. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divine Intervention: A Story of Healing, Love, and Hope is an inspirational faith-based non-fiction account of a family's journey through a terrifying health crisis. It vividly illustrates a testament of divine intervention in their lives as they confront their five-year-old daughter's life-threatening illness. This stirring narrative intimately showcases the author's desperate quest for healing amidst their daughter's battle with a rare disease. It is a book on divine intervention that tenderly exposes their raw emotional turmoil, chronicling the deep pain, dread, and emotional upheaval they grappled with throughout their ordeal. Yet, the author experiences a profound spiritual transformation in the crucible of this heartache. In seeking God's divine intervention, their life is reshaped and imbued with unwavering faith in God's love and the reality of His miracles in our daily life. They navigate the tumultuous journey of coping when your child has a chronic disease, with their faith becoming the beacon of light amidst the darkness. The author's inspirational recounting serves as a living testimony of God’s love, demonstrating God's miracles in real, tangible ways. Despite the dire circumstances, the book offers readers a guide on how to have hope in hard times, outlining the metamorphosis of a tragedy into an awe-inspiring testimony of God's perfect will. It seeks to inspire hope, faith, and a deeper understanding of God's love and faithfulness. This book is an invaluable source of encouragement for those facing similar struggles. Whether grappling with a child's illness, questioning their faith, or seeking signs of God’s love, readers will find solace and inspiration in these pages. The author's journey will reassure readers that divine intervention can still occur even in the most despairing of circumstances. A testament to resilience, faith, and God's enduring love, Divine Intervention is a story of hope that will resonate with individuals confronting life's harshest challenges. Through this powerful narrative, the author aspires to leave readers feeling hopeful, encouraged, and deeply touched, cultivating an unwavering trust in the divine, even amidst life's most daunting storms. This book is perfect for those needing inspiration, healing, and a renewed faith in the goodness of God. By delving into this compelling tale, readers will be reminded of faith's powerful role in overcoming adversity, the reality of miracles, and the unceasing love God holds for us.

Download or read book To Love LOVE written by Steve Robinson and published by Amazon Pro Hub. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four high school students’ find a way to make a way, for themselves, their community and their family. Growth and maturity were inevitable. Transitions, we all experience some level of it. From the loss of a loved one to graduating junior high school and starting high school, we find ways to adjust and thrive. What do you do in the face of adversity? These four students realized they could lean on one another and push through anything. Understanding their strengths and weaknesses allowed them to support one another in ways most high school students can’t imagine.

Download or read book Bestsong written by Scott Perry and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was around 1980 or 1982 that I had a dream or night vision of my standing in the pulpit of the Primitive Baptist Church of Gifford, Florida. In this dream or night vision, I was holding a book in my right hand. The title on the cover page of this book was "Bestsong." The next day, I shared this dream with my wife Helen and said to her, "I got to write a book." A few years later, my wife and I were walking through a parking lot in Fort Pierce, Florida, around two o'clock in the afternoon. A doctor friend of mine and a prophet I had never met was introduced to my wife and me. In shaking my hand, he said to me, "I am a prophet of God, and God said or says to you write that book." My wife Helen laughed and said, "I think you better start writing that book, bud." About two or three weeks later, I had another dream or night vision. In this one, I was standing and looking in front of a jukebox, looking down at a turning or spinning black record. It had the face of a hideous, giggling man in it. As this record played, rays were shooting out from this record. These rays would strike the young listeners in the head. I noticed that as these rays struck the heads of these young people, they would stiffen like they had become zombies. They would walk away from the jukebox and straightaway, go out and perform those evils they had heard coming from these records and the jukebox. A "Bestsong" can be God-inspired or Demon-inspired. A "Bestsong" can be the Almighty God from Heaven, or it can be to the god of this world, Satan. This book is a revelation from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ, our soon-coming King. The ultimate goal of this book is to glorify God and to make one wise unto salvation. Read and be blessed.

Download or read book Eating Heaven written by Jennie Shortridge and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing gets Eleanor Samuels's heart racing like a double scoop of mocha fudge chunk. Sure, the magazine writer may have some issues aside from food, but she isn't quite ready to face them. Then her beloved Uncle Benny falls ill, and what at first seems scary and daunting becomes a blessing in disguise. Because while she cooks and cares for him-and enjoys a delicious flirtation with a new chef in town-Eleanor begins to uncover some long-buried secrets about her emotionally frayed family and may finally get the chance to become the woman she's always wanted to be.

Download or read book I Wrote the Script But I Want to Change the Ending written by Dale Perrin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After practicing psychotherapy for thirty-five plus years, Dale Perrin knows a thing or two about changing one's lot in life. After all, she's had to do it herself. I Wrote the Script, but I Want to Change the Ending is her inspirational autobiography, telling the story of a woman determined never to let her past dictate her future. Using her unique voice, Perrin depicts her challenges as a single woman living and working in small Canadian cities from the 1940s to the late 1990s. She details her struggles with patriarchy, chauvinism, institutional systems, and living with multiple sclerosis, yet shows how the healing power of love and the essential goodness of humanity sustained her. With a dose of wit and a large helping of humility, Perrin takes you through the ages and stages of her life, revealing how you can change your circumstances by differentiating between what the world expects of you and what you expect from yourself. Uncover patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that may be sabotaging your efforts to be the best of who you are, and take a lesson from Perrin: it's never too late to rewrite the ending of your script!

Download or read book A Box of Dreams written by J.J. DiBenedetto and published by Writing Dreams. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could see everyone else’s dreams? Sara Barnes has just discovered that she can. And this gift – or curse – will lead her on an extraordinary journey. Follow Sara as her newfound ability leads her into adventures she never imagined. She will hunt down a serial killer, investigate a plot to murder one of her teachers, unravel a conspiracy between a mobster and a corrupt politician and face off against her nemesis: a woman who shares her talent, but uses it to destroy lives rather than save them. And Sara will have to manage all that while finishing college, becoming a doctor and falling in love, too. Here are the first five books of the Dream Doctor Mysteries, along with bonus material created especially for this collection. Included in this set are DREAM STUDENT, DREAM DOCTOR, DREAM CHILD, DREAM FAMILY and WAKING DREAM. In addition, you’ll find the short story BETTY & HOWARD’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE starring Sara’s parents. But most of all, when you open this box of dreams, you’ll find romance, suspense, humor and plenty of heart…

Download or read book Ask the Passengers written by A.S. King and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrid Jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mother's pushiness and her father's lack of interest tell her they're the last people she can trust. Instead, Astrid spends hours lying on the backyard picnic table watching airplanes fly overhead. She doesn't know the passengers inside, but they're the only people who won't judge her when she asks them her most personal questions . . . like what it means that she's falling in love with a girl. As her secret relationship becomes more intense and her friends demand answers, Astrid has nowhere left to turn. She can't share the truth with anyone except the people at thirty thousand feet, and they don't even know she's there. But little does Astrid know just how much even the tiniest connection will affect these strangers' lives--and her own--for the better. In this truly original portrayal of a girl struggling to break free of society's definitions, Printz Honor author A.S. King asks readers to question everything--and offers hope to those who will never stop seeking real love.

Download or read book Freaks and Revelations written by Davida Wills Hurwin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This raw, moving novel follows two teenagers-one, a Mohawk-wearing 17-year-old violent misfit; the other, a gay 13-year-old cast out by his family, hustling on the streets and trying to survive. Acclaimed author Davida Wills Hurwin creates a riveting narrative told in alternating perspectives of their lives before and after the violent hate crime that changed both their futures. This tragic but ultimately inspirational journey of two polarized teens, their violent first meeting, and their peaceful reunion years later is an unforgettable story of survival and forgiveness. This story is inspired by the real lives of Matthew Boger and Timothy Zaal, who have shared their story on The Oprah Winfrey Show and NPR.

Download or read book The Sweetness of Forgetting written by Kristin Harmel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of "Italian for Beginners," a lush, heartwarming novel about a woman who travels to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother--and discovers more than she ever imagined.

Download or read book Bittersweet Miracle written by Raven and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts written by Soraya Palmer and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mothers never die. Children love to resurrect us in they stories.” Folktales and spirits animate this lively and unforgettable coming-of-age tale of two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in Brooklyn grappling with their mother’s illness, their father's infidelity, and the truth of their family's past Sisters Zora and Sasha Porter are drifting apart. Bearing witness to their father’s violence and their mother’s worsening illness, an unsettled Zora escapes into her journal, dreaming of being a writer, while Sasha discovers sex and chest binding, spending more time with her new girlfriend than at home. But the sisters, like their parents, must come together to answer to something more ancient and powerful than they know—and reckon with a family secret buried in the past. A tale told from the perspective of a mischievous narrator, featuring the Rolling Calf who haunts butchers, Mama Dglo who lives in the ocean, a vain tiger, and an outsmarted snake, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts is set in a world as alive and unpredictable as Helen Oyeyemi’s. Telling of the love between sisters who don’t always see eye to eye, this extraordinary debut novel is a celebration of the power of stories, asking, What happens to us when our stories are erased? Do we disappear? Or do we come back haunting?

Download or read book Gallivanting On Guam written by Dave Slagle and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gallivanting on Guam is a humorous and entertaining narrative of a man who moves to Guam to become the general manager of Tropics Gym. Immersing himself into the local culture he succumbs to a lifestyle of philandering and learns to balance his troubles with humor and personal growth while working for a corrupt businessman from a wealthy family. Readers will enjoy both the historical references and situations that the author recounts in this captivating semi- autobiographical, story.