"Please ... Don't Kill Me"

Author: William C. Dear
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-02-09
Genre: True Crime
ISBN:

"I don't care who you hire, or what the company has to pay him … so long as he's the best there is." This anguished cry from the wife of murder victim Dean Milo would draw private investigator Bill Dear into one of the most frustrating and ultimately triumphant cases of his career. Dean Milo was a phenomenally successful businessman who had built a tiny family business into a $50 million-a-year corporation. Along the way he had established a lengthy list of enemies that began with his immediate family and stretched throughout the social and business community. His fast-track ride to the top came to a violent halt on August 11, 1980, when Milo was found dead in his luxurious Ohio home, shot twice in the head. A blank telegram form lay nearby. Four months after his death, the investigation remained a confusing collection of non sequiturs. Clues pointed toward Milo's involvement with the Mafia, the drug world, and the gay community. His own family refused to cooperate with the author¬ities. And time was ticking by … In desperation, Maggie Milo turned to Texas private eye Bill Dear. This is the gripping story of the remarkable collaboration between Dear and the police detectives of Akron, Ohio, that led to eleven convictions, an Ohio record. It is also a tale of the human weakness, desperation, and overwhelming greed that led to a sudden death.

FloweTry

FloweTry
Author: Dr. Tiffanie Tate Moore
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1638746079

FloweTry is a book for anyone who has ever been frustrated with life and/or love or longed for a better relationship with the Lord. If you fall into any or all of these categories, this book is for you. Life. Life is filled with and impacted by family, friends, community, and politics. Each poem will take you on a reflective journey through different points in your life. The term family is used loosely as friends and community members are often family too. Hopefully these poems will warm your heart when you come across the ones that apply to you. Some of the politically themed poems are rooted in Black history, so the actual past is not a mystery. Love. Love is beautiful, painful, and messy all at the same time. I highly recommend love despite it having its highs and lows. The poems here are both pro- and antilove, so get ready for the entertaining ride. Liturgical. There is often a still, quiet voice within your soul whispering to you. Did you know that voice belongs to the Lord? It is the Holy Spirt. God is still speaking to us in this day and age; we just need to open our spiritual eye and ear to see and hear Him. It is all right to allow the Lord to do something new in you. Sometimes we wake or walk with a new melody or lyrics in our spirit and do not know where they come from. Well, I now believe I do. It is the Holy Spirit doing something new. We just need to yield to it and go with the flow. It might not always be great or perfect, but it can be fun to just go with the flow and give praise to God with whatever comes out of your mouth, your new song. May you relax, relate, and release as you enjoy this section of poetic, heartfelt FloweTry.

Juniper's Daughter: War Is Obsolete - Futility and Hope

Juniper's Daughter: War Is Obsolete - Futility and Hope
Author: Nick Armbrister
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2010-02-21
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1445702355

This is Nick's new volume of poetry/short stories covering light/dark topics. From horror fiction to Cold War views and love poetry to war in the sky Nick has brought together a varied collection. A dark book with a positive message.

The Package

The Package
Author: James Rozhon
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595349633

Morgahna Hamilton was arrogant, presumptuous and had a career built upon those things as a reporter for The Savannah Morning News. She was talented, ambitious and the world seemed to be at her feet. Then her husband, Evan Hamilton, committed suicide in her office and her world disintegrated. Her job began to suffer and her friends began to worry when her phone rang not two months later. A woman uses his name and then hangs up. So starts the journey that will change the direction of her life when she is kidnapped. Join Morgahna as she discovers why Evan committed suicide. Join her as her best friend, Debbie Jenson, is taken just like she was. Only this time, the killer will not fail. Join Morgahna as she races against time to save the life of her only friend and to put back together the pieces of her own.

The Potluck Club--Trouble's Brewing (The Potluck Club Book #2)

The Potluck Club--Trouble's Brewing (The Potluck Club Book #2)
Author: Linda Evans Shepherd
Publisher: Revell
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1585582646

Six women. More problems. New secrets. The Potluck Club is back with a yummy casserole of characters, hilarity, and adventure in Summit View, Colorado! Club leader Evie continues to find newcomer Lisa Leann too tough to swallow, especially since the former Texan's new advice column causes rumors to rise faster than her famous instant-yeast cinnamon rolls. When one member stirs things up with a new 'do and a new outlook on life, the girls find themselves in a pickle as gossip takes over the group, a long-awaited romance doesn't go as planned, and the past comes back to haunt the club's youngest member. Seasoned with loads of faith, forgiveness, and friendship, The Potluck Club--Trouble's Brewing gives readers the tasty next serving of friendship fiction that they've hungered for since the debut of this zestful, popular series.

Stirring the Soul

Stirring the Soul
Author: Jolene Carissa Almeida
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2016-06-20
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1945497661

We often face many challenges in life and dealing with them requires us to be physically and emotionally strong. We may not always get the answers immediately and sometimes it is the various experiences in life that help us find the solutions. The four categories represented in this book sum up few of the areas in life that make it worth living. “Motivation” has food for thought. You will be able to connect with poetry in this category more incessantly, especially if you struggle to be motivated and find it difficult to move ahead. “Social Awareness” throws light upon social issues that often have a big impact on us and the poems in this category act as an eye-opener to the realities of life. Love adds a different flavor to our life and brings in a lot of positivity. Many poems under “Love and Emotion” tell a story of the phases a couple would experience till death do them apart. A few poems in this chapter are on emotions other than love. The poems compiled under the category “Spirituality” help you realize that conversations with self and God helps us find direction when we are lost and clueless.

Shadow of a Bull

Shadow of a Bull
Author: Maia Wojciechowska
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2012-06-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 144246593X

Maia Wojciechowska's 1965 Newbery Medal winner about a young boy struggling with his father's legacy. Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness--how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy? But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one--he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?

Please Don't Cry

Please Don't Cry
Author: Maria Herkal
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1525512684

It’s shortly after World War II in Eastern Europe when a tormented young woman steps up to the door of a speeding train...and prepares to throw her baby outside. What happens next will forever alter the lives of the young woman, the horrified teacher who steps up to stop her...and the three-month old baby born into such dark circumstances. And so begins the life of Yugoslavian Ramona, whose childhood will be terribly marred by the weaknesses of those entrusted with her care. Buffeted from place to place with the violent secrets of how she came to be slowly revealed to her, Ramona eventually decides to leave the horrors of her childhood behind for a new start in Canada. There she begins to find her way and learn to love...until fresh tragedy sends her life off course and she finds herself trapped in an abusive marriage as miserable as her childhood. But Ramona has endured so much; she has vast reservoirs of strength within her. Now with two children of her own to protect, she slowly begins to extricate herself from the horror of her marriage to build a new life, free of abuse at last.