Forgotten Victims of Sex Abusers

Forgotten Victims of Sex Abusers
Author: William F. Kraft
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2020-03-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1725255707

This book honors the courageous sex victims who exposed their abusers. The spotlight, and rightly so, has been on them and their predators. William Kraft contends, however, that little attention and help has been given to those who unknowingly knew a sex offender, people such as spouses, family friends, and parishioners—the unintended victims. Kraft gives these forgotten and silent victims a voice. He recognizes, listens, and responds to people who trusted, often admired, and perhaps loved a sex offender—the shocked woman whose husband is found guilty of sexual assault, the stunned parents and disillusioned parishioners of a pedophile priest, the lost man of an unfaithful wife, and the depressed parent of a promiscuous child. Kraft wants us to cease forgetting these victims and offer them help. His proposal is that sex abusers cause severe and lasting harm because their defilement is not only physical but also emotional, social, and most importantly spiritual because abusers violate bonds such as trust, fidelity, and love. Thus, Kraft offers concrete psychological and spiritual ways to achieve effective management and healing.

10 Years Later

10 Years Later
Author: J. Sterling
Publisher: J. Sterling
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2015-03-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1508659095

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL & INTERNATIONAL TOP SELLER! From international bestselling author J. Sterling comes the highly anticipated story about a second chance at love that will tug at your heartstrings and leave a smile on your face. Successful radio show producer, Cammie Carmichael hasn't seen Dalton Thomas since they graduated from high school. With no social media profiles, Dalton's been as elusive as a ghost. But with their 10 year reunion right around the corner, Cammie goes with the hopes that he might show up. She's never forgotten him after all this time and she can't help but wonder if the spark between them is still there. They were just kids in high school, but they aren't kids anymore. Undercover cop Dalton Thomas is headed toward his high school reunion for one reason and one reason only: Cammie Carmichael. He's done sitting in the background, daydreaming about the girl who stole his heart and changed his life all those years ago. It's time to right his wrongs and win back the only girl he's ever loved. Is it too late for a second chance?

Where Things Come Back

Where Things Come Back
Author: John Corey Whaley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1442413352

Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption “explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life” (Kirkus Reviews). In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter’s senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears. Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary’s disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax. This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances.

Strange & Familiar

Strange & Familiar
Author: Aurelia T. Evans
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1802508406

FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR AURELIA T. EVANS Book three in the Meridian series He has turned her into the humblest of slaves, eager to satisfy his every command and serve his bloodthirsty appetite— as well as a few unusual appetites of her own. When Katelyn Dillon's attempt to save her friends fails, she's instead swept up into the world of the vampires who killed them— not as a vampire herself but as their familiar. Jude uses her shamelessly by compelling her to find him and his coven more victims, capitalizing on her ability to intuit who people really are. And in the meantime, her unwanted appetite twists into something dark and strange— craving life in all its mean forms, from Jude's human victims to the rats in the walls and the spiders skittering across the floor. she's powerless, enslaved, cursed and completely at the mercy of a man who thinks he spoils her rotten, even while trapping her between worlds and molding her in his own image. His refusal to change her into a vampire leaves Katelyn conflicted on multiple fronts— desperate to feed on more of his blood, desperate for him to feed on her, desperate for him to set her free and desperate for him to never let her go.

Red Wine for Breakfast

Red Wine for Breakfast
Author: Raven West
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3730985639

Red Wine for Breakfast stars Jenny Reed, a 34 year old Californian from New York, who plays macho Monopoly by her own rules. Winner take all. And she had it all: the number one morning radio show on KKTM FM in Los Angeles, a wonderful best friend, and a nice noncommittal affair with the station owner, Brian Allen. Her career was all she needed. Success was all she ever wanted. Until Johnny King became her on air partner and challenged her to play his own game. The day she beat him was the day she gained his respect. It was also the day she lost her best friend in an apparent suicide ... or was it murder? Real life radio personalities and a front page drug scandal bring realism to a fictional novel set in Los Angeles where radio stations change formats like socks, and jobs are as secure as houses built on the San Andreas Fault. In a business drowning in testosterone, Red Wine for Breakfast is the story of strong, determined New Yorker who has to shake off the laid back attitude of LA to overcome the challenges of an industry that threatens to turn her off and a man who only wants to turn her on.

Sunspots and Burial Rights

Sunspots and Burial Rights
Author: A. Button
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2005
Genre: Authors, American
ISBN: 1412054265

Sunspots and Burial Rights is a collection of 14 short stories of fictional events. A prison execution a car accident during a Maine hurricane, a junkyard idol, Indian mythology, self-righteousness, a long dark cave, a secret government project, plus more…lead to places of confusion or fear, each with its own surprise ending.

The Royal Dream

The Royal Dream
Author: Chrissy Q Martin
Publisher: Swimmer Girl Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

He calls me princess, but it turns out he’s a real prince. I’m heiress to a family business with strict expectations. Dating the son of our head gardener is not one of them. Instead, Mathias and I settle for a secret friendship. Our dating problems should be solved when Mathias discovers he’s the prince of a small country. In a twist of fate, I’m the commoner not good enough for him. Mathias now has family expectations which exclude me. Will either of us be able to defy our families or will we always be star-crossed lovers destined never to be together? The Royal Dream is a standalone sweet romance in the Dream Prep Academy series. It’s perfect for fans of royal romances, hidden identities, sweet gestures, and swoony moments.

The S-Word

The S-Word
Author: Chelsea Pitcher
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1451695160

Angie's quest for the truth behind her best friend's suicide drives her deeper into the dark, twisted side of Verity High. Debut author Pitcher daringly depicts the harsh reality of modern high schools, where one bad decision can ruin a reputation, and one cruel word can ruin a life.

The Barcode Murders

The Barcode Murders
Author: Scott Wittenburg
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1312033266

Private investigator Alan Swansea is back in action as he tracks down a cold-blooded serial killer who has suddenly resurfaced from obscurity. It's been a year since eight-year-old Chloe McPherson was abducted from the school playground and later found dead in the bottom of a ravine. Despite the efforts of the Columbus police to find her murderer, the case goes cold. Now it's up to Swansea to piece together the mystery surrounding Chloe's death and determine if a recent murder is somehow connected. Above all else, he wants to find out what kind of monster murders an innocent child for what appears to be no apparent reason.

Easier Said Than Done

Easier Said Than Done
Author: TJ Anthony
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2020-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1663201048

It’s the summer of 1981. Soon, we will celebrate Princess Diana’s royal wedding, and MTV will launch us into a new music era. However, those events will be mere footnotes in a story that is brewing in a small town in southern Illinois. Laura Hall and Blake Roberts will experience a connection that will turn their worlds upside down. Laura is a recent high school graduate who desires more. Internally, she is juggling peer acceptance, Christian values, her mother’s incessant guidance, and stifling loneliness. Blake’s interest provides an opportunity to change her life’s direction. In order to open her heart to love, Laura will need to unleash her dreams, confront her insecurities, and accept an imperfect attraction. Blake is a college student with a promising future. He is earning a degree at a fine university, plans to get engaged to his high school sweetheart, and is returning to competitive athletics. He is unprepared for the turmoil that an unforeseen relationship will bring during his summer break. Blake’s path to new love will challenge his maturity, past choices, and the authenticity of his feelings. With both Laura and Blake narrating this roller coaster romance, you have the front row seat on a ride that pits peace, courage, and allegiance against chaos, cowardice, and infidelity. It’s a race against the clock as Laura’s Motown innocence collides with Blake’s rock ’n’ roll recklessness. Their journey will challenge your definition of love and expose the gap between wants and needs. In the end, you will agree that falling in love is easier said than done.