Keeper of My Soul

Keeper of My Soul
Author: Keshia Dawn
Publisher: Urban Books
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1599831716

Keithe and his wife of fifteen years, Michelle, have not had a good marriage by any stretch of the imagination. It's bad enough that she neglects him, but she's stepped out on him, bringing home STDs. At forty-one, the handsome Houston attorney needs some real love in his life, and he starts to seek it out. Except Michelle knows all too well what he's up to—and even knows things about his potential prospects he doesn't. And now all of a sudden she doesn't want to let go of him, and will smash anyone who tries to come between her and her man. But Michelle is soon left to realize that her own betrayals are much deeper than she would care to believe in this powerful story of righting wrongs and finding peace in the soul.

M Is for Mama

M Is for Mama
Author: Abbie Halberstadt
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736983783

Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.

Mamas' Drama

Mamas' Drama
Author: Nanette Marie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2014-04-24
Genre: Adultery
ISBN: 9780692027653

Based on a true story, Mamas' Drama takes place from 1929 to 2004. It shares the experiences of four generations as they move through the "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" condition, which occurs when the identity of the father is questionable. This story begins in Harriman, Tennessee when main character, Josephine Stewart, is almost 8 years old. Josephine loves and cherishes her daddy, Thomas Sr. Her Mama, Millie, reveals to her that Thomas is not her biological father, and that she is born from an extramarital affair Millie had with the mayor of the small town. This revelation turns Josephine's world upside down, and she struggles with feelings that her daddy will not love her the same. The Stewart family migrates to Columbus, Ohio in 1934. Three years later, Josephine meets and eventually marries the love of her life; an older man named George Price. Their marriage is challenged by extramarital affairs. There are nine Price children in George and Josephine's family, including children born as a result of Josephine's indiscretions. Josephine chooses to keep their fathers' identities secret. Suzette, one of her daughters, feels she is a product of her mother's indiscretions, and seeks to find the truth about her biological father. Suzette's siblings taunt her about the identity of her father, and others tell her that she is not George's child. Suzette later determines to break the generational "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" condition. She marries and has a son, Devon, who becomes a single dad while in college. Mamas' Drama is a universal story, and is realistic historical fiction at its best. Compelling and inspiring, it weaves the actions and consequences of guilt and shame. Emotions are unbridled as this poignant, yet sometimes humorous book cries out stories most people only whisper. Healing, forgiveness, love and redemption lie within these pages, and those who are directly or indirectly affected by the "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" condition can relate to the words written in this book.

Wretched Grace

Wretched Grace
Author: Isis Imani Sanders Isis Imani
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 147970623X

Our world today is consumed with many infl uences that seek to control every plan or decision we make for ourselves. I have learned to look beyond the distractions and rely only on the true plan of God for my life. And through my profound belief in Matthew 5:16 my gift has developed within me to become a messenger with a mission of spreading the truth through poetic voice and books that carry spiritual uplifting messages. In this book Wretched Grace I am sharing the life and soul of a family who s only source of survival through many toils and snares is Gods liberating Grace.

Multiple Explosions

Multiple Explosions
Author: Mable S. Elliott
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2005-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1413478557

Sounds like a Lie, but it's Really the Truth

Sounds like a Lie, but it's Really the Truth
Author: cp turner
Publisher: Seanchaidh
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2024-05-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

BANNED in Florida, because of how it deals with critical issues of race and racism, teen-aged sex, teen pregnancy, and abortion. A funny and sad story based on real events: Wrong race, wrong age. But a love that felt so right. A story that encapsulates the issues of today: a young woman fighting for a love in a society that forbids it; a story about race relations, hate crimes, and teen pregnancy. Angel-Louise wasn't supposed to fall in love with him. Her family, her age, her religion, and her race ruled against her having anything to do with him. But she couldn't help it -- even when she knew it was wrong and against everything she'd been taught. He was too old for her. Add to that, he was the wrong race. Strict, bible-believing people, her family had always told her girls like her end up "where bad people go." And now, she had to make a choice. What was she going to do? Where was she going to go? This book is a "must read" for its honest and 'no-holds-barred' look at race relations, interracial romance, and teen sexuality through the eyes of a young woman caught in the intersection of two worlds -- the old one closed and full of racial hatred, and the new one open and loving. "Sounds like a lie" is a tragic dark romance with a funny twist. Set in the American South, this story follows the unlikely romance between an adult man and a teenage girl, covering topics such as racial bigotry, teenage pregnancy, and abortion. This powerful and thought-provoking tale is full of humor and heartache, as the couple struggles to overcome the pressures of a society that does not accept their relationship. With its unique blend of issues, "lie" is an unforgettable exploration of love in a world of hate. This Dark Romance set in the American South combines elements of comedy with a unique interracial love story. The story dives deep into the struggles of an adult-teenage love affair, racial bigotry, teenage pregnancy, and abortion. It is a riveting story that will keep readers engaged and entertained. This book will leave readers with a sense of closure and a greater understanding of the issues faced by individuals in Red State America.

Daughters Rising

Daughters Rising
Author: Katherine Fabrizio
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2015-09-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781507799147

The Mother/Daughter Relationship gets a Makeover from the Feminine Divine. You love your mother, but she can drive you crazy. No matter what you do, it isn't quite good enough. When you speak up, mom says, "Well then, I guess I'm just a horrible mother." The mixed messages and guilt weighs you down and leaves you wondering if you can ever get it right. How can you turn this around, free yourself from self-doubt, and break the cycle for your own daughter? You can meditate, chant affirmations, and dutifully practice feeling grateful all you want, but you can't create the life you desire without addressing the issues around the person who first gave you life. Do you apologize chronically, saying, "I'm sorry" and "it's ok," when it isn't? Second-guess yourself with every decision? Look to others for your sense of self worth? Feel that you have to choose between looking good and feeling good? Come with me, as I show you how the problems you have with your mother mirror the problems you have in life. By understanding what has gone wrong in the mother/daughter relationship and turning it around, you activate the Feminine energy that is the key to having the life you've always wanted. Are you ready to rise up, come alive, and live beyond your mother's limiting messages? Rise up and claim your full true Feminine power! In psychotherapist's Katherine Fabrizio's ground breaking book, DAUGHTERS RISING, she tells you how your relationship with your mother is affecting your life in ways you have not yet imagined. Your struggle with mom mirrors the internal struggle you have with yourself. The impossible standards your mother tried to live up to has caused you to be filled with shame, guilt and self-doubt. It doesn't have to be this way. Buried in each disempowering message is a message of strength and hope when you get back online with your Feminine power. You can't get there with the masculine energy that held your mother down and is so prevalent in the western culture today. This book will break the spells that are holding you back from the life you've always wanted and show you the way home to claim your true Feminine power. Get clear on the mixed messages that were passed down to you and learn how to rise above those messages. What are you waiting for? Your life is waiting. See how you have had the power in you all along. This, my pretty, changes everything."

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Author: Tennessee Williams
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1986
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822201892

THE STORY: In a plantation house, a family celebrates the sixty-fifth birthday of Big Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desper

A Miracle of Catfish

A Miracle of Catfish
Author: Larry Brown
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1565126963

Larry Brown has been a force in American literature since taking critics by storm with his debut collection, Facing the Music, in 1988. His subsequent work—five novels, another story collection, and two books of nonfiction—continued to bring extraordinary praise and national attention to the writer New York Newsday called a "master." In November 2004, Brown sent the nearly completed manuscript of his sixth novel to his literary agent. A week later, he died of a massive heart attack. He was fifty-three years old. A Miracle of Catfish is that novel. Brown's trademarks—his raw detail, pared-down prose, and characters under siege—are all here. This beautiful, heartbreaking anthem to the writer's own North Mississippi land and the hard-working, hard-loving, hard-losing men it spawns is the story of one year in the lives of five characters—an old farmer with a new pond he wants stocked with baby catfish; a bankrupt fish pond stocker who secretly releases his forty-pound brood catfish into the farmer's pond; a little boy from the trailer home across the road who inadvertently hooks the behemoth catfish; the boy's inept father; and a former convict down the road who kills a second time to save his daughter. That Larry Brown died so young, and before he could see A Miracle of Catfish published, is a tragedy. That he had time to enrich the legacy of his work with this remarkable book is a blessing.

Distilling Lies

Distilling Lies
Author: Carolyn Dennis-Willingham
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1632996685

Seventeen-year-old Emma June believed her mother’s new friend, the citified Betty Bedford, breathed life into their small town of Holly Gap, Texas, with her flapper dresses, fancy flasks, and progressive ideas. But when her mother goes missing after fighting with Betty on carnival night, Emma June fears that all of Betty’s words were filled with lies. Trying to piece together the events of that dreadful night, Emma June sets out to find her mother and warily accepts the help of the town’s mysterious newcomer named Frank, whose sudden appearance in Holly Gap raises her suspicions. Yet behind his easygoing attitude and passion for jazz, Frank conceals many secrets of his own. Teaming up in their investigation, Emma June and Frank uncover the presence of a wanted mobster who threatens the stability of their community and may be the key to finding Emma June’s mother. Even as their search leads to danger and Betty’s life-shattering lies come to light, Emma June will stop at nothing to bring her mother home. ​A thrilling mystery set in the social tumult of the Prohibition era, Distilling Lies reveals what real crimes occur beyond the moonshine thicket.