Synopsis: They both love music. Will God deny what brings them such joy? Musical prodigy Levi Shetler hasn’t touched a piano since he secretly played one years ago. His strict Amish community forbids instruments or the singing of any music not in their approved songbook. Levi asks God often why... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: How to Make the Most of Your 20s Despite what many think, your twenties aren’t that dead space between youth and real life. Life is now, and how you spend these years will shape your future for better or worse. In 20 Things We’d Tell Our Twenty-something Selves, professors Peter and... Continue Reading →
Meet Author MarkAnthony NZE Interview with MarkAnthony NZE ULM: When did you first decide to become an author? Why? NZE: The decision came, over two decades when I was in high school and, it was due to my voracious reading of novels. ULM: How would you describe your character, Michael Nnaji? NZE: My main character,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: She wants to make him pay. But will it cost her everything she's ever wanted? After spending over a decade in the Air Force, Staff Sergeant Elena Garcia is more than ready to ditch her uniform for some girlie clothes and high heels. Starting over in... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Gould's Series Concludes in Love and Marriage Gregarious Rose Lehman, who's always the life of the Amish youth singings, is determined to marry the bishop's son, Reuben Byler--until the handsome Army buddy of her future brother-in-law shows up in Lancaster County. In comparison to Trevor, Reuben seems downright boring. Trevor shares Rose's sense of... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Andy Cohen, New York Times notable author of Follow the Other Hand, introduces the Assumpt!, a breakthrough way to make better business decisions, faster and smarter. Orville Wright, co-founder of modern aviation, dismissed the idea of creating a landing strip. He assumed that if man had to smooth out the airstrip, he didn't deserve... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Most people want partners in their personal lives, and many businesses start with some form of partnership structure. Yet so many personal and professional partnerships disintegrate, sometimes quickly. That’s one reason why our own partnership seems so amazing, even miraculous, to people who know us. “How do you do it?” they constantly ask. “How... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: When cake-loving third-grade teacher Mary Grace Falcone receives a proposition of marriage from her germ-phobic boyfriend Ralph Ichy, her comfortable life is thrown into a tailspin. Should she marry Ralph? The man dubbed "the CEO of Antiseptic Hands"? Reluctantly, and despite the differing opinions of her best friends Jayde and Annie, Mary... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In this insightful and compelling story from book club favorite Susan Mallery, three close friends test the boundaries of how much a woman can give before she has nothing left After five years as a stay-at-home mom, Gabby Schaefer can't wait to return to work. Oh, to use the bathroom in peace! No... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: 外黒人 is a spiritual rag, to riches adventure. I have been blessed to live a ‘storybook life’ but not in any glamorous way. Writing this book has allowed me to examine my role as a person of color—which I refer to as ‘melanin-rich’—in a society which has proven itself to be hostile toward... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Set in the glamorous 1920s, A Fine Imitation is an intoxicating debut that sweeps readers into a privileged Manhattan socialite's restless life and the affair with a mysterious painter that upends her world, flashing back to her years at Vassar and the friendship that brought her to the brink of ruin. Vera Bellington... Continue Reading →
Lucid is daring and intriguing novel that readers everywhere will enjoy. Jeffrey Bolden has spun a tale of mystery, murder, drugs and romance all into one compelling novel. His characters will leave readers engaged in his wonderful plot. A well written story that entices it readers deep into wondering what will happen next. As a... Continue Reading →
The Clique is a sensational YA novel that should be read. The characters demonstrate what happens to teens as decisions and choices pop up in life. Sometimes we are forced into doing things we do not want to do. Our decisions have major consequences that pull us down. But then when they seems to be... Continue Reading →
How does your character imagine his/her new life ahead of time? How might the reality be completely different from what your character was expecting? What mistakes might your character make based on wrong assumptions?
Here is a great story plot idea, that I wanted to share with you all:Your character is in his/her late teens and living in his/her parents' home. One day, your character's parents sit him/her down and say that they've decided it's time for him/her to become independent. They inform your character that s/he has to... Continue Reading →
im neither here nor therenor anywherethat mattersi feel wornand tornto piecesi feel crazyand a tad bit lazyi come and i goi dont careand thats the scarebc its not mebut whats to bei wonderand ponder
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