Author: Jennifer Cusumano
Publisher: First Books
ISBN: 1592996396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
If we only had the wisdom of experience in our youth, what decisions would we have made differently? We explore this very personal question in Angels Around Her, which takes a heartfelt look at some of life's most important decisions often made at a tender age. Love. Career. Children. Finding the courage to make a change when you've made the wrong choice. This Christmas, however, one woman has a supernatural chance to right those wrongs...with a little heavenly help. Set largely around the holiday season in Manhattan, Angels Around Her takes us on a journey of self discovery that spans 25 years. The vehicle that acts as our looking glass through time is a manuscript, which our heroine, Bridge, is compelled to write after finding three trinkets from love's past. Thus, "the book within a book" format allows us to follow Bridge's compelling back story while other serendipitous events unfold in present day. When Bridge's book gets published, she unwittingly sets in motion a series of events that climax in a bittersweet rediscovery of love and of self.
Mommy's Little Angels
Author: Mary Lou Cavenaugh
Publisher: Onyx Books
ISBN: 9780451404930
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
The story of Diane Lumbrera, who murdered her own six children and the child of a relative, uncovers the facts about the case, revealing those who allowed her to go free and those who finally brought her to justice. Original.
Publisher: Onyx Books
ISBN: 9780451404930
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
The story of Diane Lumbrera, who murdered her own six children and the child of a relative, uncovers the facts about the case, revealing those who allowed her to go free and those who finally brought her to justice. Original.
Mummy’s Little Angels
Author: Denise Williams
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473502330
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Losing a child is a mother’s worst nightmare, but when you lose two children – your innocent sons – at the hands of the man they should have trusted the most, it’s almost unimaginable. For Denise Williams this was her reality – her very real nightmare. In her harrowing yet inspiring memoir, she tells her personal story of falling under the spell of her control-freak husband, suffering a decade of domestic violence, finding the strength to leave and then his despicable act of revenge. Denise endured agonising grief and heavy guilt, but she has slowly rebuilt her life without her beautiful boys – learning to live, love and trust again. This is her heartbreaking memoir.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473502330
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Losing a child is a mother’s worst nightmare, but when you lose two children – your innocent sons – at the hands of the man they should have trusted the most, it’s almost unimaginable. For Denise Williams this was her reality – her very real nightmare. In her harrowing yet inspiring memoir, she tells her personal story of falling under the spell of her control-freak husband, suffering a decade of domestic violence, finding the strength to leave and then his despicable act of revenge. Denise endured agonising grief and heavy guilt, but she has slowly rebuilt her life without her beautiful boys – learning to live, love and trust again. This is her heartbreaking memoir.
Dream with Little Angels
Author: Michael Hiebert
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758285752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Michael Hiebert's remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman's struggle to put a troubling mystery to rest--and its impact on the sensitive boy who comes of age in the midst of it all. . . Abe Teal wasn't even born when Ruby Mae Vickers went missing twelve years ago. Few people in Alvin, Alabama, talk about the months spent looking for her, or about how Ruby Mae's lifeless body was finally found beneath a willow tree. Even Abe's mom, Leah, Alvin's only detective, has avoided the subject. But now, another girl is missing. Fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Dailey took the bus home from school as usual, then simply vanished. Townsfolk comb the dense forests and swampy creeks to no avail. Days later, Tiffany Michelle Yates disappears. Abe saw her only hours before, holding an ice cream cone and wearing a pink dress. Observant and smart, Abe watches his mother battle small-town bureaucracy and old resentments, desperate to find both girls and quietly frantic for her own children's safety. As the search takes on a terrifying urgency, Abe traverses the shifting ground between innocence and hard-won understanding, eager to know and yet fearing what will be revealed. Dream with Little Angels is by turns lyrical, heartbreaking, and shocking--a brilliantly plotted novel of literary suspense and of the dark shadows, painful secrets, and uncompromising courage in one small town. "One of the best books I've read in a long, long while." --Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758285752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Michael Hiebert's remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman's struggle to put a troubling mystery to rest--and its impact on the sensitive boy who comes of age in the midst of it all. . . Abe Teal wasn't even born when Ruby Mae Vickers went missing twelve years ago. Few people in Alvin, Alabama, talk about the months spent looking for her, or about how Ruby Mae's lifeless body was finally found beneath a willow tree. Even Abe's mom, Leah, Alvin's only detective, has avoided the subject. But now, another girl is missing. Fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Dailey took the bus home from school as usual, then simply vanished. Townsfolk comb the dense forests and swampy creeks to no avail. Days later, Tiffany Michelle Yates disappears. Abe saw her only hours before, holding an ice cream cone and wearing a pink dress. Observant and smart, Abe watches his mother battle small-town bureaucracy and old resentments, desperate to find both girls and quietly frantic for her own children's safety. As the search takes on a terrifying urgency, Abe traverses the shifting ground between innocence and hard-won understanding, eager to know and yet fearing what will be revealed. Dream with Little Angels is by turns lyrical, heartbreaking, and shocking--a brilliantly plotted novel of literary suspense and of the dark shadows, painful secrets, and uncompromising courage in one small town. "One of the best books I've read in a long, long while." --Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author
Gabby, God's Little Angel
Author: Sheila Walsh
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400318521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This first book in a delightful new series offers a comforting message for young readers—God loves you very much and is always watching over you! What little girl wouldn’t love her very own guardian angel? Parents and children alike will be won over by this humorous tale of Gabby, a guardian angel in training who has much to learn about taking care of God’s little ones. Her new assignment is to protect a young girl named Sophie, but Gabby soon realizes that watching after Sophie is a bigger challenge than she had expected! After a close call while riding her pony, Sophie learns what the Bible says about guardian angels: “He will put his angels in charge of you. They will watch over you wherever you go” (Psalm 91:11 ICB).
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400318521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This first book in a delightful new series offers a comforting message for young readers—God loves you very much and is always watching over you! What little girl wouldn’t love her very own guardian angel? Parents and children alike will be won over by this humorous tale of Gabby, a guardian angel in training who has much to learn about taking care of God’s little ones. Her new assignment is to protect a young girl named Sophie, but Gabby soon realizes that watching after Sophie is a bigger challenge than she had expected! After a close call while riding her pony, Sophie learns what the Bible says about guardian angels: “He will put his angels in charge of you. They will watch over you wherever you go” (Psalm 91:11 ICB).
Mommy's Angel
Author: Miasha
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9781476704111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A compelling story of desperation and temptation from the bestselling author of Secret Society and Diary of a Mistress. LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER? After her big brother Curtis is gunned down in the streets of Brooklyn, Angel’s family crumbles. Her grief-stricken mother turns to heroin, leaving Angel to care for her younger brother and sister. And no one sees what her mother’s boyfriend does to Angel behind closed doors. Desperate for the food and clothes they need, Angel looks for anything or anyone to help. But at fifteen, her options for legal employment are few. As a last resort, she turns to her brother’s best friend, Antoine, who gets her a job at a strip club. It’s only supposed to be for a while, and Angel is determined she won’t fall victim to the streets like her mother. But the fast life has its temptations—and a magical ability to make you forget. Miasha’s deeply personal bestselling novel rings with authenticity and “sheds a bright light” (Danielle Santiago, #1 bestselling author of Grindin’ and Little Ghetto Girl ) in the dead-end world of addiction.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9781476704111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A compelling story of desperation and temptation from the bestselling author of Secret Society and Diary of a Mistress. LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER? After her big brother Curtis is gunned down in the streets of Brooklyn, Angel’s family crumbles. Her grief-stricken mother turns to heroin, leaving Angel to care for her younger brother and sister. And no one sees what her mother’s boyfriend does to Angel behind closed doors. Desperate for the food and clothes they need, Angel looks for anything or anyone to help. But at fifteen, her options for legal employment are few. As a last resort, she turns to her brother’s best friend, Antoine, who gets her a job at a strip club. It’s only supposed to be for a while, and Angel is determined she won’t fall victim to the streets like her mother. But the fast life has its temptations—and a magical ability to make you forget. Miasha’s deeply personal bestselling novel rings with authenticity and “sheds a bright light” (Danielle Santiago, #1 bestselling author of Grindin’ and Little Ghetto Girl ) in the dead-end world of addiction.
Mommy's Christmas Angel
Author: Chris Madsen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999550007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Who is your Angel? And if you could say what is in your heart to them--right now--what would it be? In what is destined to become an instant Holiday Classic, "Mommy's Christmas Angel"--based on a true story--has the Author, Chris Madsen, meeting a woman in duress while Christmas shopping. He lends some assistance. While thanking him, the stranger strikes a chord that takes Chris back to a magical moment with his Mother. Chris comes to realize that not a single Christmas gift he had ever received even came close to meaning as much to him as a tender moment shared with his Mom at Christmastime long ago. "Mommy's Christmas Angel" is a book intended for everyone and all ages. A short story long on inspiration, in easy to read 16-pt. font, "Mommy's Christmas Angel" rekindles the warmth of the Christmas Spirit through 30 heartfelt pages and three Acts that compels the reader, gift-giver, and the recipient, to believe that they are never too young or never too old to become an angel on earth! On the back cover, in a "Call to Action," Author Chris Madsen implores EVERYONE: moms, dads, children grandparents, partners, guardians, aunts, uncles--ANYONE who wants to gift their angel this Christmas--to ensure their own legacy, by taking the time to write a note on the "From my heart to yours..." page (page 28), sharing why they are so special to you...making "Mommy's Christmas Angel" a cherished keepsake for generations to come. Visit mommyschristmasangel.com and share your photo, testimonial and "From my heart to yours..." note with all the angels of the world! (Subject to approval)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999550007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Who is your Angel? And if you could say what is in your heart to them--right now--what would it be? In what is destined to become an instant Holiday Classic, "Mommy's Christmas Angel"--based on a true story--has the Author, Chris Madsen, meeting a woman in duress while Christmas shopping. He lends some assistance. While thanking him, the stranger strikes a chord that takes Chris back to a magical moment with his Mother. Chris comes to realize that not a single Christmas gift he had ever received even came close to meaning as much to him as a tender moment shared with his Mom at Christmastime long ago. "Mommy's Christmas Angel" is a book intended for everyone and all ages. A short story long on inspiration, in easy to read 16-pt. font, "Mommy's Christmas Angel" rekindles the warmth of the Christmas Spirit through 30 heartfelt pages and three Acts that compels the reader, gift-giver, and the recipient, to believe that they are never too young or never too old to become an angel on earth! On the back cover, in a "Call to Action," Author Chris Madsen implores EVERYONE: moms, dads, children grandparents, partners, guardians, aunts, uncles--ANYONE who wants to gift their angel this Christmas--to ensure their own legacy, by taking the time to write a note on the "From my heart to yours..." page (page 28), sharing why they are so special to you...making "Mommy's Christmas Angel" a cherished keepsake for generations to come. Visit mommyschristmasangel.com and share your photo, testimonial and "From my heart to yours..." note with all the angels of the world! (Subject to approval)
Angels Around Her
Author: Jennifer Cusumano
Publisher: First Books
ISBN: 1592996396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
If we only had the wisdom of experience in our youth, what decisions would we have made differently? We explore this very personal question in Angels Around Her, which takes a heartfelt look at some of life's most important decisions often made at a tender age. Love. Career. Children. Finding the courage to make a change when you've made the wrong choice. This Christmas, however, one woman has a supernatural chance to right those wrongs...with a little heavenly help. Set largely around the holiday season in Manhattan, Angels Around Her takes us on a journey of self discovery that spans 25 years. The vehicle that acts as our looking glass through time is a manuscript, which our heroine, Bridge, is compelled to write after finding three trinkets from love's past. Thus, "the book within a book" format allows us to follow Bridge's compelling back story while other serendipitous events unfold in present day. When Bridge's book gets published, she unwittingly sets in motion a series of events that climax in a bittersweet rediscovery of love and of self.
Publisher: First Books
ISBN: 1592996396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
If we only had the wisdom of experience in our youth, what decisions would we have made differently? We explore this very personal question in Angels Around Her, which takes a heartfelt look at some of life's most important decisions often made at a tender age. Love. Career. Children. Finding the courage to make a change when you've made the wrong choice. This Christmas, however, one woman has a supernatural chance to right those wrongs...with a little heavenly help. Set largely around the holiday season in Manhattan, Angels Around Her takes us on a journey of self discovery that spans 25 years. The vehicle that acts as our looking glass through time is a manuscript, which our heroine, Bridge, is compelled to write after finding three trinkets from love's past. Thus, "the book within a book" format allows us to follow Bridge's compelling back story while other serendipitous events unfold in present day. When Bridge's book gets published, she unwittingly sets in motion a series of events that climax in a bittersweet rediscovery of love and of self.
Pieces of Me
Author: Latash E. J. Humphries
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477139567
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Latasha Humphries was born Latasha Elaine Jeanette Roberson on May 22, 1977. She was raised by her mother and a host of aunts and uncles, growing up with an unknown father who was/has been MIA. At the age of eight a life altering event caused her to acknowledge and embrace her gift of writing. She has been writing poetry since that time. She was given the gift of seven beautiful children. Unfortunately, in 2002 she experienced the loss of her 3 year old daughter, Ki'Tanna Alaysia Elaine Humphries. She fought the system in an attempt to keep custody of her two other children at that time. Three years after burying her daughter she was sent to prison for 5 years. During her time of incarceration she began to strive to help others by using her experiences of pain, trials, and tribulations. Today she is continuing her education and continuing her fight to help others and improve the lives of those she loves. On June 07, 2012 she was reunited with her oldest son that "people" told her she would never see again. She finds herself relying on several inspirational words and thoughts. She prays that one of these can be an inspiration to someone else. "If you put it out there they can't use it against you", "As long as someone else is talking about that means you are important to them. Because while you're handling your business they're too busy watching you to handle theirs", "If you cannot change it yourself don't stress, you will only make yourself sick", and "If you look for love you will only find pain, if you love yourself true love will find you."
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477139567
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Latasha Humphries was born Latasha Elaine Jeanette Roberson on May 22, 1977. She was raised by her mother and a host of aunts and uncles, growing up with an unknown father who was/has been MIA. At the age of eight a life altering event caused her to acknowledge and embrace her gift of writing. She has been writing poetry since that time. She was given the gift of seven beautiful children. Unfortunately, in 2002 she experienced the loss of her 3 year old daughter, Ki'Tanna Alaysia Elaine Humphries. She fought the system in an attempt to keep custody of her two other children at that time. Three years after burying her daughter she was sent to prison for 5 years. During her time of incarceration she began to strive to help others by using her experiences of pain, trials, and tribulations. Today she is continuing her education and continuing her fight to help others and improve the lives of those she loves. On June 07, 2012 she was reunited with her oldest son that "people" told her she would never see again. She finds herself relying on several inspirational words and thoughts. She prays that one of these can be an inspiration to someone else. "If you put it out there they can't use it against you", "As long as someone else is talking about that means you are important to them. Because while you're handling your business they're too busy watching you to handle theirs", "If you cannot change it yourself don't stress, you will only make yourself sick", and "If you look for love you will only find pain, if you love yourself true love will find you."
Olivia Villa-Real
Author: Olivia Villa-Real
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 145026798X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Asian singer-composer Bella Mariposa can't ignore the difficulties in her marriage to physician Daniel Miranda. In hopes of salvaging her union and regaining some sense of balance not only for her, but also for her children, she flees to a spiritual retreat in Hollywood. At the retreat, she meets Father Derek Lindenberg, a priest trying to come to terms with the heavy ordeal of stifling his human feelings to fit the unyielding framework of his priesthood. The two form a close bond and then, the unexpected happens: they fall deeply, irrevocably in love. But how can they survive the grueling twists and turns of the machinery of life? What follows is a gripping story of how the incessant pendulum of our daily lives can act erratically; how seemingly predictable and certain things, like those borne of tradition and religious beliefs, can suddenly be displaced and challenged; and how the forces of love and fate will test the unbending rules of customs, traditions, and religious beliefs. The Velvet Thorn uncovers the subtle shades of emotion that, though muffled by convention, forges its way to escape and express itself in the most wonderful prism of colors that only love can see and understand.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 145026798X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Asian singer-composer Bella Mariposa can't ignore the difficulties in her marriage to physician Daniel Miranda. In hopes of salvaging her union and regaining some sense of balance not only for her, but also for her children, she flees to a spiritual retreat in Hollywood. At the retreat, she meets Father Derek Lindenberg, a priest trying to come to terms with the heavy ordeal of stifling his human feelings to fit the unyielding framework of his priesthood. The two form a close bond and then, the unexpected happens: they fall deeply, irrevocably in love. But how can they survive the grueling twists and turns of the machinery of life? What follows is a gripping story of how the incessant pendulum of our daily lives can act erratically; how seemingly predictable and certain things, like those borne of tradition and religious beliefs, can suddenly be displaced and challenged; and how the forces of love and fate will test the unbending rules of customs, traditions, and religious beliefs. The Velvet Thorn uncovers the subtle shades of emotion that, though muffled by convention, forges its way to escape and express itself in the most wonderful prism of colors that only love can see and understand.
Free Poetically
Author: David W. Watkins
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
What we learn from life, its loves, its dreams and stories, as filtered through our hearts can be exposed for others to see. Line by line, I live and write my own way to being, Free Poetically. Through a series of heartfelt and raw poetry, ranging from love, loss, God, man, and country, David W. Watkins walks us through his life in verses of prose. From the joy of being a grandparent, to love’s heartbreak and ceaseless joy, his words are profound messages of a life lived, and what it means to be human. About the Author David W. Watkins likes to say he was educated by the United State Marine Corps, Jesus, a buckbrush, and a belt. He has been self-employed for over forty years and has been an eight-term elected official. A father and papa, he loves to tell jokes to his children and grandchildren. He says of himself, “I may not be the number-one perfect man, but I’m way ahead of whoever number two is.”
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
What we learn from life, its loves, its dreams and stories, as filtered through our hearts can be exposed for others to see. Line by line, I live and write my own way to being, Free Poetically. Through a series of heartfelt and raw poetry, ranging from love, loss, God, man, and country, David W. Watkins walks us through his life in verses of prose. From the joy of being a grandparent, to love’s heartbreak and ceaseless joy, his words are profound messages of a life lived, and what it means to be human. About the Author David W. Watkins likes to say he was educated by the United State Marine Corps, Jesus, a buckbrush, and a belt. He has been self-employed for over forty years and has been an eight-term elected official. A father and papa, he loves to tell jokes to his children and grandchildren. He says of himself, “I may not be the number-one perfect man, but I’m way ahead of whoever number two is.”