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“A Fine Chaos” details the three years it took to purchase and renovate Castillo Verde. It describes the trials and tribulations encountered working through Chilean bureaucracy to obtain the necessary rights to own the property and its sources of water, and then the long struggle to restore the...

It is not often that you run across a citizen who knows more than anyone else about a small town that he wasn’t even born in. Ray Sparrow adopted Cary, North Carolina in 1956, just about the time it began to grow by leaps and bounds. Although he says this book is not about him, when you read his...

Webb Thompson awakes, disoriented and fearful. He sees green grass and a black, boiling sky spread out before him. He finds his little sister nearby, unconscious. When he reaches her side, Sundown is alive. But now they have other problems: where are they, how did they get there, and what is that...

THE THREAT OF WORLD WAR II IS GROWING. HEAVEN AND EARTH, GOD AND MAN, ANGELS AND DEMONS. IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE SIDES. Hitler gradually grows in popularity and gains the coveted Chancellor position over Germany. Beata Schluter, a young woman living in Berlin, is forced to choose between conformity...

It’s not all fun in the sun this time around. Almost a year later, Summer still has a bitter taste in her mouth from the break up with Trevor. Although she’s in a relationship with Mark, she reaches out to Trevor for some much needed closure. After meeting with him, he answers her questions and...

Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen seems to be on the right track in life. She loves her job and her boyfriend, Steven. But when she catches a glimpse of a mysterious man in the operating room, who disappears as quickly as he appears, Suzanne’s life takes a different turn. Left wondering if she is hallucinating,...

The B-52, or BUFF, first flew in the 1950’s. It has been the backbone of our nation’s strategic force for decades. Conceived as a long-range nuclear bomber, it has evolved through the years into a convention warfare workhorse as well. It served with great distinction during the war in Southeast...

Actions, they are what sculpt and define us as humans. The same holds true for our hero William and what defines him as such. As “The Haunted Forest” begins you find nothing different or even special about this boy until adversity finds him.

This is a character study of 16 people, knowing they are making history for a short period of time in their lives, and wondering how they will manage the aftermath.

The sounds of battle continue. Qualtan and Bartholomew are two knights of the new Order who are leading the way. Qualtan’s wife, Vanessa, is a powerful winged girl who watches protectively over him. Unfortunately a betrayal from the School has now provided Darksiege, the last of Those That Stand...

"Project 105" is a journal of modern poetry, a form of art that will live on for as long as the heart beats. Excerpt from “Rebuilt”: I can't wait for you to read the words that have been broken down stripped apart cracked at the seams for they have been reconstructed recreated and resurrected to form my eighteen years of existence.

Seventeen-year-old Harold Tray is preparing for college when he is visited by an apparition one night. After she convinces him to accompany her to a faraway world, Harold finds himself in the middle of a prophecy in the fairy-tale land of Kingdom. Planet is a powerful pixie who proclaims Harold has...

Anna is a black nanny who is devastated when her little daughter dies in a house fire. Desperate to fill her empty arms, she begins to mother Kim, the white daughter of the family she works for in Nashville, TN. As Kim matures, it is Anna who teaches her how to play gospel hymns on the piano, tells...

Have you ever wanted to know how to use your camera at night to capture those exciting images you’ve seen? Beth Ruggiero-York, who teaches night photography, will show you just what needs to be done. The concepts and techniques for capturing all types of night images are explained and illustrated....