"Laugh-out-loud funny."— O, the Oprah magazine"Tracey Jackson confronts the speed bumps of life with wit, brilliant insights, and...common sense.... Between a Rock and a Hot Place is more than a good read, it's good company."—John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilHollywood screenwriter Tracey Jackson ( The Guru, Ashes to Ashes, The Other End of the Line, The Ivy Chronicles, Confessions of a Shopaholic

Rising author Tracey Jackson shares very intimate stories and lessons learned from a five-year period of her life filled with ups, downs and unexpected trials. Rising to every occasion, Tracey shares the knowledge gained from each situation as well as prayers to help readers refocus. Whether you’re facing problems or a personal tragedy, Tracey points to God’s Word as the compass to getting back on track. Readers will be able to easily navigate through lessons which are sectioned into three...

Paul Williams is an alcoholic.Tracey Jackson is not.But together, these two close friends have written Gratitude and Trust, a book designed to apply the principles of the recovery movement to the countless people who are not addicts but nevertheless need effective help with their difficulties and pain.Williams, the award-winning songwriter, actor, and performer, has embraced a traditional alcoholism recovery plan for more than two decades of sobriety. Jackson, a well...

Get your heart racing…This starry-night collection is full of toe-curling kisses. So good, you won't be able to stop at just one.Take It Easy by Susan Johnson - They had nothing in common but trauma. Together, can love make their lives worth living again?Mercury Falling by Tracey Cramer-Kelly - She wants nothing to do with a bad boy biker. When a crash brings them together will opposites attract?Cour...

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior, the police-like state found in many schools throughout the country, and the introduction of youth into the criminal justice system at an early age. The school-to-prison pipeline negatively and dis...

From pragmatic librarians finding unexpected connections to visitors discovering more than just books, Whispers in the Stacks: An Anthology of Library Love Stories explores love in quiet corners and among towering bookshelves. Whether it’s the charm of a late-night study session turning into a subtle flirtation, or a librarian uncovering a spy lurking between the stacks, this anthology proves that even in the most orderly places, romance can write its own unpredictable story.Storie...

Who We Are Is Made is an audio-anthology of South Florida writers and their roots, a collection of histories that came together through an open call for submissions, through workshops, through mentorships, and sometimes through phoning a friend. We set out to explore how much of us is actually the gift, legacy, the influence of those from other generations. How do they shape the language we use to describe the world around us? We carry histories across continents and cultivate the...

Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin Jesse Woodson James of Clay County Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston meets his cousins, Jesse and Frank, and joins them to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces.Later, after the war, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia - the man responsible for the de...

Wes Stone was once a lawman. Then the Sandlin Gang shot down his father, known as The Gunfighter. Swearing vengeance, he takes up his father's guns. But little does he know that the odds are even more against him than he thinks--and that to get revenge for a dead man, he might have to die himself...

There’s just no way around it, this life is full of tough choices. Some people seem to glide calmly through life. Others seem to have been given a raw deal. Their life is filled with bumps and bruises. Either way, life is a journey with many choices to make and many paths from which to choose.“Jackson’s Journey” is about one such life. At the tender age of thirteen, Jackson’s world is turned upside down and his family is torn away. He is thrust out into a world and must decide what...