What happens when a young pastor's inexperience and personal problems make him feel inadequate to feed his flock? After accepting his first pastorate, Scott Daniels finds himself wrestling with this very question. Is his faith deep enough to withstand and overcome his shortcomings? It is a question he must answer, because his vocation and his marriage hang in the balance.

In the dark alleys of the city, a battle is brewing. Harry Hornroot is new in town, but he's making a name for himself with his hands. The pugilistic powerhouse receives a summons from The Boss. He has a score to settle with Harry, and he's taken Ima, the sultry seductress who's captured Harry's heart. The Boss thinks he can use her as leverage, but Harry's rage and love for Ima will not be silenced. As the stakes escalate, Harry must confront the one opponent his fists can't defeat: his o...

The work of poetry before you is an honest and dedicated work of love. I love. I love to write. The poems are in themselves a search for truth and a victory in the truth. Jesus Christ is the truth.

When a torrential downpour forces Randy Dick to seek shelter, he stumbles upon the mysterious and alluring Belinda Khist. But his relief is short-lived, as he's caught pleasuring himself by the seductive mistress. Instead of turning him away, Belinda proposes a tantalizing offer: she'll cuckold her husband, but only if Randy can secure his freedom from the county jail.As Randy navigates the treacherous landscape of corruption and lust, he finds himself entangled in a web of desire ...

Exploring the complexities of love, this treatise delves into the psychology of human bonds, offering 48 key principles for navigating the intricacies of intimacy. It approaches love as an active pursuit requiring intention and mutual exchange, guiding readers through self-reflection and fostering emotional literacy. Real-life stories infuse practicality, as the work addresses love's challenges with authenticity. It's a philosophical and practical guide for deepening connections and healin...

“Who is that man that is so much at the Wheelocks’ just now?”asked young Walter Stanton of his friend Philip Morgan. “Some Tory friend, I suppose. I don’t like him; see the sneer upon his face as he looks at the members upon the steps of the State House.” It was about noon on a day late in September in the year 1777. A group of young men and boys were lounging upon some benches in the shade of two big buttonwoods directly across from the quaint old State House at Philadelphia. The sun hung...

ON that eventful morning nearly four centuries ago, when the spell of uncertainty and mystery which enshrouded the Atlantic was broken, and the darkness of the deep vanished with the darkness of the night, the illustrious admiral discovered a world populated with beings like himself. They were male and female, with all the physical characteristics common to the rest of mankind, and differed from the Spaniards only in that their skin was of a copper hue, and their cheek bones more prominent...

“The Young Continentals” series deals with the experiences of four boys in the American Revolution. One of them, Nat Brewster, is from the hills about Wyoming, Ben Cooper is from Philadelphia, while the Prentiss twin brothers come from Boston. In the first book of the series, “The Young Continentals at Lexington,” Nat Brewster played the leading part—a part full of daring and enterprise. In the second book, “The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill,” Ezra Prentiss replaced Nat as the principa...

“Do you know what to-morrow will be, Ben Cooper?” The speaker was a dwarfish looking lad whose big head and upstanding crest of hair gave him a most curious appearance. “To-morrow,” replied the second boy, promptly, “will be New Year’s day.” The dwarf shifted his leather belt so that his huge service pistol might hang more comfortably; and his voice, when he spoke again, contained a note of complaint. “It will be that, to be sure; but it will also be just one week since Washington crossed ...

This is the third installment of The Adventures of Thane Johnson series. In this volume Thane and his sister, Alaina; cousin, Leo; and friends, Achilles and Thomas uncover an illegal smuggling operation involving rough, uncut diamonds, i.e., conflict diamonds, that are transiting through the port of Piraeus, Greece from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This group of five teenagers call themselves the G5 and have at various times inserted themselves into situations that can be hazardou...

"Brook Farm: Historic and Personal Memoirs" by John Thomas Codman offers a vivid exploration of the Brook Farm community, a utopian experiment in communal living that flourished in the 19th century. Codman, who was intimately involved with the farm, provides a unique perspective on the ideals of transcendentalism and the pursuit of a harmonious society. Through personal anecdotes and historical accounts, he captures the spirit of the time, detailing the interactions among notable figures s...

Thane, his friends, sister, and cousin manage to put many pieces of the museum heist of the sword of Alexander the Great together. However, Thane ends up getting kidnapped, placed on a ship with the stolen artifact and sent to Egypt, but the ship makes a stop in Chania, Greece at a naval base. Thane manages to escape the ship with the sword with the help of U.S. security personnel who discover the captain is a criminal and a kidnapper. The teens successfully overcome several malignant char...