Paris is always a good idea. . . . . . The approach of the next room became a foreboding. . . In a world hidden from humans. . . . Emma stared at the flat silver pronged object. . . .Well, he was dead to me anyway. . . . . .It is late Saturday night and I am perched. . . . . . Her matron of honor worked the. . . . Do you understand my orders??!! . . . .The girl exited the taxi a half block from. . . . . It took some doing, but we did it. . . . .The moment I turned off the ignition. . . . ....

It was a dream job – until I got hit in the head with a pickle. . . My dress-up shoes are pinching my toes. . . Mississippi Mamaw muscadine jelly biscuits for breakfast, and the fried bologna on the white wonder for lunch. . . Life can be this frightening sometimes. . . "Where are we?" she asks with anxious uncertainty. . . The queen called. . . Sir John FitzAlan drew a slow breath against the pain in his half-healed side. . . Mandy crunches on thinly packed snow with her powder blue hikin...

These opening sentences begin a few of the stories within; stories of intrigue, fascination, and suspense.It was just an old cloak—the kind you see people wearing in those movies. You know, the kind of cloak people wore to escape from Paris and the guillotine during the French revolution…Steven Tyler was wailing about love in an elevator as John eased the blue Civic off the interstate, down the exit and into the Burger King parking lot…My new husban...

The Teaching Of Don Vaughan: A Yankee's Way Of Knowledge is a novel written for mature readers. It was inspired by the anthropologist Carlos Castaneda's novel, The Teachings Of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way Of Knowledge, but does not follow it very closely because the characters protested and insisted that their own stories be told. In Yankee's Way, two men, each dying in his own way, meet by chance and undertake to save each other. One, a young physician, has a moribund soul. The other, and elder...

'Deeply biblical, yet wonderfully accessible. This incredible 30-day devotional looks at the very heart of the gospel, the cross, in a way that will have a profound impact on every Christian. 'Deeply biblical, yet wonderfully accessible. This incredible 30-day devotional looks at the very heart of the gospel, the cross, in a way that will have a profound impact on every Christian. A must-read.' Gavin Calver, CEO, Evangelical Alliance UKThe cross was a place of tort...

L. Vaughan Spencer studied the Philosophy of Table Tennis and Anti-Social French at the University of the Isle of Wight and gained his MBA at the Jimmy Connors Institute in San Diego over the course of a weekend. Aside from holding motivational workshops in Watford, he also writes books; previous works include Chicken Nuggets for the Soul, Who Grated My Cheese? and What they don't teach you at Harvard Nursery School. All of his work is based on rigorous analysis ...

Parker had the perfect marriage. Then Eden came home.Twenty years have passed since Dylan's beloved sister, Celeste, was brutally murdered. Now he plans an anniversary memorial for the sister he misses to this day.When their childhood friend, Eden, comes home to attend the memorial, Dylan invites her to stay with him and his wife, Parker.But Parker is apprehensive. She remembers a time when Eden had designs on her husband, and she worries she still ...

When we think of coral reefs we tend to think of beautiful rock-like structures teaming with colorful fish and other marine life. But what exactly are the "corals" in the coral reef? What are these creatures that start out very small and then have the ability to grow large enough to be seen from outer space? Are they animals, plants, microbes, or rocks?With humor and clarity, David Vaughan takes us on an incredible journey through the secret life of corals to answer these questions,...