Bandit is a kindhearted, fun-loving guy from Detroit, Michigan. His life has been filled with loss, but his unwavering passion for music propels him from humble beginnings in a metro Detroit trailer park to the musical stage. Encouraged by his grandparents and his high school sweetheart, Kayla, to pursue his dreams, Bandit discovers love and friendship as he begins his musical career. With a unique blend of country hop and roll, Bandit's story is a testament to the power of dreams, love, a...

By day, Rory fights the fiercest of fires, but by night, his soul finds solace in music. His life takes an unexpected turn when he uncovers long-hidden family secrets that reveal a sister and a father he never knew existed. As he navigates this newfound family landscape, Rory's path leads him to an astonishing rescue.One night changes everything. He saves a woman and her young son from the clutches of an abusive man, but little does Rory know, this heroic act is just the beginning....

"Everlasting Vows" is a heartrending tale of second chances, forgiveness, and the enduring power of love that will have you rooting for Clint and Ivy until the very last page.Clint finds himself facing his past as he takes on the role of the best man in his best friend's wedding. Little does he know that the maid of honor happens to be Ivy, the girl he unintentionally broke the heart of in high school.Haunted by their shared history, Clint is plagued by the confusion of wha...

Caleb, a courageous firefighter from the scenic town of South Haven, MI, is haunted by a heart-wrenching tragedy. In the midst of a devastating house fire, Caleb tragically loses his beloved mother and fiancée, leaving his soul scarred and his heart shattered. Determined to protect himself from the pain of love, he vows to never enter a committed relationship again, settling for fleeting connections and indulging in the occasional fling.In this emotionally gripping tale, join Caleb...

In "Whispers of Longing," the haunting echoes of a past tragedy bind Liam and Jenny in a bittersweet dance of love and loss. When circumstances tear them apart, their hearts remain entwined in a web of longing and regret. As they navigate the emotional labyrinth of grief and separation, a glimmer of hope emerges, beckoning them to rediscover the love they once shared. However, just as their fractured souls begin to mend, a fateful accident threatens to shatter their fragile reunion. Will t...

Ram runs the Great Lakes Rebels with an iron code: family first, no exceptions. So when his granddaughter Alana is handed over to a rival club by her own father, that code is shattered and Ram is forced to accept help from the one person he never expected to need.Lulu has spent years at the edges of Ram's world, quietly watching and waiting. As Alana's best friend, she drops everything to track her down. Stopping at nothing to find her best friend before it's too late.Lulu ...

Alana's eighteenth birthday was supposed to mark the beginning of her freedom. Instead, it became the day her life was stolen.Handed over by a father she never knew existed, Alana became collateral; used to settle a debt with the ruthless Midnight Outlaw Riders. Trapped in their world, she learned what it meant to survive when choice, safety, and trust were stripped away. For too long, her life belonged to them.Until it didn't.Rescued by a stranger who turns out to ...

Jamie's past is a storm of pain and abandonment. With parents who never cared, and foster homes that left their scars, he's spent most of his life running from rejection, from heartache, and from the truth that keeps him locked in the past. But everything changes when he's adopted by a couple from South Haven, Michigan. There, in the shadow of his new family's love, Jamie begins to rebuild the pieces of himself that were shattered long ago.In this small town, he finds more than jus...

The inspirational story of athlete Jo Pavey, the runner and mum who ran at a record-breaking fifth Olympic Games at Rio 2016.'Come-back races? I've had more than a few, the night of 10 May 2014 was the ultimate long shot. I was a forty-year-old mother of two who had given birth eight months before. I trained on a treadmill in a cupboard by the back door and I was wearing a running vest older than most of the girls I was competing against. Was I crazy?'...

Refugees, asylum seekers, family separation, migrant detention. As the current US administration ratchets up a racist and dehumanizing immigration policy, it often seems that pretty much anything would be a better. The authors of this book have a somewhat longer memory than our mainstream media. They were, for the most part, DREAMers who fought for the passage of the DREAM Act under the Obama administration, and lost. That experience taught them hard lessons and allows them to see so...

School libraries are facing numerous challenges in the 21st century. The number of professionally qualified staff working in schools has fallen in recent years and, increasingly, new appointments to library positions are sorely lacking the skills and knowledge needed. While there are a number of resources available detailing how to improve your school library once it is up and running there is a dearth of books that deal with the absolute basics in a practical manner, looking at the role f...

The visitor to an Art Arena game is confronted with an enormous piece of paper covering one wall of the room. Groups of players are at work painting, some with spontaneity or abandon, others with thoughtful precision. Back from the wall are knots of players calling our apparently cryptic information to those at work on the paper, or transmitting it in coded sounds using whistles, pipes and various home-made instruments. Colours are phased across the wall, sometimes colliding, sometimes min...