In 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant appointed one of his regimental chaplains, John Eaton of Ohio, as general superintendent of contrabands for the Department of the Tennessee. As the American Civil War raged, the former chaplain’s approach to humanitarian aid and education for the newly freed people marked one of the first attempts to consider how an entire population of formerly enslaved people would be assimilated into and become citizens of the postwar Union. General superintendent Eaton...

Jealousy can destroy a relationship—or reveal what truly matters.Junita, Alisa, and Patrick have built a loving polyamorous relationship that appears stable from the outside. But beneath the surface, insecurities quietly grow.When Junita begins comparing herself to Alisa, every smile, every shared joke, and every moment of closeness feels like proof that she is slowly being replaced. Unable to voice her fears, she retreats into silence, allowing jealousy to...

There are things we learn to live with.And then there are the things that quietly live within us.Whispers of Lavender is a literary novel that traces the inner lives of its characters with unflinching honesty and restraint. Moving between past and present, the story follows moments of fracture, memory, and awakening-revealing how what is left unresolved continues to shape identity, relationships, and the choices we make long after the moment has passed....

Eternal First Glance: Sonnets of Love's Beginning is a luminous collection of one hundred sonnets tracing the sacred journey of love-from its quiet awakening to its enduring, transformative depth.Beginning with a single glance, these poems explore the unseen moments where connection is born: the silence before words, the recognition before understanding, the feeling before definition. From that fragile beginning, the collection unfolds across love's full landscape-...

Colonel Bill Jackson has been a Galactic Marine for twenty-one years. His family lineage in the Marines stretches back to the old United States Marines of the nineteenth century. One of his relatives fought in a battle in a place called Iwo Jima. His father is an active duty three-star general working in the Galactic Marines Special Operations Center located in the Southeastern Sector of North America on Earth. Bills youth had been that of a military child moving from duty station to duty ...

Unspoken: 12 Devotions for What We Carry in Silence is a gentle yet deeply honest devotional for anyone who has ever whispered, "Is it just me?" Written with pastoral care and spiritual depth, this book creates sacred space for the quiet burdens that often go unnamed-grief without funeral, fatigue without rest, loneliness in a crowded room, and questions too fragile to speak aloud.Each of the twelve devotions explores one unspoken burden through a Scriptur...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

Waiting for Both is a contemporary, emotionally charged installment in the Threefold Desire series, exploring the fragile evolution of a polyamorous relationship between Violet, Simone, and Josh.At the start, love feels unstable—defined by waiting, emotional overlap, and unspoken comparisons. Violet struggles with the feeling that she is always waiting for attention, waiting for confirmation, waiting to matter equally. Simone, structured and controlled, hi...

Shattered Praise: Devotions for When Worship Feels Hard is a deeply honest and hope-filled devotional for those who still believe-but find it harder to sing.Written with pastoral care and spiritual depth, this book creates sacred space for the moments when faith feels fragile, prayers feel quiet, and worship no longer sounds the way it once did.Through twelve guided devotions, readers are gently led through seasons of grief, silence, surrender, and rebuildi...

A group of strangers. An unusual place. A Disembodied Voice. Heaven On Earth? I don’t think so.

'Whistleblower' is a near future Scifi / Horror detective story.Earth is suddenly blighted by kids that kill, but they’re just a symptom of something much more sinister. Jake Redwood is a lowly cop whose job it is to catch them. When he meets a beautiful stranger, who tells him why they’re really here, it’s the start of a very bad week for Jake.He discovers that a race of humanlike aliens, intent on exploiting the Earth’s resources, are planning to wipe out the human specie...

Triad of Heat (Threefold Desire #27) is a slow-burn, emotionally intense contemporary romance exploring the evolution of a polyamorous relationship between Peter, Monique, and Zaina. What begins as curiosity and destabilizing attraction grows into a deeply layered connection shaped by jealousy, emotional insecurity, and the struggle to define love outside conventional boundaries.As the triad navigates shifting dynamics, hidden insecurities surface—Peter's need for control ...