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I was just stopping to fuel up, when blam, I lost control of my craft. Now I'm stranded on this alien planet. If I don't figure out how to get my craft repaired and get out of here soon, I'll be in violation of several of the major space laws and probably some minor ones of which I'm not aware. Or perhaps I'll stay; perhaps they'll make me an all-powerful ruler. But no, I need to return to from where I came. This food doesn't taste too bad, but for all I know, they could be trying to poison me. My translator's not working, and I can't understand a word they're saying.

Life is hard for Ezekiel, who is prone to magical misfortune, the school bully’s notorious wedgies, and his mom, who sends him off to summer camp in a flying bus. After destroying the school gym by igniting a 3.7 earthquake with his science fair project volcano, Ezekiel Raroso recalls a lifetime of strange occurrence, including his family never talking about the father he’s never met, which have made him a target for the school bully. Lucky for him, school is out for the summer.

Tired of being trapped in unhealthy and destructive behaviors? Feeling stuck in moving on and getting the most out of your life? You may not realize it, but you’re probably dealing with deep-rooted shame that negatively impacts your relationship with others and God. In many cases, it is shame that prevents us from moving away from emotionally troubling behaviors. In Removing Your Shame Label, you will discover how to remove the shame label from your life by overcoming harmful behaviors.

Years of top-secret government experiments in modification of the world's weather systems has resulted in increasingly violent storms and "natural" disasters on a global scale. Victor Sine, Chief of Security, receives information causing him to believe his entire weather control project may be compromised by the unwitting or intentional actions of John Wayment, a popular TV personality in Denver, Colorado. National security requires he be stopped, bought off, or otherwise compromised.

Sick with a disease that doesn’t officially exist, a state director for a US senator struggles to make sense of her boss’ suicide, as she investigates the suspicious activities of the state’s other US senator and his sidekick, a nefarious rheumatologist - all while her best friend helps her manage her new and confusing symptoms of chronic Lyme.

The story finds David as an astute, intelligent and well-groomed business man in his late 50s. While his upbringing was extraordinarily difficult due to the death of his father when David was eight, a hardworking mother of faith and a wise aunt groomed by her own hardships shape David into a young man of robust vision and deep determination, all of which is undergirded by a spirited faith. He emerges in his late teens seeing the world as bristling with opportunity and brimming with hope. However, the road of life takes a devastating turn.

Cyrus doesn't believe in David's predictions, and he's not interested in being part of a cult. But after the sudden death of his brother, his parents split up and his mom drags him to Waco, Texas, against his will. At least he's not alone. His friends, Marshal and Rachel, have equally sad stories that end with them being dumped at the Branch Davidian Church. Together, they're the trinity of nonbelievers, atheist teens caught between a soon to be infamous cult leader, an erratic FBI, and an epidemic that may confirm the worst of the church's apocalyptic prophecies.

When Viney Walker’s long-absent father arrives in the 19th-century utopian community of Rugby, TN, he begs her to return with him to the Great Smoky Mountains. Viney’s sister, Lizzie, urges her to go because a new setting will help Viney heal from a broken engagement. Viney acquiesces, and in her new home, she meets her Walker cousins, including handsome and brawny James. The couple’s romance angers the White Caps, a vigilante group that whips lewd women, and they warn Viney to mend her ways. Seeking revenge and the freedom to love James, Viney joins a counter-vigilante group.

I should not have left the garden hoe lying on the ground, but I did. I should have been paying attention. But, I didn’t! I stepped on the blade and the handle hit me in the face, bammm, knocking me out cold! I woke up lying on the ground. It was then that I saw them...gnomes! I couldn’t believe my eyes. They were talking in a strange language, but I could understand them! The old gnome with a beard says, “I think the human sees us and hears us.”