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When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated; African-American families were not allowed entry. This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, Maryland's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to ride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley’s ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King’s dream.

In Terror to Triumph, 12 domestic violence survivors describe the terror they experienced and the additional challenges they encountered from a system that was supposed to help them. Most importantly, they tell of the practical steps they have taken - physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually - to journey from darkness to light and build new lives. They tell of continued recovery, and how they have reclaimed self to reach a sense of triumph.

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing the worst of the worst. She’s hunted serial killers, violent child predators, and vicious psychopaths but nothing has prepared her for spring break alone with her teenage daughter in a secluded beach resort in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

This charming classic was written for Noel, a young family friend of Beatrix Potter. He had fallen ill for many months and Beatrix wanted to help cheer him up. Lovingly narrated by Sharon Hoyland, enhanced with Will McNicol's own guitar composition, this short story will delight all ages. So enjoy the enchanting "Tale of Peter Rabbit".

Jace Bowen, travel nurse, receives a package from home containing a worn medical pouch holding the remnants of a time long gone. She feels a pull from the past when she visits Gettysburg, something there is very familiar. Zack Keens, fluent in three languages, becomes an interest to the CIA, who offers her a job with the company. Zack's special ability seems to get her in and out of trouble, but it will allow her to connect to the past and save the lives of those close to her.

Around the world, eager listeners sit patiently at the feet of countless pastors, evangelists, Bible teachers, and parents expounding biblical doctrines and spiritual truths. Unfortunately for most of us, we forget a lot more than we retain. Few listeners, however, forget a good story. If the Shoe Fits is all about learning valuable lessons through pictures painted by those who use modern-day parables in their teaching. Every lesson taught using this collection of narratives gives the listener invaluable spiritual insight for daily Christian living.

Scavenging along the muddy banks of the River Thames, our young hero, Edwin, learns about their lives and discovers an important link to Bad Bess. Could this strange woman lead him to Smudge - his new chimney sweep friend - or will Edwin’s perils continue? “Mudlarks” is an excerpt from chapter seven of the children’s historical adventure story Edwin and the Climbing Boys by Benita Cullingford.

Surpassing the expectations his father had for him, Anthony Morgan is poised to be the biggest phenomenon baseball has seen in years. Anthony's future is set. He has worked hard for it, dreamed about it all his life, and can practically taste it! However, what Anthony could not foresee was the untimely death of his father - his mentor and hero. This tragedy started a downward spiral of bad decisions, which ultimately threaten Anthony's life and future in baseball.

The Blinks are created from morsels of goodness, that all the good folk who have ever lived leave to the Universe. Their whole purpose is to share their wisdom and kindness with children. When Amanda is discussed at the midnight bakery meeting she is lucky to become part of some very special Blink intervention. As a result, Amanda begins to make changes she never thought possible.

Plain and simple, the nature of love is to give. Once we understand that God is love and that love gives, we can successfully move to the next phase in receiving from God. Love is the first key, the key that all else hangs on, in order to receive all that Christ has made available.

A young woman named Danielle has been given shape-shifting ability as a teenager following an occult ritual. She subsequently assumes the persona of Desiree, a cunning seductress who entices unsuspecting men. Desiree diabolically plots to drain them of everything they have of value - their wealth, their reputations, and their relationships - as a form of revenge for an unspeakable horror perpetrated on her as a youth. Desiree discovers she is as much a victim of the powers of darkness as the men she seduces.

I could’ve died that day, along with my unborn child. I can only imagine your expression after hearing that. Please don’t judge me as if you’re perfect. I’m opening up to you - a stranger, a fellow church-goer, a lover of drama-filled books, a distant friend. Regardless of the nature of our acquaintance, I’m confident in the fact that you can’t hurt me. I’ve suffered enough, and our connection is only by the gateway of literature. I’m glad I got that part out of the way because there is so much I want to tell you.

Turning 40, for Lannie Marvin, is rough. It's the day she discovers her husband is leaving her for a younger “soul mate”. At work, a crazed mouse being treated with an experimental drug brutally bites her. Then, Lannie goes a little crazy, too. Seems she's recently developed a serious crush on the drummer of her son's favorite heavy metal band.

Darian Mason grew up in an orphanage in Denver, knowing from birth that she possessed a special power. She could see into the souls of others; see their fears; read their thoughts. Darian honed this special gift through the years as she grew to become an attorney. Darian had never lost a case, and she knew how to persuade a jury with merely a glance and the use of her special power.

When B Anne (Beatrice Anne) marries Will, she knows he is a reluctant groom. But she's a minister's daughter and pregnant. To save embarrassment for the families, and hoping a fresh start will help them become the sweethearts they were before, B Anne agrees to leave everyone and everything she knows and go with Will to the Montana Territory. They hope Will's uncle Hiram, whom he has never met, will guide them in their homesteading. Uncle Hiram welcomes Will but treats B Anne coolly until he realizes she isn't a frills and furbelows girl.

Mary Louisa Roberts won the race of a lifetime - or so she thought. In competition with desperate homesteaders, ruthless land seekers, and a sheriff determined to see her fail, Mary rides out on a horse to strike her claim in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1893. When she finally thrusts her flag into the dirt, 160 acres becomes her own. But with that claim, she risks more than she could ever imagine.

This audiobook is partly based upon my own research and observations, and partly based upon the information given to me by Christopher Quaratino (aka Christopher Lutz), who along with his brother, Daniel, and sister, Melissa, are now the only people living, who can offer any sort of accurate insight into what life was like living in probably the most famous, or infamous, haunted homes ever recorded. In the following audiobook I will try to clarify some of the facts and bury the myths. It is my hope that listeners will find or learn something new from this audiobook.

Bar owner Una has no idea that breaking up a late-night brawl will lead to murder. Anxious to save her critically wounded mentor, she rushes headlong into a terrifying night of chases through the inky blackness of Arizona's mountains. Her situation goes from unbelievable to horrific as she learns secrets that change everything.

Mirabella is a young flower and the daughter of Mother Nature who must travel to the "Cave of Knowledge" to retrieve a gift her mother left there for her years ago. This gift lay in the Northerland, and Mirabella must embark on this trip with the help of a courageous frog known by the other forest animals as Mordecia the Amazing Frog.

Manhattan domestic violence counselor Zoe Anderson is going on the most important vacation of her life. Her Cinderella dreams shattered three years ago, leaving her a scarred widow, inside and out. In an attempt to bury her demons, Zoe sets out for picturesque Lake George to claim the treasured family cottage she recently inherited - a place where she found happiness before. Her therapist's advice: reboot, restore to an earlier time. What she finds is a rundown shack.