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On the eve of his father's death, Tobias does the unthinkable and flees to the military with his gang. With very little training, they are delivered to Vietnam and the Morrow brothers for punishment. The first of which is detox from drugs. Back in Des Moines, Natalia Morrow's world has been shattered and things have become darker.

Natalia Morrow is 15. Her relationship with Tobias isn't all what it seems. As Thanksgiving nears, America officially goes to Vietnam, Toby plots his revenge, and Toffer realizes his life is almost over. J. Edgar (Eddie) Hoover and Clyde Tolson hide their relationship while running the FBI. But in Washington, secrets never remain secrets...

The year 1954. Natalia Morrow is 13 and already turning heads. Her crush on Tobias French has become worse and her inability to separate fact from fantasy has her parents concerned. The French family has lost it all. Their greed and thirst for power has cost them everything, including their home and possessions. But Tobias believes his father has money hidden away. After all, he does. It doesn't matter that the money is stolen.... He still has it stashed away. Across the pond in French Indochina, Nick and Demmie Morrow are still fighting to keep the US out of the war.

The 1950s. A time of fantasy and darkness, the "red scare" is in full swing, and McCarthy is hunting imaginary enemies. The federal and state investigations into French Industries are also in full swing. America is also about to get more involved in the French Indochina war. For Natalia Morrow, things are about to change. New members are about to be added to the play she calls her family's life....

Natalia continues her journey through the 1950s with a trip to Broadway and Washington, DC.

Historical fiction based in the 1950s. Follows one family through the turbulent 50s as rivalries are born and the political and social environment changes.

It is the summer of 1950, and the Red Scare is in full swing. One family has found itself in the cross hairs of enemies because of its unconventional social views. With this interracial family, it is time to stand up and fight...or be destroyed. Caught in the middle is Natalia Morrow. At nine, she is more concerned with boys and makeup than with the state of the world around her. But events will force her to wake up from her idyllic dreamland and face reality.

I was with a friend at a coffee shop. Being kind of thirsty, I reach over to grab a coconut water, which caused me to accidentally drop my wallet. "Oops," I say. Of course, it hits the ground square and all my cards pop out, making for a minor inconvenience and pretty hilarious episode. I pick up everything and get back up, continuing my conversation. But my friend has changed their demeanor and wasn't really interested in talking too much anymore. They ended up needing to leave for work rather suddenly and...well..."unexpectedly".

In Merkaba, everyone thought he was dead and that's exactly how he needs it to stay. Until one day he stumbles across a mysterious dark haired beauty. Only, there is nothing average or ordinary about this secretive woman, and she knows exactly what and who he is. He tries to get close to her, to figure her out and what she's really doing in the field of the state park. But when trouble finds her, he's the only one who can save her; even though she's the one woman who could ultimately be his undoing.

Rocket and her friends Marco, Frank, and his girlfriend attend a carnival to climb an old, disused roller coaster. This has not been their first crazy stunt in search for adrenaline. After their climb, Rocket decides to hang around at the carnival and enjoy some of the less treacherous things the place has to offer. While roaming around the carnival, Rocket meets a young girl called Sachi. At that moment, she never thought that this wide-eyed girl with pink hair would lead her on such an unexpected adventure.

As the healing continues, Natalia Morrow emerges from her ordeal and her fantasy world a shattered but determined young woman. With the Morrow Family more united than ever, things couldn't be better. Tobias and three of his gang find redemption for their crimes only to die at the hands of the Viet Cong during a mission to observe and record enemy movements as the war begins to escalate. A fourth finds redemption and death in a prison camp escape and the last plots to destroy Nattie.

"Run through the jungle." The phrase means so many things. For the Morrows, it means a new sense of being. Natalia and her friends have found success as a band who rivals Elvis in popularity. Natalia's dreams are finally coming true. But fame is a jungle fraught with danger and uncertainty. But for Mark Standish, run through the jungle has a totally different meaning as he literally runs through the Vietnam jungle to get away from his decisions. His sole purpose, to destroy the one person he sees as the root of all his bad decisions. Natalia Morrow.