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As the Wind Walks is the story of two men, their wars, their loves and their families. Both will grow and mature on the cusp of a world changing conflict. As the candle burns low for David, Edmund’s flame and passion are ignited.
The Civil War and World War II sagas encompass the Fifty-Fifth Ohio Volunteer Regiment in 1861-1865, and the Marine Raiders in the Pacific; it chronicles two love stories amongst the misery of war.
Edmund returns regularly to listen to more of his great grandfather’s story. The action of the Civil War is presented from memory and from decades of study by the old man. As the days pass, the story progresses and so does Edmund’s life. He grows from an impetuous teenager into young man. Then his life takes a significant turn. He meets Athena; a neighbor he knew only casually. From that beginning he quickly grows to believe that she will be the love of his life. As their relationship develops, both he, and now Athena, listen to Gramps continue his saga of his march to the sea.
The novel shifts between the 1940-1941 story of Edmund and Athena, to David in the 1860’s, struggling to survive in the Civil war. The story reaches a pivotal point on December 1, 1941. It concludes with the end of David's story and the beginning of Edmund's story.
The story is an easy read for a Civil War novel. Most of the works written about this period are overburdened by facts, names, and places. Usually the Civil War is seen from the perspective of the commanders. My story is centered on the common soldier.
http://www.amazon.com/As-The-Wind-Walks-ebook/dp/B006MLA67S
div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">i>u>As The Wind Walks/u>/i> begins in the working class streets of 1940 Baltimore. This tale of two young men takes place in two eras, the 1860's and the era of World War II. The saga begins with a ninety year old veteran talking to his great-grandson on the eve of war. On a blustery winter evening, David Werner talks about his experiences in 1861 and his training with the 55sup>th/sup> Ohio Volunteer Regiment. As the grandfather reveals his struggles, his great-grandson, Edmund Carter, is drawn to a world he knew very ab | |  | | Kill by Numb3rs
On a snowy December night, five people become irrevocably entangled in a murderer’s psychotic journey.
Cain Machinovic, a young homicide detective who is growing weary of dead bodies, is revitalized with the discovery of Kendra Holland’s lifeless body. Somehow, the sweet old lady’s death touches him. br />
This investigation reveals the warped mind of a cult like killer, and connects him to deaths spanning sixty years. Unaware of the evil awaiting him, Cain looks for answers to this strange puzzle. br />
He presses on with his customary doggedness…Two women, Gretchen and Zari, help him find his way back from his depression and point him in the right | | | | Little Sisters of War
The Shenandoah Valley is the setting for a women’s lacrosse team as they travel on a quest for a winning season. The Native American connection and the spirituality of The Creator’s Game are portrayed through the eyes of Kate Warner as she prepares for her final season at tiny Spotswood College. It is a season that borders on disaster and hints of glory. The teams’ destiny is forged by their schedule, in game-to-game, week-to-week challenges from opponents, starting in Maryland, and ending in North Carolina. The season originates in the cold spring of the Appalachians in the shadow of the Blue Ridge of Virginia.
The experience and camaraderie of being a college athlete is uniquely portrayed through the team’s diversity. Cat, Marisol, and Brooke are the freshmen who face the challenge of the game as well as the discord that begins with a new coach. A coach intent on change, changes that weaken team spirit......But, the team regains its strength through the leadership of Kate, Taylor, and Andi; the captains. What they do is often dramatic and humorous. The Spotswood Stars are tested. The pulled hamstrings, bruises, and the stress of academic pursuits are only part of the distractions. Each dist | |  | | Moonlight on the River
No matter how long Jet lived, he would never forget how a moonlit sky illuminated the past as well as the future. So far, his journey with Zoya proved to be a hurricane ride. Chance had brought Zoya to him, and their love was forged in conflict and uncertainty. His grandfather often remarked that things forged in forged in fire often come out stronger, but Gramps was usually half-lit on dandelion wine when he said it. If karma had a heart, Gramps' theory would be right.
p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt">It is certain the earth travels in concert with the universe and nothing lasts forever. In this on-going journey, wind and erosion wear away the land, while earthquakes and cataclysm shake the foundations of our existence. Millennia after millennia, prehistoric ice gouged the carcass of what today are the Allegheny Mountains. A frozen terrain painstakingly shaped by intensifying and receding glaciers. Melting ice cr | |  | | Tentacles of Time
A sizzling bolt of lightning and a jellyfish send a ninth century boy on a multi-lifetime course. Nature’s power and the genetic material of the immortal jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, rearrange young Branac of Hvar’s DNA. Sixty years later, Branac approaches death and fades into nothingness, to his surprise his body reforms, but to his regret, he returns as a teenage boy. Thirteen times, a new life begins with only bits and pieces of his memory surviving. In order to prosper, he must re-learn his story. In his present life in 2060, he adjusts to the new century with the help of Elodie, his human-like robot, and a new name, Smithwick Fowler.
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The Small Chandelier
by Mary Lynn Plaisance
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 Chaos on Earth began with an evil snake in the garden, peace can be restored by a Divine snake from the light of the small chandelier that has no power source. Can Jenny and Joseph get help from the planet Jupiter, in time? |
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Modern Mythology
by Jay Dubya
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 Modern Mythology is a collection of fifteen imaginative stories having mythological themes and also possessing interesting mythological allusions and characters.
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