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Vega has three serious problems: drug addiction, a destructive relationship, and the need to evade the police. Working on a cruise ship she travels through the Middle East and the Mediterranean experiencing danger, hardship and confusion. Along the way she also encounters great art and people from various cultures who help Vega find herself and her inner strength. Private Universe is a mystery and a coming-of-age novel.

When retired judge Tom O'Day plunges off a cliff while on a hike, Mike Landry is accused of murder. Mike and fellow amateur sleuth Molly Levin must prove Mike's innocence by solving numerous puzzles: What caused O'Day's bizarre behavior before his fall? Was the burglary at the O'Days' house the morning of the hike merely a coincidence? Who would benefit from O'Day's demise besides his widow? As the police investigation stalls, Molly makes a dangerous gamble.

Over the course of two years, the 2nd Friday Writers created, discussed, revised, and completed this short story anthology, Modern Metamorphoses. The stories of transformation are set in San Diego, Hawaii, Europe, and the twilight zone of a disturbing future or alternative reality. The characters created by Andrea Carter, Lina Karoline Castillo, Tina Childers, V. A. Christie, Cornelia Feye, Max Feye, Jennifer M. Franks, Valerie Hansen, Suzanne Haworth, Ladan Murphy, Jennifer Pun, Tabatha Tovar range from super cats to bionic dolphins and magic frogs. They include dysfunctional family members and the greatest flamenco guitarist of all times, as well as some surprisingly sympathetic ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and zombies. Transformation is not only possible, it's inevitable.

Can you keep a secret?Bryn Matthews believes the strange senior pranks happening on the last day of high school are no joke. Her two best friends think she's overreacting. Then pictures from their past begin to reveal a dark secret. The girls soon realize they are the target of a twisted game. Someone is watching them.As the day unfolds, the pranks become more sinister. Screams haunt the hallways and the secret that is supposed to be dead and buried, creeps closer to the surface...bones and all. Nothing is what it seems and only one thing is for sure: No one can be trusted.

As we skate on the thin ice of life - feeling the vulnerability and uncertainty that we all share as human beings - how do we overcome the anxiety and confusion of this state of uncertainty? Award winning author Ezra Bayda encourages us, in clear practical language, to learn how to transform our difficult experiences into life-affirming ones - living increasingly from gratitude, kindness and love.

Presidential Health Matters explores the medical history of the U.S through the lives of forty-six presidents. Dr. Goldberg brings the perspective of a practicing primary care internist to this account. He asks how and why medical events took place as they did. From the Siege of Boston in 1775 to Covid 19 in 2020, the history of the advance of medicine and the history of the United States were intertwined. Unfortunately, history has kept on repeating itself.

When nurse and fledgling pilot Lucinda Rhodes hires guitar-playing private detective Rolly Waters to track down a Stratocaster guitar owned by her deceased father, Rolly is thrilled to take on her case, especially when he learns the guitar's original owner may have been Jimi Hendrix. But Gerry Rhodes's reckless personal history leads to more questions than Rolly and Lucinda have bargained for, as an aging rock'n'roll impresario, his trophy wife, a Russian gangster and the FBI get involved. When a forty-year-old shooting accident reveals a surprising connection to a pop star's hit record, Rolly sees darker forces at work. And his and Lucinda's lives hang in the balance.

It's 1942. Meg Burke casts off the security of being a math teacher in her native Brooklyn to attend officer training for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) at Smith College. During her first assignment in Washington, DC Meg relentlessly decrypts Japanese radio transmissions and daily proves her professional competence while downplaying her male colleagues' personal interests. But when Meg finds herself entangled in a dangerous undercover intelligence operation, she realizes that serving her country requires more than breaking codes.

Do you want to leave a difficult marriage? How do you make a decision to go or stay? In the midst of many viewpoints, it is tough to choose which direction to go. This book can help you navigate through the confusing waters of popular opinion while not letting them shake your faith and core values thus derailing your intended purpose and path. Offered in these pages is real hope and encouragement through the stories of people who have lived through it. Filled with intense testimony, biblical encouragement, and practical steps for peace and direction, this is a tool for yourself or someone you may know in a marriage with tough circumstances.

Two girls are born in the new country of Tanzania, but into very different circumstances. Joy is a village girl, painfully aware of her limited education, a domestic worker often desperate for work to support her family. Neema comes from a powerful family, well-known for their work towards Independence. She becomes a doctor with an important position in the Ministry of Health. But each must struggle for self-respect and as they do, their lives intersect in a twist of fate, which changes them forever. Crossing Paths encourages readers to consider integrity in an unfamiliar culture - and reminds us that, across cultures, we are still more alike than different.

It's 1977 in the sleepy town of Santa Raymunda where three teenagers, Addie, Rachel, and Gina find the body of the most popular girl at their Southern California high school - murdered. The teens team up with local lawyer David Diaz to investigate, but there are complications. Addie has a crush on the dead girl's boyfriend, All-American football star Nick, and competes with the beautiful ex-cheerleader Lorelei for his affection. Rachel and Gina need to keep Addie on track to find the killer because one thing is for sure - unless they solve the crime, no one is safe, and no one will ever get justice.

In October 2014 the body of Sofia Molina is found near the train tracks toward the north end of Healdsburg. The next morning Mary, a retired physician, finds her neighbor, Mabel Garrity, strangled to death. Detective Greg Davidson leads the investigation of both murders.Greg and his team discover that Sofia was having a series of sexual encounters with various married men. They also learn that Mabel was a gossip and a blackmailer. This knowledge results in multiple potential suspects, including Frank James, who had sex with Sofia the night she was murdered and who lives across the street from Mabel.In the meantime, Greg hasn't seen his younger sister for forty years. He believes himself responsible for a traumatic injury she suffered when she was six years old. Now she wants to meet, filling him with anxiety.Greg, who's already in a relationship, finds himself emotionally drawn to Mabel's neighbor, Mary. He recognizes the murderer's voice when he tries to call Mary and realizes she's in danger.

When Renee Holden's father dies, his daughter suspects murder. Then the quiet Arizona retirement community where Renee lives is horrified by a violent assault. Lead police detective Jose Villegas enlists the help of two retiree residents- Molly Levin and Mike Landry-to identify suspects. Digging into the complex lives and hidden histories of possible assailants, Molly and Mike uncover tales of violence, tragic decisions, and long-held secrets-including some of their own.