The reader is drawn into the world of a spirited little girl from the Caribbean as she journeys with her mother to a new country. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, her simple story tugs at the heart. You will feel like you are right there, sharing the newness and excitement of the adventure. Children will relate to her raw emotions, and adults will be captivated by her transparency and honesty. A must read for all.

A nameless everyman thumbs a ride on a dark highway, running from feelings that he has wasted his his youth, his life. But where is he running to? Now, as he sets out to retrace the past that brought him to his present, his journey threatens to give him answers he won't like to the questions swirling inside him. If you like dramas where characters search for meaning and redemption in the fleeting rush of life, and find hope, you'll love Long Way Home....

In this short story from New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, a young soldier returns from the Middle East and discovers that there is another-and much stranger-war to be fought in his hometown.

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage. Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn't have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was she now in foster care and living with me? It didn't make sense. Until I learned what had happened. ... Dressed only in nappies and ragged T-shirts the children were incarcerated in their cots. Their large...

Nothing grabs a guy's attention like the words "We need to talk. "For months now, Jordan and Faro have been at each other's throats. Their long-term committed relationship is mired in petty arguments about anything and everything, but Jordan's convinced they can make it past the holidays. After all, how heartless would a man have to be to throw his partner out three days before Christmas? About as heartless as Faro, apparently, who packs Jordan's...

Norfolkto Abadanand the Long Way Home: A Story of USS Soley (DD-707)1956-1957, is the narrative of a destroyer during the Cold War Era.Detached from the Sixth Fleet andsent to the Middle East for a tour of duty with COMIDEASTFOR prior to the 1956joint British/French invasion of Egypt, USS Soley incompany with USS Barton made the transit of the Suez Canal and suddenly foundtheir selves stranded east of Suez due to its war related closing. Thisunforeseen...

"It's 1943 and America's involvement in World War II is at its height. Georgette Newton and LeRoy Dowdell are young dreamers who enlist to serve their country and have adventures they cannot find at home. When their paths cross at Fort Huachuca near Tucson, Arizona they quickly learn what it means to be a black soldier in a segregated army. The two fall in love, fight personal battles, forge friendships that change their lives forever and ultimately...