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From the early 1940s, The Gold Rose, a secret rescue agency with Asian origins, has used a unique system to ferret out and save victims in every corner of the world. Charlotte Hunt-Basse, an agent with The Gold Rose, must face numerous challenges to save the lives of two of her assignments-Pinkie and Babe. Two-year-old Pinkie, discovered abandoned on a dirt road during a violent storm, is whisked off to Mexico by oil-heir Clint Sutton and his girlfriend, Angelina. Years later, Pinkie is stolen away to Argentina by an aging Romani. In a bizarre twist, a rogue agent of The Gold Rose returns Pinkie to America, only to sell her to a woman in Los Angeles. When the agency locates Pinkie again, Charlotte must throw all caution to the wind to rescue her. Babe, the child of Texas missionaries, is hidden by two Chinese families during the Japanese invasion and ensuing Communist takeover in China. She is forced by the second family to live incognito as a "boy" for several years. Martial arts are banned, but the grandfather teaches Babe Y¿ng Ch¿n in deepest secrecy. The civil war escalates, and Babe finds herself on a dangerous quest for survival as she journeys alone through enemy territory toward the faintest hope of rescue. SECRETS, SURVIVAL, AND TRAGEDY!Award-winning Author Jodi Lea Stewart delivers another thrilling must-read novel.

Biddy Woodson, one of twelve siblings in a sharecropper family living in 1934 Oklahoma, has learned how to sass and vinegar her way through life, even when it takes a bit of cussing to get through those hellish stacks of after-meal dishes. Trouble blows in one afternoon when a beloved neighbor is murdered. A single piece of evidence sends the sheriff into the nearby woods to arrest Mr. Leroy. Biddy knows that the kindly gentleman wouldn't hurt a fly, but she's convinced the sheriff looks down on sharecroppers and poor folk. She sets her jaw to see justice done for Mr. Leroy, but she finds herself up against more than she ever imagined. In that fateful summer of 1934, haunting and terrifying sounds coming from the woods lead Biddy into deeper mysteries, despair, and shocking truths. Help comes from an unlikely source, but can life ever be the same on BLACKBERRY ROAD?

"The literary magic spell Stewart casts over this story is so real, you do not realize the effect until you close the cover for the last time..." - Dale Jackson, Winner of the American Heritage Award, Screenwriter/AuthorThree interweaving storylines toss you into the center of tragedy, conflict, and the timeless beauty of the human spirit1903. Deep in the Louisiana swamps, young Willy is kidnapped by a Vodou Priestess. One day, he will confront the horrors of his childhood.1903. Bachelor Jack-a former Texas Ranger-has an encounter with a young beauty hiding in his New Orleans hotel room. What she wants and needs from him will forever alter his life.1958. Two girls of different races, Mercy and Annie, become best friends in fifth grade. They face cultural prejudices at every turn, even from one of the girl's family. The Civil Rights Movement will test their friendship on the way to adulthood."Jodi Lea Stewart sets the stage with an emotional series of events, one in particular in which I practically crumpled to the ground..." - Jamie Michele, Readers' Favorite"Five Stars for a beautiful story, deftly told."- Ruffina Oserio, Readers' Favorite"In TRIUMPH, author Jodi Lea Stewart shows that time and place have nothing to do with the power of the human spirit. The readers will see themselves in characters that might not look like them but carries their desire to rise and thrive-and therein lies its power and a lesson..." - Cyrus Webb, Author and Media PersonalityJourney through New Orleans, St. Louis, Texas, and the Louisiana swamps in this multigenerational historical saga!