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"Grissom Lock" is a book about an individual growing up with difficulties with mental health. The character in the book is triggered by the symptoms of a mental health diagnosis, exasperated by alcohol consumption among other substance use. This book is also written by an individual with a co-occurring mental health diagnosis. "Grissom Lock" is a fictional book written in the third person, based on real events. It is a story of love, life, loss, substance use, and happiness. The names and locations have been adjusted to protect the privacy of others. Enjoy the book.

Thrown together to solve a crime in their own backyards, Annie Chesterfield and Dr. Carlton Keen face their mistakes of youth together. It's a sweet romance of two aged detectives sleuthing it out in the shadow of God's help. Is their meeting providential or coincidental? That's the rub! Spiritual journey or not, it's a story that challenges the reader to think seriously about how they answer the call of God or mute His loving voice. As the couple delight in each other's musical talents, you might even sing along, encouraged by Annie's canary as it tweets and her cat as it purrs to join the sleuthing activities in this cozy novel.

Lily Williams just graduated high school not to long ago with honors and has since been pushed on the social scene. Her mother declared it was time for her to focus on her future as the only heir to her father empire. Lily is tired of living her life the way everyone else wants het too. Follow the rules, keep your voice down but head held high. Always do as your told, young ladys are to be seen but not heard her grandfather always like to say. Until one afternoon she came across a man she's never seen before in her little town. The mystery man came from a different time and turned her whole world upside down and back again. Bently Scott showed up and brought with him more questions than answers.

A family therapist is in the storm of his life - crises at home, work, and health. He meets a kid at an Arby's drive thru, and they strike up a friendship. She's got her own issues, surprises him every few weeks; he wants to help, encourages her, as a new deacon, limited by the setting. She misses work often; he learns of her circumstances, one cup of coffee at a time!When he returns home, it's also bumpy; he and wife Heidi have a storm of their own brewing. They watch the news, battle over religion and politics. She has a large career, is focused and progressing. He speculates about his friend, looking for a diagnosis, meds, or her next step. During the storm, he dreams of his grandson, two days before he's born! He loses his job, at the beginning of Me Too, falsely accused; later that week, an angel appears to him! There are subsequent Godwinks - complex but encouraging!He meets his friend's family, surprised how vulnerable they are. Can such a fragile, unlikely relationship torpedo a long-established family?

Flirtatious Jones Trouble in Paradise Flirtatious Jones-Trouble In Paradise is a story about a flirtatious man named Robert Antonio Jones. He is a wealthy businessman, Bachelor, and an undercover Special Forces Operative for the US Government. This first novel takes you through different aspects of Robert's troublesome life dealing with terrorists, assassins, and the love of his life. At first, Robert was busy operating his construction company and dating beautiful sexy women. But the day he reunited with a woman he knew from high school, his life changed dramatically.Barbara and Robert were best of friends in high school. Barbara was a tomboy at this time and could always be seen competing with Robert in basketball. Even though their friends considered Robert and Barbara as a couple, they insisted that their relationship was strictly friends.Unfortunately, at that time, their relationship turned sour when Robert wanted to have sex with Barbara. Even though Barbara was in love with Robert, Barbara did not want to be just another woman on Robert's bucket list. Therefore, Barbara insisted Robert marry her before having any sexual relationship. She did not like his response, so she refused to talk with Robert from then on.Ten years pass and Barbara reunites with Robert. After spending time and falling back in love with Robert, she informs Robert that he will marry her whether he wants to or not. Not only does Robert have to deal with Barbara, but other things also play a part in this fictional novel.Enjoy!

These are collections of original inspired poems from 1989, 1991 to 2020 which have been re-transcribed from pen and paper journals into a book from a writer who chooses not to copy other writers; but, to be inspired by where a creative mind takes him and sees images of a thousand words to paint a pictures on the printed pages of how he sees the world around him. Kai Johnson

Love letters to BreAnna--this is a book of how a mother communicates to her daughter who has autism through letters and stories.