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When a child says to a grandparent, "Tell me a story," and adds the idea "from your childhood," the grandparent is blessed and (only gently) cursed at the same time. Suddenly, the young years of life flash in the mind, and the question is, ""How can I tell him about that? Well, nothing is more endearing. The challenge is to tell the stories with honesty, humor, and a gentle revelation about life. The window opens in the child's mind, and the grandparent is more human, more real, more loving than ever before.So, when my grandson asked me to write down the "childhood" stories ¿ which I had told him sitting in the back seat of the car with him on little excursions around town ¿ "So, Mommy can read them to me when you're not here," I practically flew to the computer and started writing. These eight stories are the beginning of a series of children's short story books. The illustrations are mine as well, and though they are childlike, that is only because my skills at drawing stopped with cartooning sometime around the age of nine or ten. I hope these stories are fun to read to your grandchildren, and that they get you started on telling your stories too!

1944, Nazi GermanyThe war is in its final hours. Three high-ranking Nazi officers, using secret orders from the desk of Herman Goering, execute a plan to purloin a fortune in confiscated diamonds.Decades later, in a sleepy village near West Palm Beach, Florida, Moe Green, a retired octogenarian, seeks to determine the value of a German postage stamp he acquired during the war, given to him by a grateful young Holocaust survivor.But when the stamp's existence srufaces on the Internet, blood flows.The action moves rapidly from New York to Florida, London, Israel and France as Jake Green, the old man's son, is sucked into the vortex of an international scheme to locate the diamonds. Suddenly, Jake is tangling with an elusive and ruthless assassin, an ex-Nazi general whose real identity has long ago been erased, and a beautiful Israeli spy.

The stories in ANGELS OF HOPE open the minds and the heartsof readers, both young and old. Are there actually angels in ourmidst? If so, how do they come to be our very own Guardian Angels?Children can see them, grownups cannot. Why is that?ANGELS OF HOPE explains through these engaging stories theorigins of Angels, how Guardian Angels choose the baby they willguide and protect throughout the child's earthly lifetime, and encouragesyoung readers to think about Angels in their own personalway.Parents, the children in these stories, Zack, Mackenzie, Cayson,Mason and Sheldon, and Ty could be your child. They couldeven have been you as a child. The circumstances of their younglives might have been similar to yours or to those of your own child.There is an awareness in each of us that we cannot define. Thatawareness is Divine.

It's safe to believe in the American Dream ... isn't it? We live in a countrywhere we take quality education, careers, nice homes, and the wherewithal toraise a family for granted. We are well fed. We're warm. We keep up with the latest fashions. Our legal system provides swift justice and righteousness prevails. We solve problems, not create them! Right? We anticipate a safe and secure retirement where we hold hands with our life's partner during leisurely strolls on golden sands-waving palms overhead and perfectly sized waves breaking on the shore beneath a glowing sunset. Each evening we are submerged in the warmth of a life lived long and well, and the promise that tomorrow will be just like today.And then ... KA-POW! A giant wrecking ball tears in from stage right, smashing the palm trees, digging huge furrows in the perfect sand, and dumping the gently setting sun into a black sea of hissing steam. Darkness falls upon usand our world is turned upside down as family members appear from nowhere,seizing us, dragging us toward an unanticipated and unwanted future, penniless,powerless, confined in the clutches of "elder care."Unlikely? Think again. It happens every day all over America and it canhappen to you. Is your future reasonably well planned out; ensuring that whenyou reach retirement age you will live the independent life you envisioned? Doyou have a good lawyer who will help you navigate the uncharted waters of lifefor America's elderly-including proper care in case of illness or injury? Will your financial plans remain intact? Will you live as you hoped and planned for all those years with your family lovingly by your side?Granny Snatching is an insidious creeping menace from which no one issafe. What nearly happened to Ella Winter can happen to you. Your life, likehers, can suddenly be thrown into chaos and disorder. Will you knuckle underor will you learn from her fight, and like Ella Winter stand tall and strong in the face of adversity?

She could remember every detail. Every line, every flaw, every feature was burned into her memory forever. Whether it was the intricate design of the crochet blanket in the back of the rapist's truck, or the smile on her dead grandfather's face when he spoke to her at his own funeral, her vivid memory was just a small side effect of her increasing psychic skills. Nobody had a clue about what she was going through - not her mother, her siblings, not even her father (whom she adored). The only ones who seemed to understand were her animal companions, some 'beings' that floated around in her bedroom and those invisible strangers at school. She just knew things. She could read everyone's thoughts, and at times, it was just too much to handle. So she retreated into her fantasy world, walking through the fields, only to find - again, that she was not alone. Growing up with a foot in several dimensions was not easy, especially where her mother was concerned. Patricia was blamed for everything and never felt loved or appreciated. Considered the "freaky kid" at school, she stood up for herself by fighting and standing her ground. But, when she started hearing noises, having headaches, and receiving immediate answers to the questions in her head, she knew that something was happening - something frightening, yet beautiful and profound. From the angel who "took over her singing voice" at her solo concert, to the beings who took her on journeys across the Universe, to her enhanced perception of colours, sound and nature, slowly, over the years, she began to understand "why" she was so different.

Publishing a book is something like running a marathon with no water stops and no one cheering you on. The road is long, fraught with pitfalls and traps. This is not to say you are foolish to attempt literary immortality. Quite the contrary. There is always room in the marketplace for another good book. Your book reveals your voice. Your book is filled with your own blood, sweat and tears. Your questions are many.In these pages, you will find answers from publishers who appreciate their authors. From authors who followed their dream. From experts in publicity, the Internet, writing, editing and graphic design. Publisher Valerie Connelly's radio program CALLING ALL AUTHORS on Global Talk Radio is the source for the bountiful information in this book. Her background as an educator presents this knowledge so you can learn and apply it. This is your publishing guide-the book no one has written until now.

Hannah Sebastian and Peyton Staley are just ordinary people who get the extraordinary chance to experience life as it would have been, if they had made the other choice at that crucial moment in their youth. Meanwhile, Lawyer Lynn Hargrove and Detective Jin O'Riley must stop the killer and unravel the mystery that threaten to destroy Hannah and Peyton's lives forever. SIDETRACKS unveils the mystery of life as it could be and might have been --- for better or for worse.

With fantasy reminiscent of Stephen King and adventure as in a Sydney Sheldon mystery, Valerie Connelly's SACRED NIGHT pits the corruption of greed against the endurance of love and redemption."Conflicts and liaisons between intriguing human and otherworldly chracters all working their own competing agendas keeps the pace swift." --- Brandi Reissenweber, Editor and teacher.