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Francine Boyers, a bright and beautiful young West Virginian with a mining engineering degree and an MBA, is hired by Jim O’Hara, CEO of OHARA Mining in New York. As the CEO’s personal assistant, she proves to be unusually quick on her feet, deft at fending off wolfish men, and rises through the ranks to Vice President with astonishing speed, handling pollution issues with Congress, a protest at a mining conference in Paris, troubles with OHARA’s Caribbean gold and bauxite investments, and the rescue of miners in Sumatra. Her friend Nancy Smith sums up her preternatural talent for solving problems: “And you have that special gift of knowing what to do when nobody else does.” She helps the company battle the Environmental Protection Agency, whose invasive regulations kill the coal miners’ jobs and gets caught in the middle of an internecine tug of war within the company between the CEO and Ted Holler, his environmentalist nemesis on the board. She ultimately finds herself enmeshed in a corporate conspiracy, with the continued existence of the company–and her own reputation–on the line, facing trade issues with China. Will she save the company, and find happiness?

Am I SUPPOSED to be having Empress Theresa flashbacks?

Amelia’s past issues and personal time limits propel her into a relationship that alters her normal life at Westbrook University. Connor, her new potential boyfriend, triggers jealousy, rehashes old relationships, sparks new ones, and ignites a rage in others that will devastate her ordinary life. As she desperately tries to hold on to her pre-Connor life, she struggles to balance the new-found attention while trying to follow her heart. Something she realizes is complicated… very complicated – because her heart has no idea where it’s going.

Not unlike the plot as a whole.

The Gospel of Thomas revealed the secret teachings Jesus gave to his doubting disciple. The ancient historian Eusebius spoke of Thomas’ travels into the mysteries of occult lands. The Acts of Thomas told of his mission among the Hindus and Buddhists of India (and there are commemorative sites and Thomas Christians in India to prove it). What effects would Jesus’ most intimate teachings have on the disciple Thomas? And how would this skeptical Jew have responded to the occult religions in strange lands? Thomas’ secret teachings and mysterious travels are now brought vividly alive in the apocryphal story: The Book of Thomas the Doubter: Uncovering the Hidden Teachings.

For a novel, it goes to great lengths to footnote its bona fides.

The Temptation of Fate is a tale of naïve teenagers and ignorant young adults who tempt fate with their rebellious, value-deficient attitudes. These youngsters are never prepared to take responsibilities for their actions because they think the world owes them something. And they are inadvertently encouraged by parents who do not know the difference between parental love and negligence.

Also, get the hell off my lawn.

Thread and Other Stories is a multi-genre collection of short stories (single author) that includes science fiction, fantasy, urban fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, and espionage. There are seven stories in the collection.

Something for everyone, then.

Viking’s were brutal, that is what they were known for; marauders forged in the icy north. Yet, they weren’t always looters and thieves. They honored the gods, home, the land, community and friends. Magnus, son of Vargr, wanted to see the world more than anything else, but his dream collided with the ruthless sword of Charlemagne’s kingdom.

Also, they weren’t known for using apostrophes correctly.

Some say this book has a harry potter feeling, but it’s a completely novel story and unique magic world. The world is beautiful because it’s full with magic elements of seven types, each in a designated color – just like the rainbow code! That said, those colors could only be seen by some special eyes, such as Soarame’s!

Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they were called “magimals”. A well-known example is dragons, and we all know how strong they are. However, they are still not the most powerful kind of magimals, because each type of magic has a king kind – and never underestimate a magimal just because it looks cute and little!

Define “some.”

American suburbs are populated with mostly white and wealthy residents, white picket fences, and children preparing themselves for corporate positions at Ivy-league schools. Connecticut certainly fits this profile, as it is often cited as a state with the densest concentration of wealth in the USA. But labels or hashtags can be misleading, especially in an age when voices tend to congregate in separate choirs. If one takes the time to listen, there are interesting personalities who may miss the color in their own lives in pursuit of “something better.” Here, I have fused a series of short stories about fictional characters in a Connecticut town, liberally sprinkled with historical anecdotes of “locals who made good,” to illustrate how mundane situations can be elevated to the realm of common human experiences, if one appreciated life.

Most short story collections rely on demographic data as their hook, you know.