The setting is New England in the sixties. Life was different then. This story revolves around one family, especially the woman everyone called Grandma. She was a wonderful and multitalented lady. She always had the right answers. This is the author's story, but it is Grandma's story too. He asked her once if a movie director career had merit. She advised him to write a unique book first and remarked, "Surely with over seventeen years of formal education, you can write an interesting story." The author responded that most of his knowledge involves guns, reloading bullets, and ballistics. But write a book he did.

When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many curious and unexpected situations she's found herself in throughout her life, from her brief career as a six-year-old wrestler to her Brady Bunch-style family (minus the housekeeper and the familial harmony) to her ill-fated twenty-something job at the School of Rock in Los Angeles. As a way to bring order to chaos and in search of a more meaningful lifestyle, she finds herself more and more at home in the kitchen, where she begins to learn that even if the results of her culinary efforts fall well short of the standard set by glossy food magazines, they can still bring satisfaction (and sustenance) to her and her family and friends. Full of hilarious observations about food, family, unemployment, romance, and the extremes of modern L.A., and featuring recipes as basic as Toasted Cheerios and as advanced as gâteau de crêpes, Bon Appétit is sure to resonate with anyone who has tried and failed, and been all the better for it.

After the murder of her husband by enemies of her uncle’s coven, Tiffany Stephens wants a normal life for her five-year-old daughter. But little Ellie’s blood holds the key to the vampires’ salvation or their destruction, and there are those who will stop at nothing to obtain the child. Jake Wong will do anything to protect his best friend’s daughter, but can he convince Max’s widow second chances are the best thing for both of them as well as Ellie?

Married? Ok, she did, but what does it mean to be framed? She was at the end of her rope! He had to save up enough money to divorce this man who lacked elegance! Since then, her life had been a mess, especially when she met the man who had ruined her innocence and wanted to humiliate her with money. Domineering, unreasonable, threatening, these things were unbearable. When he used them on her, there was nowhere for her to escape. She could only compromise and be eaten alive. Was it really the enemy's fault? Or was it predestined?

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Diamond in the Rough is a story of a young man's journey through a traumatic childhood, having to take on the responsibility of caring for his family by whatever means necessary. As a young child at the age of four, characterize life story by the age of fourteen placed in juvenile hold over detention for three years until he reached the adult age of seventeen, where he was officially an adult who served thirteen years out of a twenty-five-year prison sentence. It is raw gritty but truthful from an individual point of view. There are moments you will laugh and cry.

ABOUT THE STORY (In Brief): The book is a children's story about a 12-year-old girl named Xenactra Didexe who finds a diary note and constellation map left by her missing father. She decides to travel to a different planet called 85 PEGASI A with her younger brother using a wormhole located in her father's abandoned house. There, they discover a hidden temple guarded by the goddess Gaia and gain access to a time travel spacecraft. With the help of goddess Gaia and the god Uranus, they find and plans to get back their parents who are the King and Queen of 85 PEGASI A. MOTO OF THIS BOOK (In Brief): "Teaches the ONENESS & shows RESPECT of the world RELIGION & CULTURES...!" "The story teaches the valuable lesson that one can achieve what they set their mind to...!" It is a perfect read for children who love adventure, science fiction, and learning about different planets and star systems. The book is filled with engaging characters, beautiful settings, and lots of excitement, twists, and turns that make it a mind-blowing and intriguing read. "This book and the story were purposely designed for a reason, It recommends that parents are supposed to read this story to their children as a bedtime story every night before they go to bed. Hope this will increase the quality of time between the parents and their children in a mechanical world. Also, believe this will be a happening book that helps build love and understanding between both parents and children. So that's the way this book is intentionally and carefully crafted...!"