A dead girl. Missing gems. Buried treasures. Dayna reluctantly returns home. The strained relationship with her ill mother has always haunted her. Driven by her father's plea, Dayna delves into her mom's mysterious past. It leads her down a treacherous path - a chilling unsolved murder, religious fanatics, and a shocking discovery about her mom at sixteen. These fragments help to shed light on her mother’s battle with alcohol but they don’t explain who and why someone will do anything to cover up that past. Tanner, an undercover police officer, is walking the fine line between upholding the law and unraveling the truth, in his search for missing treasures. Fate brings Dayna and Tanner together in the unlikeliest of circumstances but soon reveals that their individual cases are very much connected. Together, they embark on a pulse-pounding adventure, dodging bullets, and racing against time. Can they identify the dead girl? And the killer? Before he succeeds again. Joan grew up in a Foster Home run by Mrs. Stephanos. Now, thirty-five years later, the bauble she played with as a child has arrived. And it is worth over a million dollars. She is one of the final foster sisters to receive her jewelry. But who is sending them out? And what is their end game? Lost Tears, Book 4 in The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series, delves into a sinister world where stolen gems and hidden agendas converge. Each book in the series has a standalone adventure but the story running in the background will keep you reading. Who is behind sending out the gems and what is their end game? An engaging thriller mystery with some interesting twists. Enjoy! The Twisted Deception Series should be read in order: Fostered Identity Shadowed Footsteps Exploited Innocence Lost Tears Last Betrayal "I loved every book in this series. Lost Tears to date is the best of them all…” Marie H “This is a very good book. I think this could be number one so far…” Silver

A story of a young Jewish girl's coming-of-age during the tragic years of the Holocaust.

This collection offers an intimate glimpse into a life weathered by adversity yet renewed by purpose. The candid verses inside reflect the mind and heart of a writer who has suffered yet chooses to share the lessons and hope gleaned along the way. With grit-edged honesty and tenderness, the poems mine the profound human experiences that forge us: love and loss, joy and grief. They chronicle the search for meaning amidst the hellish trials of life, while celebrating the saving graces of beauty, redemption, healing.

Life is unpredictable. When we least expect it, it can be changed forever. That moment came for author Benedetta Lino when her one-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the possible result of a serious adverse reaction to the DPT vaccination. Yet in the years to come, Benedetta refused to give up hope and refused to let her daughter experience anything less than true and unconditional love. Heartwarming, yet bittersweet, Tears of My Angel recounts the years of struggle, pain, love, and hope that the Lino family endured. Benedetta recounts the early years of her daughters life, of the numerous tests and hospital stays, until the diagnosis ?nally came in 1985. But from that moment on, things only became more di?cult. As Benedetta and her husband learned to care for their daughter in the comfort of their home, they found strength in each other and in the love they had for Laura. As the years passed, and the normal milestones of a childs life passed with-out being celebrated, the family instead celebrated the beauty of life, of Lauras courage, and of the power of love. Tears of My Angel inspires, educates, and encourages, but most of all, it rea?rms the ability of hope and love to sustain us through our darkest days.

A Mother's Tears for a Missing Son is a first hand account of my personal journey when my son mysteriously disappears in remote Alaska wilderness. It describes the adventures of a free spirited young man who lived on the edge of life and whose choices brought him and his family to an unforeseen outcome of bizarre twists and turns. The expansiveness of the environment offers a setting where the unexpected can happen at a moment's notice. A Mother's Tears for a Missing Son is a story of hope, faith, and trust, with a determination to never give up. I struggled to maintain endurance and courage, through an intense time of grief. As the story unravels, I realized the many opportunities for growth as I navigated my way through a devastating experience with resilience and came to understand the need to fully embrace and process the grief – while enduring personal tragedy. Ultimately, a sense of peace predominates.

"One woman's journey through heartbreak and loss to courage and resolve as she searches for the truth about a missing child"--Flap of front cover.

300 Tears is a collection of poems about my life from 2005 thru 2011. These poems are dedicated to a special person and my inner circle of my closest friends. There is about 15 or so poems that are dedicated to my father, Harold F. Hoppe, Jr. who passed February 21,2011. These poems are about my relationship with my father. I deeply miss him. All 300 poems are tears of happiness, anger, moments, and times that I shed tears for each moment of my life. These poems will show my emotions and feelings of life. You will be reading my moments and memories of my life's Journey.