A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Until the Storm Passes reveals how Brazil's 1964–1985 military dictatorship contributed to its own demise by alienating the civilian political elites who initially helped bring it to power. Based on exhaustive research conducted in nearly twenty archives in five countries, as well as on oral histories with surviving politicians from the period, this book tells the surprising story of how the alternatingly self-interested and heroic resistance of the political class contributed decisively to Brazil's democratization. As they gradually turned against military rule, politicians began to embrace a political role for the masses that most of them would never have accepted in 1964, thus setting the stage for the breathtaking expansion of democracy that Brazil enjoyed over the next three decades.

"Mommy! Wake up!" a little girl screams. But the woman on the beach lies cold and wet and still. Evie Parker is plagued by a recurring nightmare from her childhood who is the woman in her dream? What does it mean? A deathbed confession compels Evie to leave her home in Rhode Island and travel to the Territory of Alaska, where she struggles to unravel a past shrouded in mystery. Can she come through storms, both physical and emotional, to open her heart to true love? Author AnnaLee Conti's gripping story explores the power of secrets, love, and forgiveness.

Miserable at home, Holland Gibson yearns for something better. But just when he thinks the situation is hopeless, three new friends appear on the horizon. Misery transforms into happiness, and while Holland is leery of his good fortune, he revels in his newfound joy until tragedy threatens to send him to the bottom again. Will he survive the latest blow and rise above it, or submit to the problem-ridden life he seems destined to live?

On a summer night, in a forgotten town, a storm is brewing... It was supposed to be a quick stop for a bite to eat, on their journey to a new life. But when Sisters Jordan, Lilly and their older brother Owen, arrive in the town of Barnsford, they soon find themselves at the mercy of malevolent forces beyond their understanding. Trapped in the town by a fierce storm, and with nowhere to run, the siblings are not just fighting for their lives; they are fighting for their souls as well!

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