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BOOK 5 OF KELLY CHANCE SERIES CONTINUES WITH A NEW MISSION IN THE DESERT OF AFGHANISTAN. KELLY CHANCE GOES FROM TUXEDO TO BEARD AND CAFTAN AS A FREELANCE ARMS DEALER AND SECRET AGENT NAMED, 'LA SOMBRE'---THE SHADOW. HE HAS A DESERT WAR TO SETTLE AND LOTS OF NEW ENEMIES. MAJOR BUCKS IS BANKROLLING TERRORISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST. OTHER NEMISES INCLUDE THE BLOND BOMBER, HUMMER-PART MAN-ART MACHINE, HARRY LEGGS-THE GIANT KILLER, RACHET-THE ROBOTIC SOLDIER. THE BATTLE TAKES PLACE AT TORA BORA IN THE SIKIRAH FORTRESS. THERE A NEW ENEMY ARISES WHO WANTS TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF OIL AND OPIUM. KELLY'S SIDEKICKS RETURN, AS LINDA LOU, JIMBO AZIZ THE PRINCE, AND DESTINY. THE MEN BATTLE. THE WOMEN CAT FIGHT. THE WOMEN ARE FAST AND FURIOUS! ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL! ALL ARE DANGEROUS! KELLY LIKES HIS WOMEN BRIGHT AND HIS JEWELS SHINING! HIS SEARCH FOR THE RED HEART DIAMOND CONTINUES. WILL HE BREAK THE CURSE? WHICH WOMAN WILL WIN HIS HEART? WHICH SPY, THIEF OR OTHER FRIEND WILL BE THE TRAITOR

Navigating the contemporary spiritual maze is a challenge. This book will help readers: • Think clearly about Christian spirituality • Understand its basic dynamics, and • Utilize classic and contemporary resources with discernment Join Glen on his sabbatical pilgrimages to Iona Abbey in Scotland, spiritually significant sites in Italy and Turkey, and renewal centers in North America. Listen as he provides brief profiles of memorable people and places from the rich history of Christian spirituality. Consider his rediscovery that Christian spirituality is about living all of life before God in the transforming and empowering presence of his Spirit. This biblically informed book traces the contours of such an encompassing spirituality. It offers a simple yet comprehensive model with three dimensions: • A relational dimension (Christ with us) • A transformational dimension (Christ in us), and • A vocational dimension (Christ through us) It is not meant to replace any of the devotional classics or a single one of the many helpful contemporary treatments of Christian spirituality. It is a companion volume to the rest—a modest-sized but reliable guide to the whole field.

The Little Guide to Getting Your Book Published takes prospective authors from idea to draft manuscript to published book in a step-by-step process. The book advises writers on creating a book proposal and then how to find a publisher or agent. Whether a trade non-fiction work, monograph, or textbook, the book is guaranteed to motivate and inspire you to get started on the road to publishing today. Written by a book professional with 30 years of experience on hundreds of publishing projects, The Little Guide will help you decide which route is right for you: a big publisher or self-publishing. It discusses the secrets on what you need to know when signing a contract, creating a winning title, and how to find the time to do it all. It includes valuable listings of publishing resources and suggested readings you will want to have at your fingertips. The Little Guide answers all of the beginner’s questions in a direct and useful fashion. The book can be read all the way through or serve as a spot reference guide as authors wind their way through the process. The book is divided into 32 short, focused chapters. Sections include: “Getting Started,” “Writing Your Manuscript,” Selecting a Book Publishing Model,” “Getting Published,” and “What is an Author Promotional Platform and Why it Matters?”

Secrets in the Desert is a story within a story. The story teller, Dr. Fred Hanesworthy, is a professor of anthropology, who lives a simple, ordinary life teaching at a Midwestern university, until he crosses paths with a fellow instructor who has just returned from a journey of a lifetime. Dr. Devon Livingston, an archaeologist, agrees to share the events of the last year of her life with him in hopes that he might help her write down the transcontinental adventure she has lived. Together they begin to understand that she is on a quest to find and share a secret within, a secret as old as the desert sands. This is a morality tale, full of adventure, wrapped in a love story.