THE LEGEND IS BORN by GERALD R. KNIGHT

This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wōtto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Ḷainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has sailed her fleet of proas into the open ocean to save them from certain destruction.
Helkena, having barely survived the storm, must now travel to Naṃdik, a wet atoll in the southern rain belt of the Rālik Chain. As Ḷainjin’s surrogate mother, she will sail with the infant by outrigger canoe in the company of his maternal grandfathers. These kind men had recently helped the Wōtto Islanders overcome the terrible drought that typically follows a typhoon. With the trade-wind season approaching, it’s soon time to complete their voyage. The grandfathers begin teaching Helkena the traditional navigational arts along the way.
Her goal is to get her tattoos on Naṃdik and, in time, to find a man there to take home to Wōtto. But will she entice a man from the lush south to her barren desert island?

Far from being a simple story, this colorful, romantic tale presents a surprising background to the lovemaking culture of the Marshall Islands. It also reveals the early years of young Ḷainjin, the hero of the Legends of Ḷainjin historical literary fiction series .

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Gerald was only 19 when he entered the Peace Corps after two years as a literature student at Albion College. After graduation there he returned to the Marshall Islands with a love for literature and an interest in transcribing the stories he had heard in previous years. He taught for a year and worked as a commercial fisherman for two, honing his knowledge of the language and culture. Then he went for an uninterrupted four year stay on remote Rongelap Atoll to study with the renown traditional navigators and storytellers there. In 1979 he attended a one-year apprentice program at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu to prepare as Director of the Alele Museum and National Archive of the Marshall Islands. He held that position for ten years culminating in a two-year collaboration with the Field Museum of Natural History on their permeant “Traveling the Pacific” exhibit that features a donated traditional outrigger canoe.
In 1999 Gerald graduated from the University of Illinois with master’s degrees in business administration and accounting. He currently heads a thriving CPA tax practice in Palos Hill, IL. He has completed the Chicago – Mackinac Island race five times and been a member of the Columbia Yacht Club since 2005.

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Marley is real. Today, she has a career and a family, just like everyone else. You likely talked to her at the grocery store, passed her by on the street, or sat next to her on a bench. You would not know it, but Marley should not be alive.

It was a harrowing struggle for Marley to become normal. Her past includes severe loss, addiction, and pain. Left to fend for herself or become insane like her family, Marley pushes forward. This book is based on how she got to where she is now.

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Marley has a full life and a full heart. She lives in the picturesque Montana state. She leads a normal life with a husband, career, and family. Marley's passion to educate the public about the effects of dysfunctional family systems continues today. She widely advocates for those with addictions and mental health issues. The best part of Marley's life is watching her children grow up without the hideousness of her past.

Marley grew up in Portland, Oregon. She moved to Arizona when she was 21 years-old. She never wanted to see green again. Turns out, she missed it. 20 years in the desert, she finally returned home.

Her stories take place between these states. Her ties to the rainforest and desert run deep. An avid outdoorer, Marley can be found outside most times. When she is not fishing, she hikes, bikes, and walks. Marley spends most her time with her family outside of work. Like herself, Marley's daughters continue her personality of fierce independence. Only, this time, they are lovingly guided.

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Shrouded in mystery, myths and legends, the Elders ruled the vampire society from the shadows since the dawn of time. When Alfred Zeidan became Fortier, they were not happy.

Now, Alfred takes on the ultimate challenge: dethrone the Elders. The problem? The only known fact about them is that whoever goes against one, doesn’t return.

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Will Alfred be able to put an end to their rule? Or will he succumb as those before him?

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M.G. Darwish is an award winning author who writes dark, twisted and action-packed fiction. He tries his best not to base his characters on anyone he knows in real life to avoid that extra weird conversation about how they were brutalized and killed in the book. Oh and he's terrified of a penguin uprising more than ghosts and demons.