About Sex Crimes: Then and Now by Alice Vachss

If you think “rape culture” is a myth, or that “false allegations” are rampant, or that “she deserved it” is anything other than hate speech, don’t read this book. It is only for people with a good heart and an open mind. Subtitled: “My Years on the Front Lines Prosecuting Rapists and Confronting their Collaborators” Sex Crimes: Then and Now is a two-volume riveting autobiography of one of the nation’s leading and most controversial prosecutors.

Here’s what a scattering of reviewers said:
“Nobody knows rapists better than Alice Vachss. With this book she has scored a knockout.”
“Read this book: you will never forget it.”
“Gritty, real, heartbreaking and for me anyway, inspiring.”
“Unless you have actually been there, you can’t consider yourself an informed person without reading Sex Crimes by Alice Vachss.”
“This book hooked me from the first page on. I am grateful that there are such warriors in the world.”
“If you think you know how the criminal justice system works for prosecuting rape and other sexual abuse crimes from news reports and TV shows … you don’t. This important work by Alice Vachss will set you straight.”
“Alice Vachss has the experience, and the battle-tested credentials to be the only person who could write this book from the insider’s point of view.”
“This should be required reading for every school in America. A beautiful portrayal of the challenges facing sex crimes prosecutors and the honor of the law in a time when lawyers are poorly valued.”

Synopsis: After being fired from her post as Chief of the Special Victims Unit for refusing to “go along to get along,” Alice Vachss published the incendiary Sex Crimes, described as “a stark, passionate closing argument in [her] broader case against the criminal justice system” by the NY Times, which named it as a Notable Book of the Year. Nick (Goodfellas) Pileggi called it “the single best book about prosecuting sex crimes in America, period.” Now, twenty years later, Alice Vachss becomes Special Prosecutor for Sex Crimes in a new environment … on the opposite coast, in a small rural community. And asks the critical question: What has changed? Sex Crimes: Then and Now shreds the myths about sex crime prosecution in America, revealing that the passage of time and a different locale are mere window dressing for horrors America has yet to face. For those who want something more than press releases and Trash-TV “coverage,” this no-compromises e-book offers the brutal truth.

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From “The Rapists’ Enemy, The Guardian, June 1, 2007: “Alice Vachss was once described by a judge as “a woman who drinks blood for breakfast”, but with her soft voice, small frame, and infectious laugh she initially seems anything but. It’s only when she starts talking about putting rapists behind bars that the description begins to make sense.
Once one of America’s most successful sex crime prosecutors, Vachss is in the UK this week, hoping to pass on her expertise to our criminal justice system. We certainly need it. With an estimated 47,000 rapes here each year, convictions running at a pathetic 5.6%, and much media coverage skewed towards anomalous stories of women who “cry rape”, her visit could not be more timely.”
Admitted as an attorney in New York in 1975, Alice Vachss was one of the first women criminal trial lawyers of her era. From the rough-and-tumble of Manhattan’s Night Court, to the gallery at the Old Bailey, in New York City as a sex crimes prosecutor and as a special victims bureau chief, as an educator and trainer at podiums, on paper, in classrooms and courtrooms, and in the Pacific Northwest as a special prosecutor, she has spent the past 41 years fighting for what she believes in.
Already famous in New York for convicting notorious rapists, Alice Vachss rose to prominence as the Chief of the Special Victims Bureau of the Queens (NYC) District Attorney’s Office. During her tenure, she tried more than 100 felony cases to verdict, including rape, child sexual assault, elder abuse, domestic violence, cult abuse, and homicide. Under her leadership, the Special Victims Bureau innovated new approaches and techniques in sex-crimes prosecution which ranged from trail-blazing the use of DNA evidence in New York courts, to firing the first shots in the still-current battle to modernize statutes of limitations for sexual assault. As author of Sex Crimes (Random House, 1993), she coined the term “collaborator” to describe those within the criminal-justice system who provide aid and comfort to perpetrators. Publication of that book provided the platform for the work to come: from the revolution in campus sexual assault response to authoring articles such as “All Rape Is Real Rape” (New York Times Op-Ed). Sex Crimes Now finds Alice Vachss, still the same, back in the trenches insisting to a jury: “I don’t have to prove motive. The motive for rape is rape.” She takes on a system hell-bent on freeing a monster, culminating in the true crime drama of her final trial as special prosecutor for sex crimes in a county of 50,000 people confronted with enormous villainy.

About Monsterland by Michael Okon

Welcome to Monsterland—the scariest place on Earth.

Wyatt Baldwin’s senior year is not going well. His parents divorce, then his dad mysteriously dies. He’s not exactly comfortable with his new stepfather, Carter White, either. An ongoing debate with his best friends Melvin and Howard Drucker over which monster is superior has gotten stale. He’d much rather spend his days with beautiful and popular Jade. However, she’s dating the brash high-school quarterback Nolan, and Wyatt thinks he doesn’t stand a chance.

But everything changes when Wyatt and his friends are invited to attend the grand opening of Monsterland, a groundbreaking theme park where guests can interact with vampires in Vampire Village, be chased by werewolves on the River Run, and walk among the dead in Zombieville.

With real werewolves, vampires and zombies as the main attractions, what could possibly go wrong?

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Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling is his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of entertaining people through unforgettable characters.

Michael is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker for self-help books. He lives on the North Shore of Long Island with his wife and children.

About Reaper’s Run

When US Marine Sergeant Jill Repeth’s blown-off legs begin to regenerate, it’s a medical miracle. But the breakthrough that heals her injuries is exactly what the government wants to quash – by any means necessary. Hunted, she must cross an America wracked by strife to find the inhuman secret of what started it all.

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David VanDyke is a Hugo Award and Dragon Award finalist and bestselling author of the Plague Wars, Stellar Conquest, and Galactic Liberation sci-fi adventure series, which have sold more than 300,000 copies to date. He is co-author of BV Larson’s million-selling Star Force Series, Books 10, 11 and 12. He’s a retired U.S. military officer, veteran of two branches of the armed forces, and has served in several combat zones. He lives with his wife and dogs near Tucson, Arizona.

About Eyes in the Dark by Rowena Dawn

She looks for peace of mind. He looks for revenge. They both get what they want but with a twist.
Diane’s an artist and a city girl. She inherits her aunt’s ranch house and land and moves there in a journey to rediscover herself. But first, she discovers her inheritance comes with strings attached and people are willing to kill over it.
Adam, former soldier and mercenary, wants to revenge his brother’s death. Diane is only means to achieve his purpose. Or that’s what he thinks. When things get bad – and they do, Adam finds out that some people just sneak into one’s soul and haunt them for eternity.
Eyes in the Dark is the stand-alone second book in the Perfect Halves Series. Another tough guy hits the ground. If you like suspense and romance, then this is the book for you. Strong characters and suspense are waiting to fill in your afternoons.

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Rowena Dawn enjoys writing and baking – these two go very well hand in hand, and she enjoys spending time with her dog – or at least most of the time, as he is a hellion.

About Hidden in the Dark by Alyson Larrabee

Lock the door and set the alarm, but it won’t help. Because nothing can stop Gabriel.
A dark force lurks in his cold heart. He stalks young women, drags them off to a secret hiding place, and viciously ends their lives.
He’s brilliant, invisible, and his current obsession is Eastfield High School’s golden girl, Harper Flagg.
Sixteen years ago he murdered her mother and now he’s come back for her.
Harper’s smart and fearless. But can anyone ever be ready for Gabriel?

Hidden in the Dark is a complex psychological thriller about obsession, voyeurism and serial murder. Imagine Norman Bates leaving the Bates Motel and establishing himself as an ordinary suburban neighbor-type guy. Give him a pair of binoculars, an ingenious plan and a giant bank account. Then pit him up against a young girl with an unusual set of skills and watch what happens.

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Alyson Larrabee is the author of three novels: Enter If You Dare, Her Evil Ways, and Kindle Scout winner Hidden in the Dark, Amazon’s number one new release for Young Adult detective ebooks in August, 2017. She’s a graduate of Emerson College and Bridgewater State University, and a recently retired English teacher. Retirement has provided Alyson with more time for her favorite pursuits: taking long walks in nearby Borderland State Park, sipping cups of Earl Grey tea on quiet afternoons and writing creepy books about violent death.

About Call Me Daddy

Cass Adams comes from a long line of crazy, and she fears passing that on to her unborn child. Also, she’s run over Roland and Clay’s surprise half brother Britt, landing him in the hospital. With her inner demons coming out to haunt her, she doesn’t know if she should keep the baby.

Clay Adams has his own decisions to make. His half brother shows up to tell him their father, Freddy, is still alive but needs a liver transplant. When Freddy blew out of town thirty-five years ago, secrets were buried. But it’s time for them to be dug up, because only then can Clay hope to lay the past to rest.

Call Me Daddy is a story of family, the secrets they keep, and to what lengths someone would go to protect them.

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I want readers to take something away from my books and short stories: something memorable, whether it be an interesting protagonist, an emotion or a moment in time. Depending on what characters decide to sit beside me on a particular day, I may write historical fiction or quirky, dark humor. My interests are as diverse as my writing. I am at home fishing on a river, riding horses in the mountains, reading on a beach, hiking through the desert or playing pirate with my friends.

I don’t believe in growing old and I refuse to grow up.

Kelly Stone Gamble is an Instructor for Southeast Oklahoma State University and alternates between Henderson, NV and Idabel, OK. lives in Idabel, Oklahoma.

About Family Disaster Dogs by Amber Higgins

What is a Family Disaster Dog? It is Your Dog trained to Find and Rescue You!

The Family Disaster Dog Book shows you how easy a pet dog of any age, size or breed can be your very own Search and Rescue Dog!

Any size dog from the little Chihuahua to the Great Dane can help its owner survive..and they find you every day already when they want to play or eat so why not learn what else they can do to help you !

One of our biggest fears and chores during a disaster is losing or finding a loved one and every dog has the ability to find its family members or friends. We, as dog owners, only need to learn how to use the natural ability of the dog to the full advantage during emergencies.

The Family Disaster Dogs book is full of short easy to do at-home lessons that are fun games for the whole family to learn how-to:
Ask any dog to find family members and friends who are lost or missing !
Learn how your dog can be a messenger dog !
How any size dog can carry extra supplies if you have to evacuate.
Learn how to pack and use a Dog Bug-out Bag with 3 days of survival supplies for you and your dog.
Teach your dog to alert you to danger and warning sirens.
If you are trapped in an earthquake,your dog can find you, dig you out or bring you first aid until rescuers arrive !
Send your dog for help or to your partner or child on command, it’s easy to do with this book.

Learn K9 CPR, how to prepare for disasters and shelter-in-place as a family and much more !

Teach the whole family how to use the family dog as their own search and rescue dog in tornado, floods, earthquakes and to find lost loved ones !

Don’t have a dog then this book is a great gift for a friend or neighbor who have a dog and they can come to your rescue too !

Use this book to form a neighborhood Family Disaster Dog group at church or clubs to help neighbors until emergency response arrives !

The print version is small to fit in emergency backpacks. This Ebook edition is 155 device pages for easy storage on devices to carry with you in emergencies.

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Print copies are available via contacting the author on social media or the Family Disaster Dogs web site. $10.00

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These fun and easy lessons are tailored for the family to learn rescue skills in the comfort of the home during daily activities by former Search Dog Instructor Amber S. Higgins who spent over a decade breeding and training AKC Bloodhounds for nationwide Search and Rescue FEMA volunteer work along with German Shepherd Dogs. She is a retired professional master show and pet groomer, obedience trainer , kennel and pet business owner who always loved to write.

Amber is the author of A Squirrel Planted an Acorn and Three Decades of Dogs plus several 100 online posts and offline work as well. More books are in the works. Enjoy!

About How to heal from low self-esteem.Stand on your true identity

Are you looking to be free from the pain of doubt,worry and feelings of worthlessness?You have come to the right place.This book contains truth based on God’s Word.This book will change your life!Apart from the Lord,our Creator,no one else will be able to put your broken pieces together.Looking for your value in all the wrong places will only lead to further disappointments and hopelessness.Break free from all your negative emotions.The Lord can set you free- and those that He sets free are free indeed.

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Ces lives in Manila, Philippines. She loves to write for the Lord.It is her life mission to proclaim God’s love through her writings. Her message is about being unwaveringly grounded in God’s love. She is a firm believer that anyone can be healed from the captivity of emotional wounds that hinders us from living a peaceful and joyful life.
She is currently organizing a fund raising activity to conduct a feeding program and gift giving activity to less privileged children in Llano, Caloocan on December 15, 2017. Your purchase of this e-book will help her fund this program.
Ces would love to hear how this work has helped you in your quest for healing. You may send her an email at adorzaces@gmail.com .

About San Diego

Enjoy the best of San Diego with the most up to date information.

What if you could plan the best vacation possible to San Diego? What if you could have an incredible vacation in San Diego with a few simple steps? Imagine waking up in San Diego with the best guide possible to enjoy the best Food, Beaches, and Locations while on Vacation.

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“Quick and inexpensive reads for self-improvement, a healthier lifestyle, and book publishing”

Eight time Amazon bestselling author, Paul Brodie believes that books should be inexpensive, straightforward, direct, and not have a bunch of fluff.

Each of his books were created to solve problems including living a healthy lifestyle, increasing motivation, improving positive thinking, traveling to amazing destinations, and helping authors publish and market their books.

What makes Paul’s books different is his ability to explain complex ideas and strategies in a simple, accessible way that you can implement immediately.

Paul is lifelong learner and educator and earned an M.A. in Teaching from Louisiana College and B.B.A. in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington.

In his spare time he loves to read and write books, travel (especially to Maui and Las Vegas), and is an avid sports fan.

He resides in Arlington, TX and can be reached at Brodie@BrodieConsultingGroup.com and www.BrodieEDU.com for speaking, coaching, and consulting opportunities.

About Planted Flowers Bible Study Workbook

The Planted Flowers Bible Study Workbook is based on the Christian suspense series Planted Flowers. Planted Flowers follows six women as they join a Bible study together, renew their relationship with God, face danger, and meet the men of their dreams.

During the six month Bible study, they pray together, discover their mission, purpose, and learn to tell their story and their walk with God. You can follow a path with them through the love of God, suffering in this world, prayer, the armor of God, and the strongholds we face in this world.

The Bible study workbook:

– For participants and leaders following a path through the love of God.
– Learn your purpose.
– Find your strengths.
– Gain a support group you trust!

Planted Flowers Bible Study Workbook is supported by the the PlantedFlowersseries.com website including a free membership featuring extra stories of the Planted Flowers world, a forum for online discussion, and downloadable PDFs as study resources. Bonuses in addition to the Workbook are available.

Download your free copy September 30th through October 4th! 99 cents until October 10th!

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Anna K Payne loves a mystery. Her favorite movies include one-liners and things that explode. Her relationship with her Savior is her number one priority and her family come second.

But her passion and vision is to inspire hope, encourage others, love richly, and listen well through the strength of Jesus Christ. She seeks to inspire and encourage through her devotionals and cozy mysteries as well as aiding her family of writers publish their own books.

Anna likes to study the art of writing, learning to edit her own work, and exploring the creation of an author platform. When she isn’t at the computer writing or editing she is discussing plots with any one of her children – including her talented son-in-law. She has been discovered asking the advice of her cats. “They have good ideas.” she says. The world around her offers a variety of sinister plots even if it is just someone waiting for the bus.

About The Descent To Madness by Gareth K Pengelly

A mortal man, humdrum, ordinary, down on his luck. Snatched by dark forces beyond his ken to a far off world where elemental magic is real and danger lurks around every corner. This epic novel tells the fantastic and often brutal story of Graeme Stone and his journey of self-discovery, as he learns that he is, in fact, not ordinary at all; but rather a wielder of limitless potential, be that for good or evil.

Strap yourself in and witness the birth of a god from the beginning as Stone finds friends, allies and enemies too, in this thrilling and visceral tale of barbarian slavers, elemental shamans and ultimate destiny.

The Descent to Madness is free on Sunday the 1st of October!

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A self-confessed nerd of the highest order, Gareth, when not playing video games, painting Warhammer, or working on his latest novel, can often be found blitzing about the British countryside on a clapped-out Kawasaki sport bike. It is said that he runs and lifts weights, because if he can’t be tall then he can at least be in good shape. And rumour has it he once came eighth in the British Pipe Smoking Championships…

About The Fall to Power by Gareth K Pengelly

Book Two in the epic and brutal Graeme Stone Saga. Following on from the thrilling first installment, The Fall to Power fast-forwards a hundred years to find our hero now turned terrifying villain. Fuelled by his rage and sense of loss, Stone has now opened himself up to the very dark powers that dragged him screaming from the Earth to a land of magic, violence and desperate struggle. Swollen with unnatural might, he rules with an iron-fist as the God-King Invictus, a specimen of human perfection; charismatic, immortal and taking for himself every pleasure at whim.

But despite the ease with which power has come to him, he can’t shake the cloying feeling that he is no longer in control of his own destiny. Luckily for him, heroes abound, struggling against his tyrannical rule and fighting a desperate battle to reach him, to restore his true mind and the memories of the man he once was. Because Graeme Stone is more than a man, he’s a weapon, and whichever side wields him will change the universe forever, for better or for horrifically, terrifyingly worse…

The Fall to Power is FREE on Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of October.

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A self-confessed nerd of the highest order, Gareth, when not playing video games, painting Warhammer, or working on his latest novel, can often be found blitzing about the British countryside on a clapped-out Kawasaki sport bike. It is said that he runs and lifts weights, because if he can’t be tall then he can at least be in good shape. And rumour has it he once came eighth in the British Pipe Smoking Championships…

About Jean Angel

Fifteen year old Jean was born in Zeasia but brought up in Kala Nagari, which is across the other end of the river. The reason for he not being raised in the kingdom where he was born is the fact that he was born out of an extramarital affair of Queen Tara with Shyam, who receives a tortured death as the king returns from his travelling. The Queen then decides to run away as the king begins to harass her for what she had done. She reaches Kala Nagari, where she lives with Radha who earns her living through providing service to the travellers. There, lives another traveller named Jean, raised as Radha’s son! Unaware of his origins, Jean struggles through school & becomes a misfit immediately as he goes through strange dreams & hallucinations of a person that he calls Angel. He stops going to school, soon enough, & takes all his training from Angel that includes physical training & controlling his emotions through meditation. The hallucination can be due to his excessive reading he does for understanding his personality, but he is too young to realize that. He carries a birth scar of ‘J’ on his chest that he is supposed to hide from others since it might look strange to the others. While the scar, is why he receives the name ‘Jean’ meaning the God is gracious. At Zeasia, King Robert continues to kill those suffering with mental illness since he believes in a prophecy that his kingdom will be finished by ‘someone who could see things that others cannot!’ Clearly, Jean qualifies as one such person. Will he bring the mighty king down fulfilling the prophecy?

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Atul Mohite was born in Kolhapur and currently resides there as a writer, living his childhood memories of freedom and joy. This is his third book after Lucid Dream and Lucid Dream- the journey resumes published in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Apart from writing, he is also passionate about lawn tennis, chess and music.

About Life Rocks On by Laura Pinto

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***Mature Content***

Three men. Two women. New York City in the Sixties was a place and time when rock music ruled the airwaves and the souls of teenagers forging rebellious paths diverging from those of their conformist parents. Inside of a decade, life in the civilized world had undergone a paradigm shift, evolving from a single-course meal into a veritable buffet … and the choices were endless.

Take four great-looking, talented performers and one gorgeous, brutally ambitious entertainment magazine editor; mix with childhood poverty, dysfunctional families, abusive lovers, a sociopathic impresario, and a cruelly vengeful spouse; season with money, playthings, sex and drugs; heat to boiling, stirring constantly; serve hot. That’s the recipe for a wild, multicolored, and alternately joyous and heart-wrenching trip through the 1960s and ’70s and beyond, with rock & roll music providing the soundtrack.

Life Rocks On is a no-holds-barred look into the lives of five young people coming into their own during the turbulent ’60s and ’70s—young people who are seeking happiness and success in the fishbowl of fame, clawing their way to the summit (sometimes ruthlessly) and, through it all, facing not only the challenges unique to their line of work but also the same ones that all mortals face on a daily basis: They escape from dysfunctional households, contend with people in power, deal with the disappointment of rejection and unrequited love, suffer abuse from those who are supposed to have only their best interests at heart, battle illnesses and addiction, and lose friends and family members. Yet the human spirit keeps them going, keeps them wishing, dreaming, breathing … and being.

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Born and raised in New Jersey, I’m a baby boomer currently living in Florida. I’m a huge fan of the music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and my books, websites, blogs, and social-network postings reflect this passion of mine. If you love oldies music, chances are you’ve visited at least one of my websites; my sites include Oldies Connection (www.oldiesconnection.com), which contains a wealth of info on, and literally thousands of links for, our favorite singers and groups from the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll; official sites for The Dixie Cups and Robin McNamara; and fan sites for Ron Dante of The Archies, Andy Kim, Joey Dee, Neil Sedaka, and legendary Brill Building composer/producer Jeff Barry.

In addition to writing, other passions of mine include reading and photography. I’ve never taken a photography class, and I’m not a professional in any sense of the word, but if you follow me on Instagram (@oldiesconnection) you can expect to see lots of sunrise/sunset photos, as well as a few concert shots. Oh, and the occasional food pic, too, since I love to eat almost as much as I love writing, reading, and photography!