About Hope When it Hurts: The Scars that Shape Us

Hope for the Moment is a collection of what we’re calling Devotional Stories, real stories by real people about a real God. There are some heavy moments, but in every story, hope is found and God is glorified. These serve to remind of God’s faithfulness and goodness.
While most of the Christian writers in this collection are women, it can serve to encourage anyone of any age. Writers from around the world have contributed to this collaboration. We celebrate the international feel and have retained author styles.
May the real stories from these real people reflect the real God and add HOPE to your season. There is hope, a living hope in Jesus, one that does not disappoint.

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The thing most people remember about Michael Lacey is that he only has one eye. He has a very unique perspective on life; that’s what happens when a childhood lawn dart incident claims an eye.
Now, he works to help others chase their dreams through his book production business (Story Builds). Everyone has a story to tell, and Michael is equipped to help.
Coming from the rich writing heritage of Mississippi, Michael writes fiction (The Luminant Series) and non-fiction (As We Fight) in hopes to inspire and stretch people mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
His non-fiction work comes from over a decade of leading worship, helping people encounter God and experience life change. And as a creator himself, Michael is always chasing passions and striving to be better. His degrees in math and english, vocational certificates, self-taught musicianship, and woodworking experience only help to deepen his storytelling and ability to connect with anyone.
On most days, you can find Michael with a mason jar of sweet tea or wrestling with his two young sons. By writing consistently, Michael is working towards a life where he can spend more time with his family while inspiring others to live out their dreams. Keep up with him on Facebook, at instagram.com/mycoolac, and at michaellacey.me.
He also helps other authors with their books at Story Builds Creative.

About Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds

There is a universe beyond our own, known as the Merge.

A young locksmith called Archibald Lox is about to cross worlds and explore it.

As he learns about these lands of wonders, he will have to face cold-blooded killers, rivers of blood, hell jackals and more…

Book one of the Archibald Lox series, a new fantasy series by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak and Lord Loss.

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Darren Shan was born in London but has spent most of his life in Ireland, where he lives with his wife and children. He has published more than 50 books for both children and adults, and has sold over 25 million books worldwide, making bestseller charts in the USA (New York Times Top 10 on numerous occasions), the UK, Ireland, Hungary, Dubai, Japan, Taiwan and elsewhere.

About Billy’s Baby

Morgan is everything I never knew I wanted. Smoking hot and stubborn as hell.
She’s only here for a few weeks. Too bad my heart doesn’t get the memo.
When a freak storm threatens the island and my woman,
I’ll risk my own life to make sure she’s safe. I just hope I live to kiss her again.

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Annie J. Rose is an Amazon top 20 best seller contemporary romance author who loves to bring all of your fantasies to life. She writes steamy romance with a happily ever after.

About A Lockdown Love Affair by Kirsten S. Blacketer

Ben Statler: I’m pissed. Thanks to the global pandemic and subsequent city-wide lockdown, my career, my whole life, is now on hold. As if to add insult to injury, there’s a tantalizing stranger on the next rooftop over and I can’t stop thinking about her.

Penelope Weiss: In the midst of sorting my grandparent’s estate, I’m shocked to find the city in lockdown. Convinced a little sunshine and TLC can fix almost everything, I embrace my time in isolation and tend to my rooftop garden. I never expected the grump next door to rain on my solitude and leave me soaking wet.

Social distancing sucks. But as the days stretch on, a startling realization unfolds. Some people are worth the risk.

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Kirsten S. Blacketer is a multi-published indie author of both historical and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing, she homeschools her two children and enjoys time with her family. In those moments of freedom, she devours romance novels while sipping a glass of wine. Age has only shown her that writing villains can be just as fun as heroes. Her next life goals are to write a New York Times Bestseller and one day have Adam Driver play a starring role in a film version of one of her books. A girl can dream, right?

About Blindsided

Lifestyle reporter Reilly Anderson is thriving professionally and finally her personal life seems to be catching up when charismatic Brit, Richard Lynch, transforms her world. After a whirlwind, breathtaking romance, this seemingly-perfect man starts showing cracks in the facade. Rick isn’t at all who he appeared to be, and Reilly faces a frightening new reality with her soulmate-turned-sociopath. Marriage to a narcissist just may be the death of her…
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Erica Hilary is a broadcast journalist and show host based out of Washington, DC. She’s also an actress and public speaker. Diagnosed with cancer in 2019, she is a breast cancer advocate.

About Daniel Fast Journey: A Fasting Breakthrough for Physical Health, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Growth by Stephanie C. Hodges

Are you ready for breakthrough? Fasting is a key practice to draw closer to God and transform your spirit, soul, and body. The Daniel Fast is a partial, plant-based fast from the biblical book of Daniel. This book makes fasting accessible to anyone and includes a 21-day meal plan and recipes to help you get healthy spiritually and physically.

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Stephanie is passionate about wellness and encouraging others to live a full life and make healthy choices. Since she was a teenager, she has sought out information concerning exercise, healthy eating, and holistic health and wellness. She has obtained certifications to be a group fitness instructor and personal trainer and specialty certifications in spinning, yoga, Pilates, and more.

After earning her master’s in Nutrition and Exercise Science, she worked for a university campus recreation program, small private gyms, a large franchise gym, and in a corporate wellness setting. In these roles, she has worked with clients from a variety of backgrounds, ranging in age from teenagers to those in their sixties.

With over fifteen years serving in ministry in a variety of capacities, including seven years in full-time ministry on staff at a large church, she understands the importance of integrating the health of body, soul, and spirit. With intentional choices and the right support, we can all take small daily steps that ultimately transform our health and wellbeing.

About A Cunning Liaison

Based on a true story. People, places, and events fictionalized. Years ago, my husband and I moved to Spain to set up a holiday rental business. Not in our wildest dreams could we ever imagine the mind-blowing events that followed. For the first time in our life, we dealt with mafia practices, intimidation, and death threats. We ended up fighting through the Spanish legal system. Together with a group of other foreigners, we became entangled in a cycle of endless war with a power-hungry Spanish family. Did justice prevail? Judge for yourself.

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Patricia Shannon was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She traveled all over Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, where she currently lives. She loves animals and nature.
Her books: ‘Sarah and Kim’s Magical Adventure’, and ‘The Adventure of Moonie the Moon Bear’. She published a compilation of her short stories under the title ‘An Unusual Gathering’. The suspense drama ‘Iustitia’ is available in Dutch. Her romantic novel ‘Faithless Romance’ received a 4-star rating on Inkitt.
Her most recent work ‘A Cunning Liaison’. An English translation of ‘Iustitia’.
Together with Yogesh Bhatt, an author from India, Patricia works on a novel entitled ‘Chakravyuh’. Release in 2021.
Yogesh Bhatt and Patricia Shannon write and publish under the umbrella ShannYog Creations.

About Sīkik

Jacob Basil is the youngest United Territory Senator. Self-absorbed, selfish, and blissfully ignorant to the world around him; all while trying his best to help as many people as he can? Believe it or not that train of thought makes complete sense to him. Discovering his gifts of clairvoyance at a young age, he lives his unnaturally long life avoiding the fight. Now, he is forced into a conflict in which he is ill prepared for and supremely underpowered. He must fight internal struggles and external threats, while fighting for his life in foreign lands. Jacob works to avoid his enemy’s grip, even when he’s not entirely sure who his true enemies are.

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Elijah Isaiah is the author of the debut novel Beast of Xeriel and Sīkik of the God Conqueror Series. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University in Social Work. “Eli” currently resides in Ohio, where he spends countless hours in bookstores or watches the hit tv show, The Office. All while anticipating his next travel abroad and skydiving adventure.

About Path of the Dead

The battle is one of wits and cunning, where the strong heart will overcome his enemy.

Ex-marine Arthur Nakai spent years as a member of the Shadow Wolves, an ICE tactical unit tasked by the US government to hunt human traffickers and drug smugglers on the US/Mexico border. He put that life of confronting violence in the darker contours of the desert landscape behind him and settled into a quiet existence in New Mexico with his wife, Sharon, a local TV reporter.

But when Sharon goes missing after crossing paths with a serial killer who has just added to his list of young victims, Arthur’s calm world is shattered. He must return to the darkness of the life he left behind in order to save what matters most to him, and the future he and his wife plan to share together. He can only hope that she is still alive, and that his skills will be enough to find her.

So begins the hunt—to find a ruthless killer and save the love of his life.

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MARK EDWARD LANGLEY was instilled with a love for the American West by his father at a young age. After revisiting the land the loves throughout adulthood, his connection to the it and its people became more irrevocable. After spending almost thirty years working in business, he retired at the end of 2016 and began to focus on writing his first Arthur Nakai Novel, Path of the Dead, which was released August 14th of 2018. His latest novel in the series, Death Waits in the Dark, was released August 4th, 2020. Mark has already completed book three of the series, When Silence Screams, and is currently working on book four, GLASS. Mark and his wife, Barbara, live in Indiana and spend their time between there and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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About Death Waits in the Dark

It took all of thirty seconds for two shots to bring the world of Margaret Tabaaha crashing down around her. After losing her husband in Afghanistan during the first year of Operation Enduring Freedom, her two sons were all she had left. Now they had been taken from her violently, deliberately, plunging her into a whiskey bottle and stripping away her reason for living.

When Arthur Nakai receives a call from his first love, Margaret, her voice pleading for his help, it comes as he is attending a wake for one of the men he considered a brother from his days in the Marines 6th LAR Wolf Pack Battalion. Feeling a deep and responsible obligation to help her, Arthur soon finds himself involved in the multi-billion-dollar world of the oil and gas industry and coming face-to-face with an old adversary, Elias Dayton. Their paths had crossed when Arthur was a member of the Shadow Wolves, an elite tactical unit within US Customs and Border Protection. Now Dayton runs Patriot Security, a Blackwater-type firm that keeps the oil rigs, gas wells, and man camps secure from the Water Protectors, protesters pushing to stop the fracking and poisoning of Native lands.

As Arthur works through the case from his end, Navajo police chief Jake Bilagody tackles it from another angle, looking into the strained relationship between the oil company and the Navajo people, all while searching for a missing Navajo man that may have become an unwilling piece on the reservation checkerboard. But when Arthur learns the identity of the boys’ killer, he struggles to make sense of it. Because if the clues are right, he will be forced to make a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

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MARK EDWARD LANGLEY was instilled with a love for the American West by his father at a young age. Upon revisiting it throughout adulthood, his connection to the land and its people became that much more irrevocable. After spending almost thirty years working for companies, he retired at the end of 2016 and began to focus on writing his first Arthur Nakai Novel, Path of the Dead, which was released August 14th, 2018 by Blackstone Publishing. His 2nd novel, Death Waits in the Dark, was released August 4th of 2020. Mark’s third book in his Arthur Nakai series, When Silence Screams, is slated for release August 2021. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Indiana and spend their time between there and New Mexico. Mark is currently working on his fourth book in his series, GLASS.

About The Saturday Morning Song Chronicles: Memoirs, Motown, and Music by Paul B Allen III

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Manufacturing Sunshine

How did Mae West “influence a Motown hit? What theme song earned millions and millions for the writer? Who was the drummer on the hit song, “Rescue Me’ in the Streets”? Why learning Eartha Kitt’s personal history means you will never hear her music in the same way. Readers will find plenty of surprises and information in these pages.
“The Saturday Morning Song Chronicles: Memoirs, Motown, and Music” is more than a book. Paul Allen III has written a musical encyclopedia, with artist biographies, a primer on how the music business works and a video catalog all in one. It is full of fresh, funny, informative facts, opinions and video links; plus he shares personal knowledge that he acquired during his fifty years in the music business.
Allen provides a feast for music lovers of jazz, R&B, soul, Motown, pop, disco and more. This book is a treasure trove of stories about great artists such as Nancy Wilson, Otis Redding, James Brown, Luther Vandross, Hazel Scott, Peaches and Herb, Paul Anka, Berry Gordy, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Burt Bacharach and many others. He paints nuanced pictures of the artists as people with all their faults, foibles, kindnesses, personalities and histories.
He explains the business side of the music business as only an insider can. He corrects the pejorative, “One-Hit Wonders” by noting “to hit the Top 40 charts even once is to breathe rarified air. That one-time event can be life-changing, financially speaking.”
Allen offers insights into how music is made, musical statistics, how connections are formed, what makes a song or a singer great, what goes into producing a record, providing a road map leading you up to today’s music.
The chapters start with the stories, the insights, the lists of hits introducing the art and the artist. But Allen isn’t through. After offering musical information and personal backgrounds he cleverly provides the links to videos so you can experience the ‘live’ performance with the benefit of your newfound knowledge and insights.
Allen describes himself as, “…a happy guy…I have always manufactured my sunshine”. Lucky for us, he shares his sunshine and his vast musical and insider knowledge in this fascinating book.
REVIEWED BY
Sherry Tuffin
Book reviewer for the Lawrence Technological University library. Wayne State University 2009 HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) scholar concentrating on digital storytelling WWII oral historian for the Yankee Air Museum. Tour director and public speaker,

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Sexy. Rich. Smooth. Warm. These are terms you'll most often hear as people describe his voice, the voice that brought him to stardom as the lead vocalist of one of the greatest vocal groups of all time, The Platters!
Paul B Allen, III was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but raised in San Bernardino, California. He has been involved in music virtually all of his life. Paul became the lead singer of the band, "Raw Sugar" a group established by his younger brothers, Corey and Milo. In a very short time, the band developed a tremendous following in the Southern California area.
Sometime after the "Raw Sugar" days, ex-James Brown saxophonist, Dr. Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon, heard Paul singing and was "knocked out" by his smooth vocal phrasing. T-Byrd immediately asked Paul to join his band. As the lead singer for "T-Byrd's" band, Paul performed for the rich and famous in Texas, including former Presidential candidate, Ross Perot, multi-millionaire Paul Bass, and The Dallas cowboy Cheerleaders.
As a vocalist, Paul has performed at many impressive venues, such as The Kennedy Center, backed by the National Symphony Orchestra, in Washington, DC. And the list of stars and dignitaries he has performed for is even more impressive, including performances for The Royal Family in England; Prince Albert, and his sister, Princess Caroline, of Monaco; and The President and First Lady of Fiji. Paul was also invited to the White House to perform for the President of The United States of America.
In March of 1997, Paul was asked by the original management company of The Platters to become the newest member of the group that they helped establish, and have continued to manage, since 1953. Since that time, Paul has led the group in performances on nearly every continent of the globe.
Paul is not only a world renowned vocalist. He is also an internationally published hit songwriter. He has written hits for UK Jazz Fusion band, Incognito (Top Ten on Billboard Magazine's UK Charts with Paul's song "Always There") and for Brothers In Rhythm (#1 on Billboard Magazine's Dance Charts with Paul's tune "Such A Good Feeling").
His songs have also been recorded by film and fashion diva, Grace Jones; Dance Music Divas Jocelyn Brown and Charvoni; Be-Bop music greats Side Effect; Soul music stylist Miki Howard; Jazz drummer extraordinaire, Billy Cobham; DJ Miss Behavin' of the UK (nominated for a BAFFY Award with her version of Paul's "Such A Good Feeling"); Dance Club king, Imhoot of The Netherlands; the legendary family vocal group, The McCrarys; the landmark African group, Sweet Talks; and Wayne Henderson, a founding member of the world famous Jazz Crusaders.
Paul also enjoys acting. He has worked on the movies Lethal Weapon 4, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, Rush Hour 2, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, Undisputed, starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames and Peter Falk, and Miss Congeniality 2, starring Sandra Bullock and Regina King. Paul has also done commercials for The History Channel, UPS, and The Station Casinos, in Las Vegas, NV. He was also the principal in a 30 second commercial for Nevada Federal Credit Union as the spokesperson.
Paul has written and performed songs that appeared in the UK science fiction gangsta' filmed "COOLIO-Time Travel Gangster." He also has composed music for the UK film "The Singleton."
And, Paul's first ever solo CD, titled "Paul B Allen, III – The Arrival" was released October 2, 2014 and given worldwide distribution. His latest CD release in 2019, "Reflections" received rave reviews and still does well streaming on Pandora and Spotify and several other major music platforms worldwide.
As an author, Paul has six books in worldwide distribution. They are the latest, "The Saturday Morning Song Chronicles: Memoirs, Motown, and Music." (Number 1 New Release on Amazon's "Biographies of R&B Artists," and number 1 on "Biographies of Jazz Artists," "Urban Haiku," (Number 1 New Release on Amazon's "Japanese Poetry and Haiku," "Benjamin Franklin: Time Tripper," "The Tall Tales of Obadiah Short," "The Power of X," and "From Karaoke to the Platters."