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The Badge and the Burden: Stories from the Other Side of the Line By G.J. Fene Summary: In The Badge and the Burden, G.J. Fene delivers a powerful, unflinching collection of short stories that pierce the myth of the invulnerable cop and illuminate the emotional weight of wearing the badge. Told from the first-person perspectives of police officers confronting moral gray zones, systemic failures, burnout, and personal reckoning, these narratives challenge the thin blue line from the inside out. From ride-alongs gone wrong to welfare checks that unravel old ghosts, each story captures a ...

Amid the heralded springtime traditions and fabulous splendor of the Kentucky Derby, two Boston couples—longtime friends—indulge in a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. The weekend feels like a winner. It’s a milestone-birthday present for the newly—and reluctantly—turned forty Drew Starling. Her husband, Nate, has spared no expense, despite the mounting gambling debts that Drew knows nothing about. He’s certain that with his lucky charm, Drew, by his side, he can reverse his misfortunes at Churchill Downs.

Set against the backdrop of the both optimistic and violent 1950s and 1960s, Affections traces the Ertls's slow and inevitable breakdown through the various erratic trajectories of each family member: Hans's undertakings of colossal, foolhardy projects and his subsequent spectacular failures; his daughter Monika, heir to his adventurous spirit, who joins the Bolivian Marxist guerrillas and becomes known as "Che Guevara's avenger"; and his wife and two younger sisters left to pick up the pieces in their wake.

A short story that was inspired by real events. When Harry and Faith Wilkens purchase several beautiful acres for building their dream home, they had no idea that they would be sharing their land with a family of rattlesnakes. Within weeks of moving into their abode, incidents begin to happen and both of the families put offense plans into motion. Which family will prevail and be king of their domain?

We were supposed to spend a quiet weekend at my house with my friends and me, but something as absurd as a broken heating system led me to meet the person who would change my life - her, Carol, that puzzling blonde who came to stay and turn my world upside down.

Montana, my favorite place. I didn't purposely find the building there, honest. But man, am I glad that I did. Billings is a great place to open an authentic Italian restaurant. My siblings will get used to the much smaller city, at least it's not a tiny town like a lot of the other places in Montana. We're opening a restaurant because it's been our dream since we were little kids. We all loved cooking with Nonna every afternoon. She taught us how to make all her authentic Italian recipes. We've been saving every penny since we were old enough to earn money and we're finally ready. I was ...

Mack Anders will do anything for his wife, Daisy. Even die. With the woman he loves fading away from Alzheimer’s, Mack fakes his own passing. The insurance makes certain that Daisy will be taken care of with dignity and comfort until the end. In a lonesome cabin in the Wyoming wilderness, he lives off the grid with nothing but thoughts of the past to keep him company and the belief that Daisy is better off without him.

I'm finally going to Madagascar, and I'm so very excited about it. This has been a dream since I was very small. A dream I didn't think was possible for the longest time. But it is, and I was about to make it happen. This is going to be so incredible, I just know it. The only problem, we're getting a new member in our group. I'm worried, how will it affect the group dynamic? I hate that we'll have to split up during meals now, but I can't let anyone get hurt. This is the best way to ensure that doesn't happen, so it's what we're going to do. It'll be fine, right? I'm sure it will. But ...

America during the Gilded Age. Incredible wealth, shameful squalor. Half of all Americans, whether on farms or in cities, live in dire poverty. Labor strife. Robber Barons control the nation's economy. Government corruption at all levels. A new middle class seeks reform. This novel tells the story of a magazine, a family, and the men and women associated with both as they seek to restore democracy. Drama, humor, a sense of place and time. Despite setbacks, optimism prevails.

Needing to escape her abusive marriage, Hadley flees with her two kids, knowing it might be her only chance. A woman who can’t even kill a spider, Hadley soon finds herself pushed to the limits as she fights to protect her family. Grace, new mother of baby Miles, desperately wants to put her rough past behind her for good, but she finds it impossible when her path crosses with Hadley’s, and her quest for a new start quickly spirals out of control and turns into a terrifying flight for survival.

Janessa is dating a former pro football player, Anthony. He has an amazing body, he has financial means and for many women, he would be the ideal catch if it were not for his wandering eye. On the day of her wedding, she has jitters because she's worried some woman, groupie or another scandal may surface due to HIS many infidelities. He has been caught by the media, bloggers and at times, made her the laughing stock of the pro wife and girlfriend community. When it's that time to object at the wedding, her heart briefly finds peace when no one steps forward. Then, without warning, not one ...

"The characters were fully-fleshed out, and each of the relationships felt authentic and unique and flawed, and that to me was the strongest part of the story. Highly recommend!" (5 stars) Eliza Brown--Goodreads; Indie Book Reviewers Independent, thirty-something Kallie Molloy enjoys a nice life in sunny San Diego, California, but when her world begins to unravel quickly and very unexpectedly, she's left flailing. Out of the blue, an old contact reaches out with an unlikely job offer from a professional soccer club in Minnesota. It stirs up some old emotions, and moving halfway across ...

PAYBACC cliques up with, CHINGO, a young street veteran whose gangsta matches his own. Together, they form a crew of wig splitters who are sure to give BOOBY LOCO and his hittas more than they can handle. But loyalties come into question when Chingo realizes the profit that can be made should the war come to a conclusion and differences are set aside. Will Paybacc look at things his little homie's way? Or will he see him as weak and hand down his execution? After running afoul at BLACK JESUS, Booby is cut off from his drug supply and left to secure a new deal that will ensure that the ...

Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend—a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children. Or so the story goes… Gwen Hollingsworth is the curator at a museum dedicated to Scarlett’s life. She’s also sole heir to Scarlett’s fortune as a descendant of the star. But all is not well in Gwen’s world. She’s dealing with a messy marital separation and is struggling to move forward.

Faith Marie Evans is from a rural town in Kentucky. She has dreams of leaving the small town that she grew up in to be the first educated woman in her family. Faith wants to live better than her mother Coretta, and applies herself in school so she can leave as soon as she turns eighteen. However when tragedy strikes the family, Faith is forced out into the world on her own. She finds out quickly that the world she dreamed about is much bigger than she imagined. Armed with only an eleventh grade education, Faith must rely on her looks, book smarts and eventually street smarts to survive. Her...

Teramo Italy 1993 For generations, the Puglia family's sun-drenched vineyard in the heart of Italy has stood as a testament to passion, tradition, and unbreakable family bonds. However, when the family patriarch, Lorenzo, passes away, the legacy he leaves behind becomes a battleground. At the heart of the story is Nonna Sarah, a British-born woman and Lorenzo's widow. Now in her nineties, she remains full of grit and grace, determined to keep her husband's dream alive. But with her only son Leonardo, an acclaimed landscape painter who wants nothing to do with the wine business and refuses ...

In the stillness of a quiet suburban life, Sarah and Daniel’s world shatters when a violent home invasion leaves Sarah violated and their lives turned upside down. What begins as an unimaginable nightmare spirals into a web of betrayal, secrets, and danger, as they struggle to piece together their broken marriage and fragile reality. But just as Sarah and Daniel try to rebuild their lives, new revelations emerge, bringing a chilling question to the surface: Was this only the beginning? As their faith is tested, their trust shattered, and vengeance beckons, Sarah and Daniel must confront ...

A little girl and her mother haunted by mental illness become entangled in the paranoia of the early 1990s Satanic Panic.

Outbreak is the electrifying second installment in the “Forsaken Chronicles” series, picking up exactly where its predecessor left us on the edge of our seats. In a world devastated by a terrifying virus, survival hinges on the choices made and on confronting the darkness within and around them. Shadows of secrets loom, making trust scarce, while new allies join the fray with loyalties as mysterious and potentially dangerous as the virus itself. As old alliances unravel and hidden truths emerge, the group confronts a critical question: What’s more perilous—the monsters that stalk ...

From Forever Morris Publishing's best selling author, Chanel Ivy, comes "Her Final Wish." The first book in the Her Three Wishes Series, a crossover from the Her Carnal Games Series. Her final Wish is a romantic tale of identity, lust, love, and greed, with lots of heart, heat, angst, emotion, and a tear-inducing happily ever after... hopefully. We meet Tara Godard, a bright young woman who is living what she thinks is a typical life playing the field and not really looking for love. She's mostly only after a fun time with other women until things unexpectedly get serious with her boss. ...