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On April 19, 1973, Rosemarie D'Alessandro's daughter, Joan, said "Goodbye, Mommy," as she ran out the door. Joan was a Brownie Scout, and she was excited about delivering the last two boxes of Girl Scout cookies to a neighbor. Her mother didn't know it would be the last time that she would see her seven-year-old child alive. Her neighbor sexually assaulted and brutally murdered her joyful little girl.

Kathleen was shocked at the news Doc gave her after her exam. How was she to tell Franklin? How would he handle this? His last wife died of influenza over three years ago, and knowing Kathleen had gone to Doc Anderson after being ill for some time, Franklin was already apprehensive. Will he lose her so soon after their marriage just two short months ago?

In a magical world where fairies play, a naive gnome and a lost bird become unexpected friends who find themselves swept away into an exciting adventure. They team up with a collection of magical friends who are assigned by Laurelwood to get this gnome up to Mount Kadosh. They meet and befriend a giant hare who helps them in their goal of reaching the mountain. The gnome unknowingly carries in his pocket the one thing that could keep the world from falling into deep darkness. Laurelwood distracts her mother, the evil queen witch, and her wicked son so that the gnome and friends can get away.

Somebody cursed Lucinda’s Abuelita. But who? And why? And why are the authorities and her family too frightened to investigate? When Lucinda recognizes she is Abuelita’s only hope for survival, she and her best friend enlist the help of the most unlikely ally, the son of the local gang boss… …the gang boss her family killed. Using bruja witchcraft, Lucinda and her friends open a gateway to relive Abuelita’s memories, only to discover terrible secrets and powerful enemies who pose an even greater danger than a single curse.

Kelly Albright Davenport leads a seemingly charmed life in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She is happily married to Dr. James Davenport, world-renowned cardiac surgeon. They have one daughter, Katie who has followed in her father's footsteps as a cardiac surgeon in her own right. Kelly is a founding partner in a thriving Family Law practice with her best friend of 40 years, Mika. Life is good. But Kelly has been suppressing an inexplicable rage that has been building under the surface for years.

Sparks flew the moment Franklin and Kathleen bumped into each other. Will opposites attract and lead to a cherished love, or will her substantial wealth and his disability shatter the relationship before it even blossoms?

In this memoir, the author shares a transparent and candid journey of childhood woes, adolescent adversity, and the life-changing trials of womanhood while being under the Christian label.