Getting a Ride in Daddy's Low Rider Truck

Family potluck birthday parties are a kaleidoscope of joy, laughter, and shared memories. With every dish served, stories are passed around just as generously as the Tres Leches cake for dessert. The thrill heightens as a piñata bursts, showering treats for all to enjoy. As melodies from the Mariachis fill the air, dancing feet and singing voices join in a vibrant celebration. And when rain clouds gather, they don’t dampen spirits, but rather offer the joy of splashing in puddles and waiting out the storm together. Mud-trapped cars? No problem!

A ride in Daddy’s iconic Lowrider Truck becomes a spontaneous adventure, filled with giggles and song. And as the evening unfurls, new parties beckon in the distance, leading to new rhythms, new friends, and more cherished moments. After all, it’s never too late to join the fiesta, especially when a Lowrider Truck arrives in style.

Getting It Wrong

In Getting It Wrong, Edwin Dean embarks on a compelling exploration into the fading realms of an elite class and its tightly held worldview, juxtaposing it against his own grounded perspective of the world we inhabit. This thought-provoking journey forms the crux of the narrative, unearthing the nuanced layers of understanding that often elude the grasp of conventional thought.Dean’s incisive dissection shines a light on the perilous journey historians embark on in their earnest quest to unravel the intricacies of human narrative. With a candid acknowledgment of the elusive nature of clear answers, Dean lauds the humble scholars who embrace the ambiguity inherent in the pages of history, urging the fraternity to delve into the less apparent yet profound dimensions to better comprehend our existence.While not a historian, Dean’s unquenchable thirst for books has led him through a myriad of intellectual realms, enriched by the inspiring mentors who fueled his enduring quest for knowledge. His insightful critique extends to the polar ends of political ideology, advocating for a more collaborative discourse and a keen ear for the diverse voices that echo through the corridors of debate.At the heart of Getting It Wrong lies a fervent call for a reinvigorated approach to education, recognizing it as the linchpin in our collective journey towards enlightenment. Dean’s narrative invites a discourse enriched by diverse perspectives, welcoming the echoes of disagreement, provided they resonate through calm and constructive channels. Through the lens of candid reflection and earnest discourse, Getting It Wrong challenges us to re-examine the frameworks through which we perceive our shared history and our place within it.

Girl Grit

Girl Grit: Savage Not Average is the first book in the empowering Human Empowerment trilogy for women worldwide. Dr. Elinsky guides readers through a profound journey of harmonizing thought and emotion, exploring personal fulfillment and experience. She transforms her readers from doormats—controlled, manipulated, and walked over by others—into daredevils, fearless warrior women living without regret. Discover what it means to go from average to savage in this emotional, action-packed self-help adventure that will not only inspire you but also challenge societal conditioning to be a ‘good girl’ focused on serving and pleasing others.

In Girl Grit, Dr. Elinsky passionately challenges and dismantles restrictive gender roles, asserting that they limit our potential as women and undermine our purpose as equal human beings. As an expert in gender relationship dynamics, Dr. Elinsky draws on extensive research to critically examine the very fabric of our social conditioning. She urges, “It is time to wise up, rise up, and ascend to your highest potential.” Celebrating the worthiness and grandeur of women’s capacities, Girl Grit will elevate you to unimaginable heights.

Finally, Dr. Elinsky advises, “Do not read this book unless you are ready to revolutionize your life as you know it.” Learn what it means to become a fire woman and unleash your regal authority into the world. Girl Grit will set your self-esteem on fire.

Glendale County

In Glendale County, enter a close-knit world populated by lovable misfits, united by the irresistible currency of local gossip and the unique geography that binds them. The residents of Glendale County are experts at both pranks and shenanigans, but they also prove that the true glue of any community is more than just sharing juicy tidbits; it’s about knowing how to wield them.

Glimpses: St. Aggies

A town is more than just a collection of buildings; the buildings themselves are secondary. What truly defines a town are the people who live, work, pray, sing, love, struggle, and laugh within its confines.

A town’s identity is shaped by its history, its reasons for existence, and the way these elements interact and evolve together, giving each town its unique ‘feel’ compared to another just down the road.

This book offers glimpses into the life of one such town, capturing its essence and the vibrant community that defines it.

Glow Light

Lighthouses symbolize direction, safety, and hope for those navigating the vast, open waters. They stand as beacons, guiding you safely back home, through dark and uncertain conditions, or offering a steady presence on a bright, carefree day.These towering lights, found on coastlines and islands, help boats find their way through any challenge. Lighthouses come in many colors, shapes, and sizes, yet their purpose remains the same: to withstand the harshest weather and provide a constant, unwavering light.As you turn each page, let these lighthouses lead you on a journey of wonder. From danger to delight, discover what lies beyond the horizon as you follow the rhymes and see where they take you.

Golden Ratio: Accounts

With the cat well and truly out of the bag, Lia has agreed to stay in The Republic Mirabeaux to help her one-time captors come to terms with the situation and learn to use their new abilities.

They have a lot to learn, and with great power come great homework, apparently.

None of them can foresee the challenges ahead of them, or guess what they may become, but they have far less time than any of them realize.

Gone But Not Betrayed

Gone But Not Betrayed caps the epic ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ trilogy, chronicling three intertwined families across the breathtaking upheavals of the 20th century’s second half.

Picking up in 1945’s ashes, this majestic saga ushers us into the postwar hope, tragedy, and turbulence that reinvented the modern world order. As the Champions, Wagners and Sterns journey from the Holocaust’s horrors to Israel’s birth, through Hollywood’s Golden Age, Vietnam turmoil and beyond, Hans Wagner quietly amasses an empire in America’s corridors of power. But shadowy forces conspire to imperil everything he holds dear.

At the story’s heart are identical twins Veda and Rose, whose paths diverge into legend after the war. While Veda’s dynasty embodies the glittering pinnacle of American success, Rose’s quiet courage leaves an indelible impact from Auschwitz to Israel’s Six Day War. Though oceans apart, each sister’s light has transformed innumerable lives. Despite the riches and fame fortune brings them, this indestructible bond remains unchanged.

Spanning the nostalgic charm of postwar suburbia to the encroaching millennium’s anxious technologies, Gone But Not Betrayed fuses intimate personal dramas with the pivotal events reshaping global civilization. As new generations inherit unresolved darkness and light, every hard-won revelation immerses us deeply into the unbroken chain linking past to future.

Gone but Not Forgotten

Gone but Not Forgotten is the first of a historical fiction trilogy set in America and Europe from 1914 to 1918. It chronicles the tale of the Gilded Age of pageantry through the end of the Great War. It is the story of the Champions, the Wagners and the Sterns, an epical saga of their lives, trials, and tribulations. The story opens at an outdoor wedding in fashionable Newport, Rhode Island. The heroines are beautiful twin sisters, Veda and Rose Champion. Veda is the spoiled American debutante with an iron will. Rose is the gentler beauty and is passively strong.

Hans Wagner, the male protagonist, is a German immigrant who comes to America with the quest to live his dream. His best Jewish friend, Rudolph Stern, also arrives from Germany to study medicine. The toils of the Great War halt the hopes of both while ushering in a series of tragedies for the Champion family, including the sinking of the Lusitania, the death of the twins’ brother, Marius Champion, on the battlefields of France, and the vicious murder of their grandparents in Verdon.

The novel will be followed by two others, spanning 1918–2000. The trilogy is a portrait of the most significant events in the twentieth century.

Gone but Not Forsaken

Gone but Not Forsaken is the second of a historical fiction trilogy set in America and Europe from 1918-1945. It chronicles post World War I through the end of World War II. In America, it portrays initial abundance, including modern industrialism, where Gilded Age mansions were replaced by soaring skyscrapers through the roaring twenties into the stock market crash and Great Depression. It parallels the birth of Hollywood glitz amidst the storm of the country's depravation, carried through the bombing of Pearl Harbor and World War II. In Europe, it chronicles the birth of Nazism, the Holocaust, and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. American victory is heralded in the end once again. The novel continues to chronicle the stories of the Champions, the Wagners and the Sterns, along with the intertwining of their lives. It will be followed by book three of the trilogy, spanning 1945-2000.

Goodwood

Some towns feel impossible to escape. They have a way of wearing folks down, sucking dry their ambition. It’s like they’re cursed.

Goodwood is such a place. But Toby and the guys are different. Ever since that night in the woods when they were fourteen. The night they visited the old Blood Tree, their futures brightened.

Now, over a decade later, Toby spends his bachelor party back in his hometown. From greener pastures, he and his friends return. But a deeply rooted curse has long awaited their arrival. These boys, who somehow managed to escape all those years ago.

Dead-end towns like Goodwood aren’t meant to be escaped. And curses are rarely eluded.

Government Girls

It’s 1942, and best friends Mary and Marge leave their teaching jobs behind in Iowa to move to Washington D.C. to work for the FBI. Excited yet apprehensive, neither of them could anticipate the rapid changes the war will bring into their lives.

Arriving at Union Station, they meet Dotty, a quick-witted woman who left her all-girl band in New York City in search of new opportunities. Despite rampant racism, Dotty manages to find a clerical job with the government, thanks to her prized possession - a typewriter.

The three women band together, renting rooms in a run-down mansion that operates as a restaurant and boarding house. Under the same roof lives Natalie, an eccentric artist trying desperately to sell her screenplays and achieve her Hollywood dreams.

As Mary and Marge begin their demanding fingerprint filing jobs at the FBI, they find themselves growing increasingly vulnerable, but also courageous, in the face of a world ruptured by war. The four women couldn’t be more different, yet they forge an unbreakable bond confronting rapidly shifting social conventions and opportunities for women.