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Fleetwood Mac Conroy has experienced something no parent should ever have to go through. In the aftermath, his world has fallen apart. Now he is holed up in a motel in Leavenworth, Washington, trying to work up the courage to end his life.
Tara has been working at a restaurant In Leavenworth for the last few weeks, trying to outrun guilt and anger.
The Singer is on a solo tour, trying to salvage his career and his personal life, both of which are in shambles.
In one way or another, for better or worse, each of them will find each other and discover what it truly means to live in… a village of strangers.
A dark, difficult, and ultimately heart-warming journey told in a non-linear fashion that explores the power of music, the pain of great loss, and the strength of tenacity.
It is 2028. President Trump has just finished his third term and is about to be elected to a fourth. America has become increasingly isolationist and xenophobic. Emboldened by the President’s support, the New American Party has gained power and become a controlling minority. Cloaking its policies in the increasing need for national security, the President and his new party work to remake America in the image they desire, focusing their efforts on personal freedoms and immigration.
St. Louis police officer Ryan Derrick struggles to remain true to his ideals as he sees the best of his country seeming to slip away. His wife Nathalie is a frequent target for the subtle machinations of the party, since she is both a journalist and a foreigner. When tragedy strikes the family, their battle for freedom becomes even more urgent.
Alexander Derrick is a California state senator caught up in the midst of an anti-federalist movement and trying desperately to ride the line of balance between remaining true to his country and to his own integrity. Leaned on heavily by the Governor, he becomes instrumental in guiding the state on its path toward reconciliation or secession.
An Unlikely Phoenix follows both brothers in their journey during a perilous alternative near-future. The story is punctuated by excerpts from a history book penned in 2081, giving glimpses of the prevailing view from the more distant future.
This novel is part near-future, sci-fi alternate history, part action, political crime thriller, part social and political commentary, and part satire, all the while exploring an alternative future in which white nationalism has risen from the ashes of history in the most unlikely of places—the United States of America.
Eleven-year-old Sam Parker is a hockey player who has always had fun playing the game. But that was before a bully at school starts hounding him. To make matters worse, even the refs seem to have it in for him, making a series of bad calls that costs his team a game. Flustered by the constant hassle from the bully and his gang and frustrated with the way things are going on the ice, Sam decides to take things into his own hands to solve both problems. His choices only make things worse, and his troubles seem to pile up. Worse yet, no one seems to understand — not his teachers, not his parents, and not even his best friend, Jill. Sam will have to figure out how to solve this problem and learn how to deal with frustrating and unfair events – both on and off the ice. Play through it. Life is hockey. Hockey is Life.
Eleven-year-old Sam Parker is a hockey player entering the first year in which body checking is allowed. His natural fear of getting hit is temporarily overshadowed by finding out his parents are getting divorced. Determined to keep them together by being a hockey superstar, Sam instead suffers a bone-crunching check from the school bully in his first game of the season. The resulting pain and fear brings out the worst in Sam as one difficulty after another piles on. Even his best friend, Jill, doesn't always seem to understand what he's going through. Sam has to learn how to get up after life knocks you down - both on and off the ice. Fall Down. Get up. Fall Down. Get up. Life is hockey. Hockey is Life.
