Pratap Divyesh's Blog, page 109

If a homeless man froze to death on the steps of a church, what would it change?

“Shaken Awake!” the story of a church in downtown Atlanta, Georgia faced with a dwindling and aging congregation that has been forced to shut down the majority of their building and dismissed much of its staff. With limited funds, they shutter all of their ministries and programs leaving only a couple adult Sunday School classes and a Sunday morning worship service. When a homeless man freezes to death on the steps of their sanctuary, the church begins to re-examine their mission and prioriti...

An Afghanistan returnee is pursued by terrorists in San Antonio

The Helios Rain is an Iranian neuromuscular chemical agent which is activated by the sun’s rays. Air Force Major Dr. Mathew Collins is the sole survivor of his special operations unit in Afghanistan after chemical attack by Iranians. He survives with amazing muscular powers. Collins is still a military target in his San Antonio plastic surgery practice. The U.S. fears its next home attack will be with this chemical weapon and finding the reason for Collins’ immunity may save the country. Iran...

A vicarious escape into a smuggler's world

A fast-paced, action-packed, thrilling adventure from first page to last, Beyond Hercules tells the inside story of the rise of the Moroccan hash trade as it developed in the eighties. Join author Stephen Roffe as he relives his days as a Gibraltar based hash smuggler, shifting ton after ton by speedboat across the Straits on moonless nights. Follow him around the globe as he enjoys the spoils from his illicit and clandestine profession. Entangle yourself in the plan to pull-off one last, aud...

CUBE SLEUTH: A Dark Comedy about an Amateur Detective

Bobby Pinker hates his humdrum corporate job. He only has one friend at work, a comedian named Ron. Just as their friendship starts to blossom, Ron is found dead in the office parking garage.

The police rule Ron’s death a suicide, but Bobby becomes convinced one of his coworkers murdered him. He starts snooping around the office, slipping voice-activated tape recorders under desks, breaking into the HR filing cabinet, and tailing people home.

Bobby’s investigation will likely get him fired. I...

Follow in the footsteps of children struggling to survive in the past, present, and future

Each book in the Footsteps series features three YA stories set in the past, present, and future. In the Reluctant Pharaoh, Prince Suni flees the royal palace when he is named the next pharaoh and hides out with farmer Hapu. When his father is assassinated Suni returns to save his mother and his country. With the help of Hapu and Nefer Hepshet he fights to take the crown away from Mereret, the evil First Wife. In The Little Street Kid Maria lives in the slums of Baranquilla, Colombia. She is...

Serious Message Handled with Great Sensitivity

A decade-old mystery, a power-mad enemy and his human-trafficking ring stand in the way of the hopes and dreams of funeral home facial restorationist, Neva Oakley. Neva has a legendary skill at making the dead look alive, but for all her talent, she can not bring back Gray Ledbetter, her first love, who took his own life ten years ago.

Davis Pratt, too, is consumed. Long ago his younger brother disappeared, and Davis won’t give up hope. Perhaps that’s why he and Neva are such a good couple. O...

Introspectively Exploring Values and Life's Journey

The thoughtful life is a continuing journey in which wise, informed choices are identified and selected in the face of available life altering alternatives.
These deeply impactful decisions are influenced by the presence (or absence) of an individual’s values, customs, mores, religious foundation and cultural norms.

“Muses” transports the reader into the thoughtful milieus of three domains; “Meditation”, “Season”, and “Self”. Each section is comprised of contemplative pieces facilitating the r...

Hilly's journey is derived from her goal to find her quiet place, a goal shared by us all.

Hilly Finds her Quiet Place is the second book in a series in which Hilly is the main character.
As well shown in the first book, Hilly Colors Her Dreams, children straightaway connect to Hilly, who is a unique character with a charming personality, conveying important messages to children such as addressing their emotions, positive thinking, connecting to the peaceful self and more... These themes are presented through humor, fun, love and care.
Every child who reads the book drifts into Hilly...

Over the River, Through the Woods

Life is made up not of days, but of moments.
What if, in one moment, everything you knew about your life changed forever?
Jennifer and David Brookehouse have an ecstatically happy marriage and thriving careers. She, a noted photographer, and he, an anesthesiologist with University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She performs in musical theater and he competes in bicycle races for charity.
Jenny could never have foreseen how her life would change when she sent her husband off to a rac...

Rani Divine's New Novel!

Beyond the boundary on the edge of town live the druids, the Coetir, a species so deadly that they threatened to destroy our very existence.
We have a law: don't cross the line that keeps humanity separated from the druids, on penalty of death.
I've never been good at following the rules.
My name is Ellya, and I'm the first person to cross the boundary since its creation.
What follows will change more than any of us could've possibly imagined.
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Divine's new novel of love and intrigue in a wo...