Although As Sick as Our Secrets is the powerful and stunning revelation of one man's addictions, its story is shared by millions of people who have given up on themselves and their chance for finding happiness. Half of all adults over eighteen know someone in recovery from addiction to alcohol, illicit drugs, or prescription drugs. (www.samhsa.gov) There is a solution that can save your life or the life of a loved one. The proven path to recovery from the lethal diseases of alcoholism and drug addiction is found in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, which has opened the hearts and minds of people around the world to a way of life that is based on spiritual principles and integrity. Today you have the opportunity to let go of your past, embrace a life of freedom, and find the happiness that you deserve in the sunlight of God's spirit.

It is a caregivers daunting task to balance a childs youthful innocence with their empowering awareness of sexual abuse. Presented in this memoir are experiences depicting the impact of such abuse on one childs journey into adulthood. Throughout the pages, the unfolding of real life incidents allows for not only the awareness crucial to prevention but also for guidance through examples of effectively employed intervention and remediation strategies. This books targeted audience includes but is not restricted to parents, guardians, professional advocates, therapists, teachers, childcare providers, medical professionals and survivors of sexual abuse. Within this book is knowledge and knowledge has the potential to positively influence the welfare of all who have or may have to face this needless reality of our society.

Hawk's existence is a secret. He hides from his past with his Farm Family-a group whose life choices have forced them into secluded servitude on a marijuana plantation in the Texas hill country. But their crimes pale against those of the farm: vile and miraculous atrocities they must protect if they want to survive.When a worker's sister arrives with a powerful stranger, preternatural forces erupt in a bloody standoff. As the dark interloper hunts his prey, the deeper shadows of the farm are revealed-a crop flourishing in the years-long drought, and the dead not staying dead while the living struggle to survive.Betraying the farm's secrets will cost Hawk his freedom. Keeping them will cost the lives of those he loves. The decisions that lead him to the farm press Hawk once more: save himself, or save his family.

We all have dirty little secrets buried somewhere in our pasts...but for some of us, those secrets aren't so little, and they must be protected-no matter what it costs. As Sick As Our Secrets is a gripping legal mystery that shows just how far some folks are willing to go to keep their secrets from being discovered by outside eyes. The story follows a successful young attorney named Allison Parker as she tries to get to the bottom of the mysterious circumstances surrounding a case from which she was unexpectedly removed. Allison hires private investigator Frank Martin to help her sort through the mess, and together, they discover a complex web of murder, blackmail, and sex entangling the firm's managing partner and a defendant in the case. Just as the secrets surrounding the case begin to unravel, so do secrets from Allison's own past-and everything she learns, about strangers and family alike, threatens to destroy her life, if not end it entirely. As Sick As Our Secrets is the first installment in the forthcoming Allison Parker mystery series by maverick author Adair Sanders, whose previous work includes Biologically Bankrupt: Sins of the Fathers, a 2012 Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Awards finalist.

Sick As My Secrets is a powerful, compassionate, moving memoir told by a strong and honest woman who overcame a desperate need for alcohol to handle stress in her young life. Patricia L. Brooks, immensely proud of her thirty-five years of sobriety, openly and lovingly reveals her compelling story of powerlessness, her journey to recovery, and a spiritual transformation from the lowest point in her life to the apex of her trust in God. Her tale is a testament to resilience, perseverance, and hope for all of us. This is a must-read for anyone recovering from addiction, asking questions about the recovery process, or curious about how a situation like this can happen to a not-so-ordinary young woman with a bright future.

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