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In Making It Home , the third novel in the Jackson’s Pond, Texas series, Melanie Jackson is haunted by learning of the Ku Klux Klan murder of an African American man on Jackson Ranch in 1920. Now, in 2014, a modern-day Klan group led by Justin Reese, a neighboring rancher, builds a center for racist and criminal activity on his property. Danger in the area escalates from vandalism to cross-burning; slaughter of prime livestock; homophobic threats against Melanie and Ray’s son, Chris Banks, and his partner, Andrew Mullins; domestic violence and a subsequent rescue of Justin Reese’s wife and children; and kidnapping of the Havlicek and Montoya children. In the midst of this stormy period, Melanie accedes to her mother, Willa Jackson’s, wishes and gives her away in marriage to her long-time companion, Robert Stanley, who has become Melanie’s ally as she forges a path to reconciliation with the family of Lincoln Berryhill, the man killed in 1920. She finds strength and resolve as she enlists her mother; her daughter, Claire Havlicek; her African American friend and colleague, Dolores Montoya; and others to atone for the near-century-old murder and assure safety and harmony in present day Jackson’s Pond.

Marva Cope, the fourth novel in the Jackson's Pond, Texas Series, brings new elements to the story of the small town in the Texas Panhandle. Marva arrives as the new postmaster in 2017. She brings with her a lifetime of hesitancy to open herself to others. It is here, while living with her elder Aunt Violet, that she comes to appreciate the value of true friendships. With new relationships, long walks, and conversations with herself, she comes to terms with her difficult past . . .the loss of a beloved teenaged brother in a tragic farm accident, her father's death from a broken heart, and a distant mother who had no love for the young teenager. Troubled teenage years followed as a flawed young man lures her to New Mexico, then leaves her alone with their newborn daughter. With her newfound courage of trusting others as friends, she reconnects with her daughter, and a college dorm-mate she had deserted in years past. In Jackson's Pond, she finds the ability to consider what to do with the rest of her life.

Is suffering still a mark of true discipleship in the 21 st Century? The Crucified Life serves as a reminder to the church community that the cross remains the centre of the Christian faith. In a day when there is the downplaying of pain, suffering and discipline, it as a clarion call to return the faith to its primary claims, that faith in Jesus Christ, the One crucified at Calvary, is the only way of salvation and the only way to remain in right relationship with God. In this book, Pastor and Seminary Lecturer, Rev. Napoleon Black looks seriously at the enemies to the life that pleases God. In this book you will The Crucified Life is for the Christian who wants to get a better understanding of his faith and go deeper in his faith. It serves as an apologia against some of those new-age type notions that have seeped into the Christian faith. It is a very useful resource to pastors and church leaders to prepare their congregations to understand the cross and the new life in Christ. Napoleon St. Patrick Black has been serving on the pastoral team of Maverley Gospel Hall in Kingston, Jamaica since 2002. He is an adjunct lecturer at the Jamaica Theological Seminary, lecturing in disciplines including critical thinking and philosophy. Napoleon has been married to Aneita for over thirty years. They are parents to two children and two grandchildren. His passion is reading and research. He is an unrepentant Arsenal fan.