C. E. Stewart Livres

Carol Anderson stumbles onto a get rich scheme by the honorable mayor, Elva Halstrom. Carol mentioned to her husband that she had some devastating information about some community leaders. Before she could give him details she is killed in an auto accident. Fifteen year old Tina Carter discovers the plans of three community leaders to become millionaires. She is killed by a policeman, Carl Oberman. Eleven year old Kara witnesses Tina being dragged into a vacant cabin. Later Tina is found dead. Killed by a lethal injection of deadly drugs. Kara decides she has to testify on what she saw to give Tina's parents closure on her death. She is kidnaped to keep her from testifying. The drama is intense as the trusted mayor decides she has to disappear- get out of Cincinnati area. Carl Oberman, the murderous cop, successfully escapes to South America. Jack Marcus, a university professor is capable of making perfect counterfeit money, only to be caught. Elva Halstrom, the mayor, returned to Cincinnati and confesses her bad judgement call. She asks her constituents to forgive her. Eventually all three involved in the scam are identified and are forced to pay their debt to society. It is how they are caught that pulls on your heart strings. Even the bad cop has redeeming qualities.

"The Destiny of Miro" is the story of one man's spiritual search. It begins when Miro's father, answering what he feels is a request from God, kills his family. Only eight-year-old Miro escapes. As the man dies, he curses his boy, shouting, "you cannot escape your destiny!" Miro turns and runs from his father but is forever haunted by this tragic phrase. Aided by a mysterious "white lady" and an animal guide, Miro's thirty year journey to find his true destiny takes him on a cross country tour of medieval England. Along the way he learns to love all God's creatures; develops his own psychic powers; finds and loses his soul mate; and finally learns only he is responsible for his happiness. "The Destiny of Miro" was selected as Second Runner-Up for a 2001 Visionary Award from the Coalition of Visionary Retailers.

Meet Cory, a young boy who was in foster care several years before he was adopted. He went from home to home, to the hospital and residential treatment, before going to the home of the author. This is a story of how love transcends all difficulties, how adoptive parents handled the behavior of their son, and how they never gave up. They realized how challenging, yet rewarding, adopting an older child can be.