Best of Friends Trilogy

 

Best of Friends Trilogy

Book 1: Best of Friends: What happens when a family death wreaks havoc among siblings? What would you do if the ‘peace-maker’ of the family suddenly loses control? If the opportunity arose, would you agree to simply ‘burn the will,’ sell the estate and split the proceeds? What would be your response when calling the cops and being told: “We’re not coming out, unless there are bullets flying and bodies to count?” Elizabeth Caliente is faced with such propositions in Sherry Brantley’s award-winning ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy. Best of Friends has won two national awards for ‘Best Fiction of the Year!’

Book 2: Before Best of Friends: In this much-anticipated prequel to the ‘Best of Friends,’ trilogy, readers discover how the Fabulous Five group were formed in their youth, and are introduced to the unfolding of the powerful secrets binding the group together. Secrets only this private group were privileged to know. Join this tight-knit group as you uncover the mystery of the ‘Secret of the Blanket.’ Included is an excerpt from the books’ final work of the trilogy, ‘Still Best of Friends.’

Book 3: Still Best of Friends: The explosive conclusion of the ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy! The Fabulous Five were bound together by secrets they’d all swore to carry to their graves. But with the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ exposing the ‘Secret of the Blanket,’ will the Fabulous Five find themselves desperately being consumed in a modern-day media frenzy that is threatening to consume them? Will this group of friends be able to survive the onslaught of the public revelation of their past deeds? Or will they crumble under the weight of their unexpected circumstances? Travel with the Fabulous Five: Elizabeth Caliente’, Kim Worthy, Kiona Stone, Angela Jackson-(A.J.) and Quineeta Davis as once again, they attempt to weather the storms of adversity that threaten to decimate their bond, their friendship, their past! Will the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ prove to be the final nail in the coffin? Or will vow to continue to ‘deny ‘til they die,’ their involvement in the mystery they’re shrouded in?

Meet the dynamic members of the Fabulous Five as this explosive trilogy takes readers on a whirlwind excursion among five friends. Though often humorous, the ride is filled with lessons on friendship, family dynamics and strong relationships. You’ll love connecting and bonding with the members of the Fabulous Five, as they deal individually and collectively with the drama that surrounds them!

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TOO AUTHENTIC: 25 Years of Not Fitting In

 

TOO AUTHENTIC: 25 Years of Not Fitting In

This memoir follows 25 years of dancing in spaces that wanted me smaller—and my refusal to shrink.

What's inside:

Chapter 1: Go-Go Dancing - Stories from village discos and city clubs where creativity was treated like rebellion. From the DJ who couldn't handle a woman who initiated, to the boss who wanted decoration instead of artistry, to discovering that "too sexual" really meant "too free."

Chapter 2: Belly Dance - Stories from the world of traditional belly dance, where innovation was viewed as vandalism. Teachers who needed obedience, schools that rejected fusion, and the realization that authentic expression threatens those who police tradition.

Chapter 3: Walked Away - Five turning points, including Slovenia's Got Talent (where the national TV audience humiliated me for having body hair), confronting a teacher who wanted devotion over sovereignty, and the moment I stopped trying to fit into spaces not designed for authentic people.

Plus: An epilogue about what I was doing till now, and the declaration I wrote in 2011 that predicted everything: "I Don't Wanna Fit In."

Each story is told with honesty, just what actually happened when I kept choosing authenticity over acceptance.

This book is for anyone who's been repeatedly rejected and has started to doubt themselves. Because after the third rejection, that voice in your head starts to whisper: "Maybe they're right. Maybe you are too much, not good enough. Maybe you should tone it down. Why can’t you just be normal? Your body should be hidden. Your sexuality is inappropriate." But you know what? Fuck that! Move on with me!

This is what sovereignty looks like in practice: seeing clearly, choosing yourself, and leaving spaces that demand you shrink.

Not perfect. Not healed. Just unapologetically authentic.

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The Algorithm of Us

Maya Lin believes in data—not destiny. As the lead algorithm engineer behind HeartSpark, the world’s most successful dating app, her entire job revolves around proving that love can be measured, calculated, and optimized. But after a humiliating breakup goes viral, her company’s reputation—and her confidence—take a devastating hit, leaving Maya convinced that love, at least for her, is something better solved with science than trust. Enter Eli Torres, charismatic host of the internet’s favorite podcast, The Anti-Love Experiment. His mission? Prove dating apps manipulate emotions and ruin authentic relationships. And HeartSpark is his No. 1 target. When Eli launches a public challenge encouraging listeners to date without algorithms, HeartSpark panics. To repair the company’s reputation, Maya is forced to work closely with Eli—publicly and professionally—putting the face behind the algorithm directly in the path of its loudest critic. What begins as damage control quickly becomes something more personal, especially as Maya starts to realize she may have miscalculated him—and love itself. Only one problem: Maya didn’t expect Eli to be funny. Or thoughtful. Or devastatingly sincere. Or someone she could fall for—fast, when falling is the one variable she’s sworn never to risk again. As they navigate bookstore meet-cutes, awkward “old-fashioned” dates, and viral challenge videos, the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. But the closer they get, the heavier Maya’s secret becomes… and the more terrifying the idea of losing Eli feels, because when he fully understands who she is and what she represents, the fallout threatens everything—her career, his platform, and the fragile belief that love might be more than data after all. In a world where love is automated, what happens when two people choose to follow their hearts instead? Perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis, The Soulmate Equation, and The Unhoneymooners, The Algorithm of Us is a hilarious, heart-squeezing, slow-burn romance about modern dating, second chances, and the magic that can’t be calculated.

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From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!: The Working Woman's Guide Vol 2

    

From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!:

The Working Woman's Guide Vol 2

From Brilliant Bitch... details the specific steps one must take to successfully go from being a Brilliant Bitch--To a Dynamic Diva! It includes true, personalized events which women face on a daily basis, and details how to avoid becoming the victim and be the Victor instead! Tired of being a weak, whiny, woman who never seems to be in control? Tired of sitting on the sidelines while others learn to live life on their own terms? Then learn how to be a woman that grabs the bull by the horns and understands how to shape & create her own Destiny! Learn to tap into the Dynamic Diva in YOUR life. She is a force to be reckoned with, and she only requests that you unleash her positive, powerful energy on YOUR behalf. There is a Dynamic Diva in all of us. It knows that you CAN ACHIEVE all that you'd like to receive! Learn the 7 Steps to begin to experience your different levels of Bitchdom, so that you can tap into your Wisdom, and don't 'Deny' your power, learn to 'Rely' on your Power!

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The Apathetical Man

  

The Apathetical Man 

By Gregory M. McLeod

Imagine waking up inside your own life and realizing you have been moving through it without truly understanding why you are suffering, choosing, or even surviving.

The Apathetical Man unfolds as a deeply personal spiritual reckoning shaped by pain, addiction, mental illness, and a desperate search for meaning. Its world is not built from fantasy landscapes or external spectacle, but from rehab rooms, inner battles, prayers uttered at the edge of collapse, and the long, difficult road back from self-destruction. The atmosphere is raw and confessional, filled with the urgency of someone who has looked at his own life and understood that change is no longer optional. Early on, the narrator frames life itself as a matter of “understanding,” then ties that idea to a near-death confrontation with addiction and the need to choose a different path before it is too late.

A powerful, soul-baring testimony of redemption, The Apathetical Man reveals how understanding, faith, and grace can transform even the most broken life.

At the center of the book is a relentless question: what happens when a man has spent years numbing himself, only to discover that numbness is its own kind of spiritual death? The pages move through themes of grace, endurance, surrender, temptation, discipline, and rebirth, creating the sense of a testimony that is also a call to action. Again and again, the book returns to one recurring framework—chance, choice, and change—not as abstract ideas, but as forces that shape whether a life keeps falling apart or begins to be rebuilt.

What makes this work stand out is the way it treats apathy not as laziness, but as a soul-level crisis. This is a book concerned with what happens when self-will becomes a trap, when pain isolates, and when understanding becomes the difference between living and slowly disappearing. It speaks most directly to readers who know what it means to feel stuck inside their own habits, their own wounds, or their own silence, and who are willing to ask whether surrender might be the first real step toward healing. The dedication itself broadens that reach, extending the book’s burden and compassion toward those struggling with addiction, mental illness, and the families carrying that weight with them.

Sometimes the first miracle is not escape, but finally caring enough to change.

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Always, Never Almost:

Second Chance Romance, Single Dad, Family Drama,

Ex-drama, Slow Burn, Emotional

Andi Doyle built her life on her own terms. She owns a coffee shop in South Boston that she’s poured everything into, shows up fiercely for the people she loves, and learned one thing the hard way: she won’t be an afterthought. Not for anyone.

So when Gavin Byrne walks into her life with quiet intensity and a smile that makes her forget herself, she lets herself believe this one might be different. He’s steady. Present. Real.

Until she realizes she’s been waiting for a place in his life he never fully made room for.

Gavin doesn’t understand what he’s done until the distance between them is undeniable. He thought he had left his past where it belonged. He didn’t see how easily he defaulted to keeping parts of his life separate — smoothing things over, choosing the safer explanation, minimizing what mattered most when it felt complicated.

By the time he recognizes the cost of that mistake, Andi is already walking away.

Fighting his way back to her is one thing. But reconciliation doesn’t bring peace. The past he thought was settled resurfaces with its own agenda, threatening the life he’s fought to protect and forcing Andi straight into the center of it.

Now loving each other isn’t the only risk.

They’ll have to decide whether what they’re building is strong enough to withstand someone determined to tear it apart — or if some mistakes really do turn almost into never… or into always.

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Always, Never Almost

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Raising Confident Children: A Biblical Parenting Guide to Building Strong Identity, Courage, and Resilience

 

Raising Confident Children:

A Biblical Parenting Guide to Building Strong Identity, Courage, and Resilience

Every parent wants their child to walk confidently into the world.

Not loud.
Not perfect.
Just steady.

In a culture filled with pressure, comparison, and constant evaluation, many children are growing up unsure of themselves—even when they appear successful on the outside. Parents feel it too: the quiet tension between protecting their child and preparing them, between guiding and letting go.

Raising Confident Children offers a different path.

Grounded in biblical wisdom and supported by modern child-development insight, this compassionate guide shows how confidence is built quietly—through everyday moments of connection, courage, responsibility, failure, and love.

Rather than quick fixes or performance-based parenting, this book walks parents through realistic, emotional scenarios they face every day, revealing how small, intentional responses shape a child’s inner world for life.

Inside, you’ll learn how to help your child:

• Develop confidence rooted in identity—not achievement
• Act with courage even when fear is present
• Learn from failure without shame
• Take responsibility and believe they are capable
• Feel deeply loved—even when they fall short

This is not a book about raising fearless children.
It is a book about raising secure ones.

Confidence that lasts isn’t built by pushing harder.
It’s built by walking alongside—one steady step at a time.

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