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Destiny's Promise by Laurel Pace released on Mar 25, 1993 is available now for purchase.

Destiny Jones is busy being a successful young entrepreneur. Her cleaning business has several top corporations as clients. Aside from her company, the only thing she has time and affection for is her family. Destiny doesn't believe in love. When it comes to men, she wants a good time and nothing more. That's the reason Promise Underwood is supposed to be just another bed buddy to her, but things don't work out as she plans. Promise brings out feelings she never thought she would have. Suddenly, Destiny is struggling to keep her feelings intact and her heart on lock. Promise Underwood has a hood mentality- his father raised his brothers and him to know the streets but earn your keep as legit businessmen. While business is thriving, his personal life is on a downward spiral. Promise has to take a break from all the drama. Just as things simmer down, a new fire arises from a mild tempered, smart-mouthed beauty. Will Promise's ex allow him to stay drama free or will she destroy any chance of him being with Destiny? Will Destiny allow love to finally reach heart or will she run back to what she does best? Promise just might be the man that will tame Destiny and capture her heart.

After the rise of a deity… …they fled to a magical kingdom. But can they ever return? Nara had spent thousands of years trapped inside her deranged mother’s castle. After being enrolled at the Knight Academy, she thought she’d finally be free. She had everything - a mentor in magic, a loving boyfriend, and a group of friends she called family. But then it all fell to pieces. One of her friends was possessed by an ancient evil. The only way for the rest of them to stay alive was to return to her mother’s kingdom. Nara never expected to return to Aria, let alone after switching bodies with her best friend. Nor did Nara ever think she would be reunited with her traitorous undead ex. To save the only true family she loves, Nara must play a game of life and death against an unknown foe. The Beast will claim its first victim. And a war is coming. You’ll love this YA Urban Fantasy, because it has the perfect mix of adventure, thrills, and romance to keep you turning the pages. Get it now.

This book covers the story of the Bozeman Trail - the shortcut through Wyoming and Montana that initiated the so called Indian Wars on the Northern Plains - from multiple perspectives. To the Indians it was a route of invasion that led to cultural devastation and an end to a way of life. To the immigrants it was a pathway through the wilderness that lead to new settlements; a chance for owning land and future prosperity. To help the reader appreciate the complex clash of cultures the author employs both his pen and camera, writing sections from the opposing perspectives. The book opens with an imaginary letter from an emigrant woman describing her journey over the trail. It is linked to Native American interpretation of the Fetterman massacre through the eyes of a young Cheyenne warrior. Along with the narratives are words of warriors and soldiers who were involved in the events; including Fetterman's boast that with "80 men I could ride right through the Sioux Nation." Other quotes include Sherman's outright advocacy of the genocide of the Indians after Fetterman's defeat. On the Indian side men like Crazy Horse, American Horse, Sitting Bull and Red Cloud said that the whites made more promises than they could remember, "?but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they took it." The second half of the book is about "reflections" of the Bozeman Trail. Giving those reflections are a barrage of tribal historians, descendants of famous warriors who fought along the trail, as well as offspring of emigrants who traveled over the Trail. Chief Alfred Red Cloud, a great-grandson of Chief Red Cloud, presents the Red Cloud family's oral history of Red Cloud?s War to close the Bozeman Trail, while contemporary scholars such as Susan Badger Doyle discuss the role John Bozeman played in the establishment of the trail - he actually pioneered less than a quarter of the route. Chapman's award-winning photography, mixed with archival images, ranges from wildlife and scenery along the trail to images of Indians and other people, both past and present, adding depth to the narrative.

Destiny: A Memoir details a dramatic and gripping account of Dr. Olusegun Asekun’s life journey, from his tumultuous childhood to date, bringing to life and exploring the experiences and ideals that has shaped him as a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a friend, and a professional, and continues to drive him as a man. This body of work is an unforgettable painting of one man’s portrait; a book of reality and substance, of morals and truth, of daunting challenges, of lessons learned, and of relentless pursuit and achievement.