When Butterflies Cry

When the dam explodes, only a little girl who was never really there at all can save them. Grayson Addington comes home to Saddler Hollow, West Virginia, from Vietnam a broken man, ravaged by post-traumatic stress disorder, a chaplain who left his faith in the jungle mud with his massacred unit. In his absence, his wife, Piper, turned to his brother Carter for support. Now, she must choose between them—and Carter will stop at nothing to have her. Into this family torn apart by jealousy, greed, and clan loyalties comes a mysterious little girl. Maggie, a battered child with amnesia, shows up on the Addington's front porch and instantly bonds to Sadie, Piper, and Grayson’s cripplingly shy toddler. When Maggie runs away and takes Sadie with her, the warring brothers must team up to search for them. Then the real horror begins. Sadie is trapped in the rocks out of her father's reach beneath a dam about to explode. Grayson will have to stand there and watch her drown ... unless the child called Maggie is much more than she seems. From suspense author and former journalist Ninie Hammon comes this spellbinding story of ordinary people whose tangled lives are marked by the specter of an impending disaster, and haunted by the mystery of a magical child. If you enjoy rich, believable real-life characters, ever-tightening tension, and a breath-taking surprise ending--coupled with Hammon’s trademark dusting of “the unexplainable”, When Butterflies Cry will keep you turning pages far into the night.

When the dam explodes, only a little girl who was never really there at all can save them. Grayson Addington comes home to Saddler Hollow, West Virginia, from Vietnam a broken man, ravaged by post-traumatic stress disorder, a chaplain who left his faith in the jungle mud with his massacred unit. In his absence, his wife, Piper, turned to his brother Carter for support. Now, she must choose between them--and Carter will stop at nothing to have her. Into this family torn apart by jealousy, greed, and clan loyalties comes a mysterious little girl. Maggie, a battered child with amnesia, shows up on the Addington's front porch and instantly bonds to Sadie, Piper, and Grayson's cripplingly shy toddler. When Maggie runs away and takes Sadie with her, the warring brothers must team up to search for them. Then the real horror begins. Sadie is trapped in the rocks out of her father's reach beneath a dam about to explode. Grayson will have to stand there and watch her drown ... unless the child called Maggie is much more than she seems. From suspense author and former journalist Ninie Hammon comes this spellbinding story of ordinary people whose tangled lives are marked by the specter of an impending disaster, and haunted by the mystery of a magical child. If you enjoy rich, believable real-life characters, ever-tightening tension, and a breath-taking surprise ending--coupled with Hammon's trademark dusting of "the unexplainable", When Butterflies Cry will keep you turning pages far into the night.

Can Butterflies Cry? as written by Automatic Writing All of my books are written by automatic writing. As I have explained in my first book 'Sleep never comes for those that did not reach the other side' It was the beginning of an urge to fulfil an agreement, to tell the stories of the lost souls, to help them accept death and move on. This book also includes stories from my childhood experiences and how and where I was when I first encountered my spirit friends and what I have learned from being their interpreter. I asked my guide a long time ago 'Why do they come to me?' His answer was in simplicity 'They do not come to give you proof of life. They come for you to give them life after life' I am not the judge, just the storyteller.

There are no limits to where a butterfly can go or what it can achieve. In its caterpillar-like state of pattern, it is limited and predictable. However, upon its transformation, only the butterfly can speak to its journey and knows the struggle, the strength, resilience, and patience it takes to emerge from its resting place, new and improved, better and stronger, more prepared to fly in its potential, no longer crawling in its pattern. The butterfly knows the cocoon is a guiding post, not its final destination. This cocoon is where the butterfly's life goes from ordinary to extraordinary. She would emerge unique, one of a kind. Relentless in her commitment and fortitude to break free from the protective confinements of her cocoon, she emerges boldly spreading her big, beautiful wings without hesitation. Not for the world's pleasure, but for the realization that without literally opening herself to receive, there is no way she could fly. She moves about at her own pace and with a determination only she knows.

""The emblem of contemporary, personal poetry"" THE GOODREADs BOARD Do you believe it, too? That the butterflies always knew To flap their wings and change the world Shifting fate in chaotic swirls Every time a butterfly flies Things are born and things do die Hold onto a wing and hold it tight The biggest changes have yet to take flight

A collection of poems to help you take a look at your mind, soul, and heart. Who are you? How do you exist in this world? Let's talk about it.