Edwina Louise Dorch

This fast-paced travel romance is Part III of a trilogy. This is an upmarket love triangle In Part III, Autumn Simmons, an American na ve artist, flees from the Sahara Desert to Hispaniola, a Caribbean island, divided into two nations: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. While there, Autumn encounters two men, initially friends, who become rivals vying for her affection. One pursuer is Xavier Cortada, a piano prodigy who paints 'Costumbrismo' style paintings, a style favored by his ancestors, descendants from Spain. His father is the third-richest man in the DR. The other man is Haitian-born artist, Francois Dubois. Born to 'caneros', sugar plantation workers, he has garnered substantial acclaim for his 'market' style paintings, which sell in prestigious galleries around the world - New York City, London, and Paris. Will Autumn choose Cordoba and live in luxury in a ten-bedroom villa atop a mountain in the DR? Or Will she choose his best friend, Dubois ... a charming lady's man -and- a clandestine, Haitian 'Brigadier'? The author encourages the reader to Google artwork by Dominican, Jose Morilla, and Haitian Artist, Jean Bruno Louisius, and to view Bachata and Kompa dance and listen to Jazz Dominicano on YouTube.

This fast-paced travel romance is Part I of a trilogy series of books. It's an upmarket romance involving a love triangle in the Sahara Desert. Autumn Simmons, an American na ve artist living on a Florida barrier island, travels to Jamaica, and there she lives in the Kanopy (Tree) House in the Blue Lagoon. While there, she meets two men who vie for her affection. One is Colin Acieta, born and raised in Italy, who embodies old-world Western art traditions ... Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. The other, DeAngelo DeCosta, a Rastafarian Djembe drummer, who lives surrounded by artists painting large, bright, open-air murals on buildings to uplift Kingston's garrison's poor. Will Autumn choose to remain in Jamaica, with the Rastafarian, DeAngelo, and embrace free, open-air, community mural art? Or, Will Autumm choose Acieta, and live surrounded by the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, Roman statues, and masterworks of art? The Author encourages readers to view the artwork of na ve artists, Tyrone Johnson and Synthia Saint James, and the Florida Highwaymen, and to listen to instrumentals by Chris Botti, like Emmanuel, Nessun Dorma, and Cinema Paradiso.

This fast-paced, slice-of-life comic book series is for midle-grade teens and young adults.Cash is a Cherokee with dreadlocks who is addicted to social media.Stormy is a Muslim immigrant who discards her burka and buys trendy "fast fashion".Saint is a neuro-divergent, extraterrestrial empath disguised as a black female student.The episodes provide a multicultural perspective on life and explore the many challenges faced by Generation X Americans: their identity, self-discovery, and personal growth.The author has published several books with a similar theme and in 2023 won The American Writing Award in the "Inspirational Book" category.

This fast-paced, slice-of-life comic book series is for midle-grade teens and young adults.Cash is a Cherokee with dreadlocks who is addicted to social media.Stormy is a Muslim immigrant who discards her burka and buys trendy "fast fashion".Saint is a neuro-divergent, extraterrestrial empath disguised as a black female student.The episodes provide a multicultural perspective on life and explore the many challenges faced by Generation X Americans: their identity, self-discovery, and personal growth.The author has published several books with a similar theme and in 2023 won The American Writing Award in the "Inspirational Book" category.

This short story is a parable for 8-11-year-old, African American, Native American, Spanish American, and Puerto Rican children.And, it has a coming-of-age theme in that it presents a fairy godmother-type figure who protects two pre-teen siblings from their cruel stepfather who forces them into dangerous nighttime adventures wherein they learn many lessons.Hence, this story is like the treasured fable, Hansel and Gretel.

This short story is a parable for 8-11-year-old, African American, Native American, Spanish American, and Puerto Rican children.And, it has a coming-of-age theme in that it presents a fairy godmother-type figure who protects two pre-teen siblings from their cruel stepfather who forces them into dangerous nighttime adventures wherein they learn many lessons.Hence, this story is like the treasured fable, Hansel and Gretel.

This fast-paced contemporary, novel, set in Los Angeles, can be read on a beach day. Yet, this is Black Literature in the Black Arts Movement tradition exploring how to overcome the trauma associated with colorism. Rejecting Wilderson's 'Afro pessimism', the lives of three women reveal how to decolonize and emancipate our minds per Ngg and how to achieve 'collective consciousness' per H bl. Vanilla, a Black woman of Puerto Rican ancestry favors the song, The Girl From Ipanema in that she is 'tall and tan and young and lovely' and like Sam Cooke's song says, "her daddy is rich and her mama is good lookin". Her brother, Howard, has a massive blond afro, olive skin, and green eyes, and is a deputy district attorney. He is vain and his fate is signaled by Proverbs 16:18 which prophesizes that - "Pride goeth before destruction." Cinnamon, a Black woman with Native American ancestry is 'gobsmacked' by Howard and engages in magical thinking about him, saying to herself, "you're gonna love me" - evoking Jennifer Holiday's torch song in Dreamgirls. Dark Chocolate who has Nigerian almond eyes, high cheekbones, full lips, and a baby son is in danger - conjure up archetypical Madonna and Child Christian iconography. Class differences are a backdrop for this tale that has both feminist and religious overtones i.e., the use of Georgia O'Keefe paintings and Biblical passages. Overall, the plot is a guidebook for leading a Freeburg-type 'counterlife' and for healing and liberating our collective post-colonial lives as it weaves Nina Simone jazz, Annie Lee art, and Alvin Ailey ballet.

Typical offender risk factors include a history of antisocial behavior, an antisocial personality, antisocial cognition, antisocial associates, family and/or marital problems, school or work problems, leisure or recreation problems, and substance abuse. Though there are roughly 66 risk assessment instruments that measure these factors, only 19 of them are in wide use. Of these tools, micro-level and personal factors are included on typical risk instruments while external or macro-level matters are not. Community Risk and Protective Factors for Probation and Parole Risk Assessment Tools: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential research publication that explores tools for predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated individuals. The study provides evidence for an alternative explanation for a still prevailing notion that recidivism is primarily a result of personal/internal failings (such as mental illness or cognitive impairment) versus external/societal ones. Featuring a wide range of topics such as affordable housing, policy reform, and adult education, this book is ideal for criminologists, sociologists, law enforcement, corrections officers, wardens, therapists, rehabilitation counselors, researchers, policymakers, criminal justice professionals, academicians, and students.

Typical offender risk factors include a history of antisocial behavior, an antisocial personality, antisocial cognition, antisocial associates, family and/or marital problems, school or work problems, leisure or recreation problems, and substance abuse. Though there are roughly 66 risk assessment instruments that measure these factors, only 19 of them are in wide use. Of these tools, micro-level and personal factors are included on typical risk instruments while external or macro-level matters are not.Community Risk and Protective Factors for Probation and Parole Risk Assessment Tools: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential research publication that explores tools for predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated individuals. The study provides evidence for an alternative explanation for a still prevailing notion that recidivism is primarily a result of personal/internal failings (such as mental illness or cognitive impairment) versus external/societal ones. Featuring a wide range of topics such as affordable housing, policy reform, and adult education, this book is ideal for criminologists, sociologists, law enforcement, corrections officers, wardens, therapists, rehabilitation counselors, researchers, policymakers, criminal justice professionals, academicians, and students.