Valerie Allen

In this edict, Valerie Allen has intensely revealed the hideous wounds. gaping scars and scab-covered injuries and injustices of veteran's experiences. Valerie bares her soul as regards Veterans homelessness and Veterans suicide rates in the United States of America. What is the price that we exact from our men and women who have represented us in combat for liberty and freedom? Why are they being turned away from necessary services and left alone in their despair and dismay? What are the necessary actions for individuals, non-profit organizations and others? This work of nonfiction, a memoir, is provoking and penetrating in its suggestions for strategies to empower a new culture of survival for those returning to our communities, neighborhoods and ordinary life situations after military service. The issues of homelessness, Military Sexual Trauma (MST, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and other - service-related maladies are elucidated for the consideration of those who stand ready to assist. So many issues are raised with the idea that each individual can and must take action to restore those who have sacrificed more than we can imagine. As you read this treatise, please strategize what you can do that demonstrates sincere appreciation for those who have served

Love can be strange and wondrous Love Stories for Your Valentine is a collection of short stories for those who have loved and been loved. Love brings romance, passion, pain, and tears. Love arrives in many forms, in different places, and comes to us randomly throughout our life. How many times have you found love?

A collection of short stories about life and love from a man's point of view. Sometimes he's right on track and sometimes he's a bit off Men as friends, lovers, husbands, sons, brothers, fathers and grandfathers. Men with understanding and misunderstanding who bring love, humor, and insight into the lives of others.

A collection of short stories about love and life from a man's point of view. Sometimes the man is right on and sometimes he's a bit off track As friends, lovers, husbands, sons, fathers, and grandfathers, they bring love, humor, and insight into the lives of others.

A short story collection honoring women in their many roles. Women as daughters, sisters, aunts, wives, mothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. These stories will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone

"A Gift for Mom," will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone It reflects women in their many roles as daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers. These stories are dedicated to all the women who do their best and give their all to cherish and encourage those whom they love.

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer's brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.

A child with no name. A Woman with no memory. Arrested for shoplifting, a woman with amnesia fears both her past and her future and denies any knowledge of the mysterious baby found with her. Psychologist, Allyson Freemont, and Detective Ernie Blackwell work to put together the missing pieces of Feona Parker's life. They work to untangle the enigma of the relationship between Feona Parker and this child in the hope of reuniting a family steeped in heartbreak. Compassion and skill help as Feona is brought face to face with a horrifying reality and efforts are made to protect her from falling into a complete and irreversible mental breakdown. This story travels through the fragile mind of an emotionally scarred woman and her tortuous journey toward wellness. In the balance is the fate of an innocent child who will be turned over to the foster care system and languish there until she ages out-never knowing she has family who loves and wants her.

A child with no name, a woman with no memory.An unidentified toddler is found with a woman who has been arrested for shoplifting. This woman, Feona Parker, has amnesia and no knowledge of the young girl found with her -- a young girl who will languish in foster care until she is 18. Psychologist Allyson Freemont must untangle the enigma of the relationship between Feona Parker and this child in an effort to reunite a family steeped in heartbreak.

The Prodigal Son A good kid-handsome, smart, and popular-so why has Andrew Tibbet decided to throw away his future? Why won't he speak? Why is he bent on revenge? Psychologist, Allyson Freemont and Detective Ernie Blackwell investigate why teenager, Andrew Tibbet, has developed selective mutism. Why does he refuse to attend school when it results in disaster for him and criminal charges against his parents? Andrew, a teenager, overwhelmed with anger and rejection, plans to destroy his family emotionally and financially. He creates a unique plan of retribution by manipulating a system of rules designed by those who should protect him. His passive aggression rises above the irrational control of his father, the emotional abdication of his mother, and the ineffectiveness of the educational and judicial systems. When evaluated by Dr. Allyson Freemont, she comes to understand the events which led to this boy's twisted thinking and the powerlessness of children living within a dysfunctional family. Allyson Freemont slowly unravels a family ruled by an oppressive and devious parent. A parent who lies and manipulates, a son who suffers bitter betrayal, and Andrew who is coerced into loyalty to protect family members. She comes to understand Andrew's anger and frustration when she uncovers the disturbing truth about what's been happening behind closed doors.

The Prodigal Son A good kid-handsome, smart, and popular-so why has Andrew Tibbet decided to throw away his future? Why won't he speak? Why is he bent on revenge? Psychologist, Allyson Freemont, and Detective Ernie Blackwell investigate why teenager, Andrew Tibbet, has developed selective mutism. Why does he refuse to attend school when it results in disaster for him and criminal charges against his parents? Andrew, a teenager, overwhelmed with anger and rejection, plans to destroy his family emotionally and financially. He creates a unique plan of retribution by manipulating a system of rules designed by those who should protect him. His passive aggression rises above the irrational control of his father, the emotional abdication of his mother, and the ineffectiveness of the educational and judicial systems. When evaluated by Dr. Allyson Freemont, she comes to understand the events which led to this boy's twisted thinking and the powerlessness of children living within a dysfunctional family. Allyson Freemont slowly unravels a family ruled by an oppressive and devious parent. A parent who lies and manipulates, a son who suffers bitter betrayal, and Andrew who is coerced into loyalty to protect family members. She comes to understand Andrew's anger and frustration when she uncovers the disturbing truth about what's been happening behind closed doors.

"'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection, Volume One" focuses on the small, and the not so small, events in the lives of ordinary people. Each story explores our common, yet universal life experiences. Stories follow the emotional flow of relationships. These stories move us to laugh and cry as we encounter the twists and turns of dealing with everyday life. The reader will wonder at the foolishness and the wisdom of old and young alike, as their decisions and actions forever shape the course of their future lives.