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A see-saw of emotions runs through reading this apocalyptic adventure, but excitement rules the day." Philip Zossaro, Reedsy Escaping Los Angeles for a weekend is hard enough. Escaping Los Angeles during an apocalypse? That's next to impossible. When there's nobody left to care, when civilization has turned on itself, when your friends and family are dead or gone, who do you have left to depend on? What if you never learned to depend on some...

The unlikely survivors are finally able to escape Los Angeles amid disaster and turmoil, but their path is anything but straight. After being derailed by an ambush that strands them outside of a small town run by an abusive tyrant, the group finds a large abandoned home hidden in the woods. Missy, still not healed from her wounds, convinces the group that this would make a suitable place to ride out the storm and hide until things blow over an...

Surviving in the Kitchen - Recipes for life, love, and a full stomach. Amanda Blackwood often jokes that she learned how to cook out of self-defense. What started as a necessity grew to become a passion, and along the way she discovered that food (by way of acts of service and gifts) was her love language. She performs acts of service by preparing crafted meals specific to an individual's taste buds. Often when serving guests, her portions a...

It's hard enough to escape human trafficking, but how does someone survive the aftermath of continually being hunted for years to come? I was young when the abuse started. It came from every angle. Struggling for many years, I wasn't sure I'd ever have a chance at a normal life with real love and true happiness. At the age of 31 I figured I was too old for that sort of thing. I was broken. Then I met the man in Scotland. I'd been abused in t...

Trauma and PTSD have the ability to rewire our brains in ways we couldn't possibly predict. It's been a subject of study for a great many years. And while there's no replacement for professional medical treatment, learning more about yourself through understanding what trauma is and does can often help us come to terms with our experiences in healthy ways that can help kickstart the healing process. This series was written by a survivor of hu...

It's hard enough to escape human trafficking, but how does someone survive the aftermath of continually being hunted for years to come? I was young when the abuse started. It came from every angle. Struggling for many years, I wasn't sure I'd ever have a chance at a normal life with real love and true happiness. At the age of 31 I figured I was too old for that sort of thing. I was broken. Then I met the man in Scotland. I'd been abused in t...

Trauma and PTSD have the ability to rewire our brains in ways we couldn't possibly predict. It's been a subject of study for a great many years. And while there's no replacement for professional medical treatment, learning more about yourself through understanding what trauma is and does can often help us come to terms with our experiences in healthy ways that can help kickstart the healing process. This series was written by a survivor of hu...

Emotional. Mysterious. Heartbreaking. Ruth was no stranger to heartache, but in her attempt to overcome the past, she conquered unimatinable obstacles, all while swinging high as a part time trapeze artist, strolling as a wing walker, an falling in love with the handsome pilot of a small biplane. She was convinced that he was the answer to her happily ever after. They spent endless hours and days together as they fell deeper in love every day...

How much heartache can one woman withstand, and still be happy in life? When Ruth fell in love at only seventeen years old, it was the height of Prohibition. She was convinced that he was the answer to her happily ever after. They spent endless hours and days together as he, a young pilot on a wealthy farm, and she, a poor girl from the other end of town, fell deeper in love every day. Determined to get married, the two planned to elope, onl...

Riveting, emotional and powerful. Anyone who has ever lost someone to an incurable disease can identify with this heartbreaking true story." - Sherman Hutchinson For months, I lived among the fearful during the 2020 pandemic, but for a different reason. People I loved were suffering. With one friend dealing with a second diagnosis of panreatic cancer, another battling a debilitating depression, yet another was facing a terminal diagnosis fro...

The unlikely survivors are finally able to escape Los Angeles amid disaster and turmoil, but their path is anything but straight. After being derailed by an ambush that strands them outside of a small town run by an abusive tyrant, the group finds a large abandoned home hidden in the woods. Missy, still not healed from her wounds, convinces the group that this would make a suitable place to ride out the storm and hide until things blow over an...

When a traitor is discovered among the tight knit group and one of the group is fatally injured, everyone turns to Missy for guidance. In the wake of tragedy and loss, she doesn't know what to do and sends the survivors of the Mountain Home masacre on a different path. Armed with a handgun, and a few close friends, the last remaining unlikely survivors strike out again, this time searching for revenge. When the truth is revealed, nobody is pre...

It's hard enough to escape human trafficking, but how does someone survive the aftermath of continually being hunted for years to come? I was young when the abuse started. It came from every angle. Struggling for many years, I wasn't sure I'd ever have a chance at a normal life with real love and true happiness. At the age of 31 I figured I was too old for that sort of thing. I'd been abused in the past, but this time I was finally going to ha...

My name is Amanda Blackwood and I'm a survivor of human trafficking." Even now the words sound like fiction, especially as the horrors fade from recent memory. It's been 20 years since I escaped that fate, beating the odds. Most don't survive. I know that now, I didn't know that then. I didn't see any other option.At the age of 19, my life took a drastic turn down a very dark path. I married a much older man in an attempt to escape my already ...

A saint was once asked "What is anger?" He replied that anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for someone else's mistake. Believe me, revenge is far worse. We all do things we aren't proud of. Some of us have done far worse than others. I was a rather troubled teen and grew into a troubled young adult. One of the chapters from my life that I didn't know I'd ever have the courage to tell is the one about the Miller Miles. From sex to d...

Escaping Los Angeles for a weekend is hard enough. Escaping Los Angeles during an apocalypse? That's next to impossible. When there's nobody left to care, when civilization has turned on itself, when your friends and family are dead or gone, who do you have left to depend on? What if you never learned to depend on someone? In a catastrophic event, your life might just depend on it. Dragging along a police officer, a car thief and a disabled mi...

A collection of poetry from the mind and heart of a Human Trafficking Survivor allows the reader to dive deep into the recesses of a victim as they transition from being the damaged, heartbroken victim into being a recovering, strengthening survivor. Small moments of life become great moments of learning and love. Tiny moments of the unknown lead way to darkness and despair. True strength is needed to survive a twisted fate.

Get ready to laugh as one hilarious Flight Attendants gets into the swing of things her first year on the job. True stories collected together make this all the more delightful, whether you're traveling for business or waiting for your holiday to start. From speaking in foreign accents to falling into laps, the laughs are never ending. A portion of every sale will be donated to help fight human trafficking. We've all see the funny flight atte...

How much trouble can two young kids get into when nobody is looking? A lot.Don and I were unlikely friends, both damaged souls from secrets nobody knew. One of our many adventures took us to a shack in the woods where nobody had ventured in too many years to count. We knew we needed to explore the place and were driven by an unexplained force, but we never imagined what we might find. While we both found lost history, and Don found adventure, ...

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