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When Kate meets the captivating Dan on her 21st birthday, she believes she's found her happily ever after. But her fairy tale is shattered when he disappears without a trace, leaving her with a broken heart and a mind full of unanswered questions. Just as Kate begins to pick up the pieces, a startling letter arrives, unravelling a tangled web of lies that Dan had spun. As she delves deeper into her lover's dark secrets, Kate's perception of their shared past shifts, and she uncovers hidden truths in her own life that she never could have imagined. With her future hanging by a thread, Kate ...

Cover Design by Micheline Birger Bittersweet Birthright: An American Citizen Finds Her Birthmother in Germany: An Emotional Journey I wrote this story in 1991 about two years after I met my German birthmother in Germany in 1989. I was 41 at the time when I wrote this. I was 39 when I met her. I never thought it was possible. I believed in the impossible though. I had a lot of deep emotions. I hope that the reader is able to capture that moment in time with me. I personally believe that people have the right to know about their birth circumstances if they so choose. I had no say in the ...

In a very unique and one of a kind book, this is a very candid diary from a guy and his partner embarking on their emotional journey to find a young child via the adoption process and to complete their forever family. This looks past just the process and delves into the emotions and life events in the eyes of Joseph. Be prepared to embark on a whole roller coaster of emotions. Reviews... 'A superb resource for people wanting to explore the adoption process. I highly recommend this book' - by Sandra, Social Worker 'This diary had me crying, laughing and completely absorbed in Joe's emotional...

Little Sylvie, an Unforgettable Adoption Story... Sylvie always thought it was a great thing to be adopted. She was unique, special. Her parents saved her life. She was in a filthy orphanage and was not growing or gaining weight as she should. Sylvie nearly starved to death, but that's not the main story here. Being found by her birth-mother while studying law caused extreme trauma and redirected her life forever. This story was based on Sylvie’s life, more specifically, her adoption. All of the names have been changed to protect the privacy of Sylvie’s family and friends. Sylvie is her...

Ruth is a twenty-eight-year-old schoolteacher in rural Mississippi in 1962. She is the daughter of a prominent Methodist minister and there are expectations for her life. When she finds herself pregnant and unwed, she did what many others did in those days: she disappears. Leaving her three-year old daughter with her parents, Ruth leaves for New Orleans under the cover of attending graduate school. She works in a piano bar, accepts the benevolence of the local church ministry for unwed mothers, and carries the baby to term. Upon his birth, she gives up her son for adoption at the church’s...

Al is the black sheep of his family, Kate, the good shepherd of hers. Can black and white become silver, or just a dark and dangerous grey? Alastair Black has revealed a secret to his wife in a last ditch attempt to save his marriage. A return to his childhood family home at Chathill Farm is his only respite, although he is far from welcomed back by brother George. Kate, recently widowed and increasingly put upon by daughter, sister and mother, feels her life is over at fifty. Until she meets Alastair. He's everything she isn't, but he's a troubled soul, a sad clown of a man with a shady ...

It started with a piece of paper—-a birth certificate, sent to the author’s parents long after her birth. There is much history in that piece of paper. For she was born to an unwed mother in the generation prior to Roe v. Wade, on a warm day in August—a small, painful beginning in which she had been an unwilling participant, yet one that would shape her destiny. She is adopted into a loving home with another child that would become her beloved brother. She finds herself pregnant; she’s a teen and a college student, abandoned at the news. The options are obvious, but there is only ...

Everybody knows what adoption is, but adoption has changed dramatically over recent decades. Open adoptions create an opportunity for biological parents to remain connected with the child even after the adoption takes place. Emotionally, this is still largely uncharted territory for everybody involved and relationships can be difficult to navigate. Told from the point of view of an adoptive father, the journey the Elkins took is such a roller coaster ride you would think this true story was fiction.

Everybody knows what adoption is, but adoption has changed dramatically over recent decades. Open adoptions create an opportunity for biological parents to remain connected with the child even after the adoption takes place. Emotionally, this is still largely uncharted territory for everybody involved and relationships can be difficult to navigate. Told from the point of view of an adoptive father, the journey the Elkins took is such a roller coaster ride you would think this true story was fiction.

The Twin (A DS Jason Smith Thriller Book 22) From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series. 'This isn't about you.' The first victim is lucky. He is mutilated beyond belief, but he is allowed to live. The second isn't so fortunate. But the words carved into his chest are the same. And when a third man is found with the same four words etched into his skin, Detective Jason Smith is wide awake. Smith manages to get two words out of the first victim before he dies. The Twin. Who is this Twin? Nobody knows, but he's about to send ...

Jessica Hanes’ life crumbles down the day her mother dies of a drug overdose. With no knowledge of a close relative, she is shuffled from one foster home to another. Her life is far from being happy, or stable. She is broken. She yearns for a real family and a lovely home, and warms up to her new adoptive mother’s brother, who treats her like his little sister, but she is in for a surprise when she realizes he has a plan against her. Refusing to be a victim of circumstances,she takes an aggressive action against him in self-defense. She is on the run, but where can she hide?

This story is only for the chosen ones! Yes! Outstanding people! If you feel like there is something that makes you stand out among millions, then this is your story. After listening to this story, you will learn to embrace your being as you are. You will look at yourself with different eyes full of pride and gratitude! After all, we are all special! You will also stop copying people. Instead, you will find satisfaction being your own true self! Now! It is time! Take actions! Buy this book, and listen to it! Dare to be different!

For a moment, imagine everything you thought you knew about your life, your parents and siblings, your entire identity, turned out to be some sort of twisted fiction. Add a bit of cloak and dagger to the mix, and you'll have an idea of where this story takes you. You're not really who you thought you were - you're actually someone else in the same familiar body you've always known. You need to begin a new life story, putting the puzzle pieces in place as you go along.

Discover a transformative journey with "The Bridge to Forever," your essential guide through the intricacies of foster care and adoption. This comprehensive eBook dives deep into the heart of the foster care system, unraveling its complexities and illuminating a path toward successful and fulfilling adoption experiences. Start with a historical overview that sets the stage for understanding the foster care system. Learn about the vital figures and players involved and gain insight into the system’s paramount goals. From there, delve into the emotional landscapes foster children and ...

Take a break from videos and enjoy an uplifting historical novella about a loveable pixie. <>Summer of 1781<> Sweet, naïve — and psychic — pre-adolescent Jenny has just been adopted into a wonderful, yet different family. She knows Mommy and Grannie are from someplace where carriages fly in the air and books have moving pictures, but she doesn’t care if they’re odd – she loves them. Jenny’s adoring new parents try to educate the semi-feral youngster and protect her from problems that arise from growing up half-wild. However, no amount of love can prevent the chatty young girl ...

Fiona was adopted at eight months old. From the age of six when her first real memory of being told she was adopted registered, she started to feel different. Always being reassured she was special, chosen, and wanted seemed to just enhance that feeling of not being the same as her brother and sister. Emotionally, the struggle was intense as instead of being able to speak about how she was feeling, her behavior became increasingly difficult to manage.

In the late 1960s, at the age of eighteen and living far from home amidst the thriving counterculture of Ottawa, Marilyn Churley got pregnant. Like thousands of other women of the time she kept the event a secret. Faced with few options, she gave the baby up for adoption. Over twenty years later, as the Ontario NDP government’s minister responsible for all birth, death, and adoption records, including those of her own child, Churley found herself in a surprising and powerful position–fully engaged in the long and difficult battle to reform adoption disclosure laws and find her son.

Cuando los niños no pueden vivir con sus padres que los engendraron, inevitablemente enfrentan ciertos retos. Este manual tan necesitado ofrece directrices clínicas desde una perspectiva cristiana para ayudar a los adultos que trabajen con tales grupos: de padres adoptivos a personal que cuida a los niños y hasta la administración de dichos centros de atención. Descubre cómo tratar los problemas comunes que encuentras con los niños huérfanos y adoptados, crea una estructura de toda la vida en tu hogar y evita el desgaste como cuidador.

Join Ken and Brenda Barker as they begin their adoption journey in India to bring home twin infants. Travel with them to China, and to Latvia where they pioneered the adoption process, becoming the first American family to adopt from that country shortly after the cold war ended. Experience their agony and loss of innocence as they watch their oldest son battle childhood leukemia twice.

Is it possible to stay hopeful—and to keep a sense of humor—while your deepest desire is threatened? When you're falsely accused? When people you trust advise you to hide your heritage? Melanie Herz Promecene, who faced each of those challenges while trying to adopt a child, is walking proof that the answer is yes. In this staggeringly honest, often hilarious, always hopeful memoir, Promecene takes listeners with her through the terror of 9/11 in New York, the floods of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, the winding streets of Beijing, and a beautiful day in Florence.