Leslie Rhoads may have grown up in a small town but is on the verge of becoming a supermodel in the Big Apple, when the 24-year-old is chosen to grace the cover of Style magazine and star in the controversial Passion Nights’ perfume ads. But before she can step into the spotlight, Leslie is assaulted by a drug gang and disfigured with a broken scotch bottle. Without her perfect face, she is lost and no amount of surgery can ever make her what she once was. Now trying to hide her face from the world, Leslie encounters more trouble as she seeks to rebuild her life: unrequited love, thoughts of suicide, and her assailant out to finish the job. Little does she know that a young girl named Angel will turn it all around, showing Leslie the joy and potential in life and the fact that love truly is blind. 

"Black and White” is a complex taunt mystery/thriller bringing the past and future together as a grandfather and his grandson are defined by the two controversial cases dealing with racial prejudice. In, 1964 Coop Lindsay is a thirty-year old lawyer with a thriving practice in Lankston, Mississippi. 
When an African-American maid, who once worked for Coop’s family, asks him to defend her grandson, Martin Jennings, on charges of rape and murder, the attorney takes the case. In an explosive climate fueled by the recent integration of the school system, Coop digs for facts, faces attempts on his life and fights against all odds and wins freedom for Jennings. A few weeks later the boy disappears and Coop Lindsay is murdered, leaving behind a widow with two small children. Though most believe Miller Fallwell, a powerful businessman with supposed Klan ties, is behind the two crimes, the case is never brought to court. 
Almost fifty years later, fresh out of law school, Coop Lindsay’s grandson, Clark, returns to Lankston and opens a practice. Buying the old family home, he settles into life in a community that has changed a great deal since his grandfather’s day. Now the mayor, police chief, school superintendent and a majority of the local businessmen are African-American. 
When an African-American teen is killed after the high school prom, Miller Fallwell’s grandson is charged with murder. The elderly Fallwell has few friends left in Lankston and asks Clark takes the controversial case. The young attorney angers everyone, including his grandmother, when he accepts Fallwell’s offer. In a climate filled with racial tension. 
Clark digs for the evidence needed to prove his client’s innocence in the process attempts are made on his life. As decades collide in a courtroom finale ripe with tension, Clark reveals not just who is responsible for this crime, but what also happened to Martin Jennings as well as who killed his grandfather.

Behind the Christmas songs we love to sing lie fascinating stories that will enrich your holiday celebration. Taking you inside the nativity of over thirty favorite songs and carols, Ace Collins introduces you to people you've never met, stories you've never heard, and meanings you'd never have imagined. The next time you and your family sing 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,' you'll have a new understanding of its message and popular roots. You'll discover how 'Angels from the Realms of Glory,' with its sublime lyrics and profound theology, helped usher in a quiet revolution in worship. You'll learn the strange history of the haunting and powerful 'O Holy Night,' including the song's surprising place in the history of modern communications. And you'll step inside the life of Mark Lowry and find out how he came to pen the words to the contemporary classic 'Mary, Did You Know?' Still other songs such as 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' trace back to mysterious origins--to ninth-century...

September 12, 2001. Four members of the Klasser family are found dead outside Dallas, Texas. In the wake of 9/11, the Klassers' neighbor, Omar Jones---an American citizen of Arab descent---is convicted of their murder. A month before Jones' execution, attorney Lije Evans searches for evidence that will prove the man innocent. But Evans' quest goes deeper than solving one crime. He is determined to find the secret behind the dark history of sleepy Swope's Ridge---and how it ties into his wife's murder. Interlocking mysteries lead Evans and his team to the battlegrounds of former Nazi Germany, the dirt roads of Kansas, and a rusty cargo ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, they discover a secret that offers the promise of great power---and the greatest temptation they've ever faced. In the second book of the Lije Evans Mysteries series, bestselling author Ace Collins immerses readers in an intricate and deadly international plot. Racism, betrayal, and death-defying...

Buckle up for intrigue and adventure in scenic Depression-era America. George Hall, a draftsman, buys a 1936 Packard sedan from the estate of spinster Abigale Watling in Oakwood, Illinois. At first, the car brings George, his wife Jean, and their daughter Rose an unexpected boon. But tragedy follows when Rose is kidnapped. The auto then comes into the possession of salesman William Landers, FBI agent Helen Meeker, and serviceman James Coffman's family. As clues to the kidnapping caper come to light, more than one life is in jeopardy. Will Agent Meeker catch the culprit before it's too late?

RetailOn the same night she discovers she is pregnant, twenty-eight-year-old nurse Meg Richards’ husband is killed in an auto accident caused by a drunken teen. James Thomas, the teen, comes from one of the most influential families in the community. He’s a star athlete and glamour boy at the local high school. Angered by her senseless loss, Meg blames God for what has happened and considers a decision that could change her life even further—until the D.A. intervenes. The results of the brutal trial enrage Meg, leading her down a frightening path of retribution. When the opportunity for revenge comes unexpectedly, will Meg follow through? Or will the remnants of her faith lead her in a different direction?**