Every person leaves a legacy; so does every character.Lonely outcasts. Found wanderers. Recovering addicts. War-weary heroes. Homeless families. Grieving loved ones. Good mengone too soon.Each ones story stands alone, yet all unite along a common thread of dreams pursued and legacy left in this collection of short stories. One life flows into another as each character connects to the next.A persons past can deepen their future and their influence on others. In the words of Pete to Jack, "Youll have people enter your life thatll be more of a support than you might think. Some are there for a few minutes; others, decades. Each has a reason for meeting you when they do. Look for those reasons and thank God for em."Revisit beloved characters from Any Good Thing and This Good Thing and descry their legacies of faith, heroism, healing, tenacity and sacrifice. These twelve realistic, hope-filled tales celebrate humans and the connections they share and gifts they leave.
P>About the Author: Legacy and identity, founded on hope-filled faith, infuse the tales of the soul written from the heart of JOY E. RANCATORE. Her Carolinas Legacy Collection embraces everyday moments that constitute a lifetime and its heritage. Told around multiple related characters, this collection explores faith, life, death and the demons within through four mediums-novel, novella, short stories and epistolary.An avid reader, student of human behaviors and unwitting empath, Joy absorbs emotions and spills them onto the pages of her work. Joys technical background includes more than two decades of professional writing and editing. Ongoing training in writing, publishing, business and counseling enables her to package soul-filled stories for her readers. An award-winning, multi-genre Indie Author, Joy believes extraordinary things await her characters and their tales.Despite a fondness for her roles as author, editor, podcaster and speaker, Joy is a hobbit at heart with Bilbos zeal for mountains. She enjoys a life of quiet stillness with her husband, two children, dog and cat and more books than shes willing to count. When daily homeschool lessons are complete, she eagerly prepares for teatime before writing your next favorite story.RACHAEL RITCHEY is a writer, graphic designer, educator, and curly-haired woman whose coiffure matches the eccentric inside.As a graphic designer, Rachael has been an amateur photographer, digital photo-manipulator, sketch artist, painter, and digital artist going back to the age of ten. In recent years she has studied and worked to improve her skills and now offers them as a service to other writers and businesses with graphic, book cover, and interior formatting design.- We ship across Australia, including major cities like: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and the Gold Coast