6-year-old twins Ellie and Helen switch identities for a day -- but when Ellie refuses to change back, Helen loses her self-confidence and her identity. 25 years later, Helen risks being pulled into her sister's dangerous orbit once more.

"Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide where her loyalties lie. Set in New Zealand in the 1980s...

As a police officer, you are in a brotherhood much like the marines or a special operations-type soldier. You would do anything for your brother, even die for them. In the years 2016 and 2017, there were a lot of rookie cops getting killed in the line of duty. This hurts you to the core. One night I was crying out to the Lord and asked him, "Lord, what can I do to help? My brothers and sisters are being killed every day." I was beside myself with...

"Kelly is part geek, part freak. When You Find Out The World Is Against You shows us ourselves: our sensitivities, our awkward moments, our strange desires. She takes us through summer camp, dating, rape culture, Trump, death . . . Kelly Oxford c'est moi." - James Franco "Two things I'm grateful for: how imperfect Kelly Oxford is at life and decision-making, and how terrific she is at writing about what a goddamn mess she is." - Patton Oswalt "Kelly...

This is part 4 of Moment by Moment, I Pray, which deals with my praying life from January 1, 2018—September 12, 2018. The story behind part 4 is the same as that of parts 1, 2, and 3, which deal with my prayer life from February 10, 2016, and ends on August 31, 2016. I found myself alone after the funeral of my beloved wife, Annie Jewel "Chief" Banks. We had been together almost fifty years. The funeral was held on Monday, January 5, 2015, at Ben...

The Pinocchio Scam ModelI wrote this book based on the research I did to dig myself out of the hole I had been scammed into. I decided not to get mad or get even — just get my money back somehow, write up what I had encountered, and then move on. And writing this book is part of moving on. After I've done what is probably thousands of hours of research, my view on this was distilled one night, waking up after long hours editing and researching...

"I learn I've survived a major surgery that might have killed me after being shot in the neck, and Gianna is my nurse. All I want is to get out of the hospital so I can really get to know her, but my recovery is slow. The minute I get out of here, I'm taking her on the best date of her life. He's the nicest man I've ever met, but I've learned to be wary of nice men. The longer Milo is under my care, however, the more I like him and his big family....

In brand-new, never-before-published pieces, Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson and to his daughter Sophie, who will be getting her learner's permit in 2015 ("So you're about to start driving! How exciting! I'm going to kill myself."). He explores the hometown of his youth, where the grown-ups were supposed to be uptight fifties conformists, but seemed to have a lot of un-Mad Men-like fun, unlike Dave's own Baby Boomer generation, which...