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I’m a desperate man. One week out of prison and trouble found me again. When a mafia hitman comes after me, I end him with my bare hands. But the beautiful florist witnesses my crime. Now she’s my prisoner. I can’t let her go. My soul's unsalvageable, forever living in a den of sin. But the rest of me knows what it wants. And I want her.

Once you are rooted in sin, there is no turning back. She wasn’t supposed to be in the crossfire. My enemies should not also be hers. My past is dark, and my demons are dangerous. I should let her be free, safe from the shadows that still haunt me. But I can’t let her go. My obsession is too strong. She’s mine even though she’s a possession I shouldn’t keep. But I of all people should know that the mafia doesn’t let anyone go.

Norman Cousins, the author of many health related books, said "The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live", which is what had happened to me. However, I never in my wildest dreams imagined I was merely in an invisible cocoon and that someday, years later, I would experience a transformation and emerge as a happy butterfly. Now the past is just a story, one I told in this book. Enter with a brave heart as you hear about my journey.

I've lived an incredibly adventurous life, although I didn't always see it that way. On May 24, 1996 (I was 40 years old), I ended up at my sister Carol's again. The world had chewed me up and spit me out so many times, I had lost count. I was running from a dysfunctional marriage, an abusive boss, and extreme Texas weather conditions to return home with my tail between my legs; however, this time something was different. Every morning for two weeks, I woke up with divine inspiration to write about a particular subject.

This book was inspired after I attended my first Toastmasters meeting. Part of the meeting was calling up newcomers and giving them a Table Topic to speak about for seven minutes; designed for encouraging quick thinking. It seemed like a miracle to me that the topic I was given was to explain the difference between living and existing. I had just finished outlining all the situations in my life in which I had experienced miracles...ones that were sandwiched between all the challenges.

The Land of Mark is a tale woven from my personal experience while participating in the Landmark Education/Forum many years ago. There is what happened in our life and the stories we made up about what happened in our life. What most people don't realize (and I certainly didn't) are things I concluded about myself when I was barely three years old. I hope you can find some truth about yourself and those you love in this story.

Roger waits in heaven to be reunited with his twin flame, Jenny, who is now 59 years old on Earth. He watches her life from afar, aching to protect her from harm, but helpless to do so. When will it be time? Martin, age 60, is in a coma after a bad car accident that killed his wife. Will he live? A walk-in is a soul who takes the place of another here on Earth...and Roger is about to "walk in" to Martin's body....

Have you ever wondered what a gnat would see if it flew up your nose and ended up inside your body? I wondered such a thing myself one night when a pesky little gnat wouldn't give me any peace. I'm sure the little gnat had a brain, eyes to see, and the intelligence to be persistent. Our bodies are indeed complete universes with individual cells like the people on our planet, energetically connected and alive with intelligence. Veins and arteries are like the roads and highways we drive on.