Five short stories...One theme The Prosperity Preacher-An ex drug dealer hides in the Federal Witness Protection Program after testifying against his colleagues. The Bureau finds him a job in a tiny Texas town at the local church as an assistant pastor. With a new name but the same morals, he tries to restart his life. Fate of the Just: the missing manuscript-A divorced homeless mother of one discovers a manuscript in the trash. One the author never intended on being thrown away. Seizing a chance to get off the hot Houston streets, she publishes it in her name. The Bear Trap-Pushing past the almost unbearable pain of her past, Lucille Bear decides that change is her only option for survival. Trapped in a lonely swamp, and unable to make ends meet, she chooses to do the only thing that can pull her out. Silly Women-The little town of Ginger swirled with rumors. Bad ones. And unfortunately, almost all of them were true. Rebecca and Theresa Sims had made a mess of their lives. They were beyond hope until one day an unexpected friendship turned their lives around. Vain Imaginations: a murder mystery-Deception, betrayal and broken trust are a must in any good relationship. Copper Blakely couldn't hide forever. With the truth about to be released, she made the one mistake, the irrevocable mistake, that cost her life. Reputation ruined, it's up to her sister to redeem Copper's life.