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The Naked Virgin by Bob Smith

Folly, this faith that destroyers can cope with the nuclear submarine. Akin “…to dispatching a naked virgin with bells on into a black forest to apprehend a rapist.” In this wryly humorous tale, Bob Smith, former Navy Captain and multiple winner of the Naval Institute’s Gold Medal, casts a cold eye on Washington’s corruption and sloth. With, nevertheless, enduring fondness for Admiral “Muddy” Waters, grand old man of WWII, despite the bungled class of SEA EAGLE destroyers he champions. But the physics of sound in the sea have tolled. Muddy stands athwart History. He has lots of company.

The Virgin Sacrifice by Cathryn Raka

The Virgin Sacrifice novel concerns the fate of a young woman who inherits property from an unknown distant relative on an island off the coast of Maine. Because of problems at work, depression over her missing fiancé, and her desire to be a better artist, she leaves New York for Maine. There she finds herself becoming involved with the long-dead owner of the house, the father of the woman who willed it to her, and the only other residents of the island, the director of the scientific laboratory, and his sister. Step inside this mystery, romance, and science-fiction novel from Cathryn Raka.

My Nisei Story by K. Jack Sameshima

My Nisei Story gives an uplifting outlook on life with a story about overcoming unusual adversity and other peculiar obstacles. Yet, he found ways to avoid bitterness. K. Jack Sameshima presents a fresh and unique memoir in the account of his experience living the American life. As a result, he finds true love, gratitude, satisfaction and contentment. The author begins with an account of his childhood and of his Japanese ancestry, being a Nisei. He learned integrity of the Japanese extraction in the west coast during World War II, and for the Nisei, a chance to prove their loyalty to the United States of America. Learn the wisdom of a man who found triumph in his life.