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Pearl Johnson, unknown to her but obvious to almosteveryone else, falls in love with a younger man. Due to the heavy baggage of a yet-to-be-terminated marriage whichwas doomed from its beginning, strict obedience to religious dogma, herfamilys mores, and a strained relationship with her grown daughter, Pearl hasdifficulty accepting that she has the right to enjoy her own being, life, andthe pursuit of happiness.

Widower Bob Johnson, with three grown children, isclueless about what the future holds for him.He only knows that he was happily married for almost thirty years and isdubious even thinking about a second relationship, fearing that it would leadto disappointment because he would always be comparing the new women to hisdeceased beloved. Buried in loneliness,he becomes heavily involved in volunteer work and begins to imbibe a bit toomuch in self-pity and alcohol.

This story of love and internal conflict takes placeamid the wonderfully complex, yet beautiful, sometimes tragic, life inHaiti. Guidance comes from two unlikelyfriendships...a Voudoun priest and aHaitian engineer. Fates interventionin the relationship is best capsulated by the Voudoun, who says, God works in strange and mysterious ways.

As with all of Jims novels, Sins of Pearl iswritten to entertain. Hopefully, thereader will laugh a little, cry a little, and think a little. Its clash of cultures and comparisons ofreligious doctrine may cause some to think, which is good.

Sapphires is written to entertain. Its conflict of ideals and outcome may surprise some, startle a few, and morally disturb many. Hopefully the reader will cry a little, think a little, and laugh a little.

During the Vietnam conflict, Hanoi ingeniously created a drug-cash-weapons triangle, patiently exploiting greed and personal weaknesses in its victorious efforts. Using narcotics from Burma as an offensive and defensive weapon, Hanoi directed the sale of drugs to military personnel and used the profits to purchase arms and munitions, often from U.S. supply depots. In addition, Hanoi used strategic timing and flooded U.S. troops with cheap narcotics, hindering military effectiveness. Thailand was a major highway for drugs into Vietnam.

Prevented, by diplomatic treaty, from taking direct military action, the Joint Chiefs of Staff created a multi-service covert unit, code name Sapphire, to interrupt the drug-cash-weapons triangle and identify as many corrupt U.S. military personnel as possible. U.S. Army colonel and Sapphire group leader, code name Blue, was John Leopold. John, a former SEAL, is a darling of the Joint Chiefs and on track to become a general officer. His carefully handpicked team consists of a navy lieutenant, code name Orange; a marine captain, code name Green; an air force nurse, code name Black; a Thai national, code name Clear; and a Burmese national, code name Yellow.

The Sapphires'' main opponent is a Burmese family who raise and package for market a highly profitable farm product - heroin. The Zawatees, headed by the family matriarch, Su Song, use profits from heroin to supply educational, health care, electric, and other services for the citizens of their southern Burma district, a district with a higher standard of living than in all of Burma. The Zawatees, and the citizens of their district, fight for the right to export their highly profitable farm product in order to afford and enjoy a high quality of life and first-world privileges.

The Sapphires''; through diplomacy, battle, personal sacrifice, and tragedy, manage a degree of success. While planning and carrying out the final Sapphire-Zawatee confrontation, Colonel Leopold, who has come to admire his adversary, resolves some very strong personal and cultural ideals.

YOUR CRISIS IS NOT THE BEGINNING OF THE END IT CAN BE THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE

Our culture has taught many of us that trouble is the beginning of the end. Doors are closing. Life will never be the same. Your best days are now behind you.

Yet when the author and his wife heard the dreaded "C" word they decided things had to change. Author Jim Henry knew all too well that was not how God thinks. Within hours of the time they heard the diagnosis, they were challenged to celebrate life and in so doing began to discover some keys for unlocking abundant life during a major life-threatening crisis.

Author Jim Henry knows how to navigate the shock, fear, and uncertainty of even the worst crisis. He has lived it and is prepared and eager to guide you through the steps needed to do the very same thing. It''s time to change your focus. So, what are you doing tomorrow?