Bøger af Michael Delphy Hunt

What is envisioned as the best Christmas ever, turns out to be the worst Christmas imaginable, when Young Nevada Minnesota loses his adored Grandpa Daddy two days before Christmas. Digging Up Daddy follows Young Nevada as he struggles to preserve the sanctity and dignity of his father's gravesite. But new cemetery manager Martin Synester has grandiose plans for both the cemetery and adjoining grounds, which if successful would create a ghoulish theme park, within a stones throw of the grave. Enter an unscrupulous, twice-disbarred attorney Samuel Livingston who senses a huge payday by exploiting the grave and memory of Young Nevada's grandfather. The blind ambition of both Synester and Livingston are tempered by the former cemetery owners, Benjamin and Mary Mayfair, who express remorse at having sold the cemetery, and seek the aid of their parish priest, in order to provide him with a pathway to redemption. Young Nevada battles his father for his perceived slight at Grandpa Daddy's memory. Yet, Young Nevada is forced to confront his grandfather's secret, and unsettling past. Ultimately, Young Nevada wishes that some facts about his grandfather had remained buried. With the aid of his neighbor, and a friend, Young Nevada grapples with whether his grandfather is deserving of the praise bestowed upon him. Digging Up Daddy is a coming of age of novel, for all ages that explores love, sin, faith, and redemption.

Guns For Christmas: Blistering Novel Creates New "Anthem" for Both Sides of Second Amendment Debate. Finally, a New Dialogue Opens... Michael Delphy Hunt's 'Guns for Christmas' brings both sides of the Second Amendment debate together - to open a mature and measured dialogue on protecting and preserving Second Amendment rights, while fighting for all to use their guns responsibly. Wrapped up in a fictional story, Hunt's latest release breaks new ground at a time when civil discord has never been fiercer, and as the nation prepares to vote for its next Commander-in-Chief. For Immediate Release "Even Santa feels safer when he's packing a Grunwald 20-47," so begins Guns For Christmas, a timely, and thought-provoking novel that examines Second Amendment rights and limitations in a gritty, no-holds barred manner. Further, Guns For Christmas tackles youth gun violence, and its tragic aftermath. Sixteen days before Christmas, Thomas Watson purchases a gun for his son, Alex, a second year law student. Alex questions the constitutional parameters of The Second Amendment, and the wisdom of gun ownership and use. Miles away, Lonesome Graves, a vengeful soul, kills a gifted youth in a senseless act of gun violence. Appalled, Marcellus Howard, pastor of an inner-city church, organizes GRIP (Gun Reclamation Initiative Program), designed to reclaim guns, and reduce gun violence. After pastor Howard debates GRIP's merits on a syndicated radio show, he attracts the interest of Buddy Tate, an outspoken Second Amendment advocate who believes GRIP must be stopped at all costs. His friend, Newton, disagrees. As Christmas draws near, and GRIP gathers momentum, Mercy Johnson, an old acquaintance visits pastor Howard, and threatens to reveal a shocking secret from their collective past. Suspicious of the reason behind Mercy Johnson and pastor Howard's reunion, investigative reporter Stella Rojas searches for the truth, and is disturbed by what she discovers. Despite media scrutiny, pastor Howard engages Police Special Agent Ashley Cross to protect others threatened by Lonesome Graves. Nevertheless, due to the efforts of pastor Howard and others, five days pass with minimal gun violence, and no youth deaths by gun. Yet, at sometime, even peace in town must end. When each major character awakens on Christmas Eve he/she believes the next twenty-four hours will be memorable. The climax of Guns For Christmas validates their beliefs, as their lives intersect in ways both imagined, and never conceived. Ultimately, some will celebrate Christmas; others will not. Guns For Christmas is both a cautionary tale of the destructive and far-reaching consequences of gun violence and decade-old secrets, and a prophetic story of hope through confession, redemption, and love. The prose from Guns For Christmas, The Framers Knew (for Second Amendment advocates), and Love Outweighs Bullets (for those concerned about gun violence) will be embraced as new national anthems for those points of view. Guns For Christmas will endure as the novel that opened a civil dialogue on protecting and preserving Second Amendment rights, while highlighting that When Guns are Operated Responsibly, We All Live Better and Safer.

Two deserving girls. One adorable beagle puppy. Who gets Liberty for Christmas? All 11 year old Alexis Hartman wants for Christmas is Liberty, an eight week-old orphaned beagle puppy. All 10 year old Casey Taylor wants for Christmas is Liberty, as well. All Liberty wants for Christmas is love and a family. After a mix-up at a local pet store results in competing adoption claims for Liberty, the perfect Christmas visions of Alexis and Casey are threatened. When neither family can agree on who has a superior legal right to Liberty, the single parent of each child (Felicia for Alexis and JT for Casey) consents to employ a neutral third-party to observe Liberty with each child, and render a binding decision as to whom should be awarded permanent custody of Liberty. Forced to temporarily share rotating custody of Liberty, Felicia and JT rekindle a childhood friendship that began and ended in grade school, some thirty years earlier. To JT and Felicia's pleasant surprise, in the span of days, their unexpected union deepens into feelings far more heartfelt. As part of the evaluative process, both families agree to a set of rules, with the two most important being-1) remain civil to one another at all times, and 2) do no harm unto Liberty. Liberty responds well to, and loves the attention given by, both Alexis and Casey. She would be happy with either child, either family. However, neither Alexis, nor Casey can conceive of Christmas without Liberty. Ultimately, the evaluative process strains the relationships of all involved. When both rules are challenged and compromised, unintended consequences occur, which definitively impact which family secures permanent custody of Liberty. Liberty For Christmas is a heart-warming and enduring novel of love and family for any age, at any time. For as we all know, in the end, everyone wants Liberty For Christmas.

It is Christmas time and nothing makes any sense. Obidiah Water, a penniless, and more importantly dead, person is evicted from Jacksonville, Florida's most notorious housing project, B. D. James Project-a housing complex so bleak, worn, and desolate that many remark, "If hell had a cousin, it would certainly be B. D. James." Moreover, Sara Jackson, a four-time public housing tenant of the year, and her nine-month pregnant daughter, LaRhonda Saunders potentially face the same fate for failing to timely pay rent for two months, and having Sheriff's deputies seize illegal contraband from her adult son's (Moses Davis) bedroom. And to top it off, the City's Housing Director, Baron Winston learns that LaRhonda has been harboring an impermissible pet, a sickly pooch, named Lonely Dog. But instead of pressing forward with his usual cold, methodical, and impassionate manner, as he had in almost two thousand previous cases, City eviction attorney, M. B. Hawkins questions the wisdom of trying to secure Sara Jackson's immediate eviction so close to Christmas. Despite such skepticism, and the ensuing negative media reaction, Mayor Russell Davidson, expecting a tough re-election campaign, and intent of destroying the influence of his longtime nemesis, Uncle Almondine Smith (an outspoken community activist and neighbor of Sara's) demands that Hawkins follow the Mayor's newly-implemented zero-tolerance policy, and evict the soon-to-be unemployed, and out of luck, Sara. Against such formidable odds, Sara gains spiritual strength from her parish priest, Father Patrick Hanrahan, while relying on the legal expertise of Blackjack Scott-an attorney more lucky than skillful. Adding to the mix, a local television station transforms an otherwise forgettable eviction into a classic David Goliath struggle with Scrooge-like implications. However, the journey to the immediate eviction hearing is complicated by: 1) Moses' friend, the crude, crass criminal Billy C. Creedmore, who seeks to betray not only Moses, LaRhonda, and Sara, but also, Uncle Almondine; 2) Hawkins' friend and former co-worker Phil Chase, who attempts to protect Hawkins from unexpected danger; and 3) Hawkins' love interest, Susan Treadwell, who along with the Mayor's Administrative Assistant Roger Carpenter, share secrets and lies that when exposed, jeopardize not only Hawkins' position and life, but also, hold the key to the death of Hawkins' former colleague, Ernie Sizemore, some three years earlier. Ultimately, Sara and family have their day in court. The trial encompasses a series of twists and turns-a match-up of two attorneys who possess nearly perfect trial records. But one streak must come to an end, and one attorney must lose. While the trial's outcome is surprising, the aftermath is shocking. Some live, some die, and nothing stays the same. With touches from A Christmas Carol, and Bonfire of the Vanities, Without Shelter is an instant classic that explores homelessness, holidays, love, betrayal, pregnancy, death, the law, sin, and redemption. Without Shelter is indeed A Christmas Story of Sorts that comforts, as well as, disturbs. Ultimately though, Without Shelter is a timeless story that cannot be dismissed. Without Shelter-A Christmas Story of Sorts is the third in a trilogy of Christmas-themed novels by Michael Delphy Hunt. The other novels are A Different Christmas and Digging Up Daddy. No one should be Without Shelter for the holidays--especially you.

Set in the mountains of North Carolina, and spanning nearly 60 years, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins chronicles the extraordinary life of Tillie Scroggins and her extended family. From an early age, Tillie embraced and espoused the Five Ideals of Christmas, believing, offering, decorating, entertaining, and celebrating. Tillie never forgot those lessons taught by her father Dakota. Now, as Tillie approaches what she believes will be her last Christmas, she is determined to capture and exhibit the essence of each Ideal in grand style. To that end, Tillie and Hunter George (her late husband's best friend and business partner) devise an elaborate Christmas dinner and invite five individuals who impacted Tillie's life over several decades. Hunter sets a 10-foot Fraser Fir in the entry foyer of Tillie's house. While the tree holds over 3,000 lights, only 12 ornaments adorn the massive conifer. Through each ornament, a key Christmas event/memory in Tillie's life is revealed and the love of family becomes more apparent. At the Christmas dinner, all is revealed, and the lives of those present change forever. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins treats death with dignity, and life with uncompromising enthusiasm. At its core, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is romantic, uplifting, and spiritually grounded. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is destined to become an annual holiday classic. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is a feel-good story, that warms your heart any time that it is read. Ageless in its appeal, timeless in its enduring spirit, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins validates that love and romance can happen at any time, and at any age. Even Scrooge and The Grinch will shed a tear or two over the tender and bittersweet moments and events vividly detailed throughout the novel. Also, the novel is a celebration of food, as reflections of memorable meals connects the characters through the ages. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is a reading experience, which will re-ignite the spark in your romance, and renew and rekindle your love for Christmas, and its Five Ideals.

Set in the South in 1961. A Different Christmas follows the Christmas Eve adventures/exploits of two children (Matthew Rivers age 6, and Steven Brown age 8) as they anxiously await Christmas Day, which both expect will be their best Christmas ever. For Matthew, he expects his perfect Christmas will commence when he is re-united with his father, whom he has not seen in three years. For Steven he expects Santa will reward him with the ultimate toy of 1961, an Official Triple Secret Agent Spike Murdock Spy case, especially since he has been very good for the last year, and he even delivered gifts on Christmas Eve to the sick, disabled, and elderly, with his best friend, Carrie Jenkins. When the bus carrying Matthew and his mother from Charleston to Baltimore crashes outside of Steven's hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, it sets in motion events that ultimately culminate in the boys meeting one another on Christmas Day as their holiday expectations are dramatically altered. Moreover, immediately after the bus wreck, while waiting for medical assistance, Matthew, his mother Delia, and the other passengers confront segregation, racial intolerance and forgiveness, and a Christmas that is different from what everyone imagined. Reaching a holiday crescendo on Christmas Day, at Steven's church, Reverend Ezekiel Moody preaches a sermon that implores the congregants to seize the moment and opportunity to do good works for the benefit of others. Inspired by the sermon, various church members seek to fulfill the minister's message, including Steven's mother who proposes Steven boost Matthew's spirits in a totally unexpected way. Aided by his mother, and Carrie, Matthew discovers a deeper meaning for Christmas. As the novel concludes, the aftermath of the bus wreck highlights friendships forged during the tragedy, and raises the hope of racial harmony in the future. For Matthew, and Steven, it had indeed been A Different Christmas, but a good, memorable Christmas nonetheless.

Perfect Turkeys is the second in a series of books, that examines (through short stories) the often hilarious, and always funny life and times of Michael Devin Hughes. Whether searching for the Perfect Turkey for Thanksgiving, or trying to locate the Fig Queen's House in Brewster Hollow, or reserving a hotel room with a chain hotel, Michael Devin Hughes complicates the most simple of tasks. Though quadruple-divorced, Hughes maintains relations with his ex-wives and children, as the short stories, "Dancing With My Daughter," "A Walk at Sunset With My Son," and "Chief of Personal Appearance" reveal.Michael Devin Hughes' obsessive nature is deliciously illustrated in "Lemon Bars." His humorous bond with his father is wonderfully amplified in "The Buffet Line." And Hughes incredibly bad timing is hilariously detailed in "Dinner and Railroad Crossings."