Do you enjoy reading books filled with true and dangerous adventures? Love stories that excite the imagination? Fencing with Danger is a fast-moving, non-fiction narrative. This book is the actual story of Pavel Lubov’s life, starting right after he leaves the Russian army. The late 1980s and early 1990s were dangerous times in the Soviet Union., especially for young Russians determined to expose and criticize the communist government. Deeply disturbed by what was going on in the country, Pavel was bitter and determined to expose the suppression of individual rights and especially the truth about the writers and poets held in labor camps. This led Pavel into numerous beatings and confrontations with the KGB. He met a beautiful Russian girl soon after he graduated from the University of Lipetsk. Their love story is exciting and true. Later, Natasha was kidnaped and held at gunpoint by the mafia. She escaped and then hid out in an Ashram in India. Pavel was finally able to get political asylum in the United States. Later, Natasha found a way to join him.

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While this novel is a sequel to The Wounds of Hate, the focus moves from the schools to the neighborhoods in San Jose, California and Tijuana, Mexico.   Here, the problems which face the defense attorneys and the prosecution team, are described as they work tirelessly to bring the criminals to justice.  The problems in our society are of vital importance to everyone.  How forcefully must it be emphasized that people who are driven by hate and prejudice destroy not only the people they dislike, but also the entire society that surrounds them?  The main characters in the novel are Kathy Stacy, a preschool teacher; Jim Irving, principal at John Dewey High School; Paula Klein, former teacher at Jefferson High School; and Roy Larson, special  investigator for the prosecution.  As the story evolves, Kathy and Paula find themselves in more and more dangerous situations as well as active participants in a love story, which sweeps them close to the edge of destruction.

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How forcefully must it be emphasized that young people need to learn that guns are not the way to solve problems?  How often must it be stressed that families need to talk with their children?  Deeply exploring and focusing on what is happening in our schools and neighborhoods today, The Wounds of Hate signifies the wounds of prejudice and violence which destroy, just as the wounds from gunshot kills innocent people.  Paula Klein and Jim Irving  struggle to make changes in their school and the neighborhoods in San Jose, California, which are under siege with gangs, hate and prejudice.  Along the way to cleaning up the violence in their lives, though, a love story involving conflicts and personal ambitions of these main characters, evolve, leaving confusion of the heart as well as the mind. Throughout the book, the author uses music to create moods and imagery as one of the ingredients to blend the story together.

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Helene Vorce-Tish, former high school English and creative writing teacher, has written a wide range of articles which have appeared both nationally and internationally in magazines and newspapers.  She has been a speaker for a variety of organizations related to education and has been interviewed on television shows. For the past several years, she has conducted fiction and non-fiction workshops.  Helene's biography is included in Who's Who in America 2009.  A native of Michigan, she graduated from Michigan State University and later received her MA with honors from the University of New Mexico.  Presently, she lives in the foothills of Northern California, and enjoys tennis, swimming and jogging.

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