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BUY NOW ON AMAZON https://a.co/d/cEaFzxP *Above All Else*** When Maya Sullivan's husband dies with one final request-*climb Everest for me*-she leaves behind everything she knows to take on the world's deadliest mountain. But as oxygen thins and grief sharpens, Maya realizes the climb was never just about him. It's about the dream she buried, the strength she forgot, and the woman she's becoming with every step. *Above All Else* is a breathtaking story of survival, love, and reclaiming the impossible. For anyone who's ever wondered if chasing a lost dream could lead them back to themselves-this one's for you.

~Weeklyish updates ~ The last time Jay Barlow saw his brother and father, he was 12. When his parents had divorced, he'd moved to a bigger city and lived with his mom. And now, five years later, since his mother had died of cancer, he was to come back to Cloverville to live with his dad and his jerk brother Dom. He didn't remember much about Dom, but he did remember he was a jerk. He was the very definition of a jerk. Jay doesn't have high expectations for Cloverville. To him, this is just for a few years until he can graduate and go to University. He hadn't realized that a certain blond girl would change his mind...

There are only two marks our life has, the date we are born and the day we die. And why not make every moment worthy to fulfill our greatest dreams in life rather than putting ourselves in despair of not getting up in the dust? It's only a matter of yes or no, and for Heather Lynch, what is now matters. So, before our expiration date engraved on the stone, live the dash, as you may not know when the day you were born dash by your last day. | inspired by yes theory |

Two brothers facing regular life challenges during an irregular time of a Nation's history, after their parents passed away, they both had no one but each other. Karim, the older brother, works as a Senior Marketing Executive for a Multinational Corporate, "Macky". An energetic young man with ongoing career accomplishments and a social life full of joyful moments post working hours. Karim's brother Ali is an ambitious Media student aiming to use his future profession as a tool to make the world a better place after graduation. Timeline of the story (2011-2012): In Egypt, the year 2011 marks a brief Era of Enlightenment (post the Jan 25th revolution), with booming figures of book readership, and Internet usage, when most citizens had an increasing interest "To Know", along with mixed feelings of Fear, Hope, Belonging, and Excitement... regardless of their affiliations and beliefs. Liberal voices were rising in a society commonly-believed to be conservative, existential struggles started hitting many minds within the middle class; why are we alive? And what is worth dying for? were among the popular questions. Debates about Economic Stability, Justice, Feminism, Emigration, right and left wings' ideologies were all integrated within a single scene... bringing all taboos up for discussion. The book is 90% fictional, 10% factual, and it's the reader's responsibility to differentiate.