{"id":854,"date":"2015-06-27T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/?page_id=854"},"modified":"2015-10-24T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T19:01:31","slug":"the-inconvenient-pebble-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/?page_id=854","title":{"rendered":"The Inconvenient Pebble"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><em>The Inconvenient Pebble<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1925 in the Ozark Mountains, LillieBeth Hazkit has learned<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-855\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-855\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Inconvenient-Pebble-Cover-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Inconvenient Pebble\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Inconvenient-Pebble-Cover-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Inconvenient-Pebble-Cover.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Inconvenient Pebble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to love where she can, not turn away from those in need, and stand up for herself when she has to. Feeling compelled to obey God\u2019s word and apply what she knows; she stands steadfast and unmoving upon biblical principles. Collecting strays, runaways, and lost souls has become an accidental habit.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human nature no longer surprises LillieBeth. Protecting her friends from evil men may require using her guns She fights back with every means she has available when moonshiners, racists, and horse thieves invade her life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/qy3pyx6\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Amazon-Button.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Amazon.com to buy\" width=\"186\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go to Amazon.com to buy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_550\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 193px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogearedpagesusedbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-550 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Dog-Eared-Pages-Button.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Dog Eared Pages for an autographed copy\" width=\"193\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Go to Dog Eared Pages for an autographed copy<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Print Length:<\/b> 200 pages<\/li>\n<li><b>Publisher:<\/b> CreateSpace (June 25, 2015)<\/li>\n<li><b>Publication Date:<\/b> June 25, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inconvenient Pebble &nbsp;In 1925 in the Ozark Mountains, LillieBeth Hazkit has learned to love where she can, not turn away from those in need, and stand up for herself when she has to. 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