First Published in 1998. Female entrepreneurs represent a rapidly growing element of corporate America, as evidenced in The National Women's Business Council's 1991 Annual Report to the President of the United States and Congress. Given that so much of the business of America is composed of organizations started and run by women, a sobering statistic presented in the same report attests to the failure rate of these businesses: women-owned businesses fail at a rate seven to eleven percent higher than businesses owned by men. Given the theoretical foundation of the nature of adult learning, this research explored the phenomenon of learning for a select group of adult learners, a group of successful female entrepreneurs.

Dark Possession is a supernatural thriller that will guide the reader through the adventure of historical researcher Mitchell Jenkins from the beginning to end on his search for answers about an ancient clan of vampires called the Zanghoul and their zombie like slaves the Wastay. Soon he and his companions find themselves engulfed in a world of terror, visions from the past, and the discovery of a mysterious potion as they find themselves in fight for their very lives. The Zanghoul unlike other vampires live to consume the blood of their victims but it is not what sustains ever lasting lives. Mitchell finds himself obsessed with his research that soon leads him down a path that he could have never imagined.

A young 11 year old boy by the name of Josiah is brought to a privately owned asylum by his mother. She betrays and abandons him giving over his life to Miss Dottie, a cruel ruthless woman and her cronies. Josiah soon learns that rule breaking brings about great punishment and torture for anyone who breaks them. Soon he finds a friend in another young boy named Charlie who has also been abandoned by his parents. Soon Josiah learns of the man they call "Jack" who is a patient allowed to steal children from the ward to have his way and murder them. Charlie falls victim to this man leaving Josiah to wonder what had happened to his friend. Other children come and go being sold into prostitution and murdered by the Sam and Bill who are the task masters of the asylum. Young girls and boys must endure torture by receiving the supposed treatments by unlicensed doctors leaving them often bloody and battered. One day a young girl arrives on the ward named Sarah. Josiah protects and cares for her but soon he is murdered leaving her to fend for herself. Inspections of the facility by the governor's office soon bring relief to the children of the asylum with Angeline Taylor as their blessing from God. Murdered herself she remains with Josiah to discover the truth and help him finally bring this hellish nightmare to a close.

First Published in 1998. Female entrepreneurs represent a rapidly growing element of corporate America, as evidenced in The National Women's Business Council's 1991 Annual Report to the President of the United States and Congress. Given that so much of the business of America is composed of organizations started and run by women, a sobering statistic presented in the same report attests to the failure rate of these businesses: women-owned businesses fail at a rate seven to eleven percent higher than businesses owned by men. Given the theoretical foundation of the nature of adult learning, this research explored the phenomenon of learning for a select group of adult learners, a group of successful female entrepreneurs.