{"id":13,"date":"2024-02-28T02:34:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/XLUS\/857066\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-02-28T05:10:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T05:10:42","slug":"pastime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/XLUS\/857066\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\"><strong><strong><strong>UNITS<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a046b81b7651&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a046b81b7651\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"673\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/XLUS\/857066\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1711\" style=\"width:303px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/XLUS\/857066\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cover.jpg 450w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/XLUS\/857066\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cover-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Medical student Bethany Hastings and her grandmother were enjoying their cruise, a relaxing summer break before Beth resumed her studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cruise ship Vivianne, was a small, intimate ship. Unlike the larger cruise ships which were massive cities, the Vivianne was a pleasant floating village. Passengers enjoyed a variety of activities, interesting ports of call, and fine dining, as well as the companionship of other passengers, while being catered to by an attentive crew. It was the perfect vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until Beth\u2019s stumbled onto the Vivianne\u2019s deep, dark secret and her idyllic cruise became a nightmare. Because not all the passengers were enjoying the cruise. Below deck, hidden in the bowels of the ship, were ten kidnapped children. Ten little girls who existed in deplorable conditions. Ten little girls who would be smuggled into the country to be groomed and sold as prostitutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were the units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xlibris.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/857066-units\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORDER A COPY NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITS Medical student Bethany Hastings and her grandmother were enjoying their cruise, a relaxing summer break before Beth resumed her studies. The cruise ship Vivianne, was a small, intimate ship. 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