title: The Downward Climb: Beyond Survival of Serial Infidelity
author: Mary Banker Harpt
description: Mary Banker Harpt is a professional speaker and trainer with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Training and Development and a Masters in Theology. A YMCA professional for over 22 years, she has also served businesses and communities in numerous other roles. From winding the guides on fishing rods for $1.10 an hour at age fourteen to managing one of the finest YMCAs in the country, from working as a dental assistant to coaching others as a strength trainer, from serving companies large and small as a chaplain to serving in multiple nations as a short-term missionary, the author has a rich background in many exciting and varied arenas of work. Mary has competed as a triathlete; she has raced bikes on the road, track, and trail. She has climbed mountains and traveled to fifteen nations, while embracing other cultures and making friends wherever her plane has landed. She is happiest in the company of her three children and five grandchildren, as well as her extended family. Writing, speaking, and enjoying rivers, lakes, and forests are some of her greatest pleasures. Dr. Beth Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Lakefront Wellness Center where she has practiced for over a decade. The Lakefront Wellness Center employs eleven clinicians who specialize in spiritual integration and mental health wellness. Dr. Johnson is a professional speaker and supervises other professionals seeking to approach mental health holistically.
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  THE MASTER FIDDLER By Janet Dailey
  
  
  
  
  
  Jacquie had only herself to blame when she became stranded in Tombstone,
  Arizona. With her car wrecked and her wallet gone, she regretted her hasty
  decision to leave her Texas home for the bright lights of Los Angeles.
  
  
  Rancher Choya Barnett stepped in and paid her bills. But he demanded repayment
  on his terms she was to be his housekeeper and his mistress!
  
  
  Jacquie was appalled. She had no intentions of sacrificing her self-respect or
  her innocence. But then, she didn’t seem to have any options, either___
  
  
  
  
  
  “You pay me, or else
  
  
  Jacquie lifted her head in open defiance. “Are you threatening me?”
  
  
  “I’m promising you,” Choya responded evenly.
  
  
  “How are you going to explain me away?” she challenged. “You don’t honestly
  think people are going to believe I’m only your
  
  
  “It doesn’t matter what they think.” The line of his mouth curved in sardonic
  amusement. “If anything, people like a man to be a bit of a rogue.”
  
  
  “I simply