Aspiring journalist Heiress Montgomery has her life all planned out. She graduated from the school of her dreams, she's working at a hot media magazine, and she has plans to become the editor-in-chief of a major publication. Her whole life is about accomplishing that goal, until she meets King Stevens. King has already achieved fame and fortune as an actor, and he completely turns Heiress's world upside down. Heiress comes to realize that life in the spotlight isn't always what it seems. Her dream becomes one long nightmare from which she just can't seem to wake up. Constant abuse, lies, addiction, and infidelity are part of the package with King. Things only become worse when she is betrayed by her best friend. Heiress feels like she's losing herself. Meeting therapist Leslie Hunter and running into her childhood friend Donovan has reminded her of who she used to be, but can they bring her back from the point of no return before it's too late?
Twenty-one-year-old college student Alexis Nicole (Full Figured 2) proves once again a talent and insight beyond her years, with an intriguing story of three best friends trying to make their dreams come true in New York City. Fashion editor Skye's living the life, but she's got more than she can handle when a wealthy businessman and romantic artist both vie for her affections. Hairdresser Devin works at the hottest salon in the city, but life gets complicated when he becomes infatuated with a lover keeping dangerous secrets. And Cheyenne's been dating her boss for the past four years, but she doesn't know he's married. . .until she gets pregnant. It's a good thing these friends have each other to get them through!
Carl Weber brings together two popular literary divas to give readers what they’ve been asking for: stories about big, beautiful women. Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don’t know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken. Symone Davenport is a 22-year-old college senior who has set herself up for a very secure future, but all her achievements feel more like a duty than a labor of love. Her true love is singing R&B, but she doesn’t believe her plus-size figure could ever be diva material. She settles for fading into the background in her father’s church choir. It takes the help of Jaylen Richards, the handsome new choir director to not only unlock her talent and try to bring her into the spotlight, but to unlock her heart. Janice was never thin, but the fifty pounds she packed on after her sister’s sudden death two years ago sent her way beyond the size 14 she used to be. With a gorgeous face, personality, and brains she isn’t lacking friends, but her insecurities about her weight gain get in the way of things reaching the next level with men. Flirting over the phone and via e-mail with Tony is easy, since he’s hundreds of miles away, but when business brings him to Janice’s Chicago office, she goes out of her way to avoid meeting him face to face. She assumes he’ll take one look at her and not even remember their conversations. She couldn’t be further from the truth, and soon their romance blossoms. In his arms nothing, especially size, matters; however, when lies are uncovered and things come undone, layers of Tony are exposed. Will it reveal a golden pear or a rotten apple? Did he play on her insecurities for his own selfish gain, and is he just more dead weight she will eventually have to lose?
The Maxson family reunion is a bi-annual tradition. The big, dysfunctional family gets together one weekend every other year outside of Macon, Georgia to celebrate how far their family has come. Usually it's the same ol' routine: family activities, the reunion barbecue, and the formal banquet at the end of the weekend. This year everything has been turned upside down. Trying to keep the same schedule, throwing in a wedding and an unexpected funeral all on the same day, is a recipe for disaster. The wedding of Morgan Willis is the buzz around the small town, because Morgan is the prodigal child. She was their pageant queen who moved overseas without looking back. Returning to deal with everyone from her hometown is the last thing Morgan wants to do. She doesn't need everyone in her business, and she isn't ready to face her unfinished situation with Henry, her high school sweetheart. She's also nervous about revealing the identity of the person she's going to marry. All she wants to do is escape from her family and return to her life in London. The death of Joe "Junebug" Maxson is a complete shock to everyone, only made worse by the fact that it happened mere days before the family reunion. His children, Joe Jr. and Janette, refuse to be upstaged by Morgan's wedding and insist on holding Junebug's funeral during the same weekend. When their father's death brings out a long-held family secret, the bonds of the Maxson family will surely be tested. This weekend promises to be a reunion the Maxson's will never forget.
This operations manual provides public health agencies with a set of standardized proficiency tests to aid in the development of regular and consistent strategies for testing the ability of public health disease reporting systems to receive and respond to case reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Noël, cette fête qu’on adore détester ou qu’on déteste adorer ! Réunion familiale ou tête-à-tête ratés, de Paris à New York en passant par l’Italie, on peut y vivre des crush ou des clash, qu’importe ! Et si la comédie romantique culte, Love Actually, vient y apporter sa petite touche de magie pour faire basculer les situations les plus inextricables, l'esprit de Noël promet d'être au rendez-vous ! Marie Vareille, Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet et Marianne Levy forment la #TeamRomCom, un collectif d'auteures de comédies romantiques à la française. À elles six, elles comptabilisent 24 romans, 14 éditeurs, 8 blogs, 1 site féminin, 15 cocktails préférés, un nombre inavouable de héros irrésistibles et 68 scènes de sexe et demie. Elles nous livrent ici leur interprétation décalée de la comédie romantique de Noël. Les deux premiers tomes se sont déjà vendus à 60 000 exemplaires. Elles vivent toutes à Paris, sauf Sophie Henrionnet qui connaît maintenant parfaitement le trajet Angers-Paris ! Suivez l'actualité de la #TeamRomCom sur www.comedieromantique.com
The good neighbors, the folk under the hill, the fae. Spirits, ghosts, and outsiders, often thought to be gods. They step into the real world to play, not caring or knowing how humans live. And like children playing with dolls, they have the power to completely change the story. Featuring stories from Theric Jepson, Jack Campbell, Jr., Matthew M. Bartlett, Nicole Tanquary, Franklin Charles Murdock, Aubrey Campbell, Thomas Mead, Adan Ramie, Adrean Messmer, Betsy Phillips, Amanda C. Davis, Sophia Rose, Alexis A. Hunter, Shannon Iwanski, Kristin J. Cooper, Alex Shvartsman, James Michael Shoberg, Guy J. Jackson, Sandra M. Odell, Deborah Walker, Lynda Clark, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Stephen S. Power, Erin K. Wagner, Tracy Fahey, Samantha Kymmell, Diandra Linneman, Preston Dennett, and Senoa Carroll-Bradd, Faed will take you back to the fairy tales of your youth and into realms where no child would dare to tread.
Elegance, grace, and poise come with a good woman's personality. It's who she portrays herself as in public. It's how even though she may be very mature, she still knows how to have fun without getting carried away. It's when she walks into a room and everyone in it takes notice of her confidence. It's when, even if she's sad or upset about something, she still resembles happiness and joy on her face when need be. Being beautiful doesn't require the latest makeup or the most recent breakthrough of acne medication, it's how you feel about yourself. Confidence is key and when you reveal that confidence, you also show a sense of beauty that no amount of makeup or face wash can beat. If you don't believe you're a lady, then you won't be one. Being a Real Woman is more than having nice clothes, a good job, and a fancy car. It's not about being the best mother, friend, or wife. It's having a positive attitude, self-confidence, and courage. It's working daily to improve the person you are, and being the best of your ability. Real Woman: Daily Meditations for the Real Woman's Soul encourages women to be the best they can through positive aspects like being caring, loving yourself, and having loyalty. Each meditation provides a new perspective on how to be a better woman and person, giving readers everything they need to know to improve the life they have. With thirty-one meditations, women can devote one month to becoming a better, stronger, Real Woman in this easy-to-read book. They will learn how to be the best version of themselves in an imperfect world, with an imperfect possibility.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.