Have you ever wished someone would just disappear or drop off the face of the earth? The Rows of Sharon is a heartbreaking story of one woman who wished for jsut that only to have it come true. Sharon Ann Rose tells her story of how she was accused and convicted of consipiracy to commit murder and endured two years of her life in a correctional facility for women. Take a peek inside her world of pain, loneliness, and suffering as she watches her family slowly being taken by her husband, who had once promised to love and stand by her. Laugh at the unexpected sense of humor she displays in the midst of the turmoil. Cry with her as she waits for months at a time to see her children. Experience her anger at her husband as he betrays her time and time again. And feel the joy she finds when she turns to the only One who can offer her peace. Journery through The Rows of Sharon and discover that bad things do indeed happen to good people.
What happens when a group of everyday women go off in search of the most vital riches they contain... leaving behind notions of who they’re supposed to be and what they’re supposed to be doing?! In the summer of 2013, Sharon Ann Rose, a feminine wisdom guide, mother and shamanic priestess, initiated a journey with a group of women into the creative expression of our Feminine life artistry and it’s wisdom. For 3+ months they worked intimately with the many facets of the Mother... with the full spectrum of Her deepest darkness to Her lightest ignition. These women faced resistance, shame, freedom, surrender, past wounds, new awakening, profound healing, ancient understandings and the realization of what we encounter as we commit to fully living from the Sacred Feminine and its integrated expression."--Author's website.
This book is a mostly humorous look at life in traditional rural Appalachia. It is based on true stories either in her lifetime or those handed down in the oral tradition of the culture. It is a collection of short stories, vignettes, and poetry. It is a testament to the tenacity and heart of these hearty people.
A Smile for Rose is the story of a girl born with a facial defect. Rose is unable to close her mouth at all. She was bullied for years by not only her classmates but also by adults, including a teacher.
An escaped, telepathic slave. A bounty hunter with a secret. Can they free other thought-readers, the most prized slaves in the galaxy?Slave traders are abducting thought-readers from their haven world, then selling them on Syndicate space stations. There, telepaths have two choices: Steal secrets for their owners or face execution for the crime of existing.Every mission to infiltrate the space stations is a close encounter with death. To Tracy, a former slave turned undercover agent, and Vigard, her bounty-hunter partner, freedom is a cause worth fighting for. Even dying for.This epic battle against entrenched slavery is now available in a novelized version, which includes all eleven previously published short stories.If you like rich characters, telepathy, and intrigue, set against a tapestry of alien culture, then you'll love Agents of Rivelt.Join the adventure today!
Why did you do this to us? Why take dying and dead minds and force them on unwilling and unknowing random people?" Her voice did not raise, but the few physical items in the room began to shake, and the air took on a distinct smell of sulphur. "Why not just let us live normal lives? Why burden us with this?" Suddenly, the small chamber was completely full of people as the rest of the twelve Pseudo-Reincarnated young men and woman appeared behind Cojiñí. So...she had though she would need backup, perhaps? Scoru? spoke then. "I do believe I speak for all of us when I say that I would like to know the answer to that question as well." Barhaol frowned sympathetically as It looked at those standing there, but It's eyes were firm, though It's voice was kind. "Because you were compatible and because it was not yet time for those whom you bear within your minds to have perished as of yet." Cojiñí's voice darkened slightly and dripped with sarcasm. "That was very helpful." Barhaol sighed, and all was silent for a few long moments, save for the rattling of the boards on which they stood and which made up the walls and ceiling. Eventually It spoke. "I will tell you what I told those you host. Only Heaven, Hell, and their respective rulers are eternal, and even the Master of Lies and his domain shall yet fall under the sword of the One that the Druids called the White God." "Flower and Tree" is the first volume of the Azure and Emerald trilogy.
A Kiss from a Rose Welcome to Kearton Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast. One kiss can change your life... Rose MacLean's new beginning in Kearton Bay didn't go quite as expected, but now she has a new career and things finally seem to be improving. But Rose's life never runs smoothly for long. With money tight, space in her tiny flat at a premium, and her eldest daughter, Fuchsia, behaving even more strangely than usual, the last thing she needs is the arrival of her difficult-to-please mother. But when Mrs MacLean becomes the unexpected victim of a crime, Rose has no choice but to take her into her already cramped home. Reduced to sleeping on the sofa, dealing with her mother's barbed comments, and worrying endlessly about her teenage daughters, Rose is desperately in need of something good to happen. Flynn Pennington-Rhys is the quiet man of Kearton Bay. He lives alone in a large, orderly house, and works as a GP in the village. Thoughtful, reliable, but a bit of a loner, Flynn is the last person Rose expected to fall for. Yet, odd things can happen at a wedding, and a single kiss sets them on a path that neither could have predicted. But Flynn has his own issues to deal with and, when events take an unexpected turn, it seems Rose may not be able to rely on him, after all. Will the quiet man come through for her? Will her daughters ever sort themselves out? And will Rose ever get her bedroom back from her mother, or is she destined to spend the rest of her life on the sofa?
When her father, who is her accompanist, collapses on a Paris stage, Spanish cellist, Angelica de Larra flees the music world for Montreal, where, during the course of four days, over two thousand girls will be interviewed at the new Playboy Club to be trained by Keith Hefner as Bunny Girls. Despite her doubts, Angelica becomes a Playboy Bunny , beating out young women from the office, factory and farm, along with sophisticated starlets of fashion and cinema. She throws herself whole-heartedly into the world of The Club, while trying to keep her music past secret, but her rebellious thoughts often wander back to her beloved cello and her music career. Thrust from the exciting world of the concert stage, Angelica must remake her new image at the expense of destroying her real self. Soon she falls in love with a celebrity patron of The Club, friend of Hugh Hefner, and one of the most powerful men in Montreal. Jealous , unwilling to share and rigidly moralistic, her lover, with a mysterious agenda, plots to get Angelica fired and end her career as a Playboy Bunny. While sharing the hopes, dreams and fears of her Bunny sisters, Angelica discovers the deep, dark side of this competitive world where jealousy and anger threaten her career and her life. Despite her doubts, Angelica becomes a Playboy Bunny , beating out young women from the office, factory and farm, along with sophisticated starlets of fashion and cinema. She throws herself whole-heartedly into the world of The Club, while trying to keep her music past secret, but her rebellious thoughts often wander back to her beloved cello and her music career. Thrust from the exciting world of the concert stage, Angelica must remake her new image at the expense of destroying her real self. Soon she falls in love with a celebrity patron of The Club, friend of Hugh Hefner, and one of the most powerful men in Montreal. Jealous , unwilling to share and rigidly moralistic, her lover, with a mysterious agenda, plots to get Angelica fired and end her career as a Playboy Bunny. While sharing the hopes, dreams and fears of her Bunny sisters, Angelica discovers the deep, dark side of this competitive world where jealousy and anger threaten her career and her life.
Have you ever wished someone would just disappear or drop off the face of the earth? The Rows of Sharon is a heartbreaking story of one woman who wished for jsut that only to have it come true. Sharon Ann Rose tells her story of how she was accused and convicted of consipiracy to commit murder and endured two years of her life in a correctional facility for women. Take a peek inside her world of pain, loneliness, and suffering as she watches her family slowly being taken by her husband, who had once promised to love and stand by her. Laugh at the unexpected sense of humor she displays in the midst of the turmoil. Cry with her as she waits for months at a time to see her children. Experience her anger at her husband as he betrays her time and time again. And feel the joy she finds when she turns to the only One who can offer her peace. Journery through The Rows of Sharon and discover that bad things do indeed happen to good people.
Paul "Mousie" Garner's career as a stooge (a "fall guy" or "assistant" to the head clown) began in vaudeville, when he and his partner were firing off jokes and one-liners, as well as leaping over oil-drums. Another part of the act, which could run as often as five times a day, involved Garner getting smashed over the head with plastic ukuleles. Garner's big break came when, across town, funnyman Ted Healy parted ways with his sidekicks, who went on to greater fame as The Three Stooges. Garner was then hired as a replacement stooge-and soon learned that Healy, unlike other slapstick comedians, actually slapped his partners in the face instead of just pretending. Thus was Garner given his first real lesson in the fine arts of stooging, which demanded quick reflexes and perfect timing. In fact, it was Healy who came up with the nickname "Mousie" because Garner was always so jumpy, nervous and quick. Needless to say the name stuck; and Mousie Garner would go on to form "The Rollicking Mousie Garner Trio," join the touring "New Stooges," and work steadily in radio, television, theater, clubs and movies.
Gathers more than seven hundred environmentally-friendly tips for gardeners, including how to use citrus fruit rinds as seedling pots, cure plant viruses with milk, and recycle a wheelbarrow into a movable flower bed.
Private Investigator Barbara O’Grady hunts a killer in an investigation with roots deep in the past. What long-buried secrets will she uncover—and who will pay? P. I. Barbara O’Grady has a snarky sense of humor, an affinity for impossible cases, and a past she pretends doesn’t matter. When she takes on yet another cheating husband case, Barbara quickly finds herself tangled up in decades-old secrets. And chasing a killer. With a client she admires but can’t—quite—trust, and the murders piling up, nothing is making sense. Except Barbara’s uneasy feeling that she’s running out of time. As Barbara searches for answers buried deep in the past, the killer is searching for her…
This book of poems has been written over a course of time in my life, and it expresses my thoughts as I have traveled along the path which God has led me. I have tried to write about the good times and the bad times as I have experienced them. I have also tried to include the up and down periods of my life, the experiences Ive had, some of the people Ive met and the friends Ive made as I have taken my journey across time. I hope through these poems you will see how your own thoughts sometimes were much like mine except you didnt put your thoughts into words. I hope these poems inspire you in a way that they will touch your heart and draw you closer to God.
Through this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, long-time contributor to Country Living Gardner Sharon Lovejoy shares the boundless joys of a country garden. Lovejoy has chosen to focus on the natural world to be found just outside the door, including hummingbirds, caterpillars, and dragonflies, but her informative and witty prose also covers traditional plant care. The very titles of her sketches convey pleasure in the vibrant country landscape and the life that teems within it: “The Bumble Bee Rumba,” “Faeries in the Fuschias (sphinx moths),” “Holiday Feasts for the Birds and the Beasts,” and “Conversations with Sunflowers.” This compilation truly is—to borrow another of her titles—“Something to Crow About.”
Open yourself to help and guidance from the other side with easy exercises in two minutes (or less!) to meet and communicate with your ancestral guides. Discover how easy it is to ignite your intuition and connect with the other side! Answers from the Ancestral Realms will reveal the command words, visual images, and symbols that make ancestral communication fast and effortless. You'll realize that your ancestors are here with you, and you’ll open to their help and guidance every day. Meet ancestors far beyond your family and the "landcestors" from the cultures and geographical regions of your earliest roots. The word ancestor means "those who have gone before," so you can connect with spirits from the groups, organizations, activities, and projects in which you are engaged, such as authors, musicians, Freemasons, nurses, and so many more. You'll learn how to perceive their presence and receive their messages so clearly that their assistance will be available to you anytime, anywhere, and in every endeavor of your life—your work, relationships, ancestral healing, creative projects, and even psychic development. So, get ready to meet all your different ancestors. . . . They're already right next to you, and they're waiting for your call!
Andy tackles his guilt and grief in the first book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. Tigers don’t cry—or do they? After the death of his longtime friend and fellow Hazelwood Tiger in a car accident, Andy, the driver, blames himself and cannot get past his guilt and pain. While his other friends have managed to work through their grief and move on, Andy allows death to become the focus of his life. In the months that follow the accident, the lives of Andy and his friends are traced through a series of letters, articles, homework assignments, and dialogues, and it becomes clear that Tigers do indeed need to cry.
Welcome back to Mossy Creek--the warm-hearted but stubborn residents of the small town whose motto is "Ain't goin' nowhere, and don't want to" are once again sorting out the joys, sorrows and everyday mysteries of life. This time around they've got the added drama of the big town reunion commemorating the twenty-year-old mystery of the late, great Mossy Creek High School, which burned to the ground amid quirky rumors and dark secrets. Are the villains who caused the fire at the grand old school finally ready to come forward? In the meantime, sassy 100-year-old Creekite Eula Mae Whit is convinced Williard Scott has put a death curse on her, and Mossy Creek Police Chief Amos Royden is still fighting his reputation as the town's most eligible bachelor. Then there's the new bad girl in town, Jasmine, and more adventures from the old bad girl in town, Mayor Ida Hamilton. And last but not least, Bob the flying Chihuahua, finds himself stalked by an amorous lady poodle. All this and more--including the introduction of Mossy Creek's new recipe section, courtesy of Creekite Chef Bubba Rice--is waiting for readers in the second novel of the Mossy Creek series.
As a strawberry-blonde, freckle-faced girl, I was fortunate to model for the famous illustrator Norman Rockwell, and later I was scouted by Oleg Cassini to model his fashion designs in Manhattan, New York. My French father, a VP of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, knew the world of modeling. He took me away, traveling and dining in the finest restaurants, as he did not want me to be in that world. When I had a family of my own, I continued the tradition of fine cuisine, as I had developed discriminating tastes. I rolled up my sleeves and began my cooking journey. The first cookbook I read was Gourmet Techniques of French Cooking by Louis Diat, who was a chef and teacher at the Ritz Carlton in Paris. I was hooked. As the Great Dane from Copenhagen and I, the Little Turtle, cooked side by side, I was brought back to my Swedish/Danish heritage from my mothers side, Kemp/Johansson. On my fathers side, my French heritage started in 1607 on the Bailhe family vineyard in Gaillac, near Toulouse in the southern Basque region. The story of The Great Dane and Little Turtle is about creating a new life. For a life with no love is like a harp with no strings. Come along as Little Turtles life begins to fall into place like a fairytale as she finds her way back to love, in one of the greatest love stories ever told.
Essential for anyone who talks, eats, or thinks about food." —Bev Bennett, Chicago Sun-Times The New Food Lover's Companion is an indispensable resource for everyone from home cooks to culinary professionals. This widely praised and highly esteemed reference guide has been updated with new information to reflect the way we eat in today's world, taking into account our healthier lifestyles and more diverse palates, including: Over 500 new cultural listings, including Korean, Persian, and South American additions Definitions and explanations for cooking tools and techniques A microwave oven conversion chart An extensive breakdown of food labels and nutritional facts Suggestions for substituting recipe ingredients Among the myriad of foods and culinary subjects defined and explained are meat cuts, breads, pastas, and literally everything else related to good food and enjoyable dining—a veritable food bible for the novice home-cook, culinary student, or the self-proclaimed foodie. The New Food Lover's Companion is a reference guide—not a cookbook—but it includes hundreds of cooking tips plus an extensive bibliography of recommended cookbooks. More than 7,200 entries plus line art are included in this seminal work. "As thick and satisfying as a well-stuffed sandwich." —The New York Times
Based on a true story, Matrons and Madams is a sprawling saga of a teacher-turned-madam and a lady superintendent of a hospital, who join forces to combat the rampant venereal disease that spreads throughout Alberta once soldiers return from the Great War, and also to improve the lives of the women in the brothels of Lethbridge.
Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Is someone copying the original murders? Or did she get it wrong all those years ago? When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened... it gets personal. In master of suspense Sharon Bolton's latest thriller, readers will find a page-turner to confirm their deepest fears and the only protagonist who can face them.
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