"Beauty Unfolding" shows women how to find the beauty in their lives, even after experiencing unthinkable pain and loss. Author Kate Waite shares her journey of surviving severe burns as a teenager, divorce from her soulmate, and other life challenges, and her discovery that the secret to a beautiful life is not avoiding adversity but creating joy and abundance from within. Poignantly honest personal anecdotes and proven, simple, actionable steps inspire and empower women to move forward in their lives, no matter how devastating their circumstances may be---equipping them not only to overcome painful endings, but to discover a whole new world of beautiful beginnings.

Captive Verse By: Warren Melvin To read a poem and return to it for the pure enjoyment of reading, is a joy and a treasure. Such a treasure among many can be discovered when reading Captive Verse, where the flow of language and meaning can be found on every page, allowing the reader a moment to pause only to realize that they have discovered a good and delightful read to be found in such a book as Captive Verse, where poetry returns the reader back again and again.

The memory of a lost love torments Simon Donovan. He came to Campeche to forget his past and begin a new life as a schooner captain. Together with another star-crossed Texan named Duncan Augustus Fagan, he started a sailing charter business in a Mexican backwater unaware of the storm gathering just over the horizon. A looming drug war threatens to turn Campeche into a killing field. A notorious narco-terrorist known as El Demonio, the devil, wants to use Donovans ship to further his plans to take control of the criminal gangs in Campeche to resist a ruthless band of deserters from the Mexican armys elite special forces determined to force the local traffickers into joining their cartel. Despite his best efforts to keep El Demonio from getting his ship, his foolish pursuit of forbidden fruit - a ministers wife, a haunting image of his lost love, has put he and his crew in danger of making a run for the devil.

In the breathtaking expanse of the Scottish Highlands, a fierce English maiden and a battle-scarred laird must confront their pasts to forge an unexpected love. Isabella, a spirited woman trapped by the constraints of the English court, escapes to the rugged Highlands in search of freedom. There, she encounters Lachlan, a reclusive Highland laird whose soul bears the marks of past conflicts. His heart, once hardened by solitude and sorrow, is ignited by Isabella's untamed spirit. As their lives intertwine amidst the majestic beauty of the Highlands, Isabella and Lachlan face fierce rival clans, unresolved old flames, and personal demons that threaten to tear them apart. Their journey is one of passionate discovery and profound healing, as they battle not only external threats but also the shadows of their own histories. "Heart of a Highlander" is a mesmerizing historical romance that explores the transformative power of love and resilience. With every twist of fate and spark of passion, this epic tale will sweep you into a world where hearts are tested and true love defies all odds. If you're a fan of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series or Julie Garwood’s Highland romances, Heart of a Highlander is your next must-read.

Loie Fuller was the most famous American in Europe throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, she attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, impresario, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. Fuller befriended royalty and inspired artists such as Mallarmé, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rodin, Sarah Bernhardt, and Isadora Duncan. Today, though, she is remembered mainly as an untutored "pioneer" of modern dance and stage technology, the "electricity fairy" who created a sensation onstage whirling under colored spotlights. But in Rhonda Garelick's Electric Salome, Fuller finally receives her due as a major artist whose work helped lay a foundation for all modernist performance to come. The book demonstrates that Fuller was not a mere entertainer or precursor, but an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism. Electric Salome places Fuller in the context of classical and modern ballet, Art Nouveau, Orientalism, surrealism, the birth of cinema, American modern dance, and European drama. It offers detailed close readings of texts and performances, situated within broader historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks. Accessibly written, the book also recounts the human story of how an obscure, uneducated woman from the dustbowl of the American Midwest moved to Paris, became a star, and lived openly for decades as a lesbian.

A simple yet powerful principle, xiu yang fosters balance and peace. This expert guide to its ancient teachings features a combination of practices from meditation and mindfulness to yoga and qigong.

In the desolate remains of a post-apocalyptic earth, two territories survive: Earthland and Opulence. Earthland is a forbidding domain, where its inhabitants consist of mutated animals and crazed humans, amongst which, pockets of a surviving civilisation strive to exist. Opulence is a floating metropolis; this is the realm of the rich and the privileged – the Fortunata. Should your wealth run out, you are Transported, to the savage shores of Earthland. Sixteen-year-old Savannah Loveday is a child of the Fortunata, and a rebel against the favoured society into which she was born. After taking one rebellious act too far, she is sentenced to be Transported while her parents stand by, silent and submissive. Her elder brother Jago savours Savannah’s predicament, he is only concerned with his ruthless aspirations of supreme leadership. Savannah’s younger sister, Beth is left distraught and truly devastated. Washed up onto the nightmare shores of Earthland, and moments from a horrific death, she is rescued by the enigmatic Tanis Kane. An emotional journey shapes the growth and strength of Savannah’s character, and amongst a dangerous environment, her relationship with Tanis flourishes. However, she still fears for Beth’s safety, and returns to Opulence. She confronts Jago in a violent clash, which leaves him with an insane fury for revenge... Earthland is a gripping tale where survival, revenge and love weave through violent and tender relationships to bring the characters together and create bonds, division and moral conflict in a place where humanity and nature are guilty of creating a divided and dangerous world. It will appeal to young adults aged 13+.