Life is a journey. Long for some and short for others. Nevertheless, we select our own paths to reach our destination. In doing so, we are forced to stop at various junctions, becoming emotionally, sensationally, and spiritually involved with what we encounter. As the duration of the journey progresses, we age with time. The subconscious mind projects past images in sequences or by association, making life surreal. Like actors on stage, we perform, aware of our entrances and exits. Every performance is a prologue to what might be or what might have been.

Meet Vanessa, an almost thirty-something New Yorker who thinks she's got it all: marriage-material boyfriend Ethan, her own bilingual preschool, a closet full of designer fashions, and daily diner dates with her best friend Emily. But when Ethan doesn't turn out to be all he's supposed to be, Vanessa's world instantly unravels. Suddenly single, she stumbles upon a wealthy man and moves to Palm Beach to marry him, only to find the shocking truth behind the source of his wealth. Is having everything worth sacrificing who you really are? But what about the Shoe Salon at Bergdorf's? The Louboutin collection? Vanessa finds herself at a crossroads, and the choices she makes might surprise everyone-even herself. Witty, insightful, and eminently relatable, Erica Negi's story is a modern twist on the Cinderella tale-albeit in designer shoes. Reminiscent of the works of Jennifer Weiner and Candace Bushnell, My Life in Loubies is one woman's uproarious journey to adulthood.

Here I am with my one year old daughter standing on the street in a foreign country not sure what to do or where to go. I can’t speak the language so I can’t commutate with the people here. This is the beginning of a whole new life for me. _____________________________ I am a Grandmother and just recently became a Great- Grandmother to an adorable little boy. My life has been good despite the ups and downs. This is what God had planned for me and my kids and it’s been a good life.

This book is a refreshing glimpse into the life of people in Pakistan today. Seen through the eyes of the author, who keeps moving home every year or so, to live in different cities of Pakistan. Most of these articles were printed during the last two decades in different magazines and dailies. Shireen Gheba Najib has a refreshing and humorous viewpoint of the incidents and situations she finds herself in. There are also interviews of prominent personalities from different walks of life. These articles fulfill the need to get out of statistics of poverty and illiteracy, and measure the charm and hospitality of Pakistanis. About the Author:Writer, artist and educationist Shireen Gheba Najib has an MSc degree in Related Arts, Home Economics, Lahore and an MBA in Human Resource Management, Islamabad. Her first article was written for Dawn newspaper, on life in Kuwait ¿ after the invasion of Kuwait, in 1990. Editor Dawn invited her to write regularly for them. Seven hundred articles and three books later, she is an established writer. Last year she had her own column on personalities in Islamabad, in Dawn. Her books, Fun Cook Book, Kitchen Management and Entertaining Guests are available online.

This book is about the good and bad times in my life. Even when I thought my life got to hard I know I could always depend on God. When I was overweight I thought I could never lose it. I tried exercising and not eating but nothing worked until I found about me having a pituitary tumor. The tumor was making my body produce too much cortisol that made me gain weight and making me feel bad. But when I had it removed I lost all the weight. The book is mainly about my life and how it change over the years from what happen since I was born until now

We don't have much money, but were the richest people in the world for Sparky taught me its what's in your heart. That's where happiness comes from. Faith, Hope, trusting the lord, those are free priceless choices that only we can make for ourselves. We all go through trials and tribulations in our life-but how we handle them makes us stronger and wiser. From the moment the cat-soon to be named Sparky-walked up to author Barbara Balazik Bigler's door, everything in her life changed. Bigler wrote When The Spark Came Into My Life to inspire and to provide hope and faith that when life has reached its darkest point, the sun will shine again. From their amazing beginning until Sparky's peaceful passing, the love they shared is a testament to the bond that can be created between owner and pet. Sparky helped Bigler become stronger and wiser and led her to Christianity. All of the things that Sparky taught Bigler have made her the woman she is today. It might be a lot for a little kitty-cat to accomplish, but she did it all and changed Barbara Balazik Bigler's life for the better. When The Spark Came Into My Life is Bigler's expression of love for her treasured feline friend, and a thank-you for the love that was given back to her.

Hell on Earth: Dancing with the Elites & Running with the Junkyard Dogs By: Craig Weaver Craig Weaver comes from a great family, full of overachievers on both sides. A combination of intense childhood events, a traumatic injury, and a drug addicted doctor led Weaver to become an opioid addict at age 20. Still, he managed to maintain and become very successful. He combined two separate businesses into one colossal Home Delivery Service! Gourmet food and precious metals and diamonds! Weaver has lived two lives in one. His drug addiction took him to the secret societies hidden in backstreets of all cities and towns, yet he was socializing with the elites of the same towns. To survive, he would pretend he was in a thriller movie. For decades he hid his secret life. His addiction grew. He dove down the rabbit hole, descending to his own Hell on Earth. he became a desperate animal. At 120 pounds, organs shutting down, too afraid to commit suicide, Weaver reached his precipice. Then he had an epiphany. Enter the power and glory of God! A persistent vision of huge skyscrapers toppling down onto one another. It came to him. He must lose all to save himself! Everything must go! All money. All material wealth. He must become one with the earth. Thirteen years later, here he sits. Weaver is alive and blessed. He is on a new journey, but this time, God is with him. Someday Weaver will meet Him in the universe. The movie is playing on.

Upon the death of his wife, at age seventy-two, Kats father suddenly becomes aware of a small portion of the abuse she endured as a child, or so he proclaims. Begging her forgiveness, she visits the miserable house on the hill that holds many mysteries. Hence, the devil whispers begin and never end.

Lies, secrecy and deceptions are the rule for this child, finding as she grew older, a twist of fate brought her the truth of her heritage and her death plot. Having seven children, and divorced, she had to handle it all alone. As a single parent and poor, the struggles were many and one guiding light saved her. There were dramatic psychic phenomena and glorious spiritual guidance. One son died in the military having to deal with death, forgery and slander. Through it all, spiritual guidance was her strength.