Life offers no luxuries to Florine Bruce.Born into the harsh realities of poverty in 1930s rural Trinidad, Florine's upbringing within the walls of a convent denied her any connection to the wealth of her father's Le Noireau family. A fate enforced by the court of local opinion.Astral Le Noireau flourishes in the lavish opulence of her family's wealth; the Chateau, overlooking the Bocas, and the bountiful estate that comprise the Le Noireau family's grandeur. Florine remain...

A planner designed for Caribbean creatives to help define goals and focus on achieving targets

To avoid panic, world leaders lied about destroying an Earth bound Astroid. "The End" is a story of how three ex-Marines on a cross-country motorcycle trip, a group of Los Angeles young people hiding out, an Atlanta bank manager on the run, a truck-stop hooker, and a gay male interracial couple from New York on a romantic getaway, come together. This group of random people must team up to survive the catastrophic destruction of the asteroid contained toxic dust that turned people into cann...

Bead Jewelry 101, now in paperback, is a complete entry-level course for creating beaded jewelry taught through 30 step-by-step projects that demonstrate fundamental methods for stringing and wirework.Have you always wanted to try jewelry making but aren’t sure where to begin? Bead Jewelry 101 teaches you everything you need to know to create beautiful jewelry with beads.The Basics walks you through all the tools, ma...

The groundbreaking thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama and the basis for Steve McQueen's major motion picture. WIDOWS is a fast-paced heist thriller with an all female cast you won't forgetFacing life alone, they turned to crime togetherA security van heist goes disastrously wrong and three women are left widowed.When Dolly Rawlins discovers her gang boss husband's plans for the failed hijack, an idea starts to form . . ....

A cookbook with a focus on entertaining family and friends, featuring photographs of table settings and meals, as well inspirational quotes and Scriptures.God intends for us, as sacred life travelers, to celebrate and enjoy His bounty. Every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor for it is the gift of God.This celebration of life was intended by God to be a way of life now and as preparation for a future event in which as followers of Ch...

What do you do when the man you thought would be yours forever, never comes home?Serenity was prepared to wait years for Luca to get back from his military service, but after being wounded, his family shipped him to a rehabilitation facility away from home and Luca seemed to disappear off the face of the Earth.He hasn't called or texted in years and he even though he was released ages ago, Luca never came to see her.Determined to move on with her life, Serenity has ...

It was only supposed to be a one-night stand.Fox Collins never meant to fall in love with the passing stranger, Melody Waters, and sure didn’t mean to fall into bed. But when she’s gone the next morning, he tells himself it’s for the best. It doesn’t matter that she haunts his dreams and the fire between them burned hotter than anything he’s ever touched before.Only Melody finds herself new in town, needing a refuge and a home after running for far too long. Not to mention,...

The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economicsAnyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows the southern United States offers visitors a rich variety of scenic, cultural, and leisure activities. Tourism has been, and is still, one of the most powerful economic ...

First brought to the United States in the nineteenth century by Chinese and Japanese immigrants, Buddhism has become a major feature of the North American religious, cultural, and social landscape. Nearly every form of Asian Buddhism has some presence in North America in addition to a variety of Buddhist “convert” communities, hybrid communities, and “secular” Buddhist networks. Buddhist-derived practices such as mindfulness meditation have been deployed in health care and educational sett...

Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools we have. But we're not talking about a story as a nice-to-have or an occasional distraction from the real work you do. We’re talking about story as the backbone and the underlying structure, and story as a way of ordering your thoughts and connecting with those around you.If you want to make the most of every page on your website, every email to your clients and every conversation on site, this is the guidebook you need. It gives you a ...

Well-travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Asia.No other region on earth presents such a rich variety of marine life, and none can boast as many different types of dive sites: tiny, isolated atolls, World War II wrecks draped in beautiful soft corals, shallow, bommie-filled fringing reefs and pinnacles, all swarming with fish and vibrant color.Diving in Southeast Asia is a compreh...