Debut author Lori Johnson strikes all the right chords in After the Dance -- the delightful story of a budding romance just waiting to blossom. Thirty-something Faye thinks the notion of finding a "Mr. Right" is laughable, and has all but given up on the idea of true love. But Carl, the guy next door, feels otherwise. Little do they know, but soon their lives will take a surprising turn.

This book is a personal narrative about an event when the writer was thirty-two. The event changed her life most profoundly forever. The protagonist was pregnant with her second child and was excited in anticipation of the birth of her son. By all accounts of her physicians, the pregnancy was healthy, and the medical team was expecting an uncomplicated delivery. The story unfolds in a way that no one could have imagined, changing the lives of her and her husband in ways they never could ha...

It's Her Game . . .Here's my deal--I'm not knocking myself out to find Mr. Right anymore. As far as this thirty-something sistah is concerned, it's now about reciprocity, not romance. A brother doesn't have to whisper promises he won't keep or make me any kind of commitment. All he needs to do is respect my boundaries, rock my world--then step the hell on before anyone gets too attached. That's why the last man I need to be trying to hook-up with is my next door ne...

He Can "Do" Her Right. . .Aliesha is a dark-skinned beauty who seemingly has it all--a prestigious academic job, a respected role at church, and an adoring boyfriend. All she thinks she needs when she lands in Dante's barber's chair is someone capable of handling her natural, unchemically-treated hair. But her encounter with the handsome barber forces her to confront what's been missing from her life all along.. . .But Is He Mr. Right?...

Highlights presents Tales from the Shore by Lori Johnson: Take a walk and find stories in nature.

Lori Johnson pens contemporary fiction that delves deep into the nature of love. A Natural Woman follows the life of anthropology professor Aliesha Eaton. Mired in an uninspiring pairing with her current beau, Aliesha is pierced to the heart when she encounters a mysterious barber. But then the intriguing stranger disappears after one night together-and she must try desperately to find out what happened. "A five star new author."-Mary Monroe

In this book, Lori Nel Johnson examines the work of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), Meta Warrick Fuller (1877-1968), and F. Holland Day (1864-1933) in relation to the development of modernism during the turn of the century, and the official narratives surrounding this movement.While Tanner and Fuller have been consistently linked in the history of American Art, the Pictorialist photographer and publisher, Day has rarely if ever been discussed with these two artists, despite the fa...

When was the last time you tried something new for breakfast? Star Pancake is the tale of a little boy who tried something new for breakfast and loved it! At first, the little boy didn’t know what he wanted, so his grandmother, who always fixed him breakfast, decided to prepare him an unusual meal: a Pancake shaped like a Star! The boy was unsure if he would like it, but he tried and loved it. One morning, his grandmother was too tired to make his breakfast, so both of the little boy’s par...

Thirty-four, newly divorced and parenting two little girls, Jan Weatherly is determined to make it on her own doing what she knows best: do-it-yourself home flipping. With her BFF Pam Bacchus by her side, she purchases their first fixer-upper—a cute Craftsman cottage with quick profit potential in rainy Rainier, Washington. With the first swing of her claw hammer, however, Jan pries back faux cedar paneling and reveals a nude, snow-haired corpse floating in a makeshift aquarium. If that di...

Girls' Series Fiction and American Popular Culture examines the ways in which young female heroines in American series fiction have undergone dramatic changes in the past 150 years, changes which have both reflected and modeled standards of behavior for America’s tweens and teen girls. Though series books are often derided for lacking in imagination and literary potency, that the majority of American girls have been exposed to girls’ series in some form, whether through books, television, ...

It's easier to be brave with a good dog by your side.Leslie Durant, owner of Pretty Paws, doesn't care that she's always giving all of her time and attention to others: It's worth the joy of helping abandoned animals find loving forever homes. But if she can't find a way to bring more money into the struggling shelter, the sacrifices she's made will all be for nothing...Then her brother leaves her with an inheritance, with two stipulations: She must work wi...

"This book not only provides a solid foundation for guiding school improvement, but also details an array of very practical tools that can be used to implement tiered instructional options in middle and high school settings."—Donald D. Deshler, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special EducationDirector, Center for Research on LearningUniversity of Kansas"From research-based screenings to evidence-based interventions, the authors address...