Kismet Tales from Happy Trails is a story told to remind each of us that we are all here to experience our own journey and to honor our own truth. Each of us is a unique individual, and it is only important that we each aspire to embrace the best version of our own self – to give the best of whom we are to share with the world. Kismet means destiny, and this book is a wish for every human being on this planet to live a delicious, fulfilling life. Through poetry and illustrations, the book offers valuable life lessons and inspires people to live life fearlessly! The book also contains a handy discussion guide that parents, teachers, and groups can use to further explore topics covered in the book.
A bright graphic novel about the adventures and discoveries of the people of the future, Planet Pome-Granite will bring its readers on a journey from a land of fear and monotony to a world of childlike wonder and play! Planet Hindsight is full of roads, phones and computers. The adults there live in fear of one another, and spend all day sitting at their desks and in their cars. That is, until our seven Newfound Heroes land on Planet Hindsight. Compassion, Peace, Love, Kindness, Joy, Passion, and Humanity, heroes from different corners of the universe, work together to release the adults of Planet Hindsight from their world of fear. Watch the beautiful transformation as the adults of Planet Hindsight connect with their generosity, creativity, and passion. Imaginations bloom! Friendship rises like the sun! Peace falls over the land like a soft rain! The adults leave their cars and offices and come together to build the world's largest sandbox, where they rediscover their sense of carefree fun and joy. And with that, the work of the Newfound Heroes is complete. Let this uplifting tale inspire you with a model of an alternate universe - a world where adults remember to feed the children in their hearts, a world where peace and cooperation prevail, a world called Planet Pome-Granite. Remember, stay curious, adventurous, loving and fearless, and your inner child will shine. As mentioned in the Foreword written by musician Rob Preuss, he has been inspired to compose a musical journey to accompany the release of Planet Pome-Granite. For a free MP3 and more information on Rob's music based on Planet Pome-Granite, please email [email protected]...
Don’t we often make life’s choices considering the interest of all our dear ones and our family? What if life’s incidents reverse and overweigh us with joys and throw disappointments at us? We attempt to bounce back in life optimistically, don’t we? Or sometimes, these incidents themselves turn into a serendipity. Set across a city in South India and a Middle Eastern state, a story that traverses from early 2000 to the current times, Kismet is a multitude of experiences in the life of Akash. Akash Shetty loves his family dearly and lives up (happily) to their expectations. Why did his sibling devastate his family? What does it do with Akash’s choices? Akash lands in the Middle East for a short term. He has many life-changing experiences and faces an incident that leaves him emotionally devastated. Can he turn it into a serendipity? Kismet is a story of love/hate, culture, life’s philosophies, and humanity that challenge one’s perceptions towards life. Somewhere lives an Akash in many of us… and reminds us that Kismet or Destiny can be (turned into) a stroke of serendipity.
The first book in Tarryn Fisher's fan-favorite Love Me with Lies trilogy, The Opportunist is the twisty, unconventional second-chance love story you didn't see coming! When Olivia Kaspen spots her ex-boyfriend in a Miami record shop, she ignores good sense and approaches him. It’s been three years since their breakup, but when Caleb reveals he’s suffering from amnesia after a recent car accident, first she feels regret—and then opportunity. If he doesn't remember her, then he also doesn’t remember her manipulation, her deceit, or the horrible way she broke his heart. Seeing a chance to reunite with Caleb, she keeps their past, and the details around the implosion of their relationship, a secret. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid history under wraps, Olivia’s greatest obstacle is Caleb’s wicked new girlfriend, Leah, who's equally determined to possess the man who no longer remembers her. But soon Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that sometimes love falls short of redemption.
As a rational scientist who knows full well vampires are all hokum, Kismet Knight is the perfect choice to counsel troubled wannabe vamps. That is until she meets Devereux: a sexy, mysterious man who claims to be a real - and immensely powerful - 800-year-old vampire, and she is pulled into a whirlwind of inexplicable events that start her questioning everything she once believed about the paranormal. Kismet Knight is about to achieve her dream job - but becoming the Vampire Shrink is going to change her life. Forever.
“Authentic, edgy, and fraught with realistic, heartfelt conflict and romantic tension . . . a fantastic coming of age story.” —Samantha Young, New York Times–bestselling author When Drix was convicted of a crime—one he didn’t commit—he thought his life was over. But opportunity came with the Second Chance Program, the governor’s newest pet project to get delinquents off the streets, rehabilitated, and back into society. Drix knows this is his chance to get his life back on track, even if it means being paraded in front of reporters for a while. Elle knows she lives a life of privilege. As the governor’s daughter, she can open doors with her name alone. But the expectations and pressure to be someone she isn’t may be too much to handle. She wants to follow her own path, whatever that means. When Drix and Elle meet, their connection is immediate, but so are their problems. Drix is not the type of boy Elle’s parents have in mind for her, and Elle is not the kind of girl who can understand Drix’s messy life. But sometimes love can breach all barriers. Fighting against a society that can’t imagine them together, Drix and Elle must push themselves—Drix to confront the truth of the robbery, and Elle to assert her independence—and each other to finally get what they deserve. “This story broke my heart and then stitched it back together before I finished the last page.” —Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures “McGarry delivers a romantic tale with substance, and Elle and Drix are characters worth getting to know.” —Publishers Weekly
A bright graphic novel about the adventures and discoveries of the people of the future, Planet Pome-Granite will bring its readers on a journey from a land of fear and monotony to a world of childlike wonder and play! Planet Hindsight is full of roads, phones and computers. The adults there live in fear of one another, and spend all day sitting at their desks and in their cars. That is, until our seven Newfound Heroes land on Planet Hindsight. Compassion, Peace, Love, Kindness, Joy, Passion, and Humanity, heroes from different corners of the universe, work together to release the adults of Planet Hindsight from their world of fear. Watch the beautiful transformation as the adults of Planet Hindsight connect with their generosity, creativity, and passion. Imaginations bloom! Friendship rises like the sun! Peace falls over the land like a soft rain! The adults leave their cars and offices and come together to build the world’s largest sandbox, where they rediscover their sense of carefree fun and joy. And with that, the work of the Newfound Heroes is complete. Let this uplifting tale inspire you with a model of an alternate universe — a world where adults remember to feed the children in their hearts, a world where peace and cooperation prevail, a world called Planet Pome-Granite. Remember, stay curious, adventurous, loving and fearless, and your inner child will shine. As mentioned in the Foreword written by musician Rob Preuss, he has been inspired to compose a musical journey to accompany the release of Planet Pome-Granite. For a free MP3 and more information on Rob's music based on Planet Pome-Granite, please email [email protected]
A “truly hilarious” (Glamour), sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the “vacationship” from a writer and co-executive producer of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building—now with a new afterword “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is kind of like if Eat, Pray, Love were written by your funniest friend.”—Rachel Dratch Kristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends’ weddings and baby showers. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled the world, often alone, for several weeks each year. In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into “Kristin-Adjacent” on the road–a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling, candid reflection, and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is a compelling debut that will have readers rushing to renew their passports.
From evil vampires to a mysterious pack of wolves, new threats of danger and vengeance test Bella and Edward's romance in the second book of the irresistible Twilight saga. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning. Bella and Edward face a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality. It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with the highly anticipated companion, Midnight Sun: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times
Pursuing a normal existence by attending college proves difficult for vampire Hunter, Emma Martin, considering the mystical tattoo on her wrist glows whenever Vamps are near. And after three months of silence, the glow is back with a vengeance. Jake Cunningham witnesses Emma using her powers and reveals a few of his own. Finally, after three years of searching, he realizes his newfound abilities must mean he's a Hunter like Emma. Thankful not to be alone in the fight against the Vamps, Emma finds hope and comfort in Jake's arms. As she learns more about her new love's family and its dark heritage, she may be forced not only to hunt them, but also to sacrifice her life to save Jake's soul.
