Would Cassandra's Fate Be Sealed With a Kiss? "Dear Diary, The very last person I ever wanted to have anything more to do with has suddenly appeared out of nowhere again…" Cassandra knew that Damon Grey thought she was heartless. After all, hadn't she left him to pursue her career? But Damon didn't know that her real reasons had been very different…and she was determined he wouldn't discover them now! And if Damon thought the Caribbean sun was going to make her melt, he could think again…couldn’t he?
In The Best for Last: One Woman's Unusual Tale of Life and Love readers will follow author Paulette Camnetar Meeks as she shares how an ordinary life can be extraordinary. You will laugh and you will cry as you walk through Paulette's journey from childhood to her wiser senior years. As high school ended, Paulette knew she was being called to leave her family and join the Daughters of Charity, devoting her life fully to Christ. But Paulette was not your stereotypical nun shut away in a convent. Instead, her heart of adventure caused her to take on many unexpected roles as a bilingual teacher, motorcycle enthusiast, translator, and a single-parent foster mom. And when Paulette felt God leading her to leave the sisterhood and to begin the search for her soulmate, she did not hesitate. Readers will be inspired by this story of faith, perseverance, and love, showing that we are never alone or without hope; sometimes God saves The Best for Last.
Pat’s “The Best For Last” book begins with fiction, then memoir, about a portion of her life, and ends with fiction. Pat began writing this book many years ago. As her life progressed so did the book. It starts with the main character happy and thankful for her new life with the man of her dreams. Then, she thinks back about her childhood, her marriage, divorce, and living with abuse. For many years Pat experienced terrible verbal and emotional abuse. She wrote the book to expose the effects of this abuse. Her desire is to help any person going through anything like what she experienced, “Get help or get out.” Pat’s advice is “do not waste valuable youth and years in such a hurtful, harmful, situation.” For Pat, her journey saw her born into poverty. Raised during the 1930’s depression. Ambitious at a young age. Working various jobs. A difficult life in a broken down trailer in Anchorage, Alaska. Much time spent in the “School of Hard Knocks.” She had success in real estate, and investing, only to lose it all. The devastating loss of the home she designed and had built, plus all the rental properties. All because of her wrong choices and wrong decisions. For those Pat paid dearly. The book reveals years and years of unhappiness. There were many stormy, hurtful years. Pat’s poems are scattered throughout the book. Poems taken from some seventeen hundred poems Pat has written over the years. In both the fiction ending, and the real life ending, Pat finally ended up with a man who truly loved her. He often told her she was the “love of his life.” She would find love and contentment and a happy marriage at last. God is good. God is so good.
Due to the overwhelming response of the authors' first book Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50, Saving the Best For Last incorporates several new chapters, as well as an exciting interactive element throughout. You, the reader, can not only read Renee's, Jean's and Joyce's enlightening and very real experiences of aging and reinvention, you can also participate in powerful life changing individual and group exercises and processes that will forever change the way you see the years after 50. The three authors speak candidly about many topics, including: *sexuality *dating and mating *money *faith and spitituality *our mothers *loss *friendship As you, too, pass the threshold of fifty, you may discover, as these women did, that this is a moment in your life to celebrate--a beginning, rather than an ending. This is a journey you will not want to miss. Saving the Best For Last is your roadmap and your guidebook.
Betty Cook is a homely, plain looking fifty something years old woman who has quietly yearned after Gerald Cauldwell for twenty five years. Shes patiently watched as he flirted and fooled around before getting married only for him to continue having numerous affairs that his wife Agnes, chooses to ignore. Something had to change. Reinventing her look and with calculating patience and serenity, Betty conspires to ensure that the only woman Gerald would want is her and only then would he realize her true affections.
Her quest for independence led to total dependence on God. She resigned from the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service to become a missionary with HCJB World Radio (now Reach Beyond) on June 8, 1973, nearly 51 years ago. Though not all her questions were answered, and not all of her choices were the best, God has been her closest friend. He’s the one she depends on for guidance and sustenance. After she retired from active service with Reach Beyond in 2008 at 68 God brought Dwight Lind into her life. Though they had worked with the same ministry for decades, she knew his first wife better than Dwight. It was an unexpected surprise when God brought them together. Ron Cline married them at the Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs on June 20, 2009. Each day she thanks the Lord for bringing them together. Together they are stronger than either of them would have been alone. Her hope is that you will thank the Lord with her for avoiding a very different life than she might have had without God.
The highly anticipated first book by a widely respected entertainer whose career highlights include The Right Stuff, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, and former Miss America When Vanessa Williams was growing up, she had a plan: She’d go to college and major in musical theater; afterward she’d get her MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and then she would embark on a successful career on Broadway. And to make sure she stayed on that path, her mother, Helen Williams, gave her a list of things that she should never— ever—do. Near the top of that list was “never ever pose nude for anyone.” So when Vanessa became the first African-American woman to win the title of Miss America in September 1983 (an accomplishment that she never planned for or desired), only to be forced to resign ten months later due to a nude photo scandal, the lives of both Vanessa and Helen took an unexpected turn. But Vanessa survived this setback, and many others to come, to enjoy a thirty-plus-year career as an award-winning singer and actress. Vanessa has been asked to write her memoir many times, but only now—with the help of her mother—is she ready to tell her story. Vanessa grew up in Millwood, New York, part of one of the town’s only black families. As a teenager, Vanessa defied Helen, flirting with boys, drinking, and smoking pot. But despite their early conflicts, Helen has always ardently protected her daughter, staying in contact with the FBI about the multiple death threats Vanessa received after being crowned and being there for her during the dissolution of her two marriages. Now the mother of four children, Vanessa describes how she’s made it through the ups and downs of her life as well as her career. Jointly written by Vanessa and Helen and filled with dozens of personal family photos and mementos, You Have No Idea is an empowering celebration of the love between a mother and daughter and the life of a woman who beat the odds to achieve her destiny.
Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
