Showing results by narrator "Jessie" in All Categories

Sabrina raised a daughter, started her own coffee shop, and bought her dream house in her hometown of New Orleans. If she had to complain about anything, it would be the seventh level of Hell hot flashes that come with being 53 years old. That is, until she wakes up a vampire. Her body has never been more perky and her hair is a dream. Problems? Several. A vampire shouldn’t have hot flashes, mood swings that rival a rollercoaster ride, and the urge to drop into a dead sleep at 9:00 pm.

John and his beautiful companions in the Heaven’s Shield Guild have returned from their overseas voyage victorious. But home isn’t like they left it–dungeons have started to disappear, corrupted by some unknown force. Unknown to everyone but John, that is. Invaders from a dying world are coming. And if they succeed, it marks the beginning of the end for John’s world.

Looking to take your Dungeons & Dragons game to the next level? Look no further than this comprehensive guide for advanced players! With detailed advice, examples, and strategies for every situation, this book is an essential resource for serious D&D players who want to enhance gameplay and achieve their objectives.

The Close sisters are descended from very prominent and wealthy ancestors. When the Close sisters were very young, their parents joined a cult called the MRA, or Moral Rearmament. The family was suddenly uprooted to a cult school in Switzerland and, ultimately, to the Belgian Congo where their father became a surgeon in the war-ravaged republic, and ultimately the personal physician to President Mobutu.

For Ella Eastman, firefighting is life. She’s devoted her body to being the best, but everyone needs a break from reality once in a while. For Morgan Hail, art is life, but she has to make a living. Their lives collide when television fandoms intersect at The Blacktree Comic Palooza. Morgan’s captivating fanart leads to a heated misunderstanding, and a cosplay contest brings these two women together - though only one of them knows the truth.

Many people are searching for healthier alternatives to prescription and over-the-counter drugs. A book about medicinal herbs would help someone learn about the many plants that produce results similar to man-made medications. It would also provide history about how our ancestors created medicines using natural resources, and in depth information about various types of plants.

Kittie Lacey is the best hairdresser in all of Fairyland. A brave, stylish heroine for whom no tangle is too troublesome and no frizz too fearsome! Step into Kitty's salon and meet her fabulous fairytale clients, from Sleeping Beauty to Aladdin, who all have incredible stories to tell! Featuring all the fairytale favourites, hilarious hairstyles, outrageous outfits and fantastic fairytale foods!

There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, 14, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee. And Merri is already dating one of his best friends. When Ms. Gregoire assigns her to read Little Women for extra credit, Rory discovers more than she expected - both about herself and Toby. Maybe she wasn’t in love with the boy next door...but the boy next story.

Weaving together these three true stories, Jessie Stephens captures the painful but wholeheartedly universal experience of heartbreak. Deeply relatable, addictive to the very last word, and powerfully human, Heartsick reminds us that emotional pain can make us as it breaks us and that storytelling has the ultimate healing power.

Dr. Angeline Hemming is a beautiful, sassy, no-nonsense type of girl who has risen from a difficult past to become one of Chicago's most successful and respected criminal profilers. In exchange for free commercials to promote her favorite charitable causes, Angel answers calls and gives relationship advice on a Friday night radio program.

With its shocking portrayal of incest, intrigue and murder, this powerful Jacobean revenge drama scandalised audiences when it was first performed in the 1620s and it is still controversial today. When siblings Giovanni and Annabella embark on a passionate affair, Annabella falls pregnant with her brother's child. Knowing she must marry to protect her honour, she chooses one of the many suitors clamouring for her hand - but when her secret is revealed, the lovers are caught up in a bloody chain of events that culminate in a poisoning, a blinding, a stabbing and a brutal massacre.

Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a self-proclaimed “Peculiar Patriot”, who makes regular visits to penitentiaries in order to boost the morale of her loved ones. When she is not sharing neighborhood updates and gossip, Betsy illuminates our country’s cruel and unjust criminal justice system and its impact not only on the 2.3 million people behind bars, but also their family and friends.

My mother's omelettes are slightly overdone but always generous in cheese and well-seasoned. My omelettes are just the same, though more often slightly underdone and less carefully considered. And like my stories, they come in many forms. You might get one late at night, after a little too much wine and alongside a little too much information. I might spend a long time on one that's just a touch extravagant. And many are for the people I care about most, thrown together and with more cheese than is strictly necessary.

Sixteen-year-old Savannah Scarlett struggles to reclaim her life after the devastating loss of her father. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, Savannah witnesses an impossible phenomenon that triggers the emergence of a wild and powerful gift. She must learn to accept and control her newfound ability or die trying. That is, if a deadly organization of vicious hunters doesn't kill her first. Running for her life, Savannah soon finds refuge with the Errants, a ragtag group of powerful misfits who share her power and all the danger that comes with it.

Happiness does not come from revealing all your skin, going clubbing every weekend where you get so drunk you don't remember who you kissed, or maxing your credit cards just so you can buy the latest designer jeans. Happiness comes from living a life of character.

Being diagnosed with an underactive thyroid gland or Hashimoto’s can feel like your worst fears have been confirmed about your ability to live a normal life. Think about it; while you may have been struggling with symptoms such as lack of energy, chronic fatigue, reduced heart rate, slowed down digestion, joint and muscle pain, inability to get warm and many other symptoms, being confirmed that you have an underactive thyroid gland or that you have Hashimoto’s may seem like you’ve just been handed a death sentence.

1617. The sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a vicious storm. A young woman, Maren, watches as the men of the island, out fishing, perish in an instant. Eighteen months later, a sinister figure arrives. Absalom Cornet has been summoned to bring the women of the island to heel. With him travels his young wife, Ursa. In her new home, and in Maren, Ursa encounters something she has never seen before: independent women. But where Ursa finds happiness, even love, Absalom sees only a place flooded with a terrible evil, one he must root out at all costs....

For David and Jackie Hennessey, they had the perfect white picket fence life, marriage, family, and careers until the unthinkable happened - an accident that left Jackie with no memory. The couple struggled to find the balance between what they once shared and their new life. After David discovered Dr. Grayson, a well-known regression hypnotherapist, he convinced Jackie to seek his services in order to retrieve her subconscious memories.

Noelle is an efficient, friendly hotel cleaner—a model employee. Or so she’d have you think . . . trouble is, she can’t help but take little “souvenirs” from the rooms she cleans. Nothing of value—a lipstick, a hair clip, some tweezers. By the time the guest has noticed, she’s long gone. As Noelle begins work at her twenty-first hotel, she’s determined to last longer than her record of one month in the job. But then she meets her new colleagues. These women are real: they live lives full of happiness and worry, pain and joy.

Violet and Alice’s December road trip is definitely a trial by transport as they set out to deliver the perfect Yule log for the Solstice celebration. This cross-state drive commemorates twenty years of sapphic bliss and three hundred thousand miles on their Subaru Outback named Bess. What happens between home and Aunt Eunice’s house is a romantic comedy of errors. Sit back and enjoy this Planes, Trains, and Automobiles-style adventure to deliver the perfect Yule log for Winter Solstice.