A little girl named Brownie arrives at a birthday party feeling shy while her cat Pearl confidently enters through the "kitty door."

Laughter is fifteen-year-old Paige Larsson's currency in life. It takes the sting out of life's tough stuff. It eases the pain of nasty comments, agonizing moments in gym class, and awkward pauses at parties. She likes it, even more, when others laugh with her, so she's become a YouTube comedy vlogger. Now Paige is about to step out of her comfort zone and compete-live and onstage-in the prestigious International Teens in Comedy festival. Winning...

Life is not easy for the poor relations of England's upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London's newest hotel, the Poor Relation, is born. The establishment...

After over a decade of building a multi-faceted career spanning television, film, stage, and digital and leveraging the power of social media to create a global brand and an engaged community of fans and followers, Digital Personality and Content Creator, Africa Miranda reveals her innermost thoughts on rejecting the status quo to discover the absolute best version of yourself. “Step Up, Step Out, and Shine”, her debut book, filled with witty...

The Christian walk is a walk of faith, which entails having strong belief in the Word of God without wavering, making declarations of the Word, and living by the Word of God. In trusting God and his words, believers cannot entertain fear. This means we must step out in faith to live the God-given supernatural life even when we feel afraid. Over the years, the writer has been on this faith journey. In this book, she shares her experiences with the...

After the death of her mother, Jessie discovers her old diary, written in 1998 during a traumatic three weeks of captivity, having being kidnapped by Corsican nationalists. Twenty-two years later, she decides to return to the island, to face the memories that continue to plague her and to lay any remaining ghosts. She travels to a mountain village above the bay of Calvi. Before setting out to discover the whereabouts of the remote farm where...

The truth about conflict with difficult people I’ve discovered a simple way to deal with difficult people. It doesn’t require a massive conflict or confrontation. All you need is clear expectations to see results! Because, contrary to popular belief, conflict is the last step for successfully dealing with a difficult person. By clarifying or changing expectations and picking small battles without any surprises, the difficult people in your life...