Download or read book Friday Night Lipstick written by Giselle Renarde and published by Giselle Renarde. This book was released on 1901 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Layla and Bernice first met, they'd never heard the word "transgender." Back then, they thought of themselves as cross-dressers and frequented gay clubs together. Twenty years later, Layla is a glamorous and successful real estate agent living as a woman full-time. Repressed Bernice is still married to a woman who won't let go of the husband Bernice used to be. She spends her lonely nights dreaming of a life with lovely Layla. While Bernice is trapped in a dangerous relationship, Layla seems perfectly content hopping from bed to bed. On Friday night, when their facades break down, will these long-time friends finally admit their love for one another? And even if they do, how will married Bernice and swinging single Layla build a future together?
Download or read book Friday Night at Honeybee s written by Andrea Smith and published by Delta. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone who's anyone in the Harlem music scene has heard of Honeybee McColor and the famous Friday night gathers that fill her house to bursting. In the early 1960s, nowhere but "The Big House" attracts so many renowned jazz and blues musicians—and no one but Miss Honeybee attracts talented lost souls like Forestine Bent and Viola Bembrey. The two singers come from separate worlds: one the Brooklyn projects, the other the Baptist, rural South. One has a God-given voice and the ambition to be a star, the other a more subtle gift and a handful of hazy fantasies. But both learn the destructive consequences of following their hearts. They find sanctuary together under Honeybee's tender guidance, struggling to find the balancing point where music doesn't overpower love. Including a passel of characters both wildly raunchy and remarkably dignified, Andrea Smith has woven an unforgettable tale overflowing with energy, heart, and humanity.
Download or read book Lipstick Grace written by Nancy Kennedy and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Just-Right Shade of Grace Hmmm….Kissable Kiwi or Fire Engine Red? To hold your child tight like you desperately want to, or let him go like he needs? Every woman grapples with such life issues and intangibles as faith, mercy, grace, and hope…but few have the ability to dress theology in blue jeans and flip-flops like Nancy Kennedy. A compilation of witty weekly columns written by Nancy for the Citrus County Chronicle in Florida, Lipstick Grace contains many musings–not all of which wrap up in nice, neat packages (because the important things in life rarely do!). In this reflective collection, you’ll find the sufficiency of God holding you steady. It’s big enough for all of you: your greatest fears, your deepest doubts, and your bathroom drawer full of all the wrong shades of lipstick.
Download or read book One on One written by Joyce E. Henry and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Acting Series). Three editors, each associated with theatre, collaborated on this book of monologues for actresses. What they discovered, besides bravura pieces for auditions, acting classes, and study, was the pulse of the millennial theatrical scene. A follow-up to the popular previous edition from the 1990s, One on One: The Best Women's Monologues for the 21st Century includes the work of over 70 playwrights, spotlighting the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental writings since 2000. A special introduction also explains how to choose, practice, and perform a speech for auditions. Comic or serious or both the monologues are written for young, old, and multicultural players by famous names and up-and-coming talent. Anna Deavere Smith records abuse in "real" relationships ( House Arrest ); August Wilson relates trials of those who survived coming to America and those who did not ( Gem of the Ocean ); and William Gibson recreates the dark, fledgling days of Israel ( Golda's Balcony ). Additional works include Are You Ready? by David Auburn, Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck, The Committee by Brian Dykstra, and many others.
Download or read book Friends Like These written by Giselle Renarde and published by Giselle Renarde. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where would Nav be without her beloved queer friends? They've been part of her life since school. Now that they're out there in the world working jobs they hate, they still make time for each other. When Nav starts dating a girl who's trans, she assumes her friends will welcome Cassandra into their group with open arms. If they don't, Nav's got some tough decisions to make. Breaking up is hard to do—especially when it's your friends you need to break up with...
Download or read book True and Constant Friends written by Kelley Paul and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelley Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul, celebrates lifelong friendships in a beautifully illustrated book about the female bond. Feeling blessed to be one of seven friends who met and grew close in college-and looking forward to their celebration of a milestone birthday together-Kelley Paul wanted to know more about the women who were their first sources of love and inspiration, as her own grandmother and mother have been to her. So she asked each friend to tell her the story of a woman who influenced and guided her, who fostered her sense of joy, independence and courage. As you read each one, you'll discover, as Kelley did, that they're the stories of women everywhere, for they are personal yet universal, ordinary yet extraordinary. This lovely book also features works of art by the women of HomeFront Family Preservation Center and wise words of female authors and poets.
Download or read book I Really Wanna Go Home written by Raymond J. Radner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young World War II veteran George Edwards needs a drinkall the time. Although it is a new year1952in New York City, Georges life remains the same. As he centers his daily routine around a whiskey bottle, George begins to drive both himself and his devoted wife, Margie, straight into the depths of destitution. George is bitter. Once he was a star ballplayer with lofty goals, but his dreams have been shattered by the injuries he suffered while serving in North Africa. Now George entertains himself by insulting others, including Margie, a devoted Catholic who is torn between the demands of her faith and the need to escape the verbal abuse she endures daily. Desperate for love and attention, she somehow finds herself in bed with Doc Hayden. But even though George is a drunk, he is no fool. Now it appears that the only way George and Margie will ever survive is to go their separate ways. Really Wanna Go Home is the compelling tale of a young couples struggle to escape poverty and the effects of a debilitating disease destined to transport both on distinct journeys that soon meet in a catastrophic collision with destiny.
Download or read book Love This For You written by Deni Todorović and published by Pantera Press. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to being your best, most authentic self, from Instagram sensation Deni Todorovič aka Style by Deni How can I love myself? How do you live so authentically? Deni Todorović never meant to become a poster child for self-love. On their popular Instagram page, Style by Deni, they show their followers what it means to lead a joyous, open-hearted life – but this wisdom has been hard-won, and in this book Deni shares how they've learned to live on their own terms. As a queer, non-binary person and as a child of migrants, Deni knows firsthand what it means to exist between worlds and to step into one's truth. We all grow up in a society that teaches us the rules about how to fit in, but Deni has learnt from a career in fashion that it's not always a good idea to follow the dress code. Full of intimate, insightful reflections on everything from family and culture to friendship, dating and career goals, and packed with useful tips, tools and techniques, Love This for You invites you to explore each pillar of your identity in order to start healing and live with great intention. If you've ever felt lost, walking through your life with the light switch off, this book is here to guide you into your light. Are you ready to go on your own journey to self-love?
Download or read book Girl Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup written by Zara Barrie and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Self-help meets memoir. Party girl meets wise sage. Beauty meets reality. Zara Barrie is the cool older sister you wish you had. The one that lets you borrow her designer dresses and ripped up fishnets, buys you champagne (she loves you too much to let you drink beer), and colors your lips with bright pink lipstick. She'll take you to the coolest parties, and will stick by your side and she guides you through the glitter, pain, danger, laughter, and what it means to be a f*cked up girl in this f*cked up world (both of which are beautiful despite the darkness). Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup is for the girls that are too much of a beautiful contradiction to be contained. Zara is a gifted writer—one second she'll have you laughing over rich girls agonizing over which Birkin bag to buy, the next second she'll shatter your heart in one sentence about losing one’s innocence. Zara is the nuanced girl she writes for—light, irreverent, snarky, bitchy, funny; and aching, perceptive, deep, flawed, wise, poised, honest—all at once. Perhaps the only thing that can match Zara's unparalleled wit and big sister advice is her candid humor and undeniable talent for the written word. Zara is one of the most prolific and entertaining honest voices on the internet—and her talent is only multiplied in book form. Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup is for the bad girls, honey.”—Dayna Troisi, Executive Editor, GO Magazine “Reading Zara's writing will make you feel like you're at your cool-as-hell big sister's sleepover party. You will be transfixed by her unflinching honesty and words of wisdom, and she'll successfully convince you to not only ditch the shame you feel about the raw and messy parts of yourself, but to dare to see them as beautiful.”—Alexia LaFata, Editor, New York Magazine “If Cat Marnell and F. Scott Fitzgerald had a literary baby it would be Zara Barrie. She’s got Marnell’s casual, dark, downright hilarious tone of an irreverent party girl. But then she also has Fitzgerald’s talent for making words literally feel like they sparkle on the page. I’ve always been a fan of Zara’s writing but Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup takes it to the next level. With shimmery words that make her dark stories sparkle, she seamlessly manages to inspire even the most coked-out girl at the party to get her shit together.”—Candice Jalili, Senior Sex & Dating Writer, Elite Daily
Download or read book I Am a Survivor written by Jeannette Moreno and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-18 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989 I met Ron; it was love at first sight, which later became a nightmare. My life was one of devastating choices in order to survive. My children and I were ensnared in a trap of brutality that was hauntingly real. The decision I made in order to live one more day under tortuous circumstances prevented him from killing me allowing my children and me to survive. With one bag of food at my door I fed my kids for a week, we were literally without a dime. My strength and willful confidence kept us going and my children believed in me, that was what kept us alive. Today I can honestly say- Ive come a long way.
Download or read book The Valentine Exchange written by Tamara Nejad and published by Tamara Nejad. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boozy Valentine's day celebration turns into a surreal crime scene once the ever-vigil accountant is found dead in the aftermath of the amorous party. The small team working for the architecture office find themselves confused as one can be once they discover that nobody's who they claim they are in this cozy mystery full of nasty little lies, secrets and contempt. Detective sergeant Evans, burdened with a gruelling task of uncovering the truth, must face not only the expected shroud of deceit, but - to his surprise - a twisted, living fairy tale.
Download or read book All the Right People written by Priyanka R. Khanna and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tara-Shaan-Aria. Nearly twenty years ago in a classroom in Mumbai, three young girls formed a tight knit trio that navigated school and university, first loves and fresh starts. But when Tara's father, Mohan Mehta, a prominent businessman, hits the headlines for the wrong reasons, this friendship comes under the scanner. Will their bond go the distance? Tara is devastated. A social media star who found a way to fit into London's high society, she's worked her entire life to be the perfect everything. But she's always had friends and family by her side. That is, until she's left alone to pick up the pieces of the only life she knows. As the daughter of a billionaire industrialist, in Aria Mistry's world, nothing short of perfection will do. Her father's pride and joy, she's always lived by the rules. When she meets Bollywood star Rohan Rawal, he challenges everything she's been raised to believe. Will she choose to follow her head or her heart? Delhi party girl by night and a leading politician's dutiful daughter by day, Shaan Singh knows which role to play to get her own way. Feisty and fiercely intelligent, she has political aspirations of her own. But when her parents force her into marriage for strategic gain, how far will she fight to hold onto her freedom? Or will she give in? Glittering, whip-smart and incredibly fun, All The Right People takes you into the hidden, privileged world of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Bombay, Delhi and London but tells a universal story. Of love. Of loss. Of family. Of friendship. Of difficult decisions. And of women taking control of their own lives.
Download or read book Marilyn s Secret Lipstick written by Mike Wells and published by Mike Wells. This book was released on 2024-09-22 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Past Never Stays Buried In a world where Hollywood glamour, international intrigue, and dangerous liaisons collide, a secret so explosive it could alter the course of history lies hidden. Through sheer chance, Italian criminal mastermind Giorgio "The Cat" Cattoretti learns of the existence of a priceless artifact--a lost lipstick, given by Frank Sinatra to Marilyn Monroe, engraved with a romantic inscription. With the potential to fetch up to $20 million at auction, Cattoretti becomes obsessed with finding it and turning it into an opportunity to increase his wealth and power. But as an internationally wanted criminal, he knows he can’t do it alone. He seeks the help of Secret Service agent Elaine Brogan, first with an attempt to bribe and then blackmail her, leveraging their checkered past against her. Elaine, resisting the scheme at every turn, is finally forced to succumb when her superiors decide it’s in the Secret Service’s best interest for her to cooperate. Now, she finds herself in an uneasy alliance with a devious man she both respects and fears, navigating a treacherous world filled with ruthless collectors, cunning con men, and a secret powerful enough to destroy everything she holds dear. Amid the glittering intensity of the 'auction of the century, as the world's elite gather to vie for the prized artifact, the stakes—and the danger—soar. Marilyn's Secret Lipstick is a pulse-pounding thriller that’s classic Mike Wells—unputdownable from start to finish. It weaves together the glamour of old Hollywood, the tension of international espionage, and the underlying pull of forbidden romance. A must-read for fans of gripping suspense and high-octane adventure, this novel—like other books in the internationally bestselling Lust, Money & Murder series—will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you craving more.
Download or read book The LAST FRACTION An incredible journey into the gold fields of the Yukon written by D. L. Sigler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sawyer saga continues when Tom takes his teenage daughter and young son on an adventure that will change their lives forever. It was the Gay-Nineties for an elite few, but most of America suffered from severe economic depression. When gold was discovered in a remote part of the Yukon territories a hundred thousand desperate souls packed up and headed north to seek their fortune in the shadow of the North Pole. The Sawyer family was among them.
Download or read book The Cream Brick House written by Christine Ellen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the lives of one family, dating from the early 1920s to the twenty-first century. The novel expands the lives of the family and their individual journeys but concentrates mainly on one character and her experiences. Elodea faces challenges, tragedies, and joys in her life as she struggles with all that besets her over her ninety-one years. There are moments of sadness, struggle, and joy. Elodeas life encounters many twists and desperate times, but the temerity and willpower she learned in her early years always fortify her throughout her life.
Download or read book Beauty Reinvented written by Nikol Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going gray in your thirties is not easy. It's not what society says is right or OK. I wanted to share my journey with women all over the world and let you know by example that it's OK to be your authentic self no matter what society says. It's time to break the beauty rules Ladies and embrace your authentic self. It's time that we stop making excuses, stop being insecure and buying into the advertisements, glossy magazines, and commercials that only show women with colored hair. In this book, I will show you how to conquer your fear of the unknown and taboo world of going gray, build self-confidence that stands out in a crowd and embrace your authentic self. You will be one strong, fierce, bold woman ready to welcome your gorgeous gray once you finish this book. I will hold your hand through all of the emotional ups and downs because I have been there, I will give you the strength to keep moving forward when you are down and feeling "frumpy and old" I will pick you up and make you feel alive and beautiful again. Packed with self-assessments, humor, and grit. I will share my expert beauty secrets that will help you with your transition into new makeup color palettes, and of course, the best skin care and hair care tips to keep you on point. I am sharing interviews with real women that have gone gray and what their experiences have been and great advice for you in your gray hair journey. Sit back, get comfortable and celebrate yourself with one of my signature cocktails at the beginning of each chapter. I am not going to tell you that going gray will be an easy journey but I am here for you every step of the way, and together you will be able to get encouraging new advice that will allow you to push through the bumps in the uncomfortable gray road ahead. Are you ready to say YES to your gray hair journey? Well then, Ladies. Let's Get This Beauty Started.
Download or read book Twisted written by Marjorie Brody and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For ages 15 and up, a new psychological suspense... "Unforgettable." --Sharon Sala, New York Times Bestselling Author She hid the secret from everyone, including herself. Sarah Hausman must hide a secret--even from herself. If she acknowledges the truth, it will destroy everyone she loves. Timid fourteen-year-old Sarah wants her controlling mother to stop prying into what happened the night of the freshman dance. Confess to the police? No way. Confide in her mother? Get real. The woman is too busy, too proud, and too jealous of Sarah to really care if her life disintegrates. Besides, her mother will say Sarah is totally to blame for what the boys did--which Sarah believes is true. So she doubly needs to shield the truth. Not just from Momma. But from everyone. Including herself. Beautiful, confident, eighteen-year-old Judith Murielle lives the ideal life. She has college plans, respect from family and friends, and a fiancé she adores. But as a mysterious connection pulls her toward Sarah, Judith's perfect world unravels. Acting as Sarah's sole confidante, Judith gains the power to expose her secret. Will the truth be worth the sacrifice? Or will Sarah stop at nothing to keep Judith quiet? Marjorie Brody, an award-winning short story author and Pushcart Prize Nominee, crafts a riveting debut novel of psychological suspense with a shocking twist. A former psychotherapist, she now writes fulltime. Visit her at www.marjoriespages.com. "Marjorie Brody handles family dysfunction the way a top-notch surgeon handles a scalpel." --Robin Allen, author of the Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop mystery series "TWISTED is a stunning psychological suspense novel . . . The story illuminates the staggering twists and turns in seemingly 'normal' families of yearning teenagers and their equally yearning mothers and fathers." --Lori Gordon, Ph.D., Founder of PAIRS, author of Passage to Intimacy and If You Really Loved Me ". . . a compelling story of the aftermath of a young girl's horrible trauma. . . . the suspense builds, making it impossible to put the book down as it becomes more and more apparent that we don't know the whole truth." --Suzette Stoks, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
