Download or read book Beauty Bites Beast written by Ellen Snortland and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at how family, religion, history, news and entertainment keep women thinking they are defenseless. Snortland contends that women are capable of defending themselves and their loved ones--if they learn how. She argues that is not the female's size, it is her culturally induced ignorance that makes her think she is helpless. Snortland offers a clarion call to all women to wake up and take charge of their own self-defense--both verbal and physical--and celebrates women (and kids) who fought back. --Adapted from publisher description.

Download or read book Beauty Bites written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When top Minneapolis exec Ric Holiday says refuses to design an ad campaign for Meiers Corners, Dr. Synnove Byornsson is sent to plead the city’s case. On the way to Holiday’s penthouse, Synnove is accosted by rowdy drunks and her blouse is torn. Enter Holiday, with his tousled blond hair, blue eyes, and sinewy strength barely civilized by suit and tie. He’s style over substance, everything she hates, but when he drapes his coat over her she starts to discover he’s more than mere sizzle. Each book in the Biting Love series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book #1: Bite My Fire Book #2: Biting Nixie Book #3: The Bite of Silence novella Book #4: Biting Me Softly Book #5: Biting Oz Book #6: Beauty Bites Book #7: Downbeat Book #8: Assassin’s Bite Book #9: Passion Bites

Download or read book Eat for Beauty written by Susan Curtis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with more than 100 beauty-enhancing recipes, including a kick-start detox program for a full-body beauty recharge, which will get you started on the path toward being your best self. Revitalize the way you look and feel by eating the most effective foods to enhance beauty. Show off clear skin, strong nails, and shiny hair using this practical guide. Identify which natural foods will improve your outer beauty and inner health, and optimize ingredients' superfood potential. Using amazing photographs that point out each food's value and benefits, Eat for Beauty explains how certain ingredients enhance your beauty at any age. Problems with acne, cellulite, or sunburns? Need help with weight management or getting rid of water retention? Eat for Beauty looks at common issues and recommends a food or herb supplement to address almost every beauty subject. Build your own specific diet plan based on recipes that target your needs, using the daily meal planner for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Revolutionize your beauty routine with Eat for Beauty using healing foods that make a visible difference as you eat yourself beautiful.

Download or read book Bobbi Brown Beauty from the Inside Out written by Bobbi Brown and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and world-famous makeup artist Bobbi Brown reveals her secrets to radiant beauty in this gorgeous lifestyle guide. Featuring the best beauty food recipes, fitness tailoring, recommendations on nutrients, and restorative yoga and mindfulness, Bobbi lays the foundation for beauty from within. Building on her lifelong philosophies, she provides essential skincare routines, cool makeup techniques, the latest cutting-edge beauty treatments, and stunning makeovers to complement that inner glow. Full of inspiring photographs and illuminating contributions from experts in a range of wellness fields, Beauty from the Inside Out is the go-to manual for beautiful confidence for life.

Download or read book The Safety Godmothers The ABCs of Awareness Boundaries and Confidence for Teens written by Ellen Snortland and published by B3 Books. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOR PARENTS: Do you avoid speaking to your kids about violence? It's not your fau This is a book that will change - and possibly even save - your life, or the life of your child. The Safety Godmothers - Ellen Snortland and Lisa Gaeta - know violence reduction and prevention from A-Z. This book is an invaluable compilation of Ellen and Lisa's personal safety techniques, practical insights and advice, based on their decades of real-world experience. Gavin de Becker, a revered authority in violence prevention worldwide and Oprah's go-to expert, shares his know-how in three featured chapters. In addition, there are more than 20 real-life success stories, where all sorts of people overcame dangerous situations by using time-tested, reliable skills that let them set verbal and physical boundaries when their safety was compromised. The results will astound you! FOR TEENS: Uh-oh! A creepy guy scared the wits out of you when you were out with your friends. All you could do was freeze, and hope he'd go away. You want to tell your parents about it, but you don't want to freak them out because you cherish your freedom. The Safety Godmothers, Ellen Snortland and Lisa Gaeta, hear you. Your friends say, "Get over it!" "Ignore it." "You make a big deal out of everything." Nonetheless, YOU want to understand what to do next time, whether it involves bad behavior by someone you know, or from a stranger. It's bad enough if you're a girl; boys are "supposed" to know how to handle dicey situations with violent people. Who can they talk to about personal safety without being labeled a "wimp"? From weekly indignities at school or work, to really scary situations, reading The Safety Godmothers: The ABCs of Awareness, Boundaries and Confidence will help you to be out and about safely. Gavin de Becker, Oprah's go-to expert, shares his know-how in three featured chapters. While the subject matter sounds serious, the book is actually a lot of fun. Ellen and Lisa provide "How We See It" commentary that is often irreverent ... and sometimes even a little bit naughty! You've never had such a good time learning to stay safe. ABOUT THE AUTHORS The Safety Godmothers is not only the name of the book, but also the identity of its two authors, Ellen Snortland and Lisa Gaeta. The Safety Godmothers have decades of experience in training thousands of women, girls, men and boys in verbal and physical self-defense. Ms. Gaeta is the founder and CEO of IMPACT Personal Safety of Southern California, and recognized internationally as the most experienced trainer in full-force, adrenaline based self-defense. Ms. Snortland is the author of "Beauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior in Women and Girls," which is deemed a classic in the personal safety field. She has spoken about and taught self-defense all over the world, and been featured on Dateline NBC. Gavin de Becker, our "Safety Godfather," is widely regarded as the leading expert on the prediction and management of violence. He is also the author of several books, including the best-selling "The Gift of Fear." The Safety Godmothers wish you the best life has to offer and the inspiration to live a full and courageous life... and kick some serious butt if you must!

Download or read book The Red Box written by Ryan A. Kovacs and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-05-23 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for the answer, locking it deep within your heart, learning from the feeling you desire, leaving it and letting it go, then you will understand the importance of The Red Box. While this book may be full of secrets that are revealed with an uncanny truth, it is this box that can only be opened with the hearts that matter, because it’s the heart that matters.

Download or read book Passion Bites written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke Steel hasn't felt passion since his wife died in a brutal attack three hundred years ago and he felt powerless to save her. But when he ends up in an emergency room, all of that changes. Dr. Alexis Byornsson shocks him by bringing good things to life in more ways than one. Alexis isn't sure about this crazy new world Luke has thrown her into. Thanks to her training, she's used to chaotic, but this blond god has taken insanity to a whole new level. And she doesn't understand this all-consuming passion between them. It's like nothing she's ever experienced. But Luke's enemies are circling, and with Alexis's life at stake, Luke will do whatever it takes to make sure she survives. Each book in the Biting Love series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book #1: Bite My Fire Book #2: Biting Nixie Book #3: The Bite of Silence novella Book #4: Biting Me Softly Book #5: Biting Oz Book #6: Beauty Bites Book #7: Downbeat Book #8: Assassin’s Bite Book #9: Passion Bites

Download or read book Murder at Chipmunk Lake written by Mary Hughes and published by 7th Octave Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nixie's lost her mojo! A Nixie and Julian Story. Nixie Emerson, punk rock musician and first-time mom-to-be, has a stalker. Her band Guns and Polkas has gone national after their big stage debut, but the price of fame is the stalker trying to scare her into leaving the band. Her husband, master vampire Julian, whisks Nixie away to the Wisconsin north woods--where they meet the stalker on the pier of their cabin and he again threatens Nixie. Julian punches him out and the couple walks away thinking the problem is over. But when the next evening the stalker is found dead, they find out the trouble is only starting. Warning: contains a cranky pregnant lady trying to control her swearing, a master vampire appeasing his wife with food and creative sex, murder, mayhem and several arguments over what to name the baby. Purest Delight, Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews

Download or read book Cooking With Healing Mushrooms written by Stepfanie Romine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take the fear out of fungi with dishes that help you integrate medicinal mushrooms into your daily diet—from Chanterelle Toast to Shiitake Bloody Marys. Mushrooms have been used to heal, nourish and nurture the body, mind and spirit for millennia. This book quickly and clearly details the healing properties of various mushrooms from the common button mushroom to exotic varieties like shiitake and enoki. Luckily, you don’t need to be an herbalist, chef or mycologist to reap the benefits of delicious, nutritious mushrooms. This handy cookbook serves up 150 easy-to-make dishes that incorporate these adaptogen-rich superfoods into recipes that are equally tasty and medicinal, including: Creamy Morel and Onion Dip Enoki-Scallion Chickpea Fritters Chanterelle Toast with Ricotta Fajita Veggie-Stuffed Portobellos Maitake “Bacon”-Avocado Sandwiches Mango Lassi with Turmeric and Cordyceps Oyster Mushroom Philly Cheesesteak Potatoes Cherry-Chaga Cheesecake Smoothie Hen of the Woods Tacos “A great way to offer people with common dietary restrictions, like lactose intolerance, a chance to enjoy more than just veggies and hummus at a cocktail party.” —Outside Magazine “There are ways that even mushroom haters can work healing fungi into food . . . Contains 150 original recipes showcasing 15 types of medicinal fungi ranging from soft cooking varieties such as shiitake and cremini to tough tree species, including reishi and chaga.” —Mountain Xpress

Download or read book Biting Holiday Honeymoons written by Mary Hughes and published by 7th Octave Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That special night with their master vampires is interrupted by Dracula and Santa Vamp. Short-shorts Biting Halloween and Biting Christmas. Biting Christmas—Nixie and Julian slide into a hot-tub honeymoon, but things turn nasty when Santa Vamp and Mrs. Claus show up. Biting Halloween—Elena and Bo's honeymoon in the Dells is derailed when they get run off the road by a vampire. They chase him, only to find out Dracula—the real Dracula—is on the loose. Introduces Glynn Rhys-Jenkins from Biting Oz. Warning: These titles contain vampires. Fighting, biting, loving vampires. And adult couples trying to have sexy times on their wedding nights. Explicit language. Slang guide included.

Download or read book Assassin s Bite written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a shadow-man rescues newly minted police officer Sun-Hee “Sunny” Ruffles from death, the first thing she tries to do is arrest him. The next is kiss him. She’s a Ruffles, the most bumbling family on the planet, and the lithe assassin couldn’t be more her opposite. But they’re both pursuing the same criminal, and it’s Sunny’s job to protect and serve, even sexy, shadowy assassins. Aiden Blackthorne’s identity as the assassin has protected him from his heart-breaking past. He’s in Meiers Corners to meet the vampire Eloise to win their freedom from her homicidal father. Rescuing the clompy cop delays Aiden, and he chafes—until a bomb explodes where he and Eloise were to meet. Alone his whole life, Aiden doesn’t want to drag Sunny into his conflict with Nosferatu, but her bumbling reveals the truth, that Aiden’s past isn’t buried as deeply as he’d like. She smells and tastes like his mate, and his instincts scream to protect her. But she’s a cop, and, like it or not, the only backup he has. And to fight the evil master Nosferatu, Aiden will need everything he is, must reclaim everything he was, and even unearth everything he might have been. Each book in the Biting Love series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book #1: Bite My Fire Book #2: Biting Nixie Book #3: The Bite of Silence novella Book #4: Biting Me Softly Book #5: Biting Oz Book #6: Beauty Bites Book #7: Downbeat Book #8: Assassin’s Bite Book #9: Passion Bites

Download or read book Biting Nixie written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punk musician Nixie Schmeling is a hundred pounds of Attitude in a city full of Normal. She’s especially full of attitude after she’s volunteered to run Meiers Corner’s inaugural fundraising festival and finds out it’s to pay for a lawyer. Six foot plus of black-haired, blue-eyed sex-on-a-stick, powerful attorney Julian Emerson has come from Boston to defend the Corners from a shady group of suits—and the shadier gang the suits control. But even if they manage to succeed, what future is there for a tiny punk musician and a skyscraper blue-blood? And that’s before Nixie finds out Julian’s a vampire. Each book in the Biting Love series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book #1: Bite My Fire Book #2: Biting Nixie Book #3: The Bite of Silence novella Book #4: Biting Me Softly Book #5: Biting Oz Book #6: Beauty Bites Book #7: Downbeat Book #8: Assassin’s Bite Book #9: Passion Bites

Download or read book Biting Me Softly written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logan is muscular, graceful, and deadly. A gift of pure sex appeal wrapped with a golden bow. I already don’t trust men, and Logan’s arrival at my Blood Center may put me out of a job. None of that seems to matter when his smile stuns me, his kisses crank me to broil, and his bites rocket me to heaven (fangy bites, which, if I weren’t grounded in science, would make me think ampire-vay). One thing’s for sure—Logan’s got secrets. Troubles with a long-lost household, a mysterious enemy going by the corny vampire name Lord Ruthven and an even more mysterious ally with a voice like a dark cave called the Ancient One. Between my past and all those secrets I can’t trust Logan, no matter how many times he says “Liese, I love you”—but if I don’t trust him, it may cost me my life. Each book in the Biting Love series is STANDALONE: * Bite My Fire * Biting Nixie * The Bite of Silence novella * Biting Me Softly * Biting Oz * Beauty Bites * Downbeat * Assassin’s Bite * Passion Bites

Download or read book Bite My Fire written by Mary Hughes and published by Entangled: Select Otherworld. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elena O’Rourke packs a gun and an attitude. The gun, because she’s a cop. The attitude? Let’s just say her love life has been sorely lacking. But she’ll be damned if apartment manager Bo Strongwell is going to be the guy to turn that around, despite his Viking warrior vibe, cannonball muscles, and black satin voice—because Bo’s the biggest suspect in her murder investigation. Master vampire Bo Strongwell needs a cop snooping around like he needs a garlic body wash. Fighting rogue vampires keeps him busy enough without Elena suspecting him of murder—even if she smells and tastes like his deepest desires. Each book in the Biting Love series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book #1: Bite My Fire Book #2: Biting Nixie Book #3: The Bite of Silence novella Book #4: Biting Me Softly Book #5: Biting Oz Book #6: Beauty Bites Book #7: Downbeat Book #8: Assassin’s Bite Book #9: Passion Bites

Download or read book Magic Bites written by Ilona Andrews and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the “intriguing world” (Locus) of Kate Daniels with this special edition of Magic Bites... Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way out of her league—but she wouldn’t want it any other way... This special edition includes in-depth information about the world of Kate Daniels, with descriptions of its characters and factions. Explore Kate’s Atlanta like never before with answers to FAQ and a quiz to find your place there. And don’t miss the prequel story “A Questionable Client,” as well as scenes of events in Magic Bites from Curran’s point of view.

Download or read book Eat Pretty written by Jolene Hart and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrition is the fastest-rising beauty trend around the world. Eat Pretty simplifies the latest science and presents a userfriendly program for gorgeous looks, at any age, that last a lifetime. Buzzwords like antioxidants, biotin, and omega-3s are explained alongside more than 85 everyday foods, each paired with their specific beauty-boosting benefit: walnuts for supple skin, radishes for strong nails. But healthful ingredients are just one aspect of beauty nutrition. Eat Pretty offers a full lifestyle makeover, exploring stress management, hormonal balance, and mindful living. Charts and lists, plus nearly 20 recipes, make for a delicious and infinitely useful ebook—in the kitchen, at the grocer, and on the go.

Download or read book New Orleans s Nobody written by Mary Hughes and published by 7th Octave Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A malicious April Fools’ Day joke turns deadly for me, cook-in-training Mo Gaffney, when a dozen rogue vampires attack. I wield my knives in a defense that’s a fair imitation of the video game Asteroids. One vampire knows how to play. Broad shoulders. A flash of muscle. This huge sucker is devastating, and I’m not just talking about his fighting. Luckily the massive, turbocharged, excessively deadly vampire is on my side. He rescues me and walks me home. I tease him a bit before I realize he’s in Jacksonville for the big vampire conclave. He’s not just a master vampire—he’s a grandmaster. And get this. He wants to see me again. Nobody Mo has a date with a grandmaster vampire.