Meet Arlene Santana, a vibrant wife and young grandmother whose life suddenly takes a confusing and often laughable turn into a new reality framed by a severe brain injury. As one holiday after another speeds by, Arlene takes comfort in the amusing old people who surround her in the rehabilitation center and one special friend who relates well to Arlene. But when will her husband, whose love is more real to her than anything, come to visit her? Treasure this Christmas novella from bestselling author Lori Copeland that demonstrates the healing power of true love.

'Interplanetary, quite extraordinary . . . awash with dark humour and scenes of intense beauty' Financial Times 'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' New Yorker Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be one of his very best books. Translated into English for the first time, this atmospheric black comedy tells the story of the Osugi family, who come to the sudden realization that each of them hails from a different planet: Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. This extra-terrestrial knowledge brings them closer together, and convinces them that they have a mission: to find others of their kind, and save humanity from the imminent threat of the atomic bomb...

Joshua Neville is a quiet, even-keeled rancher who was just minding his own business when he witnessed a brazen bank robbery in San Antonio, Texas, that left three men dead. Even more shocking than the heist itself is that the ringleader looked like a woman! Having escaped a gang of robbers who forced her to participate in a bank heist, Kate Wellington adopts an alias and decides to flee to Mexico. Lost and hungry, she stumbles upon the camp of a man named Josh Neville who offers to escort her across the border. But when she injures her ankle, the kindly cowboy takes “Dinah” home to his ranch to heal, instead. As the two grow closer, Josh realizes he’s fallen in love, even as he learns the truth about Dinah. But does he know the whole story? And, after the truth comes out, will he put his life at risk to keep her with him?

I am so grateful to have you visit my website and read about Twinkle, Twinkle, My Beautiful Star! My intention is to bring love and acceptance into the world to both children as well as adults. This book is the best gift you could ever give your children. Why you ask? I wrote this book to bring children and their families the gift of love and acceptance. I share with you, that the children's Creator loves them exactly who they are, and it doesn't matter what family they came into the world with. We are all equal and loved by our Creator! (whomever that may be) All children get to know they twinkle and are beautiful lights in the world. Children get to live and be who they are... most importantly, they should be themselves. Whatever that may look like for them even if we may not understand them. There souls know best and have a beautiful inner guidance. You could call that inner guidance there Creator or there inner truth. Either way children are beautiful spirits and should shine their beautiful lights. In this book, they have the opportunity to see different types of families and know each one is unique and perfect. As adults, it is our responsibility to love and show our full acceptance to our children, exactly as their Creator does. Our Creator makes no mistakes and loves each child and adult completely. Give this gift to your children that they may loves others as they love you!