Women and men are equally capable as leaders, but women have been trained to be nice. Being nice can take us only so far then it trips us up. To be effective, we need to reach inside ourselves and realize that just as mothers would walk in front of a bus to save their child, so we each can find a similar passion and commitment that pushes us onward removing fear and doubt so we simply do what we know to be right.Do you have to be born a leader? Have a title? Be a man? A certain age? The answer is: no. Each of us has leadership potential within and when we do our inner work, we can be the leader of our family, company, or community.Failure and mistakes are not generally accepted as the road to success, but they are often our most powerful tools to growth. Read how others, including Abraham Lincoln, used failed attempts to spur them on.Read stories of leaders and find out their secrets. Learn to recognize mercenaries and real leaders, and decide which you want to be. There are challenges throughout the book that provide valuable lessons to enhance your leadership skills.In Feisty & Fearless: Nice Girls CAN Be Leaders:* The characteristics of effective leaders* 14 Exercises to guide you through your work in becoming a more effective leader* Discover that Caring is one of the keys to authentic leadershipRead stories of women leaders:* An artist who empowers children* A successful CEO who puts her family first* A divorced mother who reinvented herself to provide for her children* An actress turned successful business owner who heals a family rift* A child leader* A company leader who thinks empowering others is her main job* A world-renowned expert and author who puts her ego aside* A feminist who lets nothing stop her in her work to have women learn how to be safe"Wow, at last! Here is a feminist voice that covers discrimination of all colors and sizes - bigotry against women, Jews, immigrants, having red hair, too little money and too much, fat, bossy. The list is endless." Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of Imperfect Echoes"We all have a back story, the failures and the poor decision making we recognise when we look back on our lives, and Pauline Is refreshingly frank about her own ups and downs. Her determination to step up and show responsibility is a practical manual in leadership skills which will inspire and motivate many women."Karen Abrams Lawyer/Lecturer, U.K.

Tired of inauthentic prattle, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America Penny Young Nance is ready to change the way women today engage the culture. In her debut title, Feisty & Feminine, she takes an honest and transparent look at what it means to be a conservative Christian woman with thoughtful commentary on the real issues confronting American women. “Conservative women have never fit neatly into stereotypes, especially conservative Christian women,” says Penny Young Nance. “We’re not the humorless, dim-witted ‘church ladies’ Saturday Night Live has made us out to be. Today’s conservative women are intelligent, well-educated, compassionate, accomplished, funny, and fearless—and it’s time for us to stand up and be heard. In fact, we have an opportunity like never before to offer words of redemption to a world gone mad.” From Miley Cyrus to campus feminists, it’s clear that women are still searching for their voice in culture today. With Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016, there is even more of a need for a compelling, conservative, and credible female influence in the mix. Penny Nance is that woman. She is direct without being disrespectful, winsome but not shallow, and relevant while still holding to faith and conservative values. Accepting the baton of leadership from their foremothers, today’s conservatives have emerged as intelligent, hard-working women of faith who not only deal with issues like life and marriage, but are also advocates for the free market, for rights of conscience, and for female victims of radical Islam. Passionate about their role in society, they refuse to turn a blind eye to the sexual exploitation of women or the hypocrisy surrounding women’s issues. The time is right for this book—and for conservative women everywhere to be part of the conversation.

Chef Mya Jensen's plate is already full. She has her job, her motorbike, her kickboxing - and she's the guardian of her disabled mother. She doesn't need a man in her life, and she definitely doesn't need her cocky new neighbour, Detective Luca Patterson, linking her to his latest investigation. Luca has never crossed a professional line - until he meets Mya. She is sexy, feisty, and so many kinds of wrong, but he can't stop thinking about her. Maybe because every time he's onto a lead in his latest jewelry counterfeit case, her name pops up. But is she a victim or a suspect? When Mya gets targeted by an old foe hellbent on revenge, her secrets coincide with Luca's case - and lead to an unexpectedly sizzling interlude in his bed. Will this independent woman try to fight her way out of this one, or finally open up her heart? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Aiden Is it okay to go after the woman your roommate, and best friend, screwed up his first date with? He certainly didn’t think so, but after she nearly knocked me out with a door, I was pretty sure she might be ready to try again. The problem was, he thought he still stood a chance with her too. Cori I was done with men! My last date literally stood lip-locked with his ex-girlfriend while I looked on. It went on so long that his roommate had to come to my rescue and take me home. He was just another in the short, 3-person list of my horrible dating history. I would simply stop dating until college was over with. Maybe then the men I met would be grown up enough to handle the real deal. If only Aiden would stop looking at me like that. then, maybe I could keep that promise to myself! Book One in the FTO Series

When Louise Smith started racing cars, most girls weren't even allowed to drive. From her first wild adventure behind the wheel of her daddy's Ford to the dangers and thrills of stock-car tracks across the country, Louise fearlessly paved the way for women in racing and became a NASCAR legend! It takes a lot of courage to be the first, but when you fearlessly follow your dreams, anything is possible.

Most people will know Gina Liano as the larger-than-life personality on The Real Housewives of Melbourne. But few know the real-life story behind her rise to fame on reality TV and in Australia’s legal circles as a respected Melbourne barrister. Just like the woman herself, Fearless is up-front, inspiring and passionate. Born in Melbourne to Italian parents, Gina’s happy childhood turned sour when her parents’ business and marriage failed. Gina battled to finish her schooling, and while her ambition was to study law, she was a married mother of one by the time she was 23. Along with her talented sisters she would establish three highly successful fashion stores in stylish inner-Melbourne. But Gina never lost sight of her goal to study law and become a barrister, and at 33, after years of schooling, she was finally admitted to the bar. With a dream career, a new husband and a second child, she was ready to take on the world. But it was not to be; only four years later, she received a shock diagnosis of life-threatening cancer. With more twists and turns than any reality TV show, every step of Gina’s unique journey is intimately recounted in Fearless with the frankness and honesty that audiences have come to expect from the straight-talking star of the Real Housewives series. ‘Sassy and sophisticated. Tough and tender. Glamorous and gregarious. Everyone has an opinion of Gina Liano, but those who know even a little about her know she’s a survivor, then a thriver and always a winner … against all odds.’ Eddie McGuire

Here is the first-ever picture book about female Revolutionary War activist Prudence Wright, who rallied the first and only group of "minute women" to fight the British, changing history in the process. Prudence Wright had a spark of independence. Annoyed when the British king held back freedoms in colonial Massachusetts, feisty and fearless Prudence had enough. She said no! to British goods, determined to rely on her resourcefulness and ingenuity to get by. And when British troops continued to threaten the lives of her family and community, she assembled and led the "minute women" of Pepperell to break free of tradition. This untold story of a courageous and brave woman from the Revolutionary War continues to inspire today.