This compelling novel portrays a woman’s personal odyssey to self-fulfillment. Lindsay Lawrence, a society portrait painter and recent widow, longs to heal memories of her marriage and focus on her career. She lives a comfortable, insular life in the stately brick townhouse she shared with her husband and daughter on Boston’s historic Beacon Hill—until an unexpected encounter with Les, an attractive drifter, changes everything. At first, Les conceals his rage at where life has taken him. After wandering from one odd job to another, especially in the Middle East, he now wants to settle down. Knowing he can neither emulate nor support her lifestyle, Les spirits Lindsay away from Boston and, in the process, opens her eyes to the world. In Abu Dhabi, she learns about the lives of Arabian women. Living with him in a village on Cyprus and interacting with local women, Lindsay discovers her life’s purpose. Lindsay’s gratitude to Les for leading her to become someone she never anticipated, unfortunately, comes with ambivalence. Will his erratic behavior preclude his being part of the new life she is creating on an island in the Mediterranean? Can their passionate relationship endure? Or will it vanish, fleetingly, like love letters written in the sand?

She must decide whether to follow her head or her heart Irene Miller can’t help falling for her friend Peggy’s handsome older brother, Marty. But Marty is trapped in an unhappy marriage and nothing can come of it. Meanwhile, Peggy is desperate to marry her long-term boyfriend Pete. But Peggy’s staunchly Catholic parents would never accept a Protestant son-in-law, and she decides the only way to resolve her issues is to escape to a place where nobody can find her. With no job, no family to stay for and no hope of a future with Marty, an unexpected job offer from America offers Irene a lifeline. But it would mean never seeing Marty again. Will Irene and Peggy solve their problems by running away – or should they follow their hearts back home to Liverpool? An inspirational tale of love and friendship, perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Lyn Andrews.

Love letters in the sand is a continuation of first-time author Bella Louise Allens Miracles among Chaos. Experiential theories are explored in the authors search for peace in her heart as she helps a special angel from the other side reach out to all those who have loved and lost an angel or loved one of their own. A childs last wishes are echoed in music, poetry, drawings, and communication with a newfound love for God and all his faith in oneself and the unseen glory that God has to offer each one of us. A learning center to be built in memory of all missing children and a cry for a special angels mother to connect with her from the other side.

Love letters in the sand is a continuation of first-time author Bella Louise Allen's Miracles among Chaos. Experiential theories are explored in the author's search for peace in her heart as she helps a special angel from the other side reach out to all those who have loved and lost an angel or loved one of their own. A child's last wishes are echoed in music, poetry, drawings, and communication with a newfound love for God and all his faith in oneself and the unseen glory that God has to offer each one of us. A learning center to be built in memory of all missing children and a cry for a special angel's mother to connect with her "from the other side."

The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran, with calligraphy by Lassaâd Metoui and a preface by Malek Chebel. Composed of extracts from Gibran's works, including 'The Prophet', conveying the eternal power of love, illustrated by Lassaad Metoui's calligraphy.

From a leading voice in the vibrant literary scene of today's Czech Republic, a love story rooted in the atrocities of the past and tethered to fading hopes for the future Set in Czechoslovakia between the 1940s and the 1990s, Tomás Zmeskal's stimulating novel focuses on one family's tragic story of love and the unspoken. Josef meets his wife, Kveta, before the Second World War at a public lecture on Hittite culture. Kveta chooses to marry Josef over their mutual friend Hynek, but when her husband is later arrested and imprisoned for an unnamed crime, Kveta gives herself to Hynek in return for help and advice. The author explores the complexities of what is not spoken, what cannot be said, the repercussions of silence after an ordeal, the absurdity of forgotten pain, and what it is to be an outsider. In Zmeskal's tale, told not chronologically but rather as a mosaic of events, time progresses unevenly and unpredictably, as does one's understanding. The saga belongs to a particular family, but it also exposes the larger, ongoing struggle of postcommunist Eastern Europe to come to terms with suffering when catharsis is denied. Reporting from a fresh, multicultural perspective, Zmeskal makes a welcome contribution to European literature in the twenty-first century.