It is impossible to experience the pain of another. At times, the pain of another is unfathomable. The Essence of My Heart opens a window to my heart and my experiences, providing the opportunity to view the world through the eyes of another.

As the world's leading perfume authority, Dove leads readers on an extravagant journey through the world of scent, from Ancient Egypt to the present. Beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the sense of smell and the materials of the master perfumer, Dove goes on to celebrate the great classics, the makers who brought them to life and the bottle makers who gave them shape.

Originally published: New York: Harmony Books, 1987.

Emma's parents think she is dead. The forest greeted Emma with startling force. The voices came in a dream at first, commanding her against her will deeper into the forest. It took only one moment to lose her human life forever. Now she is nothing more than an Essence, watching as her life unfolds without her.

Guarded secrets will make Jordan question everyone she holds close to her heart. After a miraculous recovery from her battle against the Earth, Air, and Water Elementals, Jordan Smith seeks out the mysterious fire goddess from her dreams to better understand and control her untamed powers. At first, her training proves challenging, rigorous and unending. Yet Jordan complies, desperate to spare the ones she loves from the future wrath of the other Elementals. In order to better understand her foes, she travels through time on a series of missions, each more dangerous than the last. Focused on stretching her powers to complete her training, Jordan never suspects guarded secrets will make her question everyone she holds close to her heart.

This book is a book about helping all women (Queens) realize and tap into their Queen essence. It allows each reader to take a journey down memory lane in order to explore and process how various life encounters, relationships, and experiences has shaped and impact them. This book is unique because it address real life issues and it normalizes imperfections, gives alternative perspectives from both men and women, offers hope and empowers all women to realize their power and value despite the journey life may have taken them. This book brings everything together by addressing life's everyday struggles from a therapeutic lens.

Do you think that you are invincible? No one is. What would you do if you had it all, then suddenly it's all taken away from you? Would you sink or swim? Reena was faced with that at a young age and managed to survive the odds despite not having help from her mom. If placed in this same dilemma, would you be strong enough to survive?