Early in Life, Adrienne learned how to masquerade her pain and harbor her secrets. Entering into early adulthood, Adrienne meets Tyrell and shortly after he pops the question. Ignoring some of the warning signs presented to her, Adrienne continued with the wedding planning. Despite her mixed feelings she felt, and not wanting to disappoint the guest, Adrienne proceeded with the wedding ceremony and unknowingly entered into a union of abuse, deceit, and pain. While contemplating her escape, Adrienne receives an unexpected phone call from a bald, sexy, and tattooed gentleman by the name of "Satin". Adrienne's and "Satin's" friendship took flight. "Satin" showed her the most memorable moments, leading Adrienne on some of the highest escapades ever. But as we all know, scientifically what goes up must come down. Suddenly, Adrienne's world is turned upside down when she is blind sided by a 3 punch combo that changes her life forever. She then search to find a way to put her life back together.

Former Miss Tennessee Leah Hulan, currently a Lieutenant in the United States Army, chronicles her battles with a tumultuous past, including sexual abuse, rape & sexual harassment in the military & the oft-times terminal disease, bulimia. Lieutenant Hulan has held the titles of Miss Tennessee, Miss Tennessee USA & was a top five finalist in the Miss USA pageant in 1995. Hulan presents a behind- the-scenes look at beauty pageants, the sacrifices made by the contestants & the psychological & emotional toll taken on the women who participate. Hulan also addresses her eating disorder & its psychological & physiological ramifications. Her poignant, first person narrative transcends the clinical explanations of the disease & provides first-hand accounts of the torturous pain caused by bulimia. A veteran of Operation Desert Storm. Hulan's recollections paint a horrifying picture of life in the service in the isolated desert. PAIN BEHIND THE SMILE is a heart-wrenching narrative account that exposes the deep, emotional turmoil that lurks beneath the beauty queen's smile. Eggman Publishing, $12.95, ISBN 1-886371-01-6, Call (615) 327-9390 for information. 2909 Poston Avenue, Suite 203, Nashville, TN 37203.

Are you hiding behind your smile? Do you want to be free from the hurt of your past? Well, this book is for you! Let go of the pain from your past and move forward!

A person who hides hardship or sorrow behind a smile- ECCEDENTESIAST is a poetry concoction of different elements of life. This book will connect to any and everyone. There is no certain kind of poem in this collection, for it contains love, despair, deceit, happiness and finding yourself. Eccedentesiast will have you laughing, crying tears of sadness and tears of joy. My dream is to touch lives and embrace different lifestyles all over the world.

More than one out of 10 new mothers experience post-partum depression (PPD), yet few women seek help. After Marie Osmond, beloved singer and TV talk show host, gave birth to her seventh child (four of her children are adopted), she became increasingly depressed. One night, she handed over her bank card to her babysitter, got in her car, and drove north-with no intention of returning until she had emerged from her crisis. After she went public with her own experiences with PPD on Oprah and Larry King Live, the response was overwhelming. Now collaborating with a doctor who helped her through her ordeal, Marie Osmond will share the fear and depression she overcame, and reveal how she put it all behind her and is moving on with her life.

To all those who hide their pain behind a smile, may this story help you defeat your demons. A sunny day, a smile full of joy, a melody made of the chirping of birds and the rustling of a river bed. A moonless night, a bed of pain, a dark and silent room that, every night, becomes a deafening melody, a composition of screams, nightmares and demons that tears the soul apart. Three characters so different, but so similar: Cameron, sad eyes and breathtaking smiles, a homosexual boy not at peace with his sexuality because of the ignorance of his family and society; Jocelyn, eyes full of joy and smiles full of pain, an obese girl derided by her peers; finally, Trevis, cold heart and warm eyes, free to be what he wants to be. But do people without fears exist? People without pain in their smiles? The stories of these three characters intersect profoundly until each becomes the salvation of the other. Friendship and love merge so deeply that you can no longer tell the difference. Giuseppe De Martino was born in Naples on 9 July, 1996. He soon discovered a strong passion for acting, writing and singing, quickly becoming a professional in the world of entertainment. After graduating from drama school, he won the 20th edition of the Emily Dickinson International Literary Prize. He has collaborated on various theatre and television projects, and, at the age of 21, he published his debut novel, The Pain in a Smile. After critical acclaim for the social issues discussed in the book, he decided to translate the novel into English. He now lives in the UK, and he always tries, with his pen and his art, to create a better world.

Debby Montgomery Johnson is a woman on a mission. In her book she shares her personal experience with a love that turned into betrayal and financial disaster and she removes the mask of shame and shows others how do to the same. Many of us have something, something we're hiding, something we're ashamed of, something that through no fault of our own or through our own making, something that we keep hidden and that, in turn, keeps us hidden, from each other and the world.