In a world full of pretense and confusion, a certain feeling of loneliness settles after a days living. Author Laurel Mae Compton offers an emotional shot in the arm as she provides a boost of encouragement and a refreshing point of view to life in her debut book titled Petals from the Rose of My Heart. Radiating hopefulness in these tumultuous times, Compton believes that everyone needs a little motivating push from time to time. She shares her faith and beliefs aiming to exude positivity in this inspiring collection as she brings together more than 30 of her inimitable poems capable of changing ones disposition and outlook in life. She uses her exceptional craftsmanship in the realm of poetry to enthuse people who are down and disheartened and offer them a little lift in her new book. Brimming with invigorating and revealing poems, this book is tangible proof to the authors talent in masterfully interlacing words and rhymes to generate a kick-starting mood on the road to the brighter side of living. With thought-provoking lines and verses, it commemorates major traditions in Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Joy as it celebrates simple, unforgettable events as Happy Mothers Day and April Morning. It showcases apothegmatic pieces as sung in Stand in the Circle of Love, God is Always the Answer and I am Gods Radiant Child, creating a poignant reminder that good things are attainable by keeping the hopes up and trusting the Almighty Father above. The authors poems have been recognized in Young America Sings in 1945, National Library of Poetry from 1993 to 1997, with Angels Kiss, O Soul of Mine Rise Up and The Gift included in the Best Poems Publication in 1995, 1996 and 1997 respectively. In this enlightening anthology, readers are redirected to what is truly essential in life with the remarkable words of wisdom palpable from page to page. Pregnant with faith, love and joy, Petals from the Rose of My Heart plunges into the depths and realities of existence as it draws readers to a closer relationship with God.

I'm so proud just to say: You're the Rose of My Heart. Songs about roses, hearts, and being together tell the story of loving someone special. Word of love are the most powerful words that work magic in your life. The Rose of My Heart book contains the lyrics of 32 country music love ballads to inspire you. The book contains beautiful color photos of roses chosen for each song to help you enter into the story of love that the song tells. Read each song by yourself and share it your partner. You can reflect on one new song a day or revisit your favorites. These lyrics can help you experience more closeness and love in your life. You want to share a copy of the book with family and friends sharing precious moments in their lives: a wedding gift, a newlywed marriage book, an anniversary gift to parents, a romantic wedding anniversary gift for a special couple. Song Titles Included in the Book ♥ ROSE OF MY HEART ♥ BOUQUET OF LOVE ♥ CHAMPAGNE AND ROSES ♥ EACH OTHER TOGETHER ♥ ESPECIALLY FROM ME ♥ FOREVER YOU AND ME ♥ HEART FULL OF FLOWER ♥ HEART TO HEART ♥ I DANCE WITH ROSES ♥ LOVE AND ROSES ♥ LOVE ME AS I AM ♥ MOUNTAIN ROSE ♥ MY PAINTED ROSE ♥ MY ROSE OF THE WIND ♥ OLD FASHIONED ROSE ♥ ONE DAY AT A TIME ♥ OUR LOVE IS ALL WE NEED ♥ RIBBON OF LOVE ♥ ROSE OF TENNESEE ♥ ROSES FROM MY HEART ♥ ROSES OF RED ♥ SAVE A ROSE FOR MOM ♥ SMILING ROSES ♥ SWEET MEMORIES ♥ SWEETHEART OF MY DREAMS ♥ TWO ROSES ♥ WALTZ OF THE ROSES ♥ WHEN GOD MADE THE ANGELS ♥ WILD ROSE - NO. 2 ♥ WILD ROSES AND YOU ♥ YOU ARE MY ONLY LOVE ♥ YOUR SUNSHINE When you dream about and sit with love ballad lyrics, for as little as two minutes a day, you will help your love grow stronger and deeper. May your life be filled with love and togetherness - one song at a time.

"Impossible to put down. It haunts me still.” -Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir A riveting, deeply personal exploration of the opioid crisis-an empathic memoir infused with hints of true crime. In November 2013, Rose Andersen's younger sister Sarah died of an overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend's home in a small town with one of the highest rates of opioid use in the state. Like too many of her generation, she had become addicted to heroin. Sarah was 24 years old. To imagine her way into Sarah's life, Rose revisits their volatile childhood, marked by their stepfather's omnipresent rage and their father's pathological lying. As the dysfunction comes into focus, so does a broader picture of the opioid crisis and the drug rehabilitation industry in small towns across America. And when Rose learns from the coroner that Sarah's cause of death was a methamphetamine overdose, the story takes a wildly unexpected turn. As Andersen sifts through her sister's last days, we come to recognize the contours of grief and its aftermath: the psychic shattering which can turn to anger, the pursuit of an ever-elusive verdict, and the intensely personal rites of imagination and art needed to actually move on. Reminiscent of Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body, Maggie Nelson's Jane: A Murder, and Lacy M. Johnson's The Other Side, Andersen's debut is a potent, profoundly original journey into and out of loss.