As Placido and Salvador get to know each other, they become aware of their similarities and shared Mexican culture as well as the differences between them shaped by their backgrounds on opposite sides of the border. Their stories are imaginatively interwoven in the narrative. All the characters experience the rhythms of life as their ways and beliefs clash, sometimes humorously and at other times with profound sadness."--BOOK JACKET.

Overcoming molestation, rape, name calling, neglecting, hurt, and more growing up, Lavendrea Packster Williams stands strong today as a B-Girl r&b artist, songwriter, mother, and actress. She reflected and told her whole life story to a college student named Quiel as she prepared her way to speak on her mom, Carrey Packster Penn Wells, at an event honoring her moms name in New York. Carrey was one of the best pianist in the world, but struggled between the balance of her career and her family. Lavendrea figured out the thing that cost Carrey the most pain as she lived her last years. Lavendrea shared her heartfelt story with Quiel reminding herself to not allow someone else to steal the light that is within her because no matter how dark it may seem a star that will always shine.

The Stars Will Always Shine describes how life has changed in Britain from the 1950s until the present day. It also details some of my hilarious travel adventures, particularly in America, and contains illustrations of some of my oil paintings. Two decades of my life were spent fighting the establishment for justice with considerable success, hence my decision to leave the UK in 2010 to live in a remote cabin in Maine, USA.

Happily-ever-after is never quite what you expect in this hot and gritty romance.

Dear Stardust, this is your story... Do you want to redesign your life from scratch? Wondering how you can manage your emotions, set yourself exciting goals and keep yourself motivated? Are you looking for a miracle but don’t know where to start? You are at the right place. This book will teach you the fundamentals of your cosmic existence and how to become the galactic leader of your life. Because you have the power to choose anything you want to Be, Live and Believe! ~ Shiny Burcu Unsal Presenting the concept of “STARDOM” with scientific information and explaining NLP with a friendly and cosmic language, this book is a unique guide for you to Be-Live in U in a shiny way. With personal life designing exercises and mind-shining concepts inside, this book will also serve as your very special personal workshop, for you to elevate your Be’ing, electrify your Live’ing and commit to your self Believe’ing! This is America’s first ever PERSONAL SHINE book for the REAL GALACTIC STARS who would like to shine even brighter, from “The Shiny One” herself! “Shiny is a unique person with a unique style. This book has something different to say. She has taken her life and wisdom of others like me, and laid out for you something you have not seen before!” - Dr. Richard Bandler, Co-creator of NLP “Knowing her personality and zest for life, I see that Shiny truly revealed her own secrets of shine in this book. She is a ray of light, a happy rainbow and a Shiny Star herself, with incredible amount of positive energy and enthusiasm for life. No wonder why her book is so refreshing, so stylish and so inspiring.” - Richard Tan, CEO, Success Resources After reading this book, you will really want to SHINE all parts of your being, because its SHINY language will electrify you to your existential core and invite you to become more!” – Adam Markel, CEO, New Peaks “You Are a Star! Shine! is a profound source of wisdom for every student of life. It combines a remarkably integrative approach to “stardom” through the teachings of metaphysics, leadership, success principles and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). And Shiny has a very original, very creative and her signature “Shiny” style in this book. This will be one of your all time favorite books, period.” - Michelle Patterson, CEO, Women Network & President of the CalifornIa Women’s Conference

Stars Shine Only in the Darkness is a treasure trove of twenty-four bite-sized stories that will appeal to readers of all ages. These are stories of ordinary events that leave an extraordinary impact of dejection, determination, inner battles, success and failures being turned into abundant opportunities. Stars Shine Only in the Darkness is a compilation of stories of ordinary people embracing life in all its hues. It describes the power of the human spirit in rising above the storms to discover stars in the darkness.