Her plight for vengeance will not be deterred, even by the one who owns the last piece of her. I was once just a beggar on the street, then like all poor girls I met a prince and fell in love. But I didn't get my happily ever after as beauty was the Devil's joke that only the blind could see. So a twist in my tale I ended up becoming a hunter and executioner, until one day an Enforcer crossed my path. I told him I will destroy him, I did. I never lied. He loves me, but what he doesn't know is that his love for me won't change the direction of my bullet, just the expiration date of our love. In a world of danger, deceit, and revenge, Beggar and Zero's love is put to the ultimate test. As a hunter and executioner, Beggar's only goal is to avenge the wrongs committed against her. But when she falls for the enforcer, Zero, she's forced to choose between love and justice. In the small town of Kanla, tensions run high as more young girls become victims of the enemies within. The Satan Sniper's Motorcycle Club will stop at nothing to catch those responsible, even if it means taking matters into their own hands. But when Beggar and Zero find themselves on opposite sides of the law, will their love be enough to save them? Or will they be forced to pay the ultimate price? Discover the gripping conclusion to Beggar and Zero's story in this thrilling romantic suspense novel. "My end by your hands, would be like this water touching the moon." Beggar "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now?" Zero "I can give you a hundred why you should." Beggar

A People magazine Best Book of Fall 2019 An Amazon Best Young Adult Book of 2019 "F***ing outstanding."--Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author Juliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. Only, she's not so closeted anymore. Not after coming out to her family the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern with her favorite feminist writer--what's sure to be a life-changing experience. And when Juliet's coming out crashes and burns, she's not sure her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan--sort of. Her internship with legendary author Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, women's bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff, is sure to help her figure out this whole "Puerto Rican lesbian" thing. Except Harlowe's white. And not from the Bronx. And she definitely doesn't have all the answers . . . In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, a sexy fling with a motorcycling librarian, and intense explorations of race and identity, Juliet learns what it means to come out--to the world, to her family, to herself.

In this rich collection of thoughts on creativity and faith, Shaw explores the intersection of the life of faith with the life of art. By helping the reader understand spiritual principles from looking at Gods own creative life throughout Scripture, she challenges the artist in everyone to ask how faith informs art, and how art can animate faith.

Have we become beauty-blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks political interests. In On Beauty and Being Just Elaine Scarry not only defends beauty from the political arguments against it but also argues that beauty does indeed press us toward a greater concern for justice. Taking inspiration from writers and thinkers as diverse as Homer, Plato, Marcel Proust, Simone Weil, and Iris Murdoch as well as her own experiences, Scarry offers up an elegant, passionate manifesto for the revival of beauty in our intellectual work as well as our homes, museums, and classrooms. Scarry argues that our responses to beauty are perceptual events of profound significance for the individual and for society. Presenting us with a rare and exceptional opportunity to witness fairness, beauty assists us in our attention to justice. The beautiful object renders fairness, an abstract concept, concrete by making it directly available to our sensory perceptions. With its direct appeal to the senses, beauty stops us, transfixes us, fills us with a "surfeit of aliveness." In so doing, it takes the individual away from the center of his or her self-preoccupation and thus prompts a distribution of attention outward toward others and, ultimately, she contends, toward ethical fairness. Scarry, author of the landmark The Body in Pain and one of our bravest and most creative thinkers, offers us here philosophical critique written with clarity and conviction as well as a passionate plea that we change the way we think about beauty.

A daily guide to harnessing the amazing power of breath. Breath Perception is your companion to understanding the power of breath and using it as a tool to improve your physical and mental health. Partly because we take breath for granted and do not “work” with it, we are somewhat unaware of the potential it holds to reduce stress, change metabolism, and increase our supply of energy. Breath Perception presents 261 simple exercises—one for every Monday through Friday—for using breath to attain greater well-being. On each page is a daily exercise followed by a “wake-up call,” bits of wisdom to inspire you and enrich your meditation. Develop compassion, gratitude, and forgiveness while de-stressing, lowering your blood pressure, and building up your immune system. Yes, simple breathing has the power to do all of that and more! Sleep better at night, concentrate better at work, and connect better with loved ones at home. Once you learn to harness the power of breath, you’ll find that it serves you wherever you are, in whatever situations you find yourself. Smartly packaged and attractively designed, Breath Perception is perfect for anyone who wants to give the gift of well-being or who is looking for a way to enrich a yoga or meditation practice.

"Emerald Breath is a rapturous, soulful love song to nature, including nature within. Cosetta's evocative poetry reveals her deeply female wisdom - an instinctive, intuitive, wildly intimate conversation with life itself. Each poem is a heart-call, a teaching, a sacred offering to the mystery of creation. This is a gift to read slowly, pause often, and savor the beauty you love." - Camille Maurine, Meditation Secrets for Women