Lavender is a universal symbol of relaxation and healing, the words within this collection aimed in eliciting that feeling. Lavender Love Notes is the second collection from Samira Vivette, upholding a pastel purple theme: a poetry and prose book for the soul in need of comfort and understanding. With a variety of letters, reflective prose, quotes, and classical rhyming poetry within each chapter, its affirmations aim to soothe and inspire. There are four chapters: Love yourself while you struggle Love yourself through the grief Love yourself as you learn Love yourself and believe Lavender Love Notes will be the reassurance after a difficult day, a book to read while drinking your morning cup of tea. Melt into the pages and enjoy a variety of uplifting and inspirational words fused together with advice and tender reminders that everything is going to be okay, no matter what stage of life you’re in.

Ruby Lavender has fun with her grandmother Miss Eula as they rescue chickens, paint a house pink and run their own secret post office. But what can Ruby dowhen Eula goes away?

Samira Vivette's third poetry and prose collection takes you to the carnival, painting mature and relatable themes with the light-hearted filter of a vivid, bustling atmosphere. Words pirouetting across the black and white pages specific to the unique elements of a fair, this book's emphasis lies within its atmospheric ability to take the reader on an adventure with interactive prompts, metaphors, and poetic imagery scattered throughout. Welcome to the Heartbreak Carnivale! An immersive experience you will never forget. A first of its kind poetry book With interactive elements— An adventure through the fair Without leaving your bed. Tangled between these pages are poems Sprinkled with puzzles and activities To simulate a night out on stomach-churning rides, Tipsy turvy highs, cotton candy lies, ultraviolet lights. Join the journey which mirrors past mistakes, Lovers and heartbreak, toxic entanglements Turned passionate through rose-colored glasses. Samira Vivette will be your guide As she immerses you in her rhymes: But beware, they are not for the young or faint-hearted With mature themes and profanity sprinkled like candy. Chapters: Come One, Come All An atmospheric introduction of the carnival nightlife to set the scene. Themes of rebellion, freedom, tributes to youth, adrenaline. Ferris Wheel A showcase of the ups and downs of an inconsistent and unrequited love interest. Themes of endearment, nostalgia, sexuality, love. Clowns with Peeling Faces The exploration of involvement with someone who drains the vibrancy from your spirit. Themes of betrayal, anger, deception. The Major Prize Empowerment that stems from redemption of yourself and who you always were. Themes of self-love, power, contentment. Buckle in and enjoy the ride!

A 2015 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava — in all other ways a normal girl — is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava ventures into the wider world, ill-prepared for what she might discover and naive to the twisted motives of others. Others like the pious Nathaniel Sorrows, who mistakes Ava for an angel and whose obsession with her grows until the night of the summer solstice celebration. That night, the skies open up, rain and feathers fill the air, and Ava’s quest and her family’s saga build to a devastating crescendo. First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human.

Enhanced with 70 color photos and 80 well-tested recipes from soups & entrees to desserts, this cookbook offers the secrets to cooking great dishes with culinary lavender. A feast for all the senses

A memoir of the struggles and scandals, politics, and personalities that made up the women's and liberation movements of the 1960s and '70s. 8-page photo insert.