Bøger af Stephanie Taylor

For Cora, the pain runs deep. The man she thought she'd grow old with has disappeared from her life, and now she's left to pick up the pieces. Only the pieces don't fit back together the way they should. She fears she's forever broken with no hope for herself or her future. Then Liam marches into her life and wreaks havoc on her emotions. The chasm between them seems too wide to find a common ground, but Liam understands her more than anyone. Before long, Cora wonders if it's possible to love again. But first, she has to learn to love herself.

Christmas Key will have to function without its beloved mayor, Holly Baxter, while she embarks on a European adventure with her long-distance love. But when Holly's mother arrives on the island with plans to sell off paradise and build a bloated, gaudy casino on the island's shores, the locals have to pull together to keep her at bay. A shocking loss throws the locals for a loop while they welcome three new islanders to Christmas Key in Holly's absence, but if she learns nothing else from her trip across the pond, Holly comes home knowing in her heart that it's time to say "yes" to new adventures and big changes.

A-list actress Deb Atkins hasn't allowed her glamorous lifestyle to go to her head. She owes this to her wonderful family, who keeps her grounded. So, for Deb, not just any man will do, especially if he's part of the Hollywood elite. Most actors have one thing on their mind, and happily ever after isn't it. Until she meets Zach Sparks, her new co-star. Zach Sparks is famous not just for his acting skills, but his quick wit and good looks. One glance at Deb, and he's smitten. After a drunken night at a Vegas premiere after-party, one thing leads to another. The result: marriage. Deb is appalled by her actions. So much so, she and Zach can't get along on the set. Their producer demands they spend Christmas holidays together to work out their differences or they're both fired. Driven by selfish motivations, they don't expect to fall in love over Christmas or for their marriage to turn into a real one. But can their tenuous relationship withstand a bigger test than either of them ever imagined?

Sophie lives her life as a hospice nurse running from her past and over-compensating for her sins. She wants nothing more than to help others the way someone once helped her. But she never expected to get so attached to one of her patients. Nicholas is suddenly looking for more meaning in his life than money, fast women and flashing lights. Life as a rocker has left him empty. Only Emily filled the gaping hole in his heart and with her death, his soul is broken into pieces. When two lives collide, Sophie and Nicholas know they'll never be the same. Together, they try to figure out a message Emily has left behind. Can they succeed before the realities of life tear them apart?

Britney Spears survived all that came her way. She survived the divorce from her husband, the loss of custody of her kids, the various rehabilitations, the shaving of her head, and even, the periodic assault from the ever-present paparazzi. In spite of all she'd been through, she's managed to keep on recording albums. The various crisis in her life just couldn't put an end to Britney Spears' or her career. This book takes an objective look at Britney Spears from her early years, through the various crisis that had plagued her life and musical career, and her recent comeback through her collaboration with the music maestro Elton John. Hope you enjoy this definitive portrayal of one of the biggest nay controversial musical stars in recent history.

Ally Roche has loved only one man her entire life, her childhood best friend turned lover. But when she turned down his proposal one summer before he went back to college, he disappeared from her life, leaving her empty and alone. Detective Jesse Richards is back in town and avoiding Ally like the plague...until she walks into the station and reports a murder and then promptly faints at his feet. Faced with the knowledge the killer knows who she is, Jesse has no choice but to protect the woman he's always loved. And maybe, just maybe, he can protect his heart as well.

"How great to see such a holistic, 360 degree view of such an essential thing."- Rachel Maddow. This updated 2018 edition reflects constant state of change in California's water issues. With inevitable natural disaster challenges to infrastructure like fire, flood, mud, drought, it includes an essay on dam safety, with Oroville Dam as an example. Presented as an anthology in three dimensions - history, story, and images in paintings and photography, it captures moments of change both visually and verbally. Droughts, floods and water quality issues cast harsh light on how we use water in our lives, our agriculture and our environment. Water policy and use are changing in dramatic ways that also consider the public's right to safe drinking water. "Water: More or Less" provides intriguing insight as to how we got to this point, and proposes options for solutions and answers. Twenty-one top water policy leaders add their diverse voices with personal essays written just for this book, and tell why they care so passionately about water. This edition, updated in 2018, reflects timeless issues, especially with climate change challenges facing California's future.

A warm and witty celebration of the lives of amazing Black women. What will Maya be when she grows up? In this heart-warming and funny story, Maya discovers the achievements of some incredible Black women .

"Empowers young children to use imagination to change their circumstances--both the fun parts of life, like playing dress-up or observing nature, and the not-so-fun parts of life, like saying goodbye to a close friend" --goodreads.com

Creative workers have been celebrated internationally for their flexibility in new labour markets centred on culture, creativity and, most recently, innovation. This book draws on research with workers in a range of specializations in order to explore the meanings, aspirations and practical difficulties associated with a creative identification.

Explores the changing meanings of place for our identities and life stories in the 21st century, using an empirical approach developed in narrative and discursive psychology.

Gender and Creative Labour presents a collection of readings that reflect the latest research related to employment positions in a range of creative industries to show the gender implications of creative labour under contemporary neoliberal economic policies.