An inspiring memoir of finding strength and resilience from the former England Lioness.From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott's remarkable journey has always been her resilience. But thanks to a 'push-through mentality' the world has only ever seen the 'strong' side of Alex. Now, she is ready to lower the shield.In her candid memoir How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have...

Jeremy is terrified of the new girl.Zoe despises her.Gregg can't take his eyes off her.Halley looks up to her.Martin got hit by one of her spells.Nadia accidentally became her best friend.Tsarina "Rina" Algruent—that's Lady Rina to you—has been sent from the Realm of Faerie to a fifth grade class in our world as part of a new exchange program. But while kids at other schools are enchanted with their new guests,...

You never know what sort of connections you'll find within a set of words. In this collection of short fiction, you'll encounter a psychic in an unconventional job interview; a little girl and her robot sister on their first beach vacation together; a rescue worker on a distant war-torn planet; and an enigmatic and powerful entity in the subways of Tokyo. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, or a simple slice of life, there's something here for just about anyone to connect to.

It's the best honey in town!But where does it come from? How does it taste so good? It must be magic.In fact, it is magic.That's why a young man named Owen and a witch named Wanda are setting sail to the perilous Silius Island, searching for the source of this enchanted honey.But will the bee people that inhabit that island consider them friends, or foes?

Free counseling is a possibly worthwhile endeavor — yet the truth only sometimes matches the fantasy. Most independent advisors and counseling firms are never-ending in something like a half year of liquidation because of the faltering lack of quality of their new business motors.In Winning a Client in 30secs, Alex combines his time of involvement into a bit-by-bit way to deal with winning additional ventures from additional clients with enormous systems to formal strategic plan me...

The second out of four collections of short stories written as part of a challenge to write--or at least publish--a story a week for a year. Includes witches, a fairy, an ancient tomb, pancakes, a fusion reactor, a dragon's hoard, a time travel watch, an engine room, a haunted lumber yard, death in a pantry, Beethoven's 7th symphony, a moon toilet, and arctic chess.

The first out of four collections of short stories written as part of a challenge to write--or at least publish--a story a week for a year. Includes a World War I trench, a scarecrow, a violinist, airborne blackmail, beer, angry gnomes, computers, runaway faerie kids, a lighthouse, tiny bears, a hostage situation, ice cream, and a vampire suing a werewolf.

The third out of four collections of short stories written as part of a challenge to write--or at least publish--a story a week for a year. Includes snoring, an interdimensional sword fight, an antique painting, a diner, a doohicky, a street preacher car thief, a martial arts tournament, a fire, a princess, a Frankenstein, a talking asteroid, a legendary guitar, and a return to the world of Thresholds of the Grand Dream.

The third out of four collections of short stories written as part of a challenge to write--or at least publish--a story a week for a year. Includes a toy tyrannosaurus, a crop circle, a superhero's son, a holy fool, a deserter, a haunted football field, castaways, a cursed painting, a water elemental, a demon, a kaiju, an alien flower, and a creepy doll.

Unheard Of brings together nine short tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and plain old silliness from up-and-coming author Alex Scott. In this collection, he takes you from the depths of hell, where the junior demons mount a revolt against their infernal elders; to miles above the earth, where two teenage friends reunite after years apart; to a simple Tennessee tourist attraction, where the valiant gnomes once lived. At times heartwarming, disturbing, and comical, this journey is o...

Every night, when the kids at Sonia Obata's new school go to sleep, they go to the Grand Dream. In this mysterious place, they can do whatever they want—play a game, write a song, or paint a masterpiece—without a single adult to bother them. It seems like a paradise.But when Sonia discovers something has tampered with her memories, she realizes there's a dark secret lurking deep within the Dream. She escapes the Dream's clutches and sets out to shut it down before it causes a psych...

You never know what sort of connections you'll find within a set of words. In this collection of short fiction, you'll encounter a monster inside an active volcano, a pair of magical pranksters at a comic store, a scrap from a wrecked spaceship that's more than just a piece of junk, and a husband-and-wife pair of thieves infiltrating a theater. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, or a simple slice of life, there's something here for just about anyone to connect to.