As the old man’s hands pulled back the worn leather, Alman looked at what lay within. He reached out and touched the finest of steel. Embedded in the hilt, a perfect diamond. Upon accepting the sword, Alman had to go where no one ever dare go before. He needs to pass mountains where some never return from. Will the fires keep him safe along the way and keep whatever is lurking in the shadows at bay? Will he live to save the others? His father’s Kingdom depended on him. What magic were they...

The majority of music therapy work with children takes place in schools. This book documents the wealth and diversity of work that music therapists are doing in educational settings across the UK. It shows how, in recent years, music therapy has changed and grown as a profession, and it provides an insight into the trends that are emerging in this area in the 21st century.Collating the experiences of a range of music therapists from both mainstream and special education backgrounds...

The thrilling new crime novel by top ten bestselling author Jessie Keane . . .BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY...In the early years of the last century, a desperate young girl changes her name and flees the confines of her brutal, dominating gangland family in London. Now calling herself 'Diamond Dupree', she goes to Paris to become an artist's model but the world there is different to what she had supposed it would be and she soon falls on hard t...

PERFECTLY CLEAR MELTS AWAY THE FOG OF THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF DIAMONDSKaren Simmons goes way beyond the “4 C’s” of marketing which include color, clarity, cut, and carat weight which are important factors in making an intelligent buying decision. GIA certified, Simmons provides a personal behind-the-scenes tour of the world of diamonds. In Perfectly Clear she lifts the veil on such hot topics as Hollywood gems, criminal diamond activity, valuation of diamonds (genu...

A witty and sharp satire following a Los Angeles filmmaker who reluctantly agrees to marry her boyfriend while secretly filming a documentary about the engagement with an old flameReluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary filmmaker Mouse FitzHenry longs for the harsh, teeming jungle life her lens took in so lovingly. Wrenched Stateside by a family emergency, with her longtime boyfriend/collaborator in tow, Mouse is instantly beleaguered by...

Jenny Wall has lost everything … her parents, her childhood home, her abusive husband, her unborn baby, and her beloved mare, Diamond Girl. Now that she is finally out of the hospital and recovered from the injuries she sustained in the accident that took the life of her abusive husband, she intends to find her mare, the only family she has left so she purchases a bus ticket to Cody Wyoming, the closest town to where her mare is living on the Rocking J Ranch.Jason Murray left his l...

An intimate account of the development of a spiritual tradition and a biography of its creators--told by one of the Diamond Approach cofounders.The Jeweled Path invites you to enter into the storyof how the modern spiritual path of the Diamond Approach emerged. With humor and intimacy, Karen Johnson, cofounder with A. H. Almaas, reveals the personal experiences that birthed the teaching and furthered its development. These profound awakenings—occurring ami...

A new release from the 8 of Diamonds Collective, featuring authors Daphne Wells, Karen Small, Jessica Cerato, and Beth Turner.Even if you're at a crossroads in life, the path forward is right in front of you. Grab a deck of cards to find your way.Human beings are curious. We want to know why we are the way we are and why we do the things we do. We long to discover what comes next and how to make the right decisions. If you are hungry for ne...

De'Nesha Diamond scores with audiences looking for gritty, streetwise tales from the hood. Gangsta Divas puts listeners on the streets of Memphis, where gang wars are heating up thanks to the arrival of dangerous new players - the Cripettes. Ta'shara is planning to knock her sister off her perch and climbing to the top of the game. Qiana's deal with the devil places her directly in the crosshairs of forces ready to take her out. And Queen G LeShelle's list of enemies keeps on growing. But ...

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk.Sophie Chesterton is London’s “It Girl”. She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes…and her rich parents pay for everything. But deep down she suspects that her best “friends”—and her posh lifestyle--are nothing but shallow fakes. Then...

DIAMOND AND THE FRENCH BLUEFor the first time in history, the Smithsonian Institution allows the fabled Hope Diamond to travel to Los Angeles for a fundraiser to build a colossal new homeless shelter. When the coveted diamond vanishes, leaving a trail of bloodshed, security maven Hope Diamond and FBI Special Agent Matt Dennison find themselves thrust into the glittering world of gem collecting, where every facet of the case holds a new clue, and murder lurks around unexpected corne...

The queen of the street lit genre, De'nesha Diamond pens tales about the toughest ride-or-die chicks ever to roam the streets of the Dirty South. In Street Divas, four powerful women vie for total control of the Memphis hood, and they aren't about to let past loyalties get in their way. While Lucifer is hitting the streets to get her revenge for a deadly shooting, Essence is hitting the sheets-with her best friend's man. And Yolanda knows her path to power lies with her baby's hustler fath...