Author: Jeanne Selander Miller What do you do when your whole world gets turned upside down? What do you do when you don’t get the life that you were expecting or that some how you thought you were entitled to? How do you learn to embrace your life just the way it is?
The Old Rectory:
escape to a country kitchenWinner, 2012 London Book Festival
Author: Dr Julia Ibbotson When Julia first saw the delapidated Victorian rectory in the heart of England’s countryside, she determined to make the neglected house glow again,as a home centred on the kitchen. This memoir follows the trials and joys of therenovation, researching its history and discovering what is important in life.
In the Face of EvilHonorable Mention,
2012 Los Angeles Book Festival
Author: Tema N Merback Finalist National Jewish Book Awards. A timeless story of the upheavals of war, the tenacious endurance of love and the resilience of the human spirit. It is an epic journey through the nightmare of the Holocaust-the single most defining moment in modern history, as told through the eyes of a young…
Happily Ever After…Right Now2011 New York Book Contest
Author: Luann Robinson Hull This two time award winning book cracks the code to relationship challenges and shows readers step by step how to unravel the patterns, habits, and cycles that have kept them stuck. It paves the way for a new relationship story that includes a formula for joyful, happy living…right now!
The Dark Before DawnHonorable Mention,
2012 Hollywood Book Festival
Author: Laurie Stevens A killer’s identity is locked within the suppressed childhood memory of the detective who hunts him. Named to Kirkus Review’s Best of 2011, The Dark Before Dawn explores the fear we face in facing our fear. “Memorable characters, macabre scenes and a dazzling portrayal of reality” Kirkus Review
To Live and Die for DanceRunner-Up Purple Dragonfly Book Contest
Author: Francine Paino To Live and Die for Dance depicts the struggles of a teenager with a passion for dance who must overcome many obstacles, including her own insecurities and doubts. Is Chelly Bernardi willing to do what it takes for a chance to make it as a professional dancer while confronting a ghost and…
Crossed LivesHonorable Mention,
2012 New York Book Festival
Author: Ron Duffy Why did a famous novelist become depressed, lose his faith, order his wife out of their house, become a drunk and commit suicide? Crossed Lives provides answers that may disturb, intrigue or provoke you, but will force you to look afresh at life, religion, the world and the cosmos.
When Mars Women DateWinner, 2012 London Book Festival
Author: Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman When Mars Women Date proposes that single career women can be strong on dates and still find a man who will support their dreams. Most dating experts advise women to be passive and to disguise their accomplishments to attract a man. It’s time women were equal with men in work,relationships…
Sparkle And The GiftHonorable Mention,
2012 London Book Festival
Author: Ayn Cates Sullivan “Sparkle and the Gift” is an imaginatively written and illustrated story within a story. Part one is about a little girl named Sparkle, who reminds her mother Alice that we are beings made of light. In turn, Alice tells Sparkle the story of “Kachina’s Gift.” The author Ayn Cates Sullivan says,…
A Reluctant LifeHonorable Mention,
2012 New England Book Festival
Author: Yvette Nachmias-Baeu “THE WORD THAT SURROUNDS ME IS GRIEF. IT BECOMES MORE THAN A WORD. IT HAS BECOME A LIVE THING, INFILTRATING EVERYTHING LIKE WATER.” THIS IS A BOOK THAT EXPLORES THE MANY STAGES OF MOURNING. IT IS AT ONCE A GUIDE TO GRIEF AND A STUNNING MEDITATION ON THE PURPOSE OF LIFE AND…