Bøger af Valerie Allen

A collection of short stories about life and love from a man's point of view. Sometimes he's right on track and sometimes he's a bit off! Men as friends, lovers, husbands, sons, brothers, fathers and grandfathers. Men with understanding and misunderstanding who bring love, humor, and insight into the lives of others.

Another book in the Jennifer Leigh Shaw series for grades three to five. Jennifer and her BFFs are all set to put on their "Fancy Dancin' Show" at the hospital, when Jennifer awakens with the worst BAD HAIR day of her life! BFFs to the rescue - problem solved - they think! When they arrive at the hospital, they're faced with a BAD HAIR crisis! They make new friends and soon learn what a really "Bad Hair Day" is all about.

"'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection, Volume One" focuses on the small, and the not so small, events in the lives of ordinary people. Each story explores our common, yet universal life experiences. Stories follow the emotional flow of relationships. These stories move us to laugh and cry as we encounter the twists and turns of dealing with everyday life. The reader will wonder at the foolishness and the wisdom of old and young alike, as their decisions and actions forever shape the course of their future lives.

A child with no name. A Woman with no memory.Arrested for shoplifting, a woman with amnesia fears both her past and her future and denies any knowledge of the mysterious baby found with her.Psychologist, Allyson Freemont, and Detective Ernie Blackwell work to put together the missing pieces of Feona Parker's life. They work to untangle the enigma of the relationship between Feona Parker and this child in the hope of reuniting a family steeped in heartbreak.Compassion and skill help as Feona is brought face to face with a horrifying reality and efforts are made to protect her from falling into a complete and irreversible mental breakdown.This story travels through the fragile mind of an emotionally scarred woman and her tortuous journey toward wellness. In the balance is the fate an innocent child who will be turned over to the foster care system and languish there until she ages out-never knowing she has family who loves and wants her.

'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection Volume Three is an entertaining and heart-warming journey into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the nuances of relationships among family members and between friends and lovers. It offers an opportunity--sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant-to see ourselves through the desires of others and the decisions they make. Each story is an enjoyable read with a meaningful message.

''Tis Herself: Short Story Collection Volume Two" is an entertaining and heart-warming journey into the lives of ordinary people. The stories touch on the details of relationships among family members and between friends and lovers. It offers an opportunity--sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant--to see ourselves through the desires and decisions made by others. Each story is a quick read with a significant message.

In this edict, Valerie Allen has intensely revealed the hideous wounds. gaping scars and scab-covered injuries and injustices of veteran's experiences. Valerie bares her soul as regards Veterans homelessness and Veterans suicide rates in the United States of America. What is the price that we exact from our men and women who have represented us in combat for liberty and freedom? Why are they being turned away from necessary services and left alone in their despair and dismay? What are the necessary actions for individuals, non-profit organizations and others? This work of nonfiction, a memoir, is provoking and penetrating in its suggestions for strategies to empower a new culture of survival for those returning to our communities, neighborhoods and ordinary life situations after military service. The issues of homelessness, Military Sexual Trauma (MST, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and other - service-related maladies are elucidated for the consideration of those who stand ready to assist. So many issues are raised with the idea that each individual can and must take action to restore those who have sacrificed more than we can imagine. As you read this treatise, please strategize what you can do that demonstrates sincere appreciation for those who have served!

Love can be strange and wondrous! Love Stories for Your Valentine is a collection of short stories for those who have loved and been loved. Love brings romance, passion, pain, and tears. Love arrives in many forms, in different places, and comes to us randomly throughout our life. How many times have you found love?

'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection Volume Two (LARGE PRINT) is an entertaining and heart-warming journey into the lives of ordinary people. Stories touch on the details of relationships among family members and between friends and lovers. It offers an opportunity-sometime humorous, sometimes poignant-to see ourselves through the desires and decisions made by others. Each story is a quick read with a significant message.

Write, Publish, Sell! is for you-the timid, the frugal, and the marketing challenged. You are entering Phase Two of your writing career, publication and marketing your book. Discover step-by-step ideas for the new and experienced author to move their words from the page to a published book and on to sales. Write, Publish, Sell! provides the nuts and bolts for your marketing success, with a no-nonsense approach to quick, easy, and inexpensive ideas.

"A Gift for Mom," will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone! It reflects women in their many roles as daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers. These stories are dedicated to all the women who do their best and give their all to cherish and encourage those whom they love.

'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection, focuses on the small, and the not so small, events in the lives of ordinary people. These stories will move the reader to laugh and cry as they encounter the twists and turns of dealing with everyday life. Each story explores our common and universal life experiences and the emotional flow of relationships. The reader will wonder at the foolishness and the wisdom, of old and young alike, as their decisions and actions forever shape the course of their future.

The Prodigal Son A good kid-handsome, smart, and popular-so why has Andrew Tibbet decided to throw away his future? Why won't he speak? Why is he bent on revenge? Psychologist, Allyson Freemont, and Detective Ernie Blackwell investigate why teenager, Andrew Tibbet, has developed selective mutism. Why does he refuse to attend school when it results in disaster for him and criminal charges against his parents? Andrew, a teenager, overwhelmed with anger and rejection, plans to destroy his family emotionally and financially. He creates a unique plan of retribution by manipulating a system of rules designed by those who should protect him. His passive aggression rises above the irrational control of his father, the emotional abdication of his mother, and the ineffectiveness of the educational and judicial systems. When evaluated by Dr. Allyson Freemont, she comes to understand the events which led to this boy's twisted thinking and the powerlessness of children living within a dysfunctional family. Allyson Freemont slowly unravels a family ruled by an oppressive and devious parent. A parent who lies and manipulates, a son who suffers bitter betrayal, and Andrew who is coerced into loyalty to protect family members. She comes to understand Andrew's anger and frustration when she uncovers the disturbing truth about what's been happening behind closed doors.

Guilty or innocent? How to decide the fate of a child charged with murder?Angelo Cavelli has snapped. In a fit of rage the boy murdered Faith Griffin, the media specialist at his school-of this there is no doubt. Was it deliberate? Should he be charged as an adult? What of the suffering of the other victims-Faith's husband, Faith's coworkers, Faith's students? What has pushed a child so young to become so violent?Psychologist, Allyson Freemont and Detective Ernie Blackwell work to piece together the sad aspects of this boy's life. Their impatience mounts when they realize signs of problems have been denied or minimized for years by family members. Frustration grows as they work through the bureaucracy of three systems-education, mental health and law enforcement-and anger with the knowledge that all have failed to help this child. Their emotions are compromised when the boy they are trying to help refuses to help himself as he continues down a path of self-destruction. Charged with murder, Angelo Cavelli may be tried as an adult and spend the rest of his life in prison.

A commitment to love everlasting can lead to sacrifice, lies, and pain.Teenager Sarah Hillock has decided that death is a better alternative than life. Psychologist, Allyson Freemont, and Detective Ernie Blackwell work to figure out why.Sarah's father, Alex Hillock, disappeared nine years ago. Sarah's mother, Grace Hillock, refuses to believe he abandoned his family; she refuses to believe he is deceased. Grace Hillock believes in love everlasting. Sarah is unsure what to believe.Working with Sarah through her suicide attempt, Dr. Allyson Freemont unveils the intricacies of Grace Hillock's limited mental capacity, a child with a neurological disorder, and a girl who is so overwhelmed by life that death seems like a good choice. Allyson Freemont begins to untangle a web of love and lies. She begins to understand the reason behind the disappearance of Sarah's father, Alex Hillock.

A collection of short stories about love and life from a man's point of view. Sometimes the man is right on and sometimes he's a bit off track! As friends, lovers, husbands, sons, fathers, and grandfathers, they bring love, humor, and insight into the lives of others.

Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony is a self-help book of simple truths. It focuses on personal responsibility for who we are, where we are, and what we plan to do next with our life. It opens a path to calm anxiety and find inner peace. It leads the way for personal growth, understanding, and self control.

Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony is a book of simple truths about personal responsibility. It opens a path to calm anxiety and find inner peace. It leads the way for personal growth, understanding, and control. At some point, we all come face to face with life's big questions asking who we are and what we have become. We wonder about those dreams we had and ask where are they now. We deal with day-to-day issues of hurt, disappointment, and betrayal. We have dark days and sad times, but remarkably, we rebound and we survive. We have accomplished things great and small. We have found success. We have sipped from the cup of love and happiness. This book offers insight into how we arrived at our place in life. It presents an opportunity to assess the choices we made that brought us to this place at this time. It offers the promise of positive change to reach our goals, find success, and enjoy living. To take charge and be in control of your life, go beyond the ink blots, look deeper into yourself, and move from confusion to harmony.

Over the last few decades, literary criticism has come increasingly to consider its relation to politics, socio-economics, gender, psychoanalysis, language and cultural values.

This book explores the world in which Chaucer wrote; it offers opportunities for comparison between his work and that of his near contemporaries; and discusses stylistic variations to be found between Chaucer and other writers, and within Chaucer's own texts.