Books by Multiple Authors

Tigers Eye - often overlooked in the sparkly world of gems, but holding mystery and allure at its heart, representative of courage, luck, clarity, harmony and balance.In this year's collection of short stories from the Romance Writers of Australia, we see all of this within these stories of love from chance encounters, love lost and found, second chance love and friends to lovers.From the 18th century to other worlds, from small town romance to the paranormal. This collection of short stories has something for everybody - and who can turn down sixteen happily ever afters?This is the fifteenth year of the RWA Little Gems contest, and it draws fierce competition from our members. We hope you enjoy Tigers Eye.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy the ride on the short road to big fiction.This multi-genre anthology features over 40 flash-fiction pieces by 17 authors, who are as diverse as these exceptional stories. Consider this anthology a chocolate sampler filled with "verve-alicious" bite-sized reads, divided into four scrumptious categories: Relationships, Psych, Intrigue, and Life and Death.It's a perfect book for waiting rooms, short commutes, and coffee breaks.Grab one for yourself, one for a friend, one for your handbag, one for your car, and one for the loo!See you on the road!(Compiled and Edited by Janet Fix, thewordverve. Cover art by Rick Sanders)~~~ Message from the Editor ~~~VERVE FLASH started as a challenge to our authors and staff to try to write a compelling story in short form. The submissions absolutely blew me away and proved to all of us how we can stretch out of our comfort zones and write great stuff.This multi-genre collection is the cumulative brain of seventeen writers who contributed anywhere between one to five stories to the anthology. These are flash-fiction stories, under 2000 words. The neat thing about this type of storytelling is not just in the "meat of the matter"-the brevity of story and character development-but also in what is NOT written, leaving readers to participate in the vision in their own ways.We look forward to your feedback and ideas, which will prepare us for future volumes in a collective format like this one.VERVE FLASH truly is "the short road to big fiction," and we hope you enjoy the ride.~ Janet Fix, publisher, author, editor, thewordverve inc.

AUTHORS: Patrick Middleton, John Hintz, Larry Bevins, Steven Morley, Bonnie Hedlund, Jeff Kotterman, and Jeff BoydThis is a Christian lifestyle workbook produced by the team at Voyag Institute to help the reader better understand their unique purpose in God's kingdom and in their own life.This book is not a self-help book, it is a self-discovery workbook. It is designed around the premise that once we are aware of our purpose as Christians discovering where our talents, gifts and abilities lie; our goals fall into place. The workbook is uniquely designed to demonstrate life balance through achieving integrated goals in all five areas of life. This workbook takes the readers on a journey through these five specific areas of life that are addressed in the Scriptures: Healthy Faith (Loving God), Healthy Relationships (Loving Others), Mental Health, Physical Health and Financial Health.The workbook offers colorful displays and personal assessments to keep the reader engaged. At the start and end of every chapter the reader assesses themselves and in the chapters themselves the reader will be faced with questions and challenges that will help clarify their Christian life purpose through the lens of scripture. Each reader takes his or her unique journey through each area of life and then begins to set and achieve small goals; training themselves to create larger goals and greater balance in their lives. This workbook can be completed by an individual or in a group, and positive life changes as well as growth are very possible. But, the maximum growth and change only comes when we are held accountable for our goals. To achieve this maximum potential the Voyag Team recommends that the reader utilize a Voyag trained Life Coach, a counseling Pastor, or a friend to walk through this journey with. God did not create us to be alone but to be in communion with one another, to encourage one another and to be accountable to one another; in order that we may grow as Christian men and women. "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2 NIV)"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV)