Bøker av Laura

In today's fast-paced and demanding world, managing our emotions has become more crucial than ever. Emotional empowerment is the key to taking control of our feelings and leading a fulfilling life. By understanding and harnessing the power of our emotions, we can navigate through life's challenges with confidence and resilience. This subchapter explores the significance of emotional empowerment and how it can positively impact every aspect of our lives.Emotional empowerment begins with self-awareness. Understanding our emotions allows us to recognize and name them, enabling us to respond appropriately to different situations. By acknowledging our feelings, we can avoid being overwhelmed or reactive, and instead, respond in a way that aligns with our values and goals. This self-awareness is the foundation for effectively managing our emotions.One of the key benefits of emotional empowerment is the ability to regulate our emotions. By developing strategies and techniques to manage our emotions, we can prevent them from controlling our actions and decisions. This empowers us to make rational choices rather than being driven by impulsive or negative emotions. Learning to regulate our emotions also helps us build healthier relationships, as we can communicate and empathize effectively with others.Moreover, emotional empowerment allows us to build resilience in the face of adversity. Life is filled with ups and downs, but by understanding our emotions, we can bounce back from setbacks and challenges more quickly. Emotional resilience helps us maintain a positive outlook and find solutions, even in the most difficult situations. It enables us to adapt to change, overcome obstacles, and continue moving forward.In addition to personal growth, emotional empowerment has a profound impact on our overall well-being. Research has shown that individuals who are emotionally empowered experience lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. By managing our emotions effectively, we can improve our mental health and enjoy greater emotional stability. This, in turn, positively influences our physical health and overall quality of life.

"How to Make Your Space a Haven with the Art of Interior Design" will show you how to make your living space a comfortable and stylish haven. Explore the newest trends and classic ideas in interior design that have been chosen by experts to fit the needs of today's people.Find out how powerful customization can be as this book shows you how to choose eco-friendly materials, include them in your designs, and make plans that can be used in different ways. This guide has everything a design enthusiast could want, from figuring out how to evaluate their current surroundings to figuring out what each room is for.Read about how interior design has changed over time and how it can affect your happiness and health. Find out about the basic rules of design, like balance, harmony, contrast, and rhythm, and learn how to use color theory to make a place that fits your personal style.This book gives you useful advice on choosing furniture, lighting, and other accessories so that your room is not only nice to look at but also useful. To make your idea come true, learn how to make a budget, set reasonable deadlines, and work with professionals if you need to.Whether you're new to design or have been interested in it for a long time, "How to Make Your Space a Haven with the Art of Interior Design" will give you the ideas and direction you need to create a space that fits your style and gives you a place to relax and recharge. Make your space look better, follow the latest styles, and create a place that feels like home.

Have you ever wondered what our pets were thinking when we suddenly had to shelter in place? This story begins with the family pet Schnauzer, waking up to utter silence on the day of the NYC COVID-19 shutdown. He is in complete confusion as the minutes and hours go by, disrupting his daily schedule."Why Are My Humans Home Today?" was inspired by the shutdown of the pandemic of 2020, when families (and their pets), friends, and neighbors drew closer together, and learned to appreciate each other and the more important things in life.

Mike and Laura, along with their children, Nathan and Katherine, experienced the tragic passing of +Eric that has not ended in a hopeless resentment, but rather in a fresh confidence in the God Who created us and Who saves us.

When Bear struggles to get the hang of riding his bike, his friends are there to support him by practicing together and cheering him on as he learns a new skill. Includes bike safety tips.

**Agatha Award-winning Series!**Wedding planner Annabelle Archer is ecstatic about her wedding-free weekend getaway . . . until she realizes she's booked a hotel room next to an unfriendly ghost.A vacation is just what Annabelle and her team need after a busy wedding season, and a weekend at a mountain resort promises plenty of R & R. That is, until they discover the hotel is haunted and the ghosts might not be so friendly. Reports of the poltergeists have made reservations plummet, and the hotel staff is in danger of losing their jobs. Can Annabelle and crew discover the truth behind the ghost rumors and save the resort?Night of the Living Wed, a novella, is the sixth book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series. If you like charming characters, fast-paced comedy, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the wild world of weddings, then you'll love the latest installment in Laura Durham's Agatha award-winning wedding planner mystery series. Buy Night of the Living Wed to read Annabelle's next adventure today!Interview with the AuthorQ - So, what makes the Annabelle Archer series special?A - The Annabelle Archer wedding planner mysteries are based on my 20 plus years of planning society weddings in Washington, DC. That means I've seen tons of crazy things happen, and I've worked with lots of colorful characters. I bring that light-hearted sense of fun and zany characters into the novels. A lot of the humorous details I include in my books actually happened at my weddings! And since the books are about weddings, there is plenty of food, décor, and behind the scenes details. The Annabelle Archer books are fast-paced cozy mysteries featuring a female protagonist with a little romance and comedy thrown in. You'll find the series focuses on the murder mystery and amateur sleuth genre overall, with a jewelry heist caper and ghost story in the mix to keep things interesting. Plus, Richard acquired a Yorkie in Review To A Kill, so the latest books are also for fans of animal or dog mysteries.I'm working on an Annabelle cookbook to share the recipes for all the culinary treats mentioned in the books. Richard is a caterer, after all, and he loves food and cooking! So, in a way these books are also culinary mysteries. I'm working on another "between the brides" novella set during the Christmas holidays, and soon the series will take Annabelle and her team overseas!Q - In what order should I read the books?A - You won't be lost if you read the books in this cozy mystery series out of order but if you do want to read them in order, I'd suggest the following sequence:- Better Off Wed- For Better Or Hearse- Dead Ringer-A Novella- Review To A Kill - Death on the Aisle- Night of the Living Wed-A NovellaQ - So, why should readers give these books a try?A - Because the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series is fun, light, and the perfect escape or beach reading. Better Off Wed has hit number one in the Kindle store and the series has hit the top ten bestsellers list on Kindle for Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and Women Sleuths. Plus, the first book in the series won the Agatha Award for the Best First Novel. Thanks for reading!Praise for the Annabelle Archer Series:"A delightfully witty blend of murder and matrimony"- Donna Andrews, author of "Gone Gull" and "How the Finch Stole Christmas""Cozy mystery lovers should briskly march up their bookstore aisles to grab a copy of Better Off Wed."-- Susan McBride, author of "Come Helen High Water""Laura Durham has given her readers a reason to celebrate."-- Elaine Viets, author of "The Art of Murder""Delightful mystery . . . Cozy readers will love this invitation to a wedding to die for."-- Nancy Martin, author of "Bye Bye Blackbird"Annabelle Archer Wedding Planner Mystery Series eBook Categories:- Mystery Series - Women Sleuths- Cozy Mystery- Culinary Mystery- Amateur Sleuths

For wedding planner extraordinaire Annabelle Archer, temperamental chefs are part of the job. But when she finds a culinary diva impaled on an ice sculpture, it seems that revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold. After the police arrest one of Annabelle's friends, she and her crew set out to nab the real killer. As the bodies of rival chefs begin to pile up, the suspect list shrinks along with Annabelle's chances for survival is she's caught poking around in the murderer's kitchen.

**Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel!**Planning weddings can be murder. But stumbling across dead bodies usually isn't on the itinerary. Can a wedding planner use her skills to discover who's killing her clients?Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer is no stranger to wedding day stress, but a dead body at her latest fete takes the cake. When suspicion falls on her best friend and caterer Richard Gerard, she knows she must find the real culprit before his career is ruined along with her reputation for solving problems. But it's no easy feat since the slain mother-of-the-bride was the most hated socialite in the city. As Annabelle navigates DC's powerful social scene to unmask the culprit, there's no telling how many more victims the killer will claim or if Annabelle and her friends will be among them.Better Off Wed is the first book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series. If you like charming characters, fast-paced comedy, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the wild world of weddings, then you'll love Laura Durham's Agatha award-winning mystery.

A 26th century, time-traveling, bounty hunter snatchs a 18th century Earth pirate in a deal to enrich the archeological knowledge of Earth's mankind, but as the bounty hunter develops an attraction for his likable, free-spirited prey, he attempts to alter the deal, threatening both his own personal code of honor and the strict rules of conduct of his Oracan warrior race. Will the love of a wily, cock-sure, young human pirate be enough for the stoic hunter to risk exile from his own people?

Architect James Justin impulsively lets himself be picked up in a biker bar by seductive hunk Bram Lord for a one nightstand that turns into something bigger. The physically impressive, forceful stranger mets, matches and exceeds James' sexual fantasies, but can shy, uncertain James be everything the strongly committed Bram wants?