"My life's passion is to show you how to discover and claim the life you were meant to live. A full-to-overflowing, joyous, sweet life is your birthright." -Ruth JonesOh, Honey!Do you sometimes wonder...is this all that life was meant to be?Has the hustle and bustle of life's daily demands resigned you to being a spectator in your life instead of a participant?Do you know deep down inside that you were meant for more but feel riddled with fear and self-doubt, unsure of how to get out of your own way?If you're feeling stuck, frustrated, overwhelmed, or underjoyed, then Living the Sweet Life is the wake up call for you. Author, speaker, and life strategist, Ruth Jones gives you hope and how-to's to living a life you love.With fresh insight into living more freely and fully, Ruth inspires and empowers you to intentionally pursue a soul-satisfying and rewarding life even if it requires you to be gutsy and brave. Through honest illustrations from her own journey, a little wisdom from bees, and chapter-by-chapter actionable inspiration, you will discover a God who will meet your deepest longings with His highest purpose and plans. Whether you're fresh out of college, entering the back half of life, or anything in between, the wisdom you'll find inside works. If you make the commitment to put these practical and spiritual principles to use, you, too, can unleash the daring dreaming within and maximize your greatest potential. You hold in your hands everything you need to make the leap from living the life you know to the one you've always longed for.

The YouTube star and beauty guru shares her hard-won lessons on success, style, and finding the sweetness in all aspects of your life. Since posting her first makeup tutorial in 2008, Dulce Candy has become one of the top beauty stars on YouTube, boasting more than 2 million subscribers and garnering hundreds of millions of views of her bright and energetic videos. But before she became a style icon and a role model to millions of young women, Dulce struggled to make her way in the world. Having emigrated with her family from Mexico to the United States when she was six years old, Dulce battled depression and low self-esteem as a teenager and eventually enlisted in the army in an attempt to turn her life around. It was here, on the battlefields of Iraq, that she finally uncovered and embraced her true passion—fashion and beauty—and gained the confidence to move on from her past, follow her dream, and launch what would become her wildly successful brand. The Sweet Life chronicles Dulce Candy’s inspiring story, showing that anyone can be successful no matter their background and sharing the hard-won lessons that helped transform her from a shy, self-doubting teenager into a confident business woman and beauty expert. According to Dulce, you can’t live the sweet life until you accept who you are—flaws and all—and take chances—knowing that failure is just a part of learning and fear is a sign that you’re trying something new and exciting. Drawing on anecdotes from her own life and career, Dulce offers advice on building a personal brand (“Know what makes you different”), building confidence (“Fake it till you make it”) and balancing the personal and the professional (“Don’t settle when you settle down”). She also emphasizes the importance of both inner and outer beauty, encouraging women to love themselves, ignore the critics, and flaunt their own original style. Part memoir, part manifesto, The Sweet Life is a fun, inspirational guide for any woman who wants to find success and happiness without compromising who she is.

Garfield's back in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book—truly a must-have for fans! Garfield really gets into desserts. And why not? The best things in life are sweet! The confection-loving cat would gladly quarantine in an ice cream parlor for a month of sundaes! For Garfield fans, this new collection of comics is sure to be a treat!

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood. But he soon discovered it's a different world en France. From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with—and even understand—this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city. When did he realize he had morphed into un vrai parisien? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything. Once you stop laughing, the more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar–Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have you running to the kitchen for your own taste of Parisian living.

"A funny and sizzling romp about discovering your inner pin-up girl... " Revenge is a dish... Plain-Jane bakery owner Natalie Anderson has always followed the recipe for a safe life. When her husband dumps her for a seductive older woman though, it's time to throw out the recipe and start from scratch. She cooks up a plan to transform herself from mousy brown to sexy blonde. Meanwhile, she's trying to expand her Seattle bakery, La Dolce Vita, but runs into an obstacle in the form of her irritatingly handsome landlord. Best served hot... Astronomer Anthony Novello's good looks and charm usually guarantees him a free pass with women, though that's not the case with his new tenant, Natalie. Plain, plump, and persnickety--he's never met a woman more annoying. But when Anthony returns from a telescope observing run, he makes a discovery of the non-celestial kind--Natalie has changed. He's amazed to find himself attracted to her. Sparks fly as he tries to convince her there's more to him than meets the eye. To cheating husbands... However, when Natalie's ex-husband tries to win her back, she's forced to make a decision. Is her year of living blonde over? Or is this the start of a new and much sweeter life....

Ahhh!! The cool taste of sweet tea! The Sweet Life is a compelling journey which leaves you thirsty for more as it brilliantly uses the ingredients of southern sweet tea as an analogy of life's highs and lows. For years, Dr. Brian Rhoads hid behind a mask of happiness from a world of fear that we all live in. A conditioned world where society places the value of success on materialistic possessions and superficial characteristics. After experiencing several relationship struggles filled with misery, chaos, and deception, a life changing epiphany occurred changing his views on what matters most in life...true internal Peace. Follow Dr. Brian Rhoads' transparency as he spills the truth about life's toughest battles and personal experiences such as fear, racism, prejudice, divorce, death, and relationships. An easy must read, The Sweet Life is full of unfolding stories that will shake you instead of asking "Why is this happening to me?" to a realization that sometimes the reward is in our struggles. The Sweet Life is an intuitive grasp of reality and self-discovery during the quest for finding the missing "peace" to living without fear. Discover a refreshing peace where you have nothing to lose but everything to gain...a sweeter life!

For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30... Beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are back in The Sweet Life, now available in one volume! Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. Things are looking up for both twins: Elizabeth is a star reporter at the LA Tribune, and Jessica's PR career is on the fast-track. But while the professional lives of the Wakefield sisters are secure, their personal lives may be in jeopardy. Jessica, now a mother, finds that managing parenthood, marriage, and a job is harder than she expected, while Elizabeth and Bruce must face a scandal that could strengthen their bond...or tear them apart forever. Meanwhile, life goes on in Sweet Valley. Families are made, hearts are broken, and . . . Lila Fowler is a reality TV star? Some things never change. "The Sweet Life books...are as packed with cliffhangers as any Sweet Valley fan could wish."?The Guardian The Sweet Life, first published serially as digital originals chronicling the continuing adventures of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, is now available to read in one volume!