Once upon a time you were the princess of your own fairy tale; you lived in your own imaginary world. But then, as you grew older, you became more aware of the reality around you the fact that the world continuously states that there are no such things as happily ever afters and that no man is a prince. The little princess dies inside of you. Throughout this book you will rediscover that every desire you have as a woman fits into a fairy tale. All you need is a prince to fight for you to awaken your princess heart again because being a princess is the preparation for becoming a queen, his queen. This book will touch various aspects of your feminine heart, from how to unlock your husband's love to being a lady-in-waiting and rediscovering who God really is in your life. The created will go to the Creator, and only there she will find her true identity.

The reader is about to embark upon a profound journey. Traveling by rollercoaster, you will descend into a kind of quiet hell, to re-emerge only after having tasted not just the pain of the author's struggle with an illness, but also, her search for self-knowledge, autonomy, meaning, and personal empowerment.

There has been a tremendous amount of attention paid to the rising levels of depression, anxiety, cutting, and relationship aggression in girls over the past 50 years. But what if these issues aren't the real problem? What if adolescent girls don't have poor self esteem? What if we've got it all wrong? What if we have missed the forest for the trees? In this eye-opening book based on 30 years of successful work with girls, Dr. Tim Jordan M.D. shines a light on what is really going on with girls as they undergo their normal transformation from girl to woman during adolescence. Using fairy tales and real stories of girls from his practice and camps, Sleeping Beauties will help you become aware of the needs girls have in areas like emotions, friendship struggles, self-quieting, finding their passions, body image, and stress. And he shows how parents can best support their daughters during this crucial stage of development.

After the death of Queen Eleanor, Beauty and Laurent are implored to take the throne and uphold the ways of complete sensual surrender that have made Eleanor's realm a legend.

An adaptation of the traditional tale, featuring a sleeping, snoring princess who is rescued by a prince after being cursed by a bad fairy.

MERCEDES LACKEY'S magical A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series continues with a captivating new adventure… Heavy is the head—and the eyelids—of the princess who wears the crown… In Rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs. For every princess there's a prince. The King has ultimate power. Stepmothers should never be trusted. And bad things come to those who break with Tradition…. But when Rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. Determined to escape and save her kingdom from imminent invasion, she agrees to become the subject of one of her stepmother's risky incantations—thus falling into a deep, deep sleep. When awakened by a touchy-feely stranger, Rosa must choose between Tradition and her future between a host of eligible princes and a handsome, fair-haired outsider. And learn the difference between being a princess and ruling as a Queen.

The tale of Sleeping Beauty is true.There was actually a princess, and an evil fairy queen, and a terrible cursed spinning wheel. It did happen... so long ago that it's remembered now only as a "fairy tale".In real life, though, there was no magic kiss and no happy ending. The princess just kept sleeping, hidden away as the world moved on... Now, brothers Jasen and Corey Stillwell have stumbled upon the hiding place of the sleeping princess and awakened her. They find themselves suddenly caught in the middle of a centuries-old tale of magic and danger, struggling to survive against the wrath of an evil fairy queen that will stop at nothing to see the princess gone forever. It will take luck, courage, and a little magic if they hope to beat the odds and break the ancient curse to make their own "happily ever after..."

INTRODUCED BY DAVID BADDIEL 'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have found huge pleasure in returning to Taylor's novels and short stories many times over. As a writer I've returned to her too - in awe of her achievements, and trying to work out how she does it' SARAH WATERS Vinny Tumulty is a quiet, sensible man. When he goes to stay at a seaside town, his task is to comfort Isabella, a bereaved friend, and and he is prepared for a solemn few days of tears and consolation. But on the evening of his arrival, he looks out of the window at the sunset and catches sight of a beautiful woman walking by the seashore. Before the week is over Vinny has fallen in love, completely and utterly, for the first time in his middle-aged life. Emily, though, is a sleeping beauty, her secluded life hiding bitter secrets from the past.

Once upon a time you were the princess of your own fairy tale; you lived in your own imaginary world. But then, as you grew older, you became more aware of the reality around youthe fact that the world continuously states that there are no such things as happily ever afters and that no man is a prince. The little princess dies inside of you. Throughout this book you will rediscover that every desire you have as a woman fits into a fairy tale. All you need is a prince to fight for you to awaken your princess heart againbecause being a princess is the preparation for becoming a queen, his queen. This book will touch various aspects of your feminine heart, from how to unlock your husbands love to being a lady-in-waiting and rediscovering who God really is in your life. The created will go to the Creator, and only there she will find her true identity.

"The Sleeping Beauty" told by C. S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham ONCE upon a time there were a King and a Queen who were very unhappy because they had no children. Everything else that the heart could wish for was theirs. They were rich ; they lived in a wonderful palace full of the costliest treasures ; their kingdom was at peace, and their people were prosperous. Yet none of these things contented them, because they wanted a little child of their own to love and to care for, and though they had been married several years, no child had come to them. Every day the King would look at the Queen and say : " Ah, if we only had a little child," ...