New Releases by Carol Schmidt

Inspired by the ornate designs of the ever-popular Art Nouveau style, this coloring book features 30 illustrations of artful arrangements of pendants, combs, rings, bracelets, brooches, buttons, clasps, and earrings.

These 31 original designs, inspired by and adapted from authentic Celtic artwork, include key, step, and knotwork patterns as well as images of birds, fish, reptiles, and insects within stunning decorative borders.

Portraits of young women reflect the style that made artist Harrison Fisher popular at the turn of the 20th century. More than 30 ready-to-color illustrations depict ladies at play and in repose.

Make these flowers and butterflies bloom with brilliant life. Sixteen illustrations feature winged beauties amid roses, orchids, and other blossoms. After coloring, display them near a window or lamp.

More than 30 dazzling full-page illustrations offer a wealth of Art Deco designs to color. Sources include vintage jewelry, Seguy's nature-inspired designs, landscapes bursting with stylized flowers and animals, and classic Jazz Age imagery. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Art Deco Designs and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Enter into a mesmerizing world of kaleidoscopic configurations! These 16 captivating stained glass designs offer colorists a tremendous variety of circular formations with dramatic floral, geometric, and star-shaped patterns.

"Over 30 patchwork designs to color" -- page 4 of cover.

Fifty nifty full-page designs re-create one of the most popular quilt series ever, Hearth & Home's States-of-the-Union series. Each ready-to-color patchwork quilt design celebrates one of the 50 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. In addition to the full-page quilt illustrations, each block is shown individually for reference.

Beautifully rendered for coloring, these unusual designs were originally hand cut by Japanese artisans. Sixteen drawings — depicting carp, cranes, butterflies, flower baskets, and more — will delight colorists of all ages.

Enter the world of butterfly fairies with these 16 beautifully rendered stained glass vignettes. Each of these magical creatures is pictured with a pair of wings inspired by the patterns of real-life butterflies.

Profiling the 31 states and Mexico City, a federal district, this resource provides in-depth answers to concerns about what it costs to live in Mexico, the realities of health care, the judicial system, and personal safety.

Traditional patchwork quilts — characterized by fascinating patterns of stars, triangles, circles, squares, and other geometric configurations — are renowned for their extraordinary beauty. This ready-to-color treasury features 30 time-honored patchwork quilt motifs, each rendered from original designs and filled with the charm of authentic Americana. Using markers, crayons, pencils, and other creative media, colorists and quilters alike will delight in bringing this collection of patterns to vivid life!

This soaring collection presents a butterfly for every letter of the alphabet — plus one for each of the four seasons. Finely detailed drawings include the Buckeye, Emperor, Indra, Nokomis, Red Rim, Two-tailed Tiger, the extinct Xerces Blue, and 23 other exquisite breeds. Each creature appears with its corresponding letter, amid beautiful blossoms with the same initial.

After the shattering events of Silverlake Heat, Laney Samms is putting her life back together by living on the L.A. estate of a music impresario. When a woman is attacked on the property, Laney is pitched headlong into a nightmare.

Meet Laney Samms, on the very morning when her life will change forever. Laney is plunged into an undreamed-of foment of darkness, homicide and passion when she gets involved with a married woman and a homicide.