Most Popular Books by Lisa Shea

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Beer is God’s sign that he loves us.” Beer was savored by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. It''s a staple of sports events and back yard parties. But what do you do if you are aiming for a healthier lifestyle? Don''t give up the beer! My reviews will help you find the perfect one which combines lower carbs and calorie values along with the taste you seek. I first began reviewing low carb / light beers back in 2004, and over the years I''ve sampled these offerings many times. This 121-page version here is freshly updated with reviews and images. I''ve got 30 currently available beers and ciders listed here with a full review for each. The handy chart will allow you to see, at a glance, their carbs, calories, percentage of alcohol, and bottle size. It''s easy for you to scan the list and see exactly what you want. Keep this book on your phone or tablet. The next time you pop into a liquor store, have dinner at a local restaurant, or go out to a party, you''ll quickly know what your best options are. Even if your signal is feeble or gone! I''m always open to feedback - let me know what other beer I should be trying!

Kathy Taylor had weathered eight rough years as a black female police officer in Boston - but enough was enough. She turned in her badge, moved up north, and set up shop as a private investigator in historic Salem, Massachusetts. Now she''s surrounded by wiccans and herbalists, by crystal shops and psychic pizza-deliverymen. And her first client has just stepped in the door. The Lucky Cat is the very first entry in the Salem Massachusetts Mini Mystery series. These short stories will be written and loaded one a day from October 1 through October 31, 2014. All author''s proceeds from this series benefit battered women''s shelters. Lisa has lived in scenic Massachusetts since 1986, with only two brief forays out of state. She loves the history of Salem. One of Lisa’s ancestors was Ann Foster, who died during the Salem Witch Trials. Ann Foster was a grandmother by that time and sacrificed herself to protect her daughter and granddaughter.

A brand new chapter book featuring Pepper Clark from Littlest Pet Shop! When the Pawristas coffee shop is planning for a big "two for one" weekend, the pets offer to help Blythe, especially Pepper Clark. With a few bites from a glazed doughnut, Pepper''s productivity astonishes everyone. However, Blythe warns the sweets-loving skunk that a little sugar goes a long way. Pepper, on the other hand, believes that if a little sugar makes her feel a little better, then a lot should make her feel a lot better! Can Pepper continue to impress her friends or will things finally get out of hand?

Amber treasured her Navajo heritage. Until now, she had never left her home on the reservation in the Four Corners. The only reason she was standing on this South Korean moonlit shore was to honor her father''s last wishes. She had brought his ashes here to commemorate her Code-Talking grandfather. A man who had left for the Korean War and never returned home. Shash Hayou had been lost in action along with his best friend, Charlie Atene. But Charlie was alive. And the more Amber discovers, the more she questions everything she once held as true. * * * The Counterfeit Lighthouse is book one in the Navajo Footsteps in Korea series. Lisa''s novellas are written without explicit intimacy or violence. As such they are suitable for teens and up. Half of all proceeds from this series benefits battered women''s shelters.

Are you having trouble falling asleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night? Is the lack of sleep affecting your work, your relationships, and your ability to be happy? If so, you''re not alone. Up to sixty percent of people polled report that they have sleep problems at least some of the time. In our modern world of high stress, 24-hour news cycles, and pinging smart phones, it''s no wonder we are having sleep deprivation issues. This 53-page ebook goes over every stage of falling asleep healthily - from the foods to eat, the vitamins that will help, when to exercise, how to prepare the room, and much more. You absolutely can achieve healthy, restorative sleep! You simply need to give your body the best possible chance to enjoy that well-deserved rest. All proceeds benefit battered women''s shelters.

How would you like to be able to control your dreams? To turn your dream into a virtual holodeck, like on Star Trek, where you can be anyone and go anywhere? You can fly, you can breathe underwater, you can visit distant planets and live the life you''ve always wanted. This is what lucid dreaming is all about. In a lucid dream, you become aware that you''re dreaming - and you can now control it. You can cause a white stallion to appear on your tropical beach and ride him along the turquoise waters. You can turn your nightmare of a twisted forest into a quiet wood with a beautiful, mossy pond. If you wish, a unicorn can appear to nestle at your side. I''d say the sky was the limit - but really, it''s not. If you want to head into outer space, and bounce along the moon''s surface, you can! I''ve been lucid dreaming for many years and have helped others achieve this same glorious state. By following my step-by-step guidelines, you''ll find that you''re lucid dreaming in no time at all. Take that first step - and live your dreams! All proceeds benefit battered women''s shelters.

A Wyoming blizzard. A crashed car. Haloke''s only six years old, but there''s no one else. Her father''s dead. Her mother''s clinging to life. She draws deep within her, to her Arapaho and Navajo roots, to set out to find help. Twenty years later, it''s Haloke''s younger half-sister, Johona, who desperately needs help. She''d been knocked unconscious and then brutally raped. Johona desperately holds onto the hope that Deputy Logan can find those who are responsible. And maybe - just maybe - her sister would be able to return home from deployment overseas to spend Christmas with the family. The lives of Haloke, Logan, and Johona are entwined by fate, just as are the lives of those on and off the reservation. And the story has just begun ... * * * Wyoming Vision is book one in the Arapaho Vision Quest series. In general, Lisa''s novellas are written without explicit intimacy or violence. As such they are suitable for teens and up. That being said, this specific series does center around one young woman''s recovery from rape and those who would have concerns reading about that should be alerted. Half of all proceeds from this series benefits battered women''s shelters.

Kay is entranced with the possibilities which lie before her. Five handsome, willing men are vying for her hand in marriage. The stakes are ownership of a medieval keep perched on the rocky edge of a stormy ocean. Each man seems more stunning than the last, and it is her choice which will reward the prize. To make the game even more interesting, Kay is disguised as a handmaiden to her sister, Em, so that she might more freely mingle with the suitors. In this way she can learn their strengths and catch them in their most unguarded moments. As the threat of border reivers approaches the keep, Kay finds that her pleasurable pasttime takes on a far more serious overtone. Knowing who to trust and who to depend on becomes a matter of life and death! All author''s proceeds from sales of the Sword of Glastonbury series benefit battered women''s shelters. Knowing Yourself is book one in the Sword of Glastonbury series. Each novel ends in a happily ever after, which then leads into the next book in the series. Each of these full-length romances features its own flavor, atmosphere, and main characters. Each is set in a different part of medieval England and showcases the natural beauty of its region. Knowing Yourself is set in Cumbria, in northwestern England. Knowing Yourself is a lighthearted tale of romance and courtship, with a pair of fun-loving sisters, in the style of a medieval bachelorette contest. It is suitable for teens and older. It does not feature any strong language nor any intimacy beyond a gentle kiss.

Summer is here, and that can only mean the annual Perfect Peg Pageant! It''s time for the pets to shine, and Blythe has just the pet in mind: Penny!. The adorable panda needs a rigorous makeover. Will Penny be able to stay true to herself despite the crazy workouts, false eyelshes, and outrageous clothes?

A Clean Romance Showcasing a Love which Endures a Thousand Years ... Nicole Bessam had finally found him. After long, fruitless years of searching, after countless missteps and mistakes, she had at last reunited with the man she had pledged her heart to. He was right there in front of her. But he didn''t remember her face. Commander Jon Paxton was transfixed by the woman before him. He''d had relationships in the past, certainly - women who eased his loneliness. But none had ever called to him the way Nicole did. None had ever fit into his life as neatly as a key fits into its lock. And there seemed to be so much more beneath the surface - but he just couldn''t reach it. Nicole had to move as carefully as a cat negotiating a thin ledge high above a desolate abyss. One reckless step, one shift in the wrong direction, and the love they had treasured for a thousand years could be forever lost. Aquarian Awakenings is the first of four novellas in the Collective Saga series. They can be read singly or as a boxed set. They contain no explicit violence nor intimacy. As such, they are suitable for teens and up. I support battered women''s shelters.

Things have gone topsy-turvy at Ever After High. After Faybelle casts a spell on the midterm hexams, the students unhexpectedly find themselves inside the wrong storybooks. When Cerise Hood and Dexter Charming realize they''re in the story of Beauty and the Beast, they both think it''s a royal fairy fail. Cerise would rather run outside than stay in a castle, and Dexter is worried that he''ll never escape his big brother''s shadow. But when they discover that they''ll need to make it to the end of the story to return to school, Cerise and Dex are determined to fit in, even if they''re better off being themselves. Will this team find their fairy own hextraordinary way to a Happily Ever After?

A book for everyone looking to embrace all things French in the ways of love. Start with the courtship, then create the perfect wedding, and keep the fire alive with everyday French living.

Mary''s spartan upbringing and rigorous training have honed her for a single mission - to shield Erik from harm. His mother, Lady Cartwright, devised this final safety net before illness took her life. The Lady had no doubt that Erik''s devious fiancee, Lynessa, would gleefully plan and execute her son''s death. The only question was when. Erik seems oblivious to the threat barreling down at him. Despite his years of service in the Crusades, and his intimate experience with dangers beyond reckoning, he still resolutely trusts in the woman he vowed to honor. Even when the proof seems incontrovertible that Lynessa is scheming his destruction, he determinedly holds out hope for her innocence. When Lynessa springs her fatal trap, Mary desperately races to intervene. Mary''s love for Erik melds with her duty to protect him at all costs. Her every ounce of focus is on unraveling the twisted strands which bind him before they drag Erik to a brutal, tortured death. All author''s proceeds from sales of the Sword of Glastonbury series benefit battered women''s shelters. Sworn Loyalty is book seven in the Sword of Glastonbury series. Each novel ends in a happily ever after, which then leads into the next book in the series. Each of these full-length romances features its own flavor, atmosphere, and main characters. Each is set in a different part of medieval England and showcases the natural beauty of its region. Sworn Loyalty is set in Lincolnshire, in eastern England. Sworn Loyalty is a stirring tale of adventure, loyalty, and second chances, in the style of Robin Hood. It is suitable for teens and older. It does not feature any strong language nor explicit scenes of intimacy.

I blink into awareness in a clinically clean hallway, surrounded by tangerine-garbed murderers and psychopaths. I have no idea who I am or why I''m a part of this Hell-bound group. A guard in riot gear hands me a Ruger double-action revolver. I''m told if I can make it through the no-man''s-land alive, I might have a chance at amnesty. All I have to do is trek the two-hundred-and-fifty miles north through desolate wasteland to the Gate. Alone.I could say this is the worst day of my life, but I honestly have no idea.The Ishtato Saga follows one young woman''s journey through treacherous landscapes, backstabbing strangers, and lethal challenges. If she survives, her path will lead her to a final destination beyond anything she could have imagined.This book contains all three novellas of the Ishtato Saga series: Into the Wasteland, He Who Was Living, and Broken Images.All author''s proceeds from sales of this book benefits battered women''s shelters.The Ishtato Saga is teen friendly. It is written without explicit intimacy or violence.

Optimus Prime has selected a special team of Transformers to work side-by-side with the people of Earth--they are called the Rescue Bots! Heatwave the Fire-Bot changes into a fire engine and is partnered with Kade Burns. In this story, the Rescue Bots have to stop some runaway floating lobsters from ruining the town parade! A Passport to Reading Level 1 book.

Haiku. A crystalline drop of vision, delicately colored, conveying a pinpoint moment in time. Starting with its structure of five-seven-five syllables, its possibilities are endless. Meld that in with wet-on-wet watercolor, the very essence of patience and release of expectations, and you have a combination which inspires and soothes. Artist Lisa Shea provides seasonally-themed pairings of words and images which tantalize and delight. In each case she pondered the poem while sitting down with a six-inch by six-inch piece of watercolor paper. She then made one and only one pass at creating an image to go with that poem. There were no do-overs. There were no fixer-uppers. Just as in life, she took a deep breath, and began. The result was often swayed by water movement, air movement, and other factors far beyond her control. And that''s all right. The journey is what matters. Join Lisa on her journey, and share your thoughts on the results! * * * Haiku of the Great Blue Hill - Poetry and Watercolors of Massachusetts is Lisa''s first book of published poetry. Lisa has been writing poetry since she was a young girl. She has always adored the Japanese culture and ran a feudal Japan newsletter for ten years. While Lisa was born in Maryland, she has lived in Massachusetts, with two brief departures, for nearly the past thirty years. She adores its rolling hills, mossy forests, and serene coastlines. All author''s proceeds from Haiku of the Great Blue Hill benefit local battered women''s shelters. Lisa has written 40 fiction books, 78 non-fiction books, and 36 short stories. "Massachusetts" was the name of a Native American tribe which lived south of Boston. This name loosely translates to "Great Blue Hill" - referencing the blue granite rock of the Milton / Canton area.

It is the final, desperate race. Haloke no longer fears her own death. She will sacrifice everything in order to save Johona. That is all that matters now.* * *Dawn Vision is book ten in the Arapaho Vision Quest series. In general, Lisa''s novellas are written without explicit intimacy or violence. As such they are suitable for teens and up. That being said, this specific series does center around one young woman''s recovery from rape. Readers who would have concerns reading about this sensitive topic should be aware of that storyline.Half of all proceeds from this series benefits battered women''s shelters.

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran was first published in 1932. This beautifully lyrical work includes twenty-eight essays, each covering a different topic. Each essay / poem is about a page or two long. The sections are: * love * marriage * children * giving * eating and drinking * work * joy and sorrow * housing * clothes * buying and selling * crime and punishment * laws * freedom * reason and passion * pain * self-knowledge * teaching * friendship * talking * time * good and evil * prayer * pleasure * beauty * religion * death Each essay becomes a perfect meditation topic or discussion starter. In this fresh version of The Prophet, artist and poet Lisa Shea adds her commentary on each essay, providing background into Kahlil''s personal life and how that impacted his views on these topics. In addition, she provides a Holga film camera photo go to with each essay, matching artwork with the evocative poetry. Read for yourself why Kahlil Gibran is the third best selling poet of all time, only behind Shakespeare and Lao Tze!