"Sometimes she felt like they were so labeled they should of collapsed under all the competing expectations."

Lola Cooper has spent most of her life in the shadows. She was the outcast...the child her parents never wanted....the result of her mother's affair. After slicing her wrists and surviving, Lola finds peace listening to the band Four and a Half Headstones and especially their lead singer, Drezden Halifax. The only person she can rely on is her brother, Seth Cooper, guitarist for Barbed Wire. When the two bands hook up for a tour, Lola is beyond excited to go...maybe she will even get to meet Drezden!

When Four and a Half Headstones' lead guitarist is kicked out of the band, Seth urges Lola to audition. Imagine Lola's surprise when she is the one picked to replace him! What Lola didn't count on was the power Drezden seemed to have over her emotional state. Knowing it would be wrong to be involved with any band member, Lola fights off Drezden's advances. When Drezden realizes Lola does actually like him, he does everything in his power to make Lola his.

I really liked Lola. She had had such a hard teenage life and still seemed so strong. I really loved the relationship she had with Seth. Drezden seemed like a decent guy but because of issues in his past, he had some anger management issues. The road these two had to take to get their happy ending was tough. By the end, you really felt for both of them and were glad they finally got their happy ending. Overall, this was a fun, enjoyable read.

"More and more often these days I get asked what books would I recommend for solitary witches who have gone beyond material aimed at beginners. The truth is, there aren't that many. The Deep Heart of Witchcraft, by David Salisbury, is one I've recommended in the past. Now I'll be adding Traditional Witchcraft and the Path to the Mysteries by Mélusine Draco.

This book is the final in Mélusine's series Traditional Witchcraft for Urban Living, Traditional Witchcraft for the Seashore, Traditional Witchcraft for Fields and Hedgerows,Traditional Witchcraft for the Woods and Forests and Traditional Witchcraft and the Pagan Revival.It is aimed at witches who have worked through all the earlier books, taken on board the lessons and have a thorough grasp of the techniques and practices of witchcraft. So, one might ask, what is there left to learn? "

No matter what your limitations are - health issues, financial problems, a difficult marriage or divorce, a loss of friendship, death of a dream - your life is meant to be filled to the brim with the potential of God's blessings. But in order to thrive and heal, you must accept any limitation by faith, trust in His faithfulness each step if the way, and wait for His grace so you can live a faithful story right in the place you find yourself (p. 13).

God often does not work with most qualified, but with the most available.

Quite simply, owning my own life means living up to my spiritual potential.

(p. xvii)

There is no single way to serve God, but the point is this: We each have only one life to live to tell a story about Him, about His ways, about His love. And if we are Christ followers, then God calls us to use our gifts, to exercise our faith, and to become salt and light right where we are.

(p. xxi)

When we own our lives, we choose to make love a priority in our homes, our marriages, and our parenting.

I will love you, encourage you, and help you in every way. But I cannot make you a great person.

(p. xxii)

Own your own life. Choose whom you will serve. Live into Christ's love and the power of His Spirit working through you.

(p. xxii)