Musician, 22, Invites Listeners to His Therapy Couch; Debut Album, ?Therapy? Features Love, Anxiety, Humor

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ourls

Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) August 17, 2011

In his debut album, ?Therapy,? now available as a free download, producer/singer/songwriter Travis Royce, 22, shares his fears, worries, experiences with love, and battle with an anxiety disorder.

?On the outside, it looks like Travis has it all and everything comes easily to him: He?s handsome, smart, talented and has lots of friends and admirers,? says Dony Wilcher, who leads Royce?s Portland team of friends and family members. ?But ?Therapy? gives you an honest, emotional, sometimes haunting look at his struggles, fears and what drives him.?

Royce recently signed a management contract with Michael ?Goldie? Greaux, a longtime veteran of Def Jam Universal, signed two music-licensing agreements and garnered an endorsement from Mcube Records. His first public performance is Aug. 21 in Portland.

Portland-area DJs are playing his songs in clubs.

In the electronic dance tune, ?Machine,? Royce touches on a recurring theme of feeling insecure and mixed up. The song ?Savior? describes ambivalence in love that people of any age can relate to.

Another theme in ?Therapy? is Royce?s struggle with panic disorder, which prevented him from releasing his music publicly–until now. He has been writing and producing music for 10 years, but only shared it with friends and family. In the song ?Anxiety,? Royce vows to overcome his fears.

?Therapy? includes lighter songs, such as the upbeat electronic dance tunes ?Machine? and ?Dreamin.?? Also included is the steamy ?What if I?? And ?JegginGirl? is full of the humor fans enjoy in Royce?s video blog.

“Immediately upon hearing Travis? music, it becomes clear that he has something special. He possesses the talent, charisma, musicality and at times sense of humor that will set him apart from other musicians of the genre,? says Marc S. Boriosi, a member of The Recording Academy, the principal for A Dying Breed LLC, an artist management and development company and an A&R consultant to various record labels and media companies. ?His style is smooth and his melodies are as unique and playful as they are memorable,?

Download Royce?s album (free for a limited time), check out his video blog, submit feedback, and read news stories about him at http://www.tmcroyce.com. To arrange an interview or request photos, contact Lisa Cohn, PR, 503-577-0504.

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Love Those Shoes See Sales of Earth Footwear Soar 500%

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ourls

(PRWEB UK) 18 August 2011

The latest figures released by online retailer LoveThoseShoes.com show a 500% increase in sales of Earth Shoes since it launched the brand exclusively in 2004, indicating the growing popularity of healthy shoes across the UK and Europe.

The demand for the shoes was such that Love Those Shoes increased its range by double after just one year and now sells around 35 different lines for men and women each season.

Earth, an American label, which uses Negative Heel Technology, a subtle 3.7 degree incline in the sole, from heel to toe, has become a favourite amongst customers for the benefits it promotes across the whole body. Love Those Shoes also pins its popularity upon the fact it is the only health and wellness footwear brand that offers its technology across all types of footwear including boots, shoes, sandals and trainers, giving the wearer a chance to change to healthy shoes for good.

Earth encourages the body back into its correct alignment and supports the foot in a natural position. Adjusting the body in this way will increase muscular strength, enhance breathing and correct posture helping to alleviate common problems such as back and muscular pain and Arthritis. The footwear is also used to maximise exercise and has been proven to burn up to four times more calories than standard shoes just by walking in them.

Over the years, the fashionable designs coupled with the wellness effects of the shoes has provoked interest from A ?list celebrities such as Teri Hatcher, Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow, who all wear Earth. And, the healing benefits have been picked up by leading medical experts such as Quincy Rabot, who recommends the footwear to his patients suffering with back pain.

Founded by Anne Kalso, a Danish Yoga Master in 1957, the footwear was born out of a desire to achieve the upright posture of Brazilian natives. When Anne Kalso saw the imprint of their feet to be deeper on the heel than on the foot she began to simulate this positioning in her own walking before developing the design for Earth.

Love Those Shoes has prided itself on finding unique footwear brands that offer health and beauty benefits together with appealing designs and was the first to import Earth from America in 2004 selling it exclusively to the UK and Europe. Managing director of Love Those Shoes, Glen Berd, saw something special in Earth:

?We saw Earth as completely unique footwear, a kind of magic shoe which looked great whilst giving you benefits that you could not expect from everyday footwear. The history and story behind the brand attracted me initially and it has been extremely successful for us. Our customers come back season after season to get the latest looks. It’s brands like Earth which have really given health and wellness footwear a platform to reach the mainstream.?

Love Those Shoes, based in Stockport, near Manchester, was established in 2003 and sells health and wellness footwear worldwide. It stocks 41 different brands which all offer a health or beauty benefit to the wearer.

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New Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks Teach Kids to Love Reading By Telling Their Own Stories, Not Someone Else?s

Posted on April 12, 2012 by ourls

Goose Creek, SC (PRWEB) August 23, 2011

The just-released Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks series provides parents with a uniquely personal way to answer a child?s request to ?tell me a story.? Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks are the newest product from DigitalScrapbookingAlbums.com, a company that specializes in customizable digital scrapbooking templates.

?The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories,? reports product creator Liz Reed. ?So instead of focusing on fantasy, Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks allow children to create their own stories and build memories of their real life experiences.?

With The Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks, the events and memories parents want children to remember are easily reinforced and enthusiastically re-told in positive, relationship-building ways. ?And because children help tell and create the story, they form a deep bond to their family history along with tremendous pride in where they came from.?

It?s All About ME

Children love to hear stories about themselves and people they know which led to the development of customized children?s books several decades ago. The high cost put them out of reach of the average family. As technology evolved, however, the books became more attractive and more affordable, ?but the content has remained the same,? observes Reed.

According to Reed, the problem with most personalized children?s books is that ?they aren?t really very personal.? Most of the customized storybooks that are available just insert your child?s name and a few details into a fictional storyline. ?The stories are completely generic and as a result, children tire of them quickly,? says Reed.

In contrast, Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks tell tales drawn from the real life adventures of a family. The books have titles like My Mommy, My Daddy, and Mommy and Daddy Get Married. Each page has a word or phrase on it and spaces for family photos.

?Even young children can help select the photos that will be included and that makes them feel very connected to the story and the people in it,? explains Reed.

When Daddy Is Serving His Country

The feeling of connection was extremely important to Reed when she created the Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks. The wife of a U.S. serviceman, she was aware that deployments and long separations were simply a part of military life, but unsure what to do to help her family cope with Daddy?s absence.

?We had two toddlers and a baby on the way when my husband received news of his first deployment,? recalls Reed. ?I wanted to find a way to help our older children remember Daddy while he was away. But I was even more concerned about giving our infant ? the one he wouldn?t meet until he returned ? a way to connect with her father.? She decided that a picture and storybook about her husband would be the perfect solution and that?s how the ?My Daddy? storybook album was born.

When Reed?s husband finally did return home and met his daughter for the first time, the little girl took to him immediately. ?The bond the book had established allowed father and daughter to come together with no awkwardness or hesitation,? reports Reed. ?It was a beautiful thing to witness.?

Serving Her Country, One Young Reader at a Time

The brain builds itself based on repetitive sensory experiences. ?So reading and re-reading family stories can be an important part of that process, helping children to grow mentally,? explains Reed. ?And helping even young children develop a love for listening and reading will benefit them throughout their lives.?

So although it is her husband that wears a uniform, Reed feels she is also ?serving our country…one young reader at a time.?

There are six Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks: My Daddy, My Mommy, Mommy and Daddy Get Married, I Love It When, Little Child, Little Child; and Where?s My Family. They are available individually for $ 9.99 or the entire set may be purchased at the discounted price of $ 19.99. To learn more about Picture Perfect Storybooks and other better-than-scrapbooks templates for kids and adults, please visit http://www.digitalscrapbookingalbums.com

About Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks

Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks are a series of customizable ?memory book? templates that encourage youngsters to ?Create…Record…and Always Remember.? They are easier to use than traditional scrapbooks and more personal than generic insert-your-name-here storybooks. With Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks, children turn their real-life stories their cherished memories that they love to hear and love to tell. Picture Perfect Children?s Storybooks empower youngsters with a sense of personal history, while teaching them a love of reading. They are the latest offering from the making-memories-that-last team at DigitalScrapbookingAlbums.com. For more information and to place an order, please visit http://www.digitalscrapbookingalbums.com/childrens-storybook.html

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Thich Nhat Hahn, Zen Buddhist Master and Peace Activist, Publishes Story of Timeless Wisdom – ‘The Novice: A Story of True Love’

Posted on April 12, 2012 by ourls

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2011

At the age of 84, world renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh offers a new kind of teaching to share his profound wisdom through a beautiful and timeless story. In THE NOVICE: A Story of True Love (HarperOne; August 2011; Hardcover), Thich Nhat Hanh transforms an ancient folk tale into a parable of a young woman who dares to risk her life for her faith ? and with it brings us closer to understanding the true nature of the life, and ourselves.

Thich Nhat Hanh will travel from his home in Plum Village, France, to the United States for a series of mindfulness retreats and public talks from August through October 2011.

Based on an ancient Vietnamese legend, THE NOVICE follows Kinh Tam, born to an aristocratic family in rural Vietnam and possessing uncommon beauty and intelligence. From an early age she is drawn to the teachings of Buddha and the rewards of a monastic life, but to please her family she agrees to walk the traditional path of marriage. Kinh Tam devotes her mind to her husband yet her heart never waivers from her true calling.

New Fiction Release Tells Story of Heartbreaking Loss and Unexpected New Love; Book by Barbara Beige

Posted on April 9, 2012 by ourls

Sace, ME (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

Erica Harding is eagerly anticipating the birth of her son with her husband, Jason, in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. As they excitedly await the arrival of their new baby, they also look forward to putting their shaky past behind them. Sadly, the baby?s birth is not the joyous event they hoped it would be; the couple suffers the loss of their full-term baby boy. Erica grieves, and Jason, finding himself unable to cope with his wife?s deep sadness as well as his own feelings, makes himself scarce emotionally as well as physically. When Erica learns that Jason has sought consolation in the arms of the woman with whom he conducted an affair years earlier, she feels betrayed and requests a separation.

Adrift, Erica finds herself spending more time at her local bookstore, where she meets a handsome employee. After a brief conversation with the man, Erica comes home and finds a mysterious note in her bag. Certain it?s from the man at the store, she embarks on an online flirtation, resulting in a dinner invitation. However, when she arrives for their get-together, her correspondent is not who she thought it would be. Faced with a new opportunity, Erica is forced to reconsider everything she knows about relationships and love, and she must come to a definitive decision about her foundering marriage.

Unexpectations is by turns utterly heartbreaking and wildly captivating. Author Barbara Beige taps into her own personal experiences with love and loss to create an entirely believable and likeable character in Erica, a character that the readers can sympathize with as well as cheer on in her new and exciting endeavor. Unexpectations is Barbara Beige?s first ?Married Woman Coming Out? novel.

For more information, visit http://www.barbarabeige.com

UNEXPECTATIONS

Barbara Beige

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-145750-416-7

Family That Inspired HBO’s ‘Big Love’ Brings New Book ‘Love Times Three’ – First-ever Memoir of Polygamy, Argues for the Acceptance of Plural Marriage

Posted on April 8, 2012 by ourls

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 06, 2011

For decades, polygamous families have been forced to hide their lifestyle. Men risk prosecution and economic blacklisting, and women face social scorn and isolation. LOVE TIMES THREE, the first-ever positive memoir of a polygamous family, is a riveting inside look at a world most of us can hardly imagine. The Dargers defy lurid headlines torn from the news by revealing the extraordinary workings of their day-to-day life.

Independent Fundamentalist Mormons, the Dargers grew up in polygamous families, and by the time they were in high school, they knew they wanted to live the Principle themselves. The Dargers move the conversation away from child brides, Warren Jeffs, and the FLDS to more mainstream polygamists who don?t follow a modern-day prophet and who willingly enter into plural relationships as adults. Rather than living in isolated communities, Independent Fundamentalist Mormons are similar to an average American family?except for their family structure.

In this intimate, inside story, the Dargers explain why they chose the polygamous path. They speak candidly about the pressure of keeping their relationships a secret, the jealousy and personal challenges that arise and the faith that sustains them. Written in the voices of the four parents, LOVE TIMES THREE (HarperOne; September 13, 2011; Hardcover; $ 26.99; ISBN 9780062074041) is the story of one man, his three wives, and their twenty-four children as they live out their faith in a world of prejudice, misconception, and fear. The book features chapters that illustrate the sister wife dynamic, how Joe juggles his three distinct romantic relationships, and words from three of their children, who shed light on ?My Three Moms.?

Despite the risk of legal action, the Dargers know that it?s time to counteract the often sensational interpretation and general public?s misunderstanding of polygamy with the truth. Ultimately, they hope that by publically revealing their way of life, polygamy will step closer to being an accepted lifestyle and the laws that criminalize their way of life might change. Now, for the first time, Joe, Alina, Vicki, and Valerie Darger lift the veil on their so-called taboo way of life.

About the Authors

Joe, Alina, Vicki, and Valerie Darger are a grounded, devout, and forthright family, who live in a large home in suburban Salt Lake County with twenty of their twenty-four children.

Brooke Adams covers polygamy for The Salt Lake Tribune and has been a reporter for more than 25 years. She spent four months in Texas in 2008 after authorities raided the FLDS ranch in Eldorado, has covered many polygamists and polygamous groups including Winston Blackmore in Canada, the Kingston and Allred groups in Utah, and has a blog called ?The Polygamy File? that is consistently the newspaper’s top blog in readership.

“Aided by the best journalist writing about polygamy today, the Dargers tell their story with candor and an aching authenticity.”?Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer,

Creators of HBO’s Big Love

?Eye opening and courageous.? ?Kirkus Reviews

LOVE TIMES THREE: Our True Story of a Polygamous Marriage

By Joe Darger, Alina Darger, Vicki Darger, and Valerie Darger with Brooke Adams

HarperOne, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

September 13, 2011 | Hardcover | ISBN 9780062074041

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Novel Filled with Heartfelt Story of Immigration, Love

Posted on April 7, 2012 by ourls

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (PRWEB) September 09, 2011

Whether or not one is interested in genealogy, everyone has ancestors, and those ancestors contributed in some way to history. The Linden Tree Legacy (published by AuthorHouse), by author B.F. Knudson, is a historically-based novel inspired by her own parents? stories.

?The new friends stood together as they entered New York harbor, cheering loudly with their fellow passengers as they passed the Statue of Liberty. Young, healthy, and with their papers in order, they easily passed all the Ellis Island tests and entered the city of New York through Battery Park. Frank gave his brother?s address to Anton, hoping to keep in touch. After saying goodbye, Anton dragged his steamer trunk to the nearest train station and bought a ticket to Cleveland.?

Louiza, Anton, Frank and Rose all came to America to work and have a better life. Frank becomes a coal miner, and he and his family have difficult and painful experiences. Anton becomes a blacksmith, before the memories of his childhood drive him into alcoholism. It is the two families? children that truly begin to live the American Dream.

When Ivan, Louiza and Anton?s son, marries Beth, the oldest daughter of Frank and Rose, the two families are joined by more than friendship. Together, they face the difficulties of Prohibition and the scourge of the Great Depression and the horror of World War II.

About the Author

Beverly F. Knudson was born in Ohio and moved to the San Fernando Valley in Southern California as a child with her family. After earning a bachelor?s degree in dental hygiene at the University of Southern California, she worked in a dental office across the street from Universal Studios, where many patients were in the entertainment industry. After retiring from dentistry and interviewing her aging parents about their lives, Knudson fictionalized their stories into this book.

AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry?s only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. Committed to providing the highest level of customer service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse will celebrate 15 years of service to authors in Sept. 2011.For more information or to publish a book visit authorhouse.com or call 1-888-519-5121. For the latest, follow @authorhouse on Twitter.

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‘The Restaurant Reviewer,’ a Love Story, is Dedicated to the People of New York City

Posted on April 7, 2012 by ourls

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

Set in lower Manhattan in the wake of 9/11, “The Restaurant Reviewer” weaves the fears and hopes of its characters into a story of what matters, what endures, in the wake of loss. Published by OMR Press, it focuses on an old family-owned restaurant, Booths, whose devoted chef and proprietor, Matthias Constantine, has collapsed from a stroke. The question facing everyone around him is whether, and how, his restaurant can survive. The answers explore connections to place, memory, and the passage of time–especially those of the chef.

The story is narrated by Shaylie Drinan, a restaurant reviewer for a major New York newspaper, who finds herself drawn inexorably into the survival of Booths through her lover, Damian Constantine, Matthias?s son.

Matthias Constantine has spent his life preparing and refining the fare at his restaurant, a steakhouse on the Bowery that was founded by his immigrant grandfather and is now a clubhouse for City Hall politicians. His only help in the kitchen, and his avid prot

“Real Love Conquers Abuse, Betrayal & Despair.” New Nurture Virtual Book Tour for “This Bird Flew Away” by Lynda M. Martin – On Tour From September 5th-30th, 2011.

Posted on April 6, 2012 by ourls

Orlando, Florida (PRWEB) September 13, 2011

New Nurture Virtual Book Tour for Lynda M. Martin. Visit blogs and websites featuring L.J. and “This Bird Flew Away” from September 5th-30th, 2011 at http://nurtureyourbooks.com/vbtblog/?p=1786.

About “This Bird Flew Away”:

Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist – Literary Fiction.

What is real love? The whole world wants to know?

They should ask Bria Jean, because she has it all figured out. Opinionated, stubborn and full of woe, Bria would tell you real love is having one person you can always count on through thick and thin. For her, that?s Jack. And it doesn?t matter to her that she?s nine and he?s twenty-three ? not one bit.

When, at the age of twelve, Bria disappears, Jack and his Aunt Mary search for her, and when she surfaces, injured, abused and traumatized, he fights to become her guardian with no idea of the trials ahead of him. By then, Bria is thirteen going on thirty, full of her own ideas on how her life should run and with some very fixed notions about who is in charge.

About the Author:

Lynda was born in Dunfirmline, Scotland in 1953, emigrated to Canada with her parents as a young girl. She grew up on the vast prairies of Western Canada, and loved the open wide spaces of that wild land. She was educated in Medicine Hat, Alberta, a town in the southeast corner of that province, and spent most of her time riding horses, barrel racing and hanging around rodeos and cowboys http://www.lyndammartin.com/page1.

In 1968, the product of a troubled youth and a dysfunctional family, she found herself on her own at the age of fifteen, two thousand miles from her home, and knows first hand the dangers facing girls on our streets and the predators that prey on them. She was one of the lucky ones. She survived.

Later in life, she went east to Montreal for her education, graduating from the University of Montreal with a degree in Business Administration, which provided a fine income, but little in the way of personal satisfaction. Still in her twenties, she became a volunteer with social services to work with troubled teen-aged girls, and took every course the social agencies offered.

Soon, she became an outreach worker who worked with police, social agencies and charities, becoming a respected front-line worker, often initiating first contact with recovered abused and exploited children. Over the years, and in many different jurisdictions, this second career became the driving force of her life, which often took her into law-enforcement, child welfare agencies, prosecutors offices and the courts.

Lynda and her husband Jim make their home in the sunny state of Florida, and in her beloved Alberta. She has two daughters and four grandchildren.

Now retired from child protection work, Lynda is a full-time writer, editor, writing teacher and coach http://lyndammartin.blogspot.com/.

Join us for the “This Bird Flew Away” Nurture Virtual Book Tour, September 5th-30th, 2011 for a chance to enter and win copies of “This Bird Flew Away”, read author interviews, guest author posts and more.

For current tour dates and the full Book Tour schedule, please refer to the author’s Nurture Virtual Book Tour page at http://nurtureyourbooks.com/vbtblog/?p=1786.

About Nurture Your BOOKS?

Nurture Your BOOKS? – A global, online, independent author and book promotion company based in Alberta Canada; it is owned and run by the company’s CEO and Founder, Bobbie Crawford-McCoy. Nurture Your BOOKS? continues to rise above industry standards by offering clients contract-free support and professional author services at an affordable price. They provide their expertise and knowledge to a growing number of authors, both Independent and Traditional/Legacy Published, who require assistance with marketing, promoting and selling their books.

Nurture Your BOOKS? – ?A refreshing change from what you?re used to.? http://nurtureyourbooks.com/website/

Dorothy M. Foss Conveys the True Face of Love in New Novel

Posted on April 5, 2012 by ourls

Roseville, Minn. (PRWEB) September 14, 2011

?Love? How does one define love?? Jenny, the lead character in author Dorothy M. Foss? debut novel, The Greatest of These, asks. Jenny finds herself questioning about love after being forced by circumstances to work somewhere else, leaving her three children behind. Readers will witness sacrifice, love, hope, and reunion unfold within the pages of this book.

The novel begins as Jenny?s content life in Laurel Hill is shattered, and the family moves to Duluth. She knows little of what caused this misery as her husband Jonathan refuses to share his problems. The pain of the Great Depression is still at large, and Jenny can?t find work where she is. She arranges to move to Milwaukee where work is more abundant but first must find care for Maggie, David and Holly in Duluth. Life lessons must be learned by Jenny and Maggie who both yearn for the family to be reunited. But is that possible?

?For years it?s been my passion to write this story. When I retired I knew my need to care for ill or dying family members must take precedence over my plans. Health issues continued to plague us, but recently I finished my book based on our story. It allows me the freedom to write in fiction that I believe is more interesting, and I compose this in 1st person to bring readers closer to the heart and soul of my characters. Join me now as we travel to this tragic yet wonderful time in history?if folks but have the power, desire, and faith to exist,? Foss shares.

Heartwarming and emotionally stirring, The Greatest of These delves into the life of a woman who is forced to come to terms with what really matters in her life.

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.Xlibris.com.

The Greatest of These * by Dorothy M. Foss

Publication Date: September 9, 2011

Trade Paperback; $ 19.99; 214 pages; 978-1-4653-4554-7

Trade Hardback; $ 29.99; 214 pages; 978-1-4653-4555-4

eBook; $ 9.99; 978-1-4653-4556-1

Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7879. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7879.

For more information on self-publishing or marketing with Xlibris, visit http://www.Xlibris.com. To receive a free publishing guide, please call (888) 795-4274.

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