Now available in paperback! This first-of-its-kind, practical book invites Asian Americans, immigrants, and those from marginalized communities to explore their mental health while honouring their rich heritage and embodying a new, complete, and whole identity.
Gigi O, a young Chinese immigrant, juggles her aspirations in the competitive U.S. real estate market while working as a stripper. Her journey is complicated by a flawed romantic relationship and the loyalty of her old strip club friends. Themes of betrayal, trust, and love versus desire emerge, especially as a new lesbian friend challenges her perceptions. When a market crash threatens her hard-won success, Gigi must navigate her dreams and personal identity, questioning whether she can achieve her goals while staying true to herself.
Through 15 in-depth interviews with religious leaders in Southern California, the author explores five prevalent themes that resonate across various faiths: creativity, memory, community, social justice, and love. These insights reveal the shared values and experiences that shape diverse religious practices and beliefs in the region, highlighting the interconnectedness of faith and social issues.
A serial killer is on the loose in Jazz Age Philadelphia in Jenny Adams’ debut historical mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Rhys Bowen. Philadelphia, 1921. When Edie Shippen returns home after spending years in California recovering from Influenza, she’s shocked to discover that her childhood sweetheart is engaged to her twin sister. Heartbroken and adrift, Edie vows to begin living her life as a modern woman—and to hell with anyone who gets in her way. But as young women start to disappear from the city, her newfound independence begins to feel dangerous. Gilbert Lawless returned home from the Great War a shell of his former self. He hides away in the office of Philadelphia’s Coroner, content to keep to himself until a gruesome series of corpses come into the morgue. And when his sister, Lizzie, goes missing, he risks his career to beg help from the one person Lizzie seemed to trust: her employer, Edie Shippen. Fearing the worst, Edie and Gilbert desperately search for clues. It soon becomes clear that Lizzie’s disappearance is connected to the deaths rocking the City of Brotherly Love...and it’s only a matter of time until the killer strikes again. With a lush Roaring Twenties setting and a wickedly smart sleuth to cheer for, A Deadly Endeavor is the perfect puzzling romp for fans of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.