Kaleene Robertson

Suspicious, the emperor sends a spy disguised as a merchant to uncover the truth. When three village boys discover the merchant’s true identity, they kill him.They turn to the great warrior Chicahua for help. Expecting praise, or at least an acknowledgement that they have done the right thing for protecting their people, they are instead scolded; Chicahua recognizes the punishment that may befall the village. He decides the only course is to travel to the heart of the empire, Teotlchantli, to ba...

Their relationship starts strong and beautiful, but what makes it riveting is how it doesn’t let either of them hide their true selves for long. They fall into a (braver) picture-perfect version of love. Lauren shares truths she is scared to air, but Sierra doesn’t flinch. Instead, she makes space for all of Lauren. In return, Lauren inspires Sierra’s own personal growth. She begins to show up bolder in complicated familial relationships. Even her day-to-day world starts to look different; more...

She runs to her mother in search of an answer. Her mother encourages her and explains that, in order to improve and learn, we “should stand on the shoulders of giants. “These are people who have mastered the skills we want to learn and can pass their expertise on to us as we grow and improve. They are our teachers. Catalina searches and finds her giant, playing her screeching violin along the way, much to the dismay of the people she encounters. Her giant reassures her that he didn’t know how to...

Woodhouse has earned the right to make that claim. An authorpreneur herself (a word Sharon introduces as a mashup of author and entrepreneur), she founded and ran Lake Claremont Press, published her own books, and made a home for her work on platforms like Medium. She now runs Conspire Creative, an entrepreneurship agency for authors. Her wealth of expertise gives the book its authority, her knowledge of sticky business situations provides the grit, and her posture toward the reader gives it war...