Bøger af Kay Thomas

"The Entrepreneur's Blueprint: Building a Business and Mastering Business Credit" is a comprehensive guide that takes aspiring entrepreneurs through the essential steps of starting and growing a successful business. From crafting a solid business plan to understanding the intricacies of mastering business credit, this book offers practical advice and expert tips to help entrepreneurs navigate the challenging world of business. With real-life examples and actionable strategies, readers will gain the knowledge and confidence to transform their business ideas into thriving ventures. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to build a sustainable and successful business.

Join Kymani Solaris on an out-of-this-world adventure as he embarks on a journey to explore the wonders of the universe! In this captivating children's book, Kymani discovers magical new planets filled with fascinating creatures and breathtaking landscapes. Kymani encounters new friends and learns valuable lessons about friendship, courage, and the importance of embracing diversity. With vivid illustrations and an engaging storyline, 'Kymani Solaris: A Voyage to New Worlds is a delightful tale that sparks curiosity and imagination in young readers. Get ready to blast off into a world of discovery and wonder!

I'll Be Honest with You is a collection of essays about everything under the sun including the kitchen sink - seriously. Thomas takes on a new challenge writing minimally leaving readers to piece together what they want from brief "flashes," or eruptions of ideas. It's a book to be picked up and read over and over for snippets of truth sprinkled with a good portion of playfulness.

Shimmering Japanese Sunlight is one woman's experience traveling to Japan where she discovers the unexpected in a treasure of an island country. Thomas travels for knowledge rather than information, and this collection of essays invites you to see through the author's eyes with her glint of humor how she engages with the overall politeness in the nature of the Japanese people, and the surprising quietness on crowded city streets. Three generations after World War II and Thomas wants to put her childhood thoughts from her schoolbooks to rest by going to Hiroshima. Travel is always about the people connections and Thomas takes you along to visit housewives demonstrating the art of sushi making, an Ikebana teacher guiding her patiently in the tradition of floral arranging and a Zen Buddhist priest offering a tea ceremony and mindful meditation.

Pity Becomes You is the story of a woman with dementia who avoids dealing with the reality of life. Unfortunately the truth of who she is finds her in the end. Parts of the novel are told from other people's perspectives giving readers a sense of the scope of Vera's problems. There is a story within the story layered and intertwined. Perhaps, there is a third story, too, reaching out for readers to discover.

AGREEABLE: A Best Food Day Mystery is the first in The Tongue and Cheek Mystery Series introducing Althea Chutney, food critic at the local newspaper.When Althea discovers something irregular about LaGuardo's Italian Bistro while interviewing the restaurant's chef, she begins connecting the dots to a case which has baffled the FBI for months. Keeping up with Althea as she races to uncover the crime will leave you more energized and ready to give her a helping hand. There's nothing that slows her down. This short, fast-paced mystery shouldn't be taken too seriously. There's an odd assortment of people connected together for better or worse by sheer coincidence. Then again, life is about second chances, too. Be forgiving. As frustrated as you might get with Angie, the naive waitress, or with Ronnie Garrison, the devious entrepreneur, you will gain a better appreciation of small town newspaper folks and local business owners forging a head despite the mega mall nearby. Watch for Agatha Chutney self-appointed amateur sleuth's next adventure coming soon.

A SMIGEN OF IRISH LUCK is a collection of essays taking you on one woman's adventures in Ireland. Planting her feet on Irish soil is all it requires to see extraordinary where there is ordinary, to engage in conversations in the oddest of places and adjust to the inevitable raindrops like a local. You will follow Thomas on her search for the elusive four-leaf clover, face a kiss at the Blarney Stone, share a soulful moment at W.B. Yeats' grave and find it difficult to leave Galway's lively streets. Thomas claims no Irish roots; yet she gets inspired with the music, literature and pub culture like no other place that she has ever visited.

Don't Whatever Me, Ever is a collection of essays that first appeared in print in Thomas' popular biweekly column, AND ONE MORE THING...in the Livingston County News. Thomas dumps the bucket list for its waste of time, ponders the mystery of socks disappearing in the dryer, rolling out toilet paper and becoming a twitter maniac rather than a bingo expert. She searches for true beauty, embraces genuine friendships and lives with pesky memory lapses all with lighthearted humor.

Are you tired of worrying about your pre-teen's financial future? Do you want to give them a head start in managing their money?By teaching your pre-teen financial literacy skills early on, you can help them avoid the mistakes that many adults still make today.If you want to equip your pre-teen with the essential knowledge and skills to make wise financial decisions over a lifetime, then you need to read this book!With a comprehensive guide like this in your hands, you will have all the tools and resources you need to help your pre-teen understand money, its value, and how to manage it.Inside Financial Literacy for Tweens, discover:¿ the basics of money management, including understanding money, saving, and spending¿ the importance of goal setting and budgeting¿ how to create a budget and stick to it¿ how to make smart decisions about credit, debt, and investing¿ tips for earning and saving money, including starting a businessWhether you want to teach your pre-teen about saving, investing, or budgeting, this book covers all the essential topics to help your child develop a strong financial foundation.From saving, spending, and investing, to setting financial goals and creating a budget, Financial Literacy for Tweens covers everything your child needs to know to become financially literate and empower them to make informed decisions about money. Don't let your child miss out on this essential life skill. Grab your copy today and start preparing your tween for a successful financial future.

AEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men who will do anything for their country...and their womenFighting to clear her brother of murder, freelance reporter Sassy Smith is suddenly kidnapped and thrown into a truck with other women who are about to be sold...or worse. When she sees an opportunity for escape Sassy takes it, but she may have just jumped from the frying pan into the fire.Former Marine Bryan Fisher (aka Hollywood) is no stranger to dangerous situations, or to his best friend's little sister. When he rescues Sassy, Bryan is determined to keep her safe...if he can keep his hands off of her. Because Sassy is all grown up and not at all like the girl he used to know. But he's got bigger problems. And with enemies coming at them from every corner, Bryan and Sassy will need to work together if they're going to survive.

AEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men working under the radar of most governments. If you have a problem no one else can handle, they can help.A former SEAL and Black Ops specialist who left the CIA, Nick Donovan gave up a life on the edge to work in the private sector. But that didn't stop his enemies from coming after him?or his family. In a case of mistaken identity, a drug cartel kidnaps his sister-in-law's best friend ... a woman from Nick's past.One minute Jennifer Grayson is housesitting and the next she's abducted to a foreign brothel. Jennifer is planning her escape when her first "customer" arrives. Nick, the man who broke her heart years ago, has come to her rescue. Now, as they race for their lives, passion for each other reignites and old secrets resurface. Can Nick keep the woman he loves safe against an enemy with a personal vendetta?

The first installment in the Elite Ops series, featuring sexy ex-military men ... and the women who rescue their hearts.Former DEA agent Leland Hollis wasn't planning on being a hero. Recovering from an injury sustained during a drug bust gone wrong and with more personal demons than he cares to admit, he wants nothing more than peace and a chance to rebuild his life. But when Anna Mercado's crazy ex shows up wielding a baseball bat, Leland can't ignore his instinct to help. And after her son is kidnapped, Leland agrees to deliver the ransom into dangerous territory south of the border.Anna has no choice but to go with this stranger she's just met if she ever wants to see her son again. But getting the boy out of a violent cartel region involves risking everything. And for that Leland will have to convince Anna to do the scariest thing of all ... open her heart and trust him.