Jessie is determined not to let her hearing loss hold her back. She aims her sights even higher as she ventures in a new direction. With a Black Belt on the horizon, and so close to achieving it, she is unaware of the danger closing in on her. Until one day, everything suddenly changes and she finds herself standing on the precipice of life. Will she be strong enough to hold on or will she succumb to the darkness that surrounds her?

Being a teenager is hard enough. To be hard of hearing on top of that is like being stuck in the middle of a never ending soap opera. In Compass, the sequel to Sway, Jessie's life begins to change its course, sending her toward a new reality. When her world is suddenly ripped apart by an angry rival, the one person she trusted to stand by her side simply walks away. With her composure shattered, Jessie questions everything she believed about herself, and as her life takes her on a new path, it turns into a perilous journey full of surprising twists and turns.

The true and poignant journey of a woman rediscovering and falling back in love with herself after separating from her husband of 10 years. Read as she works through the stages of grief/loss and comes out with a better appreciation for life, love and the beauty that is all around us.

SWAY There was something different about Jessie. She struggled to fit in at school, surrounded by a web of lies and deceit...until she met Ethan. Based on a true story, the novel "Sway" is about a hearing impaired teenager named Jessie who tries her best to blend in at school. Every day proves to be a test of her resolve when she is constantly plagued by the ruthless pranks of her classmates who are determined to make her life miserable. When a handsome stranger arrives in the nick of time, Jessie wonders if he is too good to be true. Is Ethan's attention genuine, or will he betray her trust, too?

Bruce Lee's original Jeet Kune Do martial arts system back in the 1970's was a combination of training methods that allows you to be a complete fighter, using unlimited fighting concepts to constantly train your core techniques, mastering all ranges, seeking out the unknown. Urban Combat is based on the concepts of Jeet Kune Do and also combines other various styles of martial arts resulting in a highly usable realistic modern day self defence system that can be adapted to its user. This book details step-by-step self-defence techniques and reality based principles. In addition, it explores the mental and spiritual aspects of the 'Urban Combat' martial arts system, drawing upon the core concepts of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. Emil Martirossian currently trains and teaches classes/privately and is the Kung Fu Technical Editor for 'Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine' (UK). For further information visit: www.emilmartialarts.co.uk