Is midlife challenging for you? Filled with Purple: Short Stories & Inspiration for Women will empower you. Filled with fictional stories of strong midlife women, it will inspire you to move through your own life with greater inner strength and persistent grace. For 23 years, Dr. Melba Burns has been a "soul-midwife" to thousands of people through her creative writing groups. She has written scripts for Disney, several poetry books, fiction and non-fiction. She loves empowering all women to remember who they truly are - because we all have so many gifts to give, don't we? The moving stories in Filled With Purple, #1 in The Series, Inspiration for Women, will restore your hope when it has diminished; will remind you to keep moving on no matter what; will embolden you to take a chance, a leap of faith - knowing that when you do, you will be even stronger. You will be reminded that you've got you, and as the feisty 89-year-old woman in the third story states, "What the hell, ain't that good enough?" In all of these stories, intriguing characters, like Morag Quentin and Charlotte Wheaton, recover and reclaim their souls. Others, like Blanche Rider, inspire all of those around them - even overnight in jail. Some, like Mary Smithers, rediscover that they are more than a daughter or a former wife, and through the reawakening of her sensuality, remember how juicy and alive they truly are. In reading and identifying with these fascinating women, you will remember your own soul Some readers have said: "When life doesn't feel quite the way you wish it did, sit back, breathe deeply, and let Burns fill your heart with her warm and searching characters; a book about finding our deeper selves." Betsy Otter Thompson, author, Walking Through Illusion. "Burns is a Master Storyteller. Her intriguing descriptive imagery charms you into imagining you are right there in the story, waiting breathlessly to find out what is going to happen next. When you finish this book you feel refreshed, renewed and a notch higher as a woman. A Must Read for all." Blenda R. Pilon, MSC., Ghostwriter & retired RSI minister. "Melba Burns brings us a collection of powerful and inspiring stories. For those who have ever experienced times of self-doubt, or who see a less then positive image of themselves as they age, Burns' characters each find a unique way of looking at their present lives with new eyes, noticing and creating pathways of possibility into their future years. Take a look. You won't be sorry " Ada Glustein, M.A., Educator. "Melba's stories will enliven and enlighten you. They will make you laugh, ponder, cry and rejoice; your heart will be tugged as though it is you who is telling the story." June Swadron, author of Re-write Your Life, A Transformational Guide to Writing and Healing the Stories of Our Lives. Filled With Purple is a book to keep by your bedside, to turn to and read one story, and be motivated to choose what you really want, and do whatever you want to do in your own life. It will make you smile, will open your heart wider, will give you juice when you need it, and will inspire you to embrace your own creativity, and perhaps, write your own stories. While these stories are fiction, they resonate with powerful truths, like those you probably have experienced in your own life. The following #2 book in this series, Filled With Light, will be available on Kindle very soon. Another book by Dr. Melba Burns is also on Kindle. It is Romance Your Writer Within: And Reawaken your Passion to Write. The back jacket states, "You may know how to romance your lover, but do you often forget how to treat your Creative Self with equal care and love? This book will demonstrate that by courting your Writer Within, you will strengthen your creativity, engage with it, become partners, and produce beautiful creations. Read all of these books and you will love them and be thoroughly entertained They are books you will treasure. Enjoy