Books with author C.E. Clayton

Shelby (formerly Ellen), is a real Shih Tzu who was rescued from South Suburban Humane Society when she was nearly two years old. Although she only had a short stay at the humane society before finding her forever home, not all animals are that fortunate.South Suburban Humane Society is a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting the well-being of pets and the people who love them in the Metro Chicago region. Through the care and sheltering of animals needing protection; providing pet care resources to communities; promoting the human-pet bond through adoption services to find forever homes for animals in its care; and targeted, high-impact spay/neuter policies, the South Suburban Humane Society makes every effort toward ending pet homelessness, reducing pet overpopulation, and creating a better world for pets and their people.A percentage of profits from sales of all printed and digitally formatted Shelby the Shih Tzu(TM) series books is being donated to the South Suburban Humane Society to aid in its ongoing work.

The exception is supposed to prove the rule. A woman may be forgiven for defying Popular Prejudice, if she is very pretty, very silly, and very wicked. Popular Prejudice has the natural instinct of yielding to any little weakness that may be imagined to flatter a Man. But Popular Prejudice is superbly angry with a woman who is perhaps not pretty, yet ventures to claim good sense and personal will, and who may be innately good. Popular Prejudice is the fast friend of lean-faced Envy; and woe betide the woman (or even the man) who would presume to sit down at the board of these allies uninvited.Popular Prejudice, having decided that woman is a poor, weak creature, credulous, easily influenced, holds that she is of necessity timid; that if she were allowed as much as a voice in the government of her native country, she would stand appalled if war were even hinted at. If it be proved by hard facts that woman is not a poor, weak creature, then she must be reprimanded as being masculine. To brand a woman as being masculine, is supposed to be quite sufficient to drive her cowering back to her 'broidery-frame and her lute.Popular Prejudice abhors hard facts, and rarely reads history. Yet nobody can deny that facts are stubborn things, or that the world rolls calmly round even when wars, rumours of wars, revolutions, and counter-revolutions, are raging in every quarter and sub-division of its surface.War is, undoubtedly, a horrid alternative to the average woman, and she shrinks from it—as the average man shrinks. But, walking down the serried ranks of history, we find strange records of feminine bravery; as we might discover singular instances of masculine cowardice, if we searched far enough.

Think you can trust a teacher?Think again...Three teenage girls.One teacher.Two accusations.Who do you believe?When Megan begins a relationship with her maths teacher she believes she is truly in love. She is flattered that he has chosen her over all the other girls in the school who fancy him. But when he is suddenly arrested for improper behaviour with another girl in Year 11, Megan begins to question whether he really is the man she thought he was. He says he still loves her and wants to be with her.But at 16 are you really old enough to be a good judge of character?

During the eighteenth century there were to be found in nearly every European army, one or more female soldiers. They sometimes held commissions as officers, but more frequently served as non-commissioned officers or privates. Those women and girls who enlisted in the British Army were generally wives or sweethearts of soldiers whose regiments had been ordered abroad, and the women, preferring to encounter the dangers and hardships of a foreign campaign rather than the miseries of separation, disguised themselves in male attire and enlisted in some battalion which was embarking for the seat of war. Sometimes, indeed, women, deserted by their husbands, resolved to follow their unfaithful spouses all over the world: and, unable to afford travelling expenses, enlisted at the first recruiting depôt, and trusted to chance for meeting with or hearing of the object of their search. As no personal examination of recruits took place in those days, either in Great Britain or elsewhere, there was no way of finding out the imposture until afterwards, more especially as the female soldiers behaved themselves quite as manly as their comrades.Of course in every country there have been local celebrities whose names even are unknown beyond the frontiers, for a man or woman must perform very great deeds to become famous in foreign lands. Thus it happens, while we are familiar with the names of many an English female soldier, we know of only two or three women who served during the last century in the armies of France. Yet the world well knows that Frenchwomen are second to none[3] in warlike esprit. One of these Gallic warriors was Captain Bodeaux, an officer holding a commission as lieutenant in one of the regiments which went over to Ireland under the command of St. Ruth, to assist James the Second. This gallant officer distinguished herself at the battle of the Boyne, July 1st, 1690, where she met with Mr. Cavanaugh, father of Christian Davies. She stopped at the house of that gentleman (who was also fighting for King James) till about three in the morning, when, being alarmed, they fled together precipitately. Christian Davies describes this officer as "a very handsome young French gentleman," though the real sex of Bodeaux was not unknown to her. At the siege of Limerick, June, 1691, she held Thomond bridge, over the Shannon, with a small body of troops, against the English, till at last she fell, covered with wounds. Such was the bravery of this young French officer that her death was lamented even by the foe. Great was their astonishment when they found their valiant antagonist was a woman.

Think winning a national talent show is a dream come true?Think again…Danny has always known he could sing. It’s all he has ever wanted to do. He just needs a break, a way in to the industry. So when his parents apply for a place for him on the national television show, ‘UK Dream’, Danny finally feels as though his dreams might come true. Peter is the producer and creator of UK Dream. He is determined a singing act will win this year and he will go to any lengths to ensure it happens. He doesn’t care who gets hurt in the process. Cassandra is the UK’s most famous glamour model. She only dates the hottest footballers and fittest television stars, so why is she so interested in Danny? Georgia is Danny’s best friend and harbours hopes of becoming more. But how can she compete with Cassandra? In the aftermath of UK Dream, who will come out on top?

Her Soul Cries (bold & italicized title) was birthed to promote the need for an emotional purging of the soul as a true means for wholeness...In doing so it exposes human nature in its rawest form. The book is nontraditional and is a true depiction of the baggage life gives us to carry. It symbolizes a slow progressiveness from an existence of utter disparity to one of needed change-on a personal level. It includes themes of rejection, domestic abuse, and sexuality. Each one are inclusive to families and communities. Her Soul Cries (bold & italicized title) represents a wide range of emotion. Lighthearted memories are mingled with those that may be more difficult to digest, grasping your attention and arousing your curiosity. This book is written to promote understanding as a replacement for judgment. The writer uses a combination of poetry, prose, random thoughts, teachable statements, and related bible references to create a sense of connection with the reader.