A real-life “final girl”— the one girl always left standing at the end of a horror movie — Lynette Tarkington, who survived a massacre 22 years ago, along with five other final girls, works to overcome her past until someone becomes determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece.

Mulan shares the tale of how she risked her life for her father and fought to save the Chinese empire from an enemy invasion.

Ellin struggles to maintain control in a distant realm unused to female rulers, while Alys, the queen of Women's Well, reels from a terrible personal tragedy.

Three short stories inspired by real-life heroines: A young woman displays strength and courage in the face of apparently unsurmountable odds; a special baby boy helps two people in pain embrace a hopeful future; and an exploration of the importance of creating balance in our lives, taking time for enjoyment and chasing our dreams.

"The story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world, as you have never read it before. In Joan of Arc : a history, Helen Castor tells this gripping story afresh: forwards, not backwards. Instead of an icon, she gives us a living, breathing woman confronting the challenges of faith and doubt, a roaring girl who, in fighting the English, was also taking sides in a bloody civil war. We meet this extraordinary girl amid the tumultuous...