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The bohemian inhabitants of Marlborough Road lead lives of barely contained chaos, full of demands, distractions and domestic dramas. Fortunately, they have one person they can count on when things go wrong - Sally, their cleaning lady-cum-therapist.

A necessary, reassuring guide for all sexual assault survivors in need of immediate emotional and legal support post assault, and in the months and years after. We Are the Evidence is the first comprehensive resource for survivors of sexual assault. Written with conviction and compassion by...

As Endora Simmons plans her Christmas wedding, she's delighted to have her last two sisters, Rae and Bo, finally back in Spanish Fort, Texas. Endora figures if she keeps them busy, they won't have time to think about leaving again. So, Endora talks Rae into teaching Sunday school. As a former police officer, surely Rae can corral the rowdy kids into making Christmas decorations for the upcoming pageant. No question the most high-spirited (uncontrollable?) kids in the class are gorgeous, rugged Sheriff Gunner's twin daughters.

Literacy Unlocked is an essential resource for K-5 teachers, administrators, instructional assistants, reading specialists, and literacy coaches.

Megan White should have died twenty-five years ago. Instead, she walked out of the flames untouched—with a secret power she’s never dared to share. Now a firefighter, she saves lives every day, but when the fire is out, she still feels like a fraud.

Laura Burton has spent years keeping her world together—saving lives as a paramedic, raising her son, and guarding the secret gift that once set her apart. But when Carter Price—her first love and the boy who broke every promise—comes crashing back into her life, nothing feels safe anymore. He’s richer. Hotter. More dangerous to her heart than ever. And when he offers her a deal she can’t refuse, saying yes might be the biggest risk she’s ever taken.

Ethan Brooks has spent decades doing the right thing—protecting Brightrock Island’s secret, living by the rules, keeping everyone at arm’s length. But when relentless investigator Nora St. Clair barges into his life, asking questions she shouldn’t, Ethan’s perfectly controlled world begins to unravel. She’s determined, off-limits—and impossible to resist.

Intuition is something we're all born with and use every day. But generally, it's not consciously explored and strengthened like a muscle. But with the right work, we all can increase our intuitive ability. This fascinating introduction guides you, with the help of real-life examples from over two decades as a spiritual life coach, how to listen to your intuition, act upon it, and discover the resulting flow and magic that comes from living life intuitively.

Austin Brooks has carried the weight of World War II for nearly a hundred years—but thanks to Brightrock Island’s secret fountain of youth, he hasn’t aged a day. As the town’s easygoing teacher and handyman, Austin has learned to keep his past—and Brightrock’s secret—buried.

Princess Valkyrja has always been deemed "pretty and useless" by her family, who rule the kingdom of Fjordlandi. Though she has the same magical Blessing over ice and snow as her brother, sister, and father, she can never seem to use it for the brute-force ruling they require, choosing instead to make art that makes her people smile. But when a horrific attack shakes their whole world, she has to step up . . . and find a strength she didn't know she had.

She can hear every lie. But now the whole town thinks she’s guilty. Sergeant Ash Myers has one secret she can never reveal—she can sense every lie. But when she’s framed for a string of brutal murders in Goldvein, Montana, the truth isn’t enough to save her. On the run in a blizzard, Ash finds an unlikely ally in Max—a man thought dead for five years, scarred by a secret lab, and desperate for revenge. Forced into hiding together, sparks fly as danger closes in. But trusting each other may be the only way to survive.

After becoming the Hero of the Battle of Tulta, Kalia finds herself feeling invincible. But her arrogance is short-lived when she's thrown into the Dragon Run, a dangerous competition that tests both her physical and mental strength. With the odds stacked against her, Kalia must rely on her newfound friends and her dragon to survive.

Late on September 23, 2018, two 17-year-old high school sweethearts returning home from a celebratory birthday date are discovered dead. Finn, a decorated combat veteran with 10 years as a hardened and dogged county homicide investigator, happens upon the recent yet unreported accident. His initial assessment of the fatal scene is simply a broken pasture fence, along with the lifeless teenagers, and a seemingly undamaged car, suggesting it was anything but an accident.

Karen Jarvis’ overthinking never stops, not even in death. To cope, the former child prodigy clings to the rules: Ignore the visions when they intrude, or go crazy; don’t reach out to the living, or they die; tap the 42 special points in her house in the same order every day, or fade. But when a voice from the past pushes her to question the know-it-all people-pleasing that left her friendless in life, she launches into a fit of adolescent rebellion long overdue—and discovers she’s been lied to all along.

In the world of Kaslon, the people are able to transform into a chosen animal form, bestowed on them during their coming-of-age ceremony. The world is a peaceful one, and people live in harmony with the amazing animal life around them. For Siray, a young female about to go through the change, a unique sequence of events has her realizing just how much the world about you can alter overnight. Targeted for her special abilities, and forced to take sides in an emerging war, Siray finds new friends who fight to save her, while an unknown power desperately hunts her from the shadows.

Can a hurricane threatening the Georgia coast reunite the once high school sweethearts? With her disgruntled teenage daughter in tow, Anna, a recently divorced paramedic, returns to Magnolia Hill to heal and to prove to herself she is capable of providing for them on her own. Soon her old small-town life she had left behind catches up with her - but not all in a good way. Only by facing her fears and the people who've told her she's not worthy can she make room in her heart to love again.

Fifteen-year-old Kalia has her life all mapped out. Heir to the elven homeland, promised to a Duke’s son, and the war against her people nowhere near the castle, she thinks herself safe from any and all harm. But then she accidentally bonds with her greatest fear, a dragon. No longer a princess and stuck with a blue dragon, she reluctantly joins the dragon riders. But the fearless Dragoneers won’t have anything to do with nobility, former or not.

Ariana and Damon thought it was bad enough that their home burned to the ground. But when bodies are unearthed on their property, the police pin them as suspects—and their world turns upside down. Damon has always been haunted by his father's past, but more than ever before, being Cal Jones's son is an even bigger burden to bear. Worse yet, his wife is getting dragged through the mud along with him.

Halloween has been Ariana's favorite holiday since she was little, and this year is no different. As she plans a huge neighborhood bash, things take a drastic turn when her friend Bella shows up, scared for her life. Ariana and Damon never turn away someone in trouble, but this time it might put them in harm's way. They do their best to keep Bella hidden, but the unhinged murderer won't give up his search. And he's getting closer.

Ariana and Damon have just started to rebuild their lives when more bones are found in their tight-knit neighborhood. These have nothing to do with the remains found earlier. That means one thing—another killer is roaming free. The police are investigating, but Ariana's friend Maya has discovered startling clues that she can't tell them. But when Ariana's own family is in crisis, she can't worry about what might be unraveling all around them...until the mystery proves too much to ignore and the only way to peace is to find answers.