Behind the Locked DoorsEvery day I follow the Blackwoods' strict rules. I clean the manor's grand halls. I prepare their meals. I stay out of the rooms they've forbidden me to enter.Victoria Blackwood is elegant, commanding, and terrifyingly meticulous. She watches my every move, waiting for me to make a mistake. Liam Blackwood, her charming but mysterious son, lingers in the shadows with secrets of his own. And then there's the attic, always locked, its pr...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried. Some nightmares never end.Moving to the quiet coastal town was supposed to be a fresh start for Lea. A chance to rebuild, to leave the past behind, to create a safe life for her daughter, Chloe. But safety is an illusion.The first sign that something is wrong appears on the beach—a child's bracelet, eerily familiar, buried in the sand. Then come the anonymous letters. The feeling of being watched. The shadowy figure linge...

The Pact of Silence"I need your help," Gabriel Moreau says, his voice calm yet laced with urgency. His piercing gray eyes hold mine, and I hesitate. A stranger standing in my studio, holding a centuries-old painting that looks like it's seen war and worse. Restoring it should be a simple job, but something about Gabriel—and this painting—feels dangerously wrong.Every day, I uncover pieces of its forgotten beauty, stripping away layers of grime and time. But...

She's looking for a fresh start. He's hiding a deadly secret.Emma Carter thought moving to San Francisco was her chance to rebuild. After her divorce left her shattered, all she wanted was a peaceful life in a cozy apartment and a chance to focus on her new job. When she meets Lucas Reed, her new roommate, she thinks she's hit the jackpot.Lucas is everything Emma could hope for in a roommate—kind, helpful, and incredibly charming. The apartment is spotless,...

Growing a small business requires more than just salesBusiness Development For Dummies helps maximise the growth of small- or medium-sized businesses, with a step-by-step model for business development designed specifically for B2B or B2C service firms. By mapping business development to customer life cycle, this book helps owners and managers ensure a focus on growth through effective customer nurturing and management. It's not just sales! In-depth covera...

When Anna and Sean Kennedy discovered that one of their sons had asperger's syndrome and that their other son was autistic, they were truly devastated - but their family's troubles were just the beginning.Turned away by no fewer than 26 special needs schools when searching for appropriate educational facilities for their boys, Anna and Sean were down - but not out. Anna was determined to prove that for children like their sons, the challenges of growing up with autism - to demonstrate to t...

Amanda Prescott has never been away from home before. She is excited yet nervous to be going away to boarding school for the first time. She has learning disabilities that she is often insecure about. She’s worried that she’ll make a fool of herself in front of the other students. Amanda doesn’t realize that she may be entering the biggest trial time of her life—students getting pregnant and taking their own lives, worried about actually failing classes. Amanda struggles in some of her cla...

With raw honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, hilarious, and inspirational.Autism is often depicted as a lonely affliction but, as David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has given them an unbreakable togetherness; an insight into prejudice, as well as kindness; an understanding of life without words or language; and an intense appreciation of their children. Caring for David is an all-consuming experience...a...

Heartbreakingly honest, moving and inspiring, Chloe Maxwell and Mat Rogers share their journey of discovery with their autistic son, Max.'It feels terrible for your son to want to hurt you so bad that you bleed, and to look into his beautiful eyes and see nothing but hatred. What mother could deal with that? Not me, that's for sure. I loved my son, but I was no longer sure whether I was the right mother for this job.'Chloe Maxwell seemed to be living the dream: discovered at sixteen...

Josie told me she was murdered. When you're a lonely six-year-old, you don't really understand what that means. All you know is you're happy to have a friend to play with.Patsy Whyte caught glimpses of an invisible world growing up in a children's home in Aberdeen. One of a family of ten traveller children, torn apart by the state in the 1950's, Patsy recalls a childhood scarred by years of mental and emotional abuse, prejudice and hatred.Patsy left the home at the age of 1...

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world, she is wracked with sadness and indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement?Eight year old Michael is part of a family of two, but with his beloved father given only months to live and his mother having died when he was a toddler...

"It's my 40th birthday today and I'm trying to smile, but as I look in the mirror all I can see is an empty shell, someone waiting to die... You could never tell that anything was wrong with me by just looking at me, as I dress clean and I keep myself tidy, and I have a smile on my face that hides my emotions and over the years I've become an expert at hiding behind it" This is the shocking true story of an innocent girl abused by the very people who said they would take good care of her. ...