Flowers in the Attic meets The Family that PreysMadisonWhen the rising tides of my life peak, I’m left struggling with the currents of the storm. My dad is a gambling addict, and it costs him everything. Mama bounces back quickly from the havoc Dad’s addiction causes. She proves this by getting a new man. Her Rico Suave is just the tip of the iceberg—she moves us across state to live with him and his two sons.My older sist...

From time to time, many of us might wish for a genie to transform our workplace. But what if you yourself had that power? Workplace Genie shows employees, entrepreneurs, and virtual workers how to handle challenging work relationships in unorthodox ways. Melding the proven ideas of a communications expert and leading psychotherapist, this book gives readers a powerful new toolbox to connect with their own inner resources and understand other people’s perspectives.Readers wi...

This system of self defense was created for the small man 5'2" and woman. Defense against grabs, chokes, bear hugs, knife, and ground techniques, plus more. Down to earth explanation about the moves, pictures and the principles of self defense according to AKJ-Kenpo. If you learn the principles throughly, it could be enough to save your life. I give knowledge in a conversational tone. This manual is designed to teach unique techniques through pictures and clear words as to what and how to ...

Are you ready to explore the forbidden beauty etched in skin and the tantalizing mysteries of human connection?Lila, a former medical illustrator haunted by the clinical world she left behind, now finds her solace and her art in the body's imperfections. When her raw, anatomical drawings are finally exposed to the public, she feels as if her own d...

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of a world where brutal Orcs roam, and a village healer's life is shattered by a fateful encounter?In a village ravaged by siege and shattered by the clash of steel, Elara, a dedicated healer, finds her world consumed by smoke and sorrow. When the monstrous Grok Bloodtusk, Chieftain o...

Now in its second edition, Health Communication: From Theory to Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to theory, intervention design, current issues, and special topics in health communication. The book also represents a hands-on guide to program development, implementation, and evaluation. This second edition further emphasizes the importance of a people-centered and participatory approach to health communication interventions, which takes into account key social determi...

In this fast-paced and engaging novel for young adults, Barrett Dowell captures the drama of the pivotal Second Battle of Manassas from the point of view of a Virginia youth who travels from his home outside Warrenton with an important message for General Robert E. Lee. Chadwick Curtis is not a soldier, and he has yet to make up his mind on what it means for a state to secede from the Union. Like many members of plantation families, he values his way of life and resists the Unions impulse ...

She was the price for her father's debt, a masterpiece to be collected by a monster.Anya Petrova, a rebellious artist dreaming of Paris, finds her world shrinking to the gilded cage of Nikolai Volkov's mansion. He is the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva, a legendary and ruthless man who rules Moscow's underworld with a cold fist and a colder heart. He doesn't want a wife; he wants a possession. A beautiful, unbroken thing to protect from the bruta...

Drowning in debt and facing eviction, a desperate young woman makes a choice that could save her life… or destroy it.Mira is out of options. When a cryptic online ad promises generous compensation in exchange for a one-year "discreet arrangement," she sees it as her only way out. The proposition is scandalous, but the seven-figure sum is a lifeline she can't refuse. Her end of the bargain: to surrender a piece of herself s...

"Life is largely a matter of expectation." Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), who coined the phrase "Carpe diem" or "Seize the day," seems to suggest that from the moment we rise each morning to the moment we lay down to sleep, we are filled with expectation. Yet, others would disagree asserting that it is best to live without expectations in order to avoid painful disappointment. I submit to you that we can neither live without expectation or disappointment. So, that leaves us ...

What if the monsters that haunt your nightmares are the only ones who can fulfill your deepest, most forbidden desires?This jaw-dropping collection of five uncensored novellas pulls you into a world where the line between pleasure and terror is deliciously thin. Here, powerful, fearless women don't run from the shadows—they walk into them, ready to confront the savage beasts tha...

A family is cursed by a dark entity known as NIffin, which has been passed down through generations. It is a coming-of-age story in the early 1990s that focuses on the protagonist, a young girl named Bernadette. She is growing up learning life lessons. However, events occurring around the house go beyond just life lessons. Friends stop talking out of nowhere; items go missing, and psychic dreams, as well as encounters and shadow people who are speaking to her. It's a cautionary tale that c...