Giving access to the latest critical thinking on the subject, Medea is a comprehensive guide to sources that paints a vivid portrait of the Greek sorceress Medea, famed in myth for the murder of her children after she is banished from her own home and replaced by a new wife. Emma Griffiths brings into focus previously unexplored themes of the Medea myth, and provides an incisive introduction to the story and its history.Studying Medea’s ‘everywoman’ status – one that has c...

The secret to raising a sound sleeper, even if it is bedtime, is currently a nightmare. Read on...Do you wonder what it’s like to sleep without your baby wailing through the night? Have you tried every trick out there to help your kids get a good night’s sleep to no avail? Are you exhausted, worn down, and at the end of your rope?One would think that sleep would be the easiest thing in the world for a baby. After all, sleep is natural. But anyone with a new baby knows that ...

BRIEF INTEGRATED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION BRIEF INTEGRATED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTIONA TREATMENT MANUAL FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMSBrief Integrated Motivational Intervention provides clinicians and specialist practitioners with a brief, evidence-based treatment approach for motivating clients who have comorbid mental health and alcohol and drug misuse issues. Developed by an expert tea...

In The Eos Rising, Alia Carter plunges deeper into the supernatural world where vampires, witches, werewolves, and daemons reign. Once believing herself powerless, Alia now confronts a shocking reality—she may be the most powerful being in existence.After parting ways with Eric Wynter, the vampire who stole and broke her heart, Alia finds herself under the protection of Kaine Walker, a dangerous werewolf with a complicated past and lingering feelings. But there’s no time to dwell o...

'This book is totally brilliant - informative, sensitive, funny and wise. Reading it is like talking to a fairy godmother who also happens to be a gynaecologist and expert on all things fertility' Sophia Money-CouttsBig Fat Negative (BFN) - a term commonly used on internet forums to refer to a negative pregnancy test.Infertility can be a lonely journey. One in every six couples will struggle to conceive but, despite this, many don'...

Single mum Thora Mason is content with her life. She loves her two jobs – working at the Cornish Garden Café and walking dogs for local people – and being a devoted mum to her teenage twins. Lucas Grant left the Cornish village almost 20 years ago, leaving behind his family and the only woman he's ever loved. Now he's back to take care of his sick father and to help sort out his father's cluttered home. When Thora bumps into Lucas, she's stunned by the feelings that come rushing back, and ...

GET SWEPT AWAY TO THE GORGEOUS WELSH COUNTRYSIDE IN THIS PERFECT FEEL-GOOD COZY ROMANCE!Shy Gwen Jones lives in the beautiful rolling hills of the Welsh countryside in a sweet little farmhouse that’s been in the family for generations.She dreams of becoming a famous writer, but that sort of thing never happens to ordinary country girls.Then Gwen lands a deal with a prestigious London publisher. Her new editor John comes to stay to work on her book. He’s aloof and po...

Ellie Cordwell seeks refuge with her grandmother, Pearl, in Cornwall after a breakup and the failure of her acting career. Burnt out, she needs rest and recuperation before she can figure out what comes next. Not one to be complacent, Ellie helps her grandmother out at the café. It's very different to her life in London, and she's surprised to enjoy being back in the village she once called home. Successful entrepreneur Jasper Holmes is busy with work and raising his two young children. He...

"We need to discover what the twins have. Before it's too late."With a black witch hard on their heels, Caleb and Rose embark on a race against time to escape the heart of the Amazon and make it back to The Shade.Little do they know how much more hangs in the balance than their own survival...

Astyanax is thrown from the walls of Troy; Medeia kills her children as an act of vengeance against her husband; Aias reflects with sorrow on his son's inheritance, yet kills himself and leaves Eurysakes vulnerable to his enemies. The pathos created by threats to children is a notable feature of Greek tragedy, but does not in itself explain the broad range of situations in which the ancient playwrights chose to employ such threats. Rather than casting children in tragedy as simple figures ...

Technology destroys more jobs than it creates, and this is doubly true of AI. Everybody knows it, and we try to fight it by creating fake public sector jobs. The economy will grind to a halt, thanks to resulting bureaucratic bloat. So, it's time to admit that we need universal welfare. It's time to stop wasting our lives at fake dead-end jobs. Let's get out of the way of the few people who are actually making the economy work.

Magic will bring them together.Will destiny tear them apart?After a failed attempt to end her life, Alia Carter leaves her childhood home to become a waitress in the state's most prominent hotel. Traumatized after her mother’s death, she silently grapples with her pain until she saves the life of a mysterious man who reveals to her a world of true magic, and terrifying wonder.Eric Wynter is a vampire Ward sworn to protect the creatures of the city. After centuries o...