Your marriage feels off; your kids rule the roost and run all over you. You're disconnected from your friends. You are moody or get angry often. You don't have adequate time to handle your home or manage your career. You're unsatisfied with where you are professionally and constantly worry about money. And to top it all off, your favorite jeans don't fit. If the joy has been sucked out of your life and you're being pulled in too many directions, Boosting Your Joy will guide you toward reac...

When Emily leaves her restrictive home in Canada to study art in London, England, she longs to prove herself as an artist, trying to carve a path for herself towards financial security. But her dreams don’t receive a warm welcome, as her disapproving English relatives believe that the only respectable path for a woman is marriage.Before Emily can prove the worth of her artistic career, she falls ill and finds herself trapped in a sanatorium, forming an unlikely friendship with Beth...

The sword has fallen. The trio of friends are scattered to the winds.Apart. Despairing. Broken.Alex finds himself lost and alone, victim of dark surges of power and alarming gaps in his memory. Jess has found a mentor in a faraway land of mystery, but struggles with her wayward emotions. Kyle fights against bonds not of his own making and as he regains control, finds he has none.Still the powers arrayed against our heroes march on, furtheri...

They're cursed to become heroes… or monsters.Alex is haunted by the childhood memory of the slaughter of his mother by one of the Sundered, a man driven mad by the use of tainted magic. As the fourth child of the King, he tries not to think beyond the next drink or party. Yet his growing ability to manipulate the powerful magic of the veil could either make him a legend or transform him into the monster from his worst nightmares…As Alex along with Jess and ...

The sword has fallen. The trio of friends are scattered to the winds.Apart. Despairing. Broken.Alex finds himself lost and alone, victim of dark surges of power and alarming gaps in his memory. Jess has found a mentor in a faraway land of mystery, but struggles with her wayward emotions. Kyle fights against bonds not of his own making and as he regains control, finds he has none.Still the powers arrayed against our heroes march on**,** furt...

When you imprison your enemy, ensure their chains are unbreakable.Three civilisations on the brink of collapse, only one of them his own. Michael finds himself in the centre of the storm and the hope of all his allies. Much to his dismay, he’s increasingly the one everyone turns to for help.Khaliun returns to the Kallith’s new home in the Heights to recruit more warriors for Michael, only to find her people have been betrayed. While in Vallantia Steven is d...

One mans fight to change the world.In a brutal world escaping the slums to become a warrior is impossible, until Paul.As he competes against a bitter rival Paul must navigate the treacherous waters of loyalty and survival as his secrets are weaponised. His past threatens to destroy everything and everyone he’s fighting for as the deadly scrutiny of the Warlord targets him.Against All Odds is a gripping tale where the lines between good and evil blur...

They're cursed to become heroes… or monsters.They live in a world of perilous magic, royal intrigue, and betrayal. Unravelling the web of lies they were raised to believe could destroy the kingdom they were sworn to protect.As Alex, Jess and Kyle tread the path of the broken a dark conspiracy festers at the heart of the realm. Can they push madness aside in time to fight the darkness in order to save their friends and family. Their world?

Leading with Mastery and Heart: The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders provides expert, on-the-spot coaching for nurses who lead. Content centers on topic-specific columns that feature an easy-to-read, personable writing style not found in any other leadership title. Just a few of the hot topics covered in this collection are: how to stay centered and positive in the midst of highly stressful situations; how to manage resistance and negativity; how to provide inspiration along w...

This practical introduction to second-order and growth mixture models using Mplus introduces simple and complex techniques through incremental steps.The authors extend latent growth curves to second-order growth curve and mixture models and then combine the two using normal and non-normal (e.g., categorical) data. To maximize understanding, each model is presented with basic structural equations, figures with associated syntax that highlight what the statistics mean, M...

Serving Military and Veteran Families introduces readers to the unique culture of military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. It reviews the latest research, theories, policies, and programs to prepare readers for understanding and working with military and veteran families. It also offers practical knowledge about the challenges that come with military family life and the federal policies, laws, and programs that support military and veteran families...

KEPT FOR HER BABYLucy will do anything for her baby son: even return to her husband, millionaire Ricardo Emiliani. But she never expected to be held captive on his private island, and have to prove herself a worthy wife… in every sense!THE CONSTANZO BABY SECRETMaeve gave Dario Costanzo an heir – and that was all he wanted. That is, until she lost her memory. Now, Dario will start a slow seduction… and reawaken the woman he refuses to lose.HER SECRET, HIS LOV...