THESE SCARS SPELL ANTHEIA is a profound poetic memoir by Heather Stewart, tracing one individual's emotional journey from institutional disappointment toward hard-won inner peace. Stewart bravely explores the lasting marks-or SCARS-left where wounds have not completely healed, chronicling her navigation of disillusionment and a crisis of place. The narrative examines the complexities of her time serving in the United States Navy, reflectin...

In her debut collection of poems, Heather Stewart relates the exhilaration and the heartache that can be a career with the US Navy, particularly in the period that spans just before 9/11 to the onset of COVID-19. From hospital ships to submarines, these poems follow her unusual career through the perils and successes we all experience.

They thought the portal was their biggest threat. But the curse—real or imagined—might tear their family apart.MILLS: I never imagined raising a baby in 1646. But here we are: surrounded by clan allies and enemies, protective charms, and a brooch that glows when danger's near. Just when I start to believe we've carved out a life here, a dangerous rival threatens the fragile peace we've built.Now we're racing across the Highlands with hounds, swords, and kick-ars boots, tryi...

In this hilarious sequel to Strangely, Incredibly Good, Cat Glamour struggles to help her sister, who's a bit of a texting addict, her twenty-year-old daughter, who has fallen in with the wrong crowd, and her ninety-four-year-old grandmother, who's a feisty ex-reality-television-star with the Twitter handle @BadAssGram. Will Cat be able to help her wacky family out without neglecting her own needs?

Can a technological glitch bring you more than headaches? What if it brings you lasting love?When an app messes with her travel plans, Hannah discovers a whole new world full of laughter and romance. TV writer Hannah Storm's marriage is over, she's just turned thirty, and she's lost her job. Overwhelmed with how her life has turned out, and suffering from writer's block, she decides to throw caution to the wind and books a month in a rental home on an island off the coast of France...

From bestselling author Heather Grace Stewart comes a sweeping, slow‑burn time‑travel romance about legacy, longing, and love that refuses to let go.Loch MacDowell has spent his life running from fame, expectations, and the shadow of the Portal that changed everything for his family. But when a mysterious voice calls him "Stray" and the rebuilt Gateway at Loch Ness erupts in light, Loch is pulled through time—and into 1647 Scotland...

Cat Glamour is going through a rough spot in her life. When she decides to take control again and try to lose weight, the last thing she expects is a genie to pop out of her Wii machine offering her three wishes! Unfortunately for Cat, her genie is somewhat unreliable in his wish-granting capabilities. In a series of hilarious misadventures, Cat and Gene travel to a castle in France and back in time twenty years in an attempt to realize Cat’s wishes. But is it possible to get a second chan...

When Sam meets fellow Terry Fox University student Lauren in an off-campus basement bar, sparks fly, but when he tries her number the next day, he learns she's given him the wrong digits. Instead of feeling slighted, he has faith it's an honest mistake and worries she'll think he's "that guy" if he doesn't call. Without her last name or residence floor, he tries the university's email system and mass-emails all 246 women named Lauren in hopes of finding the right one. The women bond in sam...

The twentieth century and the first years of the twenty-first century witnessed economic and social upheaval perhaps unprecedented in history. Against this backdrop of drought and depression, Texas Girl reviews these changes from the perspective of a woman who has experienced them, revealing her hopes, frustrations, joys and despairs as she relates the day-to-day occurrences that are a part of family life.

Stigma is one of the major barriers to care for people with mental health and related disorders. Stigma includes negative beliefs about and hostile perceptions towards others, shame and self-stigma, discriminatory practices in hiring, promotion and recognition of people who suffer from mental health challenges, and structural and organizational policies and processes that result in inequalities for people who have mental health challenges. Stigma has been recognized as a significant factor...

They destroy plant diseases. They break down toxins. They plough the earth. They transform forests. They’ve survived two mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaur. Not bad for a creature that’s deaf, blind, and spineless. Who knew that earthworms were one of our planet’s most important caretakers? Or that Charles Darwin devoted his last years to studying their remarkable achievements?Inspired by Darwin, Amy Stewart takes us on a subterranean adventure. Witty, ...

Best book on grief ever. Why? Because it’s real. Because it tells you you’re not crazy. Because even though you’re in the midst of grieving and there’s all this noise and confusion in your head screaming at you, this book is the sweet whisper from Heather and Stu saying, “I get you. You’re not crazy. It’s gonna be ok.”When Heather Wallace lost her father, all she really wanted was a book that could make her laugh, feel less alone in her grief, and would help her feel a little less ...