As a young girl, Cristien witnessed her mother slip from reality, her suffering shaped by trauma and interpreted as mental illness by a world that mistook pain for pathology-answering distress with institutionalization and heavy medication.Women, Madness, Whiteness is a fiercely intimate and incisive exploration of the cultural, social, political and intergenerational roots of mental illness. As an adult, Cristien became a politicized therapist, movement organizer, and spo...

Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

Harlequin® Montana MavericksExperience the ranchers and communities of Big Sky Country, home of the Montana Mavericks! Where free-spirited men and women discover love on the range.Montana Mavericks: Hidden Gems RanchAs the seasons change in the small town of Tenacity, Montana, so does opportunity. The high school football team has a shot at a winning season, and with fall pumpkin festivals, Christmas events and the disc...

Harlequin® Montana MavericksExperience the ranchers and communities of Big Sky Country, home of the Montana Mavericks! Where free-spirited men and women discover love on the range.Montana Mavericks: Hidden Gems RanchAs the seasons change in the small town of Tenacity, Montana, so does opportunity. The high school football team has a shot at a winning season, and with fall pumpkin festivals, Christmas events and the disc...

**"A poignant and touching story of friendship, love and healing. Perfect for your book club!"—#1 New York Times bestselling author, Barbara FreethyA recipe for living . . .**New friends can be found in unexpected places. For Bridget and Amy, that place was the cancer ward of an Anchorage hospital. Now, as each struggles to overcome loss, they lean on each other for support—sharing suppers, laughter and tears.Bridget and Amy aren’t ...

What makes a place feel like home? A mother’s embrace, the warmth of new friendship, a sweet reunion—all can be found in these unforgettable stories . . .THREE’S A CROWD * Fern MichaelsThis Mother’s Day will be the first in three years that Samantha Stewart has spent with her parents. And she’s bringing a very special gift—the baby granddaughter they’ve never met. Sam’s work as an overseas reporter was exhilarating and dangerous. No...

A selection of 19 short stories from writers worldwide for you to enjoy.

I thought I was the only woman in his life.We made promises, spoke of love, and I trusted him with everything.Our hopes and dreams of a beautiful future together were flourishing as we talked about which one of us should transfer, so that we wouldn't have to be long distance for two weeks out of every month anymore.We were never a secret. My friends knew and loved him. Our coworkers at my branch office did as well.Imagine my shock when, after ghosting me, he...

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy LitRPGMallory has had it with their plans being constantly derailed by Rass. They need to find a way to overcome the recent setback he’s caused so they can continue to progress and gain more levels. With their days already filled with dangers and challenges, they can’t afford to have an enemy like Rass continually making things more difficult. Can they find a way to outwit Rass, or will his current scheme be their downfall?

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy LitRPGAfter tragedy shatters their lives, Carissa and her father are invited to Inadon, a hidden world where those worthy can become Guardians of the Round Table and protect Earth from the dark forces. Armed with little more than basic gear, they join fellow recruit Jed to battle monsters, complete quests, and grow stronger with every challenge. But Inadon is no game. Every decision has consequences, every victory protects their world, and every failure s...

She's a blood-slave who longs for freedom, but this Viking vampire has other plans...As the favorite blood-slave of Nevada's vampire king, Arietta Heron lives a waking nightmare with no escape. Her master's cruelty is as inevitable as her fate, leaving her with nothing but impossible dreams of freedom.Until the night a strange, ancient vampire kidnaps her and changes everything she knows about what it means to serve one master and one master only...A V...

Three seconds. That's the time I spend every day admiring the boy I'm in love with unnoticed. Zero seconds. The time Patrick has devoted to me every day for the past few years since he returned to Columbus to attend high school.I would so much like things to change, but every time I get close to him, I am always left burnt and humiliated. I don't understand why he resents me so much, that he never misses an opportunity to make me feel mistaken. Still, I can't stop thinking about hi...