Anne Simon is a world-renowned biologist and expert on plant viruses. She has also been scientific advisor to the X-Files since the series began. In this fascinating book she explores the extraordinary realities that lie behind the strange discoveries made in each episode by agents Mulder and Scully, weird and threatening life forms, mutations and alien creatures. Despite the achievements of modern science and technology, she points out, it is estimated that less than 1 per cent of our fel...

Dark Academia Meets a Forbidden Crush.Seventeen-year-old Tawny Matthews is a poor student who receives a scholarship to attend Ivoree Gates, an elite private school attended only by the children of the wealthiest in the nation.While at the boarding school, Tawny meets and gradually falls for Professor McCurdy, her handsome, enigmatic English teacher.Tawny also runs afoul of Dylan, the hot, arrogant, most popular rich boy in the high school and also the most feared, ...

This book presents the healing plants from A to Z. The most important vegetal and animal extracts are introduced whose highly remedial protective substances are of major importance, both in their pharmaceutical application and in the field of food supplements. The attention which natural sciences pay to so-called 'phytochemistry' and 'vegetal chemicals' is indicative of the tremendous significance of the healing power of plants, which due to their specific compositions and structures conta...

From the author of best selling LOVE ONCE IN PASSING, LOVE ONCE AGAIN, HOLD FAST TO LOVE and BELOVED CAPTAIN, a new romantic fantasy about a ghostly stranger who enters the life of professional businesswoman as she restores his former home. Together they explore the mystery of his presence, the wonder of her seemingly renewed youthfulness; face daily crisis of trying to remain on the same plane...and find the true love that both have been seeking even though their lives exist two hu...

In Crush on Teacher, Obsessed with the Bad Boy, Tawny Matthews, a determined scholarship student, enters the elite and treacherous world of the Ivoree Gates Institute, where she is immediately targeted by a cruel social hierarchy.Her struggle for belonging takes a desperate turn when her mother's sudden illness forces her into a contract of indentured servitude to the school's most powerful and arrogant student, Dylan Westinghouse. As a 'Dylantante' at the opulent Westinghouse Mano...

The CEO of a technology company whose methods border the limits of ethics.A journalist in search of the truth and eager to prove herself.What can go wrong?From their first encounter, an undeniable chemistry draws them together. Yet, their professional ambitions threaten to drive a wedge between them.As Sarah digs deeper into the inner workings of Hailey's empire, she uncovers shocking secrets that threaten to expose the dark underbelly behind i...

Arya has time for only one thing: saving lives as a surgeon. She is not interested in a relationship. Her life is already too complicated without adding new problems into the mix. Besides, there are too many other women out there to settle for just one.Patricia wants to be seen as more than a single mother. Her seven-year-old son fills her life, but after leaving behind the toxic relationship with her ex-husband, she's been longing to feel wanted again.A night out with her ...

At 27, Nicole Hunt is a rising star in health and wellness, captivating audiences with her dynamic podcast and entertaining TikTok presence. In a special series for Heart Month, she sets her sights on interviewing some of the nation's most prominent medical professionals, including the reclusive Dr. Inés Torres.Dr. Torres is a 40-year-old distinguished cardiologist with a reputation as steely as the scalpel she wields. Her life revolves entirely around her work, leaving no room for...

At 42, Samantha Thomson's picture-perfect life is crumbling. Fresh from a painful divorce, she's struggling to raise two teenage daughters while trudging through a monotonous routine.Her childhood friend Olivia Mitchell lives life on the edge. While filming her documentaries, Olivia has spent over two decades traveling the globe and fighting for justice.When their paths cross again, long-buried feelings ignite.And when Samantha discovers twelve romantic WWII love le...

A decade ago, a tragic surgery forever altered the lives of Dr. Jackie Stone and Sarah Taylor. Haunted by the loss of that patient, Dr. Stone has since immersed herself in her work, believing that if she stays busy, she can escape the pain of her past.Sarah Taylor, now a determined intern at Manhattan's prestigious Watson Memorial Hospital, finds herself under the supervision of the very doctor who was present during her brother's ill-fated surgery ten years ago.As she stri...

"Crow" Hollander left behind a past full of thorns...or so she thought.After getting out of jail, she was assured that the opportunity for a new life lay before her. But each night, in her tiny apartment, the longed-for freedom feels more like house arrest in which she only finds loneliness and closed doors. Nobody wants to hire an ex-con.And everything becomes much more confusing when her signature black rose appears next to a corpse.She immediately b...

A doctor in love with a resident.A resident in love with a patient.A patient in love with herself.Dr. Rachel Harris has always played by the book, until a mysterious woman arrives at the hospital after a grave accident, sending her world into a tailspin.As the patient lies in an induced coma, Dr. Harris finds solace in her daydreams, crafting an enchanting romance with this enigmatic woman. Her fantasies pro...