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...

My boss wrote the rule: no relationships between executives and staff. Then he asked me to marry him.Damian Durand doesn't ask for things. He acquires them. So when his grandfather's will gives him ninety days to find a wife or lose his company, he slides a contract across my desk like I'm just another deal to close. Twelve months. Separate bedrooms. Every cent of my debt — gone.I negotiated terms with the most ruthless man in the city and thought I'd won.But contra...

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...

Captain Alexandra "Alex" Pierce clawed her way back from the ambush that killed half her unit and shattered her engagement to the man she loved—Special Forces operative Logan Cross, who vanished into black ops and never looked back. Two years later, Alex has rebuilt herself into something unbreakable: a commander known for her steady warmth under fire and fierce loyalty to her soldiers. But when she's assigned to a remote Forward Operating Base in hostile mountain territory, she finds Loga...

**"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 ...

No Way OutFour strangers awaken in an empty room with no memory of how they arrived. The only clue is a mysterious note giving them instructions and a warning: escape or face the consequences.Forced to work together despite their differences, they venture through a dangerous and ever-changing environment filled with deadly traps, hidden secrets, and unseen threats. As they search for a way out, they discover that someone is always watching, and every choice...

Crown of Ash and Orishas – Extended Book DescriptionCrown of Ash and Orishas is an epic mythological fantasy set in 1940, blending African mythology, historical fiction, action, mystery, and supernatural adventure into a sweeping tale of destiny, identity, and forgotten history. The novel follows Elijah Freeman, a young African American boy whose life is forever changed when he discovers he is the last known descendant of one of the Orishas, the powerful deities of West African tra...

She's trained to heal broken soldiers. She never expected one to save her.Dr. Naomi Chen has built her career helping veterans recover from trauma—while hiding her own. Five years ago, she found her fiancé dead by suicide, and she's never forgiven herself for missing the signs. Now she keeps everyone at arm's length, convinced that caring too deeply is a liability she can't afford.Then Marcus "Brick" Torres walks into her office.He lost ever...

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?

Echoes of Strength is a deeply personal memoir of healing, remembrance, and self- reclamation.Through lived experience and ancestral reflection, D.Wells traces the invisible threads that bind family, love, and survival across generations.This book is for anyone who has loved deeply, endured quietly, and is now ready to live gently-without abandoning themselves.