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Newly qualified cop Rachel Prince’s week has been a mixed bag. While thrilled to qualify as a fully fledged police officer, she’s still trying to get over being spectacularly dumped by her fiancé. So a refreshing cruise ship vacation seems like the perfect remedy, except for the charismatic Italian man with the shifty eyes.

Viral mom blogger Brooke Binkley tells her painful story about the domestic violence she endured while simultaneously becoming a public figure, and uses her story to highlight the many types of domestic violence that both victims and survivors experience. On the outside, Brooke was the funny vlogger making moms laugh across the world, but behind closed doors, she was experiencing nearly every form of domestic violence that existed.

What separates a resilient person from your average joe? What are the key habits and skills that a resilient person has and that you can develop to become mentally tougher? Do you struggle to think positively when you are faced with adversity or obstacles that you need to overcome? Maybe you feel as though you are mentally weak, and you have identified this as an area that you can improve that will lead to more success in your life? Well, you are in luck. A Resilient Mind offers you the tips and tricks that others use to become more resilient.

In the third book of the Ialana Series, an ancient weapon of planetary destruction has been uncovered. Astrobal, the underworld’s demon-lord of Iochodran, will stop at nothing to gain possession and control of the beautiful, but deadly, weapon. When Astrobal discovers that the key to the control of this weapon is Anwyn, the daughter of Jarah and Tegan, he must use all the resources he can muster to either kill her or use her as a hostage.

I had always dreamed of falling in love. I was ready and eager to find my happily ever after, but there was just one problem. The man I so desperately wanted to fall for was not available. He was taken - spoken for. He wasn't married, but he had been with someone for a long time. It didn’t help matters that she happened to be my friend.

Brix Ward is a grade-A prick.He's arrogant, spoiled, and self-centered. As the lead singer of A Rebels Havoc, he's used to women falling over themselves for a chance to tame the wild bad boy. Except for me. I still remember the boy I grew up with. The one who went out of his way to make my life a living hell. I did my best to avoid him at all costs. Imagine my surprise when our parents announced they had eloped, then left me to live with my new stepbrother. Alone. Now, no matter what I do, there's no escaping him. He's always there, tempting me, provoking me. Every moment of every day.

High school counselor Aislin Kennedy’s charisma and exuberance mask deep scars that prevent her from letting anyone too close. Instead, she throws herself into helping her students. CEO of a fashion conglomerate, Susanna Durr has been through three painfully public divorces, and to say she’s given up on love would be an understatement. When Aislin agrees to help Susanna connect with her daughter, Cynt, surprising feelings awaken for both of them.

Someone, or something, is causing trouble at Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth, a.k.a. SASY. Random items turn up missing from SASY students’ rooms, and no one know who is doing it or why it's happening. When Vlad's valuable family ring goes missing and Devlin hears the culprit, the six friends decide to follow the clues left behind.

When Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe embarks on her first river cruise with companions Rachel Prince and Sarah Bradshaw, she's not expecting murder for company! It's bad enough knowing there might be a murderer among their travelling party, but then Lady Marjorie finds herself saddled with a most unwelcome guest. Edna Parkinton, Marjorie's estranged cousin-in-law is loud, brash, and tells it as it is. Marjorie can't wait to be shot of her.

I knew the Blair brothers. It was impossible to grow up in Astoria and not be familiar with them. There were four boys in the Blair family, and all of them had that certain something. They were smart, athletic, funny, and gorgeous. If I was forced to pick my favorite, it would have to be Henry. He was the wild one of the bunch - a rock star.

When Rachel Prince cruises. It's no honeymoon! Rachel's dream honeymoon is disrupted when Sarah's eccentric cousin is found dead. With wedding plans up and down, Rachel and Carlos have finally managed to tie the knot and head off on a Mediterranean cruise. Their honeymoon spirals out of control when murder interrupts marital bliss, and Carlos receives a mysterious phone call from an old flame.

Crystal Rose woke up at three in the morning today, drenched in sweat and breathless after another sex dream with Haley Carson. Later at school in the tiny town of Clear, Alaska, Crystal saves Haley from an assault by her abusive boyfriend. The two girls renew a love started years ago that had to stay hidden until now.

Quirky, modern dance savant Kenna Grey's life is spiraling out of control with alcohol and depression because she is gay and terrified of coming out. Her life suddenly changes drastically after she almost dies in a loft fire in Chelsea, rescued by a fearless firewoman who fought her way through a fiery inferno, threw Kenna over her shoulder, and carried her to safety through the smoke and fire. In the aftermath, alone, dying inside from her denial and her sexual desires, she feels fate's finger touching her. So, she rides her bicycle to Staten Island on a journey of destiny.

Although Rupert Brooke is known today as a "war poet", he was never actually engaged in combat: His death was the result of an infection from an insect bite that occurred while he was in transit to commence duty in Turkey. Unlike Wilfred Owen, who had a bitter experience of life in the trenches, Brooke's vision was of the glory rather than the horror of war. Only the first section focuses on issues stemming from the war. Poems in the other sections are generally wistful evocations of places that the poet had visited in his travels and reflections on youthful love.

You never know what might happen when three friends set off on an adventure. Especially when one is a scaredy-cat, one is close to fearless, and one is learning to rely on faith to overcome obstacles. Throw in a bully, an ally-turned-villain, and a heavy dose of T-Rex, and the adventure turns into the quest of a lifetime.

Kestrel Rosemont just wants a place to belong. An artist at heart, stuck with a prim, practical family that doesn’t always understand her imagination and whimsy, she longs to create a world of her own. When mysterious, whispering lights appear by the woods one winter night, Kestrel is drawn into an enchanted land of eternal spring, where an enigmatic prince welcomes her warmly, seeming convinced she's his bride. As the Christmas holiday approaches, Kestrel straddles a secret double-life between home and the Whisper Kingdom. But beneath the surface, something dark is lurking.

I never thought I’d stoop to sitting on Santa’s lap and asking him to bring me a boyfriend. In my defense, though, the man of my dreams had just knocked me into a store display 10 minutes prior, so I wasn’t exactly thinking straight. Hah, but when did I ever. I never thought I’d see Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome again. Imagine my surprise when I showed up at my parents’ house for the holidays, only to find out that my sister had asked Santa for the exact same thing I did - and he’d delivered early.

Jingle Bell Rock features seven couples from across the Ella and Brooke universe, all coming together in one story to bring you joy, happiness, and a little Christmas cheer.

Christmas has always been Carter Pierce’s favorite holiday. But with his partner, Dr. Vaughn Bennett, working crazy hours in the ER, it’s difficult to make any kind of plans. Easter was an appendectomy. Thanksgiving, a ruptured spleen. And Christmas had called Vaughn away to work for Doctors Without Borders. So when the calendar hits February 14th, Carter expects it will be just another day when he kisses his man goodbye so he can go and save the world.

One tattooed drummer. One feisty redhead. One sexy-as-sin keyboardist. And one smokin' hot night... What happens when two bandmates from the hottest rock band on the planet hook up with their lead singer’s (off-limits) little sister? Trouble, that’s what. But lucky for Imogen, trouble is exactly what’s on the menu.