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Erin Carter is alone. Plagued by childhood nightmares since the loss of her mother, she embarks on a journey to trace her father, hoping to find some semblance of family and put the darkness to rest. A tentative thread leads her to Hopetoun, in rural Scotland, and the welcoming Cornfield Castle. There she meets Abigail Miller, the castle chef, who quickly becomes her tour guide and search partner.

It’s been nine months since widowed mom Bella Jordan and her young son, Max, moved to Lily Dale, the quirky, close-knit New York community populated by people who can speak to the dead...if one believes in that kind of thing. Now she counts Valley View, the guesthouse she runs, as home and her psychic medium neighbors as friends - even haughty British Pandora, who used to own Valley View before her difficult divorce. So when Pandora sweeps in, requesting an urgent tête-à-tête, Bella expects it to be another complaint about book club. It isn’t.

You can erase the memory. But you cannot erase the crime. Jenny's wounds have healed. An experimental treatment has removed the memory of a horrific and degrading attack. She is moving on with her life. That was the plan. Except it's not working out. Something has gone. The light in the eyes. And something was left behind. A scar. On her lower back. Which she can't stop touching. And she's getting worse. Not to mention the fact that her father is obsessed with finding her attacker, and her mother is in toxic denial.

In a remote, heavily wooded area near the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Rachel Lorant died on her birthday. But she didn't die alone. That night, her four sorority sisters make a solemn, trembling pledge. They will never reveal what has just happened in those woods - ever. Instead, they will take their terrible secret to their graves.

Georgia Hamilton is an adventurer. After a life spent exploring the most remote places on earth, she's found her way back home to Scotland, where she teaches her expert survival skills. Kelsey Campbell has spent her whole life acting, both personally and professionally, and has had it with the pressure of keeping everyone else happy. Craving somewhere far from the glaring spotlight, she signs up for a two-week team survival course.

Kate Calloway has a hard time talking with people. Sometimes, her mind goes blank, and she has nothing to say. Other times, she blurts out thoughts that other people find strange. Then, a chance encounter with a horse makes Kate think life could be different. Is everything about to change?

The popularity of meditation and relaxation is increasing as more people discover its benefits. Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration. People also use the practice to develop other beneficial habits and feelings, such as creating a positive mood and outlook, self-discipline, healthy sleep patterns and even increased pain tolerance.

This is volume two of a step-by-step programme to help you manage success and failure at work and at home. This user-friendly guide begins by clearly explaining the basic self-coaching techniques of NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) before showing you how to apply these techniques to help you achieve success.

Sometimes, people find their way, or at least they find a way to make themselves feel like they belong. Other times, people never truly find their mission or purpose, and they walk through their life feeling as if they are lost in a dark forest, searching for a light to guide them. But when you feel like you’re lost in the woods, messages are being sent to you. The universe is trying to tell you what to do and where to go. All you need to do is discover how to pick up these hidden messages.

The temperance movement has taken hold in New Zealand, and the country is locked in the depths of a depression as a new land war threatens. When Sergeant Hardy and his new wife find themselves in financial straits, Hardy takes on Dead Shot, a thoroughbred stallion from a town near the front. But the horse has been targeted by a brutal Australian gang trying to take over the racing world. Murder soon follows. When Hardy's wife disappears, apparently kidnapped by the gang, Hardy must track down the mysterious leader of the gang and take him out of commission.

After her kids announce they won’t be home for Christmas, Sally is ready to drown her sorrows in a bottle of Cabernet. Then, she receives an unexpected phone call, and soon she and her spunky best friend Pearl are off to the idyllic mountain village of McKenzie Bridge.

Laura Lake, editor of glossy magazine Society, is always on the hunt for scandalous scoops to fill her pages. Now she's discovered a top-secret village in the English countryside where the rich and famous own weekend retreats. Where film stars, Turner-prize winners and billionaires park their helicopters outside the gastropub and buy £100 sourdough loaves from the deli. Outsiders are strictly forbidden. But luckily Laura's best friend Lulu, a logo-obsessed socialite with a heart as huge as her sunglasses, suddenly fancies a quiet life in the country....

Detective Madison Harper is pulled away from Thanksgiving preparations when a local care worker, Terri Summers, is found dead in her home on the outskirts of Lost Creek, Colorado. Terri’s inconsolable mother can’t understand who would hurt such a kind soul who had dedicated her life to helping others. But analysis of the blood spatter at the scene indicates Terri knew her attacker, that she looked them right in the eye before her life was taken. Can Madison stop this twisted killer before another precious life is taken? And at what cost?

Detective Sergeant Flynn Moran is on secondment from the Metropolitan Police in his home town of Muddlebay. Not long after Flynn arrives, the Mayor of Muddlebay is found to have overdosed on atropine. But was it accidental, or deliberate? Even though nothing ever happens in Muddlebay, Flynn teams up with his old friend Mabel Heggarty, the local librarian, to investigate the death.

Brenda Sheffield can’t believe her luck when she finds out that the family business, The Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, has been handed down to her upon the death of a relative. For too long, she’s been idle as an assistant to a PI - a new challenge is precisely what she needs. Uprooting to the idyllic village of Sweetfern Harbor was tough, but it doesn’t take long for Brenda to fall for the brightly painted shopfronts and the friendly residents. However, there’s always one who spoils the bouquet.

When my husband’s mistress was found brutally murdered, I was the one imprisoned for the crime. I was willing to do whatever it took to prove my innocence. When Dr. Evelyn Powell showed up on visiting day, I was shocked to learn she was my husband’s new fiancé. I befriended her in hopes of finding answers to my questions.

There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island. The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders kill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is 12 does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly.

We spend a shocking 43 percent of our day doing things without thinking about them. That means that almost half of our actions aren’t conscious choices, but the result of our non-conscious mind nudging our body to act along learned behaviors. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in a meeting; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat, and drink - a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, regardless of their complexity, operate outside of our awareness.

Welcome to "The Power in the Pause Podcast," the show that explores the extraordinary potential within life's transformative pauses. Hosted by Wendy Paige Sterling, a dedicated advocate of personal growth, empowerment, and intuition, this podcast is your guide to embracing the moments that challenge, transform, and shape your journey. Life is full of transitions - moments that force us to reflect, grow, and unlock our true potential. Join us as we delve into inspiring stories of resilience, share practical tools for navigating pivotal transitions, and empower you to thrive during life's ...

Offering examples of how to make medicine better for the healers and those they serve, If I Betray These Words profiles clinicians across the country who are tough, resourceful, and resilient, but feel trapped between the patient-first values of their Hippocratic oath and the business imperatives of a broken healthcare system. If I Betray These Words confronts the threat and broken promises of moral injury—what it is; where it comes from; how it manifests; and who’s fighting back against it. We need better healthcare—for patients and for the workforce. It’s time to act.