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This is the final book in the two-book duet. Book one must be heard first. One man thinks I'm a saint. The other thinks I'm a sinner. One man lives in the public eye. The other lurks in the shadows. One man wants to use me for his own needs. The other wants to use me for his revenge. One man will get what's coming to him. The other will get what he deserves. They told me good girls get rewarded. But I've been bad. Very bad. I made a deal with the Devil...and I liked it.

Welcome to Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Course, a tailored program for mental health professionals aiming to expand their therapeutic toolbox and enhance their CBT proficiency.

We failed. The one person we relied on since childhood betrayed us. And here we are, running for our lives and facing an impossible decision. Do we stay and fight for our brother, or do we let him go? We traveled to a different world to find him, we went through irreversible changes for a chance to rescue him. I refuse to accept that there wasn't a reason for his betrayal. We can't stop now.

Then they came to me for help, three desperate men on a journey to rescue their brother. I was the only one who could get them through the portal, and as much as I wanted to turn them away, I couldn't. Something about these men called to me. I could sense a whisper of Nymeria inside of them, but that didn't make sense. They were only human.

In the quarter century that Victoria Sweet has been a doctor, "health care" has replaced medicine, "providers" (vastly outnumbered by administrators) look at their laptops more than at their patients, and the ruthless pursuit of efficiency has vanquished not only trust and intimacy but also, often, the effectiveness of treatment. Victoria Sweet knows that there is an alternative way, because she has lived and practiced it. In her new book, she reflects with compassion, wit, and profound insight.

Todos tuvimos una primera vez. Antonia Scott, también. Reina Roja: Origen, precuela de la afamada trilogía de Juan Gómez Jurado, nos presenta el bautismo de fuego de Antonia Scott. Una Antonia muy distinta a la mujer rota que conocimos en la novela original. Una Antonia más joven, luminosa, pero no exenta de excentricidades que pondrán a prueba la paciencia de Raúl Covas, ex boina verde y antecesor de Jon Gutiérrez en su faceta de escudero, y de la policía. El primer caso que le encomienda Mentor a Antonia en Reina Roja comienza con la aparición de un millonario que ha sido brutalmente asesinado.

In 1910, eleven-year-old Iris Villarca lives with her father at Rawblood, a lonely house on Dartmoor. Iris and her father are the last of their name. The Villarcas always die young, bloodily. Iris believes it's because of a congenital disease which means she must isolate herself from the world. But one sunlit autumn day, beside her mother's grave, she forces the truth from her father: the disease is biologically impossible. A lie to cover a darker secret.

Millie has never taken the expected path. Her childhood love for bugs and science led her to entomology, and her role as a curator, inspiring museum visitors every day. It’s her dream to run her own department—so when a rare director position opens, she is determined nothing will distract her from her goal. Especially not Finn, her grumpy coworker with his permanent scowl, electric blue eyes, and endless supply of astronomy ties. . . . Not that she’s spent time noticing any of those things.

Spinster Amelia accepts a position as a companion to her social-climbing aunt who is planning her next wedding before she is even out of mourning for her second husband. And the man her aunt is stalking is none other than the wealthy widower, the Duke of Caversham. Horrified by her aunt's behavior, Amelia decides to hide away in their host's library and gardens for the duration of their visit.

Christmas miracles come in all sizes! In 'Lucy's Winter Rescue', Lucy finds a lost baby otter and makes a Christmas wish to find him a special new home. But little does Lucy know that it's just the start of the Christmas magic and that by helping the otter she will help lots of other people and animals, too! Lucy's help is needed in 'Lucy's Magical Surprise' when a donkey foal is about to be born. Will she be able to gather everyone together in time? And how can she and her friend help bring harvest mice back to nearby fields?

This Chinese treatise on war was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC. Each one of the 13 chapters is devoted to a different aspect of warfare, making it the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. Studied by generals from Napoleon to Rommel it is still one of the most influential works on the subject and is required reading in most military academies around the world.

Liv. Reese. Faith. Yes, they are plus-size, curvy, thick, whatever. Point is, they are past sick of society’s relentless body shaming defining them. Liv slays in dance classes, where she shakes off her frustrations as a struggling writer. Introverted Reese avoids “taking up too much space” by staying in the background as Liv’s sidekick. And while diva-cold professional dancer Faith aces countless auditions, she’s “too big” for starring roles. At the end of their respective ropes, all it takes is one more insult … for Liv to suddenly have an idea that will unite them all.

'Lucy's Search for Little Star' - Lucy is on holiday with her family when she meets a curious little kitten called Star. He's a tiny little thing and he follows her everywhere. When Star and then Lucy, find themselves lost in a snowstorm, Lucy's magic snow globe is their only hope. Close your eyes and make a wish - miracles can happen. 'Lucy Makes a Wish' - When Boots the puppy bounces into Lucy's life, fun and friendship are never far behind. He's waiting for his forever home and until he finds one, Lucy is determined to give him the best Christmas ever.

Manchester, 1960. When you're young, unmarried and pregnant, in a shaming society that will never understand, there's only one place left to go. St Ann's mother and baby home. That's how restless Joan, who dreams of a glamorous new life in the Big Smoke, finds herself shut away with two unlikely new roommates: spirited Megan and timid country-girl Caroline, who fell pregnant on her first time. Abandoned by their families, they have no one to rely on but each other, as they wait out the days before they birth their babies - only to be parted from them forever.

April 1901: A weekend house party at the stately home of the Earl of Lowton...with an invitation to his daughter’s debutante ball. It should have been perfect. And it would have been…had it not been for the body found dead in the lake. The timing couldn’t be worse. With only hours to go before the biggest event in the Lowton’s social calendar, the family have no intention of letting it ruin the occasion. But Eliza isn’t family. Determined to prove the death was murder, Eliza enlists the help of husband Archie, and best friend Connie.

The year is 1974. A woman runs for her life in Clear Lake, California. Cut to 2045. Production begins on a film at Clear Lake, a low budget horror picture, starring former pornstar April Floods. All the while a witch plans to unleash a dead killer from his watery tomb.

After two stressful months, Amber Blackwood is determined to have a few weeks of peace before the Here and Meow Festival descends on her small town of Edgehill, Oregon. That peace doesn’t last long. When she and the committee attend a meeting at the mayor’s house, Amber is pulled aside by the mayor’s daughter Chloe, who Amber babysat for in high school.

Coworkers Ruby and Harry are in love - but they’re married to other people. They decide to tell their spouses that their marriages are over and to start a new life together. Ruby has wanted to leave her controlling husband for a while, so she tells him she’s leaving and waits at the hotel where she and Harry are to meet. But Harry never shows up. Suddenly, Ruby has lost everything.

Chanterelle Cottage is Charlie Sparrow’s whole world. The cozy spellshop where she and her moms practice their witchcraft, selling goods and services to the people of small-town Owl’s Hollow, has been in her family for generations. Okay, business has been a little slow and a recent burglary hit their inventory pretty hard. And the bank may not agree to restructure their loan. But Charlie is talented and savvy, and she’ll keep things afloat once her parents finally let her buy into the business as a co-owner.