I wish I could escape my past. But when it catches up to me, I don't get to make the wishes—I have to grant them.Becoming a widow on my fortieth birthday was not what I had planned. Even worse? It's forced me and my teenage daughter back to Whispering Willows and the life of magic I left behind.I tell myself it'll be a short trip to sell my mother's shop of wishes. Until I kind of, sort of bind myself to the shop.With bills piling up fast, I gotta d...

Renée Marie suffered a life-threatening illness in early adolescence, enduring multiple surgeries and months in the hospital. Doctors told her to expect a life marked by pain and limitation.Unwilling to accept such a fate, Renée devoted herself to improving her health with a series of small lifestyle changes and natural healing strategies that helped her overcome her diagnosis and gave her the strength and resilience she needed to battle a lifelong autoimmune journey and recover fro...

A complex mother-daughter relationship is taken to a new level in this fresh and propulsive novel of family curses, blood-thirsty ghouls, and budding romance set against the Mojave Desert and Las VegasEllis Karsten spends nights working triage in the ER and days having the same conversation with her mom. The early onset dementia is exhausting, but the real challenge is their curse—Ellis's family must feed daily on blood, or risk becoming mindless, skinless killing ...

Understand your attachment style to transform your relationshipsAttachment Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, the groundbreaking theory of how our early relationships shape the way we connect with others. You'll learn about the four core attachment styles―secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized―and you'll identify your own relationship patterns and challenges. Understand and heal common issues like fear of intimacy, clinginess, and emotional...

Whispering Willows is a place where wishes come true, but at what cost?I didn't expect to be a widow at forty years old. I didn't expect to be a single mother. I didn't expect to inherit a mountain of debt. And I definitely didn't expect to return to Whispering Willows—or my life as a witch.But here I am: I've reopened my mother's wish shop, started granting wishes, and am teaching my daughter magic.Life is perfect . . . Almost.There's my ex...

One wrong number. Two stubborn hearts. And a whole lot of texts in between.Scarlett Simmons apologizes for everything. For existing, for speaking up, for accidentally dousing grumpy British football managers in scalding coffee. Her therapist says it's a problem. Her ex said she was "too much." So when she lands in Manchester to resurrect England's worst football club from PR hell, she's determined to be less . . . herself.Except she can't seem to s...

Celebrate the magic of winter with 70 ways to find coziness, comfort, and happiness no matter the weather.Discover simple ways to be happier everyday…no matter the season!Embrace the coziness of winter months with activities that promote peace, relaxation, and mindfulness, perfect for slowing down and enjoying the season. The Little Book of Winter is here to make it easier than ever with 70 activities to help you make the most of the magical winter...

Drawn together by the future, torn apart by the past.Being a single mom was never the plan for Lauren. Neither was having a baby in a car all alone on a gridlocked interstate. Thank goodness for sexy cops who are heroes even on their days off.One of the good guys—or at least trying to be—Isaac can't get the woman whose baby he helped deliver out of his head. He sees it all with Lauren. A life. A family. A future. But superstition and a family curse have her...

Although grief and feelings of loss after the death of a loved one are natural and universal experiences, sudden, violent, and traumatic loss puts survivors at increased risk for a range of mental health problems and greatly complicates the grieving process. The Grief Recovery with Individualized Evidence-Based Formulation (GRIEF) approach is designed specifically for treating individuals suffering from the grief that results from a traumatic death, and provides a transdiagnostic, modular,...

At the age of forty-three, Amy Lee Lillard learned she was autistic. She learned she was part of a community of unseen women who fell through the gaps due to medical bias and social stereotypes.A Grotesque Animal explores the making, unmaking, and making again of a woman with an undiagnosed disorder. How did a working-class background and a deep-rooted Midwest culture of silence lead to hiding in plain sight for decades? How did sexuality and anger hide the roots of trauma...

Build your ability to discuss tough topics at work.At times in our careers, we face conversations that bring out tense emotions. Our instinct may be to avoid them entirely, but engaging in challenging conversations can create opportunities to build stronger work relationships, teams, and organizations.This book will help you learn how to communicate productively under stress, offer and accept critical feedback, and ensure teams walk away from challenging co...

Double double, toil and trouble . . . Bella Jordan faces ghosts, witches, and a very real foe in the new installment of New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub’s heart-warming cozy mystery series set in Lily Dale, New York’s Spiritualist home.A relative newcomer to Lily Dale, the quirky New York lakeside village populated by spiritual mediums, young widow Bella Jordan doesn’t have time to believe in supernatural entities. She has enough to tackle, what...