An ex-covert agent. A loving mother. An unknown power.Rachel's tranquil life on the terraformed planet of Tir-na shatters when her twenty-year-old son vanishes without a trace. With no ransom demands or clues, she must confront her past and re-enter the treacherous world of the Agency she once abandoned.In a high-stakes race against time, Rachel relies on her deadly agent skills and unlocks forgotten powers, embracing the shocking truth of her past...

Izzie is going through a divorce and seeing a therapist who gave her a much needed assignment to help resolve some of the issues she's had with relationships. She takes the assignment a step too far and finds herself rekindling old meaningless flings, and rebuilding friendships. Soon she realises the source of her real problem; it is the relationship she wants to work on the most, but with almost six years of leaving things unsaid, is it really worth trying to fix anything?

Sharne Rolfe brings an excellent discussion of attachment principles, research and applications to an exceedingly important topic, the relationships between child care teachers/providers and young children. It is a important resource for the current and next generation of early childhood professionals and researchers, and it will be a key resource for the growing international discussion about child care teacher/provider and child relationships.'Helen H. Raikes, PhD, The Gallup...

An extravagant journey of events that leads to the crucifixion of one of the most iconic figures in the world. From the point of view of a soldier, who plays a significant role in this story.

Since the Enlightenment, supernatural beliefs and practices have largely been derided as ignorant and un-modern - even anti-modern - and cities, being the ultimate symbol of progress and rationality, have not been thought to harbour magic. Scholars have long assumed that the world of the supernatural withered under the impact of urbanisation; yet, as numerous books, films and T.V. series from Hellboy to Being Human to the Harry Potterfranchise show, contemporary ...

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton’s life on and off the big screen in this #1 New York Times bestseller.Tom Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malf...

This second edition is a step by step practical guide to counselling skills for trainees and practitioners. It presents key skills clearly and concisely.

Sometimes things that go bump in the night make the best bodyguards.When Iliona is attacked by a demon, help comes from an unexpected source… Cal, the hot gargoyle from her local coffee shop. Her stone hottie has some secrets of his own though, namely a ‘twin’ born of stone and just as hot as he is. With everything from a demon to redcaps trying to kill her, can Iliona track down a serial killer before she becomes his next victim?Born of stone to pr...

This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, Donald G. Dutton demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior--it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration. He illuminates the development of the abusive personality from early childhood to adulthood and presents an evidence-based treatment approach designed t...

In recent years the term "psychogeography" has been used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas from ley lines and the occult, to urban walking and political radicalism. But where does it come from and what exactly does it mean? This book examines the origins of psychogeography in the Paris of the 1950s, exploring the theoretical background and its political application in the work of Guy Debord and the Situationists. Psychogeography continues to find retrospective validation in much e...

Small-town Montana meets outer space in the high-speed pursuit of happily-ever-afters, guaranteed.Welcome to the Big Sky Intergalactic Dating Agency!The original trilogy, complete in a three-book alien romance box set, plus a bonus companion novel, launching you into a galaxy of romance, love, and adventure, with a dash of danger and extra spice.Fall in love with this Montana small town's secret attraction: an extraterrestrial dati...

Muzi is a dependable, helpful, hardworking, loving, and caring family man, devoted to his wife and daughter. And then Tsakani enters his life. She rocks his world with her charm, attentiveness and tenderness, something he realises he has been missing at home.When faced with temptation, this book reveals, in all of its candid detail, what it takes for a really good man to find himself on the other side of fidelity after six years of blissful marriage.When faced with temptati...