These are the concerns of many people alive today, and these are the conversations you hear no matter where you are. Businesses are making tons of money feeding on our fears. Are you prepared? Is your money secured? Do you have enough food stockpiled? Do you have a bug-out bag and location? Are you going to stay home in a disaster, or do you have relatives or friends to count on?People today are so intent on the here and now that they dont know whats coming in the after. This book ...

As the oldest McDaniels boy, it’s Matty’s job to take care of his brothers, but lately, he’s been doing a garbage job of it. His brother Bash is finally back on track to make a big name for himself in the boxing world, but when his golden opportunity gets taken away, there’s nothing Matty won’t do to fix it. Even if it means making a deal with the devil…and his bossy, red-headed protégé.Kayla James wasn't always notorious Boston mobster Mickey Flynn's right hand. Before that, she w...

It was supposed to be a fresh start…Boston is in the rearview mirror, and the McDaniels boys think they’ve left the ugliness behind along with it. But Reid’s got a secret that could tear the brothers apart. And now, to top it off, there’s this girl…Big, sad eyes, chip on her shoulder the size of a Buick. She’s in trouble. Hell, she is trouble. And he just can’t seem to stop thinking about her.Former ballerina-turned Vegas showgirl Lola Taylor is used to dealing wit...

He can't bring himself to walk away, but fixing her might leave him broken....Boxer Sebastian "Bash" McDaniels is working nights at the local college bar until he can land the fight of his dreams that will get him the hell out of Boston and away from his family's tragic past. He's weeks from his goal when Olivia Beckett comes tumbling into his life in a flash of silky dark hair and haunted eyes. When he saves her from a potentially brutal beating, they grow closer, but Oli...

Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing.Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims.**Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear into their imagination and forge a world where a ...

An insatiable need for sex and love. Periods of overeating or starving. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships.Does this sound painfully familiar?Trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel has seen these traits over and over in clients who feel trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors-and are unable to stop.Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, McDaniel helps women break the cycle of de...

Six women—mothers, daughters, sisters—gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this harrowing novel tells the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims, from the internationally best-selling author of Betty."Capture[s] what goes horribly wrong when women don’t fit a customary victim profile...McDaniel artfully evokes each facet of their common humanity, the sinuous landscape, and defiant community in...

A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life.“A girl comes of age against the knife.”So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit in the rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and violence—both from outside the fa...

'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in language and plot: beautiful and devastating'Observer, Books of the Year'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it'Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters'A page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating prose that settles right into you'Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times'Vivid and lucid, Be...

From an accomplished historian comes an uncompromising look at the pervasive racism in Hollywood, as seen through the life and times of actress Hattie McDanielHattie McDaniel is best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett O’Hara in the movie classic Gone with the Wind. Her powerful performance won her an Oscar® and bolstered the hopes of black Hollywood that the entertainment industry was finally ready to write more multidimensional, fully-realized roles for ...

All Three of The Burnett Brides in one volume!The Rancher Takes A BrideEugenia Burnett wants grandchildren. This cunning widow is determined to find wives for her brood of handsome sons.Rose Severin, speaks to the dead or at least she pretends to until she can earn enough money to make her way to New York and become a famous actress like her mother. Travis Burnett is resolved to rid the frontier town of imposters like Rose. But Eugenia thinks the fiery Rose is just t...

Come Spend Christmas with the BurnettsJoshua Burnett is the next Burnett the family ghost is ready to match. But he's been keeping secrets from the family. Secrets even his ghostly great-great-great-great-grandmother doesn't know. Maybe he's a womanizer for a reason until life delivers him a surprise he never saw coming.Kayla Scott has lost everything she’s ever wanted in life. When she interviews for a nanny to the Burnett family, she gets an unexpected jo...