He’s my best friend’s dad. Now I call him Daddy.Alone in the dark, on the verge of losing everything, I make one final, desperate bargain with a stranger on the internet.My innocence, in exchange for more money than I can even comprehend. I didn’t expect to enjoy it. I didn’t expect tenderness.And I certainly didn’t expect for the man behind the mask, the man demanding that I call him Daddy as he takes my body to new heights of pleasure to ...

Do you suffer from ongoing pain or other chronic medical symptoms such as fatigue, lower back pain, arthritis, acid indigestion, insomnia, or migraines? Do you feel as though your symptoms are taking over your life?Thirty percent of the population suffers from chronic debilitating illnesses and pain that respond only partially to conventional medicine, but this doesn't mean that there is no relief in sight. Dr. Arthur Barsky, psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of mind-body medic...

**As featured on BBC2's Between the Covers** 'Glamorous. Heart-breaking. Hilarious. Feminist. Life-changing' Katherine Ryan'I loved this book so much. It's hard to overpraise. So funny and so sad and so hopeful'Neil Gaiman'A wonderful and very special book'Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt'Funny, sparklingly h...

The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led Emily Dean to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted.Growing up with the Deans was a fabulous training ground for many things: ignoring unpaid bills, being the most entertaining guest at dinner, deconstructing poetry. It was never home for the dog Emily craved.Emily shared the lively chaos with her beloved older sister Rachael, her rock. Over the ye...

Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the world changed; perhaps it was simply the moment the world finally understood its deadly diagnos...

Zehn Jahre ohne Emily. Zehn Jahre voller Fragen. Man hielt sie für ein weiteres Opfer des berüchtigten Serienmörders Ronny Lee Jessup – doch ihr Körper wurde nie gefunden.Der Schriftsteller David Thorne ist im Schmerz über den Verlust seiner großen Liebe gefangen. Bis er Maddison begegnet. Sie sieht nicht nur unfassbarerweise exakt so aus wie Emily – sie teilt auch deren intimste Erinnerungen.Ist das Unmögliche wahr? Lebt Emily noch? Und wenn ja: Wer ist Maddison wirklich? ...

Vor zehn Jahren verschwand Emily spurlos. Man hielt sie für ein weiteres Opfer des Serienmörders Ronny Lee Jessup – doch ihre Leiche wurde nie gefunden.Der Schriftsteller David Thorne hat den Verlust seiner großen Liebe nie verkraftet. Als er Maddison begegnet, traut er seinen Augen kaum: Sie sieht auf unheimliche Weise aus wie Emily! Und sie weiß so viel über sie.Lebt Emily doch noch? Und kann es vielleicht sein, dass ...?Langsam kommt David der Wahrheit über die myst...

Powers of attorney have a crucial role to play in looking after vulnerable people, including the elderly and those with medical conditions. Yet power of attorney legislation is inconsistent across the globe, with some jurisdictions having very limited legislation in place. Jurisdictions that do have robust legislation in place may not be recognised in countries outside of where it was made, and some jurisdictions do not have any power of attorney legislative instruments at all. In this com...

In Women Leading Well, Emily Dean helps women discover and develop leadership skills for serving in ministry leadership. She explores the theological topics of the universal priesthood and spiritual giftings to demonstrate how Christ calls and uniquely equips women for ministry leadership in his church. Accessible and engaging, Dean helps the reader understand what leadership is and identify its practical implications for everyday ministry.

Christmas has arrived!Get comfy and settle down to a collection of cheery Christmas bedtime stories, that will have your child drifting off to a deep slumber to dream about Santa Claus and snow.

Een thriller voor fans van Dan Brown. Professor Holmstrand wordt neergeschoten in zijn kantoor. Met zijn laatste krachten scheurt hij drie pagina's uit een boek en weet ze te verbranden. De volgende dag ontvangt professor Emily Wess een brief van haar oude mentor Holmstrand met daarin een reeks cryptische aanwijzingen voor de locatie van 'De verborgen bibliotheek van Alexandrië'. Hierin liggen documenten verborgen die degene die ze in handen krijgt, wereldmacht zullen verschaffen. Voor Emi...

Have you hung up your stocking?Grab yourselves a hot chocolate, a warm blanket and settle down to a collection of entertaining Christmas Stories that will get your little ones in the spirit of Christmas.Each of these traditional tales are the perfect length for listening at quiet time, bedtime and the classroom.