I was sexually assaulted (SA) at the of 6. This caused a seismic shift in who I was to ultimately become which was not the person that I would have been had the assault not occurred. At the age of 13, I was SA'd by three different men who did not know one another but had one thing in common...they liked having sex with children.A child cannot give consent for an adult to have sex with them. They lack the maturity to make a decision like that and often have no idea what they're gett...

Ancient family secrets, hidden magic, mysterious deaths ... and a portrait of a modern bathroom.Meet red-haired twins Sirenity and Sarianna Jensen.Sirenity marches to the beat of her own drum—well, piano, actually. Independent and stubborn, she's never been one to follow the crowd.Sarianna wishes she had her sister's confidence. Instead, she's busy trying to hide her feelings for their best friend, Adam.Normal teenage problems, right?Wr...

The members of the Criminology Society are invited to review the pre-opening of a new resort by a friend of Mr Wood's. Together, they all go for a weekend of emulated tropical relaxation in the British countryside along with Inspector Daniels. Intrigue abounds when one of the resort's residents is brutally slain in his room, and the only witness to the crime is the victim's pet African Grey parrot. The Criminology Society must once again pit its diverse skills against death and conspiracy,...

Lucy's life is hanging by a thread. Widowed, broke, and working a dead-end supermarket job, she's one crisis away from losing everything - her home, her dignity, her ability to care for her twin boys and ailing mother.So when her boss casually mentions his sister's lucrative consulting work, Lucy is desperate enough to ask questions.The answers? Unexpected.The job? Unconventional. The pay? Life-changing.What starts as a lifeline becomes a crash cour...

Meet Ms. LaCour and the LOVING Lunch Ladies in this heartwarming children's story filled with KINDness, teamwork, and everyday magic! Ms. LaCour and The LOVING Lunch Ladies follows the daily adventures of Ms. LaCour as she visits LOVING Lunch Ladies around the world as they prepare meals, serve students with smiles, and spread joy one tray at a time.From early mornings in busy school cafeterias to cheerful lunchtime conversations, children will discover the important role ...

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A few months have passed since we were first introduced to Holmes and his world in Night of the Medusa.Sherlock Holmes is back.His spectral caseload is growing. The gadgets are new and increasingly dangerous. Daphne is managing everything he refuses to, which is most things. And somewhere in the city, a serial killer is at work, leaving behind crime scenes so stomach-churning, so forensically terrifying, that Holmes begins to wonder whether the hunter and ...

Only an enemy soldier could save her life–and her heart.Highlander Callum MacDonell battled lowland Covenanters at the service of the King. Now charged with hunting an assassin, his journey will lead to a murderer’s passionate Covenanter sister, Mari McEwan.Betrayed and abandoned by the man she loved, Mari faces judgment by a tribunal of her people demanding she name the father of her unborn child, or be exiled from her beloved home and family. As ...

A riveting, dark, and layered thriller that cuts through the glamorous façade of the publishing world to expose the true cost of ambition.Some stories are too dangerous to tell, especially when they’re your own.Addison Comstock is a literary icon, known for her bestselling crime novels, razor-sharp tongue, and relentless rise to the top. But behind her polished brand lies a ruthless past filled with secrets, betrayals, and broken lives—incl...

I miss the sound of the train whistle. Sometimes at night when the wind blows through the canyon it makes a shrill echoing sound reminiscent of a train.Now that AB'Gale and her friends have found safety in the mountains with Bishop Steel will they be safe from the System?What has Papa Steel been working on all this time?And what of all the other people who have found refuge here?Are they building an army?Will they be able to stop the System?T...

In 1970s Brazil, a family in Guarulhos found itself at the centre of one of the strangest and most unsettling poltergeist cases ever recorded.It did not begin with a famous haunted house, an ancient curse, or a legend passed down through generations. It began in ordinary rooms, among ordinary people, with damage that seemed impossible to explain. Furniture and fabric were reportedly slashed. Stones fell against the house. Fires broke out. Objects moved or vanished. Religious items ...

As a parent do you ever wonder what threats our children might face while at school? Are you trusting that those caring for our children know what these look like? Do you know that threats hide in plain sight. Not every threat is in the form of someone with a gun. Threats can be found in the way that data is collected and used; and, importantly, what kind of data is being asked for. A threat can be the chaperone given responsibility for watching your child on a field trip, or an assignment...