"Long COVID does not have to be a life sentence. Recovery is possible."When Ryan Patterson first heard about COVID-19, he never imagined it would become one of the defining challenges of his life. Healthy, active, and without any obvious risk factors, he assumed that if he caught the virus, he would recover and move on. Instead, his infection became the starting point of a journey that would force him to question conventional medical wisdom, relentlessly search for...

The Therapist's Notebook on Strengths and Solution-Based Therapies offers multiple pathways for those in helping relationships to employ strengths and solution-based (SSB) principles and practices as a vehicle for promoting positive change with individuals, couples, and families. The 100 exercises in this book are based on a series of core principles that are not only central to solution-based therapies; they have been demonstrated through research as essential to successful outco...

A collection of fun and thought-provoking short stories that center faeries of varying genders and cultures, described by Kirkus Reviews as "a tantalizing taste of trickery and enchantment!"There’s something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty, for searching for the missing part of your throuple who may have run away with a faerie prince, fo...

How can positive psychology approaches help us to understand the process of adjustment to, and living well with dementia?As accounts of positive experiences in dementia are increasingly emerging, this book reviews current evidence and explores how psychological constructs such as hope, humour, creativity, spirituality, wisdom, resilience and personal growth may be linked with wellbeing and quality of life in dementia. Expert contributors from a range of academic and clinical backgr...

Malice on the Strip is a dark, emotionally driven crime thriller that delves into the long shadow of violence, the psychology of vengeance, and the fragile boundary between justice and destruction.Blake Simons was only a child when his life was violently shattered. On a night meant for celebration and bright lights, he sat helplessly as his parents were brutally murdered on the Strip-a place synonymous with glamour, excess, and illusion. That single moment altered the cour...

wo young girls, Rachel and Valerie, find themselves placed in the foster care system at an early age. Amid the uncertainty, loneliness, and constant movement from one home to another, they form an unbreakable bond within the walls of a child protection facility. As the years pass, their friendship becomes their anchor in a world that feels unpredictable and often unforgiving.Rachel dreams of being adopted, of finally finding a family to call her own. Valerie shares that dream-and t...

In James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, a Texas Ranger fights for his life, his freedom, and the town he loves as he investigates his ex-wife's murder.Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law enforcement skills have carried him far: from local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. He arrives in his hometown to find a horrifying crime scene and a scathing accusation: he is na...

A wealthy kidnapped man fights for his life and a real estate deal turns deadly in these two true crime thrillers that inspired Discovery's Murder is Forever TV series.Murder Beyond the Grave(with Andrew Bourelle): Stephen Small has it all: a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife, and three boys. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight hou...

A family vacation. A deadly witness. No way out. What begins as a long-awaited road trip through the Southwest quickly turns into a fight for survival when Adrian and his family witness a brutal act of violence on a remote stretch of freeway. Now, a ruthless killer is determined to eliminate the only people who can expose him. As the miles of open highway become a deadly hunting ground, Adrian must protect his wife and children from a relentless predator who seems always one step behind, a...

In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the great Texas Rangers go on a no-holds-barred pursuit of the most dangerous killer ever to terrorize Texas.Texas Ranger Rory Yates protects his home state wearing a five-pointed silver badge and carrying a Sig Sauer.When a native woman disappears on the summer solstice, clues point to a cold case.Yates, a quick-draw champion, partners with expert archer Ava Cruz of the T...

Cross. Now streaming on Prime Video.In all of Alex Cross's years with Homicide, Washington, DC, has never been more dangerous.After shots pierce the tranquil nighttime calm of Rock Creek Park, a man is dead: what looks at first like road rage might be something much more sinister. But Alex has only just begun asking questions when he's called across town to investigate a new murder, one that hits close to home: Washington's own chi...

Brought to you by Penguin.The twenty-fourth novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesA killer with a twisted sense of justice has Washington DC under siege. Only Alex Cross can bring them down.When a police officer is killed, Detective Alex Cross steps up to take command of his force who are scrambling for answers. As a brutal crime wave sweeps the region, an intriguing connection links these deadly scenes...