My love is an affliction.It's not meant to be fixed, it's not worthy of protection, and it can never be conquered. It is sick. I am a poison that even the coldest of hearts can't survive. Or at least that's what I grew up believing.Left to my own devices from a young age, I grew up with zero love or guidance. I was an unwanted mistake my parents were forced to endure. Loneliness followed me everywhere. It's how I know real love doesn't exist, and those who ...

Can keeping secrets destroy love? Or is it true what they say: love conquers all?The last thing I needed was a wife… but that's precisely what I got when I showed up at my father's house to discuss the new girl in town. I walked in single, only to storm out a very married man.Mackenzie Mercer can never be mine. Not when she belonged to my enemy. But for better or worse, we're in this together. We both have something at stake.She needed protection. I...

"Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn't supposed to be my happily ever after. He wasn't even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town.The first time I met the enigmatic Iverson Grey, my car broke down on the s...

At eight, he gave me roses. At fifteen, he gave me butterflies, and at seventeen, he gave me sanctuary.I wasn't a damsel in distress. He wasn't Prince Charming waiting to whisk me off my feet. We didn't meet by chance. He's been part of my life for years, and for most of that time, I've been under his spell.Everett Callahan isn't just the most attractive man I've ever laid eyes on: stoic, tall, dark, and handsome, the stuff fantasies are made of. He's more ...

Eloise Grey wasn't looking for me… but I was looking for her.To be fair, I didn't know she was the girl I'd been obsessed with until it was too late.I was on the fast track to making my NHL dreams a reality with my girl by my side. She was my whole world. My kryptonite... till she got it wrong.I never chose another over her. She saw what she wanted to see, and now she's my ex—a title I never agreed to. Now, I want a girl who doesn't want me back.

An omission, a half-truth, there are the lies we tell to save and those we tell to hurt. But what of those we tell ourselves? Can a lie be righteous? Is it ever justified?You see, I've spent the last ten years living a lie. I painted my face and pretended to be someone else.Why? Because of one wickedly beautiful night.Thoughts of him and what it would feel like to be his consumed my mind. Until finally, I was.For one night, we made a vow. A promise. An oath ...

Timmy's toots drive his sister crazy, but he is afraid to hold them in! Can his toots really protect him from lions? Does passing gas make him run faster? Will farts explode from his ears? He's about to find out!

I was supposed to be attending a friend's birthday party, not used as bait to lure out the elusive Holden Hayes.Holden was the last thing I needed. My life was already spiraling, a slow-moving head-on collision that you couldn't swerve to avoid. In hindsight, so was his. Neither of us was looking for a relationship, but that is precisely what we found. An instant, all-consuming, soul-deep connection that few people ever find.The problem was we both had past...

My love is an affliction. It's not meant to be fixed, it's not worthy of protection, and it can never be conquered. It is sick. I am a poison that even the coldest of hearts can't survive. Or at least that's what I grew up believing.Left to my own devices from a young age, I grew up with zero love or guidance. I was an unwanted mistake my parents were forced to endure. Loneliness followed me everywhere. It's how I know real love doesn't exist, and those that believe they have it ar...

Psychoanalytic Practice Today offers the reader a good understanding of the school of thought inspired by the late work of Wilfred R. Bion. The contributors share a belief in the curative power of the analytic encounter and in the capacity of the human mind to develop from the encounter with a mind capable of reverie, dreaming and thinking. The multitude of vignettes presented emphasise the necessity of the emotional involvement of the analyst with his or her patients for improvem...

Five women, high school friends connected by a shared traumatic experience, come together each year to celebrate their friendship—until one of them sends an invitation that will forever alter the course of their journey. For Emma, Heather, Rachel, Susan, and Yolanda, the ticking of time had begun to ring louder and louder as menopause settled in. Understandably, mid-life brought with it a confusing mix of emotions and questions. That is, until they are presented with a chance to participat...

Diego and the Goofy Witches of Beigua is the author's response to two major topics: diversity and bullying. In her book, she weaves into the story these two themes. We are truly stronger by learning to respect and celebrate our diversity and addressing the topic of bullying and its resulting negative impact upon ones self-confidence. Bullying does not discriminate against age, race, gender, nor disability. It exists, unfortunately, everywhere and can do harm at any age. Donna Marie uses hu...