Rain Glattimoore knows first hand how it feels to live a life struggling with self-hate; but she was fortunate enough to discover the treasure of self-love. Rain's emotion grabbing story will have you crying, laughing, angry, heartbroken, and rejoicing as she takes you on her journey of self-reflection. She lets you in to her mind while she reflects on her life about the abuse, rape, drugs, alcoholism, and even murder that will forever be a part of her memory. You'll see how she heals from...

"This real-life tale, as dramatic as any movie, of Stacey Lannert and her struggle to survive violent sexual assault and the devastating aftermath raises intense issues of crime, culpability and the nature of violence and families. It's a devastating and important subject, beautifully told."--Naomi WolfOn July 4, 1990, eighteen-year-old Stacey Lannert shot and killed her father, who had been sexually abusing her since she was eight. Missouri state law, a disbelievi...

Some houses remember what the world tried to forget.When three empty-nest friends purchase a neglected 1860s Greek Revival in San Antonio’s historic district, they believe they’re investing in a renovation project—and a fresh start.They aren’t expecting the attic footsteps.Or the woman in white.Ellen has always been practical, skeptical, grounded in reality. But when strange occurrences escalate and long-buried records surface, even she can’...

Ever wonder about the dangers of visiting online dating websites? Or the benefits? NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Kathryn Shay’s contemporary romance series, RIGHTMATCH.COM, is based on the premise, “Everybody lies on these sites.” The stories show how a lie told between each couple can have devastating effects!“Loved...Loved...Loved this story. My heart just broke as Dana and Joe faced their struggle together.”In WAITING FOR YOU, tough cop Joe Moretti meets the love of ...

#1 New York Times bestseller: A hilarious look at one of the toughest jobs on earth, by a writer "with the comic equivalent of perfect pitch" ( The Boston Globe).Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never had children. To care for children, a husband, and oneself is a superhuman task, and any woman who appears to be expert at doing all three simultaneously is not Supermom—she's a good actress.For three decades, Erma Bo...

In The Secret Life of an Anorexic, Kristen, the author of this memoir, shares her remarkably evocative, honest, and empowering story about her discovery and constant battle with Anorexia. She takes you through the early years of her life and the experiences that contributed to her illness.With the prodding of her friends, she decides to go to her universitys counseling services to be evaluated. Even though doctors diagnose her with anorexia, she doesnt accept the reality. When she ...

Louise McAvoy lives an ordinary life: ordinary job, ordinary boyfriend. She’s grown so used to it that she’s forgotten how dull ordinary can be, until the day she sees classical pianist Jennifer Bellerose at a recital. The beautiful performance unlocks the artistic inspiration Louise thought she’d lost upon leaving art school three years ago. Inspired, Louise begins to paint again, her trademark rich abstract pieces bursting forth, and her life turns around and upside down in more ways tha...

When professional baseball player, Zach Foster, agreed to go into business with five of his best friends, he didn't expect their little sports bar to evolve into a national chain, spanning fifty states, but it did. The business helps to fill the void in Zach's life during the off-season, but when he closes his eyes at night, he still can't forget the girl who left that gaping hole in his heart when she left him standing at the altar without so much as a note to explain her disappearance.

Some crimes were buried. Some were built over.Over three hundred lives were lost in Tulsa in 1921.But some stories were never laid to rest.When Ellen, Sue, and Tanya travel to Oklahoma for a wedding, they stumble upon an abandoned warehouse on the edge of Tulsa’s revitalized arts district—an enormous structure with a violent history and a price too low to ignore.Locals claim it’s haunted.They’re right.Inside its walls, whispe...

Love gets one last chance to bloom in Magnolia!Josie Trumbull has rebuilt her life after her ballet dreams were crushed by a career-ending injury. Now she teaches dance in Magnolia and has mostly made peace with her life and future. Until her best friend, and proprietor of the bookstore next door, Stuart Madison, takes her completely by surprise.Stuart Madison has had a crush on Josie for years. He knows now it won’t go anywhere and it’s probably time for ...

What was she thinking?The last thing Indina Holmes needs in her life is three days on the open seas with her loving but nosy family. But that’s exactly what she’s in store for her when her brother guilts her into joining the Holmes family reunion cruise. When she needs a cabin mate at the last minute, her only option is the co-worker she’s been sleeping with for the past year. Now, she just has to keep her family from trying to play matchmaker....

B-U-R-P spells you-know-what!In the seventh book in the popular George Brown, Class Clown series, George learns the hard way that an onion a day won't keep the Super Burp away - despite what his best friend Alex might've hoped. It's bad enough that one of the pesky, magic belches escapes at the mall and another lets loose on a miniature golf course, but George is representing his school at the countywide spelling bee. A burp at the bee could definitely spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R!