Download or read book Out of the Ashes written by Cynthia Reese and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope can rise from the smallest ember After a devastating fire rages through Rob Monroe's rural Georgia community, the prime suspect is the pretty local baker. The blaze started in Kari Hendrix's shop—and she just confessed to being convicted of arson as a teenager. Rob knows in his heart that Kari's innocent. So what is she running from? Who's she protecting? As he digs deeper, he uncovers the truth about an unresolved crime in his own family. Now he has to make a choice. Is he going to let the past destroy his chance for a future with Kari?

Download or read book Meila s Triumph written by Jakayla Twitchell and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meila Manning emerged from her apartment to find Charlie, her best friend and the brother she truly wished she had, waiting for her. They slowly make their way to the agency building, where the hunt for her father continues. Meila reflected on when she was thirteen, leaving her criminal father and his ways behind her. Living with her father had given her an advantage. She knew her father's ways and how his business was run. But through every twist and turn, she was reminded that she was not enough. As Meila strives for peace and self-worth, she finds herself learning how to thrive instead of merely surviving. She has allowed herself to find passion, making it possible for her to find meaning, giving her a reason to move on, making her triumphant.

Download or read book Therapeutic Cultural Routines to Build Family Relationships written by Marva L. Lewis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social workers and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) helpers need practical, relationship-based clinical tools to support families experiencing stress, separation, and loss. Research reveals key parenting behaviors occur during hair combing interaction (HCI) – lively verbal interaction, sensitive touch, and responsiveness to infant cues. This book explores how the simple routine of combing hair serves as an emotionally powerful, trauma-informed, culturally valid therapeutic tool for use by mental health helpers. HCI offers a low-cost opportunity for IECMH helpers to engage families and sustain attachment relationships. In this book, case studies illustrate the use of HCI with diverse families of color. Each chapter includes questions for reflective supervision to understand sociocultural factors that may shape behaviors during HCI. Topics included in the text: The Observing Professional and the Parent’s Ethnobiography Introduction to Reflective Supervision: Through the Lens of Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion A Case Study in Cross-Racial Practice and Supervision: Reflections in Black and White Tools to Disrupt Legacies of Colorism: Perceptions, Emotions, and Stories of Childhood Racial Features Therapeutic Cultural Routines to Build Family Relationships: Talk, Touch & Listen While Combing Hair© is a unique resource for counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, home visiting nurses, early childhood educators, and family therapists who work with military families or multiracial families with bi-racial children. “This book provides practical insights useful for professionals and parents. The authors share compelling experiences using strength-based and rich cultural approaches guided by reflective practice. It deserves to be widely read and become a classic resource.” Robert N. Emde, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Download or read book just trying 2 figure this shit out written by Mr.SociallyAwkward and published by Mr.SociallyAwkward. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, I’m Jaylen Marcus Cooper, better known as Mr. Socially Awkward. It’s January 22, 2019, 8:12 a.m. I’m three months away from turning twenty (damn, I’m getting old, or at least I feel like it). As I begin to transition out of my teens into a twenty-year-old man, I’m starting to feel stagnant. And this feeling of no progression has me questioning a few things. Maybe I’ve been chasing after the wrong thing? Maybe I’m chasing after the right thing but bitching about the process that comes with what I’m chasing after? Maybe I’m moving too fast and not putting much thought into my decision-making? Maybe this stagnant feeling is a sign that it’s time to adapt a new level of maturity?

Download or read book Harlequin Heartwarming September 2015 Box Set written by Cynthia Reese and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Heartwarming brings you four new wholesome reads for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: OUT OF THE ASHES The Georgia Monroes • by Cynthia Reese Kari Hendrix needs a good man like Rob Monroe in her corner, but the arson investigator is torn when he discovers she’s keeping dangerous secrets about her past…and his. OWEN’S BEST INTENTIONS Smoky Mountains, Tennessee • by Anna Adams Now that Owen’s found Lilah Bantry again—and the son he never knew he’d fathered—he’s not going to let her go without a fight. But he’s got a lot to make up for, and he’s got to prove he’s not the man he once was. #109 HARPER’S WISH A Findlay Roads Story • by Cerella Sechrist Harper Worth’s scathing review destroyed Connor Callahan’s first restaurant. Now she’s desperate for a job, and he’s her last hope. But can he trust the woman who nearly ruined him? SWEET MOUNTAIN RANCHER Those Marshall Boys • by Loree Lough After an accident ends his baseball career, Nate Marshall returns home to Colorado and throws himself into ranch chores. But when headstrong psychologist Eden Quinn visits the ranch with a gaggle of at-risk boys, Nate sees that life might prove more challenging—and joyful—than he ever imagined. Look for four new tender stories every month from Harlequin Heartwarming!

Download or read book The Unlikeable Demon Hunter Need A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy written by Deborah Wilde and published by Te Da Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. Nava Katz has a lot on her plate: Brotherhood: unmask. Demons: slaughter. Guy problems: terminate with extreme prejudice. Nava is hot on the heels of a demonic serial killer and finally working with her brother. The assignment should be a dream come true, not a nightmarish power struggle made worse by her twin's refusal to believe there's corruption within the Brotherhood. She's determined to find proof of their dirty dealings, even as she risks irrefutably breaking her sibling bond. And speaking of clocking annoying males upside the head... Nava is also totally over smoking hot rock star and fellow hunter Rohan Mitra. There is a veritable buffet of boy options out there, and this girl is now all-you-can-eat. So when her demon hunt brings her first love, Cole, back into her life, her revenge fantasies for closure—on all fronts—are a go. Except neither her old wounds nor her new ones are as healed as she believes. It’s less "Hopelessly Devoted," more "Worse Things I Could Do." If you like KF Breene, Annabel Chase, and CN Crawford, you won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, deliciously addictive series! Fall into bed with a demon hunter and read all night.

Download or read book The Unlikeable Demon Hunter Collection Books 1 3 A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy written by Deborah Wilde and published by Te Da Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. At 10:47 AM, Nava Katz is given a magic destiny. Turns out it’s non-refundable. Destiny can suck it. Nava Katz traded a lost dream for an impressively cynical attitude. The one thing she does care about? Her hard-working twin brother. Then she interrupts his induction ceremony into a secret supernatural society, accidentally torches his life-long ambition, and steals his destiny. Wait—whaaaat? She expects to be chastised, not thrown into a trial by fire, battling demons to keep humanity safe while she’s learning to master her powers and facing her worst nightmare: a purpose. To add insult to literal injury, it turns out that evil fiends are a delight compared to the all-male hunters, who shockingly, are not cool with a woman in their ranks. They assign her to their most ruthless slayer: Rohan, a man whose inner demons earn nods of respect from actual ones. He’s pursuing his own high-stakes mission, with no interest in babysitting some chick that everyone expects to die soon. But Nava excels in defying people’s expectations, and besides, spite is a powerful motivator. So, she hatches a plan to bring her brother into the fold alongside her. Sure, it involves defeating a vengeful demon out for blood, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few bones. The Brotherhood wants her gone. The demons want her dead. First gig as a Chosen One and she's already nailing it. If you like KF Breene, Annabel Chase, and CN Crawford, you won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, deliciously addictive series! Includes the titles: The Unlikeable Demon Hunter The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Sting The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Need Join the non-stop demon-slaying thrill-ride! “Don’t buy it if your offended by bad language, immoral behavior, lose ethics, sassy attitude, hot guys ... cuz it does it all - and its GREAT!!!”

Download or read book UDH Collection Books 1 6 A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy written by Deborah Wilde and published by Te Da Media Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 1967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. At 10:47 AM, Nava Katz is given a magic destiny. Turns out it’s non-refundable. Destiny can suck it. Nava Katz traded a lost dream for an impressively cynical attitude. The one thing she does care about? Her hard-working twin brother. Then she interrupts his induction ceremony into a secret supernatural society, accidentally torches his life-long ambition, and steals his destiny. Wait—whaaaat? She expects to be chastised, not thrown into a trial by fire, battling demons to keep humanity safe while she’s learning to master her powers and facing her worst nightmare: a purpose. To add insult to literal injury, it turns out that evil fiends are a delight compared to the all-male hunters, who shockingly, are not cool with a woman in their ranks. They assign her to their most ruthless slayer: Rohan, a man whose inner demons earn nods of respect from actual ones. He’s pursuing his own high-stakes mission, with no interest in babysitting some chick that everyone expects to die soon. But Nava excels in defying people’s expectations, and besides, spite is a powerful motivator. So, she hatches a plan to bring her brother into the fold alongside her. Sure, it involves defeating a vengeful demon out for blood, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few bones. The Brotherhood wants her gone. The demons want her dead. First gig as a Chosen One and she's already nailing it. If you like KF Breene, Annabel Chase, and CN Crawford, you won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, deliciously addictive series! Includes the titles: The Unlikeable Demon Hunter The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Sting The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Need The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Crave The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Fall The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn Join the non-stop demon-slaying thrill-ride now! “Don’t buy it if your offended by bad language, immoral behavior, lose ethics, sassy attitude, hot guys ... cuz it does it all - and its GREAT!!!”

Download or read book The Writer s Guide to Wattpad written by Benjamin Sobieck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engage with the Next Generation of Writers! Wattpad is an online storytelling community where users can post their writing, such as articles, stories, novels, fan fiction, and poems. This platform offers writers the chance to connect directly with readers, fans, and story enthusiasts. With the ability to release stories and chapters one at a time, authors can receive continual encouragement and real-time feedback on their work. The Wattpad staff supports successful writers through their Stars program, which provides them opportunities to work with successful brands, publish to print, connect to film and television industries, and more. The potential of Wattpad for writers is limitless, and, for the first-time ever, the staff, writers, and stars of Wattpad have created the guide to help you launch and sustain a successful writing career through this platform. In The Writer's Guide to Wattpad, you'll learn how to: • Get started using Wattpad, prepare your writing to be published, and develop a unique cover design. • Interact with readers, use multimedia to enhance and tell stories, and leverage social media to create a stronger platform. • Attract the attention of an agent or publisher and sell copies of your work elsewhere. • Tap into the brand of Wattpad to understand their Stars Program, brand campaigns, and what success looks like. Written to be accessible to beginners and veterans alike, The Writer's Guide to Wattpad is your essential companion to navigating the Wattpad platform and brand, and leveraging your writing to millions of users worldwide.

Download or read book Have My Cake and Eat It Too written by Takara Sanders and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have My Cake and Eat It Too takes you into the heart of love, drama, and friendship... Desmond, a twenty-six year old architect, finds himself in a world of confusion when his feelings for his first love resurfaces while in a relationship with his moody girlfriend, Ebony. Sidney thinks she's found true love again-until she walks in on him and her cousin having a late night freakfest with another man. Neyomi is caught between the man she loves and the man who loves her to death- literally. Tracie loves her best friends, but she's been keeping a secret so terrible that the friendship may not survive. Cylus is a player- he has never been faithful, not even to the only woman who has his kids-all seven of them. Can a battered woman help this player leave his doggish ways?

Download or read book For the Sake of the Children written by Cynthia Reese and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana Wilson is a single mom and the new school nurse. Lissa's dad, Patrick Connor, is chair of the board of education. They're a perfect match, right? Well, there may be a few wrinkles to iron out first. Wrinkles such as Dana's desire for a calm and predictable life, and Patrick's reluctance to start over. But the way Lissa—and pretty much everyone else in town—sees it, Dana and Patrick are going to have to get over their hang-ups. Because anyone can tell from the sparks between them that these two are meant to be together. Now, how to make it happen…?

Download or read book Poetry Is My Lyfe Revenge Is My Mission written by Rae-Shell W Jenkins and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A great fiction novel that appeals to all women! Rae-Shell carefully depicts the idiosyncratic behavioral traits of adolescent gals and guys, and thoroughly explores the maturation of their physical, mental, and emotional beings. Skillfully woven through the setting of cultural signals, which capture and hold the attention! The novel is creatively combined with poetry, eliciting great passion and soul!" -Je'Caryous Johnson, Chairman & CEO of I'm Ready Productions, NAACP award winning producer, author, playwright Meet Ariyah Xavier who is in love with Zachary Lyfe. As the two practically grow up together in love, and in life, they experience the natural emotions of teenage love. As jealously begins to reveal itself, abuse makes its way into the relationship. Ariyah becomes Mrs. Ariyah Lyfe and all of a sudden, all promises that were made have been broken. Ariyah discovers betrayal, lies, money, and drugs. In her search for peace of mind, she embraces her poetic gift by visiting various poetry clubs, by the advice of her doctor. There she meets real life poets such as Rae, Se7en, Punkin from Pluto, Meen Joe Swanson, Honey, Deep Blue See, and Jala. When Ariyah has had enough, she begins to think with her mind, and not with her heart. Her blue print to leave Zachary is masterminded, and funded by Zachary himself. The twist comes when Zachary's "Lyfe" is revealed through poetry by an unsuspecting Poet.

Download or read book 31 Days of Treasure Nuggets from My Heart written by Alicia J. Morrison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a book of inspirations directly from what I feel the Lord wanted me to share with others through some of my personal experiences. Each day is a new day filled with words of wisdom to help make your day brighter, but ultimately for you to become better. This book is filled with encouragement to those who may be in a low place in their lives and don't know how to get through. This book is inspirational as well to keep those who are in a good place moving forward in a positive manner and eager to see what each new day may bring. This book was written to encourage, empower, and inspire from a loving place; right from my heart!

Download or read book From the Trenches with Love written by Natisha Raynor and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the hood, Yosan saw a lot, and he heard a lot. He learned early that life was never supposed to be easy for people like him. He had it hard until his mother did what she had to do. Life was sweet for a hot second, before she was ripped away from him. All in the name of trying to give him a better life. Yosan learned that there is no easy way out of the trenches, but for those lucky enough to escape, life can become heaven on earth. The consequences...they can be hell though, and he learns that the hard way. One obstacle after another threatens his sanity and he makes it out of every one of them head held high standing ten toes down but Jakayla.....that's the only obstacle that he might not be able to conquer. If he had it hard then she had it rough. Like him, all Jakayla knows is pain, and hers runs deep. They become the best of friends, and Yosan would rather die than hurt her but sometimes.... hurt is inevitable. In the trenches only the strong survive and there is no room for love, unless the impossible occurs.

Download or read book Carl Weber s Kingpins The Ultimate Hustle written by T. Friday and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being the daughter of a pastor, Erica Collins never got a chance to live a normal life. When she lost her mother at a very young age, she questioned her faith in the Lord. Pastor Collins tried to rescue her faith by tying her everyday life even more closely to the church. Now 21 years old, Erica’s only escape from her father and his Bible is when she hooks up with her best friend, Nicole. She finds a little freedom through Nicole’s wild stories, with most of them being about her boyfriend, Mekco. Erica is all in, craving the attention and the lifestyle that Nicole has. Mekco is the leader of The Detroit Brick Boyz. Now that his best friend and the former leader of the crew, Pierre AKA P, is out of jail, Mekco is ready to put his boy back on without stepping down as the leader. Before getting knocked, Pierre was used to living the fast lifestyle and making money. After he’s released, he is introduced to the beautiful Erica Collins. Once Erica enters his life, he questions if he has been living wrong all along. He soon finds himself falling for a young lady who didn’t have any business looking his way. He wants to do right by her, but pursuing his position as the leader of the Brick Boyz and dealing with snakes from the past cause him to push her away. This pastor’s daughter has some choices to make. Does she return to the flock, or fully enter the world of these kingpins?

Download or read book The Trans Killer written by Mr.SociallyAwkward and published by Mr.SociallyAwkward. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-hating teen named Daniel who's conflicted about his identity. Daniel is aware that he's different from other teenage boys his age with his interest in women's clothing, nail polish, and male crushes.He acknowledges that he feels like a woman inside, but he is conflicted over whether these feelings are acceptable because he is the son of a pastor. On Daniel’s eighteenth birthday, after years of sorrow, he embraces his identity and tells his family. To no surprise, he receives intense backlash. From death threats, public teasing, family neglect, and even a family member committing suicide. Daniel reads the suicide note, and it seems to encourage Daniel to act out certain Bible scriptures. Reading the Bible passages sparks a fire in Daniel to turn his back on his identity and display ways of violence and hatred onto other LGBTQIA members, as a calling from God. Unaware how this will come back to haunt him.

Download or read book Progressive Dystopia written by Savannah Shange and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco is the endgame of gentrification, where racialized displacement means that the Black population of the city hovers at just over 3 percent. The Robeson Justice Academy opened to serve the few remaining low-income neighborhoods of the city, with the mission of offering liberatory, social justice--themed education to youth of color. While it features a progressive curriculum including Frantz Fanon and Audre Lorde, the majority Latinx school also has the district's highest suspension rates for Black students. In Progressive Dystopia Savannah Shange explores the potential for reconciling the school's marginalization of Black students with its sincere pursuit of multiracial uplift and solidarity. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and six years of experience teaching at the school, Shange outlines how the school fails its students and the community because it operates within a space predicated on antiblackness. Seeing San Francisco as a social laboratory for how Black communities survive the end of their worlds, Shange argues for abolition over revolution or progressive reform as the needed path toward Black freedom.