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If you’re struggling with unresolved childhood trauma, reconnecting with your vulnerable inner child can unlock profound healing and set the stage for profound personal growth. Written by an expert in childhood trauma, this gentle guide presents an integrative approach that merges inner child work with self-compassion techniques to help you “reparent” the wounded aspects of yourself that were lost, frozen in time, or traumatized—so you can start moving toward the life you were meant to live.

The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard... Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?

Logan can’t stop laughing at his sister Sophie. She’s been roped into yet another bridesmaid gig—this time for Clara, her influencer friend turned nightmare bridezilla. Clara demands absolute perfection: endless fittings, nonstop drama, and seemingly endless carefully choreographed TikToks to showcase her “perfect” wedding week.

Dillon was so close to securing the grade he needed for law school. Just a few more points, and his future would be set. But during his final exam, a haunting memory from two years ago resurfaces: a bizarre gig he took to pay for college. The flashback shatters his focus, and by the time he regains his composure, it’s too late. His dream of law school slips through his fingers. He swore he’d never think about those two strange weeks again: the time he agreed to dress as a girl for an eccentric millionaire on a luxury yacht off the coast of Spain. It was supposed to be a one-time deal…

When broke and aimless Bert signs up to be an extra in a vampire-themed LARP, he expects foam swords and cringe. He definitely does not expect to meet Vivian, the insanely gorgeous ‘vampire queen’. And he doesn’t expect her to be so interested in him. But things get complicated when Bert discovers the entire LARP is actually a secret reality show, with him cast as some clueless newbie obliviously in love with a beautiful, endowed trans girl.

Malcolm has an unusual hobby: hacking into systems everyone else thinks are unhackable. So when the CEO of Confessions—the wildly popular secret-sharing app—boasts that it’s impenetrable, Malcolm takes it as a challenge. And then he breaks in. Suddenly, he can see the real names behind every anonymous post. Suddenly, he knows everyone’s secrets. One confession stops him cold: “Nobody knows that I used to be a boy.” The girl who wrote it is gorgeous, flawless—so convincing that Malcolm can’t believe it’s true. Is she just trolling the app? Or is her secret real?

Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive tales. Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more. A gorgeous collection of 12 original fantasy romance stories from bestselling and beloved authors. Expect chemistry, heat and dreams come true...

At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear's biggest concern is choosing a major - until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights-out. Instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, Kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. She joins a circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these high jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

Ben is going through a rough patch. He’s even turned to entering contests on social media, desperate for a little bit of money to get him back on his feet. He doesn’t win, but his old friend from high-school, Anthony, wins a big one worth one-hundred grand. There’s just one issue: Anthony entered the contest in Blake, his girlfriend’s name… and now she’s his ex-girlfriend. Back in high-school, everyone thought that Ben and Blake were brother and sister. So maybe Ben can help Anthony to accept that prize money and get a small piece of it.

Desperate to spare his friend the pain, Alastair hatches a plan. Instead of revealing Claire’s infidelity, he’ll find Bob someone new—someone better, someone who will make him forget about Claire entirely. But after countless dead ends and disappointing candidates, Alastair realizes there’s only one person he can truly trust with Bob’s happiness: Himself.

Matt has always had a soft spot for his friend, Amanda. She’s struggled a lot in her life, and even though many of her struggles have been self-inflicted, Matt just wants to see her straighten out her life. So he offers to let her stay in his house while she’s in town for a big promising interview. He makes sure she’s rested and fed and comfortable before the big day… But when the day comes, Amanda is nowhere to be found. She decided to go out drinking the night before and never came home.

Justice wants to learn French, but the language learning apps have gotten him nowhere. Then, a stranger recommends he try out a new AI assistant, and his life is changed. The AI is the perfect study buddy and coach. The lessons are tailored perfectly to his lifestyle and learning style. Within weeks, he’s learned more than he learned in years with traditional apps. Then, the AI makes a curious suggestion, offering to help Justice in other parts of his life. Suddenly, he’s learning to cook. He’s getting more done at work. He’s saving big money on groceries and bills.

Lou just found out he’s got a rare cancer, and only has a few months left to live. He’s naturally distraught for a few days, and then he gets a call from an experimental research facility. They’ve been testing a ‘cure’ for that specific cancer, and Lou has been accepted into the trial. He’s not ready to celebrate yet, but he’s hopeful… though the trial is much stranger than he expected, involving a wet-nurse instead of an injection.

Since the government launched the Department of Pairing—an AI-driven system that assigns every eighteen-year-old their “perfect match”—society has transformed. Divorce rates have plummeted. Productivity has skyrocketed. People have never been happier. Cameron has spent his whole life waiting for the program to hand him the dream girl he deserves. Instead, on his eighteenth birthday, a government email brings a nightmare: the name of his new husband. And worse, the Department of Employment has matched him with the role of housewife. They expect him to play the woman’s part. Dresses. Makeup.

Eli is in an awkward position. An injury has sidelined his twin sister, Madison, just a week before the most important figure skating competition of her season. She can’t compete—but she has an idea. Eli used to skate too, before the bullying at school drove him off the ice. Now, if he wants to help his sister, he’ll have to put the skates back on—and slip into a blonde wig and Madison’s tiny, sparkling skating dress.

Trevor’s friend, Alan, has been acting strangely recently. He will disappear for days without a trace, and he keeps ending up in the hospital, with doctors thinking that he’s on the verge of death—just for him to be totally fine the next day.

Evan was excited for a quiet week in his boss’s big, beautiful house. He was hired to housesit: water the plants, feed the cat, keep the dog company. But his boss never mentioned Lila, his nineteen-year-old daughter, would be at the house with him. This isn’t a housesitting gig; it’s glorified babysitting. She’s a spoiled transgender princess. A brat. And she’s a flirt, determined to make the week as awkward as possible for Evan.

Tyler isn’t popular. Far from it. In fact, he might be the only person on campus who wasn’t invited to the sorority’s big annual Halloween Bash. So he spends a whole year trying to improve his social status—even going way out of his comfort zone to join a fraternity. Now, the annual party has come around again... But Tyler still hasn’t received that invite. Though he will be attending the party this year, because the fraternity president has a ‘task’ for Tyler to complete: infiltrate the party, and steal one pair of panties from each of the sixteen sorority members.

An updated edition of the classic introduction to the essential tenets of Calvinistic theology: its history and content, a biblical defense, and a guide to further study.

Bentley has known Preston for years, but they’d never talked much—until one day, when Preston shows up with a very strange request. To get out of an awkward date, he lied about having a girlfriend. And after weeks of repeating the fib, his family and friends are starting to think he’s a liar.