“Poignant and gripping . . . a heartfelt portrayal of a family’s shameful secrets and the power of unconditional love.” –Tracy Price-Thompson, author of A Woman’s Worth People don’t usually name tornadoes, but that year, Daddy insisted. “Any twister that beautiful and that dangerous can only be female. Reminds me of a woman I used to know named Sophea.” He laughed. “Sophea, Sophea.” Dahlia’s life should be perfect. She’s a successful businesswoman with a wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter. But Dahlia senses that something isn’t quite right. More and more often, she has the feeling of being lost in her own body, completely mystified by the simplest things, like traffic lights and car horns. These spells strike at anytime, anywhere. And though aware that she’s off balance, Dahlia has no idea what could be the cause. As Dahlia’s grasp on reality loosens, the signs lead to a traumatic event from her childhood that has made its way into her adult life. There is someone else lurking in the back of Dahlia’s mind–and she wants out. Now she must revisit the painful past, and the memories of a mother who had her own mental demons. The only problem is: Dahlia might have to lose herself entirely if she wants to discover the secrets of that long-ago day when Sophea came to town.

Women are looking for new ways to know themselves and to connect with God, two forms of knowledge that are intrinsically linked. Many have left traditional religion in frustration that it didn't reflect their real lives, turning instead to alternative spiritualities that purport to honor women's experience. In this post-feminist interpretation of Christianity, Lilian Calles Barger challenges both Christian tradition and feminist trends in spirituality to provide a fresh and inspiring look at divine wisdom, opening women's awareness to the voice of God in the world.

This interdisciplinary study examines the still vivid phenomenon of the most controversial psychiatric diagnosis in the United States: multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder. This syndrome comprehends the occurrence of two or more distinct identities that take control of a person's behavior paired with an inexplicable memory loss. Synthesizing the fields of psychiatry and the dynamics of the disorder with its influential representation in American fiction, the study researches how psychiatry and fiction mutually shaped a mysterious syndrome and how this reciprocal process created a genre fiction of its own that persists until today in a very distinct self-referential mode.

EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

He's got more than one kind of scar ... and she may be the only person who can heal him. Nelson Pratt isn't sorry he saved Weston Green's life while they were both enlisted. He'd do it again, no matter how much it's cost him. Now that he's back home, he can't help seeing Sophia, his best friend's sister. They would have been high school sweethearts except for the "bro code." She's being nice to him, but Nelson doesn't want her pity. He's no charity case. Sophia Green isn't about to let Nelson slip away again. They're right for each other, and always have been. In her eyes, his injury doesn't make him any less of a man. She'll do anything to prove it -- including help him fight to adopt Star, the canine partner who saved his life and is now in dire need of a new home. Can Sophia break through Nelson's shell and convince him to reach for what he's always wanted? Welcome to the small town of Elm Ridge, Kentucky, where you’ll swoon, smile, and fall helplessly in love with the Green family. This heartwarming romance has no cliffhangers and no cheating. Fans of: small town romance, 7 brides for 7 brothers, cowboys romance, dog lovers, horse lovers, Chris Keniston, Jodi Thomas, Emily March and the Eternity Springs series, the Carsons of mustang creek, cedar cove novels, Debbie Macomber, Linda Lael Miller, sweet contemporary romance, clean and wholesome romance, Rancher romance, western stories, family sagas, romance series, free books, will love the Kentucky Green series - - - - Sweet romance, small town, family saga, kentucky, clean and wholesome, family story, rural romance, elder brother best friend, first love, veteran, war hero, K9 unit, canine, dog rescue, nurse, recovery, childhood crush, young nurse restores hope injured veteran life veteran fights to get custody of canine partner

Things move fast. Leaders need to create impact in each moment, to not lose that moment. Creating impact is a positive, powerful and authentic way to demonstrate you’re taking charge, get more from your team and drive business results. But to succeed, you need to create the impact you WANT and need rather than relying on what you HAVE. The Leader’s Guide to Impact will show leaders how to create the impact that will help them connect with others in a respectful way, to create trust, get others to listen to them, influence effectively, drive results and much more. And most importantly, the book will also show leaders how to do it in an authentic way that supports your reputation and brand effectively. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Ethan… I’ve hired a woman who looks like Sophia to try to fill the gaping hole she’s left in my heart. I’ve also come up with a way to stay close to her, at least professionally. And with Alistair out of the picture, she’s back in my life to some small degree. Alistair… Just when Sophia gave me something to live for again, I pushed the wrong buttons and drove her off. But I know what I have done wrong and that gives me a fighting chance. I can win her back…if only I can change. Sophia… I’m not ready for a relationship—either with Alistair, or with Ethan. I’ve got bigger problems to deal right now. I must return to Brazil to face my worst nightmare: a part I played in a deadly game of revenge…I hope I’m still redeemable. Beauty, BDSM, and billionaires come together in a sexy contemporary romance romp. Steamy and suspenseful, if you liked E.L. James’ Fifty Shades or the titillating Helen Hardt’s Steel Brothers, you’ll LOVE Shades of Trust! USA TODAY Bestselling Author Cristiane Serruya does it again with another love story.

A young Italian woman travels to eighteenth-century England to wage war on polite society in this sweeping historical saga of mystery, scandal, and romance. Sophia Devigne is a child of Venice, as much a part of the wonderful island city as the canals themselves. If it were up to her, she would never leave, but her family has other ideas. For the sake of her British father’s honor, she’s being sent to London to make her societal debut. Her father hopes she’ll attract a wealthy husband and retire to a life of polite boredom in the English countryside, but beneath Sophia’s genteel exterior lurks the wild spirit of Venice, which will thrust her headlong into the scandal of the century. When Sophia wins the hand of the dashing Lord Weyburn, she believes her troubles are over. But his elegant Cotswold estate, Starrbelow, is just another gilded cage. Desperate to be free, she escapes to town—and embarks on a wild debauch that shocks all London. Never again will she call herself Sophia. Now she’s Sapphire, and she’ll bow to no man. But when her wild indulgences embroil her in a suspicious death, Sapphire is accused of murder, and faces the merciless judgment of the court of public opinion. On trial by society, she will live or die as she always has: unbroken and standing tall. This stirring recreation of eighteenth-century English society combines adventure, murder, and timeless romance. Christianna Brand was one of the masters of classic British mystery fiction, and Starrbelow is one of her greatest works.