When Trinidad was twelve, his Wiccan parents blew themselves up in an ecoterr attack that killed several Christians. Orphaned and disillusioned, he fled his home—and his best friend Castile—to soldier for the powerful Christian church inside the walled city of Boulder, Colorado. Fostered by a loving priest and trained by a godless warrior, Trinidad learned the brutal art of balancing faith and war. He is the perfect archwarden, disciplined and devout. But when his Bishop turns up with a silver scar she claims is proof of angelic orders to crusade, Trinidad alone knows her story is a lie. The silver is from a mystical, ancient graveyard called the Barren—a place of healing reached only by Wiccan magic, a place that could turn Christianity on its head. Accusing her outright is treason and gaining proof means committing heresy, both of which is a death sentence for an archwarden. Instead, torn between the lure of powerful magic, his love for Castile, and his vows to defend the Church, Trinidad secretly conspires with a violent tribe of ancestor-worshipers and a Wiccan coven to stop the crusade. But as everyone he trusts is mired in betrayal and bent on vengeance, he soon realizes no amount of righteousness can stop the slaughter of thousands.

Ruth Wallace knows she can only hide the scars on her arms for so long. Cutting herself doesn’t make her problems disappear, but at least it helps her cope. Ruth needs to find some way, any way, to heal her scars—the ones she hides and the ones she can’t—before something terrible happens. The seventh book in the TrueColors teen fiction series, Blade Silver deals with cutting, guilt, psychology, and healing. Includes discussion questions.

A maverick in the history of photography, Ishiuchi Miyako (b. 1947) burst onto the scene in Tokyo during the mid-1970s, at a time when men dominated the field in Japan. Working prodigiously over the last forty years, she has created an impressive oeuvre and quietly influenced generations of photographers born in the postwar era. Recipient of the prestigious Hasselblad Award in 2014, Ishiuchi ranks as one of the most significant photographers working in Japan today. Spurred by her contentious relationship with her hometown, Yokosuka — site of an important American naval base since 1945 — Ishiuchi chose that city as her first serious photographic subject. Grainy, moody, and deeply personal, these early projects established her career. This choice of subject also defined the beginning of Ishiuchi’s extended exploration of the American occupation and the shadows it cast over postwar Japan. Ishiuchi has since addressed the theme of occupation both indirectly — through her photographs of scars, skin, and other markers of time on the human body — and more explicitly, with her images of garments and accessories once owned by victims of the atomic blast in Hiroshima. Essays featured in this volume reveal the past as the wellspring of Ishiuchi’s work and the present moment as her principal subject. Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows — which includes a selection of more than 100 works — is published on the occasion of an exhibition by the same name, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from October 5, 2015, to February 21, 2016.

Krystian Leonard is a sophomore in high school and entered her first pageant at age 14. She wrote Shining Scars as a way to reach out to children healing with visible scars. Krystian developed and created her own non-profit organization Shining S.C.A.R.S. at age 15 as a result of the scars she endured. She spends countless hours volunteering and promoting her organization as well as competing in pageantry. Growing up she experienced first-hand the trials and self-esteem issues associated with visible scars. Healing with visible scars left Krystian feeling damaged and ashamed. She found the strength she needed to overcome her self-image and entered her first beauty pageant at the age of 14. One year later she summoned the courage to compete in the Miss America Scholarship Organization. As part of her application, Krystian was to choose a platform for which she would become an advocate. She wanted to choose a platform she could be passionate about, and thus Shining S.C.A.R.S. was born.

This positive psychology textbook focuses on the importance of the body within optimal functioning and highlights new research in this area.

Layla's life has never really felt like her own. Torn away from by the man she truly loves, Layla must choice between duty, desire, and destiny to keep pack, and her son, safe from an evil she didn't expect— Solomon whispered, “You are my mate, Layla Undertow. I swear this to you and to the Goddess, I will not reject you.” He looked deeply into her eyes, his long black eyelashes holding back tears. Immediately Layla knew she had crossed a line. “I love you. I am your mate. You felt it the same way I did. There is no magic that could force it. I want you.” But it didn’t matter anyway, for Anthony did not hear her. He instead clapped his hands and embraced Alistar. “This is good. You have my blessing.” Alistar winked at her over her father’s shoulder. “She is the mate I have been waiting for my entire life. She is mine.” Torn Between Two Alphas: The Luna’s Choice is created by Bethany Hardt, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A stand-alone contemporary novel by author Thea Atkinson with literary fiction leanings and dark themes of reincarnation and past lives. One Insular Tahiti is a BRAGG Medallion Honoree His secret will save her life…Will hers threaten to end it? Astrid has never been good at people. Her father assures her that a move to Nova Scotia will change everything. The sea has a way of washing away the past and painful memories, he says. She doubts it. Her memories are far too painful even for the Atlantic. Luke lived a horrible life. Now he's dead. But death isn't enough to shake the memories of his violent past and let him rest. He needs an escape. And an escape can only come from one thing. He decides to be reborn, and when he does, his past, his memories, and his new life will collide with Astrid's in a way that will change them both forever. One Insular Tahiti is an emotional coming of age novel. If you enjoy reads that are sad, hopeful, painful, forgiving, and thought-provoking, all at once, you will love One Insular Tahiti. Pick it up today and see why sometimes one liftetime isn't enough.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Absolutely loved it: Time travel, Outlander vibes, handsome strong Scottish men. Such a well told story with a lot of action and adventure, plenty of passion and steam." Ten Highland warriors. Ten modern time travelers. Ten journeys through time. Can love survive a Scottish medieval war? - For all fans of Outlander! Over 3,000+ pages of binge-worthy, edge-of-your-seat drama and sizzling highlander romance. Discover the adventures of ten modern people thrown into the 1300's, the midst of Robert the Bruce’s Wars of Scottish Independence, and get entangled into the destiny of the Highland Clans Cambel, Mackenzie and MacDonald. Book 1: Highlander’s Captive - She’s lost in the past. He’s a powerful Scottish warrior. Can star-crossed love find a future between the ages? Book 2: Highlander’s Secret - He’s fighting the demons of his past. She’s defending her home and her son. Can two warriors from different centuries find a loving future? Book 3: Highlander’s Heart - She’s a lost time traveler. He’s a haunted Highland hero. Can their romance survive the test of centuries? Book 4: Highlander’s Love - She’s on the run. He’s digging in. When their destinies collide in medieval Scotland, will they forge a love for the ages? Book 5: Highlander’s Desire - He’s a fierce Highland warrior. She’s a struggling history student. Can they transcend the bounds of time to claim the love they desire? Book 6: Highlander’s Vow - She’s a Highland lady, sworn to become a nun. He’s a police detective thrown back in time. Can a vow of love bring them together across centuries? Book 7: Highlander’s Bride - Modern medicine keeps her alive, but a medieval Highlander makes her soul sing. Will a diabetic trapped in the past risk her life for a love to span the ages? Book 8: Highlander’s Protector - He’s trapped in the past. She’s trapped in a dungeon. Can they escape their bounds to fight for a forbidden love? Book 9: Highlander’s Claim - She must return to the twenty-first century. He’s holding her captive. Could her love be the treasure he longs to claim? Book 10: Highlander’s Destiny - Fiery passion. Fierce enemies. Forbidden attraction. A modern British spy and a medieval Highlander fight for a shared destiny of love and freedom. Book 11: Highlander's Reunion - In the Series Epilogue all our favorite couples meet again for a reunion on Christmas Day. Called by a Highlander - The Complete Series contains ten steamy books in which medieval Highlanders and modern-day men and women unite in love and war, as well as the series epilogue. If you like fierce warriors, strong heroines, and intoxicating romantic encounters, then you’ll adore Mariah Stone's high-drama Highlander series.

Four Highland warriors. Four modern time travelers. Four journeys through time. Can love survive a Scottish medieval war? - For all fans of Outlander! 4 love stories. 800+ pages of binge-worthy, edge-of-your-seat drama and sizzling time travel romance. Discover the adventures of four modern people thrown into 1307, the midst of Robert the Bruce’s Wars of Scottish Independence, and get entangled into the destiny of the Highland Clan Cambel. Book 1: Highlander’s Captive - She’s lost in the past. He’s a powerful Scottish warrior. Can star-crossed love find a future between the ages? Book 2: Highlander’s Secret - He’s fighting the demons of his past. She’s defending her home and her son. Can two warriors from different centuries find a loving future? Book 3: Highlander’s Heart - She’s a lost time traveler. He’s a haunted Highland hero. Can their romance survive the test of centuries? Book 4: Highlander’s Love - She’s on the run. He’s digging in. When their destinies collide in medieval Scotland, will they forge a love for the ages? The Called by a Highlander Box Set contains four steamy books in which medieval Highlanders and modern-day men and women unite in love and war. If you like fierce warriors, strong heroines, and intoxicating romantic encounters, then you’ll adore Mariah Stone's high-drama Highlander series. All boxset of the 'Called by a Highlander' series: 1 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 1: Books 1-4 (Clan Cambel) 2 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 2: Books 5-7 (Clan Mackenzie) 3 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 3: Books 8-11 (Clan MacDonald) Keywords: Highlander Romance, Historical Romance, Outlander, Scottish Highlands, Medieval Romance, Time travel, time travel romance, strong heroines, Highlander, alpha hero, steamy romance reads, historical romance read, historical romance series, enemies to lovers, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, paranormal fantasy romance, historical romance box sets