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When Beth was 10 years old, her beautiful, wild mother, Alice, disappeared. Beth’s life since hasn’t always been easy, but now she’s settled, with a successful career, a loving family and a beautiful home. Then one day, there’s a knock at the door. Alice has returned. Desperate to rebuild their relationship, Beth invites her mother to move in. At first, everything is wonderful. But then Beth’s friends start to drift away, strange things happen at home and rumours about Beth begin to circle. Someone is out to destroy Beth’s newfound happiness. But who?

I stare at the photograph. It was taken on an ordinary day at the park. The four of us look so happy–our smiles wide and cheeks rosy. But just a month after this image was taken, I lost everything. I’m watching them now, walking in the park together: my handsome husband, my beautiful daughter and my adorable son. They’re with her. She’s playing happy families with my loved ones. She stole them from me. She thinks she’s got rid of me. But I’m going to get my family back. And I’m going to get revenge…

Stories about serial killers are incredibly popular. Tracking down a mass murderer is a constant plot line in films, television, and literature. But these stories are so often based on real life. In certain circumstances, however, real life goes a step beyond what we could imagine happening in fiction. Sometimes, the actions of a serial killer can seem so extreme and strange, their motivations so twisted and evil, that we struggle to comprehend exactly how they fit into the modern world.

One of these things is not like the other. That's how Cheri Matzner felt growing up in her adoptive family, and it's what continues to define her as she tries to start a family of her own. Funny and fierce, desperate for connection yet pushing it away with both hands, she needs to jump-start a...

She broke their rules and left. Now she's back, but someone wants her gone for good. Recently widowed Zipporah Anderson returns to Paradise Valley with her daughter, desperate for the Amish community's forgiveness. Instead, she finds stolen goods planted on her property and whispers that follow her every move. Dairy farmer Samuel Yoder sees through the lies, defending her when the community turns suspicious. As children fall sick and only Zipporah's healing knowledge can save them, her hidden enemy grows desperate to drive her away. When her English past demands her return, will Zipporah ...

Happy Families: How to Protect and Support Your Child’s Mental Health is the definitive guide to understanding your child’s mental health so they can survive and thrive. Whether you’re afraid that anxiety is controlling your child’s life, struggling with getting your child out of a low mood cycle, or you just want support on how to communicate with them, this book is here to help.

In your child’s early years, airplane oxygen mask logic applies: Do not forget to take care of your needs first. But for far too many exhausted and overwhelmed moms, that often feels downright impossible. From experts Rick Hanson, PhD, a clinical psychologist, Jan Hanson, Lac, a specialist in nutrition, and Ricki Pollycove, MD, a gynecologist-obstetrician, A Happy, Healthy Mom offers an easy-to-follow and comprehensive plan to help moms get the rest, nutrition, help, and comfort they need.

Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend. There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation...

Penguin presents Happy Families: The Audio Collection by Allan Ahlberg, read by Alexander Armstrong. Families come in all shapes and sizes, big ones, small ones, funny ones and even silly ones. In this first ever audio collection you can discover the story of Mrs Wobble the Waitress, Mr Biff the...

When it first gets announced, the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto; miracle cure-alls don't tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. Aaron can't forget how he's grown up poor, how his friends all seem to shrug him off, and how his father committed suicide in their one-bedroom apartment. Then Thomas shows up. The love Aaron discovers may cost him what's left of his life. But since Aaron can't suddenly stop being gay, Leteo may be the only way out.

In this fully updated fourth edition, Dr. Marc Weissbluth, one of the country's leading pediatricians, overhauls his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing your children's sleep problems, from infancy through adolescence. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles.

“Lapena’s books are addictive!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...” —Paula Hawkins AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling...

When Beth was 10, her beautiful, wild mother, Alice, disappeared. Beth’s life since hasn’t always been easy, but now she's settled, with a successful career, a loving family and a beautiful home. Then one day, there’s a knock at the door. Alice has returned. Desperate to rebuild their relationship, Beth invites her mother to move in. At first, everything is wonderful. But then Beth’s friends start to drift away, strange things happen at home and rumours about Beth begin to circle. Someone is out to destroy Beth’s newfound happiness. But who? And how far will they go?

Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop, returns with the joyful and utterly irresistible story of a mother who couldn't love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don't come home for Christmas. Perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews...

In You're Not Dead Yet - So Stop Acting Like It!, author Marc Sachnoff invites you on a transformative journey—one that defies stereotypes and celebrates the richness of life’s later chapters. Drawing from cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and spiritual wisdom, Sachnoff shares 11 powerful principles that will revolutionize your perspective on aging. 🔑 What You’ll Discover: Embracing Change: Learn how to make change your ally, not your adversary. Living in the Present: Understand the importance of staying grounded in today while envisioning a vibrant future. Body Wellness: ...

Don't worry about family dinner. Let your kids pick their punishments. Ditch the sex talk. Cancel date night. These are just a few of the surprising innovations in this bold first-of-its-kind playbook for today's families. Bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found...

Watching my beautiful curly-haired baby Ava play in the sand, I can’t believe how much joy she’s brought me. When she goes missing, it’s the worst thing that could happen… but perhaps the shared pain of losing her will bring my ex-husband and me back together? Jimmy is only just separated, but his devotion to his darling daughter made me fall in love with him in an instant. I consider Ava my child now. Her disappearance is my chance to comfort Jimmy. To show him the sort of wife I can be, and how much his ex has let him down.

It is a good thing that mothers understand what no one else seems to when you are the youngest child in the family, and are finally four years old. Bonnie is more than ready to join her older sisters and brother in the many adventures she sees come their way, whether it be sliding along the ice, searching for arrowheads, or going on that journey of all journeys-across the swinging bridge to school.

The Precipice is a legendary family-owned hotel on the rocky coast of Maine. With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop sisters—Iris, Vicki, and Faith—have come for the weekend to claim it. But with a hurricane looming and each of the Bishop sisters harboring dangerous secrets, there's murder in the air—and not everyone who checks into the Precipice will be checking out. Each sister wants what is rightfully hers, and in the mix is the Precipe's nineteen-year-old chambermaid Charley Kelley: smart, resilient, older than her years, and in desperate straits.

Amy is 34 and has just given up her glittering career in the big (Welsh) city to move back in with her grandfather, returning to work in the small-town Chinese takeaway where she spent her bookish and boring childhood. Why? That's a secret she won't tell. Just like the secret of why her grandfather, Ah Goong, and her father, TC Li, haven't spoken to each other in 30 years. Weirder still, they've lived in the same small flat about the takeaway for the majority of those years, with Amy's mother, Joan, acting as their unfortunate go-between and buffer.