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An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens and our resulting reliance on the unpaid caregiving labor of spouses and intimate partners. When twenty-seven-year-old Laura Mauldin moved to New York for...

An arranged marriage was never meant to be kind. It was meant to be binding. Declan O’Connell is the head of the O’Connell bloodline, cold, calculating, and ruthless enough to keep an empire standing on fear alone. He doesn’t believe in love. He believes in loyalty, legacy, and control. So when a marriage is arranged to secure power, he expects obedience. What he doesn’t expect is her. She isn’t soft. She isn’t pliable. And she refuses to bow. From the moment she steps into his world, Declan knows one thing with brutal certainty—she will either break his rule… or become his ...

Four heirs. Four dangerous loves. One empire built on blood. The O’Connell name commands respect. Fear. Loyalty. In their world, power is inherited. Marriage is strategy. And weakness gets you buried. Declan is the ruthless head of the empire. Calculated. Untouchable. Until the woman who challenges his authority becomes the one thing he can’t control. Ronan is fire wrapped in loyalty. The family’s most feared weapon. But when love collides with duty, he’s forced to choose between obedience and obsession. Patrick is the strategist. The quiet storm. He sees everything. Plans ...

She was never meant to survive him.** Eamon O’Sullivan has always been the quiet one. The enforcer. The fixer. The man who handles problems so the family never has to think about them again. He doesn’t fall in love. He doesn’t make promises. And he definitely doesn’t hesitate. Until her. She’s wrong for him in every possible way. Too soft where his world is brutal. Too defiant where obedience keeps people alive. She doesn’t belong anywhere near the O’Sullivan Empire… and yet fate drops her directly in his path. Now she knows too much. And Eamon has a choice he’s never had ...

Three ruthless enforcers. Three dangerous loves. One bloodline built on power. The O’Connell empire doesn’t forgive. It doesn’t forget. And it never falls without a fight. Slate is the weapon they unleash when mercy is no longer an option. Cold. Controlled. Untouchable. Until the one woman he should never want becomes his greatest weakness. Tommy bled to earn his place back in the family. Loyalty is all he has left. But when love threatens to fracture everything he rebuilt, he must decide what matters more—redemption or possession. Finn doesn’t believe in forever. He believes in ...

The kitchen is one of the toughest workplaces in the world. Fast-paced, high-pressure, and relentlessly demanding, professional kitchens push cooks to their limits every day. But the journey from line cook to leader requires more than just great cooking—it requires systems thinking, resilience, and the ability to lead under pressure. From Line Cook to Leader is a practical guide for cooks, chefs, and kitchen professionals who want to grow beyond the line and become confident leaders in high-intensity culinary environments.

I bought a club in Boston to start over, to drown out the screams of my past with thumping bass and dim-lit pleasures. It was supposed to be simple—remodel the mess, retrain the staff, and open the doors. Then she took the stage. Now, we're locked in a battle of wills, and I can't decide if I want to pin her against the nearest wall or make her beg for mercy. Either way, she's under my skin. Every time she flashes that defiant smile, I feel the world tilt on its axis, and I'm not sure if I'm falling for her—or falling apart. The more I push, the more she pulls.

doesn’t raise his voice. He doesn’t need to. He is the kind of man violence listens to. As the O’Connell Bloodline’s enforcer, Ronan is the one sent in when mercy is no longer an option. Clean hands are a myth. Blood is currency. Loyalty is law. He carries both with brutal precision, never questioning the orders carved into his bones since childhood. Fear follows him into every room, earned and intentional. But beneath the controlled rage and lethal restraint is a man bound by a promise he should never have made. One vow. One woman he is forbidden to touch. She is the line he ...

He was built to destroy. She was never supposed to be his weakness. Slate is violence wrapped in control. An enforcer born into blood, raised on loyalty, and shaped by a family that does not forgive and never forget. He does not hesitate. He does not soften. And he does not let anyone close enough to matter. Until her. She is everything his world is not. Too soft. Too bright. Too dangerous to keep. The closer she gets, the harder it becomes to pretend he is untouched. To pretend the darkness inside him will not reach for her. Because wanting her is not the problem. Protecting her from ...

My pretty little Puppet dreamed of monsters and things that go bump in the night. She ached to forget about responsibilities and expectations long enough to let a faceless predator chase her through the woods. So I gave Peyton Everett everything she ever dreamed of. Once I hired her as my housekeeper, I brought her to the middle of nowhere to maintain my estate, and then I anonymously contacted her through the website she only visited when she was alone.

Looking for straightforward information on Borderline Personality Disorder? This easy-to-understand guide helps those who have BPD develop strategies for breaking the destructive cycle. This audiobook also aids loved ones in accepting the disorder and offering support. You'll find authoritative details on the causes of BPD and proven treatments, as well as advice on working with therapists, managing symptoms, and enjoying a full life.

She was never supposed to choose him. He was never supposed to fall for her. Irish Bloodline royalty, raised to protect legacy over love. Finn is an enforcer who doesn’t do complications. When a rival faction threatens the Bloodline, Finn is assigned to protect a powerful cousin at all costs. He isn’t prepared to discover who she really is. Or what she’s been hiding. As enemies close in and loyalties are tested, the line between duty and devotion shatters. Because this time, it isn’t just about survival. It’s about legacy. This book can be read as a standalone and also serves as a...

It's April 1861, and the Union Army's Medical Department is a disaster, completely unprepared for the magnitude of war. A small group of New York City women, including 28-year-old Charlotte Waverly, decide to do something about it, and end up changing the course of the war, despite criticism, ridicule, and social ostracism. Charlotte leaves a life of privilege, wealth, and confining expectations to be one of the first female nurses for the Union Army. She quickly discovers that she's fighting more than just the Rebellion by working in the hospitals.

My pretty little Storm didn't want a knight in shining armor to save her from captivity. Which was good, because my reputation wasn't built on being prince-like to damsels in distress. No, it was built on being a psychotic menace who often played surgeon with my targets before I eliminated them. That was precisely what I did to the men who harmed Olivia Everett before I saved her from the Velvet Cage. I stalked them. I hunted them. And then I delivered their missing pieces to her on a silver platter. Piece by piece, I healed her brokenness with those souvenirs. But I had to do it quickly.

When a horrific battle rips through Gettysburg, the farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is disfigured into a Confederate field hospital, bringing her face to face with unspeakable suffering - and a Confederate scout who awakens her long dormant heart. While Liberty's future crumbles as her home is destroyed, the past comes rushing back to Bella, a former slave and Liberty's hired help, when she finds herself surrounded by Southern soldiers, one of whom knows the secret that would place Liberty in danger if revealed.

He was never supposed to touch her. That didn’t stop him from claiming her anyway. Patrick doesn’t make mistakes. He keeps the books balanced, the violence contained, and the rules enforced. Loyal. Controlled. Untouchable. Until her. She’s forbidden in every way that matters. Off-limits. Protected. A line that should never be crossed. But Patrick has never been good at walking away from temptation, especially when it looks at him like a challenge. What starts as proximity turns into obsession. What should have been restraint becomes hunger. And once Patrick takes what he wants, there ...

If you are like many others living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you know what it's like to be overwhelmed by intense and fluctuating emotions; to have difficulty with relationships; and to constantly struggle with troubling thoughts and behaviors. BPD can be especially difficult to treat, though there are ways to gain control over your symptoms and live a happier, healthier life.

She was off limits. He touched her anyway. Tommy never wanted love. He wanted loyalty. Control. Redemption. Ten years ago, he stole from the O’Connell bloodline and nearly paid with his life. Since then, he’s earned his place back the hard way, with blood, obedience, and silence. Then she's is placed under his protection. Twenty-three. Fierce. Untouchable. She’s Irish mafia royalty. He’s the man assigned to guard her. And the rule is clear: She’s off limits. But she doesn’t scare easily. She doesn’t submit quietly. And she refuses to be locked away like a pawn in a family war....

1992: After a confrontation at a riot grrl concert, 17-year-old Beth finds herself in a car with her friend's abusive boyfriend dead in the backseat, agreeing to help her friends hide the body. This murder sets Beth and her friends on a path of escalating violence and vengeance as they realize many other young women in the world need protecting too. 2022: Determined to use time travel to create a safer future, Tess has dedicated her life to visiting key moments in history and fighting for change. But rewriting the timeline isn’t as simple as editing one person or event.

Richmond, Virginia, 1863. Compelled to atone for the sins of her slaveholding father, Union loyalist Sophie Kent risks everything to help end the war from within the Confederate capital and abolish slavery forever. But she can't do it alone. Former slave Bella Jamison sacrifices her freedom to come to Richmond, where her Union soldier husband is imprisoned, and her twin sister still lives in bondage in Sophie's home.