Showing results by author "Rachel Stone" in All Categories

Her first London Season has arrived, but Clare Compton is far from enthusiastic. In fact, she finds the experience positively nauseating, and when her first ball ends in disaster, the consequences threaten to upend her entire Season. She wants nothing more than to retreat to her country home away from Society’s judgmental stares. Instead, respite comes from a most unexpected source. Patrick Milton, Clare’s childhood enemy, offers a cunning solution: he will serve as her escort for the final five weeks of festivities to help repair Clare’s reputation.

Best-selling writer Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories.

Hannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. Despite her beauty and kind disposition, Hannah has accepted the harsh reality of her situation: she will never marry. Continually affected by an illness from her youth, Hannah acknowledges her chances of entertaining potential suitors, at least respectable ones, is slim.

A next-door neighbor. A summer fling. A bed that has me moaning with pleasure… and fighting for my life... Being a college girl is fun, but I’m ready for spring break and getting back home, sunbathing in my parent’s backyard pool, and checking out the hot older neighbor next door whom I had a crush on since I was a teenager. My next-door neighbor Dylan is newly divorced and oozes that hot, older man vibe. He is muscular and between his legs is a large package that I so want to unwrap. I became instantly wet when I caught him watching me sunbathe from his upstairs window. Maybe I took ...

Do you spend your life worrying? Do you battle with overthinking and dread before and after any interactions? Do you wish you could eliminate your anxiety and start breaking those negative thinking patterns? At times you wish you could just disappear rather than face family, friends, and your work colleagues, right? You have been heard. These books will help you finally start to understand why you think the way you do and how you can actually gain some control back in your life. The power is you.

Awakening is the first book to capture the global impact of the breakthrough #MeToo movement. Bringing together political analysis and inspiring personal stories from women in seven countries - Brazil, China, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sweden, and Tunisia - Awakening takes listeners to the front lines of a networked movement that’s fundamentally shifting how women organize for their own equality.

According to research conducted by the National Science Foundation, around 80 percent of our thoughts are negative and we have around 12,000-50,000 thoughts daily. That’s bound to have an impact on our mental health, isn’t it? You’re here because you want to turn things around, right? Discover the secrets of how to control your toxic, intrusive thoughts to where one day you will be able to tell people how you "used" to struggle. Not sure where to start? How to Heal from Toxic Thoughts offers insights even if you feel you’ve tried everything.

Discover the secrets behind why we keep hold of our clutter, even if you don’t have lots of spare time.

Do you often feel like everything is your fault? Are you always giving yourself away in the form of time, money, and energy? Are you constantly seeking praise from others or else you fear something bad will happen? Then this book is for you. You feel like you are weak and, in the process, it’s leaving you feeling completely drained, anxious and uncertain in your everyday life.

Know exactly what to say to gain the respect you deserve. Whether you are an employee or employer, or a woman travelling the world living out of a suitcase, if you are looking to increase your power in conversation, and ooze self-esteem and confidence, What Confident Women Do is for you.

Book 2 In the “Forbidden Temptations” Series Note to self … never fall in love with two brothers. In my opinion, love is overrated but downright wet and hot when sparks fly. Falling in love with two brothers was not my plan, but I did not avoid or stop it. I let things happen as they may. In my defense, I was not with the brothers at the same time. But regardless, that was short-lived once they found out I dated both of them. Ben and Liam are both attractive and above average in size, if you get my meaning. Liam is a military boy, muscular, wild, and strong. Ben is the more ...

An island getaway, a kidnapping, and a brothel auction. Some vacation this turned out to be... Living a simple country life was never my long-term plan. When my friends invited me to go on a vacation of a lifetime, I didn’t know I would end up in an Eastern European country auctioned off to the highest bidder. Adrian Zalar’s muscular build and fiery brown eyes caught my attention as soon as he entered the room. He is the buyer and I am the merchandise for his brothel. The desire in his eyes and the bulge in his pants tell me he wants me. Adrian’s job is to send me to the brothel, but ...

You've felt stuck in a rut for too long and you feel like life is passing you by, and yet you know it can be full of beautiful and exciting experiences, but something is stopping you, right? Fear. Jam-packed with lots of great tips and guidance and doesn't shy away from hard topics, you will be left feeling like you can take on the world! Written in a conversational, easy-to-follow style, you will feel like you're getting some friendly advice but a gentle kick up the butt at the same time.

A crazed billionaire. A cabin in the woods. And no one to hear my screams...of desire. When I took a long-awaited vacation from crunching numbers for big business, I didn’t know I would be tricked into staying at a billionaire CEO’s private cabin in the woods. With his chiseled muscles and deep blue eyes, David Stratford is...overqualified in every way. But his company is failing, and David believes I have the solution to turn his fortunes around. When he broke into my cabin, I didn’t give him what he wanted. I’m not a corporate spy. But he won’t take no for an answer. Now David ...

The thrill of an amusement park ride. The hot older man sitting next to me on the Haunted Mansion ride. His hand between my legs while I try not to scream out in ecstasy… Most people think I’m conservative with a journalism degree. If they only knew. Naughty experiences are a must if you want to live life to the fullest. Getting caught in public doing something dirty is what it’s all about. This year, we plan our yearly girl trip around amusement parks. But this trip is turning out to be one of the worst and could be my very last … because I disappear off the face of the earth and ...

People Magnet: Crack the Code to Charisma offers you a new opportunity to transform your social skills and become the life of any party!

A one-night stand, a ruthless arms dealer, and a surprise pregnancy. Some job interview this turned out to be... Being a big city girl has always been my thing, so this job opportunity as a marketing specialist in Mobile, Alabama, is exactly what I need for a new start in life. On my first day in town, I crash into Daniel Carter, and my coffee goes flying everywhere. But somehow, I’m in his room... wearing nothing but his shirt. He is tall and well-built, with a chiseled jawline and piercing blue eyes. His impeccably expensive suits convey a confidence and powerful demeanor I carved. Of ...

In these profound reflections on the mysteries of life and death, Stone unpacks how childbirth reveals our anxieties, our physicality, our mortality. All who are born or give birth will someday die. While living and working in one of the world's most impoverished countries, teacher, doula, and mother Rachel Marie Stone unexpectedly caught a baby without wearing gloves, drenching her bare hands with HIV-positive blood. Already worried about her health and family and whether her service was of any use, Stone grappled with realities of human suffering, global justice, and maternal health.

A business trip. A night of drinks. A one-night-stand with my CEO boss... If Tess was honest with herself, the stress from life and a wonderful night of drinks and delightful conversation led her into the mess she was in. Her boss was once her best friend and now a complication in her life that added another layer of chaos to an already chaotic life. Good-looking Devyn Meyers CEO had little luck in love. His fiancée had left him at the altar. When he reached out to his long-time friend Tessa, he didn’t realize how hard her life had become. He also didn’t expect her to ignite his male ...

Break free from the chains...go your own way and thrive! Are you tired of thinking you are always in the wrong because of your life choices? Start walking into a room with your head held high, knowing you have it all together. This two-book bundle is everything you need to get you on your way to feeling light and free, containing the following titles: Have the Courage to Be Different and How to Stop Giving Yourself Away.