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If you’re struggling with unresolved childhood trauma, reconnecting with your vulnerable inner child can unlock profound healing and set the stage for profound personal growth. Written by an expert in childhood trauma, this gentle guide presents an integrative approach that merges inner child work with self-compassion techniques to help you “reparent” the wounded aspects of yourself that were lost, frozen in time, or traumatized—so you can start moving toward the life you were meant to live.

Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive tales. Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more. A gorgeous collection of 12 original fantasy romance...

The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard... Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?

Brad is busy trying to sell his house. So busy, he doesn’t stop to wonder how the little skirt got into his closet. He doesn’t waste time wondering how the girly undies got into his dryer. He just assumes the staging company sprinkled some girl things around to make it look like a woman lived in that house, to make the home more palatable to ladies.

Xavier Stone, a well-known investigative journalist, doesn’t normally do client work, but it’s hard to turn down Brian Ashdale Sr., who is desperate to find his lost son. Brian Ashdale Jr. had just turned eighteen when he vanished, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic note. Many have tried to find Brian; none have succeeded.

David has spent nearly a decade working up the courage to ask out Hannah, his lifelong crush. He’s almost certain she’ll turn him down, but he knows he has to try. What he doesn’t expect is how brutally she rejects him. The sting of it forces David to take a hard look at his life. Maybe what he really needs is a reset: a new town, a new college, a new start. But when he finally moves and meets his new roommate, Chad, it feels like déjà vu. Chad is just like him: quiet, awkward, and just as inexperienced with women.

Craig’s expensive degree got him nowhere but deep in debt. Now he scrapes by doing grunt work for a fire and flood restoration crew—tedious labor, lousy pay, but better than nothing in a dying town. Then comes the rare perk: a month-long job inside the mysterious “castle” that looms over the hills. Craig grew up hearing rumors about it, but nobody had ever been inside. The reclusive owner wants repairs done—but under one strange condition: once the workers enter, they can’t leave until the job is finished.

The Real Life Barbie Doll competition is coming to town, and local photographers are scrambling for work as hundreds of pink-clad hopefuls rush to submit their required photoshoots. Charlie expects to be flooded with bookings... but only a handful of models choose him, leaving him frustrated... and broke. Then a bizarre mixup changes everything. A client accidentally lists Charlie as the 'contestant' on her application instead of putting his name in the 'photographer credits'. Now, Charlie is reading an email congratulating him on being selected for the contest. It's ridiculous.

Mark never cheated—honestly. But Susie never believed him. Her constant accusations finally push him to end things for good. Over coffee, he makes it official: the relationship is over. He doesn’t expect to fall into something new so soon... but a few days later he’s unexpectedly drawn into a budding romance. It feels right—natural—even if he knows he has to keep it quiet for Susie’s sake. But secrets never stay buried. When Susie finds out, she’s furious. Not as furious as her mother, Elaine, though. Mark once promised Elaine that if he ever hurt her daughter, he’d pay the price.

Program director Ms. Nowak is at the end of her rope. Her boarding program for international female fashion students is one resident short of meeting the requirements for funding—and in this economy, new applicants are scarce. Then, a spark of hope arrives: an application from a student named Maddie, the missing piece Ms. Nowak needs to secure financing. But when “Maddie” shows up, it’s not the girl she expected. It’s Matty—a boy. A translation error on his paperwork has thrown everything into chaos. And with a government reviewer scheduled to visit in just days, Ms.

At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear's biggest concern is choosing a major - until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights-out. Instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, Kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. She joins a circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these high jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

Justice wants to learn French, but the language learning apps have gotten him nowhere. Then, a stranger recommends he try out a new AI assistant, and his life is changed. The AI is the perfect study buddy and coach. The lessons are tailored perfectly to his lifestyle and learning style. Within weeks, he’s learned more than he learned in years with traditional apps. Then, the AI makes a curious suggestion, offering to help Justice in other parts of his life. Suddenly, he’s learning to cook. He’s getting more done at work. He’s saving big money on groceries and bills.

Logan can’t stop laughing at his sister Sophie. She’s been roped into yet another bridesmaid gig—this time for Clara, her influencer friend turned nightmare bridezilla. Clara demands absolute perfection: endless fittings, nonstop drama, and seemingly endless carefully choreographed TikToks to showcase her “perfect” wedding week.

Since the government launched the Department of Pairing—an AI-driven system that assigns every eighteen-year-old their “perfect match”—society has transformed. Divorce rates have plummeted. Productivity has skyrocketed. People have never been happier. Cameron has spent his whole life waiting for the program to hand him the dream girl he deserves. Instead, on his eighteenth birthday, a government email brings a nightmare: the name of his new husband. And worse, the Department of Employment has matched him with the role of housewife. They expect him to play the woman’s part. Dresses. Makeup.

Myles hasn’t had many wins since his wife cheated, divorced him, and left him with nothing. But then he stumbles onto what feels like a miracle: a massive two-story rental for the price of a shoebox apartment. It’s old, sure, but it’s furnished, the utilities are included, and for once in his life, something finally feels like it’s going his way. That is—until he finds the mirror. At first, it’s just a dusty relic tucked away in one of the upstairs rooms.

Tyler isn’t popular. Far from it. In fact, he might be the only person on campus who wasn’t invited to the sorority’s big annual Halloween Bash. So he spends a whole year trying to improve his social status—even going way out of his comfort zone to join a fraternity. Now, the annual party has come around again... But Tyler still hasn’t received that invite. Though he will be attending the party this year, because the fraternity president has a ‘task’ for Tyler to complete: infiltrate the party, and steal one pair of panties from each of the sixteen sorority members.

Callum keeps hearing rumours: impossible tales about a mysterious trans woman. Guys are saying that if you touch her private area and make a wish, that wish will come true. Absurd. But those rumours keep circulating, and some guys insist that it’s real. Then, one night, Callum sees her. And by chance, he finds himself alone in a bathroom with her—so he decides to take the risk. He touches it and makes a small wish, and then the wish comes true…

Michael has finally taken the leap to pursue art as his full-time career. It’s always been his dream—but the financial instability is starting to take its toll.

Jake is the guy everyone wishes they were: a tall, handsome, muscular football hero with a full scholarship and a promising future in the NFL. He has everything. Well—almost everything. His grades are questionable, and an unexpected test might have him flunking one of his more important classes.

Ray has never had issues with the ladies. In fact, he’s been with a different girl every week since the day his voice cracked. Then he meets Kate, and she’s different. She puts up with Ray’s crap in a way that no woman ever has before, and it’s not long before Ray starts thinking she might be the one. So he proposes and a wedding date is set. Then Ray learns about Kate’s father, who left the family when she was young to explore becoming a woman. Now, Kate wants to invite her estranged trans father to the wedding, though they’re not actually expecting an RSVP.