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In a remote Highland glen, Ruth Ogilvie, a single mother, is losing the battle to keep her wayward daughter focussed on schoolwork rather than the laird’s student son. The laird, however, is unconcerned about his offspring, as he obsessively pours all his energies into outshining Balmoral when he opens his wife’s castle and grounds to members of the public. But then a string of violent events occurs.

The Lifespan Movement is a book that explores the concept of lifespan development and how it can be applied to our lives. The author, Nayana Williams, argues that our development doesn't stop in childhood or adolescence but continues throughout our lives and that we have the power to shape our development by intentionally engaging in activities that promote growth and change.

In Bruised, Not Broken 2, Kaandra, with the support from friends and family, has been able to continue after her messy divorce. As pressure from her ex-husband and his mother continue to build, she's not so sure if she'll be able to keep it together.... After her messy divorce, she's leery of men. She has sworn men off. Her focus is on getting her life together, but Kaandra’s friends and family are about to complicate things.

All Sharon ever wanted was to be loved. She was discarded by her drug addicted mother and forced into the foster care system for half of her life. She knew what it felt like to be abused and treated like garbage. She was treated that way her whole life. As Sharon blossoms into a young woman, she decides it is time to take care of herself. Along the way, she finds herself in dicey predicaments.

Dire circumstances force Freddie onto the streets, living a life of crime until a chance encounter leads him to an opportunity to change his future. He must decide if taking the chance at a new life is better than his life on the streets. Will the family he made surviving on the street let him go, or will he make new enemies in his attempt to leave his past behind?

In Shattered to Shining, nine women and one male domestic violence survivor describe how they were shattered, as their home became a place where physical and sexual violence, emotional and psychological control dominated their lives. Through persistence and courage, they have risen above their situation and come out the other side shining with positivity, strength, commitment, and empathy for others.

Climate Change and the Road to Net-Zero is a story of how humanity has broken free from the shackles of poverty, suffering, and war and for the first time in human history, grown both population and prosperity. It’s also a story of how a single species has reconfigured the natural world, repurposed the Earth’s resources, and begun to reengineer the climate. The book uses these conflicting narratives to explore the science, economics, technology, and politics of climate change.

Flower of Scotland tells the story of a family of whisky distillers from Perthshire: Charlotte, who gets engaged to Lieutenant Geoffrey Armitage as World War I breaks out, her sister Nell who has visions, brothers Peter and Andrew - who gambles, and cousin Wonky. Their mother is dead and their father, Murdo, has a heart condition. The war takes its toll on them all, as the men become soldiers and the women nurses. Andrew is in Ireland and involved in the 1916 Easter uprising.

When Cully Stewart died, his family were devastated. For without Cully’s steadfast spirit, Meg, his wife, and their children all found that life was much more difficult.Meg, lonely and distraught, struggled to keep the family afloat through her sewing business. Then larger-than-life Vincent McQueen, Cully’s cousin, appeared and made Meg think there might indeed be life after Cully. The children were less convinced by Vincent, but soon they had other thoughts to occupy their minds.