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The First Time I Saw Him
Laura Dave
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Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety -- and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance.
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Mattering
Jennifer Breheny Wallace
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Mattering examines the concept of "mattering," defined as the perception of being valued and having opportunities to contribute, and its relationship to individual and social well-being. Drawing on research and personal narratives, Wallace explores how experiences of mattering and not mattering affect people in various contexts, including work, caregiving, grief, and life transitions. The book introduces the idea of a "mattering core," consisting of recognizing one's impact, being relied upon in balanced ways, feeling prioritized, and being known and invested in by others. Wallace discusses strategies for strengthening this core and considers how individuals, organizations, and communities can foster environments that support a sense of mattering and purpose.
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Dreamwives
Claire Novak
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Middle-aged housewife Katrina Webb, dumped by her husband and suddenly broke, meets her old friend Michelle Redlin-Wu, who looks after her elderly father and has just been laid off. Over a stolen bottle of champagne, they decide that people should pay for the domestic and emotional work women have largely shouldered for centuries, and their business is born. Dreamwives aren't cleaners or nannies or housekeepers -- they create warm and inviting homes by cooking dinner, leaving the bathroom clean (and just a little bit used), and listening to their clients unload. This is extreme customer service -- no sex included. It seems to be a winning formula, until Michelle starts falling for a client, and Katrina finds herself at the centre of a very public scandal. Can they really get paid for the work that so many women do for free? Or is their dream business about to become a total nightmare?
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In a Common Hour
Sita Walker
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COMING SOON:
Parks State High is a melting pot of misfits. There is Oliver Fish, the teen philosopher hiding a secret relationship; Dev Patel, hopelessly in love with the brilliant Maryam Fadel; and a staffroom thick with gossip, camaraderie and burnt-out teachers. At the centre of it all is well-loved teacher Paul Bush. But when a disgruntled student makes a devastating move – one lunchtime is all it takes for Bushie’s life to change forever.
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The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Nikesha Elise Williams
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Fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father. But her mother, Nadia, keeps her secrets close, while her grandmother, Gladys, remains silent about the family's past. As Tati digs deeper, she uncovers the truth of her lineage, still whispered at kitchen tables and murmured in basements, where the ritual of braiding or pressing hair takes place every Saturday night. From Jubi in 1917, whose attempt to pass for white ends when she gives birth to Ruby; to Ruby's fiery lust for Sampson in 1934 that leads to a baby of her own; to the night in 1980 that changed Nadia's future for ever, the Dupree women confront a legacy of pain, resilience and survival that began with an enslaved ancestor who risked everything for freedom.
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Growing Up Digital
Susan McLean
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Our children are true digital natives, growing up in a world where their friendships, learning and even identity are shaped online. But with this comes risks that parents never experienced themselves. In recent years, alarming new threats have emerged -- sextortion, blackmail, deepfakes and image-based abuse -- adding to the ongoing dangers of cyberbullying, grooming, pornography, sexting and problematic screen use. Written by cyber-safety expert Susan McLean, this book tackles the urgent challenges now facing families. With compassion and authority, McLean offers a conversational, easy-to-use handbook to give your children their 'digital armour'. Packed with real-life case studies, up-to-date resources, clear explanations of the law and trusted links for further support, Growing Up Digital empowers parents and educators to act with confidence. From teaching teens how to manage their digital reputation and social media, to opening conversations about the toughest of issues, this is a practical roadmap for families navigating a rapidly changing landscape.
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Woman in the Spotlight
J. R. Lonie
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Berlin 1932: With the country in chaos, Monika Varády, a young Bavarian actress, arrives in Germany's capital with high hopes - to one day, just maybe, be a great star of the stage and screen. But with the rise to power of Hitler and his brutal Nazi regime, the theatre scene falls under the control of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, becoming a minefield of political machinations that Monika, in love with a Bolshevik Jewish actor, must now navigate. As her star rises from the smoky bars of the demi-monde to the city's prestigious stages, most dangerous of all is Goebbels himself who takes a more-than-artistic interest in her. While staying true to her beliefs and to those she loves, Monika must employ all the skills of her craft to outwit Goebbels and with her close friends, to resist the regime's attempts to brutalise theatre and culture by hiding in plain sight and in the glare of the spotlight.
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The Poet Empress
Shen Tao
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House of the Azalea, where thorn meets bud; Brother betrays brother, blood forgets blood. Young rice farmer Yin Wei was forced to become concubine to Prince Guan Terren - a monstrous wielder of poetry magic, and heir to the Azalea throne - to save her family from the famine blighting the land of Tensha. Now confined to the imperial court, Terren's cruelty is not the only danger Wei faces. He and his honourable older brother are locked in a deadly succession war, while Terren's thirty concubines are fighting a war of their own, for the position of future empress. To survive, Wei must harden her heart, rely on her wit, and become dangerous herself - even if it means learning the one forbidden poem that can kill Terren and save both herself and the nation. But there's a problem - for the spell to work against a man she hates, it must be written with love.
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The Breath Reset Plan
Brooke Elliston
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Your breath has been training your body and mind all along, but not always in your favour. Through changes in chemistry, rhythm and the ongoing conversation between body and mind, your breathing shapes the state you're in when your brain stores and recalls experience. Because learning is tied to those states, old patterns keep resurfacing - until you retrain them. The Breath Reset Plan gives you the tools to do exactly that. You'll learn how to update those patterns and reshape the way life lands inside you. Challenges will always be part of being human, but by harnessing breath, you'll be able to meet stress at its root, working with the very signals your body uses to shape perception and response. Grounded in behavioural repatterning and explored through five key pillars - Awareness, Connection, Sleep, Gut and Movement - this plan will teach you how to make your breath the lever for presence, resilience and navigating the full spectrum of life with steadiness and joy.
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House of Shadows
K. A. Linde
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Kerrigan Argon, a half-human, half-Fae, has joined the Dragon Society against almost everyone's wishes. A year of training is required with her dragon. First she must travel with the dark Fae prince, Fordham Ollivier, back to his home in the House of Shadows. Nothing but slavery and death has ever awaited a half-Fae in their halls. But something is wrong within their wicked world. A thousand year old spell is weakening. Cracks forming in the foundation. And Kerrigan may just be their ruin or their salvation.
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