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Horror stories of fiction have nothing on the history of psychology, asylums, and the treatment of mentally ill individuals.This book will take you through the various historical treatments for patients suffering from a mental illness. It will highlight the first thoughts surrounding mental...

Desperation drove Cecilia Mallory to find a man who would wed her sight unseen and give her full access to her inheritance without any expectations. She prepared for an older, undesirable, equally desperate husband—never the vibrant and attractive man who arrived at her door. What could he really be after?

Newly widowed at twenty-two, Tabitha, Lady Pembroke, is determined never again to be anyone’s pawn. Her late husband’s cousin and heir, Jeremy “Wolf” Chesterton, is a former thief-taker whose rough edges and razor intellect make him both an unlikely earl and an even less likely ally. Yet when murder intrudes upon London’s drawing rooms and country estates, it is Tabitha’s keen mind and Wolf’s streetwise instincts that form an irresistible, if occasionally frustrating, team.

When Lady Arlene Archibald tracks Wolf down and begs him for help, he plans to travel to Brighton alone to see her. What was he thinking? Instead, he finds himself with an unruly entourage of lords, ladies, servants, children, and even a dog. Can and will he help Arlene prove her friends innocence? How will he manage Tabitha coming face-to-face with his first love? And how is he to dissuade the Dowager Countess of Pembroke from insinuating herself into the investigation?

The Voodoo Killer is the pulse-pounding first book in the DI Stephanie Broadbent crime thriller series by Jack Probyn. If you love fast-paced British police procedurals filled with memorable characters, mind-bending twists that will keep you guessing to the last moment, and oodles of black humor, you'll love this series.

While Wolf contemplates whether or not to continue investigating, it seems that the dowager has taken matters into her own hands and is investigating a case independently. But why has she gone missing from her home for two nights, and what mischief has she gotten herself into? Tracking down the elderly woman takes Tabitha and Wolf into some of the darkest, most dangerous corners of the city. What on earth is the exasperating dowager caught up in that she seems to have become entangled with London’s prostitutes?

In the heart of Adenashire, where elvish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard at perfecting her unique blend of baking with apothecary herbs. So, when her orc neighbor (and biggest fan) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma. Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, she'll need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds.

One hasty wedding. One Christmas house party. And two newlyweds who haven't the faintest idea what they've gotten themselves into. Lady Phoebe Greenborough needs a husband. Preferably one with a respectable name, a comfortable income, and no objections to marrying a woman whose family fortune...

A masterful synthesis of relational and attachment theory, neurobiology, and contemporary psychoanalysis, Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame: Healing Right Brain Relational Trauma has been internationally recognized as an essential text on shame. Integrating new theory about trauma, shame resilience, and self-compassion, this second edition further clarifies the relational, right-brain essence of being in and with the suffering of shame. New chapters carry theory further into praxis.

In the quaint town of Adenashire, Doli Butterbuckle, a people-pleasing sunshine dwarf, is content with her simple tea magic and circle of friends. It’s true she’s never quite lived up to family expectations, but life is just fine... until her parents arrive with an inherited dragon egg and a charming gargoyle harboring a secret strolls into her life. As Doli grapples with her newfound responsibility and discovers a long hidden side of herself, she must face an overbearing family, a sinister plot, and a mischievous dragon that refuses to stay out of trouble.

A harmless lie. A vengeful earl. A love neither of them saw coming. Colin Burke, the Earl of Heatherton, has no intention of surrendering his bachelor freedoms. Marriage might be inevitable someday, but he sees no reason to rush toward it. Then a chance encounter with Lady Mariah Thornbeck—his...

Jez, a grumpy Fennex, wants nothing to do with the cold, snow or bustling winter games descending on the charming town of Adenashire. She’d rather curl up for a nap. But a drunken boast lands her smack in the middle of the festivities and, even worse, fake dating her friend, Taenya, a woodland elf. Plagued by chronic fatigue and past heartbreak, Jez has long guarded her heart. Not to mention she has a secret she’d rather not share. Yet, Taenya’s warmth and patience begin to melt her icy exterior.

Celia Calthorp, Duchess of Acaster, is sick of always being on the edge of disaster. Now that widowhood has finally given her the freedom to make her own choices, she knows exactly what she needs to do—marry a rich man to secure her future and that of her beloved stables. And it’s all going to plan…until it isn’t.

The game is simple. The consequences are fatal. Deep in the Surrey Hills, a body is discovered with a game of noughts and crosses carved into their flesh. The victim played the same online game before they died. They lost. Now DI Stephanie Broadbent and her team must work to stop the killings before more players are marked for death. But as she digs deeper into the twisted mind behind the game, the investigation takes a personal turn—one that threatens to drag her past into the present. The game has only just begun.

Tabitha and Wolf should be relishing the quiet joys of new parenthood when yet another investigation calls them away. Lady Arlene Archibald approaches Wolf with a troubling request. An elderly stranger from Grenada has arrived in England with letters from her grandfather, once a wealthy...

The cat distribution system is about to get magical. Woodland elf Theo Brylar should be basking in bliss. He and his human partner, Arleta, have a thriving bakery, a baby on the way, and a bright future in Adenashire. But beneath his calm exterior, Theo's anxiety simmers stirred by old grief, complicated family, and emotions he doesn't always understand.

When Sir Edmund catches Miss Selina in a forbidden courtship, she asks for his silence. But he has a request to make in exchange, and it may cost Selina her carefully guarded heart. For Selina Ellis, a crowded fair held on the frozen surface of the Thames is the perfect opportunity to meet with...

‘Tis the season for sabotage. Leah Sterling has one objective this Christmas: secure a proposal during her stay at Bellthorne Hall. If she succeeds before the house party ends, her cousin will take her on the adventure she has always dreamed of—to Switzerland. Unfortunately, the one man...

A reputation to reclaim, a matchmaking mother to thwart, and a most inadvisable arrangement. Nell Prescott brings the whiff of scandal wherever she goes. Surrounded by proper ladies and gentlemen ready to be matched, she has a different object at the Countess of Dalmeer’s grand house party: to...

'Left me with a big smile and that lovely warm feeling you get when you finish a really special book' ★★★★★ Warm, witty and deeply moving, The Friendship Circle is a story about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the magic that finds us when we're finally ready to believe in it...