The sequel to the bestseller, Life from Scratch Getting re-married to your ex? Piece of cake. Praise for Life from Scratch " . . . characters I can relate to, who make me laugh out loud and hungry for dinner." -- MARY ALICE, co-star of Food Network's Ace of Cakes Rachel has made a new life from scratch with her ex-husband, but can they survive the wedding plans? It may be her second time getting married, but Rachel Goldman is definitely navigating a sticky relationship with her former--and soon-to-be-again--mother-in-law. Plus she's in a tug of war with the editor of her upcoming book on divorce who is begging her to keep her happy new relationship with her ex, Adam, on the down low. How can Rachel do that when her society-obsessed mother-in-law is eager to get a featured story in the wedding section of the New York Times? Throw in a sister-in-law-to-be who's navigating her own upcoming nuptials as well as a friend who not only doesn't want to get married, but is possibly having an affair. Rachel finds herself with too many pots simmering on a very familiar stove. Melissa Ford is the author of Life from Scratch, the bestselling prequel to Measure of Love. She writes daily at the award-winning blog, Stirrup Queens, and lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband and twins. Look for her next novel, Apart at the Seams, coming in 2014. Visit her at www.melissafordauthor.com.

From award-winning fanfic phenomenon Sophie Jackson, the third novel in the sexy and emotionally intense blockbuster A Pound of Flesh series. Life in New York for ex-con Riley Moore is pretty damn good, until a call from his mother shatters the calm: his father has suffered his second heart attack in two years and is in a critical condition. Leaving everything behind, Riley flies home to Michigan for the first time in five years to support his mother and do his best to make amends with his father. He also tries not to think about Lexie Pierce, the only girl he ever truly cared about, and who broke his heart. When they inevitably meet, memories of their love make Riley yearn to reconnect, despite the pain they both suffered. Though she's wary, and has a secret she’s hidden from him for five years, Lexie has little willpower when it comes to Riley and she agrees. Besides, after all that has gone before, she owes it to both of them to find out if they can love each other again. Can they both overcome their sorrow and secrets and finally share their life together? A powerful new voice in modern romance, Sophie Jackson has crafted a passionate love story with unforgettable characters that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Harrison Dyer left England to escape his painful past, but a storm at sea sweeps him into a world he never imagined. In the ancient kingdom of Siam, he meets Lamai, an alluring translator with scars of her own. To earn his way home, Harrison agrees to work for Lamai’s employer, a wealthy Portuguese businessman with dark appetites. Abandoned by her father, the half-English, half-Siamese Lamai isn’t sure she fully belongs anywhere. She’s remained in Siam in hopes that her father will one day return, but her position leaves her in an apprehensive state of limbo. Surprisingly to both Lamai and Harrison, their tentative working relationship is a comfort and soon blossoms into a richer, more complicated connection. But when he makes a shocking discovery of abuse and corruption, Harrison must risk his own freedom and a chance at happiness with Lamai for a greater cause. Only if they put their heads—and hearts—together can they finally find the peace and love they’ve been seeking. Sensuality Level: Sensual

Orange Is the New Black meets Jennifer Probst’s New York Times bestselling Marriage to a Billionaire trilogy, featuring a strong-minded prison tutor who discovers that her sexy bad-boy student is far more than he appears to be. Haunted by nightmares of her father’s street murder fifteen years ago, Kat Lane decides to face her fears and uphold his legacy of helping others by teaching inmates at a New York prison. There she meets arrogant Wesley Carter, who’s as handsome as he is dangerous, as mysterious as he is quick-witted, and with a reputation that ensures people will keep their distance. As teacher and student, Kat and Carter are forced to leave their animosities at the door and learn that one should never judge a book by its cover. As Carter’s barriers begin to crumble, Kat realizes there’s much more to her angry student than she thought, leaving them to face a new, perilous obstacle: their undeniable attraction to one another. When Carter is released and Kat continues to tutor him on the outside, the obstacles mount. Can they fight the odds to make their relationship work? Will Kat’s family and friends ever accept her being with someone of his background? And will Kat’s discovery of Carter’s role on the night her father died force them apart forever...or unite them?

August Grayson has secretly dreamt of the girl living on his family's Irish estate since childhoods spent together in Killarney. Now a proper Lord of the British Empire, he knows there's no place for Maeve in his world. Still, if only... Maeve O'Connor has nothing but her good name, which proves just enough to win a proposal to a good, Irish lad - for whom she feels nothing. Until the wedding, however, she's in dire straits. Rent on the cottage she and her father share is due, but there simply isn't the money to pay. Driven to desperation, Maeve hopes Lord Grayson, her childhood-chum-turned-dashing-English-rogue, will prove lenient when she comes seeking clemency. The temptation presented proves too much, and August offers Maeve a compromise: should she permit him twice as long on each succeeding visit to do whatever he wishes in pursuit of his pleasure, he will consider her rent paid. Starting with a mere five seconds, pulses soon out race the ticking clock, as August's desires become Maeve's own. Passion blinds them to the challenges closing in on both the Irish and English fronts, threatening to destroy them both. Working to bridge that which divides them, tempting fate with each stolen kiss, and torn between desire and obligation, Maeve and August must strive to overcome all and find a love by any measure.

How to Measure a Relationship is the must have workbook for any service provider designing relationship-based goals and interventions for children birth to five years old. This text strategically walks the reader through the decision making steps to build developmentally focused goals and relationship-based interventions. Helpful charts and a useful decision tree lead to a user friendly high quality clinical tool for any level of provider. Dr. Stroud introduces the concept of the "Causal Rubric", which is a set of critical questions that informs clinicians how to navigate through a myriad of issues facing infants, toddlers, and their families, such as relationship dynamics, trauma, and developmental issues specific to the young child. “I have been waiting for a book like this since beginning graduate school! It clearly outlines and describes attachment-based concepts and goals for infants and preschool children. As a mental health clinician working with young children this book has helped me conceptualize and treatment plan quickly and with increased confidence. This book offers an excellent background for healthy development that all birth-to-five treatment providers can benefit from. I highly recommend this book to anyone working with infants and young children.”Mental health services for infants and toddlers in the public sector funded by MediCaid funds is a relatively new phenomenon. Drawing down MediCaid funds for dyadic therapy makes services available to previously underutilized groups of children ages 0-5, particularly children in child welfare. Many publicly operated county mental health systems are seeking to train a strong workforce of mental health clinicians well prepared to provide services for children 0-5; furthermore, the number of children served by public mental health systems has grown by leaps and bounds. Dr. Stroud's book provides practical solutions to the challenges faced by clinicians new to the field of infant and early childhood mental health and working in the public sector .

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