Secondhand shop owner Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, sniff out the suspect in this new, delightful Second Chance Cat Mystery from New York Times bestselling author, Sofie Ryan. Sarah Grayson is taking a break from her bustling secondhand shop in small-town Maine to spend time with a friend and her dog. But their purr-fect visit comes to an end when the dog leads them to a storm cellar on a nearby property, where they discover a dead body. The deceased turns out to be a sticky-fingered financial adviser who swindled millions from investors and who has been presumed dead for almost three years. Unfortunately, suspicion falls on the owner of the property where the body was found—and that owner is a good friend of Charlotte’s Angels’, the senior citizen sleuths who work out of Sarah’s shop. It’s all paws on deck, as the Angels are determined to clear his good name. But with a tight-lipped widow, a possibly shifty sister, and a slew of unhappy investors in the mix, the list of murder suspects seems endless. Sarah, Elvis, and the Angels have a lot of webs to untangle before they can catch the culprit.

Realize how you can charge what your services are worth and still care about your clients!For Love or Money: The Fee in Feminist Therapy examines the rarely talked about topic of payment in therapy, taking a symbolic and psychological look at the meaning of fees to both the psychologist and client. This intelligent book offers firsthand advice and information concerning how gender can make a difference in your feelings about fees and how the managed care environment affects women clients. For Love or Money will help you handle your concerns about fees as it discusses payment for missed sessions, bartering, the meaning of fees with African-American women and with women in prison, and a model for pro bono work.Since most therapists don’t discuss fees with colleagues, For Love or Money provides you with a way to gain information that might not otherwise be available to you. As a therapist, you will explore perspectives on what other therapists think about fees and what feelings other therapists have about the amounts they charge for their services. Some of the fee issues you will examine include: five typical therapist conflicts that are felt when it comes to fees the need to change managed behavioral health care to include equal payment for mental health care, length and type of treatment at the discretion of the client and provider, and appropriate training in women’s mental health issues for all health care providers setting a frame of therapy that includes session time, session length, duration of treatment, fee, confidentiality, and the “rules” of client participation to allow for successful psychotherapy sound clinical reasons for enforcing payment for missed sessions and considering a situation where flexibility is recommended pro bono work that is satisfying With this insightful and well-written book, you will explore issues such as transference, the symbolic meaning of money, and feelings you may have that could interfere with your ability to follow through with your own payment policies. For Love or Money examines many of the issues that surround the taboo topic of fees and will assist you with tackling this seldom-addressed and often uncomfortable subject for the therapist who wants to help her clients, but may feel distressed at setting and sticking to established fees.

Unbeknownst to Theresa, the dusty plains of Montana hold more than bitter memories—they're the key to her heart's deepest desires. Armed with her hard-earned veterinary degree, she returns to her small hometown, in a search for the truth that will unravel the tangled webs of love, loyalty and family legacy. But as fate would have it, everything takes an unexpected turn. The one he once admired from afar, now marked by anguish and disappointment, becomes his ultimate challenge. Pushed into a commitment to her younger brother, Theresa finds herself at a crossroads, torn between two worlds that couldn't be more different. Can she, head held high and her senses sharp, navigate through the intricate dance of emotions, secrets, and the final choice before her? With one brother offering her a love she's always longed for, and the other hanging the charm of wealth and inheritance, Theresa's heart is tested in ways she could never have imagined. Will she emerge victorious with the truth in her hands, or will she be swallowed up by the tempestuous storm of her own making? In this captivating story of love, desire and the pursuit of self-discovery, Theresa's journey will take your breath away, questioning your own desires and asking for more. Only time will tell if you can unravel the tangled threads of your heart and make the decision that will shape your destiny.

For Love or Money was Tim Jeal's first novel, accepted for publication in 1966 while he was still an undergraduate at Oxford. It is the story of temporary gentleman George, who lives as a kept man with Ruth, the older woman he stole from a wealthy peer, but whose relatively comfortable country life is threatened by his difficult relations with Ruth's two sons. 'A first novel of genuine merit... Pointed and witty, with good dialogue and brisk backgrounds.' Evening Standard 'A subtle five finger exercise... A beautifully complex and compassionate creation.' Francis King, Sunday Telegraph 'Harshly uncompromising... The action screws together with an engineer's precision, but Tim Jeal's ability and insight give unity to the whole.' Sunday Times 'Written in a style that is sophisticated and simple, acute and dogged... [Mr Jeal's] book really has no faults.' New Yorker

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023* Sun, fun and intrigue on the French Riviera ... this summer is set to sizzle! Keen amateur sleuth Lesley believes in first impressions and instant attraction. No slow burns. No second chances. So when handsome architect Al asks her out after a singles night, she turns him down immediately. There’s just no spark. But when he offers her a job posing as his girlfriend to sniff out the truth about his elderly uncle’s fiancée, she can’t resist the opportunity to play private detective – especially as it involves joining Al’s glamorous family on a ritzy holiday in Nice. As she embarks on her mission, Lesley is confident she already knows how everything will play out. After all, it’s no great mystery why a young woman would marry a seventy-two-year-old millionaire with a heart condition. And though Al may be the nicest boyfriend she’s ever had (even if he is fake), she made her mind up about him the first time they met and there’s no chance he’s going to grow on her ... is there? But people have a way of surprising you, as she’s about to discover ... If you’re a fan of smart and sassy romantic comedies, don’t miss this hilarious and heartwarming page-turner.

For Love Or Money by M.J. Rodgers released on Sep 24, 1988 is available now for purchase.

Includes comments on place of Aboriginal women in labour history, pre-invasion to present day; with photographs and extracts; indexed.