KIDNAPPED? by Jacqueline Diamond Hostage to love… Reporter Melanie Mulcahy can hardly believe her good luck. She's been kidnapped by Hal "The Iceman" Smothers. By sticking close, she'll have a story that will make her a star. Besides, for a man with such a dangerous reputation, he sure is sexy—and there's nothing cold about his kisses. Even more surprising, Hal is the kind of man who believes in marriage, while she thinks it's a trap. But Hal is determined to change her mind…and you don't say no to The Iceman. I GOT YOU, BABE by Bonnie Tucker BABY MAKES THREE? Nick Logan has got woman trouble in spades. It's bad enough that he got conned into looking after his infant niece, who apparently hates him. Then, he finds himself face-to-face with Diana Smith, the girl of his dreams, while he's looking more like Mr. Mom than Don Juan. Luckily the two females take to each other immediately. Now all Nick has to do is convince Diana that he's half as cute as the baby….

Includes Jacqueline Diamond's Kidnapped?, in which reporter Melanie Mulcahy is taken hostage by sexy Hal "The Iceman" Smothers, and Bonnie Tucker's I Got You, Babe, in which Nick Logan is tricked into caring for his infant niece and meets the woman of his dreams. Original.

Kiki and Mish are best friends, but what Kiki doesn?t know is that Michelle Pena was born a gang princess. ?Princess P? grew up destined to inherit leadership of the Snakes: a future filled with crime and fear. Michelle, on the other hand, is a nationally ranked athlete and academic superstar. This is her new life, and she?s finally put her past?and her childhood love for Silver?to rest. Then Silver helps kidnap both girls, and Michelle has to figure out how to free them both?and reconnect with a future that might now be beyond her reach.

When she acquires a priceless Spanish treasure for her museum, Abby Maitland, an expert in arts and antiquities, becomes trapped in a world of betrayal, greed, and murder where only Zan Duncan, a dangerously sexy security consultant and master of seduction, can save her. Original.

Just before her last year of school, Hilary watches a new family move in next door. It doesn't take long for her best friend Shannon to interrupt her lurking and force her to introduce herself. The Mom and Dad are oddly formal. Alex, the little sister is a brat and Ben, the son, is hot with a capital H. Later that night, Hilary watches as Ben and his father walk across their back yard and then disappear into thin air. She can still hear them talking, but their voices sound distorted and tinny. She huddles in the shadows until they are done unloading weird electrical equipment from their invisible storeroom. School starts and weird things begin to happen. Strange purple lights fill the air, weaving and bobbing over the bog behind their homes as if searching for something. Ben realizes he needs Hilary's help if he wants to escape the aliens after his family. The Hurlingen are on their way to Earth and it's going to take almost everyone they know, to stop these enemy aliens from kidnapping Ben and Alex. Space ships, invisibility belts, and a classic car, all help the aliens next door to hide in plain sight.

Dying before birth and then miraculously revived, Alexander Miller's first moments seemed to set the tone for the rest of his life. Taken from a safe and loving environment by their mother, Alex and his sibling's travel back to Chicago. Escaping death numerous times on the egregious streets of Chicago's Southside, surviving the abuse of neglecting caretakers and eventually on the verge of being placed in custody of the state, the ten year old begins to lose many things-including sanity. Later relocating to California to live with his father, Alex is once again reunited with the more peaceful and tame side of life. Quickly catching on in school and later in sports, his life does a complete 360. Problems after high school arise and seem to almost crush him, however, and see him contemplating life's worth in a mental intervention program. Through a series of miracles as well as hardships, Alex is taught many lessons in life earlier than most. Stern, yet speckled with humor, The Heart of a City provides an honest, bold and sometimes disturbing look into the life a man with an uncanny story to tell.

In this poignant book, Lisa Cherry brings together a collection of candid and personal reflections on the care system in the UK, offering alternative ways of thinking about the care experience, supporting better ways of working, and providing justification for a trauma-informed lens to be applied to all forms of work with those in care. Through personal insights and reflections, the book brings often-unheard stories vividly to life, beginning with the author’s own. These are stories about love and pain; hurt and isolation; the depth of lived experience that makes up a life; how we live our lives through our relationships with others and where we feel we fit in. In this thoughtfully compiled third edition, original contributors look back on their own reflections from the lives that they live now, new stories bring new perspectives, and discussion points provide the opportunity to consider the realities of the care experience as well as life beyond. Whilst each story is unique, shared themes reveal the truth of the care system and, coming at a time where there is a real opportunity for change, the narratives in this book are ultimately stories of hope and connection. This is crucial reading for policy makers, those working in social work, education and adoption, as well as care experienced adults.