Walker's chilling follow-up to her now classic groundbreaker, The Battered Woman, is a poignant study of women who murder their abusive partners in self-defense.

Hookup culture is about much more than the quest for pleasure. It offers an easy way out of real communication and lasting relationships. It also teaches us to treat each other as objects for personal satisfaction. Even those who reject the hookup culture can still be negatively affected by it and develop poor habits of relating to others. In Off the Hook, Timothy P. O’Malley, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, shows how God’s plan for love serves to heal the wounds of hookup culture and is a medicine for what ails our understanding of sex, romance, love, and marriage. Here are a few things Timothy O’Malley discovered from students in his popular undergraduate course, Nuptial Mystery: Divine Love and Human Salvation: Hookup culture is present in all his students’ lives, whether they’re hooking up or not. Some students approach sex and love as transitory and fleeting transaction—they love the idea of romance; they love the sexual chase; and they crave the hookup, but not the commitment. Other students have come to idolize the mystery of marriage and so their conception of what sex, love, and marriage will be like is overly romanticized and largely naive. This group lacks understanding about what real love and intimacy demand of two people in everyday life. In Off the Hook, O’Malley explains how the ethics of hooking up shape relationships between men and women and examines the considerable harm to individuals and society that results. By exploring the sacrament of marriage in its biblical, theological, and liturgical dimensions, he offers Catholic young adults and those charged with their formation and pastoral care a wealth of insight into God’s plan for love. Young people will find help grappling with the Church’s countercultural understanding of sex, love, and marriage. Parents and pastoral workers will discover a refreshing presentation of the Catholic theology of marriage and wise counsel about forming young people in the Church’s vision. Newly married, and even long-married couples will find hope, courage, and the promise of sacramental love that can sustain them for a lifetime.

Come on a journey filled with witches, ghosts, hunters, and more. Our authors will thrill you, chill and keep you on the edge of your seat while keeping you reading well into the night. Meet an artist who brings her creations to life, creatures who can save your soul, a desperate healer fighting to save humanity and a contemporary thriller involving fraud and murder and a cursed sailor looking for the reincarnation of his lost love - and these are just some of the stories contained within. Join us on a voyage through the works of our wonderful authors and get a taste for their amazing talent in this collection of romance stories featuring scary encounters, obstacles, and chilling moments where we discern how love can conquer all. Each story is accompanied by a poem written by award-winning poet - Helle Gade. Included in this collection: The Lighthouse by Elizabeth G. Ellis Runes and Fangs by Victoria Larque Imaginary Friends by Boris Bacic The Spade and the Patio by Ada Rossi Bloody Money by Annelie Janssen Affliction by Cassandra Lyle

Enter the world of terror and chills as our amazing authors featured in this multi-genre anthology bring you stories like never before. A mix of tales that will put you on the edge of your seat, keep you guessing, and wish the things of your nightmares had stayed in your sleep. Each story takes a unique spin on the fear in our hearts as the characters push for their happy ever after, even amidst some of their greatest trials. Will they overcome their obstacles, or will the things that go bump in the night be too much? This collection is full of never-before-seen tales of romance that will make you fall in love and terrify you at the same time. Get ready for a glimpse of the darkness and things of shadows as these authors show you that sometimes the dark can make your dreams come true. Featuring stories: Bringing Home by Serena Nova His Dancer by Isobella Dunn La Siguanaba by Everly Taylor Reflections of the Past by Melody Calder Runes and Fangs by Victoria Larque Bloody Money by Annelie Janssen A Patio and a Spade by Ada Rossi Poems by Helle Gade