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Following in the footsteps of his snarky self-help hit, How to Be Miserable, psychologist Randy J. Paterson uses his trademark wit and irony to help young adults tackle the most common road blocks that stand in the way of successful “adulting”. With this tongue-and-cheek guide, listeners will learn to navigate everyday challenges and take control of their lives.

As an adult with ADHD, you've probably spent a lifetime trying to prove you're capable. You may work twice as hard to keep up, apologize for being "too much," or pretend you're fine when you're really overwhelmed. Growing up with ADHD often means internalizing years of criticism...

Discover Gottman Method interventions by studying modern couples The Marriage Clinic presented a complete marital therapy program based on John Gottman's much heralded research that revolutionized couples and marriage therapy. In 2024, John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman revised and expanded...

"When emerging from its cocoon, a butterfly needs the struggle to push the fluid from its body into its wings. So essentially, without the struggle, it never flies."From the USA Today best-selling author of The Beach House comes a story about family bonds, second chances, and finding out who we...

Playing a princess character at a popular Florida theme park, Lacey Pope’s diamond tiara might not be real, but the smiles of the children she meets every day certainly are. She’s happy doing this job, but she struggles to shake the fact that her ex-boyfriend was never impressed with her career choice. After losing his wife four years ago, Prince Henry Frederick Augustus Ranier Chevalier, the crown prince of Bella-Moritz,has been going through the motions ever since.

Daily walks along the sparkling shoreline and chats with her best friend are a part of the slow-paced life for bookstore owner Lucy Sullivan. And that’s just how she likes to spend her time. She reveres the unchanging character and close-knit community of her picturesque village and works hard to preserve it from development. After the town library was forced to close, Lucy stepped in to maintain the Little Free Library in town. Those who leave a book there include notes explaining why they’d recommend it, which Lucy adores. And Lucy, herself, has gotten a few that have her smitten.

Years ago, Kelly McIntyre couldn’t see her life getting any sweeter. She was engaged and dreaming of opening a restaurant with her fiancé, Andrew York. But to her utter surprise, Andrew chose to take an opportunity to study in Paris—alone—and their courtship came to an abrupt end. Life had other plans for Kelly. Now she’s the owner of an adorable potbellied pig named Gray who keeps her company on those cold nights, and she also runs her own bakery. Business is good—so good that she’s invited to compete in a Valentine’s Day baking competition in New York. 

Detective Danni Grace has never met a police officer who wants to face a scenario where pulling the trigger on another person is the only option. When the worst does occur and there’s a police-involved shooting, it leads to riots and calls to disband the entire police force in La Rosa...

Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives. After losing her mother...

Emma Woodson is hoping the cobblestone streets of Nantucket and the charm of her late husband’s family cottage will be the fresh start she and her young son, CJ, need. Securing a dream job at an art gallery is one more step along the path to a new life . . . and away from a piece of her...

Owner + Designer of Sweet Water Decor, Melissa Horvath shares 90 daily devotions to equip + empower hard working women. It's easy for women to get wrapped up in all that we do and then forget who God created us to be. Whether we're hardworking inside the home or outside the home or both we all...

As a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah’s battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful prominent family. Brad’s violent...

Discover how God uses the daily struggles and sacrifices of motherhood to make us more like Christ. There are many books on motherhood but not many that talk about how hard it is – physically, mentally, and spiritually – and what to do when you reach your limits. When Liz Wann became a...

Emotions―love them or hate them, we’ve all got them. And we’ve all got to figure out what to do with them. But wait―can we do anything about our emotions? Can we learn how to identify, express, experience―and yes, sometimes wrangle―our feelings in order to live a vibrant, healthy...

Can a promise made as kids bring them back together as adults? In this Nantucket-set beach read, “master of the genre” (Midwest Book Review) Courtney Walsh delivers a sparkling inspirational romance about first love and second chances. Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a...

Two corporate pros. One high-stakes documentary. A coastal love story where ambition and heart collide. Piper Presley has spent years chasing her dreams of stardom, and she’s this close to making it big. When she returns to charming Big Dune Island to oversee a documentary about her superstar...

Sometimes the biggest success stories aren’t found in boardrooms or bank accounts, but around a shared cup of coffee. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, RaeAnne Thayne, and Debbie Mason. (This is part of the Big Dune Island series but can be read as a standalone.) Chloe Beckett has always...

Gracie Clark, who spends most of her time playing a princess at children’s parties, might just have the Christmas of her lifetime this year. She’s won a huge contest: the opportunity to star in Prince Nikolas of San Glacera’s annual Ice Village festivities and accompany the royal family to holiday events. She’s over the moon.

Ashley James is supposed to be having the Christmas of her dreams. After four years of working at an upscale jewelry store in Manhattan, she will finally get a little velvet box of her own. And she knows exactly when. Her boyfriend Jeremy is taking her on a romantic trip to Paris. What could go wrong? Pretty much everything. When nothing turns out as planned, instead of delighting in espresso and croissants across from the Eiffel Tower, Ashley finds herself on a train to Owl Lake. She falls asleep on the ride and, upon waking, discovers a mysterious antique charm bracelet on her wrist.

Farrah Macon is blindsided after being served divorce papers from a man she never intended to live without. Completely baffled, she leaves her art gallery manager position behind to take refuge with her parents. At the ripe age of twenty-nine, she’s living back home again, working as a nursing assistant, and helping her family at the local farmer’s market. When everything seems to be falling down around her, Farrah runs into James Abbott—all six feet of the charming, curly-haired rancher—and can’t help but remember what they used to have.