The abuse of women and children transcends geographical boundaries as well as economic, cultural, religious, political, and social divisions. Comprised of the work of more than 20 academics and practitioners from around the world, Criminal Abuse of Women and Children documents the atrocities that have been committed against these victims from ancie
He does not lust. He does not need. He will get back to heaven. Azrael—Az—hates life in the human realm. He once ruled as an angel of death in heaven, but he fell in a fiery descent that burned away his precious wings. Now he’s determined to regain his grace and the way to do that? Well, she might have just fallen straight into his lap. She’s a human in need of protection. He’s a fallen angel in need of redemption. Jade Pierce is being stalked by a very dangerous ex—a panther shifter who has made her life a living hell. Wherever she goes, he leaves a trail of blood and death as he hunts her. But a new protector has emerged for Jade. A Fallen who is more powerful than any being she’s ever met. He swears that he can protect her. That he can handle any challenge thrown his way. But what happens when desire blooms between them? Az has no experience with lust. But when he’s with Jade, a savage hunger grows within him. Suddenly, he wants to see why humans fight so much for their physical pleasure. He wants…Jade. He agrees to be her protector, and she vows to help him in the mortal realm. Thrown together, they must stay intimately close. But the closer Az is to his little human, the more his control begins to crack. Dark and dangerous needs and hungers fill him. Needs that he has never experienced before. Soon he wonders…is Jade his key to redemption? Or will she be the temptation that wrecks what is left of his soul? ANGEL IN CHAINS was originally released by Kensington Publishing in December of 2012. What can you expect in this book? A dark and tormented fallen angel. A human on the run. Dangerous desires. And a hero who *may* have been predicted to destroy the world. In other words, lots of paranormal fun. Happy reading!
A kidnapping fueled by hate in the stealth of night threatens to derail the faith of the victim’s husband, a preacher, who has his own demons to fight. Add to this other crimes and bizarre ransom demands. The husband’s life skids out of control while the fate of the wife is unknown. Will she survive? Will she be allowed to return to her husband and child? Will he survive? Will their faith endure to the end? Detectives, led by the husband’s brother, try to identify the kidnapper. Their leads are confusing and fruitless. The husband continues to be subjected to attacks by the kidnapper and others, who may or may not be working for the kidnapper. His sanity hanging in the balance, he turns to his eternal source of hope and comfort. His wife, too, leans on her Savior. Neither knows the outcome, but both know who does.
Spiritual Abuse is a three part novel about two teenagers from two different families who are the victims of abuse. Teaming up to investigate their parents' pasts in order to learn the reasons for their parents' behavior, they discover shocking secrets that force them into a world of worse physical and mental dangers that they never imagined possible. Violence, sex, lies, drugs, kidnapping, murder and deception are but a few of the many obstacles that these two teens must deal with before reaching the goal of finding out what is going on. What they find is so shocking that nearly every second in this period of their lives ticks by with mystery. Each character in this novel is unique with a role to play in the intricate web of child abuse and relationships. Hopefully, this novel will arouse some to take action to finally eradicate all forms of abuse from the face of this planet forever.
On Georgia’s picturesque Peach Cove Island, a killer is serving up a two-for-one special . . . After their mama's passing, Marygene Brown returned to Peach Cove Island to help her sister Jena Lynn run the family diner, renowned for its homemade peach desserts. But Mama is never too far away—her sassy spirit haunts the island, and more specifically Marygene. Lately Mama has been warning her that the dead will seek her out to solve their murders, an idea Marygene is far from peachy keen on. But that prophecy appears to be coming true when she goes skinny-dipping off the island and swims right into a woman's charred corpse floating in the waves. And when Marygene and her brother Sam come upon a second burned body in a wine cellar at an event they're catering, it appears they have a double homicide on their hands. It soon turns out the victims have more in common than their charred remains, and Marygene will need to double down to find a killer who has no aversion to playing with fire. Good thing Mama has her back . . . Includes Seven Recipes from Marygene’s Kitchen! Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com
'If you enjoy Dilly Court or Rosie Goodwin, this one will be right up your street' reader review 'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire Post In the grand tradition of Catherine Cookson, Josephine Cox and Poldark, comes a page-turning and enthralling new Cornish-set saga of shipwrecks, smugglers, secrets and romance, from Jennie Felton. ................................................................................ She always knew a piece of her heart was missing... Cecile has been raised to a life of privilege at Polruan House, by her widowed father and aunt. Now she's of age, they are determined that she make a proper match, but Cecile's heart belongs to their coachman, Sam - most definitely not suitable marriage material. When Sam turns to his friend, smuggler Zach Carver, for help eloping with Cecile, Zach tells of a recent encounter with Lise, a beautiful but poor girl in St Ives, who is the mirror image of Cecile. And so a daring plan is born to briefly swap the girls. But bringing Cecile and Lise together will uncover an astonishing family secret of a bold escape from a loveless marriage, a treacherous shipwreck and a sister thought lost to the sea long ago... ................................................................................ For more heartwrenching, heartwarming saga, look out for The Stolen Child and A Mother's Sacrifice, out now! And don't miss Jennie's Families of Fairley Terrace series, which began with Maggie's story in All The Dark Secrets and continued with Lucy's story in The Miner's Daughter, Edie's story in The Girl Below Stairs, Carina's story in The Widow's Promise and Laurel's story in The Sister's Secret.
Enjoy this steamy angel romance by bestselling sexy paranormal romance author Selina Coffey! Ana seems to have a perfectly normal life. Normal family, normal school, normal friends and a normal job. However, after witnessing a murder, her life becomes anything but normal. She is thrown into a world of the unknown. It is only with the help of a beautiful angel that she is able to make sense of anything. Remi is your typical bad boy, except he is hiding one thing. Remi is a fallen angel who is trapped on Earth. He fills his time with women and booze and doesn't apologize for anything. He chooses to harden himself against the goodness inside of him. That is until he comes across Ana. Now he can't seem to get the girl out of his head. With Remi as her guide, Ana delves deeper into the new world she has become a part of. All of a sudden, things that she thought were impossible now seem more like a reality. Can the new Ana come to terms with her new life or will she fall behind and fade away? Indulge in a spellbinding paranormal romance that ignites the senses! Perfect for fans of Mac Flynn, Thea Harrison, J.K. Harper, Layla Nash, Sherilee Gray, Terry Bolryder.