He was as impressive in person as he was toread about in the papers. Simon Ford exudedhis trademark power and intelligence…despitehaving amnesia. For small-town police officerLaura Baker, there were countless reasons tofind Simon's attacker, but one that landed heroff the case: Her father was the prime suspect.But Simon wanted her help, and Laura suspectedthat Simon always got what he wanted. Despiteherself, she agreed to keep his memory loss asecret and to fake intimacy to explain hercloseness and her questions. Yet when the linebetween ruse and reality became blurred, Lauraknew she'd let in danger of a different kind….
This thrilling YA fantasy debut follows seventeen-year-old Etta Lark as she navigates the underworld of Craewick to pull off the heist of a lifetime. A YALSA (The Young Adult Library Services Association) Teens' Top Ten Book for 2020, Mansy crafts a grim reality where memories are worth their weight in gold. In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please. Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark is desperate to live outside of the corrupt culture, but she grapples with the guilt of an accident that has left her mother bedridden in the city's asylum. When Madame threatens to put her mother up for auction, a Craewick practice in which a "criminal's" memories are sold to the highest bidder before being killed, Etta will do whatever it takes to save her. Even if it means rejoining the Shadows, the rebel group she swore off in the wake of the accident years earlier. To rescue her mother, Etta must prove her allegiance to the Shadows by stealing a memorized map of the Maze, a formidable prison created by the bloodthirsty ruler of a neighboring Realm. Etta faces startling attacks, unexpected romance, and, above all, her own past as she uncovers a conspiracy that challenges everything she knew about herself and the world around her. In a place where nothing is what it seems, can Etta ever become more than a memory thief? Perfect for fans of high-stakemagical heists such as: Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows) Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen) Roshani Chokshi (The Gilded Wolves) "Mansy's debut will delight fantasy readers who revel in fully developed settings and unusual powers."- Booklist "A welcome addition to the YA fantasy canon, The Memory Thief is a suspenseful page-turner, delightfully chock full of unexpected twists and turns."- Shelf Awareness
Dementia steals memories—creative stitchery crafts can hold memories. Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry and Tallit Initiative describes the use of hand-sewn, individualized stoles and stole-style tallitot in advocacy for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. These beautiful pieces of liturgical art can increase awareness, prompt discussion, begin an educational process, promote dementia-friendly faith communities, and give honor to those affected by Alzheimer’s. Pastors wear them in the pulpit or as they conduct services, particularly during national days of awareness or remembrance of those affected by dementia or their caregivers and loved ones. Chaplains wear them in pastoral visits or special services for people in assisted living or memory-care units. Advocates wear them as they speak at churches, synagogues, conferences, or training sessions, or as they make visits to their representatives in Congress to lobby for increased funding for research, as well as treatment and care for persons living with dementia and their care partners. Included are simple step-by-step instructions and photos on how readers can piece and sew their own stoles and tallitot, along with many photos of clergy wearing them and their personal reflections on the stoles/tallitot and their meaning to them.
Carrie Anne Wellington is a ten-year-old girl coming from a well-connected, political family, but one day she wakes up in a padded-cell, bound in a Posey strait-jacket, and she couldn't remember a thing. Over time, Carrie Anne's memory returns and she realizes that her losing her memory wasn't just due to happenstance, that she is a victim of a governmental conspiracy, and that she must escape the insane asylum where she was committed and let the world know what happened to her before it's too
With her memory gone, a woman left for dead must put her faith in a handsome cop to solve the mystery of a missing baby in this romantic suspense. When Detective Zack Jones arrives at a murder scene, he discovers that the victim is still alive. Identified as Julie Thomas, she has no memory of the attack that nearly killed her—nor any idea why someone might want her dead. Then surveillance video of that night shows Julie holding a baby girl . . . a child that seems to have disappeared. Now Julie is panicked. Is the child hers? Where is she now? With no answers and no place to go, Julie accepts Zach’s offer to help her solve both mysteries. The handsome, loyal cop makes her feel safe. But someone is trying very hard to make sure her memories stay buried forever.
STOLEN MEMORIES deals with the impact of being a caregiver for a parent and how it not only affects one’s job and family, but also one’s mental and physical health. This story deals with the guilt that caregivers often carry as the gradually have to invade their parent’s privacy in order to keep them safe – everything from having to take a driver’s license away, to having to put a parent into an Alzheimer’s care facility. Marie encounters feelings of helplessness as she has to go against her mother’s wishes in order to care for her. Later her struggles through her own dark depression as the hopeless prognosis of Alzheimer’s disease takes its toll on her entire family, understands her agonizing sense that no matter what she did, it wasn’t enough. STOLEN MEMORIES deals with real issues that confront many of us. It is important that those who have been through caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease share their stories, as these experiences may help someone recognize and deal with this disease in its early stages.
Stolen Memories is the poignant story of one family's journey through the harrowing world of Alzheimer's Disease. Though tragic, Maggie and John's story demostrates the power of the human spirit. Hope can be found in a hopeless situation. Joy can coexist with despair. Above all else, Stolen Memories is a love story that shouldn't be forgotten.
In the latest electrifying romantic thriller from USA Today bestseller Amanda Siegrist, one man’s search for his missing best friend leads him into the crosshairs of a deadly conspiracy...and an irresistible attraction. Some secrets are worth killing for… Seth Caldwell has always been the family troublemaker, but he’s ready for a change—starting with his best friend Evan. But before he can talk to him, Evan goes missing and his boss turns up dead. Despite the lies between them and Evan being the prime suspect, Seth knows he’s no killer. Now, in order to find him, Seth is forced to turn to feisty new deputy Pepper Wilson for help. With her razor-sharp instincts and ability to unnerve him like no other, Pepper quickly becomes a temptation he can’t resist. But Seth senses she’s hiding her own secrets behind that alluring smile. As the danger grows closer and they spiral deeper into a twisted web of deception, one truth becomes clear—some will go to brutal lengths to exact revenge. Grab this enthralling thrill ride that will leave you gasping for more today! The entire Lucky Town Novel series: (Each book can be read as a standalone.) Escaping Memories (Book 1): Logan & Aubrey Dangerous Memories (Book 2): Danny & Kat Stolen Memories (Book 3): Seth & Pepper Deadly Memories (Book 4): Deke & Charlotte Forgotten Memories (Book 5): Bolt & Cherry
Stolen Memories… An Immigration Specialist’s Worst Night-mare By: Joyce D. Switalski, M.S. A wealthy, elderly woman, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, is found in an abandoned Philadelphia rowhouse, disoriented and combative. When she dies, her death will set into motion events that may change several lives. Before her death, she gave a case manager a key and insisted that a box, hidden in her closet for decades, be opened upon her death. Did her hallucinations alter the box’s contents? Or will the contents destroy the life of a prominent immigration specialist and devious man, Mat Turner, who may embrace his own hidden secrets? Irish immigrant caregivers become the target of Turner’s rage, giving them a choice between brutal compliance or deportation. Greed, deceit, and justice. Stolen Memories… is a story that seeks justice for those who cannot always fight for themselves.
A deputy sheriff must protect an amnesia victim from a deadly stalker in this Christian romantic suspense novel. After Melanie Graham awakens in the woods injured and with no memory of what happened, she quickly learns someone wants her dead. Now she must rely on deputy sheriff Luke Baxter to protect her. But while there’s a spark between Melanie and the handsome veteran, they can’t afford a distraction . . . because if Luke doesn’t stop the mystery assailant soon, it may be too late.
