For one magical night... I was Cinderella at the ball, sipping champagne and dancing under the stars with the most gorgeous man I'd ever laid eyes on.For one magical night... I was the sparkle in his eyes and in the heat of passion...the name on his lips.For one magical night...I lived my fairytale and the man before me was my dream come to life...my very own Prince Charming.But, my magical night disappeared with the light of day...As did my handsome prince.So, just like Cinderella...I ran.All the way home to New York City...To lick my wounds and nurse my broken heart.Now 3,459 miles away from that magical night... my prince's face was smiling back at me...from the magazine rack at the grocery store. It wasn't pretend.He really is a prince.And he's searching for me.Now, I need to do everything in my power to not be found...
As healthcare costs rise, so too do the costs of assessment instruments, critical tools for mental health professionals. While some traditional assessment instruments have become prohibitively expensive, as with many other fields, the Internet offers a host of more affordable and equitable alternative assessment tools at little or no cost. The pitfall of this alternative, thus far, has been the lack of vetting and quality assessment. Assessing Common Mental Health and Addiction Issues With Free-Access Instruments fills this gap by providing the first analysis and assessment of these tools, provided by some of the leading names in mental health assessment instruments. This resource identifies the most efficient free access instruments and provides summary information about administration, scoring, interpretation, psychometric integrity, and strengths and weaknesses. The book is organized around the most common broad range issues encountered by helping professionals, and whenever possible, a link to the instrument itself is provided. This is an essential text for all mental health professionals looking to expand the scope and range of their assessment instruments.
Born of love and hate, King Biryn must fight between the two. The demons within surface when the woman he loves is abducted by his great-grandfather, the fallen god, Zohmes.Zohmes wants the throne. His abduction of Cylena ensures that Biryn cannot beget an heir. Imprisoning her in Yanata, the underground world of Ierilia and his to rule, he thinks he is one step further toward the throne and the surface.Biryn must now face the biggest quest of his life, to defend his throne and crown. He has to travel to Yanata to rescue Cylena. With his team, his family, and the help of the god Izarus, he descends to the heinous bowels of Ierilia.Will they be able to save his future queen? Can they defeat Zohmes once and for all and bind him forever to Yanata?
Ignoring her mother's warnings, Tabeka forms a relationship with Lord Cidus Milhella, the man chosen for her by the gods as shown her by the goddess Rania. However, her vision does not prepare her for the terrible price she must pay.Betrayed by Cidus, disowned by her father and abandoned, Tabeka forges a life alone in the forests of Wildevein.Years later, Cidus seeks Tabeka's healing assistance to help his mate birth him a healthy heir. His request plants the seed for a plan of vengeance in Tabeka's heart-one that will destroy Cidus and his goal for Wildevein.
The gods smile upon a weary warrior... Brenn, a warrior returning home from battle, rests by a tempting magical pool and meets a siren who changes his life forever. Bound by a curse, he must find a way to save his pride. He returns from a war far from his home to find that his village is destroyed and his pride missing. With the help of his guardian dragon, Ciara, he sets out to find his missing family and pride. After Ciara saves Brenn's life twice, he begins to realize that he is not as invincible as he once thought. He must accept his limitations and the help of his lifemate to keep him safe.
Polarium; a huge fictional star visible to all planets and featured in all four stories in our Star Chasers anthology. Polarium's purpose differs depending on where the story is set but has a huge influence over the lives and loves of the characters involved. Treat yourself, stowaway with us and transport yourself to the stars with some of eXtasy Books' top authors. Frozen Ember by Viola GraceLocked in stasis within a slow orbit around a star, Ember has to face the fact that something is moving on the surface of Polarium. She had a bright future when her ability for mimicry was developed on the molecular level. Ember had her future stolen when raiders attacked the shuttle taking her from the Alliance to her assignment as a student at the Archive. She was locked up, wrapped up, and frozen for an unknown purpose. While she sleeps she is sold several times, passed along and finally, the ship she is on explodes and leaves her in her stasis cocoon, in orbit around a bright star. The computer wakes Ember when something approaches her unit and the fire wraps around her and carries her off. The moment the unit opens she uses the talent that got her a place in the stars, and she meets the Avatar of the star she was orbiting. The Lion's Stowaway by Gabriella Bradley & Taryn JamesonRule number one of a stowaway... Always blend in. At least that is what Isabella had planned to do when the Initiation Two landed on Thauro. But how is a girl supposed to blend in when she wakes from stasis to find herself alone on an alien planet? With no trace of the ship or crew in sight, she is forced into thievery to survive. Rule number two of a stowaway... Don't get caught. Aliens don't come in sexy packages that make your skin prickle and your heart skip a beat. And they sure as heck don't shift from lions into humans. Do they? She is hallucinating or...the ship crashed, she's dead, and this is Heaven. White Star by Belinda McBride-- Slave and a gladiator. A nobody and a mega-star. Two unlikely lovers unite to escape a mad king, elude a vengeful trainer, and survive a natural disaster. All he wants is to go home. Brock has it all: luxury, wealth and fame. He's a star, a gladiator beyond compare. But the clock is counting down on the big fighter. Every match has higher stakes. Every battle leaves the dead on his conscience. And after every fight, his trainer comes to patch him back together and leaves a new contract, one that Brock dreads signing. She is the King's Cripple. Verda ignores the ignominious nickname and devotes herself to her studies, and to her uncanny ability to soothe the temper of a rapidly unraveling king. Verda knows things that could save their world, but the world does not want to hear. So she patiently plans her escape. And she waits. When the slave and the gladiator are thrown together, they form an unlikely agreement: she has the knowledge to get them off the planet. He has the strength to carry out her plan. But in the sky, the White Star is taking a toll on their world, and before they are ready, their time may run out. Xanadu by Astrid CooperIs there no beauty in truth? Empire Day is a celebration, but not for Suleah, whose lover, Gilland, was killed in action in the last space battle before peace...When Suleah wakens from a nightmare, she discovers Gilland is not dead, but very much alive in Xanadu-the pleasure dome of their dreams and desires. As days pass, she notices subtle changes in him. It is not until a freak accident, that Suleah discovers the truth-Gilland is not her Gilland, but an alien imposter who yearns for her love and who offers so much more than any human. But can Suleah love him-dare she give her heart to a monster? Will Xanadu become a nightmare prison, or free her from the tyranny of the past?
Building a new city on Ierilia, Bernie as chosen ruler, is facing a difficult task...Starting anew on an alien planet is no mean task-especially if that planet is rife with magic, shapeshifters, dragons, and a villainous sorcerer, not to mention a fallen evil god.Now that the king and queen have granted the people from Earth their own realm, Bernie Henderson has been elected to rule it and oversee the building of their new city.Zohmes and Odoxon have not given up. Bernie finds himself immersed in the trials and tribulations of Ierilia. How will this affect his budding interest in Julia, the mother of Satan's son?
As healthcare costs rise, so too do the costs of assessment instruments, critical tools for mental health professionals. While some traditional assessment instruments have become prohibitively expensive, as with many other fields, the Internet offers a host of more affordable and equitable alternative assessment tools at little or no cost. The pitfall of this alternative, thus far, has been the lack of vetting and quality assessment. Assessing Common Mental Health and Addiction Issues With Free-Access Instruments fills this gap by providing the first analysis and assessment of these tools, provided by some of the leading names in mental health assessment instruments. This resource identifies the most efficient free access instruments and provides summary information about administration, scoring, interpretation, psychometric integrity, and strengths and weaknesses. The book is organized around the most common broad range issues encountered by helping professionals, and whenever possible, a link to the instrument itself is provided. This is an essential text for all mental health professionals looking to expand the scope and range of their assessment instruments.
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