True Girl

Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. One of her greatest accomplishments was solving the cold case of a missing 18-year-old girl, Ruth Cruger. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls, but it came with a price: she learned all too well what happens when one woman upstages the entire NYPD.

How can Danielle understand "normal" if she has never experienced it? She was moved from town to town, kept hidden from society, and always felt like an outsider. Her innocence was brutally taken by someone she least expected. She harbored a dark secret that could devastate her family—a secret she fiercely protected. Would the burden of shame be too much to bear if the truth were revealed? As secrets are uncovered, Danielle plunges into a tumultuous descent with nothing to stop her fall.

There I was sitting on the bathroom floor as if life had been syphoned from my feet, and a rug had been unsuspectingly pulled from underneath them. Could this be real? Is this a bad dream? If so, I need to wake up because I want out of this scene! What happens when tragedy strikes, and the supernatural intervenes to save an only child, a cherished daughter? Many great minds have experienced the mystical presence of God and His salvation in their lives and have testified to the vivid reality of the spiritual experience. Albert Einstein often said that as a scientist, his goal was to "read ...

On the evening of April 19, 2013, Samantha and Gianna Rucki disappeared. Two of five children born to David Rucki and Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, the teenage sisters vanished in the midst of their parents divorce. The girls father, David Rucki, worked tirelessly with law enforcement to search day and night for his two missing daughters, following every lead while raising three remaining children at home. Their mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, used her newfound freedom to vacation around the world, abandoning her children.

“The Girl Nobody Wants” is a gripping and poignant book that delves into the harrowing reality of child abuse. Lily O’Brien, courageously shares her own tragic experiences' shedding light on the dark corners of her past. The Girl Nobody Wants is a Shocking True Story of Child Abuse in Ireland. On my 40th birthday, I stand before the mirror a mere shell of a person, waiting for life to slip away. To everyone I appear clean, tidy, and perhaps even happy, a skill I've perfected over the years. But behind my smile lies a lifetime of hidden pain. This is the raw, emotional account of an ...

Four shocking crimes. Four lives lost. Countless lives shattered. Four shocking tales of young lives cut brutally short that will make you want to hug your daughter and never let her go.

Kylie Cormier is loyal and devoted to her family at just about any cost. Nothing ever comes before her family and the small dry cleaning business they run together. Trying to finish her degree and help her parents out is a struggle, but she's tough and determined to succeed. When sheltered and naive Tony finally talks his father into giving him a role in the business, his first target is Cormier’s Cleaning and Alterations. It appears he might be late to the party as a rival gang is already encroaching on the territory he intends to claim. But Tony can't back down or he'll risk his ...

A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after. Growing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye contact? Small talk? And why are you people so touch-oriented? She moved between 10 schools in 8 years, struggling to become a person she believed society would accept, and was eventually diagnosed with autism and ADHD. When a life-changing group of allies showed her that different did not mean less, she learned to celebrate her true voice and find her happily ever after.

On one of those magically white winter nights, my mother took me in her arms and shut the doors behind her. We left my drunken father in the name of a better life. And the name of that better life was Tom, a local gangster with the face of the devil himself. I remember looking at my mother's bloody face bashed into the ground, teeth scattered around her limp body. I understood then that one of us was going to die. Fortunately, I was right!

With the long awaited day finally approaching, Dare eagerly rushes home to wed the women he loves. Basking in the prospect of marital bliss, his family happily settled at Nirim Manor and growing closer by the day, his life is as idyllic as he ever could've hoped. And beyond the comforts of home there are still wilds to explore and dungeons to look forward to, with a party of skilled adventurers he's brought together standing at his back ready to venture out into the world with him. Best of all, no matter how far he roams the women he loves and their children are waiting to welcome him upon ...

Writer Karen Walker knows more than most about murderers. Her first love went on to become The Bagman, a notorious serial killer now locked away for life in a maximum-security prison. Karen has spent her life running from the weight of having loved him, defended him and, ultimately, leading the police to his door. But now, ten years later, just as she’s about to publish her account of his crimes, a young woman is abducted in horribly familiar circumstances.

From the age of 14, Caitlin was completely controlled, repeatedly raped, provided with alcohol, given drugs, sold and passed on to new gangs over and over again. The majority of her abusers were Pakistani men, who were blatant in their attacks upon her, often collecting her from school or home, to be taken to flats they owned, family homes, or hotels booked for the day, to be horrifically and systematically abused.

Do you struggle with feeling like you’re not enough? In a world that constantly tells you who to be, it’s easy to lose sight of who you really are. Loved as You Are is the guide and devotional every Christian teen girl needs to discover her true worth—not in social media likes, outward appearance, or others’ opinions, but in Christ alone. This book tackles the 10 most common frustrations girls face today, including body image, peer pressure, friendships, and the pressure to have everything figured out. With the help of practical biblical wisdom and encouraging devotions, you’ll ...

About the story: Soon-to-be twelve-year-old, very handsome Jeremy and his family are nudists, but his friends and their families aren’t. He wants his friends and their families to become nudists, too, so he plans to host a nude, aka no-clothing, twelfth birthday swim party with several friends from middle school, including a beautiful babe who has a major crush on him. (He really, really, really likes her, too.) How does he handle his mom not going along with his ingenious nude-birthday master plan? About the author: Richard Carlson is an author of children’s and coming-of-age books. He...

This book is based on a fascinating true story. Kelea, Princess of Maui, was famed as the most beautiful and daring surfrider in the ancient kingdom of Hawaii. She was called Kelea-who-bears–a-fin and Kelea-swimming-like-a-fish. It is not always safe to be very beautiful. Or very daring. This book is based on the true story of a beautiful, young princess who went surfing and was stolen by enemy warriors as a bride for their prince..

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the number one best-selling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother. Alice, aged four, is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy's house. Drug-dependent and mentally ill, but desperate to keep hold of her daughter, Alice's mother snatches her from her parents' house and disappears.

Minnesota, 1977. For the teens of one close-knit community, summer means late-night swimming parties at the quarry, the county fair, and venturing into the tunnels beneath the city. But for two best friends, it’s not all fun and games. Heather and Brenda have a secret. Something they saw in the dark. Something they can’t forget. They’ve decided to never tell a soul. But their vow is tested when their friend disappears—the second girl to vanish in a week. And yet the authorities are reluctant to investigate.

A Shattered Girls Revival is a deeply personal and emotional memoir of resilience, healing, and self-discovery. The book explores themes of trauma, grief, and personal growth, recounting Kailee's experiences with childhood abuse, the loss of her mother, and her journey toward reclaiming her sense of self. The chapters cover a range of emotions and coping mechanisms, from battling fear and trauma-induced fight-or-flight responses to finding solace in nature, creativity, and personal reflection. Kailee shares her struggles with triggers, self-worth, and navigating life with a missing piece of...

“I am fat,” begins Judith Moore’s unflinching account of her life. As she describes her obsessions with food, struggles with self image and troubled relationships, she refuses to become an object of pity. Moore is the recipient of two NEA grants and a Guggenheim fellowship. Her previous book, also a memoir, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

The inspiring true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, 19 gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the dangers with skill and determination, the racers thrilled the nation and pioneered a new future for female pilots and women's rights.