A stunning and thrilling novel from New York Times Still Missing targets her readers with a novel that hits all the notes they have come to expect from her--and ratchets up the stakes even more. Lindsey Nash is starting over with her...
Abused women
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Author:Stevens, ChevySummary: - Author:Henry, ChristinaSummary:
A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry. Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone...
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Author:Turtschaninoff, MariaSummary:This thrilling prequel to the award-winning Maresi explores the founding of the Red Abbey Booklist called Maresi "utterly satisfying and completely different from standard YA fantasy." Now, Naondel goes back to establish the world of...
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Author:Lewis, Colleen, Hicks, JenniferSummary:Mr. Big is the shocking true story of a murder investigation in Newfoundland and Labrador that forever changed the face of the Canadian justice system.
On August 4, 2002, three-year-old twin girls Karen and Krista Hart...
- Author:Dillon, AlenaSummary:
Little daunts renegade, silver-haired Sister Evelyn, who, with her fellow sisters, make Mercy House a safe haven for Brooklyn's abused and abandoned, until they receive word that Bishop Hawkins is coming to investigate Mercy House, and...
- Author:Scott, AmandaSummary:
Un homme de parole Le lord du Border, Walter Scott de Rankilburn, frappé douloureusement par la mort de son père, se rend dans la forêt pour y trouver du réconfort. Il y découvre plutôt une jeune lady à demi nue qui fuit ses...
- Author:Richard, MoniqueSummary:
Ce récit de faits vécus raconte les aléas de la vie de Monique Richard suivant les agressions multiples d’ordre sexuel qu’elle a subies. Dès sa plus tendre enfance, elle connaîtra des attaques venues de toutes parts et choisira de...
- Author:Steel, DanielleSummary:
Everyone knows Madeleine and Jack Hunter. Maddy is an award-winning TV anchorwoman. Jack is the head of her network. To the world, theirs is a storybook marriage. But behind the doors of their lush Georgetown home a different story...
- Author:MacGregor, Keelin, Martinez, LizzetteSummary:
Lizzette Martinez and Keelin MacGregor share a no-holds-barred look at Martinez's relationship with Kelly, her efforts to break free and pursue her dreams, and her courage to seek justice.
- Author:Chbosky, StephenSummary:
Single mother Kate Reese and her son Christopher settle in Mill Grove after escaping an abusive relationship. Then Christopher vanishes, and returns six days later with a voice in his head.
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Author:Latus, JanineSummary:In April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer: "Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways." That same...
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Author:Gray, Shelley ShepardSummary:Anna, fleeing her abusive boyfriend, runs to an Amish inn. The family lets her stay, dressed in Plain clothing. But the older brother resents the intrusion--for a while. Anna feels she's found a true home, but will her chance for...
- Author:Benson, AliceSummary:
In Her Life Is Showing, the life and death drama of domestic violence is the backdrop to the daily struggle of the workers in a shelter. Manager Nancy, counselors Monica and Paula, and administrative assistant Becky must cope with...
- Author:Caletti, DebSummary:
A teen girl's summer with her mother turns sinister in this gripping thriller about the insidious dangers of unwanted attention, from Printz Honor medal–winning and National Book Award finalist author Deb Caletti—perfect for fans of...
- Author:Schiffler, CarrieSummary:
From the Corner of Bad and Ass is a collection of Carrie Schiffler's memories about growing up in welfare housing to absentee and alcoholic parents. Throughout these heart-wrenching and often-hilarious stories we cheer her on as she...
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Author:Webb, BettySummary:Survival in the upscale Scottsdale art scene depends on how well a private eye does her footwork. At the age of four, private detective Lena Jones had been found lying unconscious by the side of an Arizona highway, a bullet robbing her...
- Author:Beevis, KeriSummary:
Lizzie Kent wasn't supposed to babysit the night she was murdered. She was covering for her best friend, Nell. Nell has lived with the guilt ever since. Eighteen years later, Nell returns to the area, desperate to escape a bad...
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Author:Schraff, AnneSummary:Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
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Author:Summers, SheilaSummary:On a blustery, November morning, a young girl and her mother set off on their annual Thanksgiving week trip to Grandma Shy’s country cottage in the rolling hills of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It will be a week filled with tender hugs,...
- Author:Barr, NevadaSummary:
A heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in nineteenth century America.
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