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In The Culting of America, cult survivor, military veteran, and bestselling author of Uncultured Daniella Mestyanek Young delivers a gripping investigation into the invisible systems of control shaping our lives. Raised in the notorious sex cult the Children of God, she escaped to America as a teenager—only to find herself inside another rigid institution: the U.S. Army. Years later, as a Harvard-trained expert in organizational psychology, she began asking a dangerous question: What if we’re all in cults—and America is built to keep us there?

"It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult." —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño "Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with...

It’s a dark rainy afternoon on Dublin s jammed M50 motorway. The rain is hammering on the windscreen of Daniella Moyles car. She is 26, a highly successful radio presenter, model and influencer, but panic is building in her head and chest, the internal state of affairs she has been trying to ignore finally spilling over into something undeniably physical. She is frozen, petrified, looks to her boyfriend and says, 'I don’t know who or where I am.' This day changed Daniella’s life. It derailed almost everything she had worked to achieve and set her on a new path.

Read by the authors and packed with bonus content, this special audiobook edition features exclusive, handpicked dilemmas from the To My Sisters community, an Audio Aftershow conversation between Courtney and Renée, and a blooper reel with the best recording outtakes. 'A testament to the...

If you too are struggling to find meaning, build better relationships or if you simply want to live your one precious life with more purpose, Jump Start is here to help. Daniella combines her own experience and training in psychology to help you take your own journey of self-compassion, discovery and growth so you can find your true purpose and a life of fulfilment and contentment.

When an impromptu kiss captures the imagination, either a spark will ignite or family interference will snuff the match. Charlotte Darrington adores being adored by the men in her circle. She’s in London at the request of her mother, and though her parent wants her to find an eligible gentleman and start a family, Charlotte delays. In her heart of hearts, she wants a man who can hold his own and won’t be cowed.

Lockdown Life is a humorous and reflective snapshot of the unique period called "Lockdown". The year 2020 brought us the great global event that resulted in seven billion people on the planet being sent to the confines of their homes amidst the pandemic, some to homes padded with toilet paper and others with cupboards full of dry pasta! Split into three parts, this audiobook is designed to help you spot "Lockdown Personalities", explore "Lockdown Activities", and reflect on "Lockdown Lessons".

This book serves as the ultimate toolkit for aspiring entrepreneurs, providing not just innovative business ideas but also a step-by-step framework to turn those ideas into reality. No prior business experience? No problem! With ChatGPT's support and the passion to ventures magic path, you'll embark on a journey of self-discovery and prosperity. The world is waiting for what you have to offer—so start your entrepreneurial adventure today with Money-Making Sparks and unleash the power of your passions to create extraordinary ventures! Your success awaits!

Teagan is a 16-year-old Black girl who is confined to an electric wheelchair since she struggles with muscular dystrophy, partial blindness, and deafness. While attending a special midnight screening at her local cinema, she may well be the hero that the audience and staff members alike need when a masked intruder hijacks the evening with a sinister plot.

Widowed Lillian Fernsby has been buffeted by life’s ills, and the grief is sometimes unrelenting. Keeping sadness at bay by making merry or being an outrageous flirt is all well and good, but what she really wants is to marry again. So, when her brother’s best friend comes back into her life to protect her from a unidentified stalker, she’s intrigued by the mystery and challenge he represents. A flirtatious game of cat and mouse begins between them and desire builds, but so does danger.

The honorable Olivia Beaumont, eldest daughter of Viscount Hereford, wants revenge. Following an ill-advised game of faro with a powerful duke, her father lost everything and then suffered a fatal heart attack. Now, she wants that duke to pay and suffer as much as her father did. But the only way she can do that is to enlist the help of the most shunned man in the ton: the disgraced duke of Skeffington.

Ethan is a 30-year-old Black security guard who struggles with the stresses of the night shift as well as being the single carer for his disabled grandmother, who is deteriorating with dementia, while making time for his much-loved girlfriend Catrina. He struggles on, stubbornly believing that he can manage everything on his own, until tragedy strikes and he is forced to put his priorities in order....

Son to a drug-dependent, single-parent, work-from-home prostitute, 11-year-old Ryan defends his mother from abusive clients and tackles ridicule from schoolyard bullies. Seeking solace in time-lost literature, he becomes a pained poet before he has learnt how to play. Kim does the best she can to raise him, but with little means to support herself, her boy, and her spiraling drug addiction, she struggles to even keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. Then Kim meets Byron, a similarly lost soul, seeking any kind of human connection even if he must pay for the company.

Whether laughing to tears reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great or clamoring for more unmistakable "me too!" moments in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, girls all over the world have been touched by Judy Blume's poignant coming-of-age stories. Now, in this anthology of essays, 24 notable female authors write straight from the heart about the unforgettable novels that left an indelible mark on their childhoods and still influence them today. After growing up from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing into Smart Women, these writers pay tribute to one of the most beloved authors of all time.

Can you hear what other people are thinking? How about using telepathy to communicate with others? Or have you ever been visited by a deceased relative? Clairvoyage is about artist and graphic designer Stephanie Milanowski experiencing all these things and more.

It’s the year 1819, and as Valentine’s Day approaches, Lady Grace Norrington is still unwed at nearly 30. Tired of the pitying glances, she means to have a husband before her upcoming birthday by hook or by crook, and she’s expected to make a good ton match. Except all her plans are thwarted by the handsome new butler and her disturbing attraction for him. Mr. Harrison Conrad’s livelihood wins him respect in whatever household he manages. What he doesn’t need is scandal in the form of an enchanting daughter of the house.

Blithely flinging aside the Victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the New Woman of the 1920's puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own destiny, and secured liberties that modern women take for granted. Her newfound freedom heralded a radical change in American culture.

Kyle is wrongfully discharged from his law firm and disbarred. He returns to an empty home to find his wife has left him for the evildoer at the firm. He embarks upon a new life in a strange yet luxurious resort style setting unknown to all but a select few.

We last left Claire processing her first exposure to the art of Shibari with the mysterious Paul from her university art class. Submit to Her Art continues as the two explore the sensual, sexual world of bondage together as they get firsthand research completed for their midterm project. Submit to Her Art is an 18+, NSFW erotic short exploring extremely arousing sexual themes surrounded by a budding romance.

A would-be jewel robber had been shot by one of his partners in the robbery. Three hooded men robbed a popular hang out place for domino and poker players. The next day, two of the holdup bandits were shot and killed along with a drug dealer. A car repair garage owner shot and killed by an unsatisfied client. It's up to Lieutenant Petrie and his partner, Sergeant Lise Pacquet, to stop the criminal activity in Crosstown.