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Title of the book:  A Therapist Insider's Guide on Relationships: Healing the Past Author:  Roxanne J Derhodge BSc, MSc Publisher: Influence Publishing Publishing Date: 2014 ISBN: 978-1-77141-061-8 Summary: Relationships are complex and challenging, they are also vitally important to our sense of well-being. This book will guide you through a deep personal exploration of your life's relationships. Breaking out of the mold of traditional therapist protocol, expert therapist Roxanne Derhodge delves into her own past relationships to show how you can heal from the past the same way she did. Using her own experiences as an example and drawing on years of professional expertise as a counsellor, she explains how you can decipher your template for relationships and decide which aspects are in line with what you value and which are not. Through a step-by-step process you will learn how to create fulfilling and positive relationships that will enhance your life in every ...

Name of Book: Perfect Escape Author: Gillian Felix ISBN/ASIN:  B00Q2E98BA Publisher: Plain Talk Publishing Part of a Series: Family Portraits Type of book: soap opera, New Adult? family, secrets, relationships, 2000s, friendship, decisions, choices Year it was published: 2014 Summary: In this coming-of-age story, teen singing sensation Leighann DaCosta tries to find out who she is without her music career. A career that has been part of her life since before the age of ten. When Leighann’s estranged father enters her life, she is caught up in a tug-of-war between both parents. Does she trust the man who abandoned her as a baby, or a mother who is losing her mind? When heartthrob Zax Banovic is assigned to tutor Leighann, he provides her with the perfect escape from the madness in her life. Enter Kristin Newman, Zax’s super-hot, sickeningly perfect, tennis-pro girlfriend, who dampens any chance Leighann has with him. After the unthinkable happens, Leighann’s...

Name of Book: What Is Found, What Is Lost Author: Anne Leigh Parrish ISBN: 978-1-938314-95-7 Publisher: She Writes Press Type of book: Ordinary life, religion, god, history, immigration, seeking self, spiritual powers and contemplation, living life, 1920s-2012, cult, sexuality, childhood Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Freddie was raised on faith. It's in her blood. Yet rather than seeking solace from the Almighty when she loses her husband of many years, she enters a state of quiet contemplation until her daughter, and then her sister, each come home with a host of problems of their own, and her solitude is brought to an end. As Freddie helps her daughter and sister deal with their troubles, her own painful past a wretched childhood at the hands of an unbalanced, pious mother begins to occupy her thoughts more than ever, as does Anna, the grandmother she's always wished she'd known better. Freddie feels that she and Anna are connected, not just thro...

Name of Book: After the War is Over Author: Jennifer Robson ISBN: 978-0-06-233463-3 Publisher: William and Morrow Part of a Series: Somewhere in France is the prequel Type of book: effects of after the war, governess, class difference, wealth, shell shock, poverty, newspaper, riots, Great Britain, 1919-1920, 1907,1911 secrets, romance, recovery, women's rights and education Year it was published: 2015 Summary: The internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novel—a tale of class, love, and freedom—in which a young woman must fnd her place in a world forever changed After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys ...

Name of Book: Death Logs In Author: E.J Simon ISBN: 978-0-9912564-3-3 Publisher: Simon/Zef Part of a Series: Death Never Sleeps is the prequel Type of book: Gambling, godfather overtones, artificial intelligence, death, life, New York, Italy, secrets, affairs Year it was published: 2014 Summary: DEATH LOGS IN By E.J. Simon Some of the most powerful people in the world want to kill Michael Nicholas. Only his brother, Alex can save him - the problem is that Alex is dead. It's been almost a year since Alex Nicholas, a Queens based underworld Boss, was gunned down. After Alex’s brutal murder, Michael inherited not only his brother’s business – but his enemies. Michael is now a key player in a world he once feared. By day, he is the head of a Fortune 500 company by night, the CEO of Tartarus, one of the worlds largest illegal gambling operations. Before his death, Alex invested heavily in breakthrough artificial intelligence software so that he could liv...

Name of Book: Peyote Fire; Shaman of the Canyons Author: Mary S Black ISBN: 9781500586027 Publisher: Writers Press Type of book: creativity, shamanic path, 4,000 years ago, Lower Pecos in Texas, community, camaraderie, hallucinations, calling deer, cactus, power Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Deer Cloud is painting the stories of the gods when tragedy changes his life. He is called to walk the shaman path and bring the buffalo through his visionary power. The evil Stone Face will do anything to thwart Deer Cloud’s growing strength. Jumping Rabbit, a lusty female shaman, decides to mentor him and ends up taking him to bed. She introduces him to a powerful spirit plant to counter the effects of the dangerous wolf flower. When buffalo are spotted, Stone Face challenges Deer Cloud to call the beasts with his new power. With Jumping Rabbit’s help, Deer Cloud changes Rain Bringer society forever. This book brings to life people who lived over 4,000 years ago in th...

Hey everyone, Thanks for your patience. I promise to post some of the reviews tomorrow. Good news is that I'm done with more books, which means that I have three left so far to get caught up with...Keep an eye out on: Peyote Fire-Mary S Black Death Logs In-E.J Simon A Perfect Escape-Gillian Felix Nixon and Dovey-Jay Curry Heir to a Prophecy-Mercedes Rochelle Tiger Queens-Stephanie Thornton Ones I have to work with: Bodo the Apostate-Donald Michael Platt The Iris Fan-Laura Joh Rowland Oracles of Delphi-Marie Savage THanks again for your patience, and since I gained some more time for reading, I should be finished with them in a few weeks or so.