Monster Relationships

For decades, osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to doctor for America's Olympians while treating countless others at his office on Michigan State University's campus. It was largely within the high-pressure world of competitive gymnastics that Nassar exploited young girls, sexually assaulting hundreds of them under the guise of medical treatment. In Start by Believing, John Barr and Dan Murphy confront Nassar's acts, which represent the largest sex abuse scandal to impact the sporting world.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can only be transferred from one object to another. After listening to this book, you will have the energy to be that bright light in a room full of darkness. It's not about who's in your circle; it's about who's in your corner. That person in your corner needs to be you. So many times, we look for someone to rescue and save us from the monster in our life. The Conqueror Mindset teaches us that the hero you have been waiting for needs to be you.

She thought she was signing up for luxury—but she didn’t know she’d be signing her body away to monsters. Juliette I was broke, burned out, and ready to disappear when The Velvet Circle found me. They promised security, pleasure, and two elite patrons who wanted me exclusively. I thought it would be a dream—until I met Theo and Kai. Towering, horned, and terrifyingly powerful, they don’t just want to keep me. They want to own me. Touch me. Train me. Break me open and put me back together as theirs. I should’ve walked away. But now I don’t want to. Theo She came to us desperate...

A complete rewrite and expansion of the original Adventures in Town Building Part II Kingsford follows a seventeen-year-old Chet as he is summoned to the Kingdom's capital. His girlfriend, Princess Ilana, is delighted to introduce him to the rest of her family. He has made such a splash all the way out in the wilderness that the King and Queen want to meet him. Or maybe they want to see the young man whose bed their daughter delights in diving into. During his initial visit, Chet starts finding issues that should be taken care of as soon as they can be accomplished, so he starts doing his ...

All she wanted was a loving mother. Instead, she got a monster. After a horrific childhood, Tiffany cannot wait for her eighteenth birthday. However, her tyrannical mother is unwilling to relinquish control. Relying on years of lies, she convinces everyone her daughter is self-harming and should remain in her care. Tiffany must prove she is of sound mind to earn her independence, but how can she from inside a mental ward? How far is she willing to go for freedom and is redemption worth the price of her soul? ------- Though this dark coming-of-age tale is considered Young Adult (because of ...

Al has taken care of the problem of Baron Jamison. He won’t even have to worry about convincing the crown he was in the right, as Emperor Eldridge personally witnessed most of the final confrontation which has all but guaranteed the now former baron will be executed. The Emperor is here to watch Al test his new and modified mills. Of course, Al’s monarch always seems to have more than one motive, and there is now a vacant barony to dispose of. Even the part of the barony Al actually wants comes with its own issues. Not the least of which are more chromatic dragons. The young earl is ...

Her only escape from assassins is the monster who wants to claim her forever. Fugitive tracker Nivara Jorne is out of time. Hiding on the toxic planet of Sylthera, she’s a ghost running from the ghosts of her past. Every shadow is a threat, but the true king of this glowing swamp is Vornax, a magnificent bio-mechanical predator who sees Nivara not as prey, but as a fascinating possession. He captures her, dragging her into his living lair with a simple promise: her body, her fear, and her pleasure are now his territory to explore. He demands she service his monstrous anatomy, whispering, ...

She summoned a monster, thinking it would end the visions. Instead, it claimed her body and soul. Yvrenn The moon haunts me. Every dream is soaked in sweat and shame, a horned beast pulling me into heat and hunger I can’t explain. I thought the ritual would end it. Just herbs, blood, and desperate hope. But what came from the forest wasn’t a vision. It was real. Galthar. He dragged me from the clearing, bound my wrists, and took me across the Veil into a fortress of shadows and stone. He says I’m the chosen. That my body belongs to him. I hate him. I crave him. And with every breath, ...

They say magic can fix anything, but can it heal a broken heart? Going from police recruit to unwelcome human newcomer at Elara Academy wasn’t part of my plan. Then there's Draven - fierce, gruff, and dominant, my professor and mentor. His protective, alpha-like presence leaves me dizzy, yet we clash with the intensity of fire and ice. Navigating disgruntled students, deadly academy politics and an ominous darkness, our growing connection defies all reason. A high-stakes magical tournament forces us to face our feelings and our enemies. The magnetic pull between us proves too strong, even...

I hacked the wrong network. Now they say I belong to them. Elise Kane is a desperate hacker with one last shot at survival. When she breaks into the Minos Syndicate’s private servers, she thinks it’s just data. A way to pay off her debts and disappear. But within minutes, her system collapses. Her name is flagged. Her door is kicked in. They don’t just catch her. They claim her. Rorik is the leader. Talon is the fire. Varkis is the game. Together, they offer her protection, resources, survival. But the price isn’t freedom. It’s obedience. 🖤 Minotaur Mafia Captivity Romance 💥...

This book is about jealousy and the devastating consequences it can lead to. Jealousy is a destroyer and is sometimes referred to as a green-eyed monster. Jealousy usually stems from insecurity. Jealousy is a seductive trap that can destroy you. Jealousy if carried to the extreme leads to death. Jealousy leads to bickering, fighting, hatred, and sometimes murder. Jealousy in sports is often thought of as harmless, but is it really? There are incidents of players and even their families sabotaging other players. Even the parents of grade-school children playing football, baseball, soccer, ...

"Wrangling the Doubt Monster" by Amy L. Bernstein is an insightful exploration into the complex world of creative self-doubt, providing practical advice and emotional support for artists navigating the turbulent waters of creativity.

We live in the "age of anxiety" where one in five people report feeling anxious most of the time. It’s easy to think that other people have it worse, especially when your anxiety hasn’t been diagnosed, which may lead you to ignore your feelings. There are simple, practical solutions you can incorporate into your routine to reduce your anxiety levels and focus on enjoying life again. In Anxiety Monster: How to Manage & Live with Anxiety, you’ll find everything you need to reduce your symptoms and make your anxiety more manageable.

She agreed to be trained. She didn’t expect to crave the collar. Kessa I was offered a place in the court, a future, a purpose. All I had to do was obey. But obeying Uthgar is its own kind of torment. He’s massive, scarred, utterly unreadable—and he makes every command sound like a promise. I thought I could play the game, give him what he wanted, and keep my walls intact. But now I’m kneeling. I’m begging. And I don’t know where the game ends and the wanting begins. Uthgar Kessa is wild. Proud. Unbroken. She is the most dangerous thing I’ve ever been told to train—and the ...

Isolde Mardi Gras is wild, chaotic, a frenzied dance of masks and temptation. But when I step through the doors of the underground club, I know I’ve gone too far. The moment his eyes find me in the dark, I feel it—a pull deeper than attraction, darker than desire. He’s not human. And now, I am his. Raziel I fell from grace long ago, my wings burned, my soul damned. But when she walks into my world, everything changes. Isolde doesn’t know the danger she’s in. She doesn’t know what she is. But I do. She is an omega in my domain, and no one will touch her—except me. 🔥 Fated ...

Narcissists are everywhere. There are millions of them in the United States alone: entertainers, politicians, business people, your neighbors. Recognizing and understanding them is crucial to your not being overtaken by them, says Jeffrey Kluger, in his provocative new book about this insidious disorder. With insight and wit, Kluger frames the surprising new research on narcissism and explains the complex, exasperating personality disorder.

Ava didn’t expect much from the decrepit mansion she inherited—just a chance to escape her past. But from the moment she stepped inside, she felt its pull. The whispers in the halls, the eyes in the portraits, and the creature lurking in the shadows. Nightshade. Both terrifying and alluring, he is bound to the mansion by a curse only she can break. Nightshade has waited centuries for the one who could free him. When Ava enters his domain, her fiery spirit and forbidden beauty awaken desires he thought long forgotten. She is his salvation, but as their connection deepens, he wonders if ...

Tanto si buscas libros de manejo de la ira para niños, libros de regulación emocional para niños o libros ilustrados sobre emociones para niños, La ira es mi monstruo es un libro imprescindible tanto para padres como educadores. Es perfecto para enseñar inteligencia emocional, atención plena y estrategias para calmar los ánimos de un modo entretenido y educativo.

Kayla Delacroix never believed in the legend of the Ice King. She came to the frozen north in search of answers—not a cursed king bound in ice, not a war older than time, and certainly not the kind of hunger that burns beneath his cold, unyielding exterior. But when her touch shatters his prison, she realizes too late that some myths are very, very real. Eldric was once a king. Now, he is something else. A monster forged in ice and vengeance, a ruler who has spent centuries waiting for the one thing that could set him free. Her. But waking Eldric means awakening everything that hunts him....

Albrech Miller is the younger child of the town of Larroggio’s miller. He has grown up learning the mill’s operation. Al’s mom has also been teaching him to be an adventurer, helping him gain experience for when he can first see his status sheet and start limited adventuring on his own. During the first two times Al and his two friends, Lyr and Charlie, are allowed to go adventuring alone in their zone of the forest, the monsters are highly abnormal for that area. It all points toward a monster surge coming against their town. **** Tales of Morla is based on a system world. A world ...