Pregnancy Relationships

She was captured to be broken—but he claimed her to make her burn. Riven I was supposed to be another body in the arena, a human meant to bleed, to submit, to entertain. But I never broke—not for the Chainmaster, not for the crowds, and not for the massive orc forced to take me in front of them. Brakkar is brutal, scarred, and terrifying… but he didn’t hurt me. He protected me. Held me. Burned for me. I swore I’d use him to escape. I never expected to fall. Brakkar I’ve killed for survival. Fucked for show. Bled for the crowd. But the moment they threw Riven at my feet, ...

Mindful Mamma is a reassuring and practical guide to help you to navigate the life-changing first year of motherhood. You’ll learn quick and easy mindfulness and hypnosis techniques to create moments of calm wherever you need it - even at four a.m. with a restless baby! As well as this, you’ll discover how to use these powerful tools to help with specific challenges along the way, such as fatigue, anxiety around breastfeeding, relationships and the end of maternity leave.

Written with a blend of wit, snark, and raw intimacy, Belabored is an impassioned and irreverent defense of the autonomy, rights, and dignity of pregnant people.

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 ...

When multimillion-selling vocalist and actress Kelly Rowland gave birth to her son Titan in November 2014, it was love at first sight - she honestly could not believe how beautiful he was. But, as Rowland says, she would be lying if she said she wasn't also a little freaked out about what had just happened to her body as well as by many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. It was a good thing that Dr. Tristan Bickman, Rowland's OB/GYN for the last 14 years, was there.

One stormy night with my biggest enemy, and I’m diving head-first into a secret, forbidden romance. The next thing I know, I’m pregnant, and just like that, everything has to change. In the small town of Asheville, the Hawthorne-Whitfield feud runs as deep as the Blue Ridge Mountains. I never expected a storm to leave me stranded with my biggest enemy–Jack Hawthorne. As a Whitfield, my family loyalty runs deep, but so does desire. He’s brooding, damaged, and completely off-limits, yet I can’t stay away. As rumors and lies escalate, Jack pushes me away, tearing us apart. Yet life ...

Aria Silverpine has always felt like a curse—my body, my family’s secrets, and the fires that seem to follow us. But when three alpha firefighters walk into my quiet library, they bring more than safety. Kael’s authority steadies me, Thorne’s curiosity challenges me, and Jace’s reckless charm ignites something I’ve been afraid to feel. Their touch awakens me, their love consumes me, and their strength promises a future where my secret isn’t a curse but a gift. Kael Silverpine’s fires are more than just flames—they’re part of a mystery that’s tearing this town apart. ...

Jenny Mollen is a writer and actress living in New York. Until two years ago, her life was exciting, sexy, a little eccentric, and 100 percent impulsive. She had a husband who embraced her crazy - who understood her need to occasionally stalk around the house in his ex-girlfriend's old beach caftans and to invite their drug dealer to Passover seder (so he wouldn't feel like they were using him only for drugs). Then they had their son, Sid, and overnight Jenny was forced to grow up: to be responsible, to brush her hair, to listen to her voice mail.

💀 Dark, obsessive, and completely unrelenting—he’s waited four years to claim me. And now, there’s no escape. LillianEvery Valentine’s Day, a black box arrives at my shop. No note. No sender. Just a bouquet of deep red roses—possessive, suffocating. I should have known it was a warning. But I ignored the signs. Now, I wake up in a stranger’s bed, my body betraying me, heat overtaking my mind. My name is engraved on the silver collar around my throat. And the man standing over me? He isn’t a stranger at all. Dominic Wolfe has been watching me for years. Stalking. Waiting. ...

They found me reading futures. Now they say I belong to theirs. Ivy Holt makes a living on the boardwalk selling half-truths and glitter-dusted hope. She reads tarot cards. Spins stories. Survives. But when three horned strangers appear at her table and call her by her real name, everything changes. Gideon is the leader. Tor is the fire. Rex is the calm before the storm. They don’t want a fortune. They want a muse. Now Ivy is trapped in a glass penthouse, bound in velvet and watched from every angle. They see through her lies. Strip her defenses. Train her body to crave the shame they ...

From sleepless nights and swollen feet to back ace and birth plans, I'm Going to Be a Dad! provides pregnancy advice and guidance to address and relieve all those stresses a first-time dad faces.

Are you pregnant and feeling anxious about giving birth? Or maybe you're already a mom and would like to have a more positive birth experience the next time around. Hypnobirthing affirmations may be just what you need. This gentle, holistic approach to childbirth can help you relax and focus on your birthing goals. Listen to these affirmations before you give birth and during delivery as a way to help you relax and relieve some of the tension before your little one arrives.

La puericultora Paola de los Santos reúne toda la información que brinda en sus charlas y en su consultorio, y destierra todos los mitos que circulan alrededor de la lactancia, para hacer madres más fuertes, seguras y que nada frene su deseo de amamantar.

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, ...

She was supposed to be sold and broken. Instead, she’s collared by a warlord who wants her defiance—and refuses to let her go. Nivra I fought the empire. I bled for the rebellion. And now I’m standing on a platform in Steelhold, barely dressed, ropes biting my wrists while monsters bid for my body. I thought I was ready for anything. Until Brakus bought me for a million credits. He didn’t touch me. He didn’t threaten me. He just put a collar on my neck and said I was his. My body betrays me when he’s near. I ache. I burn. I hate him. I need him. And I don’t know how to survive...

The ultimate guide for developing and maintaining a safe and secure relationship as you learn how to navigate life after having children. Learn to improve your communication, strengthen your connection, and manage common postpartum challenges as a team.

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 💥...

The final book of the Sleeping Lotus series.... DON’T ACCEPT YOUR FATE. AWAKEN IT. When Raena Barren reaches the capital of the enemy nation of Optic, she thinks her problems are over. All she has to do is tell King Daisuke about Apex, and he can take them down and leave Raena out of it. After that, Raena can spend her last two weeks dreaming of Garen… before both she and her unborn child will be dead. But as usual for Raena, it’s not that easy. King Daisuke is unknowingly being shadowed by Anna Null--and if Raena tells him anything, Anna will kill him. After bonding with Daisuke over...

Ghostbelly is Elizabeth Heineman’s personal account of a home birth that goes tragically wrong—ending in a stillbirth—and the harrowing process of grief and questioning that follows. It’s also Heineman’s unexpected tale of the loss of a newborn: before burial, she brings the baby home for overnight stays.

A Harvard-trained obstetrician-gynecologist, a prominent blogger, and author of the classic How Your Baby Is Born delivers a timely, important, and sure to be headline-making exposé that shines a light on the natural parenting movement and the multimillion-dollar industry behind it.