"In Over the Influence, communication professor and CNN Opinion contributor Kara Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls-from our relationships and our parenting to our physical and mental well-being. Overthe Influence is a book about what it means to live in the world social media has wrought-whether you're constantly connected or have deleted your accounts forever. Alaimo shows why you're likely...

Based on the legend of Saint Sara, who with Mary Magdalene arrived at the shores of the French Riviera after Christ crucifixion, "The Valley of Silent People" is an allegory about gaining faith and trust that even the most unexpected and radical discovery has no power to overcome. Though unrecognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, Saint Sara remains one in the hearts of people, especially Roms, who designate her as their patron. Controversy still...

Jessica Weaver's life was perfect. Her handsome, gregarious husband, a public relations consultant, made a good salary and provided her with a lifestyle to be envied. However, when Daniel goes away on a business trip and doesn't return, Jessica, whose world revolved around her husband of five years and their marriage, has to rebuild her life and recover her self worth. Along the way, she discovers values that help her in her struggle to become whole.The...

After Franklin Marshall's death, Carolyn discovered that her controlling husband had been cheating on her. In addition, his lies turned their three grown sons against her. Alone, and with the help of friends, Carolyn slowly learns to live her own life.For the first year, Carolyn begins to discover who she is and what she likes. Between work and friends, she spends her time cleaning out the house that she has lived in for most of her life. She has...

"Audacious, breathtaking, and inspiring." -GEORGE SAUNDERS "Madcap, delirious, exhilaratingly good." -KELLY LINK "A delightfully bizarre and unabashedly queer revelation." -TEGAN and SARA QUIN "A beautifully brilliant, hilariously sad stunner of a debut that never forgets about the heart." -NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH What if you had the chance to rewrite the course of your relationship, again and again, in the hopes that it would work out? ...

This collection of poetry contains 40 poems that all are set to the theme of light and darkness. Some poems are exclusively uplifting and resonate beauty, while others are exclusively unsettling, evoking some darkness within them. Still, other poems combine the two, light and dark, to play back and forth on beauty and the unknown.

"Una intrincada novela negra con la que caminarás por calles y ambientes de la Barcelona de principios del siglo XX en los zapatos de un detective singular". Del autor de Malnazidos: Noche de difuntos del 38. Barcelona, 1901. El gran detective Byron Mitchell se ve forzado a abandonar su retiro para investigar el asesinato de Ramón Calafell, abogado de la familia burguesa que le arrenda un piso en el lujoso paseo de Gracia. En la bulliciosa Barcelona...

Una novela que habla de la Inquisición española con rigor, lejos de mitos y tópicos, y que descubre una faceta desconocida de la vida de Teresa de Jesús a la que el autor, como jurista y teólogo, ha tenido acceso. En pleno siglo XVI, durante el reinado de Felipe II, la Inquisición se lanza con denuedo y auténtica obsesión a controlar la sociedad española. Nadie está libre de sospecha. Don Rodrigo de Castro es un inquisidor implacable, ambicioso...

What if you had just learned that your days are about to come to an end?Would you quietly accept your destiny, or would you fight this one final battle?What if the vanished love of your life had crossed your path once more?Would you let that love slip away once again, or would you embrace that elusive joy, even if only for a while?And what if the demons of your past disturb the delicate reconciliation you thought you had found?These are the questions...

Extraordinary life changes are in store for Maureen Gardner when she responds to a help-wanted ad. A professional woman, victim of a double betrayal, Maureen is more than ready for a change. She moves to eastern Washington where rancher John Cahill, mourning his wife's recent death, is desperate for someone to care for his seven-year-old daughter and oversee his household. Will destiny carve a path through pain and disappointment?