Little Girl Gone

Madora was seventeen, headed for trouble with drugs and men, when Willis rescued her. Fearful of the world and alienated from family and friends, she ran away with him and for five years they have lived alone, in near isolation. But after Willis kidnaps a pregnant teenager and imprisons her in a trailer behind the house, Madora is torn between her love for him and her sense of right and wrong. When a pit bull puppy named Foo brings into Madora's world another unexpected person--Django Jones, a brilliant but troubled twelve-year-old boy--she's forced to face the truth of what her life has become. An intensely emotional and provocative story, Little Girl Gone explores the secret hopes and fears that drive good people to do dangerous things . . . and the courage it takes to make things right.

Nothing matters more to her when a child's life is at stake. Special agent Thea Lamb returns to her hometown to search for a child whose disappearance echoes a twenty-eight-year-old cold case—her twin sister's abduction. Working with her former partner, Jake Stillwell, Thea must overcome the pain, doubt and guilt that have tormented her for years and denied her a meaningful relationship. For both Thea and Jake, the job always came first…until now. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the A Procedural Crime Story series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Little Girl Gone Book 2: John Doe Cold Case

In the first Afton Tangler thriller, the unforgiving cold of a Minnesota winter hides the truth behind an even more chilling crime... On a frozen night in an affluent neighborhood of Minneapolis, a baby is abducted from her home after her teenage babysitter is violently assaulted. The parents are frantic, the police are baffled, and, with the perpetrator already in the wind, the trail is getting colder by the second. As family liaison officer with the Minneapolis P.D., it’s Afton Tangler’s job to deal with the emotional aftermath of terrible crimes—but she’s never faced a case quite as brutal as this. Each development is more heartbreaking than the last and the only lead is a collection of seemingly unrelated clues. But, most disturbing of all, Afton begins to suspect that this case is not isolated. Whoever did this has taken babies before—and if Afton doesn’t solve this crime soon, more children are sure to go missing . . .

Four murders. One missing girl. A bone-chilling mystery. Former criminal lawyer Siya Rajput had sworn off taking on cases involving children because of a brutal mistake she once made. But she is pulled into the frantic investigation when her ex-boyfriend turns to her for help in finding his missing niece. The prime suspect in the murders is in police custody, denying all charges and having any knowledge of the missing girl. Something tells Siya that he knows more than he is revealing. As Siya digs deeper, she comes across bone-chilling secrets that put not just her but also her family in danger. Each new clue takes her to a darker place...and a step closer to her death. Emotions and suspense brim in this heart-stopping mystery set in the quaint city of Pune, India. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner and Harlan Coben will love to meet Siya Rajput. Little Girl Gone is the second book in the Siya Rajput Mystery Series and can be read as a standalone.

Instead of advancing women’s social and professional empowerment, popular culture trends appear to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women and girls at younger and younger ages. This study investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the behaviors and attitudes of young girls and describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention. Topics include the powerful effects of cultural phenomena such as revealing fashions, plastic surgery, and beauty pageants in influencing teen and preteen girls to willingly participate in and promote their own sexualization. These chapters also explore other cultural factors contributing to this early sexualization of young girls, including absentee parenting and material overindulgence. Later chapters focus on the sexual representations of females in the mass entertainment media, focusing specifically on how popular magazines, television programs, films, and the Internet prey upon, promote, and reinforce young girls’ physical and sexual insecurities.

In the 2020s the female birthrate starts to decline. By 2059 only one newborn in twenty is female. This drop in the number of females in the population causes serious social upheavals: changes in sexual mores, the lives of both men and women, occupations, marriage traditions, commerce, and crime. By 2040, the year Julia is born, there is only one female birth for every five males. The situation continues to worsen in the second half of the twenty-first century, until by the time Julia is in her teens, the ratio has dropped to one in twenty-five. Scientists around the world scramble to discover what is causing this decline in female birth and to find a remedy. The world is turned upside down by the social changes brought about by the epidemic. This story tells how the surplus men try to adjust to the situation, and how women handle their newfound power, which comes with a high price: severe restrictions on their freedom and safety. After a failed marriage, Julia prospers as a courtesan, a high-status occupation in the new society. Catherine, Julias daughter, is abducted as a teenager by religious fundamentalists and her life follows radically different path from that of her mother.

At twenty-three, Wendy Shalit punctured conventional wisdom with A Return to Modesty, arguing that our hope for true lasting love is not a problem to be fixed but rather a wonderful instinct that forms the basis for civilization. Now, in Girls Gone Mild, the brilliantly outspoken author investigates an emerging new movement. Despite nearly-naked teen models posing seductively to sell us practically everything, and the proliferation of homemade sex tapes as star-making vehicles, a youth-led rebellion is already changing course. In Seattle and Pittsburgh, teenage girls protest against companies that sell sleazy clothing. Online, a nineteen-year-old describes her struggles with her mother, who she feels is pressuring her to lose her virginity. In a small town outside Philadelphia, an eleventh-grade girl, upset over a “dirty book” read aloud in English class, takes her case to the school board. These are not your mother’s rebels. In an age where pornography is mainstream, teen clothing seems stripper-patented, and “experts” recommend that we learn to be emotionally detached about sex, a key (and callously) targeted audience–girls–is fed up. Drawing on numerous studies and interviews, Shalit makes the case that today’s virulent “bad girl” mindset most truly oppresses young women. Nowadays, as even the youngest teenage girls feel the pressure to become cold sex sirens, put their bodies on public display, and suppress their feelings in order to feel accepted and (temporarily) loved, many young women are realizing that “friends with benefits” are often anything but. And as these girls speak for themselves, we see that what is expected of them turns out to be very different from what is in their own hearts. Shalit reveals how the media, one’s peers, and even parents can undermine girls’ quests for their authentic selves, details the problems of sex without intimacy, and explains what it means to break from the herd mentality and choose integrity over popularity. Written with sincerity and upbeat humor, Girls Gone Mild rescues the good girl from the realm of mythology and old manners guides to show that today’s version is the real rebel: She is not “people pleasing” or repressed; she is simply reclaiming her individuality. These empowering stories are sure to be an inspiration to teenagers and parents alike.

In this eye opening commentary of Genesis 38 Bishop Eric Kincaid Clark proves that the bible is more interesting than the daily soap opera's that fill our televisions. Bishop Clark opens up a story that's filled with lies and deception, sex and murder and even reveals to the reader, God's sense of humor. The story of Genesis 38 follows a girl named Tamar from the innocent days of her youth to a promiscuous season of prostitution. In her youth Tamar is seen as an excited newlywed in a family that's destined for greatness. But as a result of some unfortunate circumstances Tamar goes through a series of emotional changes that ultimately leads to her taking matters into her own hands with the possibility of paying the ultimate price for her actions. This book reveals that know ones sin is bigger than the plan of God. Bishop Clark through his vast understanding of the scriptures and the ability to make them come alive takes you on a journey that's filled with surprise, disappointment and human nature but finally end with God taking the most unlikely people and the most bazaar situation and producing Jesus Christ the Son of God. This book will inspire and encourage you to make good decisions in all of your relationships, but just in case you have made some poor choices in your life, Bishop Clark shows us through this story that you are not disqualified from being used by God. Bishop Eric Clark is one of the most exciting and anointed ministers of the Gospel today. His intensity in delivering the Word of God has revived many ministries and stirred the hearts of many believers to a new level of faith in God. He is known for his powerful messages which have revived many ministries and stirred the hearts of many believers to a new level of faith in God. Bishop Eric Kincaid Clark is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Body of Christ Assembly Located in Warr. Hts., OH. He is currently Serving under the covering of Bishop Luther James Blackwell of Cleveland, OH.

Come and take this journey with Jordyn through trials and tribulations. As the book starts, it exhibits how Jordyn is just breaking out of her shell. At the brink of her adolescence meets a group of girls that have in their persona already in place. Jordyn befriended them and continues to be herself pursuing a dream in modeling. One significant emotional events changes Jordyn's destiny. A sudden 180-degree turn happens in her life that made her go another route. Living in a small community of urban north Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read Jordyn's joys and pains of experiences in her life. See how Jordyn has the ability to endure traumatic experiences and move on with life. A true story of redemption that M. J. is able to take you through one heart searching for her dream. In the search the main character, Jordyn, is engrossing wisdom and a curse. Jordyn's desire is to be good but company she keeps leads her down a destructive path. After high school years love followed stinging her on the side of her heart. Understand how she goes into an infatuated mix of pleasure and pain of trying to understand one man. Throughout the story learn how Jordyn analyzes things that occurs in this story. A path she follows trying to redeem her self every step of the way. Then find out what t choices Jordyn had to choose when the start of having with too many crews. Also, cruel intentions on her in-loved heart. Then understand her desire to he way from all the drama that followed her since 96. She takes a chance at moving to Maryland. M.J. is just describing another survival story. M.J. will make you feel this preserving story of one female. Jordyn, by any means with not gives up.

“Set among Louisiana’s swamps and brooding atmosphere, 'Seven Girls Gone' is a complex mystery whose characters are as intriguing as the storyline.” —The Denver Post When nobody will talk and corruption runs deep, turning to outsiders is the only way to make sure women stop disappearing… For three years, women have been going missing—and eventually turning up dead in the small bayou town of St. Augustine, Louisiana. Police detective Beau Hebert is the only one who seems to care, but with every witness quickly silenced and a corrupt police department set on keeping the cases unsolved, Beau’s investigation stalls at every turn. With nobody else to trust, Beau calls in a favor from his friend on the FBI’s Mobile Response Team. While LAPD detective Kara Quinn works undercover to dig into the women’s murders and team leader Matt Costa officially investigates the in-custody death of a witness, Beau might finally have a chance at solving the case. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, talking gets you killed and secrets stay buried, it’s going to take the entire team working around the clock to unravel the truth. Especially when they discover that the deep-seated corruption and the deadly drug-trafficking ring at the center of it all extends far beyond the small-town borders. A Quinn & Costa Thriller Book 1: The Third to Die Book 2: Tell No Lies Book 3: The Wrong Victim Book 4: Seven Girls Gone

**Read the must-have Sunday Times bestseller today. GONE GIRL meets THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN in this stunning, unsettling psychological thriller.**

Nikei wishes all to seek their purposes in life. The book is to motivate anyone seeking transformation. She gives insight on some mental and spiritual practices that anyone can use and benefit from. Her desire is that the examples of obstacles in this book assist others for positive change. Nikei makes her message open for men and women to understand. This is a book for many ages to relate with. Nikei Salas wishes all love and light.

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Seventeen-year-old Giselle and her older brother, Antoine, are leaving behind their tragic life in Houston to escape their mother. Their grandmother sends them away to stay with their Aunt Wendy in New York. While she is there, Giselle meets Jay, a brash, charismatic Brooklyn boy who changes her whole perspective on her life and who she wants to be. Their complicated relationship puts a divide between her and Antoine and brings about new possibilities for her future. The more she is around him the more mysterious he becomes. She makes him question all the things that he was so sure about before. Giselle is stuck between following her heart and her survival. Either way, deep down she knows that she has no control.