What She Did

The ultimate roadmap for female distance runners, from two-time Olympian Molly Huddle and two-time NCAA champion Sara Slattery—featuring 50 candid interviews with women who’ve made it The road from a high school track to an Olympic starting line is long and sometimes shadowy. Obstacles like chronic injuries, under-fueled nutrition, and coercive coaching can threaten to derail careers before they’ve even begun. Frustrated by seeing young talent burn out before reaching their potential, professional distance runner Molly Huddle and college coach Sara Slattery have teamed up with trailblazing running legends and sports medicine professionals to create an essential guide to reach your running potential. This is How She Did It—an instructional and inspirational collection of stories and advice for female runners. The book begins with key information from the professionals who help make athletic excellence possible: trainers, physicians, nutritionists, and sports psychologists. Then, you’ll hear the first-person accounts of fifty women who’ve done it themselves. From the pioneers who fought tirelessly for women’s inclusion in the sport to the names splashed across headlines today, featured athletes include: Joan Benoit Samuelson • Patti Catalano Dillon • Madeline Manning Mims • Paula Radcliffe • Deena Kastor • Brenda Martinez • Shalane Flanagan • Emma Coburn • Raevyn Rogers • Molly Seidel • and more With Molly and Sara guiding the way, these athletes share their empowering stories, biggest regrets, funniest moments, and hard-won advice. Collectively, these voices are the embodiment of strength, meant to educate, inspire, and motivate you to see how far—and how fast—you can go.

If you think you did something terrible? Would you tell? I live a small life: a one-bedroom apartment, clothes that help me blend into the background, just a few friends who don’t know my whole story. Everything has to be simple, ordered, in its place. It gives me the illusion that I’m in control. Even though I know I never can be. Twenty years ago, I lost everyone I ever loved, and they say it was all my fault. I’ve tried to make sure I could never hurt anyone again, but it’s hard to live any kind of life without letting anyone get close to me. And then come the sirens; the knock at the door. If I’d done something terrible, I would know, wouldn’t I? An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that’ll keep you reading long into the night. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor, Teresa Driscoll and Lisa Jewell. What readers are saying about What She Did: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolutely brilliant psychological thriller!!… I was gripped from the first page and definitely didn’t see the ending coming. Worth more than five stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I am blown away by this book, the twist and turns are mind-boggling!… BRILLIANT… If I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Outstanding read. Kept me hooked!’ Hampshire Book Lover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Breathtakingly good. I raced through it in one evening!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book comes out of the traps fast and doesn’t let up at all.’ @Its_Because_She’s_Vegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was intrigued from page one and it didn’t let go till the end!… This is the best book I’ve read all month.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent! It was so hard to put down… So many twists and turns kept me coming back for more!’ @booksandbrunchpodcast ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read all year! I was absolutely on the edge of my seat.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this fast-paced, gripping read.’ Fiction Vixen Reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, what a book. I was blown away by this story.’ @bookloversanonuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thrilling and tense story that keeps you turning the pages and guessing until the shocking ending… An absolutely gripping thriller.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! Truly a page-turner.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Completely gripping.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fantastic read. I couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What an ending!!’ Goodreads reviewer

Does someone want her frightened…or dead? Someone is terrorizing Chelsea McGregor and her daughter. But who? Her husband disappeared years ago. The only other suspect is a former boss who couldn’t respect boundaries—a far cry from attempted murder. Texas rancher Nate Kent vows to help the single mom. But can she trust an outsider to keep her family safe?

Most of us care. We really do. We care about poverty and injustice, about orphans and the sick. And yet, weighed down by the everyday load of bringing home a paycheck, putting food on the table, and taking care of our family demands, we question our ability to make a difference. Bombarded by one celebrity help-the-world-athon after another, we shrug our shoulders in futility and do absolutely nothing. Enter She Did What She Could. Based on the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume in Mark 14, She Did What She Could provides overwhelmed, yet service-seeking, significance-starved readers a realistic response to the seemingly unmeetable needs around us. Now includes the She Did What She Could Study Guide, formerly available separately as ISBN 9781615215799.

Do you know what you’ve done? I’ve sunken my teeth into a story that could make my career—an exposé on the most powerful man in the city. A vicious attack fails to deter my ambitions, but it brings Detective Sebastian Reed into my life. He’s steely and magnetic, and determined to keep me safe. Except there is no safe. Only stolen moments, secrets and lies. And a tinder box of an attraction, waiting to ignite. Every touch is a reckless diversion, because out in the night a hooded figure plots his revenge. Do you know what you’ve done? I don’t. But someone’s determined to make me pay for it with my life.

Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully, this collection of inspiring and expertly researched profiles charts the bold paths these women forged in the twentieth century. The subjects profiled include: Jane Addams Ethel Percy Drusilla Baker Gertrude BergRachel CarsonShirley ChisholmJoan CooneyIsadora DuncanBarbara GittingsTemple GrandinGrace HopperDolores HuertaBillie Jean KingDorothea LangePatsy MinkVera RubinMargaret SangerGladys TantaquidgeonIda M. TarbellMadame C. J. WalkerAlice WatersSecond Wave Feminism

Royal Single Dad So this was England! American tourist Melanie Warren was enchanted, even by the rain. Until a ferocious downpour left her stranded—and at the mercy of David Crandall, the wickedly sexy seventh Viscount of Castlebury. Still, the devilish bachelor couldn't be all sin and seduction. He was, after all, raising two orphaned tykes. And the mischievous twins stole Melanie's affections as swiftly as David stole her breath. Ensconced in Castlebury, surrounded by love, Melanie was soon living a fairy tale come true. But if she started believing in happily-ever-after would her vacation souvenir be her own broken heart?

All Sophie wants is to forget what happened last summer. But that’s not easy when people keep asking if she’s okay, and her mother locks herself behind closed doors for hours at a time. And now her best friend, Abigail, cares more about parties and boys than about hanging out with Sophie. Lost in memories of the life she had before that terrible day, Sophie retreats into herself. But it’s only so long before she must confront the tragedy of her past so she can face the future.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! offers a new and compelling perspective on conflict and competition among women in the workplace. Nan Mooney explores how and why some women hurt each other on the job, and what we can do to begin cleaning up the mess. Based on real stories from real women, I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! provides a provocative social and cultural exploration of the often troubled and painful dynamics that unfold among female coworkers. The massive influx of women into the workplace in the past thirty years means a whole new category of problems has arisen. Suddenly women are working over, under and alongside other women. Their professional relationships are subject to the pressures and conflicts of organizational culture, not to mention society at large. Women on the job have grown more comfortable with ambition, competition, management and success, but that hasn't negated the value they place on communication and relationships, on being liked and being nice. Striking a balance between these two selves is a delicate undertaking and many women are uncertain how to interact in a workplace where such lines are regularly being blurred. Working together, women have fostered a breathtaking degree of positive change. But there is another side to the story. If women are to continue moving forward, the time has come to examine — honestly and unequivocally — our very human impulse to compete with, hurt and even destroy one another to get what we want. In I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! Nan Mooney provides vivid insights on the emotional toll competition can take on women in business and charts a path towards more productive and fulfilling relationships for professional women everywhere.

Gillian Roberts has been recognized and presented with multiple awards for her Amanda Pepper mystery series. Now, collected here for the first time, are 14 short stories by this bestselling mystery author. From cats to marriages and dogs to dentists, these stories cover a wide range of themes and all are infused with Roberts’ well-known sense of humor. Pulled from out-of-print anthologies and recovered from magazines, these stories represent 25 amazing years in the writing career of one of the mystery genre’s most-beloved authors.