Missing

Maxine's parents have had to do perhaps the worst possible thing: confirm the identity of her brother Derek's body by the clothes he was wearing when he disappeared. So the brother who was missing is now officially dead. But then the worst possible thing really happens: Maxine receives a telephone call from somebody saying he is her brother. She can hardly believe her ears. Has Derek come back from the dead? In this pacy thriller the author manages to confront many issues including: how different people deal with grief/the very under-rated effect of severe bullying at school/sibling rivalry - all in a fast-paced compelling narrative voice. A tense thriller that really picks up pace as Roxy's brother apparently comes back from the dead Cathy MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run, the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel Fighting Back, and a Royal Mail award for Roxy's Baby. Cathy MacPhail's work is enormously popular with young... If You Ask The Average Woman How Much Sizzle There Is In Her Marriage, She'll Probably Answer, Not Enough! Being A Mom Is Overwhelming, And It's Easy For Moms To Slip Into The Habit Of Allowing Responsibilities For Kids, Work, And Church To Interfere With Their Relationship With Their Husbands. They Don't Have The Energy Or The Ideas They Need To Have A Spicy, Satisfying Sex Life. Hot Mama To The Rescue! Kathi Lipp And Erin Macpherson Set Out On A Mission To Find Out What It Takes For Busy Moms To Feel Confident And Sexy. In This Witty Book, They Share Hilarious Stories And Creative Ideas From Moms All Over The Country That Will Help Readers Build A Relationship With Their Spouse That's Happy, Healthy, And Fun. From Building Confidence And Banishing Guilt To Flirting (remember That?) And Wearing Clothes That Make You--and Him--feel Hot, Kathi And Erin Offer Women All The Encouragement, Motivation, And Know-how They Need To Take Their Sex Lives From Ho-hum To Hot. The hot mama way Thou shalt enjoy sex Confidence is key Throw out the guilt Hot dates over playdates Getting over our good girl issues Get in the mood Let's talk about sex, baby Speak respect Keep sex out of the locker room Heat things up Knowing your man What happens in the bedroom, happens in our bedroom Ask our sexperts Girlfriend-to-girlfriend Q & A More tips from real hot mamas Continuing your hot mama journey. Girlfriend-to-girlfriend advice about sex and intimacy that empowers women with creative ideas for building a happy, healthy, and hot marriage.