Barbara Cooper – författare

Making friends is a skill like any other-there are rules to follow, ways to measure your progress, and reasons why some people are better at it than others. Although it may seem like this skill comes naturally to those who don't have Asperger's disorder, nonverbal learning disorder (NLD), or other problems relating to others, the reality is that even the most popular people must constantly hone their abilities in order to make new friends and keep the friends they already have. This workbook includes forty activities you can do to recognize and use your unique strengths, understand the unspoken rules behind how people relate to each other, and improve your social skills.After completing the activities in this workbook, you will discover that you can get along with others and build friendships despite the challenges you face. All you need is the confidence to be yourself while still keeping the feelings of others in mind.

Spirits roam these hotel halls... looking for that final warm embrace. Someone to hold them tight. And never let go. Mark, a 23-year-old young professional, anticipated this is going to be a pleasurable week with his work friends, a jolly company indeed. All of them celebrating right before Halloween at the Irish countryside, staying in a manor house surrounded by deep woods, leading to the ocean... with a history of its own. Still in such a young company Mark feels quite alone, but his ambition drives him to go on and forward. Now suddenly Mark is feeling disoriented, scared and alone. Waking up in different rooms and places around the hotel. Not remembering going to sleep the previous night at all. Things take a darker turn for him, confused within the manor walls. The waves of the nearby ocean slowly beating, and calling out his name to him. To whom he can turn to, find help him in this confusion? It's time for Mark to make some new friends: A psychic.And a ghost. A crash of a triangle which leads in many directions. Which one will prove to be the one Mark is looking for all along ... and which one was indeed looking for him? And in fact may lead him to his doom. Is Mark finally going to come face to face .... with somebody that really needs him?Hand painted color illustrations by Scottish artist included. (Large Print)"Fans of hauntings in a classical mode will enjoy this brisk tale, which boasts a shocking conclusion that readers will guess at while hoping for a happy ending. Takeaway: A time-crossed ghost story that is equal parts haunting and suspenseful. When the past and present slip into each other, Cooper keeps the narrative clear but its mysteries tantalizingly elusive. Her strong hand at evocative details (iron stairs, climbing ivy) never slows the narrative momentum, and the prose is charged with feeling." -- by Publishers Weekly"Barbara Cooper plays the long game in this tantalizing and mysterious paranormal journey. There's a lot going on behind the scenes of this ghostly mystery that young readers can enjoy and dissect. Mixed in with creepy events is a story of connection, finding your purpose, and what some people will do to attain that kind of freedom. I loved the complexity of this book and the ways in which Cooper displays universal human feelings." -- Independent Book Review"Cooper thrills from the opening pages in this tense, time-crossed gothic beauty.A life-changing trip that not everyone will make it out of!" -- BookLife Review

Can she save the missing girl...and herself?Dana, a 22-year-old heiress, feels the atmosphere of the marsh seeping into her skin with each day she spends in the cold unwelcoming mansion of her father's family. When her young cousin, Debra Lee, mysteriously vanishes, Dana turns to Henry - a neighbor from a cabin nearby, to help search for her. Is her cousin dead? What are these strange visions and dreams her new friend is having... could they be connected to the missing girl? Despite the hint of something unnatural and slightly strange about this, Dana is inexplicably drawn to the surrounding woods and to the neighbor himself. But does Henry know more about Debra Lee's disappearance than he's revealing... and is it up to our heroine to start being afraid?Harrowing Roses is a supernatural thriller: if you like gothic mysteries and dark romance you'll love Barbara Cooper's twisted YA, new adult, connection.Vintage line ink Illustrations by author. (Large Print)"What a perfectly chilling story! Cooper's style of writing really sets the perfect mood." - Deborah Dove, romance author"Cooper's debut combines mystery and romance as it follows a young woman searching for her missing cousin at her family's country estate. Readers will be swept into the tension and feel as if they are walking the wetlands alongside Dana, and Cooper's evocative narrative sets a swift pace."-- by Publishers Weekly"Harrowing Roses is a story of intoxicating romance. A thrilling tale of two mysterious strangers brought together by their innate attraction and desire to uncover the truth. There is some sort of intuition, a tantalizing connection between the two romantic leads, and Cooper does an excellent job of keeping us on our toes. Their mistrust of each other is exciting, dangerous, and it is all wrapped into a desire for one another that neither can deny." - Independent Book Review"I recommend this publication to all suspense fans! All in all, Harrowing Roses by Barbara Cooper deserves five stars. It's gripping, intense, and memorable. Only gifted authors manage to create such an elaborate suspense environment." - OnlineBookClub.org"Barbara Cooper writes in such a beautifully unique style that perfectly romanticizes the situation and hidden secrets in this mysterious thriller. Harrowing Roses is mysterious with a sexy, whodunnit vibe. This style of thriller is so wonderful and easy to cozy up with." -- A Hippies Bookshelf blog

Spirits roam these hotel halls... looking for that final warm embrace. Someone to hold them tight. And never let go.Mark, a 23-year-old young professional, anticipated this is going to be a pleasurable week with his work friends, a jolly company indeed. All of them celebrating right before Halloween at the Irish countryside, staying in a manor house surrounded by deep woods, leading to the ocean... with a history of its own. Still in such a young company Mark feels quite alone, but his ambition drives him to go on and forward. Now suddenly Mark is feeling disoriented, scared and alone. Waking up in different rooms and places around the hotel. Not remembering going to sleep the previous night at all. Things take a darker turn for him, confused within the manor walls. The waves of the nearby ocean slowly beating, and calling out his name to him. To whom he can turn to, find help him in this confusion? It's time for Mark to make some new friends: A psychic.And a ghost. A crash of a triangle which leads in many directions. Which one will prove to be the one Mark is looking for all along ... and which one was indeed looking for him? And in fact may lead him to his doom. Is Mark finally going to come face to face .... with somebody that really needs him?Hand painted color illustrations by Scottish artist included. "Fans of hauntings in a classical mode will enjoy this brisk tale, which boasts a shocking conclusion that readers will guess at while hoping for a happy ending. Takeaway: A time-crossed ghost story that is equal parts haunting and suspenseful. When the past and present slip into each other, Cooper keeps the narrative clear but its mysteries tantalizingly elusive. Her strong hand at evocative details (iron stairs, climbing ivy) never slows the narrative momentum, and the prose is charged with feeling." -- by Publishers Weekly"Barbara Cooper plays the long game in this tantalizing and mysterious paranormal journey. There's a lot going on behind the scenes of this ghostly mystery that young readers can enjoy and dissect. Mixed in with creepy events is a story of connection, finding your purpose, and what some people will do to attain that kind of freedom. I loved the complexity of this book and the ways in which Cooper displays universal human feelings." -- Independent Book Review"Cooper thrills from the opening pages in this tense, time-crossed gothic beauty.A life-changing trip that not everyone will make it out of!" -- BookLife Review