Rachel Lacey – författare

Tall, dark, and brooding Mark Dalton has returned to his hometown of Haven, North Carolina, hoping for a fresh start. In addition to teaching survival skills classes at Off-the-Grid Adventures, Mark is also scouting new land to build a mountain biking course, which brings him toe-to-toe with his high school sweetheart, Jessica. A woman he gave up for all the wrong reasons. Jessica Flynn owns the Haven Spa, and thanks in part to the town's natural hot springs, her business is doing well. So well in fact that she's finally close to having the means to buy the land behind the spa she's had her eye on for years. But she wasn't counting on having to bid against Mark, the man she once loved with all her heart, the man who dumped her like a bad habit when he enlisted in the army and never looked back. But when a third party outbids them both, can Mark and Jessica find a way to team up and buy the land together? Or will Mark's painful secrets keep them apart for good?

Listening to children is a vital aspect of social work practice.'Let's talk to Barney; Listening to foster children's voices about staying connected with family' is written in a child friendly manner. It is an activity book, suitable for professionals to use with foster children in the age range 5-10 years. It is the type of book which encourages professionals to engage in an interactive manner with foster children. Its primary aim is to let the voices of foster children be heard in relation to how they feel about maintaining a relationship with different members of their birth family. It focuses on the story of a dog.The material obtained by social workers through using this tool can then be used in contact planning and when reviewing contact plans.