The Human Magnet Syndrome: The Codependent Narcissist Trap: Surviving Narcissistic Abuseby Ross Rosenberg

A psychotherapist’s guide to codependency, narcissism, the treatment of narcissistic abuse, and achieving healthy love from yourself and others.

Since the dawn of civilization, people have been magnetically and irresistibly drawn together, not so much by what they see, feel, and think, but more by invisible, unconscious romantic forces. This seductive, alluring, and seemingly impossible-to-avoid love force is the Human Magnet Syndrome. It bends oppositely-matched partners in a breakup-resistant, rollercoaster-like relationship.

Magnetic-like attraction, or “chemistry,” brings codependents and narcissists together in an enchanting fantasy that can never be sustained. Given time, a codependent’s soulmate dreams will predictably melt away, leaving them with the cellmate reality.

This revised and updated, breakthrough book not only explains why codependents habitually fall prey to harmful and manipulative narcissists, but also why they predictably sabotage their dreams for freedom, happiness, and self-love. Rosenberg’s pioneering work on relationships, codependency, and narcissism is a necessary road map for receiving healthy love–both from others and ourselves.

Praise for The Human Magnet Syndrome

“I recommend The Human Magnet Syndrome to those who work in social services, education, chemical dependency, or the counseling fields and to the people they touch. It’s time to wake up and this brilliant book sounds the alarm we need.”–Melody Beattie, bestselling author of Codependent No More 

“This book will help anyone understand the attractors of love and consequent suffering. I recommend it to couples who are mystified by the depth and repetition of their pain, and to therapists whose destiny is to help them.”–Harville Hendrix, bestselling co-author of Getting the Love You Want and creator of Imago Relationship Therapy

Leif J. Erickson Thriller Bundle: Time Vacation – Hidden Trails – Cerrado – Beta Troopsby Leif J. Erickson

Time Vacation

Time Vacation is a progressive company that offers people the chance to see history with a vacation through time. The most popular locations, dinosaurs, pyramid building, and the American Revolution bring in thousands of people a year, paying the million dollar price tag for the chance to see history come to life all thanks to the inventors of time travel, the late Daniel Blank, his son Maximilian, and Max’s late wife, Sarah.

Hidden Trails

In the depths of the forest, along the hidden trails, the girls find an abandoned city with a strange orphan girl living there. After her parents died the teenager ran away to the city and began work to fix up some of the buildings. She agrees to help Jennifer and her friends find the guys but as they begin the search, the girls realize that something far more sinister is being hidden in the forest. One by one, the girls discover what happened to the guys, and learn that some things that are hidden are never meant to be found.

Cerrado

Krispin Risdell has always looked to the stars, praying that one day he will leave his family’s simple farm and set off on a life changing adventure. When he discovers that the woman of his dreams, Holly Porter, has received a marriage proposal from another man, Krispin has no choice but to spring into action. Holly agrees to marry the man who has the grandest adventure so Krispin sets out to travel the world. On his way he meets a strange princess from the magical land of Cerrado, and together, Krispin and the princess must stop a dark evil from returning before it consumes both worlds.

Beta Troops

When a group of freedom fighters led by Two Doctors; Doctor Monte Prowl and Doctor Chas Kent, discover a way to defeat the Alpha troops, and where the location of the formula to manufacture the protein is, they launch a desperate attempt to free the country from the Ross Empire. With spies everywhere, and no way to trust anyone, the doctors must use their skills to fly under the radar to disrupt the emperor and his killers.

Onward: The Art of Leadershipby Mark Joseph Huckabee

Onward: The Art of Leadership reveals a new vision of leadership and success, tailored for 21st-century leaders and taught through the lens of literature, history, and cinema.

On our adventure we’ll master public speaking with Winston Churchill. We’ll learn negotiation tactics from Nelson Mandela. Pixar will teach us the power of brand equity. We’ll plan our retirement years with Michael Corleone himself, and grow our wealth with Wall Street’s Gordon Gekko. We’ll shine a life-saving light on addiction and discover the key to overcoming life’s greatest tragedies alongside Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl.

Jurassic Park. Napoleon Bonaparte. The Matrix. TED Talks. Alexander the Great. Elon Musk. Star Wars. These are our teachers. And through them, we will transform our approach to leadership and life.

Onward: The Art of Leadership. Timeless principles. Today’s voice.

Marekby Liza Probz

Jazmine

Being a thief was never my life’s ambition, but there’s something I need to find, and I’ll go to any length to do it.

It’s a matter of life and death. And no one is willing to help.

A few mishaps later, I find myself in trouble with the feline king and it’s time to RUN.

But I don’t get very far. A handsome humanoid is wanting company for a long trip and he’s offering just the help I need.

For a cost…

Marek

One year. That’s all I get before I’m to step up as rightful king of my people.

A people believed to be extinct by the surrounding worlds.

Even though I’m the eldest and most responsible, I’m in need of an adventure and a beautiful woman to help keep my blood warm.

Finding a human thief who needed a transport around the galaxy was not part of the plan, but once I laid eyes on her, I knew she was mine.

She might plan on ripping me off and not paying up on her half of the bargain, but that’s all right. I don’t only want her body.

I want everything she’s got to offer.

Forever.

The Vartik King Chronicles in planned as a sexy Sci-Fi Standalone series where eight siblings get an adventure and find love in the galaxies beyond home. Come join this new adventure and fall in love with the world I’ve created. Each book can be read separately and out of order! Enjoy.

Helminthby S. Alessandro Martinez

Rei would do anything for those she loves.

As her best friend, Abby, struggles to cope with the sudden loss of her husband, Rei and her closest girlfriends take her to a beautiful lakeside house nestled in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, hoping that a weekend of support from long-time friends will help Abby along her road of emotional recovery.

But as the young women get settled, Rei begins to notice there’s something wrong with the place. Could this peaceful, idyllic location be hiding an ancient evil below the waters of the lake? Or are the problems wholly within Abby herself, who seems to be losing her grip on reality? When unexplainable, nightmarish things occur, Rei realizes this weekend getaway may turn into their last outing.

Being Authentic: A Memoirby Morhaf Al Achkar

⚠ Our existence is fragile. I learned that in many intricate ways, so I do not take today for granted. I do not know what tomorrow will bring. I do not even know if tomorrow will come. ⚠

◆ On the eve of Thanksgiving 2016, I received the diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. Next to dying, I fear the spread of cancer to my brain and losing my ability to think, speak, or write. This loss would be devastating to me. ◆

• The fragility of our life made me want to be authentic. Therefore, I am writing this memoir to be authentic–we become our true selves when we author who we are.
• I am afraid of being forgotten. Death does frighten me. But more than dying, I am scared of having no one remember me or, even worse, of being recognized differently from who I was. At the same time, I have never thought that I was entitled to ask others not to forget me. But, not to be forgotten is precisely what I yearn for. ★
• While I am writing for the other, I am simultaneously writing for myself. I am one of the readers and will test the subject as it gets written. My criteria are stricter. I want to say, “This is my narrative.” 

♥ I need to be able to say, “This is my narrative.” ♥

Touch Me Againby C. Morgan

The man made my life pure hell in high school.

But that was years ago. And we’re both all grown up now.

He’s hotter than sin and has a smile that leaves me and my friends panting for his attention.

It’s spring break and I need time with the girls on the beach. Florida should do the trick.

Never in a million years did I expect Hudson Philips to be there.

Memories of him bullying and teasing me mercilessly roll through me in waves, but we’re not kids anymore, and those aren’t the only waves he’s making.

He’s damned determined to get back into my good graces, and he’s working every angle possible to make sure it happens.

As hard as I try to deny him, he quickly becomes the only thing I can think about.

But the minute I let down my guard, he puts his up again. He’s not looking for a long-term love affair.

I wish he were, but for now, I simply want him to touch me again.