Books with title Closed Heart

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders’ fears and strips jackers of their rights. While some jackers flee to Jackertown—a slum rife with jackworkers who trade mind control favors for cash—Kira and her family hide from the readers who fear her and jackers who hate her. But when a jacker Clan member makes Kira’s boyfriend Raf collapse in her arms, Kira is forced to save the people she loves by facing the thing she fears most: FBI agent Kestrel and his experimental torture chamber for jackers.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Book One)Closed Hearts (Book Two)Free Souls (Book Three)Mind Games (Book Four) - novellaThe Handler (Book Five) - novellaThe Scribe (Book Six) - novellaKeeper (Book Seven) - novella MINDJACK: ZEPHLocked Tight (Book One)Cracked Open (Book Two)Broken Wide (Book Three)The Locksmith (Book Four) - novellaFORMATS AND TRANSLATIONSMindjack available in ebook, print, audiobook, French and GermanLIVE ACTION TRAILERVoted Best Trailer at the 2014 Illinois International Film Festival and one of 50 Most Cinematic Trailers Ever Made – check it out at Susan’s website.

Ally couldn’t believe her eyes, was it possible that the Legend of Dalton Manor was real? If so, it meant she was the latest victim to be trapped within the legends curse. Never believing in magic, Ally now realized it existed and worst of all, it had stolen everything from her.Terrified beyond reason, she longed for the mundane days of Glenbrook, wanting nothing more than to be back home. She would take her drunken father, nosy neighbors and long monotonous days over this strange unimaginable world. The longer she found herself in the magical realm that had enveloped her, the more questions she had. Could Rose be the best friend a girl could have? Unsure of who she can trust or how to find a way out, Ally is pulled deeper and deeper into this unbelievable world…..a world she’s about to discover has been visited by many others before her.

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders’ fears and strips jackers of their rights. While some jackers flee to Jackertown—a slum rife with jackworkers who trade mind control favors for cash—Kira and her family hide from the readers who fear her and jackers who hate her. But when a jacker Clan member makes Kira’s boyfriend Raf collapse in her arms, Kira is forced to save the people she loves by facing the thing she fears most: FBI agent Kestrel and his experimental torture chamber for jackers.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Book One)Closed Hearts (Book Two)Free Souls (Book Three)Mind Games (Book Four) - novellaThe Handler (Book Five) - novellaThe Scribe (Book Six) - novellaKeeper (Book Seven) - novella MINDJACK: ZEPHLocked Tight (Book One)Cracked Open (Book Two)Broken Wide (Book Three)The Locksmith (Book Four) - novellaFORMATS AND TRANSLATIONSMindjack available in ebook, print, audiobook, French and GermanLIVE ACTION TRAILERVoted Best Trailer at the 2014 Illinois International Film Festival and one of 50 Most Cinematic Trailers Ever Made – check it out at Susan’s website.

Jessie Medina knows the job of School Development Director won't be easy, given that she is a woman working for a boy's school and that she is proposing new projects in a school operating on antiquated fundraising ideas. Jessie attempts to stage a concert to benefit the school, with or without the support of the alumni association's president, Roland Tobias. Though he seems intent on making her life difficult, she finds that the very man who challenges her at every turn can be her biggest ally. Balancing the new job and a personal relationship may hit a little too close to home and a little too close to the fears in her own heart.

Diane Gonzales Bertrand enjoys a career as an award-winning writer, but in her latest novel for young adults, Close to the Heart, the central character makes a major career change. No longer feeling content with her corporate job, Jessie Medina finds a cause more worthy of her attention: saving St. Joseph’s High School. Close to the Heart invites young readers to follow Jessie on her new career path as she encounters professional and personal complicated situations.Knowing the job of School Development Director will not be easy and expecting a certain amount of resistance given the fact that she is a woman working for a boy’s school, Jessie trudges ahead as a staff member full of projects in a school that seems to be operating on antiquated fundraising ideas. She doggedly launches an effort to stage a benefit concert for the school, with or without the support of the alumni association’s president, Roland Tovias. Though he seems intent on making her life difficult, Jessie finds that the very man who challenges her at every turn can be her biggest ally when it really counts. She is afraid that balancing the new job and a personal relationship may hit a little too close to home and a little too close to the fears in her own heart. This fast-paced romance for readers ages 11 and up raises interesting issues about one woman’s struggle to have it all and the complex role of cultural traditions in an ever-changing world.

About the Book: When a family member or close friend dies, it is difficult for children to express their feelings. It can also be difficult for caring adults to know how to support grieving children. This is a workbook for children that gently guides them through the grieving process. It has colorful illustrations and simple exercises which allow them to explore their feelings, offering positive guidance that their feelings are normal and that they will feel better with time. Written by a pediatrician and her daughter (who experienced loss at age ten), this book helps guide and comfort children dealing with one of life’s most challenging issues.

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you. Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice after all. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders' fears and strips jackers of their rights. While some jackers flee to Jackertown - a slum rife with jackworkers who trade mind control favors for cash - Kira and her family hide from the readers who fear her and jackers who hate her. But when a jacker Clan member makes Kira's boyfriend Raf collapse in her arms, Kira is forced to save the people she loves by facing the thing she fears most: FBI agent Kestrel and his experimental torture chamber for jackers.