New Releases by Patricia Potter

Jeune veuve, Kimbra Charlton survit avec son enfant de maraudes et de rapines le long de la frontière écossaise. Après le carnage de Flodden Field, elle découvre sur le champ de bataille un Écossais inanimé. Plutôt que de le livrer aux siens, Kimbra décide de le ramener chez elle pour le soigner en cachette. L’homme est richement vêtu, peut-être pourra-t-elle obtenir une bonne rançon si elle le ramène en vie à sa famille ? Mais lorsque le bel inconnu reprend conscience, elle comprend qu’il est frappé d’amnésie...

A quick-relief guide for calming anger in the moment—just when you need it most. Do you struggle with problem anger? If so, you are far from alone. Sometimes anger can be a helpful emotion. It pushes us to stand up for ourselves or the people we care about—or to advocate for a cause we believe in. But sometimes, anger can become intense and overwhelming, and lead us to act in destructive or harmful ways—impacting relationships, work, and our health. So, how can you take charge of your anger before it gets the best of you? Written by a team of anger experts, The Anger Toolkit offers evidence-based anger-cooling skills, exercises, and tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With this powerfully effective pocket guide, you’ll learn to: Find calm right away with “emergency” anger management skills Understand your anger, as well as your anger triggers Get unstuck from anger before it gets the best of you Be good to yourself by creating a life where your physical and emotional well-being are high priorities If you’re ready to stop letting anger rule your life, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to stay calm, cool, and in charge of your emotions.

The Soldier’s Promise - Patricia Potter When former Ranger Josh Manning comes to close-knit Covenant Falls, he knows he won’t be staying long. The solitary life suits him just fine. As soon as he’s renovated the cabin he’s inherited from a late fellow soldier, he and his ex-military dog, Amos, are getting out fast. That is, until Mayor Eve Douglas drops by. Eve, a young widow, has a precocious son and a band of misfit pets. Definitely not his type. Besides, she deserves much more than he can give. Unless, against all his instincts, he’s ready to make one more promise. An Officer And Her Gentleman - Amy Woods Readjusting to civilian life has been a struggle for former Army medic Avery Abbott. Home in Peach Leaf, Texas, for two years now, she still struggles with her worsening PTSD. And then a shaggy mutt named Foggy – and devastatingly handsome dog trainer Isaac Meyer – change everything. From the moment Isaac finds beautiful Avery scared and shaking on a rural country road, suffering from a heartbreaking flashback, he feels a connection to her he can’t explain. Is it her bruised and battered heart? Her easy affection for the therapy dog he finds to help her? Isaac is unsure, but he vows to help her rebuild her life. What he doesn’t expect is that the sensitive veteran he has rescued is going to rescue his own heart right back...

Colorado Cowboy - Patricia Potter They're complete opposites! Life as a traveling physical therapist suits former army medic Ross Taylor. Two weeks in Covenant Falls, Colorado, helping out at an equine therapy program won't change his desire for freedom. So why does it feel like the whole town is trying to get him to stay - from the veterans at New Beginnings Ranch to the scruffy little dog who adopts him? And then there's Susan Wall, the beautiful innkeeper he can't stop thinking about. For Susan, Covenant Falls is home, a safe place. Falling for a wandering man is a bad idea, no matter how much she's drawn to him. But Ross wandered into her town. If he needs what she's found here, she'll try to help him find it, too...including love. Oklahoma Bull Rider - Christine Wenger A family for the rancher... Sara Peterson has room for only one man in her life - her son, Mickey, who hasn't spoken since a tragic accident. When Mickey enters an equine therapy program, Sara bumps heads with stubborn bull rider Jesse Beaumont. Jesse's great at helping the kids around the ranch, but he's hardly parent material...or so Sara keeps telling herself. Can the single mum build a forever family with her cowboy?

Finding her wings Lauren MacInnes’s life has been up in the air for over a year—in a very different way from her flying days. The former fighter pilot is completely focused on her teen daughter after a devastating accident. An equine therapy program for children of veterans in Colorado offers new hope. And Lauren would give anything to see Julie smile again. Rancher Reese Howard fascinates Lauren with his passion for helping wounded children and wild mustangs. He’s the first man to stir her interest since losing her husband. The gruff rancher is also her complete opposite—dedicated to the land, while Lauren longs to fly again. Julie still comes first, but is it time for Lauren to find happiness of her own…even love?

They’re complete opposites! Life as a traveling physical therapist suits former army medic Ross Taylor. Two weeks in Covenant Falls, Colorado, helping out at an equine therapy program won’t change his desire for freedom. So why does it feel like the whole town is trying to get him to stay—from the veterans at New Beginnings Ranch to the scruffy little dog who adopts him? And then there’s Susan Wall, the beautiful innkeeper he can’t stop thinking about. For Susan, Covenant Falls is home, a safe place. Falling for a wandering man is a bad idea, no matter how much she’s drawn to him. But Ross wandered into her town. If he needs what she’s found here, she’ll try to help him find it, too…including love.

A trio of historical western romances by an award-winning, USA Today–bestselling author who “soars above the rest” (Literary Times). Diablo: Former Confederate Kane O’Brien is now a spy for the Yanks, sent to infiltrate and destroy a notorious outlaw refuge in Texas. But the mission gets complicated when he meets Nicky Thompson, a desperate beauty who is hiding there. Now she’s entrusting her life to a sensual stranger whose secret objective may doom them both. “If you like Jo Goodman, you’re probably wishing there were more Wild West stories in the same vein. Fortunately for you . . . Patricia Potter wrote Diablo.” —All About Romance Defiant: A widowed young mother, Mary Jo Williams is new to Colorado territory when she finds herself tending to a wounded outlaw. Wade Foster can’t ignore the passion between them—or the danger he’s putting her in. To have a future with Mary Jo, he’ll have to put his past to rest by taking out the band of killers on his tail. “Defiant is the next word in great historical romance!” —Literary Times Wanted: Wrongly accused of murder, Texas ranger Morgan Davis is out to nab the real killer. He didn’t count on being seduced by the man’s sister, Lori, a crack-shot temptress who’ll do anything to save her brother from the gallows. But falling in love with Morgan was the last thing she wanted—and the most dangerous thing that could have happened. “Patricia Potter is a master storyteller, a powerful weaver of romantic tales.” —Mary Jo Putney, New York Times–bestselling author

Three novels of historical western romance from the USA Today–bestselling "master storyteller" (Mary Jo Putney). Relentless: After years of wrongful imprisonment, Maj. Rafe Tyler wants revenge against the Colorado rancher who framed him. The first step is taking the rat's daughter hostage. Now, sheltered Boston beauty Shea Randall has a lot to learn about her estranged father's devious past—and about forbidden desire. "After Relentless, Ms. Potter will surely be in a class by herself." — Literary Times Renegade: Widow Susannah Fallon came to Richmond to rescue the only family she has left, now held in a Confederate prison. But the stranger sharing her brother's cell piques her interest too. As Maj. Rhys Redding helps Susannah escort her wounded brother across the war-ravaged South, they face inescapable dangers—and discover undeniable passion. "When a historical romance [gets] the Potter treatment, the story line is pure action and excitement." —BookBrowse Notorious: The scion of a wealthy Georgia family turned stone-cold gunslinger, Marsh Canton is reinventing himself again. In taking over a San Francisco saloon, he's met his match in its Derringer-toting proprietress, Catalina Hilliard. But when they submit to outlaw desire, it changes the stakes of their game. Will it redeem them, or destroy them? "Smart dialogue and constant action." — Publishers Weekly

This trilogy by the USA Today–bestselling author follows a family saga of love and war from 17th-century Scotland to 18th-century colonial America. In the breathtaking Scottish Star series, an award-winning “master storyteller” follows three generations of the passionate Sutherland clan. Across oceans and continents, three men face war, rebellion, and unforgettable romance (Mary Jo Putney). Starcatcher: After ten years fighting Cromwell’s armies, Patrick Sutherland returns home to wed the beautiful Marsali Gunn. But Patrick faces a new battlefront when he finds their families have fallen into a savage clan war. Now Marsali must choose between family loyalty and her star-crossed love. Starfinder: Accused of treason against the British crown, Scottish freedom fighter Ian Sutherland arrives in the colonies as an indentured servant to a Maryland farmer. When the landowner dies, Ian finds a new cause: saving the widow Fancy Marsh from the clutches of her cruel brother-in-law. Star Keeper: Son of a Scottish rebel and an American woman, John Patrick Sutherland raids the cargo of British ships for the patriot cause. A wanted rebel, he finds refuge with Annette Carey. Though loyal to the Tories, Annette gives in to traitorous desire, risking her future for the enemy—a man she must now trust with her life.

He’s looking for roots. She won’t be tied down. Army ranger Travis Hammond needs to heal physical and emotional wounds. A job in Covenant Falls checking out equine therapy programs for veterans is a start, but it’s only temporary. And he doesn’t need a partner, especially some reporter with the persistence of a terrier and irresistible green eyes. Like Travis, Jenny Talbot’s just passing through town. Unlike Travis, Jenny knows exactly where she’s going next—back to the Middle East, as soon as she recovers from her own war injury. But there’s a bend in the road for both of them.

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He’s looking for roots. She won’t be tied down.

Este é o seu conteúdo completo para enfermagem — dos conceitos básicos aos procedimentos essenciais! Potter Fundamentos de Enfermagem, 9a Edição o prepara para a carreira de enfermeiro e de enfermeira, fornecendo uma base sólida para o pensamento crítico, a prática baseada em evidências, a teoria de enfermagem e o cuidado clínico seguro em todos os ambientes da prática profissional. Com diretrizes ilustradas passo a passo, este livro facilita o aprendizado de procedimentos e técnicas importantes. Os planos de cuidados são apresentados dentro da estrutura do processo de enfermagem, e estudos de caso mostram como aplicar conceitos à prática de enfermagem. Escrito por um time de especialistas liderados por Patricia Potter e Anne Griffin Perry, este best-seller de enfermagem o ajuda a desenvolver a compreensão e o raciocínio clínico necessários para fornecer um excelente atendimento ao paciente.?

A trio of courageous brothers face danger and love in sixteenth-century Scotland in these three enthralling romances from a USA Today–bestselling author. The men of the Maclean Clan are fierce warriors. From the battle of Flodden Field to the waters off the Spanish Coast, they fight to protect their homes and those they love. In this spellbinding Scottish Highland series, the Maclean brothers find unexpected romance with women who heal and stir their souls. Beloved Imposter: Felicia Campbell has set a plan in motion to escape her wedding to the lecherous old Earl of Morneith—but she’s interrupted when she’s abducted. Her fury turns to curiosity when she discovers her captor is the handsome Rory Maclean, her clan’s hated enemy. And Rory, who has sworn never to love again, finds himself daring to care for the fiery captive who could save his broken soul . . . Beloved Stranger: Lachlan Maclean rode with King James IV of Scotland to free his country from English tyranny. In the slaughter at Flodden Field, he’s thrown from his horse and awakes to the beautiful visage of Kimbra Carlton, a border woman whose husband was killed by a Scot, leaving her to fend for her daughter alone. Now, she can neither let the wounded Lachlan die nor let anyone know his heritage. But perhaps in healing him, she may heal her own heart . . . Beloved Warrior: Patrick Maclean spent years enslaved aboard a Spanish galleon. But after he leads his fellow oarsmen in an uprising, he finds himself in charge of not only the vessel but also a fetching young passenger: Juliana Mendoza, the ship owner’s niece. Juliana was bound for a wedding and a man she never wanted. But the more she comes to know Patrick and his honorable clan, the more she realizes that only she can decide her fate . . .

This is the home he never expected… With a terrifying ordeal behind him, former navy SEAL Jubal Pierce was supposed to stay in Covenant Falls, Colorado, for only a day or two. That's it. He's not prepared to put down roots here—no matter how intriguing the town's new doctor happens to be. Not to mention Dr. Lisa Redding's teen brother is on a troubled path that's all too familiar. Suddenly Jubal finds himself entangled in the community and with deep, unfamiliar feelings for Lisa. But maybe a little detour is just what a warrior needs to find his true purpose…and true love.

Here is an informational and practical book that systematically addresses the complex relationships between chemical abuse/dependency, aggression, and family violence. Directed toward professional chemical dependency and family violence counselors, it provides specific guidelines for the assessment of child abuse, incest, and marital rape, as they are likely to be encountered in a chemical dependency treatment setting. Experts outline treatment suggestions for chemically dependent and codependent individuals who are or have been the victims/perpetrators of family violence. Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency contains two unique and very detailed chapters on the relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol and other mood-altering substances as well as the connections between these two and other physiological and psychological correlates of violence.

One brave step at a time Lieutenant Andrea Stuart survived the war-zone attack that took her fiancé. A therapy dog and a cabin in Covenant Falls are all the risks the former military nurse is willing to take anymore. But as Andy's drawn into writing the history of the small town, she's also drawn to Nate Rowland. As rugged as he is jaded, Nate's committed to helping fellow veterans—and avoiding a new relationship. Keeping her distance might be smart, but it's hard to stay away when Andy sees that Nate has a few scars of his own. Together they might find a path toward healing…and so much more.

Harlequin® Superromance brings you four new novels for one great price, available now! Experience powerful relationships that deliver a strong emotional punch and a guaranteed happily ever after. This Superromance box set includes: The Secret Between Them Cathryn Parry Wounded marine Kyle Northrup is ready to claim his inheritance, the ice rink he grew up on. Except he has to share ownership with Jessica Hughes, his former crush and the ex-figure skater whose career he ended. Working with Jessica?will be hard, especially since his infatuation is now full-blown attraction. Second Chance Mom Emilie Rose This is Rachel Bishop's second chance at being a mom to the little girl she'd secretly allowed her sister to adopt?thirteen years ago. Returning to her hometown after her sister's passing, Rachel is determined to do right by Chastity, but she hadn't counted on seeing her daughter's biological father, Matt Johnston, or to fall for him all over again. A Soldier's Journey Home to Covenant Falls Patricia Potter Shattered by an act of terrorism that killed her fiancé, Lieutenant Andy Stuart is in Covenant Falls to heal. She knows she has to learn to live again, but?with Nate Rowland? He's a man with a lot of scars of his own… Cody's Come Home Mary Sullivan Bad choices have dominated Cody Jordan's life since leaving home ten years ago. Grieving a broken marriage and the death of his baby, Cody is back, looking for redemption and a fresh start.? Aiyana Pearce and her little girl are a breath of fresh air. But is he worthy of what Aiyana's offering? Enjoy more story and more romance from Harlequin® Superromance with 4 new novels every month!

One brave step at a time Lieutenant Andrea Stuart survived the warzone attack that took her fiancé. A therapy dog and a cabin in Covenant Falls are all the risks the former military nurse is willing to take anymore. But as Andy’s drawn into writing the history of the small town, she’s also drawn to Nate Rowland.

In 1870s San Francisco, the fierce rivalry between a former gunslinger and a woman running from her past turns into a passionate, undeniable attraction in award-winning author Patricia Potter’s sexy and suspenseful historical romance Marsh Canton, the scion of a wealthy Georgia family, spent four years fighting the war of a divided nation. When he returned home, he found his family gone and his way of life destroyed. Turning his back on his heritage, he struck out for the west, achieving notoriety as a stone-cold gunslinger. Now, reinventing himself yet again, he arrives in San Francisco to take over the saloon he won in a poker game. Natchez born-and-bred Catalina Hilliard is haunted by her violent past. Dubbed the Ice Queen, she sleeps with a Derringer under her pillow and runs the elegant Silver Slipper saloon. With the help of the local law, she keeps a monopoly on the trade by running all her rivals out of town. She’s about to meet her match in Marsh Canton, who has also spent a lifetime running. But they can’t run forever, and the passion igniting between them has just changed the stakes. Even with the odds against them—and a dangerous man gunning for Marsh—it’s their last chance to make things right and choose love.

Passion ignites for an outlaw and his captive in this western romance by the USA Today–bestselling author who “keeps getting better with every outing” (Publishers Weekly on Beloved Warrior). Once a decorated army officer, Rafe Tyler was convicted as a thief and a traitor, and spent 10 years in prison. Now he’s ready to exact his long-awaited revenge. His thirst for blood takes him to Colorado to destroy the man who framed him. Sheltered Boston beauty Shea Randall arrives in the rough-and-ready western town to reunite with the father she believed long dead. Instead, she is abducted by a darkly handsome outlaw. Her only hope for survival is to escape the mountain lair she is forced to share with her captor. But Shea is reluctantly drawn to the desperado whose fiery passions inspire her own—and whose forbidden desire for her sets him on a rocky road to redemption and hard-won love.

Desperate to return home to Texas, the widow of a Rebel hero finds an unlikely bodyguard in a wounded soldier who isn’t what he seems Rhys Redding grew up on the streets of London, sleeping in stables, picking pockets, and begging for scraps of food. He found a way out as a mercenary in Africa, and returned to England a rich man—only to end up in a Confederate prison. Now his only hope of escape is a black-haired beauty who needs him as badly as he needs her. Widow Susannah Fallon came to Richmond to find the only family she has left. The stranger in the cot next to her brother’s was arrested for wearing a Yankee uniform, but Susannah soon discovers that nothing about Maj. Rhys Redding is what it seems—except the powerful desire that follows them when he escorts her and her embittered wounded brother across the lawless, war-ravaged South. Back home in Texas, Susannah is in danger of falling for her enigmatic protector. But Rhys has a score to settle—and the chance to right one last terrible wrong.

In Patricia Potter’s high-octane romantic thriller, a young woman discovers she is not only the daughter of a notorious crime boss but a person of interest to a steely FBI agent Clutching her babies, a mother flees through the streets of Boston, desperate to escape the monster she married. Thirty-four years later, two men enter Samantha Carroll’s Colorado art gallery, and her safe, secure world explodes. Now Sam is en route back to Boston to meet her twin brother, Nick, and Paul Merritta, the crime boss whose blood runs through her veins. Merritta is dying, and he wants to clear up some unfinished business with his daughter. Nathan McLean won’t rest until he brings down Merritta and his entire family. For the determined FBI agent, it’s also personal—payback for what Merritta did to his own loved ones. But there’s a wild card in the stacked deck—Samantha Carroll. Now Sam’s on the FBI’s radar, and she’s falling for the one man who could destroy her newfound family. But Nathan isn’t the only danger. There’s someone else out there too—someone who wants her dead.

Carrying out a hit-and-run victim’s deathbed wish, a young woman turns to a former Special Forces commando for help when she becomes the target of a twisted killer When she arrived at the scene of a hit-and-run, Atlanta reporter-turned-paramedic Kirke Palmer didn’t expect to end up carrying out a deathbed wish. But now, bound by her promise to a man she couldn’t save, Kirke tries to track down someone named Mitch Edwards. She’s soon blindsided by a stranger who claims to be the victim’s brother . . . a rugged, guarded man who radiates danger and arouses irresistible desire. Jake Kelly just spent seven years in a high-security prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The former Special Forces commando came to Atlanta to meet the CIA operative who supposedly died in a South American sting gone awry. Except now Del Cox is really dead, and Jake has only two leads. One is the paramedic he witnessed taking an envelope from Cox before he died. With Kirke under attack and the ghosts from his military past back on the radar, Jake races to find out who betrayed him on that fateful final mission. And time is running out.

In USA Today–bestselling author Patricia Potter’s spellbinding romantic thriller, the family a young woman never knew she had could be the most dangerous people she will ever meet One fateful fall afternoon in Arizona, a man confronts his unfaithful wife and treacherous brother. The day ends in violence and unspeakable tragedy. Nearly half a century later, Atlanta bookstore owner Jessica Clayton receives an invitation to the reunion of a family she never knew she had. Abandoned by her mother when she was a baby, Jessica grew up only knowing a father’s love. Now it turns out her entire life may have been a lie. At a sprawling ranch in Sedona, Jessica meets the Clements clan. Could they be her long-lost family? Before she has time to find out, she learns that one of them wants her dead. Unsure of whom to trust, she turns to another outsider, Ross Macleod, the ranch’s foreman and the Clements’ part–Native American adopted son. But she’s running out of time. History is about to repeat itself, making Jessie heir to a deadly legacy of greed, betrayal, and murder—and a love that could cost her everything.

In Patricia Potter’s seductive novel of romantic suspense, the violent secret in a woman’s life sets her daughter on a desperate search for the truth—and a collision course with a killer from the past When Liz Connor’s mother doesn’t come home, her father fears the worst. But Betty isn’t missing—she’s just been arrested by the FBI. Her real name is Sarah Jane Maynard and she is a fugitive and former antiwar protestor wanted for a double homicide. Within hours, the Connor family implodes. Sarah Jane refuses to speak to her husband and daughter or to assist in her own defense. A mysterious fire and a frightening abduction convince Liz that something else is going on . . . something to do with the money that went missing during that long-ago crime. And now two strangers have appeared to offer their help: handsome, politically connected Michael Gallagher and rugged Boston-cop-turned-PI Caleb Adams. As Liz fights to uncover the truth and clear her mother’s name, she moves deeper into the sights of a killer who will strike again in order to bury the past forever.

In Patricia Potter’s seductive and chilling novel of romantic suspense, a young woman trying to prove that she and an heiress were switched at birth steps into a privileged world where a killer is watching and waiting to silence her forever Kira Douglas’s mother, Katy, will die unless she receives a new kidney. Kira is the likely donor candidate . . . until blood tests reveal that she isn’t Katy’s biological daughter. If she isn’t Kira Douglas, then who is she? And how can she save her mother? The only answer is to find Katy’s true daughter by birth. Kira’s search leads to Leigh Howard, an heiress to a $50 million trust fund, and her formidable protector, Max Payton, a charismatic attorney who doesn’t trust Kira or her theory that she and Leigh were accidentally switched at birth. When Kira’s life is threatened, it becomes clear that someone doesn’t want the truth to come out or allow Kira to lay claim to the legendary Westerfield fortune. Now Max is torn between his loyalty to Leigh and his powerful desire for the woman who has upset their privileged world. But he may be too late to stop a legacy of hate and greed that was set in motion decades ago—and is about to come full circle.

Almost sixty years after a fortune in looted World War II treasure vanished from a captured German train, a man and a woman who have never met are thrust into a world of danger . . . and desire Amy Mallory chafed at the discipline and authoritarian control she was forced to endure growing up in a military family. Never, she vowed, would she fall for a man in uniform. But now, years later, as a history professor reading her late grandfather’s secret files, she discovers a dangerous, enticing world she wants to experience for herself. Lieutenant Colonel Lucien “Irish” Flaherty was taught by his grandfather, General Sam Flaherty, to believe in three things: honor, duty, and country. His faith is shaken when his mentor is implicated in a presidential advisory commission’s investigation into the disappearance of valuable artwork that was captured from a Nazi train. Determined to clear his grandfather’s name, he uncovers dangerous secrets that link his past to that of beautiful stranger Amy Mallory. But neither of them suspects that the truth they seek to uncover is deadlier than they can imagine.

A tale of two sisters in danger—and the New Orleans detective trying to protect them—from a USA Today–bestselling “master of romantic suspense” (Booklist). Frantic to escape her paranoid, violent husband—a Louisiana senator—Holly Ames takes her young son and flees into the dead of night. Four weeks later, prosecutor-turned-defense-attorney Meredith Rawson’s dying mother makes a shocking confession. Now Meredith is on a journey to fulfill her mother’s last wish that she find the half sister she never knew: Holly Ames. But before she can begin her search, her home is ransacked and her life threatened . . . Haunted by his dark past, all New Orleans PD homicide detective Gage Gaynor wants is to put predators away and clean up a city riddled with crime. The hunt for a killer will bring him to Meredith’s door and into the middle of a world of privilege and corruption where the ties that bind can be the most lethal of all.

In award-winning author Patricia Potter’s sparkling Regency-era romance, an actress and a privateer fall passionately in love, unaware that they’re both after revenge against the same group of aristocrats Englishman Gabriel Manning has waited more than two decades to avenge his father’s death. The years he has spent in America seizing British ships haven’t diminished his hatred or made him forget his blood vow. And when a capricious fate makes him a peer of the realm, he returns to England armed with an ingenious scheme to befriend and destroy three of the most powerful men in London. Everyone in Paris knows her as the radiant actress Monique Fremont. But beneath the costumes and makeup, Merry Anders lives only for revenge. When an important role takes her to London, she has her chance to take down “the Group.” But she finds the seductive Marquess of Manchester a distraction. How could she be so irresistibly attracted to her enemies’ friend? Playing a dangerous game, Merry must decide whether to risk it all for love.