Describes the details of the abduction and decade-long captivity of one of the three survivors of notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, and how she found the courage to endure unimaginable circumstances and never lose hope for the future.

Mara and Owen are as close as twins can get, so when Mara's friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn't know what to think. Can her brother really be guilty of such a violent act? Torn between her family and her sense of right and wrong, Mara feels lost, and it doesn't help that things are strained with her ex-girlfriend, Charlie. As Mara, Hannah, and Charlie come together in the aftermath of this terrible crime, Mara must face a trauma from...

A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more. When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions of people who began to reflect on her past experiences. Things she had reluctantly accepted--male classmates groping her at recess, harassment at work--came...

A sex-chat newsgroup on the Internet is disrupted by a killer who murders its participants. The police accuse the owner of the newsgroup, and to clear his name he goes online, posing as a sexy woman to lure the killer into a trap. By the author of Black Cross.

Essays offer diverse perspectives on topics related to sexual offenders and public policy, such as whether policies are based on accurate assumptions and whether treatment for sex offenders is effective.

"Describes issues surrounding teen sexual violence, how these issues affect individuals and society, and how they are being addressed"--

As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.

"The stories and poems in this collection address the physical and psychological trauma of sexual assault from a variety of perspectives and voices"-- The twenty-first century has brought unprecedented evidence of the prevalence of sexual abuse and assault. As the world begins to recognize the depraved and hypocritical actions of people (chiefly men) in power, people are raising their voices against a culture that has allow this behavior to continue....

Seattle PD sex-crimes detective and former human-trafficking victim Livia Lone must relive the horrors of the past when she gets a fresh lead as to the whereabouts of her little sister, Nason. Sold by her Thai parents along with her little sister, Nason; marooned in America; abused by the men who trafficked them ... the only thing that kept Livia alive as a teenager was her determination to find Nason. Now a Seattle PD sex-crimes detective, Livia...