Amanda Holt: 11 books

This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'. Drawing on the findings from...

Book Two in the Shades of Grey SeriesWhen Crystal Grey, a teenager with dark secrets, disappears from her Vancouver home, her family is tormented by questions:Where has Crystal gone?Why hasn't she returned?Who is she with?What is she doing?Why did she leave?When is she coming back?Involved...

The world of a prominent Vancouver family is turned upside down when their teenaged daughter vanishes, leaving a cryptic note and her mother's tears behind her.A visit to the Missing Persons Division creates more questions about Crystal's disappearance than it answers.When...

There's a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness… 2017 Aurora Awards (Canadian SF&F) Winner 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Award Winner (Speculative Fiction Book of the Year) 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist (Anthologies) 2017 Aurora Awards Winner (Best...

Book Three in the Shades of Grey SeriesWhen Crystal Grey, a teenager with dark secrets, disappears from her Vancouver home, her family is tormented by questions:Where has Crystal gone?Why hasn't she returned?Who is she with?What is she doing?Why did she leave?When is she coming...

The Deal (Paranormal Erotica) Alessandra had an unwelcome visitor last night. The incubus, Daragon, was intent on forcing the author into a soul-binding contract that she has no intention of agreeing to. Last night, she resisted his temptations and his torments, but only just… When...

A guide to the nature, purpose, and place of public service television within a multi-platform, multichannel ecology. Television is on the verge of both decline and rebirth. Vast technological change has brought about financial uncertainty as well as new creative possibilities for producers,...

When the health of Sara's beloved Aunt Caroline takes a turn for the worst, the CEO of a Silcon Valley graphics software firm finds herself on an airplane headed for Vancouver. A fellow passenger with a fear of flying and a quirky sense of humor manages to make the trip a little more enjoyable. At...

Getting Lucky I: Pedro & Eddie (Interracial Erotica) When Katherine is nagged by her friend to buy a lottery ticket, she doesn’t expect that anything will come of it. The curvy artist’s immediate thoughts are that her sensible ancestors would roll over in their graves at news...

The exceptional mechanical, optical, surface and biocompatibility properties of nanodiamond have gained it much interest. Exhibiting the outstanding bulk properties of diamond at the nanoscale in the form of a film or small particle makes it an inexpensive alternative for many applications. Nanodiamond...

While much has been written about the problematic behaviour of young people and their families, there has been silence on the problem of young people behaving abusively towards their parents, which may take the form of physical, economic and/or emotional abuse. This is the first academic book to...