Chris Taylor

From Okinawa to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, find the ultimate travel itineraries for above and below water in this inspiring and comprehensive guide to the worlds 50 best scuba diving destinations. In this illuminating compendium, National Geographic travel expert Carrie Miller and dive master Christian Taylor reveal the 50 top destinations for both scuba divers and their vacation buddies. The result of a yearlong research journey, this beautifully illustrated guide offers unique itineraries with a wide range of options for divers of various levels, snorkelers, or landlubbers, providing the perfect vacation to satisfy everyone on your trip. Featuring tips on what to do, what to see, and where to be on land and at sea, each location includes top-rate shared experiences from unique hiking adventures to day-trip opportunities and sailboat tours, as well as solo excursions for when divers and land-based travellers choose to go their own ways. From the white sand beaches of Fregate Island and the rocky coastline of Croatia to the city of Laguna Beach and Australia's Great Barrier Reef, these wanderlust itineraries include:Diving with marine iguanas in the Galapagos IslandsLearning a unique form of martial arts in ThailandVisiting the Maoi of Easter Island above and below waterSwimming with sharks in FijiPlanting coral reef gardens in Mo'oreaDiving among salmon in AlaskaA black-water night dive off the coast of Kona, HawaiiAnd so much more! With crucial tips on where to go, what to do, and where to stay—plus how to preserve these precious destinations—this is the ultimate guide for divers, adventurers, and everyone in between.

Making it in a man's world... When Hannah Barrington took on the job of safety manager at her father's mine, she expected it to be challenging. Not only because of the high-pressure environment where safety is always paramount, but because she's working in a traditionally male dominated world and there are plenty of men who have made it clear they don't want her there. But Hannah is known for her pluck, and she's determined to make her mark. She also refuses to be intimidated by anyone. That includes Liam Hennessy. An investigator with the New South Wales Resources Regulator, Liam Hennessy is responsible for investigating safety breaches at Hannah's mine. Having recently been transferred to the Hunter Valley, this is the first time he's ventured onto a Barrington family-owned mine site. Liam has long-held grievances against the Barrington family that go all the way back to high school. Now he has a chance for revenge, and he has Hannah very firmly in his sights. Unaware of the reason behind Liam's antagonism, Hannah's left confused and angry over Liam's unbending attitude. He seems determined to make an example of the Barringtons and close their mine. Not only will that cost millions in lost production, but it will also reflect badly on her and one thing she can't stand is failure. She wished she could simply win the investigator over with her charm, but he seems immune to her attempts. Too bad she finds him so darned attractive. What will it take for him to call a truce and work with her, rather than do his best to ruin everything she's worked so hard for? Come on a journey with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor and dive deep into the lives and loves of the Barrington Family. You won't be disappointed.

Drawing from first-hand experience, Chris Taylor and Bruce McLeod, both widowed men, collaborate to produce "Take Heart A Widowed Man's Guide to Growing Stronger". Bruce and Chris bring their perspectives to other men who have also suffered the loss of their wives. "Take Heart " can be used for individual or group study. The questions at the end of each chapter will guide men through their grief process into finding their new normal. In a group setting, the discussion with other men will add richness, depth and meaning.

There's nothing quite so challenging as learning to fall in love... Intensive care paramedic, Molly Barrington, is a fearless angel of mercy when it comes to her job. Faced with serious and urgent medical situations on a daily basis, she never shies away from doing whatever it takes to save lives. But when it comes to her love life, her courage consistently fails her. When ex-con Shane Lucas is badly injured in a motor vehicle accident, Molly attends the scene. Through the hours they are forced together while they wait for police rescue teams to arrive, Shane and Molly form a connection. Both of them feel it, but neither are prepared to acknowledge it. Shane's criminal past has him believing no decent, self-respecting woman will want to have anything to do with him. For Molly, a crippling fear of love and commitment has her scared of being nothing more than friends, despite the fact Shane makes her heart beat faster and she can't get him off her mind. Will Molly set aside her fear of commitment and take a leap of faith? What happens when she discovers Shane's an ex-con? Will they find lasting love, or walk away with nothing more than broken hearts? USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor doesn't disappoint with this latest addition to the hugely popular Barrington Family Series. Start reading today

When Detective Zac Barrington's high school sweetheart broke up with him right after graduation, he was devastated, but he loved her enough to let her go and never gave up hope she'd return to their small hometown of Broken. Emily Wilson wanted to spread her wings and make her mark on the world. Though she loved Zac Barrington with all her heart, she wanted to branch out on her own, establish a career, enjoy life in the big smoke a world away from Broken. Though she's thought about Zac every now and then, she's never been tempted to return to Broken. Until now. Emily's mother has gone missing, disappeared into thin air. No one's seen her. No one knows where she is. Emily's father is beyond himself with anxiety. Where is she? And why did she leave? When Emily and her father file a missing person's report, the first officer they run into is Detective Zac Barrington. It's been six years since Emily has seen him and she isn't prepared for the tumult of emotions that overwhelm her at the sight of him. But no matter how much he still makes her heart beat faster, what they once had is over. Worse, she holds Zac's family responsible for the death of her brother. A year earlier, Evan Wilson was killed in a mining accident at a mine owned by the Barrington family. The case has been aggressively defended by the Barringtons in the courts. The stress has taken its toll on Emily's family. Her mother has taken the death of her son hardest of all. How can Emily feel so strongly toward Zac when he could very well be the reason her mother has disappeared? Is their love destined to come to an end again? Come on a journey of adventure, intrigue and romance with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor. You'll be glad you did. Start reading today

Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin bring fresh perspective and heaps of creativity to everything they bake. Now reinventing America’s most traditional handheld dessert—the “cookie”—they offer 100 reliable and exciting recipes that are sure to impress. From Salted Honey Drops to Black-Bottom Lemon Squares, and Coffee Bean Crunchers to Bronze Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, these are next-level biscuits. Combining their passion for serious baking with their professional backgrounds as accomplished scientists, Arguin and Taylor apply new methods and rationales for ingredient pairings adapted from food science texts to develop novel base recipes and innovative techniques. In these pages, they share what they’ve learned in lively tips and tricks for every recipe and style of biscuit. Complete with mouthwatering photos, options to make ahead, decorate or indefinitely adapt, these outside-the-box recipes are the very definition of fabulous.

It was never meant to be this way... New South Wales National Parks ranger, Wade Barrington likes the simple things in life. A career he loves, a comfortable home, an afternoon spent fishing. He's happy with what he's achieved in life so far. The only thing missing is someone to share it with. His brothers and sisters are finding love with their soul mates. He yearns for the same. Alice Coleman is running for her life. Fleeing in the dead of night from her abusive husband, she and her two young children are on the road heading for her parents' place in Queensland. Unaware her husband has followed them, Alice's worst nightmare is realized when he snatches her kids right from under her nose. Thank God for the handsome stranger who has come to her aid. Wade is shocked when Alice tells him her children have been kidnapped. He'd seen the trio come into the service station for breakfast and can't believe the boys are gone. CCTV footage shows them being dragged into a truck. Wade immediately calls his cousin, Chase Barrington, who is a local cop. As the search begins for Alice's sons, neither Wade nor the police are aware the kidnapper is the children's father. A search party is formed, sniffer dogs brought in, aerial surveillance... Wade does everything he can to find the boys. Along the way, he begins to fall for the beautiful mother who is haunted by the loss of her sons. How will Wade react when he discovers Alice's deceit? Come on an adrenaline-fueled journey with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor. With many twists and turns along the way, you won't be disappointed.

The relationship between the family and civil society has always been complex, with the family often regarded as separate from, or even oppositional to, civil society. Taking a fresh empirical approach, Muddiman, Power and Taylor reveal how such separation underestimates the important role the family plays in civil society. Considering the impact of family events, dinner table debates, intergenerational transmission of virtues and the role of the mother, this enlightening book draws on survey data from 1000 young people, a sample of their parents and grandparents, and extended family interviews, to uncover how civil engagement, activism and political participation are inherited and fostered within the home.

A man on the run from his past... After serving three tours in Afghanistan, ex-army captain Lincoln Barrington is a broken man. After witnessing too many times the atrocities of war, the needless death of innocent people and the fact two decades of fighting has amounted to nothing with the enemy now back in charge, Lincoln is battle worn, bitter and angry at the world. Plagued by soul-destroying nightmares and painful flashbacks, every day is a struggle. He can't see his way out of the blackness that is slowly consuming him... Escaping to a remote farmhouse in the country is his only hope. There he yearns to give his mind and body the chance to rest, rejuvenate and heal from the wounds inflicted by Afghanistan. Doctor Zoe Parker is a child psychologist. Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of needy children finding their way to her door, she takes a break from her private practice in Sydney in search of the peace and tranquillity offered by a stay in the country. When her car breaks down a mile from where Lincoln is holed up, he grudgingly offers her a bed for the night. Zoe is immediately attracted to the mesmerizing stranger, but she's also concerned for Lincoln's mental well-being. It is obvious the man is suffering, but every attempt she makes to reach out and connect with him is rudely rebuffed. Determined not to give up, Zoe uses all the tools at her disposal to help him through the darkest time of his life. What follows is a remarkable love story of two people. One battered and bruised by war and the other from the challenges of modern society. Can love and patience and understanding make two broken people become whole...? Start reading USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor's latest Barrington Family story today

A race against time... Detective Trace Barrington enjoys his quiet life as a detective in the small country town of Broken where he grew up. Crime is generally limited to break and enters, domestic disputes, and the occasional drug bust. But when fourteen-year-old autistic boy Oscar Webster goes missing, all of Trace's detective skills are put to work. Cassie Wester is Oscar's sister. She's taken care of him most of her life. Now he's gone missing after a nasty argument with their stepfather and no one knows where he is. Oscar has run away before, but not for this long and never overnight. He's terrified of the dark. Now Trace is responsible for finding him. As each day passes, the likelihood of finding the young boy alive decreases. Will Trace find Oscar before it's too late...?

Torn between her career and a man who sets her heart on fire... When homicide detective Charlotte Barrington is dragged from her lover's bed to attend the scene of a murder, she has no idea the man she spent the night with is the prime suspect. To make matters worse, she fears she might very well be his alibi. A young and successful lawyer, Grayson Thorpe's life is turned upside down when he arrives home after a night of passion with a beautiful stranger and discovers his wife's lifeless body. He's just come from the bed of a woman who has rocked his world and now he's being interrogated by the police. Even more confronting, the woman he spent the night with is no other than one of the detectives now regarding him with suspicion and distrust. Grayson knows he is innocent, but how will he convince the police of this? More importantly, will the beautiful detective believe he's telling the truth when all evidence points to his guilt? USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor's second book in the hugely popular Barrington Family series will keep you turning the pages right until the very end...

The path to redemption is never easy... Good-looking, charismatic and heir to a billion-dollar mining fortune, Christopher Barrington has a lot going for him. Unfortunately, he's allowed a bitter feud with his biological father to cloud his judgement. For years he's lived his life filled with anger and bitterness and has been determined to hurt those around him, including those closest to him. But a brush with death has motivated him into leaving his wicked ways behind him. He wants to turn his life around, but after wallowing in self-pity for so long he's not sure how to go about it. A chance encounter with the beautiful Lexi Greenaway might be just what he needs to set him on the right path to becoming a better person. Lexi is a foster mother and has cared for twenty-seven foster kids and still counting. Her bottomless well of compassion and kindness demonstrates to Christopher how far he's allowed himself to fall. For so long he's been the epitome of selfishness, taking pleasure from other people's pain. Now he wants to put all that behind him. More than that, he wants to prove he's worthy of Lexi's attentions. He's falling for the beautiful widow. All he can hope is that he's done enough to convince her he's now worthy of her love... Will Christopher set aside his past hurt and bitterness and find redemption? Most importantly, will he and Lexi find love? If you love Sandra Brown, Liliana Hart and Bella Andre, you'll love USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor's Barrington Family series. Start reading today

Logan Craigdon has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Kosciuszko. Once an Olympic champion sailor, a tragic accident has left him with a permanent limp and his once-promising career in tatters. To make matters worse, he was recently jilted at the altar by his long-time fianc e. He's angry at the world and everyone in it. Then he meets Mia Ivanov. Orphaned at a young age and adopted by drug dealers, Mia is also no stranger to hardship. But rather than letting that define her, she's opted to look on the positive side of life, including owning a bridal wear shop. She spends her time making wishes come true and dreaming of happy-ever-afters. When Logan and Mia meet, sparks immediately fly. Though Logan's not interested in long-term commitment, he's still a hot-blooded male. He wants Mia and what Logan wants, Logan gets. Then she tells him about her shop and Logan can't make his escape fast enough. The only problem is, he can't get her out of his mind. The more he gets to know her, the more he likes what he sees. It's driving him insane She's everything he ever wanted in a wife, but is he willing to set aside past hurts and risk his heart again? The Craigdon Family Dynasty series follows the lives and loves of the Craigdon Family and the fallout they all experience when the patriarch of the family dies. Henry Craigdon was worth billions. He was also a man with many secrets. He's divided up his estate between his wife and six children, but not all of them have been treated fairly... Come on an adventure filled with drama and intrigue with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor and ride the highs and lows of a family in turmoil, the secrets, the deception, the lies...and the inevitable ties of love and loyalty that bind this family together, no matter what. Start reading today

Today it is increasingly rare to find a career that you love, and you feel like represents your passion. It is even harder to understand our "Why" for living. What is it that we really want from our life? Chris Taylor through his own story of struggle, and overcoming obstacles, guides us on a journey of self-discovery of the true self. For Taylor, this journey is a process to find the deeper meaning and purpose of life. Taylor seeks to help readers understand their story by revealing his story and the importance of embracing one's weakness as their strength through the lens of the Author Voice. The Author Voice signifies the deeper story that we each have that often goes unnoticed until we face challenges on our journey. An author understands the story. This book: -Explains why the journey to the second half of life can and should find strength in weakness.-Offers a new view of how spiritual growth is about losing the false self-ego to make room for the true self.-Chris Taylor overcome making a low score of 11 on the ACT college entrance test and now has a Ph. D. in Educational Psychology and is an Adjunct Professor of Education for Liberty University.

A family in turmoil... At age eighteen, Noah Craigdon's life was torn apart when his mother was tragically killed in a car accident. To make matters worse, his uncle was behind the wheel. Though the police deemed her death an accident, ten years later Noah is still plagued with questions. What was his mother doing out in the country with his uncle, and so late at night? She'd told his father she was visiting a sick friend. Why would she lie? Now there are rumors the police report into his mother's death was falsified. As a detective with internal affairs, Noah's determined to get to the bottom of it. He opens an investigation into the decade-old case. The more he digs, the more certain he is there's been a cover up and it might even go all the way to the highest levels of the police force. Though he's determined to get answers to his questions, he hopes and prays he can handle whatever it is he finds... The Craigdon Family Dynasty series follows the lives and loves of the Craigdon Family and the fallout they all experience when the patriarch of the family dies. Henry Craigdon was worth billions. He was also a man with many secrets. He's divided up his estate between his wife and six children, but not all of them have been treated fairly... Come on an adventure filled with drama and intrigue with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor and ride the highs and lows of a family in turmoil, the secrets, the deception, the lies...and the inevitable ties of love and loyalty that bind this family together, no matter what. Start reading today

A marriage of convenience... Out of all six of property mogul Henry Craigdon's children, his youngest daughter, Sophia has been treated the worst. Inheriting a measly one hundred thousand dollars out of her father's billion dollar estate, she's both shocked and hurt by his callous disregard for her feelings. All the years she spent trying to impress him, working hard in the family business to show him how much she cared. And it's come to nothing. Her father is dead and her only hope of inheriting five million dollars depends on her marrying. The condition of the will that she marry and stay married for at least twelve months is barbaric. This is the 21st century It's another example of her arrogant father trying to control her life - even from his grave. She's determined to have nothing of it until a chance encounter with a handsome stranger changes her mind... Jarrod Sampson is a young cop working hard to make a name for himself in the New South Wales police service. Happily single and content with the direction his life is going, he's blown away by the charm and beauty of Sophia Craigdon. When she laments about the need to marry in order to inherit from her father's estate, he agrees to play the part of her besotted groom. It's only for a year and what's more, Sophia has agreed to pay him one hundred thousand dollars if he holds up his end of the bargain. What more could a man want? The Craigdon Family Dynasty series follows the lives and loves of the Craigdon Family and the fallout they all experience when the patriarch of the family dies. Henry Craigdon was worth billions. He was also a man with many secrets. He's divided up his estate between his wife and six children, but not all of them have been treated fairly... Come on an adventure filled with drama and intrigue with USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor and ride the highs and lows of a family in turmoil, the secrets, the deception, the lies...and the inevitable ties of love and loyalty that bind this family together, no matter what.

Understanding and Treating Incels is an indispensable guide for mental health clinical staff, social workers, prevention specialists, educators, and threat assessment professionals who want to better understand the involuntary celibate movement, assess individuals’ potential for violence, and offer treatment approaches and prevention efforts. Chapters explore the movement in terms of gender, technology, the media, and pornography usage. The book discusses how the incel mentality has motivated individuals to misogynistic worldviews and increased rage and disillusionment, and inspired acts of targeted violence such as school shootings and mass casualty events. Later chapters walk the reader through three cases studies and offer treatment considerations to assist mental health professionals and those developing education and prevention-based programming. The complete text gives the reader useful perspectives and insights into incel culture while offering mental health clinicians and educators guidance on treatment and prevention efforts.

Understanding and Treating Incels is an indispensable guide for mental health clinical staff, social workers, prevention specialists, educators, and threat assessment professionals who want to better understand the involuntary celibate movement, assess individuals’ potential for violence, and offer treatment approaches and prevention efforts. Chapters explore the movement in terms of gender, technology, the media, and pornography usage. The book discusses how the incel mentality has motivated individuals to misogynistic worldviews and increased rage and disillusionment, and inspired acts of targeted violence such as school shootings and mass casualty events. Later chapters walk the reader through three cases studies and offer treatment considerations to assist mental health professionals and those developing education and prevention-based programming. The complete text gives the reader useful perspectives and insights into incel culture while offering mental health clinicians and educators guidance on treatment and prevention efforts.

The relationship between the family and civil society has always been complex, with the family often regarded as separate from, or even oppositional to, civil society. Taking a fresh empirical approach, Muddiman, Power and Taylor reveal how such separation underestimates the important role the family plays in civil society. Considering the impact of family events, dinner table debates, intergenerational transmission of virtues and the role of the mother, this enlightening book draws on survey data from 1000 young people, a sample of their parents and grandparents, and extended family interviews, to uncover how civil engagement, activism and political participation are inherited and fostered within the home.