Casey's Unit is, as ever, full of troubled, disaffected pupils, and new arrival Leo is something of a conundrum.

 Thirteen year old Leo isn't a bad lad - in fact, he's generally polite and helpful, but he's in danger of permanent exclusion for repeatedly absconding and unauthorised absences. Despite letters being sent home regularly, his mother never turns up for any appointments, and when the school calls home she always seems to have an excuse.

 Though Casey has her hands full, she offers to intervene for a while, to try get Leo engaged in learning again and remaining in school. The head's sceptical though and warns her that this is Leo's very last chance. But Casey's determined, because there's something about Leo that makes her want to fight his corner, and get to the bottom of whatever it is that compels this enigmatic boy to keep running away. With Leo so resolutely tight-lipped and secretive, Casey knows that if she's going to keep this child in education, she's going to have to get to the bottom of it herself.

Mummy’s Little Soldier: Part 2 of 3 - A troubled child. An absent mum. A shocking secret.

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go.

 Knowing a little of Tyler's past - his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three - Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn't easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack Casey herself. Investigation into his earlier childhood reveals why: forced to watch his mother die he was found emaciated and traumatised two days later, then delivered to a father who didn't want him and a step-mother who beat him.

 With the horrific events of his past now vividly affecting the course of his present, Casey and her husband Mike are determined to veer him away from the violence and drugs they fear he will come to depend on.

 Heartbreaking and profoundly moving, Nowhere to Go tells the story of a child forsaken by his family but fought for by his foster carers.

Nowhere to Go - The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

A difficult and distressing tale of a young boy who desperately needs to be loved.

 Nathan is a troubled young child. Disruptive, aggressive and, most disturbingly, prone to violent mood-swings Nathan soon finds himself in at the school's behavioural unit, managed by Casey - Ms Watson to her students. What's even more disturbing is Nathan's split personalities; from Jenny with a bright blonde wig to sexually frustrated Jack, Nathan's behaviour demonstrates some serious psychological issues. What has caused all of this?

 Taken under the wing of Ms Watson Nathan is able to eventually trust, learn and grow into a happier little boy. But this happiness is short-lived and soon Ms Watson finds out a devastating secret about Nathan's family life; an abusive father who raises Nathan in a filthy and squalid home unfit for animals, let alone a small child. But with social services reluctant to help an "attention-seeking" child they've looked into before Ms Watson's efforts are put to the test. Will she be able to help this frightened little boy? Or will it all be too late?

No Place for Nathan - A True Short Story

Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson's first heartbreaking memoir The Boy No One Loved now combined in a single volume with her shocking title Crying for Help about a troubled 12-year-old girl.

 The Boy No One Loved is the true story of Justin who was taken into care at the age of 5 after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey's home. A childhood of hurt and rejection has made him aggressive, but this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg.

 In Crying for Help, Casey takes in Sophia, a girl with a pain-filled past and disturbing behaviour. Casey must get through to her, but Sophia's violence is threatening the safety of the whole family. Can Casey really handle this lost and damaged young girl?

The Boy No One Loved and Crying for Help 2-in-1 Collection

"C'est ma mère, je crois qu'elle est morte. Il y a du sang partout." C'est ce que Sophia ne cesse de répéter en téléphonant à la police. La jeune fille n'a que dix ans. Sa mère vient d'essayer de se suicider et elle ne sortira jamais du coma. Sophia passe alors de famille d'accueil en famille d'accueil et sa vie devient un enfer. Ses sautes d'humeur, ses colères et son comportement agressif laissent deviner de lourdes souffrances remontant à sa petite enfance. A une époque où les amis de sa mère n'hésitaient pas à abuser d'une fillette innocente. Au fur et à mesure, l'histoire de Sophia se dévoile. Terrible, pleine de douleurs, au-delà de l'imaginable.

La petite fille qui criait au secours

Nowhere to Go: Part 3 of 3 - The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose.

 Estranged from her parents, Ethan's mum had been abused by her ex-partner, and began taking drugs to cope. Ethan is obviously lost and bewildered, and regularly wakes up screaming for his mum in the night. He begins to lash out at other kids at school and his behaviour becomes more volatile. When arrangements are made for Ethan to see his dad in prison, Casey recognises the name and face. It turns out she's far more familiar with this case than first imagined.

I Want My Daddy: Part 1 of 3

Trapped, the first in a series of highly anticipated new titles from foster carer Rosie Lewis, plus The Boy No One Loved, the first title in the bestselling series from foster carer Casey Watson, now combined into a single eBook-only volume.

 Trapped is story of Phoebe, an autistic nine-year-old girl who is taken into police protection after a chance comment to one of her teachers alerts the authorities that all might not be what it seems in her comfortable, middle-class home. Experienced foster carer Rosie accepts the youngster as an emergency placement knowing that her autism will present a challenge.

 But after several shocking incidents of self-harming, Pica and threats to kill, Phoebe opens up about her horrific past, and her foster carer begins to suspect that Phoebe may not be suffering from autism at all.

 The Boy No One Loved is the true story of Justin who was taken into care at the age of 5 after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey's home. A childhood of hurt and rejection has made him aggressive, but this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg.

Moving Fostering Memoirs 2-Book Collection

It's late on Friday night when Casey's mobile starts to ring. She is expecting it to be her daughter Riley. But it isn't Riley. It's a woman from the Emergency Duty Team. So begins Casey and Mike's latest fostering challenge - a fifteen-year-old girl called Keeley who's run away from her long-term foster home 25 miles away.

 The Jonathan Ross Show has just started when Casey gets the call. She thinks it will be Riley - telling her that her favourite actor is going to be on TV. But it's something far more urgent: a fifteen-year-old girl who has run away from her foster family and accused her foster father of sexual abuse. The family deny in vehemently, but such an allegation can never be taken lightly, so a new home must be found for Keeley.

 Keeley is polite, but she's sharp, and she has all the hallmarks of a child who has been in the system a long time, and knows how to play it. Whether the allegation is true or not, Casey knows there will be no winners here. If it is true, then a young girl's life has been torn asunder. If not, then the heartache for the family will only be surpassed by the bleak outlook for Keeley.

 In the short term, it's a case of providing a safe, supportive home for a vulnerable child. But with the dangerous world of the internet at her disposal, it seems this strong-minded youngster has her own ideas of where that safe place should be.

Groomed: Part 1 of 3 - Danger lies closer than you think

À neuf ans, Sam est un petit garçon autiste qui a de graves problèmes de comportement. Violent avec lui-même et avec les autres, il hurle à la mort tel un animal et n'a aucune notion du bien et du mal. Au point que même son frère et sa sour ont peur de lui. Sam a été retiré de sa famille biologique, sa mère ayant été jugée inapte à s'en occuper à cause de ses propres problèmes mentaux. Lorsque Casey Watson accepte d'accueillir le petit garçon dans sa famille, elle est loin d'imaginer qu'elle va devoir faire face au cas le plus difficile de sa carrière dedede. Peu à peu, Sam livre les secrets de sa souffrance. Et quand il demande à être enfermé dans une cage, la mère d'accueil comprend que pendant des années, le petit garçon a vécu un enfer de maltraitance et de sévices. Lentement, Casey va tenter de l'aider à surmonter un sombre secret et à reconstruire une vie.

Un sombre secret

Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she's too young to even understand.

 When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who's just lashed out at a fellow pupil in assembly, she immediately senses something's wrong. Something in Kiera's eyes alerts Casey that this is an "old head on young shoulders", and with Kiera's constant tiredness and self-soothing habit of pulling her hair out, she follows her instinct and takes Kiera under her wing.

 At first the answer seems simple enough; Kiera's parents aren't together and they don't get on, which makes life hard for Kiera as she's so close to her dad. But as the weeks roll on, Casey begins to understand that there's something much darker going on behind closed doors. And when she finally learns the truth, she's terrified she won't be able to save Kiera from it.

A Stolen Childhood - A Dark Past, a Terrible Secret, a Girl Without a Future

A Stolen Childhood can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.

 This is PART 3 of 3.

 You can read Part 3 on release of the full-length eBook and paperback.

 Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she's too young to even understand.

 When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who's just lashed out at a fellow pupil in assembly, she immediately senses something's wrong. Something in Kiera's eyes alerts Casey that this is an "old head on young shoulders", and with Kiera's constant tiredness and self-soothing habit of pulling her hair out, she follows her instinct and takes Kiera under her wing.

 At first the answer seems simple enough; Kiera's parents aren't together and they don't get on, which makes life hard for Kiera as she's so close to her dad. But as the weeks roll on, Casey begins to understand that there's something much darker going on behind closed doors. And when she finally learns the truth, she's terrified she won't be able to save Kiera from it.

A Stolen Childhood: Part 3 of 3 - A dark past, a terrible secret, a girl without a future

Collection of 5 short stories - The Little Princess, No Place for Nathan, Daddy's Boy, The Wild Child and Scarlett's Secret - previously available as individual e-shorts.

 A collection of inspiring and moving real life short stories from foster carer and New York Times bestselling author Casey Watson.

 Darby, whose parents keep her locked in her bedroom, and who arrives pale and terrified one Christmas Eve.

 Nathan, who lives with his cruel, violent father, and no longer knows who he is.

 Paulie, just five, who's been rejected by his mother, and accused of a sickening crime.

 Connor, who, at only eight years of age, is delivered to the Watsons in a secure prison van.

 Scarlett, who, along with her twin sister, Jade, carries the weight of a devastating secret.

Angels with Dirty Faces - Five Inspiring Stories

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable' children who do not know what it means to be loved.

 This is the third book in the series.

 The shock that strikes Casey and her family when Ashton and Olivia arrive is immeasurable. Two dirty, frightened little waifs stand before them, huge eyes staring around their new surroundings. Ashton - 9, Olivia - 6, have the same urchin look; hair running wild with head lice, filthy nails and skin covered in scabs. And the smell is horrific. The eldest two children of a group of five siblings, Casey had only been told they were coming two days earlier. But it was an emergency, temporary placement, and they were only due to stay a couple of weeks.

 Casey is desperate to help these poor, lost children, who have been taken away from their family because they were considered at risk, but before she can even start to understand the horrific things that have happened in the past, she has to teach them the most basic of behaviours. Ashton and Olivia have no barriers and no sense of what's right and wrong - her challenges begin with the toilet and eating habits.

 The weeks roll into months and the months roll on, but bit by bit the children are starting to feel like they truly belong to a family, for the first time. With this new found security and love, gradually they start to reveal what really happened to them and their siblings at home, and slowly Casey can help them start to rebuild their young lives.

 Includes a sample chapter of Too Hurt To Stay.

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