In the fall of 1997, Layla arrives in Portland, Oregon. This move is her family's sixth attempt at a fresh start. Layla copes with the turbulence by drawing inward. Working a part-time job, she meets John, an awkward and socially ostracized senior at her school. Out of his passion for science and space exploration, they form a strange sort of friendship. Layla struggles to balance the growing friendship with her ingrained habits of hiding. As she delves further into John's strange, kind wo...

Everyone's family is unique--and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families, A Family Like Ours celebrates all those important connections we build over the years. Regardless of what yours looks like, family is a place for support, safety, growth, and inspiration. What is special, surprising, or sensational about your family?

Futures and Options are concerned with the valuation of derivatives and their application to hedging and speculating investments. This book contains 22 chapters and is divided into five parts. Part I contains an overview including a general introduction as well as an introduction to futures, options, swaps, and valuation theories. Part II: Forwards and Futures discusses futures valuation, the futures market, hedging strategies, and various types of futures. Part III: Option Theories and Ap...

Despite the increased research interest in tourism in Asia, most research has focused on the key destinations (China, Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand), while neglecting other destinations which are less well explored. Little is known about the marketing efforts and practices, along with the successes and challenges, countries in the East and Southeast Asia have been experiencing. This book aims to address this oversight by exploring the marketing approaches, techniques and tools used by various...

A college is only as strong as its board of trustees.While the media frequently report on threats facing colleges and universities, no sector of higher education is in more danger than private colleges with small endowments and low enrollments. Numerous small private liberal arts colleges could benefit from careful consideration of characteristics and practices of successful trusteeship.In How Boards Lead Small Colleges, Alice Lee Williams Brown an...

Things happen for a reason. Not everyone knows that. Of course, Leia and Kimito didnt. Being a princess is one job; being a soldier is another thing. Being the commanding officer is another thing as well. One is for a prophecy of a project. The other has a past untold of. But both do deal with the same prophecy. Being in love is a crazy thing, especially being a soldier and a commander. Keeping that love hidden and balanced is a hard thing, more so when both sides are against it. Can thing...

The dazzling and cinematic sequel to space opera Ocean’s Godori takes Ocean and her crew deep into the cloisters of the Moon and the conflicts of the heart.Teo Anand, former ne’er-do-well second son of the Anand Tech empire and current solar fugitive, has just crash-landed on the Moon after escaping the latest attempt on his life. But if anyone can help exonerate him, it’s his best friend, bold Korean space pilot Ocean Yoon.Falsely accused of murde...

Becky Chambers meets Firefly in this big-hearted Korean space opera debut about a disgraced space pilot struggling to find her place while fighting to protect the people she loves.“A thrilling, transportive ride from a powerful and evocative new voice.” —Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, and Naomi Funabashi, Hillman Grad BooksOcean Yoon has never felt very Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haenyeo, Jeju Island’s beloved...

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life.She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning.Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the ...

NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling bookMeeting Jett was like a drug. Dangerous. Addictive. And better forbidden. In his game, there’s a high price to be paid. But how much is too much?Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, was never in love until she met the green eyed, sexy as sin, six foot two sex god, Jett. The man to whom she surrendered. The man who hurt her once only to conquer her heart again.Sexy, handsome, and arroga...

#3 in the Women of Strength DiariesAfter the death of her father, Dana Morrison noticed that her mother’s house was becoming cluttered. First she saved grocery bags, then newspapers, and empty boxes. In no time flat, her house was filled with junk, junk, and more junk! Dana made the mistake of cleaning house, but that just made matters worse when her mother decided that her trash was more valuable to her than her daughter.Tonya Thomas writes gripping storie...

He knows that Copper Ridge's newest bartender is running from her past…but will he recognize that she's his last chance at salvation before she leaves town in this sexy and emotional novella?Aiden Crawford knows all about responsibilities. He's already shouldering more than his share when beautiful drifter Casey James cruises into town with a broken car, a chip on her shoulder and enough secrets to have her ready to leave Copper Ridge the second she can af...