Bella is the most beautiful butterfly in Little Valley.But when her beauty turns into pride, her bright colors begin to fade.Admired by everyone for her colorful wings, Bella believes being beautiful makes her better than others. As she flies through Little Valley, she speaks unkindly to a mushroom, an oak tree, and a bumblebee, never stopping to think about how her words make them feel.But Bella soon learns an important lesson. With every proud and unkind act, the ...

In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood.In 2010, fifty-five years after her father’s attempted suicide, Amy—...

Zillah Crawford reminisces often about that one night she steps out of her comfort zone. In the Regency room of the exclusive private club where anything goes, she shares an incredible night with a masked stranger. However, reality settles back to normal and the masked man to her dreams.Zillah's ambition is to snag a notoriously difficult, client named Drake Lachlan. She manages to do just that, but everything changes when the shrewd billionaire bachelor invites her to a charity pa...

Nothing could have prepared "dragon lady" Kitrina Dewey for the hurricane-force romance with her former employer Saxon Flagstaff. With all she's been through, it amazes her how fast she falls for him, despite how she tries to guard her heart.In the aftermath of the shooting that almost steals Kitrina away from him, Saxon has done everything in his power to keep his word and see her safe. He never counts on the re-emergence of old flames who seek to cause trouble. Will Saxon continu...

Amy "Lyre" Turner brings the magickal and the mundane to life, simply and powerfully, in Pieces of the Soul, her first collection of poetry. Take your time and enjoy the works within, and experience just "how freeing the words can be."

Since the 1950s historians of the colonial era in North, South and Central America have extended the frontiers of basic general knowledge enormously; this rich historiographical tradition has generated robust methodological discussions about how to study the European encounter in the light of the experience of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. By bringing together major research reviews by a series of leading scholars, this volume makes it possible to compare directly approaches rela...

"Sensual Games" is a book for love and something else ...Hot and steamy romantic book, but not in the sense of traditional romantic love story. It is more about Passion, Desire, Temptation and SeductionThe stories in this book surrounded open minded couples who tremble with desires to experience first love touch of their bodies. They looking for something to spice their sexual lives and they are ready to play sensual games with each other.

Cities have taken a leading role in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As federal and state climate policy waxes and wanes, many of the largest U.S. cities have pledged themselves to ambitious sustainability goals, as have smaller communities across the country. City-level policy makers, facing a range of political constraints, a thicket of federal and state laws, and varying degrees of municipal authority, need to figure out how to meet their climate commitments.Urban...

Cities have taken a leading role in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As federal and state climate policy waxes and wanes, many of the largest U.S. cities have pledged themselves to ambitious sustainability goals, as have smaller communities across the country. City-level policy makers, facing a range of political constraints, a thicket of federal and state laws, and varying degrees of municipal authority, need to figure out how to meet their climate commitments.Urban...

Binge Eating Disorder, written by a clinician and an advocate who have personally struggled with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), illuminates the experience of BED from the patient perspective while also exploring the disorder’s etiological roots and addressing the components of treatment that are necessary for long-term recovery. Accessible for both treatment providers and patients alike, this unique volume aims to explore BED treatment and recovery from both sides of the process whi...

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

The effects of the de-regulation of the Chinese university system have been nothing short of spectacular. For the first time since 1949, students possessing neither gifted intellect nor political connections have been able to share in the benefits of higher education, while a flood of international educators have opened up a previously cloistered and politically sensitized academic world. This fascinating book examines China’s higher education system, and how it’s new and unique blend of f...