How Methodist settlers in the American West acted as agents of empireIn the early years of American independence, Methodism emerged as the new republic’s fastest growing religious movement and its largest voluntary association. Following the contours of settler expansion, the Methodist Episcopal Church also quickly became the largest denomination in the early American West. With Sacred Capital, Hunter Price resituates the Methodist Episcopal Church as a se...

A serial killer on the hunt opens the door to a woman’s terrifying past in a pulse-pounding thriller by the author of The Lost Victim.Three years ago, Kate Doyle escaped a serial killer who died at the hands of her rescuers. FBI consultant and psychologist Ryan Strickland helped Kate rebuild her life, and the case was closed on the Rose Reaper’s seven victims—the six who were killed and Kate, the one who got away.Today, Kate has a good man in her l...

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine has modern-day potions witches Holly and Andrew facing off against a firebrand politician who wears literally killer boots in a Texas-sized rodeo of trouble.Boot-loving Cadogan vampire Lindsey must team up with off-again, on-again vampire partner Luc when a woman from her past is targeted by supernaturals in New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill's all-new adventure.And New York Times ...

In a world of covert codes, two CIA operatives must infiltrate a New York publishing house, where every word on the page could be a weapon.Brandon Hale, a seasoned CIA case officer, contemplates walking away from the covert world of espionage behind to embark on a quieter path in publishing. But his plan takes an abrupt turn when a critical source within the Labyrinth terrorist organization is assassinated, leaving behind a cryptic message about a New York publishi...

Bon Jovi. Bryan Adams. Presley West. My favorite men of music. Only one of them within reach.The night before Presley West was due to leave our small town of Hollings Hill, all of my high school fantasies came to life. He finally wanted me. Eight years I'd spent pining, and now I, bartending Tessa Lisbon, was going to make damn sure I made that night count before the music industry stole him.Never screw your idols. That's what they say, right? Well, I did, and I did it well...

Aimed primarily at advanced graduate students and professional biologists, this book explores the degree to which animal*b1plant interactions are determined by plant and animal variability. Many of the patterns seen in natural communities appear to result from cascading effects up as well as down the trophic system. Variability among primary producers can influence animal and plant population quality and dynamics, community structure, and the evolution of animal*b1plant interations.

A traumatized witness to a serial killer’s crimes is the only key to solving them in a gripping novel of psychological suspense.After his sister disappeared, FBI consultant and psychologist Ryan Strickland spent years looking for answers in an investigation gone tragically cold. But in his work, Ryan has built a reputation for getting reluctant victims to speak. A witness has been found who can identify an elusive serial killer whose crimes reach back decades. Howe...

What if the purpose of the Scriptures is not to have you focused on "doing" the will of God, but on "becoming" the will of God?What if God desires to have His word sown as seed into your heart so that the very nature of His Son, Jesus Christ, is conceived in you?What if the objective of salvation is for this conceived nature to grow out of you, transforming you into the image of Christ by the Holy Spirit?What if everything in the world’s systems - including Rreligio...

Walk into any bookstore and you'll find coaching books written by champions, hall-of-famers, and household names.Their stories are inspiring. But most of us don't coach five-star athletes or have state-of-the-art facilities.We coach real kids. In real schools. With real limitations.And real problems.This book is for that coach.The one who arrives early to unlock the gym and stays late to lock it back up. Who buys equipment out of pocket. Who learns a...

In 1816, Elizabeth's life had been carefully planned for her.A home, a family, a life that she was trained to fill... and had never questioned if she wanted, until the future she expected was stolen from her.In the present day, Heck's hopes and dreams have been destroyed, the life she was fighting for gone in an instant. Amid the devastation of her plans, she's determined to fight for her dreams.Drawn together across time, Elizabeth Frankenstein and...

"For 60 years, [it] has been considered the most monumental single source on the old-time Texas trail drives north to Kansas and beyond." — The Dallas Morning NewsThese are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas—those rugged men and, sometimes, women—who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories—some humor...

A vampire never gets old, but neither do his enemies. When a figure from Ethan's dark past makes a splashy debut in Chicago, Merit and her Master don't know whether he's friend or foe. But they'll have to figure it out soon because trouble is brewing in the Windy City.At an exclusive society soirée attended by the upper echelons of the human and supernatural worlds, Merit and Ethan barely stop the assassination of a guest. When the target turns out to be a shady businessman with a ...