Aspen Silverglade used to be a force for good, but now she's just a sword for hire. On the run from the people she once trusted most, she needs to keep her head down and keep moving.But old habits are hard to quit. One night in a tavern, Aspen tries to save a woman from some unwanted attention. The woman, Charm Linville, is in the middle of a subtle and delicate act of thievery, and she does not appreciate Aspen blundering in.The disastrous and public rescue-gone-wrong make...

Aspen and Charm meet again, and Aspen dreams of finally having a quiet moment to explore what they mean to each other. Can a wandering swordswoman and an actress with a penchant for picking pockets have the lasting connection Aspen longs for? Would Charm even want that?With old enemies still chasing them and new problems cropping up at every turn, Aspen worries that she's dragging Charm into her unpredictable and dangerous life. If Charm gets hurt, she'll never forgive herself....

Forced into exile by Aspen's past, Aspen and Charm have grown closer, but they can't count on a future together until Aspen confronts the Hanging Scale. Her enemies will never leave her in peace.To survive, Aspen and Charm will need both fighting prowess and trickery, and still it might not be enough. Vanquishing the Scale will require them to rely on the friends they've made in their travels, and most of all, to trust each other.If they can take down an organization of vio...

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...

Explains how the subconcious mind works, tells how to communicate with the subconscious, and describes the ways in which it can lead one to success.

Here are fast and proven methods to recognize and correct the nearly two dozen common mistakes that can stand in the way of a successful management career. Discover the "hidden" blunders you may be unknowingly making—and correct them with this sure-fire program that helps you recognize even the hardest-to-acknowledge misstep and discover everything you'll need to excel as a manager. You'll hear of proven ways to:Keep up with developments in your fieldInspect your department...

As always I dedicate first to GOD The Father! As an Author, I let the imaginations, realisms and visions lend me the openingness to hopefully capture the very essence of my thoughts as I pen to paper and hope that my readers will delve into each poem with anticipation and that I may evoke their minds to read on!

New York Times Bestselling author L.P. Dover delivers an enticing enemies-to-lovers romance with a magical twist! Twenty-five years have passed since the darkness was defeated in the Land of the Fae. Since then, the realm has flourished under four courts. Winter Spring Summer Fall However, nothing is as it seems. An evil lurks close by, known as… the Shadow Fae. Years ago a plan was set in motion to keep the darkness alive. But there is one who's destined to defeat it. Ella, the future que...

The Hollywood Connection: The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion is one of the first edited volumes offered in the political science discipline on the effects of fictional media and celebrity on public opinion, and synthesizes many niche areas of research into single text. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of acknowledging a shift in academic focus away from the lateral interactions between celebrities and politicians (and in some cases ...

How can we prevent intimate partner violence (IPV)? And how do we define and measure “success” in preventing it? This book brings together researchers and practitioners from a wide range of fields to examine innovative strategies and programs for preventing IPV. The authors discuss evaluations of current prevention efforts, paying particular attention to underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees.Among the issues addressed are primary preven...

A compelling and hypnotic domestic noir novel in which a house swap becomes the eerie backdrop to a crumbling marriage and tantalizing affair, and the fatal consequences that unfold.Be careful who you let in . . .When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap--from their city flat to a townhouse in a leafy, upscale London suburb--they jump at the chance for a week away from home, their daughter and the tensions that have pushed their marr...

A twisty new thriller from the acclaimed author of The House Swap.After the death of his first wife, Alex has been given a second lease on life with Natalie, to whom he is newly married. Living in Brighton with Alex's thirteen-year-old daughter, Jade, the couple seem to be made for one another.But their idyllic domestic calm is soon shattered when Alex returns home one night to find that Jade and Natalie have narrowly escaped from a devastating hou...