When 42 year old behavior analyst Kate Lockbee loses everything in a fire, including her husband, she responds to a strange ad online, hoping for a fresh start.Soon, she finds herself traveling to Louisiana to Cypresswood, an old plantation home in the Atchafalaya Basin to be the therapist for a young child with autism. When she meets the girl's father, the scarred Young Winstone, who catches and sells alligators for a living, she is attracted to him but loathe to get involved afte...

When 19 year-old Lynette Rosewood winds up pregnant and unwed, she travels to Ireland from America to have her baby and give it up for adoption at her mother's behest.At her aunt's home in Ireland, Craigmorag Castle, she finds danger and romance. Her cousin Roan McGrath attracts her with his dark good looks and soft side, but he spends too much time in the stables and is a self destructive recluse. Nevertheless, he and Lynette build a bond, and he encourages her to make her own cho...

When her father dies, college dropout Lillian Mullins steels herself for a future of nothing special in Pittsburgh. An invitation to Magnolian holds promise, but nightmares, ghosts, and murder threaten to derail her attempt to get a life.Lillian heads to the South, leaving Donovan Ross, an angsty potential lover, behind. After she finds her mother's old journal at Magnolian and learns a shocking secret, Lillian resolves to find out what happened nearly forty years ago to her mother...

In the first book on philanthropy written from a donor’s perspective, businesswoman and philanthropist Lisa Greer lifts the lid on our charitable sector, with an authentic account that describes exactly how outdated the sector has become and why it’s at risk of collapse.Weaving in her story of instant wealth and philanthropy, Lisa showcases the latest research, as well as dozens of interviews with donors, nonprofit professionals and leading academics in the field. ...

After a financial windfall, businesswoman Lisa Greer discovered many nonprofits were inefficient and outdated in their fundraising. Shocked by their dysfunction, she dedicated her career to revamping the nonprofit sector. As a major donor and bestselling author of "Philanthropy Revolution," Greer now presents her new book, THE ESSENTIAL FUNDRAISER’S HANDBOOK: A Guide to Maximizing Donations, Retaining Donors, and Saving the Giving Sector for Good.In this book, Gree...

In the first book on philanthropy written from a donor’s perspective, businesswoman and philanthropist Lisa Greer lifts the lid on our charitable sector, with an authentic account that describes exactly how outdated the sector has become and why it’s at risk of collapse.Weaving in her story of instant wealth and philanthropy, Lisa showcases the latest research, as well as dozens of interviews with donors, nonprofit professionals and leading academics in the field. ...

After a financial windfall, businesswoman Lisa Greer discovered many nonprofits were inefficient and outdated in their fundraising. Shocked by their dysfunction, she dedicated her career to revamping the nonprofit sector. As a major donor and bestselling author of "Philanthropy Revolution," Greer now presents her new book, THE ESSENTIAL FUNDRAISER’S HANDBOOK: A Guide to Maximizing Donations, Retaining Donors, and Saving the Giving Sector for Good.In this book, Gree...

She wants a job; he wants a wife and an in heritance...When Emerson arrives at Whispering House to care for her great aunt, all is not well. Whispers in the night and danger surround her. Rory Bendice, a nephew of her deceased great uncle, wants to marry her in order to inherit the house, while Dr. Colin Strozik appeals to her with his strength and kindness.Emerson must solve the mysteries of Whispering House before her time is up.

A legacy of death awaits her...Celia Renton, a poor relation, is summoned to Sorrowmoor, a gloomy estate owned by her cousin, Connall Rothwell. But all is not well at the house. A mysterious death, a master with demons, and a deadly enemy await Celia. Even as her heart is torn with mistrust of the master of the house, danger lurks behind handmade dolls and treacherous smiles. Will Celia live to learn the secrets of Sorrowmoor?This is the complete e-book edition of ...

So You Want to Change the World? is a compilation of twelve authors’ perspectives on how you can make a positive difference in your world.   Some key themes include: Doing the same things and expecting change. Church-as-usual isn’t working. Go...

This collection reflects on the theory and application of expressive arts today in therapy, education, research and social and ecological change.Bringing the understanding of expressive arts into its contemporary theoretical framework, the book reveals the expansion of the field from its initial focus on therapy alone into a diverse range of other areas of interest to therapists, educators, researchers and those interested in working for social and ecological change. The book also ...

Disruptive pedagogies for archival researchIn a cultural moment when institutional repositories carry valuable secrets to the present and past, this collection argues for the critical, intellectual, and social value of archival instruction. Graban and Hayden and 37 other contributors examine how undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, history, community literacy, and professional writing can successfully engage students in archival research in its many form...