Drawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, the contributors to this volume aim to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities. Considering government, NGO leaders, domestic philanthropists, and foreign foundations, the volume examines the historical roots and distinct stages of philanthropy and charity in China, the health challenges philanthropy must address, and the...

I should hate them, yet there’s no denying my body reacts to their every touch.When my ancestors lost everything in a business deal gone wrong, they were forced to make a sacrifice—a blood oath, promising the firstborn daughter of their bloodline to a league of vampires.And now they’ve come to collect.Atlas.Kade.Gabriel.Lex.All seductively sexy and unimaginably dangerous.Torn from everything I've ever known, t...

In Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond, Alain Locke-the central promoter of the Harlem Renaissance, America's most famous African American pragmatist, the cultural referent for Renaissance movements in the Caribbean and Africa-is placed in conversation with leading philosophers and cultural figures in the modern world. The contributors to this collection compare and contrast Locke's views on values, tolerance, cosmopolitanism, and American and world...

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Megan Linski weaves a dark contemporary romantic thriller of deception, mystery, and love.My name is Christine, and I'm on the run from a cult that wants me dead.Annabelle Lane is the cult’s cunning and venomous leader, who forced me to commit crimes that are unforgivable. Annabelle's threats aren't to be taken lightly, and everybody knows that once you're in the cult, you're in it for life.After fleeing the cul...

Love can be criminal.Ava-MarieI was always good at being bad, which is why I’m the last person you’d expect to save the world. Unfortunately, I wasn’t given a choice.I’ve learned my prophecy has something to do with the Elves, an incredible magical people that went extinct a century ago. At a paranormal prison where evil runs free, there’s more to discover about the Elves than I ever expected. As my investigation continues,...

Adam Potter returned to Cargo City wanting to start a new life after recovering from a bad breakup with his cheating ex-boyfriend. Adam bought a three-story building opening his own detective agency. Hiring a flirtatious college student for an assistant.Adam’s first case fell from a tree. Patrick Valdez is a blue-blood aristocrat who loves to Cosplay but also has a stalker who hides behind masks. He wants to get away from his devious boyfriend who’s blackmailing him.A perso...

The case against AlzCura intensifies until the FDA’s shocking response to the data. Will the guilty parties walk, or will they be brought to justice?Jackie and Curt find solace in one another’s company as law enforcement officials increasingly take over the case against AlzCura. Things look promising when AlzCura cooperates with a request to produce a person of interest. Only to have hopes dashed when the person commits suicide before being questioned.Hope ...

Are you always trying to keep everyone happy? Do you feel uncomfortable when someone is upset with you? Do you struggle to focus on your own needs because you're constantly thinking about what others need from you? Codependency provides a practical framework for understanding these behaviors and developing healthier relationship habits. It encourages you to examine the ways people-pleasing, fear of rejection, excessive responsibility, and weak boundaries can influence your decisions. This ...

Raz has been offered the chance of a lifetime— a trip to Hollywood, to prove his acting skills to the world and shoot his shot at stardom.This vacation is one he’s never going to forget. He’s in California to land a lead role, but chasing his dreams won’t be as easy as he wants to believe, and his friends aren’t as supportive as they once were.Raz has a decision to make. Torn between his crush and his future, Raz is unsure if he’ll see his name in lights… or if everything w...

As a bartender in Las Vegas, Curtis seems to have the dream life. He’s single, lives close to the Strip, and only has to worry about when to pick up the next extra shift. No one knows the truth about what happened ten years ago, and no one knows how he spends three months every year: as a part-time elf for Santa Claus.When Curtis went to the Arctic Circle the first time, he thought he could escape the unthinkable. Now, the anniversary of the worst day of his life is coming up, and ...

From the author of the horror classic Night of the Living Dead.Children can get away with murder under the cover of Midnight...Cynthia and her brothers had heard the stories about grandpa, who could summon demons and compel people to die with a curse. Maybe they also possessed the ancient powers. At first, they caught smallish demons who had assumed the shapes of rabbits and birds and then, larger ones like those who resembled the neighbor kids.Now, they ar...

A she-wolf on her last chance. A warlock betrayed. And a hidden society that may be their only hope…LuanaI didn’t expect to be kidnapped by Keeran’s father—or tortured for his pleasure. When the she-wolf that stole my pack unites with my mate’s sworn enemy, everything seems dire. I’m not getting out of this one alive … not unless someone saves me that I don’t expect to. Someone with ties to Keeran’s past.KeeranDefeating my father wa...