Orphaned at a young age and raised in the foster system, Jory Smith has no idea he's half incubus. He only knows he has the power to heal people, making himself sick in the process. Exploited by a crooked faith healer who sells his abilities and his life to the highest bidder and then left for dead, Jory flees, falling into a job at a small-town café where he can put his lifelong obsession with baking to good use.But the minister who exploited him wants him back.Exiled hell...

A team is any group of people who have a shared passion or goal, and do you want to know something fun? Teams are EVERYWHERE. You're probably a part of more teams than you realize! You'll belong to lots of different teams throughout your life, so open this book to learn what makes a team most successful, and how you can best work with others to achieve awesome things!Core themes in this book:

Long a major element of classical studies, the examination of the laws of the ancient Romans has gained momentum in recent years as interdisciplinary work in legal studies has spread. Two resulting issues have arisen, on one hand concerning Roman laws as intellectual achievements and historical artifacts, and on the other about how we should consequently conceptualize Roman law.Drawn from a conference convened by the volume's editor at the American Academy in Rome addressing these ...

This is a study of the legal rules affecting the practice of female prostitution at Rome approximately from 200 B.C. to A.D. 250. It examines the formation and precise content of the legal norms developed for prostitution and those engaged in this profession, with close attention to their social context. McGinn's unique study explores the "fit" between the law-system and the socio-economic reality while shedding light on important questions concerning marginal groups, marriage, sexual beha...

The essays composing Ancient Law, Ancient Society examine the law in classical antiquity both as a product of the society in which it developed and as one of the most important forces shaping that society. Contributors to this volume consider the law via innovative methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives—in particular, those drawn from the new institutional economics and the intersection of law and economics.Essays cover topics such as using collective sanct...

The patterns of land use that have evolved in Europe reflect the boundaries set by the natural environment and socio-economic responses to the needs of the population. Over the centuries man has been able to overcome increasingly the constraints placed on land use by the natural environment through the development of new technologies and innovations, driven by an increasing population and rising material expectations. However, activities are still ultimately constrained by natural limitati...

My mate and I destroyed the world once.And it cost us each other.Our memories were wiped.I was turned into a lone wolf, never able to find her.She was trapped inside of human bodies, torturing them until she destroyed them, only to be placed into another body.But everything done in the dark will eventually come to the light.And Jupiter - our God - is ready for change.The world as we know it is hanging by a thin thread, and if Luna - t...

Jonathan Bane and Donovan Havili cordially invite you to their wedding.They just have to prove a man’s innocence and get him out of prison first.Not to mention prove Solomon completely inept (not hard), and fired from being a detective.Oh, and train Jon’s new apprentice.They can probably get married this year. Probably.Tags:Jon has an apprentice, apprentice finds him an innocent man in prison, as usual it snowballs from there, frustrating cold...

Proposing vs defusing a bomb?Defusing a bomb is much easier than proposing.Defusing Donovan’s anger over getting on a plane to defuse said bomb? Harder than the bomb.Jon is not liking these odds.Is proposing supposed to be this difficult?Tags:Jon and Donovan have a fight, as expected they’re very bad at it, things go BOOM, my kink is healthy processing and expressing of emotions, relationship lessons, life lessons, love is not based on worth,...

I’m rather used to the crazy cases, because let’s face it, most cops can handle the run-of-the-mill with their eyes closed. I’m only called in when the situation is weird or they need to solve the case fast.This case is a little of both.Someone’s attacking women as they get off of work, hitting them in the back of the head. What started as a case of battery has steadily built up to homicide. With three murders, six victims, and no leads, the Clarksville PD are desperate to ...

Ren’s fantasy wishlist includes:A sexy lover (preferably of the male variety)Peace inside of the palacePossibly an onsenHis best friend never deployed again, and always beside himIt does not include:Assassins inside of his palaceFar too many conspiraciesBeing proposed to while hungover. In bed. By his straight best friend.Arman Brahms falling in love with him is a fantasy Ren’s buried for over six years, so to have it ...

Ren’s homecoming wishlist includes:● Arman not bashing everyone’s heads together (at least not without him)● Getting the fortress built before the Mongs attack (not at the rate they’re going with all the the thefts happening)● Going home without incident (also, again, not likely)What it did not include was:● Social reform● A child● A raiding party● Arman actually using his wordsLife once again proved reality is better ...