Jillian Morrow lives in self-imposed exile for good reason. She wants to live. Her days are spent tending her menagerie of pets and rescuing wayward hikers who ignore the warning signs she's posted. In the space of one afternoon, one such hiker turns her world upside down.For the first time in all her years alone, Jill's tempted to ignore the responsibilities she's taken on in favor of running away again. Compelled by the need to know how and why she's been found however, she goes ...

It takes an argument and a car crash for Tawny Briggs to realize two very important things. First, she isn't insignificant and second, it's time to fight for what's hers. Who knew finally standing up for herself would uncover a tangled mess of lies and deceit, though? As she sorts everything out, an unexpected friendship develops with none other than the driver of the other vehicle. Is she strong enough to let it become more, or will their pasts create an permanent rift?A car accid...

Fun in the sun turns to terror when a psychopath tries to use her in his twisted plot for revenge.Destiny "Dusty" Devane is headed to California for a relaxing vacation. This trip is the first thing she's done just for herself. Before it truly begins, she finds herself ridiculed by overnight acting sensation Nick Marshall. If that isn't enough to put a dent in a woman's ego, then becoming the next target of a deranged serial killer certainly is.Detective Don Cramer is tryin...

In this edited collection of narrative-based, critically situated essays, each contributor explores how class has affected his/her personal and academic lives. The collection is divided into three sections: i) narratives that critique the meritocracy; ii) narratives that trace the effects of middle class cultural capital on relatively new academics from the working class, and; iii) narratives that explore the effects of class on longtime academics from the working class. The effect of the ...

Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children, Fifth Edition, provides academics and school-based practitioners such as psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and social workers with an up-to-date guide to the assessment of young children. Long recognized as the standard text and reference in its field, this comprehensive, skill-building overview is organized into four sections: foundations, ecological assessment, assessment of developmental domains, and special conside...

Lianne Schofield has finally found family and acceptance. Just when things are going great, the introduction of a young Scotsman named Robert MacForrester turns everything upside down. He's attractive, kind and incredibly stubborn. Worst of all, at least in her opinion, is his strong moral character. When her uncle warns him to stay away from his niece, he does. And then some. After two years of being rejected by him, Lianne decides to protect her battered heart and bruised ego. There has ...

Throughout life, DNA reproduces and replaces itself continually. In optimal conditions, the copies are perfect, but as environment, diet and stress begin to take their toll, so the DNA becomes damaged and this leads to aging and disease.

Kealan Patrick Burke, Ray Garton, Bev Vincent, C. A. Suleiman, and Paul Melniczek treat readers to some spooky tricks with a hair-raising assemblage of tales gathered together by author, editor, and master of the macabre Brian James Freeman.THE MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE by Kealan Patrick BurkeFor some, office parties are the highlight of the season. For others, they can paralyze with dread. Theo is determined not to let his anxiety stop him from attending—though m...

The "wild child" of the Fuller family, a state trooper with a daughter, and his year-long crush that could build a family if he could just get out of the friends category...Dawn Fuller has made some mistakes in her life, and she's not proud of the way McDermott Boyd found her off the road one day last year. She'd driven an hour to have a medical test done so her family wouldn't know, and while McDermott has asked Dawn out several times since then, her shame and emb...

He's a renowned celebrity assistant, now taking over as manager for Country Quad, the legendary band of Young Brothers. She's a young cowgirl trying to find her place in life and her family. Can Joey take a leap of faith and land safely in Adam's arms? Or will small town gossip and expectations crush them both?Adam Harmon has everything under control—a successful career as a celebrity assistant, substantial savings, and a new position managing Country Quad, the leg...

A Marine, a maid, and a match made in heaven.Tate Benson can't believe he's come to Nowhere, Utah, to fix up a house that hasn't been inhabited in years. But he has. Because he's retired from the Marines and looking to start a life as a police officer in small-town Brush Creek.Wren Fuller has her hands full most days running her family's company. When Tate calls and demands a maid for that morning, she decides to have the calls forwarded to her cell and go ...

He's a father's rights advocate lawyer with a sweet little girl. She's fighting for her own daughter. Can Gabe and Hilde find happily-ever-after when they're at such odds with one another?Gabe Young is splitting his time between Jackson Hole and Coral Canyon, where he's opened up a second branch of his family law firm. He's always been resistant to coming home, though all of his brothers now live in the small town where they all grew up.He likes the hour-long buffer, to be ...