A collection of twenty-five short stories just in time for Halloween. Enjoy thrills, chills, and mysteries. Meet ghosts, demons, vampires, and monsters everywhere from dark city streets to the English countryside. Scares lurk in the most unexpected places and, when the lights go out, no where is safe and no one will be spared.

Powerful Words, Thoughts, and Inspirations for the Soul is a collection of timeless treasures, meditations, thoughts, and motivational sermons to feed the soul. All of us have had our momentsmoments of peace, trials, or self-reflection. The pages of this book are filled with encouraging messages to inspire you to reach higher heights and to never ever lose sight of what our heavenly Father has planned for your life. I admonish you to take each day as a blessing from the Father and reach in...

A candid, courageous portrait of the South as told by a writer unafraid to confront its heat, its history, and its humanity.Clarence Cason belonged to that restless generation of southern intellectuals who, between the world wars, questioned the South's stubborn traditionalism, even as they tried to explain and defend its distinctiveness. From his professorial perch at The University of Alabama, Cason wrote polished essays for leading national publications...

Sharie Franke grew up in the public eye, her life unfolding before millions through the lens of the digital age. From a childhood shaped by the pressures of online fame to the emotional toll of constant scrutiny, her story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and transformation.In Biography of Sharie Franke, Noris E. Cason takes readers beyond the polished images and curated content, uncovering the unseen struggles that shaped Sharie’s journey. This compelling account del...

This book presents a meticulously-researched biography on Guillermo Belt Ramírez, one of Cuba’s most important diplomats of the 20th century. As Ambassador, Belt represented his homeland in the United States and the Soviet Union as the Cold War turned wartime allies into enemies. He also represented a generation of diplomats who, after bearing witness to the horrors of war, had the resolve to join to create the United Nations and regional organizations such as the Organization of American ...

A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players.Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services. They not only hold great appeal for teen patrons, but also help build important skills ranging from math and literacy to leadership and dramatics. Role-playing games are cost-effective too. Dragons in the Stacks explains why RPGs are so effective at holding teenagers' att...

When conducting research in developing countries, an ability to negotiate a bewildering array of cultural and logistical obstacles is essential. Overseas Research: A Practical Guide distills essential lessons from scores of students and scholars who have collected data and done fieldwork abroad, including how to prepare for the field, how and where to find funding for one’s fieldwork, issues of personal safety and security, and myriad logistical and relational issues.By en...

“An incredibly compelling and helpful read for parents—or anyone out there—who would like to learn more about the dual processes of raising a gay or lesbian child and growing up as gay or lesbian.” —Cason Crane, Founder of The Rainbow Summits Project and LogoTV’s Youth Trailblazer Honoree, 2013Coming out can be fraught with difficulty for both parents and child—but Wesley C. Davidson, a popular blogger on gay rights issues, and Dr. Jonathan Tobkes, a New York City-...

In this unique and innovative contribution to environmental security, an international team of scholars explore and estimate the intermediate-term security risks that climate change may pose for the United States, its allies and partners, and for regional and global order through the year 2030. In profiles of forty-two key countries and regions, each contributor considers the problems that climate change will pose for existing institutions and practices. By focusing on the conduct of indiv...

Aubrielle Quinn has spent years building two things she believes will never fail her: her marriage and Iron Harbor Freight and Recovery. As a licensed customs-compliance specialist, co-owner, and the woman who keeps every route, contract, and employee on solid ground, she is used to fixing problems before anyone else sees them.Then a forgotten company tablet exposes twenty-eight months of secret messages between her husband and another woman.Nathaniel Bartlett insists the a...

Miley Meyers has spent nine years building the Iron Saints Motorcycle Club from behind the scenes. As the club’s trusted bookkeeper and Vice President Julien Boyd’s wife, she protects its businesses, balances its accounts, and carries secrets that could bring powerful men to their knees.She never expects one of those secrets to be her husband’s affair.With the President’s patch within reach, Julien begins a sexual and emotional relationship with Georgia Neal, the daughter o...

Seven years ago, Bristol Love walks into the Iron Saints clubhouse carrying wedding supplies and leaves with proof that her fiancé has been cheating while nearly every member watches her humiliation in silence.Now a stroke brings her back to Ash Creek, Montana, and to the garage that raised her. Bristol is a gifted fleet mechanic with a life in Calgary, a career she fights hard to build, and no intention of staying. But the moment she opens Jeffrey Heath’s books, she finds the gara...