The first in a spicy, fun new shifter romance series. She never wanted a mate, he can't survive without one.Each mating season, every eligible mate must take the journey to the ancient castle and participate in theMating TrialsThis is Ember’s first year eligible to participate in the trials.But what is every female's dream, is her nightmare because finding a mate might mean losing everything she’s worked for...

Three stunning full-cast dramatisation of Thomas Love Peacock’s classic storiesListen now to this collection of three of the finest stories from Thomas Love Peacock. A contemporary and close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Love Peacock was born in 1785 and wrote satirical novels discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Packed with witty dialogue, intriguing ideas and featuring the iconic voices of Sir Michael Hordern (L...

Abortion and America’s Churches explores the surprising history of how American Christians think about abortion.Many people assume that Christians have steadfastly condemned abortion throughout the United States’s history. Daniel K. Williams overthrows all assumptions about the unity, consistency, or simplicity of American Christian thought and belief in this groundbreaking new book. He demonstrates that churches in the United States have fought among them...

***James: Living Faith in Action***is a 12-week study through the Epistle of James, written for individuals and small groups who want their faith to move beyond belief into everyday obedience. James refuses to let readers hide behind spiritual language - he asks a simple, searching question: What does genuine faith look like in everyday life?Each of the twelve chapters walks through a passage of James with the same intentional rhythm: Opening Reflection, Scripture Focus, T...

Stories of war and conflict form the backbone of much of the Western literary canon, portraying a certain image of heroism, stoicism, and survival in the face of violence. War and Imagination challenges the canon with essays, short stories, and a wide variety of perspectives.Paying particular attention to the twentieth century and prioritizing the writings of civilians, the works highlighted in War and Imagination offer an opportunity to challenge representations ...

Stories of war and conflict form the backbone of much of the Western literary canon, portraying a certain image of heroism, stoicism, and survival in the face of violence. War and Imagination challenges the canon with essays, short stories, and a wide variety of perspectives.Paying particular attention to the twentieth century and prioritizing the writings of civilians, the works highlighted in War and Imagination offer an opportunity to challenge representations ...

The Brown Side of Autism: Our Journey Through Color, Culture, and ClarityThis autobiography is more than just a story—it's a lived experience told through the lens of identity, resilience, and truth. The Brown Side of Autism takes readers inside the life of a young Black man navigating the world on the autism spectrum, where culture and neurodiversity intersect in ways that are often overlooked.From early childhood challenges—like delayed speech, sensory struggles, and feel...

Most Christians want to grow.They want to be consistent in Scripture, faithful in prayer, and intentional in their walk with Christ.But good intentions don't always lead to real change.Life gets busy. Distractions take over. And without a clear plan, spiritual growth often becomes inconsistent and frustrating.Train for Godliness offers a simple, practical path forward.This 13-week guide walks individuals and small groups through the essential spiritu...

This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Daniel Ciba, which looks in particular at the play as a piece of realism or experimentalism and considers the play through the lens of Queer Identity. The introduction includes discussion of very recent revivals and adaptations of the play across the world.The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' first great popular success and an autobiographical play about his mother and sister, launched the brilliant and controver...

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find CUTTING-EDGE stories by such authors as ROBERT AICKMAN, STORM CONSTANTINE, GEMMA FILES, NEIL GAIMAN, JOHN LANGAN, HELEN MARSHALL and STEVE RASNIC TEM, amongst many others, along with the usual OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN HORROR and NECROLOGY of those who have left us.

This volume bridges the gap between forensic and cultural anthropology in how both disciplines describe and theorize the dead, highlighting the potential for interdisciplinary scholarship. As applied disciplines dealing with some of the most marginalized people in our society, forensic anthropologists have the potential to shed light on important and persistent social issues that we face today. Forensic anthropologists have successfully pursued research agendas primarily focused on the dev...

The Spring 2021 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”As guest-editor Laura van den Berg writes in her introduction, “At its core, literatu...