They’ll risk everything to save the ones they love…Finally out of hiding, Charlie Hart suddenly has to navigate the real world: living on the grid, partnering in Mitch’s PI business, and worst of all, facing down her abuser in court. She nearly runs away again—but her friend Ian has vanished without a trace, and she needs Mitch’s help to get him back.Mitch Saunders regrets pushing Charlie to join Retrieval, Inc. The Ian Cross investigation is driving them a...

She’s the last kind of distraction he needs, he’s the only distraction she wants…Caroline Murphy, a widow wracked by guilt and loss, leaves Miami in order to start over. Despite her grief, she finds a new beginning on a Montana dude ranch and learns to live again. To her shock, she develops an intense attraction to surly cowboy Sam Black who makes her feel again.Although Sam can’t shake his reputation as a real ladies’ man, he’ll never again mix business an...

Lives depend on keeping secrets buried. He just started digging...Eddie Mackey was busy defending his country when his estranged wife supposedly committed suicide. A year later, he has a new mission: taking down her murderer. And he knows just where to start: the New York City photojournalist who filmed his wife’s last words. Except Miranda Hill won’t betray the secrets of the dead, especially when she has to protect the living. Not to mention, a terrifying acciden...

Jake's got a diner to run, a fake marriage to plan, and Sadie to woo—he's in over his head.When Jake Walker returns home and, for his mom’s sake, cooks up a fake relationship with sexy waitress, Sadie Evans, he’s shocked to discover that he wants the friends-to-lovers thing to stay on the menu forever. Although Sadie can’t pass up this chance to be in close proximity with her one true love, she harbors no delusions. Jake’s not built for settling down or small-town ...

He leaves her no choice but to run—again. Or is it already too late?While investigating his sister’s disappearance, Detective Mitch Saunders uncovers a disturbing link to one of his old, and very cold, cases: a young woman who walked out her backdoor and simply vanished. When Mitch discovers she’s been in hiding all these years and living under an assumed identity, he also realizes Laura Macnamara—now Charlie Hart—holds the key to his sister’s safety.Despit...

This intimate portrait of the Colorado Plateau celebrates the landscape in photographs and writing. Erv Schroeder’s photographs bear witness to the primordial forces of the earth—the raw power that moved and shifted huge hunks of rock to form natural stone sculptures. Schroeder’s prints engage the viewer on an intimate level, acting as portals to contemplative worlds, inviting the viewer on an inner journey. As further guides to the landscape and its significance, he has invited indigenous...

This book helps readers maximize effectiveness in all facets of highway engineering including planning, design, operations, safety, and geotechnical engineering. Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations features a seven part treatment, beginning with a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts. These include project development, and the relationship between planning, operations, safety, and highway types (functional classification). Planning concepts and a ...

Miles is stuck under an entire town's expectations. And Adele just stole his escape plan...At the onset of World War II, Adele Bennes has one goal: save enough money to get to Paris… or maybe Copenhagen. It doesn’t matter as long as she saves fast and travels far.Miles Hoffman has had enough of what True Springs offers: the loss of his father and stepfather, a barely-squeaking-by farm that everyone depends on, and an enlistment ticket he can’t punch.

To gain the woman he loves, he will have to be the Dom she desires.Navy SEAL Malachai Dupree has everything a man could want. Well, not everything. The one woman he wants is the one he thinks he can’t have. In his opinion young widow Amanda Forrester is too innocent for his Dominant needs, so he plays the role of supportive friend even if it kills him.Amanda is tired of being treated as if she were fragile. She might have been through a rough patch losing her husband in the...

This book provides a unified treatment of the characteristics of telescopes of all types, both those whose performance is set by geometrical aberrations and the effect of the atmosphere, and those diffraction-limited telescopes designed for observations from above the atmosphere. The emphasis throughout is on basic principles, such as Fermat's principle, and their application to optical systems specifically designed to image distant celestial sources. The book also contains thorough discus...

This book is a collection of works related to information contributed by multiple authors dedicated to the memory of Mark Burgin who passed away on February 18, 2023. Mark Burgin had a very wide range of research and philosophical interests which has a reflection in the very broad subject range of the contributions to this book honoring his memory as an outstanding member of the academic community.The book Understanding Information and Its Role as a Tool: In Memory of Mark Burgin h...

Every Moment the Last is an uplifting story about a loving friendship between a young forest animal and her older, wiser bird friend. The story takes place in a beautiful jungle. The main character learns some valuable life lessons from the friendship she has formed.Every Moment the Last is a sweet story that can be read to children of any age by parents, older siblings, grandparents, babysitters and anyone else who cherishes spending quality time with a loved one; also, early read...