You’re more special than you know.Liz Brander’s grandfather used to tell her that all the time. Could they be more than just words? Not long before a planned trip, a personal tragedy leads her to uncover a long-kept secret. Determined to fulfill her journey—or perhaps run away from her problems—she leaves for Florida, only to be stranded with no money, no place to go, and no one to turn to. With the warm gulf waters beckoning her and an unexpected connection, leaving her s...

It’s an Urban Style of Love is a collection of short urban tales depicting how contemporary love is found where you least expect it.From online gaming to jogging, the club scene to the park, these short stories inspire us to believe that there is someone for everyone, and sometimes you will find what your heart desires most, in the most unexpected places.It’s an Urban Style of Love features sixteen urban tales from fifteen of our favorite contemporary writers.

This updated second edition of the popular methods book "Video Microscopy" shows how to track dynamic changes in the structure or architecture of living cells and in reconstituted preparations using video and digital imaging microscopy. Contains 10 new chapters addressing developments over the last several years. Basic information, principles, applications, and equipment are covered in the first half of the volume and more spcialized video microscopy techniques are covered in the second ha...

Seven of Druids, written by Sylvan Greenberg, read by Daniel, an AI-synthetic voice from Eleven Labs. Obsolete human voice: Andrew Adams.Aaron Bishop, an archaeology student from Oxford, is on a holiday trip with his girlfriend Denise, when they are suddenly transported to a mystical realm. Gifted and cursed at the same time, Aaron has an ancient magic growing inside him. A Voidshaper, a merciless entity born of negativity, assaults Denise and turns her into one of them. Aaron’s world shat...

“In the face of the ever more complex demands being placed upon us by our modern and frenetic urban world, finding simple and effective ways of simply ‘staying in the boat’ are becoming more important than ever before.This insightful book by UK bodywork therapist Phil Greenfield outlines the fundamentals of how to get well, stay well, and be well in the face of life’s uncertainties, with a wealth of straight-talking advice and practical tools for a healthy, long, and vibrant life.”...

Developing and Sustaining Successful First -Year ProgramsFirst-year programs and interventions have become critical launching pads for student success and retention in higher education. However, these programs often flounder not because of what they are trying to do, but because of the ways in which they are implemented.Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs offers faculty, academic administrators, and student aff...

The previous edition of this book marked the shift in technology from video to digital camera use with microscope use in biological science. This new edition presents some of the optical fundamentals needed to provide a quality image to the digital camera. Specifically, it covers the fundamental geometric optics of finite- and infinity-corrected microscopes, develops the concepts of physical optics and Abbe's theory of image formation, presents the principles of Kohler illumination, and fi...

One of the most renowned packs in the entire country chose me to bond as their Omega. Me!It doesn't feel real, yet here I am, boarding a private jet to their estate. But instead of arriving at a mansion to hors d'oeuvres and champagne, I awake injured and half frozen at the heart of the Alaskan wild after a terrible accident.That's where he finds me. Everett, the mountain man Alpha with the husky voice and warm scent. He carries me through the snow back to ...

Marriage wasn’t on her bucket list. Becoming magically bound to a demon? Even less so.As a child, Sam Wandern thought she was just playing pretend—until her imaginary friends turned out to be real demons she accidentally unleashed into the world. One of them, Ash Spiros, has haunted her life ever since. Once human, now a dangerously seductive incubus, Ash claims he's been protecting her. But protection has a price.On Halloween night, everything changes. A v...

All four books in the Addicted to You series in one box set! Includes the books Crave, Adore, Shatter, and Claim!I want her. I crave her. She's my addiction.I need him. I love him. He's my obsession.I'm his muse, and this is our story.Note: Previously published as the SILK Box Set.

One bad date, and suddenly I want the one man I shouldn’t—my best friend.I’m in love with Grayson Bennett.My best friend. My confidant. My protector.The man who treats my son like his own.And for one brief moment, things are perfect.We’ve taken our friendship to the next level. My photography business is booming, and not even a disgruntled colleague-turned-competitor can dampen our bright future together…Until a visit from my...

I don't need a pack. I'm doing just fine on my own.Until one tiny mistake has me perfuming enough to draw every enforcement officer in a ten-block radius.I know what awaits me if I go into custody as an unclaimed Omega, so when a blazing hot and surprisingly kind Alpha throws me a life raft, I grab hold with both hands.Only problem? He didn't exactly clear his claim on me with his pack. They don't want an Omega—especially Thane, who seems to be call...