Travis Wilde, rode all across the southwest searching for work and greener pastures. Honest, dependable. He was a loner. He helped anyone that needed help, that didn't cross him.Riding north into Nebraska Territory, he found a rundown cabin, a starving Indian boy. Newt's pa was murdered, his ma kidnapped by ruthless killers. He was left for dead, with his little brother Cody.Times tough, poor, short on supplies, with danger all around him, Travis takes pursuit after the Sio...

The continuing saga of a young family at Sweetwater Ranch was simple, but hard and exhausting.Prosperous, rewarding times — along with the bad times — bring changes to the small town and their lives.Will Miss Jenna be forced into an unwanted romance?In an accidental mishap, can Travis help save the life of one of his grandsons?Will Newt and Cody find the secret goldmine?Will Fawn's dark past unexpectedly catch up with her?Catastrophes, death,...

The Resplendent Tales of Gordon Bellwood - Awesome Sauce is a comedy novelette from Sam Downes and Mark Gray. The second in the seriesGordon Bellwood is a gentleman of fine standing. He may not have the liquid assets his family once enjoyed, but he has something better at his disposal; the finest classical 18th century education and the privilege of absolute self confidence as he navigates the modern world. In Awesome Sauce, Bellwood regales us with his search for justice after bei...

A seminal moment in the study of U.S. Catholic parish life came in the 1980s with the publication of a series of reports from the ground-breaking Notre Dame Study of Catholic Parish Life. These reports are now badly outdated, as Catholic dioceses grapple with new challenges that didn't exist in the 80s. Topics that were not considered then, like greater Catholic mobility, increased cultural diversity, and structural re-organization as well as the rise of lay leadership, have attained new s...

The long-standing parliamentary convention known as the 'Royal Prerogative' has always allowed Prime Ministers to take the country to war without any formal approval by Parliament. The dramatic vote against any military strike on Syria on 29 August 2013 blew that convention wide open, and risks hampering Great Britain's role as a force for good in the world in the future. Will MPs ever vote for war? Perhaps not – and this book proposes a radical solution to the resulting n...

Ahoy there! But what is a hoy, and why can Pirate Jake never see one?!No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.How can he ever be a proper pirate if he can’t see a hoy? With his parrot on his shoulder, he walks gloomily across the sand dunes.Until something quite unusual catches his eye.This atmospheric and beautifully illustrated book will spark imaginations and help in...

The patterns we cultivate shape the person we each become.Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. These powerful words describe the leader who is willing to work hard, get it done, and make sure it’s not about him or her; the leader who knows that influence is about developing the right habits for success.Brad Lomenick, former president of Catalyst, shares his hard-earned insights from more than two decades of work alongside thought-leaders such as Jim Colli...

Social Selling and Influence: Using Social Media for Cold Outreach and New Business SalesThe sales world has fundamentally changed, yet many organizations are still forcing their teams to use a 1980s playbook of cold calling and spam email in what is an AI-driven and digital world. It's time to bring your selling and your sales team skills up-to-date and that is what this book is all about.Social Selling and Influence is the definitive guid...

Girls from around the way think they’ve seen it all and know it all. What they don’t know will surprise them and change their lives forever. Take a look at the lives of some street-smart women who’ll learn what living the fast-paced life can mean in the end if you’re not careful.What if you were raised to be a hooker and, worst of all, your father was your pimp? In “Keepin’ It in the Family,” this isn’t just a nightmare for the Collins daughters, this is reality. Raised without the...

Parishes are the missing middle in studies of American Catholicism. Between individual Catholics and a global institution, the thousands of local parishes are where Catholicism gets remade. American Parishes showcases what social forces shape parishes, what parishes do, how they do it, and what this says about the future of Catholicism in the United States. Expounding an embedded field approach, this book displays the numerous forces currently reshaping American parishes. It draws from soc...

The sequel to Aphrodite and the Duke, following Verity Eagleman, the Duke of Everely's sister on her journey to find a suitable or perhaps highly unsuitable love match.(P) 2023 Penguin Audio

**“Bridgerton lovers have found their next read. J. J. McAvoy is a welcome new voice in historical romance.”—New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, on Aphrodite and the DukeAn heiress and an outcast—a match made for scandal . . .**With her brother, the Duke of Everely, married off to the beautiful and charming Aphrodite Du Bell, Verity Eagleman feels more alone than ever within the cold halls of the family estate. So when she’s invited t...