Networking is a skill that many people recognize as critically important, but which many find difficult, boring or fear-inducing - or even all three. Yet if you master the techniques that really work, networking can pay dividends. Effective networking means tapping into a team of like-minded business people willing to help each other achieve their goals. If you build, grow and nurture your business networks, you will become known for your expertise and will be better placed to win the new ...

In 1522, the Ottomans attacked the island of Rhodes and, after a six-month siege, the Hospitallers surrendered on terms. The Knights Hospitaller had ruled Rhodes since 1309, and the Ottomans had attempted to capture the island 40 years before in 1480, but were defeated by the Knights. The Ottoman victory in 1522 resulted in the Knights being expelled from the island and eventually settling in Malta, Gozo, and Tripoli and the Ottomans obtaining domination over the Eastern Mediterranean and ...

It’s 1994A wave of terror attacks begin to happen around the world. The race to find the mastermind and stop them in their tracks is on.Cassie Day’s mission takes her to Marrakech and into the darkness of a cult with a charismatic leader and entanglement with a CIA cell.Never sure who she can trust, she must enlist the help of an old friend in the Metropolitan Police and an FBI agent who may hold the key to understanding the terror campaign.But can anyone tr...

Miranda Lee's enticing romance novels raise temperatures with each and every steamy offering. In this sultry tale, Nicolas Dupre has left Rocky Creek, the Australian bush town of his past, far behind him. But he can't shake the memory of Serina, nor of the night they reached the very peak of carnal delight. So when he receives a request to return to Rocky Creek, Serina is at the forefront of his thoughts. Little does Nicolas know that a secret awaits-one that will change his life forever.

To get the hordes of predatory women off his back, billionaire Salvatore Cardini impulsively asks his petite office cleaner to be his convenient mistress! Jessica reluctantly agrees-who would say no to such an incredibly attractive and commanding man? But he is on the international rich list, with a glamorous lifestyle to match, while she has to work two jobs just to survive. What she hasn't realized is her role isn't just to be on his arm in public-but to be his mistress in private, too!

With over 50 novels to her credit, USA Today bestselling author Helen Bianchin spins exotic romantic tales eagerly snapped up by her adoring fans. In Bride, Bought and Paid For, Romy Picard is desperate to keep her father out of prison. The only man who can help her is the roguish Spaniard Xavier DeVasquez-the notorious scoundrel who holds her father's fate in his arrogant fingers. Three years ago Xavier stole Romy's heart, and her virginity, and now he sees the chance to bed her once agai...

Orphan Marisa was raised by the wealthy Santangeli family. Their only demand is that she marries their son - renowned playboy Lorenzo. But Marisa flees; Lorenzo vows to fetch his virgin bride home - you do not say no to a Santangeli!

The long-kept secret Cassandra Northrup had believed Nathaniel dead.until now. Once, she had loved him, given herself to him in the hidden depths of the snow-covered Pyrenees. But then she had betrayed him . Relief at the sight of Nathaniel turns to darkest shame as Cassie sees the hate in his eyes. Years have passed and their physical scars have faded, but the pain runs deeper than ever. Yet passion can be born out of betrayal-and as desire crackles between them once more, will Cassie rev...

When Lea accidentally became pregnant she decided that she would go it alone. Rodeo star Reilly wasn't the sort of man who'd want to be tied down. But five years later she needs to tell him her secret... Learning he's a daddy is bittersweet for Reilly, because his little girl is fighting to survive. Her only hope is a new brother or sister. Can he and Lea create a newborn miracle - and a future together?

He can give her everything she's ever wanted...Last year Scarlet King was a blushing bride-to-be, but now she's alone and more than anything longs for a baby. This time she's determined to prove she doesn't need a man! Successful, spine-tinglingly gorgeous John Mitchell has desired Scarlet for years, so seizes the chance to claim her. But his proposal comes with a devilish price: if she wants a baby, they'll do it the old-fashioned way! John reminds Scarlet of the pleasures she's been miss...

RITA Award-winning novelist Lucy Gordon captures the hearts and imaginations of her many fans with complex and passionate tales. While in Italy, Ferne Edmunds falls for handsome Dante Rinucci. This charmer lives a life of carefree ease, while harboring the sobering truth that each new day could be his last. But when Ferne learns she's pregnant, this casual relationship takes a deeper turn, and Dante discovers a reason to fight for his own life.

At the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military orders on the other. According to Fernand Braudel, islands are, ’often brutally’, caught ’between the two opposite poles of archaism and innovation.’ What happened when these particular environments interacted with the Military Orders? The various contributions in this volume address this question from a variety of angles. 1291 was a s...