When Alice’s master sells her to a larger plantation, her life gets turned upside down. Miserable with her new chores she makes a deal with one of the white men employed by the plantation owner believing that she’s making a better life for herself. Alice soon finds out that she’s  even more miserable being the masters whore. This book is the second book of The Masters series.

This is the diary of Sarah, a post civil war woman who was forced into prostitution after the death of her husband. Sarah’s diary details her experiences as she enters a world of sex and greed and her quest to break free of the life she reluctantly chose.

Amid the disruption of the pandemic shutdown, Bob Gold sought a way to connect with people amidst the separation, isolation, and growing uncertainty. Teaming up with poet Ryan Ashley, the duo created a series of poems to celebrate family and friends. The works in Words to Lift By capture the spirit of its subjects in poignant and heartfelt language.With artwork by Bonnie Lee Holland and photographs by Marcia Gold, Words to Lift By transcends the dysfunction of our...

Imagined Borders/Lived Ambiguity: Intersections of Repression and Resistance examines the theoretical versatility of the concept of “borders.” The impulse to categorize, while present from antiquity in Western culture, has increased in intensity since the advent of the modern age with its corresponding political rise in the ideology of the sovereign nation-state. While immigration is the common mental image Westerners have when discussing borders, immigration is only the tip of the iceberg...

After a family tragedy leaves Wes Turner as the unexpected guardian of his one-year-old niece, he's drowning in responsibilities he never asked for.Running his auto shop is hard enough—raising a baby on his own? Impossible. Enter Lena Carter: a no-nonsense nanny with a soft heart and a past she keeps locked away.From the moment she steps into his home, Lena brings order to the chaos, warmth to the cold walls, and a dangerous temptation Wes can't afford to e...

Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in today’s society. Broad thematic topic areas include parental identities, advi...

Sugar High is a chapter book series exploring the outlandish adventures in a high school full of sugary characters as they intertwine in a battle of the "Sweets" vs the "Healthies".Sweets vs HealthiesIn one corner, we have the "Sweets" starring Candy Queen, Karamelah Stikiman, Lolli Poppington, Gabby Ball, and Bethany Brownie. Then in the other corner, we have the "Healthies" starring Maya Papaya, Kerry Cake, Laura Lemon, Gretchen Vines, and Ugli Fontaine.Conflicts ...

This is the complete Master’s trilogy by Ashley Ryan. These three novella’s follow the lives of Rebekah, Sissy, Alice and Mary throughout their years as slaves or slave owners. The first book begins when Rebekah returns home to her father’s plantation after being away at school, she is afraid things may have changed. Her slave friend Sissy is also afraid that things may have changed. Once the two are reunited Sissy finds out that Rebekah has returned with more lustful things on her m...

When Rebekah returns home to her father’s plantation after being away at school, she is afraid things may have changed. Her slave friend Sissy is also afraid that things may have changed. Once the two are reunited Sissy finds out that Rebekah has returned with more lustful things on her mind. Rebekah refuses to choose a man from the many that her father would have her marry. Instead she decided to make her first time an illicit affair with dire repercussions.

Mary and Thomas have fallen in love. Only Mary is still a slave and has been sold to a new master. When her new master refuses to sell her to Thomas, he takes matters into his own hand causing disastrous consequences not only for he and Mary but for everyone around him. This is the third and final installment of the Masters Series.

Following a remarkable transition from authoritarian rule to robust democracy, Taiwan has grown into a prosperous but widely unrecognized nation-state for which no uncontested sovereign space exists. Increasingly vigorous assertions of Taiwanese identity expose the fragility of relationships between the United States and other great powers that assume Taiwan will eventually unite with China.Perhaps because of their precarious international position, the Taiwanese have embraced cosm...

As you can probably tell by the title, this book explains what you need to know about dates and times in computing. Its sole purpose is to quickly get you up to speed on this ubiquitous and commonly misunderstood topic. This is the first in a series of Cromulent Guides. We produce concise, easy to read guide(s) about technical topics. The size of each guide is about the same as a chapter from a normal book, so you only have to buy what you need. Never judge a book by its description.