The Psychology of Gender**, Third Edition** by Jennifer K. Bosson, Camille E. Buckner, and Joseph A. Vandello offers a comprehensive, applied examination of how sex and gender are understood, experienced, and studied within psychological science. Written for today’s classrooms, the Third Edition responds to rapid advances in research and to students’ increasing exposure to gender-related claims in everyday life by grounding discussion firmly in empirical ...

A mother faces an impossible dilemma as her daughter's future hangs in the balanceOn her fifty-eighth birthday, Veronica Harmon feels blessed-with a fulfilling veterinary career, a wonderful marriage and three grown children, her youngest newly engaged and celebrating her first solo art show that very night. But when Veronica meets her daughter's future in-laws, Ted and Belinda, who've flown across the country for the show, she is shocked to recognize Ted from an i...

He guards her by day and battles desire by nightWhen bodyguard Van Price is hired to protect heiress Alexis Goddard, he expects attitude—not an abduction attempt in broad daylight. Forced into hiding, Van trusts no one, especially Alexis’s secretive family. But as danger closes in, the passion between them turns impossible to ignore, and soon protecting Alexis becomes far more than just a job…Perfect for fans of:♂️ Alpha male Work...

The veil between the worlds is shredding. The old goddesses are calling. Erin inherits a cottage in a remote village from a grandmother she's never met. Considering how much she longs to get away from the unexciting life stretching out in front of her, this might be a dream come true.Except that it's a village full of witches and Druids practising an ancient religion passed down through the centuries, and the priestess leading it i...

Exploring the dynamic interplay between religion and revolution in the founding eraReligion lies at the heart of how many Americans understand the birth of their nation, giving rise to passionate calls for national unity and principled struggles for religious freedom. For the first time in thirty years, scholars of the founding era have joined together to reassess this central topic for our present moment. From fast-day proclamations to wartime crises of conscience...

The Radical Imaginaries of Speculative Socially Engaged Design challenges dominant assumptions about the purpose and meaning of design in the 21st century.Through an analysis of artistic avantgarde strategies employed by designers to generate impactful social engagement, this book explores the value of design as a collaborative process, rather than an exercise in authority and control. Chapters spotlight designers who resp...

A pocket-sized celebration of animals that we should all treasure, from the author of The Golden Mole and Impossible Creatures and gorgeously illustrated by Chris Wormell.Napoleon had an orangutan called Rose, who ate turnips at the dinner table and stood when guests came into the room. She was much adored, but could not survive in Paris.A pig can be taught to differentiate between Bach and a brass band. One was once tried for murder: anot...

She needs a toy maker. He needs a wife. The only problem? It's giving alarm bells instead of sleigh bells…Cora Quill’s Winter Wonderland festival is the gold standard of holiday magic, until her toy supplier implodes. Her only hope? Nick Bari—the infuriatingly hot but grumpy toymaker she already fired.Nick’s got his own problems – he needs to find a wife before Christmas Eve so he can stay Santa Claus and save the holiday season. Helping Cora out isn’t exactly a high priori...

It was Christmas Eve in the little farmhouse. The air was full of good smells of spices and jam and hot cocoa. No one was expecting any presents, but there would be leaf bread, and cookies, and Grandmother's embroidered tablecloth, and they would all do what they could to make the Yuletide bright.Picking his way home across the lava field, Tómas knows that this Christmas won't be quite the same - not without his Grandfather. But as the war dra...

"Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries mixed with historical fiction will love this book.” — Library Journal"An origin story of the next generation’s Miss Marple: cozy, clever, canny, and grounded in history.” - Kirkus ReviewsDuring the winter of 1950 in the small Cotswold village of Great Rollright, amateur sleuth Gemma Brown starts to suspect that the town’s best baker, Ursula Beurton, is a Soviet spy, tumbling her he...

She couldn't forget him, even if she tried...When Amelia Corbyn was a vulnerable teen, she found out she wasn’t a Corbyn by blood. Her biological father was a legendary country singer who wanted nothing to do with her. Hurt and confused, Amelia fled Last Stand Texas for a modeling career in New York. She left behind her high school boyfriend and family who had kept too many secrets. Years later Amelia’s back in Last Stand, retired from modeling and determined to care for h...

Teris Salevin is a healer struggling to save his village from disease. When his efforts prove ineffective, however, the people start to look at him as the cause. Then the sickness begins to spread, and soon the plague itself is the least of their concerns.Guard Captain Garrett Fletcher is sent to investigate the outbreak, but he is swiftly caught up in the nightmare unfolding throughout the countryside. Now he has to work side by side with a local witch to find answers and hopefull...