Power thrums through Maximus Asher's veins.Ruthless. Calculated. Cold.Yet the moment he sees her, everything shifts.A truth brands itself into his soul—"Mine."Sinful Legacy SeriesBeautiful Sinner Next GenFull Blurb Coming Soon...

This book presents cutting-edge research on the integration of artificial intelligence, deep learning, and computer vision with traditional nondestructive testing (NDT) methods. It compiles recent advances in automated defect detection across critical infrastructure and industrial applications.Intelligent Automated Defect Detection: AI Solutions for Roads, Welding, and Industrial Inspection demonstrates how AI-driven solutions are transforming quality inspection from subje...

Unmasking Corporatized Racism in Retail pulls back the curtain on an industry that has long celebrated exclusivity while quietly sustaining systemic inequity.Dr. Xavier D. Clark and Dr. Richard T. Craig trace the historical roots of luxury fashion-from brands founded in the shadows of colonialism to contemporary boutiques where Black shoppers are profiled, dismissed, or erased. Through research, lived experience, and cultural analysis, the...

Explore a multi-dimensional and nuanced view of disability and neurodiversity in the Library and Information Science workforce from those directly impacted in the field.Despite significant progress in improving the inclusion of disabled and neurodiverse patrons in libraries and information organizations of all types, much more work is needed to change the situation in the Library & Information Science (LIS) workforce. No true inclusion of community members can be a...

This book develops a novel theory of legal personhood, providing a theoretical grounding for the Rights of Nature movement.Maintaining that natural entities such as glaciers and ecosystems are deserving of rights of their own, the Rights of Nature movement has been credited with the potential to bolster environmental protections and help halt the ongoing destruction of our planet. This book fills a gap in the literature by explicitly examining whether there are any necessary or suf...

He’s the devil.She was offered to him.Sacrificed in a horrific way, Lilith loses her life while at a college campus concert with her best friend. But the Devil walks among us, and he offers Lilith a choice: die with the rage inside her, or be his lover for all eternity and return to life to get revenge on the three men who brutalized her.She takes the deal.The Devil is struck not only by her beauty, but by the rage inside her that he finds intoxicating. His ...

Prepare for swoon like no other in this heart-racing gothic fantasy romance for fans of For She Is Wrath and The Dagger and the FlameBellamy Fray is convinced that detestable, suave Jules Everidge and his occultist family are swindlers, exploiting desperate people with their séances and curse-breaking. Preying on people like Bellamy's own mother until she recently passed away. Now, Bellamy will stop at nothing until she...

Uncover How Scripture And The Natural World Are Deeply IntertwinedEvery page of the Old Testament breathes with the life of God's creation. From rainbows and desert winds to the roaring of a lion and green hills after rain, nature is woven through the biblical story and helps make it memorable. The natural world of the Bible holds memories of faith, failure, promise, and renewal.In Landscapes of Memory, Emma Austin blends biblical scholarship, memo...

A Cursed Girl. An Ancient Oracle. A Secret Goddess. A Fated Love. Athens, 525 BCE: Twenty-six-year-old Nyxenia of the powerful Alcmaeonidae Family did not agree to become the sacred Oracle of Delphi. Yet she still finds herself surrounded by sacred priests, trapped within a sacred city, and expected to receive prophecies from a sacred god. But when it comes to the Olympians, nothing is ever that simple. Apollo, God of Light and Prophecy, has no intention of making her new role easy. Especi...

From designing ethical communication to addressing scandals through crisis communication strategies, this text explores the multiple communication challenges and opportunities companies encounter when faced with a scandal.This book combines theories, strategies, and tactics of risk and crisis communication with corporate communication and ethics to create a holistic view of why scandals occur and how readers can join organizations as ethical communicators and leaders. It contains 7...

DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES?When horror fanatic Riley Lawrence arrives in the eerie town of Carousel for a local festival, he expects awkward tourists and maybe a disappointing haunted house.Instead, he and his friends are drafted into a deadly horror-movie game run by an all-knowing theatre system that assigns each player a trope-based role.Riley gets the worst one.FILM BUFF: Knows the killer’s identity. Dies first anyway....

Children’s literature has always been at the center of literacy instruction in the K-8 classroom. But in the current political environment of book banning and censoring and packaged curricula, what role does children’s literature play in today’s classroom? And how should teachers select which books to offer and read with their students?In Judging a Book By More Than Its Cover: A Critical Guide to Choosing Children’s Literature, Dr. Laura M. Jiménez takes on these critical ...