For a long time the morphologic diagnosis of diseases of the pancreas - which is the most hidden organ of the abdomen - by means of radiologic methods was inade quate. Diagnostic radiology of pancreatic diseases has been revolutionized by new cross-sectional methods such as computed tomography with volume CT scanning, further progress in ultrasonography in the form of color duplex Doppler, and magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore we had the idea of publishing an up-to-date treatise on rad...

Since the first edition of this book was published in 2002, the field of quantitative genetics, genomics and breeding has changed markedly. In response, only four chapters have been updated for this new edition, and the remaining 16 chapters are entirely new. This book presents state-of-the-art, authoritative chapters on contemporary issues in the broad areas of quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding. Section 1 (Chapters 2 to 12) emphasizes the application of genomics, and geno...

The last place Makayla Price ever expected to actually get accepted to is Columbia. Upon the arrival of her letter, however, she's ecstatic - at least until she comes to terms with her own financial shortcomings. She's prepared to accept disappointment, when a drunken night with her roommate lands her on one of the most eligible sugar baby sites in the country. Makayla is horrified to find that, not only does she have an account, but someone's willing to pony up every and anything she need...

A Sexy BWWM Interracial Pregnancy RomanceIt’s been over six months since the birth of their daughter, and Jamie and Simon are finding that while raising a child is almost exactly as stressful as they’d been expecting, communication isn't their strong point, which just makes things harder. Despite his promises to find another job in another hospital so they could move, Simon is still working long hours in the same place, leaving Jamie to do most of the heavy lifting...

Delia Kincaid had escaped a childhood of poverty and the stigma of being the daughter of a murderer. She had gone to college, but hadn't decided what she wanted to do with her life, so she had secured a good job as a lead sales associate in the men's wear section of one of Scottsdale's finest department stores, Peters and Son. Then Ivan Peters entered her department and her life would never be the same.Ivan Peters was orphaned at the age of eighteen. The car accident that killed hi...

He thought it was just hero worship on her part, though he can't deny his own feelings. Can she persuade him to trust hers? Arleen Jackson had gone after the story of a lifetime. Caught in the crossfire between opposing factions on a journalistic run for her news agency, she is captured, held hostage, and may be executed. Until Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Wolf and his fire team come to the rescue. The escape is fraught with danger, but Arie trusts Mike to get her out alive.H...

A Steamy BWWM Navy Seal Interracial RomanceThis is a full-length novel with no cliffhangersDoctor Genevieve Thomas has known her calling since she was a young girl. Her father's suicide in the wake of his service in the Vietnam War drove her to be a psychiatrist specializing in Veteran services, and she's utterly devoted to her cause. However, when the difficult case of Lieutenant Owen Sinclair is referred to her, she's not certain she can handle it – not f...

A Steamy BWWM Interracial Romance with a Cajun FlavorAri Jackson loves her simple life in New Orleans. She grew up in the French Quarter, spending all of her free time in her grandmother café, admiring the city and the life it exhumed from the widow front. When the café was left to her as an adult, Ari was more than thrilled to pick up right where her grandmother left off. She never questioned her existence, always content with daily routine and regular customers. It wasn't until a...

Julian West has appeared on every '30 Influential Men Under 30' list since his twenty first birthday. Arrogant, brilliant, and filthy rich, he travels in the best of societies circles, but works hard at his job and his marriage. At least until he splits up with his wife and becomes headline news for something other than his business sense, causing him to bury himself in his work as CEO of one of the most affluent tech companies in the world.Cecelia Hamilton has appeared on no magaz...

Colin Rivers is dying.Determined to find peace in the time he has left, Colin retreats to his cabin home deep within the Georgia Mountains. He’s looking forward to some much needed rest and relaxation, but he gets anything but when he accidentally shoots Rosalind Winters.Rosalind is hiding something. Something big. Something with teeth, and fur, and enough violence to huff and puff and blow his world apart. Every touch and kiss they share makes it harder and harder for him ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” meets Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao in Daniel Grenier’s epic novel, which tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.There’s something extraordinary about Thomas Langlois.Thomas is a young boy growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a French-Canadian father, Albert, and an American mother, Laura. But beyond the fact ...

A Sexy BWWM Interracial Pregnancy RomanceJamie Parks and Simon Blake were childhood friends. They grew up together and were inseparable from the time they were in diapers until it was time to leave for college. Simon moved to the city, hoping to realize his dream of being a successful doctor, while Jamie stayed in their little no-name town, going to community college and taking care of her sick mother. And though they had promised to keep in touch so nothing would ...