The book was fiction. The pain was real. The consequences are deadly.Professor Karla Dobbs has everything: literary acclaim, a bestselling novel, and a film adaptation on the horizon. Until a former student accuses her of plagiarism.Natalie Silva claims that the novel in question is based on a real tragedy and insists that the film be stopped, or there will be consequences. Certain that she has done nothing wrong, Karla dismisses her. At first.But a...

A sweeping saga of passion, betrayal, power and revenge set in the opulent Ottoman palace of Suleyman the Magnificent, as one fierce slave girl rises from captivity to queen, using all the intrigue necessary for her own and her sons' survival. Inspired by the wondrous and compelling true story of Sultana Roxelana.Stolen from her family as a child and sold into slavery in the Sultan's palace, Roxelana vows not only to survive, but to rise. In the cut-throat world of the imperial har...

This offer of leading-edge thinking reframes the debate on national security at the dawn of the Third Space AgeDuring the First Space Age, President Eisenhower rallied democracies to defend freedom while preserving peace at a time when the hydrogen bomb and intercontinental ballistic missiles threatened humanity. Nearly seventy-five years later, the world stands on the cusp of a third era of space exploration, where space is simultaneously a domain for warfighting,...

A fiendish seasonal mystery in which Holmes and Watson must discover the connections between a series of Christmas-themed murders in London. For fans of Gareth Rubin's Holmes and Moriarty.In the week before Christmas, Dr Watson convinces Sherlock Holmes to accompany him gift shopping for Mrs Hudson. Unwilling to trail around lots of smaller establishments with the heaving seasonal crowds, Holmes insists they leave early and go to a single shop: Whiteley's, the capi...

A fiendish seasonal mystery in which Holmes and Watson must discover the connections between a series of Christmas-themed murders in London. For fans of Gareth Rubin’s Holmes and Moriarty.In the week before Christmas, Dr Watson convinces an unwilling Sherlock Holmes to accompany him into the centre of London to go shopping for a gift for Mrs Hudson. Unwilling to trail around lots of smaller establishments among the seasonal crowds, Holmes insists they leave early and go to only a s...

A beautifully curated visual journey through Marvel Comics, this gorgeous book explores the essential role of color in graphic storytelling, from subtle mood shifts to bold, iconic moments.Experience Marvel’s dynamic storytelling in an eye-opening spectrum of color with this gallery of comics covers, pages, and panels. Featuring more than 300 images from across Marvel Comics’ history, this book carefully and boldly assembles moments in which color accentuates a sto...

This book helps museums, exhibit designers, and exhibit fabricators move forward in their mission to be more sustainable. The first step will be to define what sustainability means for each group by selecting sustainability goals from a broad spectrum of possibilities. The handbook then provides specific steps institutions can take to put these goals into action, starting with how and when to set goals with stakeholders. The Handbook includes case studies and resources for each ty...

In The New Testament for Latter-day Saints, Alex Douglas introduces Latter-day Saint readers to the basics of modern New Testament scholarship. Douglas answers the question, “What did the authors of the Bible believe about Jesus?” elucidating the striking diversity in how Jesus is portrayed in the New Testament. It ranges from authors who saw Jesus as teacher and prophet, to those who worshipped him as God incarnate. Douglas shows how the Bible we have today is a product of these ...

**A small-town Christmas...**can bring unexpected fun!Adele Quinn’s new event-planning business hangs by a thread when the headliner for her holiday festival cancels. Enter Sterling Chase, last-minute replacement. The rising country star’s soulful voice and down-to-earth charm add a spark of magic to the season — and more than a flutter to Adele’s pulse. Even though she’s sworn off dating. A single mum, Adele has worked hard to give her two young children a stable life in ...

Mills & Boon Special Edition — Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.The Rancher’s Christmas Present - Christine RimmerThe gift money can’t buy...His dad’s stunning death-bed confession sends cattle rancher Zane McLaughlin on a mission to Medicine Creek, Wyoming. While he struggles with how to confront Nate Bravo, his unwitting biological father, Zane pours his heart out to bartender Roxie O’Shea. By ...

A beautifully written tale of love, friendship and family, from No. 1 bestselling author Louise Douglas.Bookseller Fen has a terrible secret. Haunted by guilt, she and her young son live far from home, too afraid of the past to risk becoming close to anyone.Sean, on the other hand, has a seemingly perfect life. He has a successful career, the dream house and adores his beautiful wife, Belle, and their six-year-old daughter, Amy. That is until Belle announce...

A sweeping and emotional story of love, loss and family, from No. 1 bestselling author Louise Douglas.One freezing night in January, Olivia Felicone's life is shattered when she learns her husband, Luca, has been killed in a car accident on the M1.Desperate to escape her overwhelming grief, and with nothing else to lose, she returns north-east to the seaside town of Watersford, the place where they grew up together - and where Luca has been laid to rest.