Finalist: Best Anthology, British Fantasy Awards, 2014What do you get when some of the best women writers of genre fiction come together to tell tales of female strength? A powerful collection of science fiction and fantasy ranging from space operas and near-future factional conflict to mediaeval warfare and urban fantasy. These are not pinup girls fighting in heels; these warriors mean business. Whether keen combatants or reluctant fighters, each and every one of these characters ...

SAMSONThe Past Is Inherited. The Future Is Chosen.Fifteen-year-old Samson Ndlovu Zondi has buried his parents, lost almost everything his family owned, and inherited responsibility for three younger brothers.Then the rumours begin.People say the Zondi children have AIDS. Friends turn against them. Adults keep their distance. Even the church that once stood beside the family begins to treat the boys as something dangerous.Samson has no money, almost n...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are handed a management title and nothing else. No handbook, no course, no handover. The Chartered Management Institute puts the number at eight in ten UK managers who were never trained for the role they now hold. The research is British, but the condition it documents isn't. The same untrained promotion happens in Toronto, Sydney, Auckland, and every other English-language workplace this book will reach. Publishing has answered this gap for dec...

When the Second Wave Feminism crosses paths with The Troubles . . .Mistaking gratitude for love comes at a price . . .In 1971, Oxford student Emilee Stephens marches with the just-formed Women's Liberation Movement. She meets Connor O'Hannigan, an intriguing sympathizer who harbors more secrets than the reason he's at the march.Despite her friends' repeated warnings—and even hints that he may be in the IRA—Emilee falls for Connor when he saves her l...

Maxime wasn't always a worrywart…Meet Young MAXIME, the prequelFollowing one's gut instincts may not be enough…Maxime does not believe in fate and has his doubts about serendipity.He has learned, growing up in the shadow of an older brother and father, not to throw matters to the four corners of the wind to fend for themselves.Maxime lives in Switzerland where he bumps into Donna Dykeman, a visiting exchange student....

A calling can consume…When Louis Ferreira, a missionary, allows hidden agendas, secret deals, and fanatic interpretation of church doctrine to cloud common sense, the buffalo hunt he organizes with a colleague, Phil Vermeulen, spirals out of control.It is one thing for a driven preacher to turn big game hunter. It is an entirely different narrative when a wounded 2,200-pound bull is turned into a killing machine. Only when the sun sets and their en...

When the Second Wave Feminism crosses paths with The Troubles . . .Mistaking gratitude for love comes at a price.In 1971, Oxford student Emilee Stephens marches with the just-formed Women’s Liberation Movement. She meets Connor O’Hannigan, an intriguing sympathizer who harbors more secrets than the reason he’s at the march.Despite her friends’ repeated warnings—and even hints that he may be in the IRA—Emilee falls for Connor when he saves her life i...

Following his gut instincts is what Maxime does best…He does not believe in fate and has his doubts about serendipity.He has learned, growing up in the shadow of an older brother and father, not to throw matters to the four corners of the wind to fend for themselves.Living in Switzerland, the brothers drive to Davos where they bump into the Dykeman sisters, visiting exchange students.Within minutes of meeting, they are branded by the sisters...

A calling can consume…When Louis Ferreira, a missionary, allows hidden agendas, secret deals, and fanatic interpretation of church doctrine to cloud common sense, the buffalo hunt he organizes with a colleague, Phil Vermeulen, spirals out of control.It is one thing for a driven preacher to turn big game hunter. It is an entirely different narrative when a wounded 2,200-pound bull is turned into a killing machine. Only when the sun sets and their entire hunt...

"Fans of Danie Marie novels are sure to love an enchanting trip back in time with her story of faith and romance in An Unlikely Belle."-James Michael Pratt, NY Times Bestselling Author of The Lost ValentineMaddy, born into the lower class, is swiftly ushered into high society after her graduation, when she moves in with her brother, Nat. For living on the estate of The Stirlingshire Manor House, brings her and the Viscount's daug...

Too often, joy is lacking from our lives . . .This debut poetry collection takes a slanted view at five aspects of being human: life, love, loss, longing, and laughter. Pain and struggle and suffering is a given in life—for some more than others. Joy is inseparable from sorrow and pain; joy finds its footing in the latter.Each day, each morning, we have a choice to make: misery or joy. Joy is the better option.First thing after sunrise,scoop two...

Many teachers admit to feeling that they spend the majority of lesson time doing anything and everything but teaching. Impact Techniques in the Classroom offers a variety of quick and simple activities to be conducted as a group or on a one-on-one basis (and a few with the help of the parents) that will allow you to devote more time to teaching, all the while saving your energy and keeping the attention of your students. All ages; Many teachers admit to feeling that they spend the majority...