The Oaken...Humans long ago turned their backs on magic and the Oaken were charged with keeping it alive. Moving through glittering ballrooms and elegant manor houses, they find the most powerful magic…is love.Two Souls hoping for forever...Lady Serena Davenport knew her life would never be the same when she walked into Raice Waterstone's office and found her soul reaching for the man across the des...

Blackstar Guardians…Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love…An Unexpected DiscoveryWillow Bellator traveled to the west to find out why the head of an expedition was having so many accidents. What she found was her Seraphin. A brilliant single-father with a razor-sharp mind, an irres...

Connor Aaeltin believed wholeheartedly in Santa. His only Christmas wish this year was to have his father finally home and with one magically sent letter, knew it was only a matter of time before his parents were reunited for good.Ten years before Gemma met and married her Seraphin in a whirlwind of romance, only to find herself alone two weeks later in the beautiful old house her husband brought her to and a baby on the way. Bewildered and aching for the man she thought she'd spen...

Blackstar Guardians…Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love…Breckin Montclair determined long ago to marry the man she met nightly in her dreams. She knew that they were Seraphins and meant to complete one another.Only, when they finally met in person…he did his best to run as far from her as possible.Micah E...

Humans long ago turned their backs on magic and the Oaken were charged with keeping it alive. Moving through glittering ballrooms and elegant manor houses, they find the most powerful magic…is love.A connection between soulsIt only took one look for Lord Alastair Davenport to know that Lady Cecily Sinclair was meant to be his when they met as children. Only one obstacle stood in his way…their families were enemies.After year...

Blackstar Guardians…Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love…A second chance at what should have been...Raine Bellator had learned long ago that it was better never to feel, never to let anyone get close. So, when he looked up and found his Seraphin in a woman with innocent, beautiful...

Blackstar Guardians… Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love…An unexpected twist of fateSophie met her Seraphin in the middle of a battlefield-two enemies over crossed swords. The normally unflappable Guardian was thrown to discover the man holding a piece of her soul within his own…was a Darkling. After a century o...

Now in its second edition, this highly accessible introductory textbook establishes the fundamentals driving the field of second language (L2) acquisition research, including its historical foundations. Intended for the novice in the field with no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understan...

Seasoned experts Mark Smith and Megan Smith unveil a transformative guide to mastering AI with Microsoft CopilotTransform your organization using AI-driven solutions with Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption: A practical guide for business leaders and consultants. This book draws on real-world case studies and insights from Microsoft’s early adopters to provide a practical framework for successful AI integration. It emphasizes the importance of leadership alignment, cult...

This Element explores the roles of explicit and implicit learning in second language acquisition. The authors lay out some key issues that they take to underlie the debate on the extent to which second language acquisition involves explicit learning, implicit learning, or both. They also discuss what they take to be an oversight in the field: namely, the lack of clear definitions of key constructs. Taking a generative perspective on the nature of language, while addressing alternative appr...

Ties that Enable is written for students, providers, and advocates seeking to understand how best to improve mental health care – be it for themselves, their loved ones, their clients, or for the wider community. The authors integrate their knowledge of mental health care as researchers, teachers, and advocates and rely on the experiences of people living with severe mental health problems to help understand the sources of community solidarity. Communities are the primary source o...

This highly accessible introductory textbook carefully explores the main issues that have driven the field of second language acquisition research. Intended for students with little or no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, ...