At the moment of Audrey Montgomery's birth a new world came into existence. It is a barren place, a catalyst for the darkness spreading through the multidimensional system. The shift in power makes Audrey an invaluable pawn in a war between those who want to protect her and those who will go to extraordinary lengths to eliminate her.As a result, she has spent her life on the run, unaware of her true origins. When her father dies and leaves her with a shocking legacy, her life is ir...

Kristen Baracas has survived a great many things in her life. The death of her parents, being turned into a slave by the clan who took their lives, dealing with her brother's blood addiction problems, and surviving the induction programme for the Real Defence Network. Now she simply rolls with the punches.As a vampire, it's her duty to protect the human race. She has access to a superior blood bank, that being her feeding buddy and partner in crime Carlisle. Even better, she gets p...

Five years ago, Saber Isles walked away from her mate. She didn't have a choice. As a changeling tiger working for the Realm Defence Unit, she had spent years enforcing the oldest rule of her kind: humans stay in the dark while her people bled in the shadows—a rule that her kind had maintained for thousands of years.That fragile secrecy shatters when a Demonic War erupts, and humans get a brutal awakening. For the first time, they fight shoulder to shoulder with creatures they neve...

Embracing her role as the Fifth Watcher, Audrey Montgomery has made a home in the Outland. As the bridge between the Continuum and those who live within it, her mission is clear: identify and protect Outlanders, those born between worlds.When Saffron Jenkins, a gifted Outlander, begins experiencing disturbing mental intrusions, it soon becomes clear she's being hunted—not in the physical world, but through Borrowing, a dangerous process that allows a killer to slip into her mind.

This Christmas, running is no longer an option.After years of hiding from a violent ex, Ophelia Moule thought Ashbury House would finally be her safe place. Instead, a single envelope shatters her fragile peace and puts every woman and child in the shelter in the firing line.Enter Morgan & Fairchild.Close-protection specialist Kelvin Fairchild is called in to ensure Ophelia's safety. His job is simple: get Ophelia out before her past walks through t...

The study, Terrorism in Africa: The Evolving Front in the War on Terrorism, represents a research endeavor aimed at increasing scholarly discourse on the ever-expanding threat of terrorism and terrorist-related violence in the region. It offers the most wide-ranging analysis of the sub-national and transnational terrorists groups that have made Africa the second most violent region in the world. Additionally, the study expands the coverage of the multiple dynamics that indicate wh...

White-Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective analyzes white-collar crime using the opportunity perspective, which assumes that all crimes depend on offenders recognizing an opportunity to commit an offense. The authors explicate the processes and situational conditions that facilitate opportunities for white-collar crimes and the likelihood of being victimized by white-collar crime. In addition, they offer potential policy solutions that will mitigate this persistent and widespr...

Leading with Vitality and Hope provides a practical resource for educators who want to move beyond the challenges schools are facing today. It both provides inspirational ideas from an impressive group of educational leaders and also practical ideas that you can take back to your local schools and communities for implementation.What is needed to move beyond the chaotic scenes we are continuing to face as schools reopen for in-person learning? The voices we hear from in