Olivia Daniels is desperate - desperate enough to kidnap her brother’s ridiculously handsome, yet undeniably dangerous boss and lock him in her basement. Austin Black is a criminal, a man with a reputation for being ruthless, and the reason her brother can’t leave The Unseen. Olivia has a plan: keep Austin hostage just long enough to negotiate her brother’s freedom. Simple, right?Wrong.Because Austin Black is not the man she expected. Instead of a cold, terrifying crime bos...

A workplace, fake-dating romance novel with mischief, stalking, and an FMC that is not afraid to wedgie someone when called for. Welcome to The Dinner Club Series, from the author of the reverse-kidnapping romantic comedy, The Unseen.What do you get when you cross a boss with a metaphorical stick up his butt and an office manager who catches him stalking his patients?A wildly chaotic, painfully public fake relationship—complete with moral fine print and a clause about “stal...

Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics utilizes a popular question-and-answer format so that all Catholics—both the theological novice and the well-catechized—can learn the basics of Islam.Co-authors Robert Spencer and Daniel Ali, a convert from Islam, give you a solid understanding of Islam's unique teachings including:● The Islamic view of God● The role of Jesus in Islamic theology● Islam's controversial theology of jihad, or "holy war"...

When Nathalie Chambers and her husband, David, first took over Madrona Farm, 27 acres on southern Vancouver Island with a deep history, they never thought their small-scale agricultural business would blossom into an international political act. As pressures from heirs, land developers and industrial farmers grew alongside their rows of organically produced food, the Chambers took action. Considered by many to be revolutionary and by some to be rebellious, their story opened many eyes to t...

In this second and concluding volume, Sadakyo finds herself working as a servant in the Takedo castle where she attracts the attention of the prince, hoping to get close to the coveted mask. Meanwhile, Masamura has become the feared right-hand man of crime boss Mizuchi Mon, quietly keeping a vigil for Sadakyo. Soon, their lives will be brought back together for the violent and surprising conclusion of this tale.

After a horrific battle in a mythical Asian land, a peasant soldier with a mysterious past encounters a young woman who has come to find the body of her dead fiancé. She is determined to travel to Takedo Castle and get her hands on the Mask of a Thousand Tears, a golden mask which will allow her to travel to the underworld and bring her fiancé back to the land of the living. The peasant, Masamura, accompanies Sadakyo on her quest. She discourages him but soon learns that she has no chance ...

The African continent has been racked with war in the years since decolonization. In the aftermath of violent conflict, peace is often fragile. With Durable Peace, Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews have brought together leading scholars to discuss the experiences of ten African countries - Angola, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe - in recovering from violent civil war.In this series of remarkable and thought-prov...

The most comprehensive text of its kind, this book addresses both the management of opioid withdrawal and opioid maintenance therapy, and combines up-to-date reviews of the scientific literature with evidence-based clinical guidelines for all of the relevant pharmacotherapies.A unique work, Pharmacotherapies for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence presents:· detailed information on the cost-effectiveness of the various types of opioid treatment·the range of pharmacot...

Wonderland presents the celebrated poetry of Sarwat Zahra in English translation for the first time. This collection includes poems drawn from her previous two volumes, Song of the Blazing Wind (2002) and From Time's Captivity (2013), plus a generous selection of her newest work. Zahra writes in free verse and in the traditional ghazal form, treating popular culture, the internet, science, work, the "male gaze," and the daily news in poems of lament, protest, and lyric beauty. She writes o...

A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.

Explosion DynamicsStructured and comprehensive introductory guide to understanding and applying explosion dynamics conceptsExplosion Dynamics thoroughly explores the physical phenomena of explosions and enables readers to understand controlling variables that govern temperature, pressure, and rate of increase in pressure respectively, while also providing a mathematical framework for characterizing and applying key concepts.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2026, held in Hakodate, Japan, during March 11–13, 2026.The 25 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions.They focus on all aspects of design, development, and evaluation of interactive systems aimed atinfluencing people’s attitudes and behaviors through persuasion.