A Lost Soul. A Hidden War. A Destiny Beyond Death.Frank Hess is dead, yet he's never been more alive. Awakening as a spirit with no memory, he's plunged into a complex afterlife brimming with enigmatic "Observers," cunning "Tricksters," and dangerous "Demons." Guided by Michael, a 4000-year-old mentor with a teenager's wit, Frank discovers he's an "Observer," destined to aid humanity, but first, he must untangle the devastating secrets of his own past.What ...

After a failed coup, a revolutionary named Noor is exiled and sentenced to die. Vowing to rule earth, but separated from his lieutenants, he is forced to use human beings instead.In the year 2050, tragedy strikes. Harper Lowe loses her son's father to a last-minute decision. A drunk Damario Coley is maimed in a freak accident. Quinne Ruiz is assaulted and arrested, and Teanna Kirkwood witnesses the death of her daughter.Weeks later, the alluring Kareza Noor, CEO of the Gene...

Anger is eternal. In the afterlife, it takes shape.Stephen was a husband, a father, and a friend until betrayal and murder twisted him into something darker. Now he walks the spirit world as a Demon, cursed to carry an anger that never dies. Revenge drives him, but vengeance doesn't satisfy. Every act of retribution only fuels the fire until his fury threatens to consume not just himself, but the fragile balance of the afterlife.As Demons, Observers, Tricks...

A Lost Soul. A Hidden War. A Destiny Beyond Death.Frank Hess is dead, yet he's never been more alive. Awakening as a spirit with no memory, he's plunged into a complex afterlife brimming with enigmatic "Observers," cunning "Tricksters," and dangerous "Demons." Guided by Michael, a 4000-year-old mentor with a teenager's wit, Frank discovers he's an "Observer," destined to aid humanity, but first, he must untangle the devastating secrets of his own past.What ...

Born to fanatically snobbish Victorian parents, Georgina Weldon grew up to wreak havoc on almost everyone she met. She was supposed to marry well and restore the family fortune, but soon proved to have other ideas. Her scandalous affair with a married man and her defiant marriage to the less-than-prosperous young hussar officer Harry Weldon were just the first signs that she was no ordinary girl. In a plot that could have been constructed by Dickens himself, Georgina acquired a string of l...

Jamie is a little girl living in an unpredictable and intimidating world. Life is not easy for a child being raised by a single parent, but fortunately Jamie’s mother has others she can rely on to help in the rearing process. Jamie will learn some important life lessons this summer, which will carry her far into an interesting future. Jamie spends the summer with her grandmother in the country and learns not to judge others by their looks, class or upbringing, but by their character. She a...

Death wasn't the end for Stephen. It was only the beginning of an eternal curse, fueled by unquenchable rage. Betrayed by those he loved, he awakens as a Demon with one goal: brutal, calculated revenge. But his journey will not only drag you through a world of betrayal and justice but also through the dark side of the afterlife, where ancient grudges dictate devastating new realities. Are you ready to witness the cunning unraveling of lives, meticulously orchestrated by a ...

Bella Wallis is a respectable society woman with a secret identity: in an office buried deep within the seedy backstreets of London, she writes sensationalist novels exposing the scoundrels that litter high society under the pen name Henry Ellis Margam.So when a crested cigar case is found near the body of a murdered prostitute, Bella and her friends are determined to trace the murderer and write a mystery that will avenge the poor girl's untimely death. But the owner of the cigar ...

Nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches towards hunger and malnutrition are effective, sustainable and long-term solutions. This book discusses the policy, strategic, methodological, technical and programmatic issues associated with such approaches, proposes “best practices” for the design, targeting, implementation and evaluation of specific nutrition-sensitive, food-based interventions and for improved methodologies for evaluating their efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and provides pr...

Climate changes will affect food production in a number of ways. Crop yields, aquatic populations and forest productivity will decline, invasive insect and plant species will proliferate and desertification, soil salinization and water stress will increase. Each of these impacts will decrease food and nutrition security, primarily by reducing access to and availability of food, and also by increasing the risk of infectious disease.Although increased biofuel demand has the potential...

The statutory duty of public service ombudsmen (PSO) is to investigate claims of injustice caused by maladministration in the provision of public services. This book examines the modern role of the ombudsman within the overall emerging system of administrative justice and makes recommendations as to how PSO should optimize their potential within the wider administrative justice context. Recent developments are discussed and long standing questions that have yet to be adequately resolved in...

Calixa Lavallée, the composer of “O Canada,” was the first Canadian-born musician to achieve an international reputation. While primarily remembered for the national anthem, Lavallée and his work extended well beyond Canada, and he played a multitude of roles in North American music as a composer, conductor, administrator, instrumentalist, educator, and critic.In Anthems and Minstrel Shows, Brian Thompson analyzes Lavallée’s music, letters, and published writings, as well ...