As the wife of an internationally successful businessman, Sandra begins to feel increasingly bored and wonders whether what she currently calls her life is really all there is to it.When her husband is away on business yet again, Sandra decides not to spend the evening at home as usual, but to go out and have a little fun. The evening turns out to be more exciting than she had imagined.Sandra finds herself increasingly caught up in a whirlpool of lust and debauchery; she be...

The last two decades have witnessed a substantial change in the media environment, growing polarization of the two dominant parties, and increasing inequality of wealth and income. These profound changes necessitate updating our understanding of political accountability. Accountability Reconsidered examines how political accountability functions in the US today given the dramatic changes in voting behavior, media, congressional dynamics, and relations between branches. With particular atte...

Welcome to Valentine Valley, where romance blooms and love captivates even the most guarded of hearts . . .From the moment Secret Service agent Travis Beaumont strides into the town and through the door of Monica Shaw's flower shop, she feels a sizzle of attraction. After years of putting everyone else's needs first, Monica is ready to grab hold of life. If she can just persuade the ultimate protector to let his own walls down for once . . .The President's son is g...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERPart history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.After the Civil War, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique of both political parties, civil rights for all Americans, reinventing an e...

The daughter's unexpected visit brings memories, emotions, history, and a lot of questions, stirring a much cooled pot – and things get even more complicated in this tale of love, loss, time, perspective, expectations, prejudice, dedication, understanding, misunderstanding, and ultimately, the vastness of choice.Teaser:Swinging long black hair behind a shoulder, looking up from the shoes she is slipping out of, "I'm sorry I didn't call. It seemed weird. 'Hi. I'm not in Korea...

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition!Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett, from Clay Cane, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Grift.As turmoil simmers within a divided nation, smoke from another blaze begins to rise. Spa...

Studies show the most reliable scientific predictor of personality is birth order-your place among your siblings. The Birth Order Book of Love is the first guide to consider this factor when finding the perfect mate. Why do firstborns often find romance with lastborns? Who's the worst match for an only child? Cane examines the 12 personality/birth order types (older brother of brothers, younger sister of sisters, etc.), revealing why certain birth orders are more compatible and wh...

My new alpha did the impossible. He freed my hobbled wolf.And though I've craved a pack and an alpha since I was a rejected kid, I rebel against being anything less than his equal—even as my wolf worships the very ground he walks on. It makes for an interesting dynamic.Flung headfirst into the supernaturals' world, I am no longer a lonely, agonized outcast running from the moon. My power is growing, I have amazing people around me, and the grateful mayor ha...

FREE! Wish – short story. Two women meet over recycling woes, roll into an impromptu thank you drink that goes a little sideways – which, of course calls for an apology drink. The apologee accepts to be nice, neighborly, but is feeling gun shy about spending much time with her cute, straight neighbor – fall for her favorite kind of unrequited mistake. Flirty, fun, slice of city life - with a few emotions and people problems like identity, sprinkled in.Sample:I nod, toast, st...

Lila thought she knew the city's darkest secrets—until she uncovered the one that put a target on her back. As an investigative journalist, she's no stranger to corruption, but when her latest story leads her and her partner, Ryan, into the depths of a powerful conspiracy, the danger becomes personal.Determined to expose the truth, they follow the trail of money, deception, and murder, only to realize that the people they trust most may be the ones pulling the strings. When an unex...

It's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha . . .But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment—and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine—a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human. She's a powerful, raging creature bent on revenge and filled with darkness and bloodlu...

Exploring the significance of Judas Iscariot for Christian theology and the difficult issues surrounding Judas, Anthony Cane shows that focusing on the tension between providential and tragic interpretations of Judas in the New Testament and in subsequent writing about Judas, is the key to understanding his significance. Building on the work of Karl Barth and Donald MacKinnon, Cane's argument sheds light not simply on the way Judas is understood, but on the way Jesus and the whole economy ...