In the sun-drenched, high-stakes world of Scottsdale AZ, secrets are the only thing more expensive than the real estate.Margaret Claire Russell, Maggie to her friends, has almost everything—a trust fund, a designer wardrobe, and a loyal boyfriend, J, who is constantly away on business more often than he's home. She travels to meet him for a passionate rendezvous, but they are far and few between. In the quiet heat of the Arizona desert, boredom is a dangerous thing.When her...

Two young women, Jenny, recovering from a broken engagement, and Maya, fleeing professional disappointment, meet a sophisticated older man named Richard at a Florida Keys resort's beach bar. Drawn by his confidence and the promise of his yacht, the friends accept an invitation for a sunset meal that quickly transforms from casual drinks into something far more intimate. As champagne flows and inhibitions dissolve, the carefully constructed boundaries between the three begin to blur, with M...

Former rising college baseball star Ryan Jacobs thought his life was set until a devastating injury sidelined his career for good. Trading his bat for a suit, Ryan lands a job at a prestigious accounting firm and gets assigned to his very first big client: the Delta Tau Phi sorority house. Expecting a routine audit of books and spreadsheets, Ryan walks through the front door only to find himself surrounded by stunning, provocative women who are far more interested in negotiating "liquid as...

In a city fueled by corporate ambition and a legendary "hook-up" culture, roommates Mindy, Jenn, and Cece navigate the fast-paced world of their high-end firms and vibrant nightlife. Their regular post-work gatherings at a favorite local hangout, Chloe's, frequently evolve into wild nights out, testing boundaries and shifting perspectives on romance and casual encounters. When a corporate meet-and-greet brings new faces into the mix, the trio finds themselves drawn into a web of temptation...

Twenty-something Ceyla "Cece" Sanchez is doing her best to navigate the fast-paced world of a bustling city, balancing her office job with a complicated personal life. Living in a cramped apartment with her boyfriend, Trey, and his roommates, she feels a quiet resignation as the spark in her one-year relationship fades into routine. But while Cece is contemplating whether she is settling for a life that doesn't truly fulfill her, her adventurous new friends and potential roommates Jenn and...

This is an innovative and collaborative life history of one of Alaska’s pioneering wildlife biologists. David R. Klein has been a leader in promoting habitat studies across wildlife research in Alaska, and this is his first-hand account of how science and biological fieldwork has been carried out in Alaska in the last sixty years. This book tells the stories of how Klein did his science and the inspiration behind the research, while exposing the thinking that underlies particular scientifi...

Stay current with the latest advances and clinical applications of cardiac echo with Clinical Echocardiography Review: A Self-Assessment Tool, Third Edition. Edited by Drs. Allan L. Klein, Craig R. Asher, and Michael Chetrit, and written by national and international experts from the Cleveland Clinic and other leading institutions, this best-selling review tool offers a self-paced, highly effective way to assess and expand your knowledge of echocardiography and improve comprehension and re...

Defining Sport: Conceptions and Borderlines is not about the variations of usage of the term “sport.” It is about the concept, the range of activities in the world that we unite into one idea—sport. It is through the project of defining sport that we can come to understand these activities better, how they are similar or different, and how they relate to other human endeavors.This definitional inquiry, and the deeper appreciation and apprehension of sport that follows, is the core ...

Whatever the number, domestic violence victims remain far too many for a preventable crime. More and more victims of intimate partner violence are reaching out to police, prosecutors and judges only to be sorely disappointed, even betrayed. While laws and programs have multiplied over the last few decades to address domestic violence, the country is getting safer for almost everyone except for women who have, or have had, abusive male intimate partners. Andrew R. Klein and Jessica L. Klein...

Seven years have passed since Jack, Owen, Anna, and Chloe last saw each other. Their lives have moved tangentially in different directions. Now, disillusioned with life in the States, they decide to live as expats in Mexico. Life is simple, idyllic, and fulfilling. But when the opportunity arises, Jack and Owen team up in their prior careers as reporter and photographer, only to find themselves caught in mortal danger.

Peg: A Work of FictionBy: R. Carolyn KleinShe was a child of the forties, living a sheltered life under the strict control of her overbearing mother. Her young life was shaped by parochial school and then her time at a small convent in the New Jersey countryside.Peg’s first introduction into the real world as a young nun occurred during a tumultuous, transformative time in U.S. history when the world was being shaped by the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movemen...

With sequels, prequels, remakes, spin-offs, or copies of successful films or franchises dominating film and television production, it sometimes seems as if Hollywood is incapable of making an original film or TV show. These textual pluralities or multiplicities—while loved by fans who flock to them in droves—tend to be dismissed by critics and scholars as markers of the death of high culture. Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots takes the opposite view, surveying a wid...