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by Cáit DonnellyFormer Navy SEAL Brady McGrath has no trouble attracting female attention. But women never stick around long once they learn he can read feelings through touch. When an old Navy buddy hires him to protect his sister, he doesn't need extra-sensory abilities to know someone wants something from Gemma Cavanagh-something worth killing for.Gemma's finally getting a handle on her own unique ability to make things disappear-even making them reappear on occasion. When someone breaks into her house and hacks into her computer, she's certain her soon-to-be-ex husband is to blame-until the police show up on her doorstep with the news he's been murdered. And she's their number one suspect.After barely escaping a firebombing, Gemma and Brady are forced into hiding-and forced to confront the chemistry between them. As they desperately search for the killer, can Brady help Gemma harness her abilities-and keep her from finding out about his own dark past?85,000 words
A Touch of Autumn
by Frances DevineEVERYONE KNOWS OLIVIA SHEPHERD LOVES CHARLES WAVERLYIt’s as plain as the aroma of peach pie in the kitchen of the Quincy School. The only person who doesn’t seem to notice is Charles. For years, Olivia has been his friend and confidante, hoping one day he would return her love. She never expected that tragedy would bring them together.After his marriage proposal is rejected by Helen, Charles is eager for a fresh start. As he and Olivia spend more time together, he starts feeling more than friendship for the lovely pastor’s daughter. When a forest fire threatens everyone in the school, will Charles come to the rescue-and admit his love-before it’s too late?
Passion to Protect
by Colleen ThompsonHotshot wilderness firefighter Jake Whitaker had been lucky to escape a massive blaze with his life. Now, with a body as scarred as his heart, the last thing he needs-much less wants-is to see his first love walk back into his life.With her abusive marriage behind her, Liane Mason brought her children home to Wolf River Lodge in a search for peace...a peace she can maintain only by keeping a cool distance from Jake. But when her children become hostages in a murderous plan, Jake is the only one she can turn to. And while love may never die, a passionate hatred can kill. In a battle of love versus vengeance, which side will win?
Passion's Song
by Farrah RochonA desire they never imagined... New Orleans has always been a musical city, and April Knight quickly fell under its spell. Despite the challenges of poverty and disillusionment, April defied everyone to realize her dream of becoming a celebrated cellist. Buoyed by her success, she's returned to the Ninth Ward to share her encouragement and enthusiasm with the local youth, unaware of a new passion that awaits. Years ago, Damien Alexander encouraged April to follow her ambitions, even as he followed his own. Now he has the opportunity to revitalize his old neighborhood, and he needs April's grace and charm to woo investors. Instead of the platonic arrangement they expected, a swift and intense spark of attraction suddenly changes the dynamic of their relationship. Will they be able to help their community and answer the sweet, sweet melody of love?
Engendering the Energy System: Looking Back to Go Forward
by Joy ClancyThis book brings together a comprehensive overview of gender and energy to provide an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. It addresses how energy access at the individual/household/community level is gendered in terms of decision making and where and how benefits accrue. At the institutional level it examines the role women play in the sector and the barriers they have to overcome to participate. At the policy level experiences with mainstreaming gender into energy policy are discussed. The book provides examples from both the Global South and the Global North and is set in the context of the energy transition. The book is a timely publication that highlights the global energy initiatives of SEforAll, the SDGs and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Neuroscience of Yoga: Theory and Practice: Part 1
by Akshay Anand Pooja NadholtaThis book covers experimental theory and practice of yoga that have enhanced its neuroscientific understanding. This is an excellent handbook for the researchers in the field of evidence-based integrative health. It encompasses traditional and modern tools used in neuroscience. It also provides information for the modern biologists, physicians and policymakers, of how mind-body complexities in neuroscience, mental health and preventive healthcare can be useful for health and disease. It serves as a guide for integrative health practitioners, patients, educationists, philosophers, graduate students and faculty pursuing research in the field of biology, complimentary medicine, and other alternative therapies. The chapters in this book also serve as a comprehensive resource for clinical trials in Yoga. In addition, flow charts and illustrations have been provided to understand how healthy brain ageing can be achieved.
Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Research: 15th Indian Conference, IndiaHCI 2024, Mumbai, India, November 7–9, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2337)
by Nimmi Rangaswamy Gavin Robert Sim Pranjal Protim BorahThis two-volume proceedings, set CCIS 2337-2338, constitutes of the proceedings of 15th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Design and Research, IndiaHCI 2024, held in Mumbai, India, during November 7–9, 2024. The 30 full papers and 12 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 235 submissions. These papers belong to various tracks which have been divided between the two volumes as follows: - Part I: Paper Track. Part II: Game Design Track, Student Research Consortium Track; Posters and demos Track; Artworks and installations Track.
Federal Canadian Correctional Officer Training: An Ethnographic Analysis
by Rosemary RicciardelliThe volume uses an ethnographical approach to examine all three stages of the Correctional Services Canada’s federal Correctional Officer Training Program offered for recruited individuals. It presents how officers are socialized, trained, and prepared (or not prepared) through training. This volume reveals the content and context of the training program, the role of values and ethics, the socialization process, the co-response model, the challenges of discretion, the gendered space, and the lessons of training. The ethnographic data is based on full immersion in uniform living in dorm, but also includes thematic analysis of content, field notes, and reflection. It features recommendations of international value for correctional officer training and identifies context and content needs. This monograph is ideal for graduate students and researchers interested in correctional services, officer training, and prison society.
The Proceedings of 2024 International Conference of Electrical, Electronic and Networked Energy Systems: Volume I (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1316)
by Yi Wang Limin Jia Zhengmao Li Fei Yang Xian Cheng Wanjun HuangThis conference is one of the most significant annual events of the China Electrotechnical Society, showcasing the latest research trends, methodologies, and experimental results in electrical, electronic, and networked energy systems. The proceedings cover a wide range of cutting-edge theories and ideas, including topics such as power systems, power electronics, smart grids, renewable energy, energy integration in transportation, advanced power technologies, and the energy internet. The aim of these proceedings is to provide a key interdisciplinary platform for researchers, engineers, academics, and industry professionals to present groundbreaking developments in the field of electrical, electronic, and networked energy systems. It also offers engineers and researchers from academia, industry, and government a comprehensive view of innovative solutions that integrate concepts from multiple disciplines. These volumes serve as a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in electrical engineering.
Außenpolitische Deutungshoheiten: Medienframing und politische Kommunikation in Frankreich und Deutschland während der arabischen Umbrüche von 2011 (Studies in International, Transnational and Global Communications)
by Martin SchillerIn welchem Verhältnis stehen nationale Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik und Medien im Fall einer internationalen Umbruchssituation? Dieser Frage geht Martin Schiller am Beispiel der Berichterstattung französischer und deutscher Qualitätsmedien zum sogenannten Arabischen Frühling 2011 nach. Den theoretischen Zugang bildet die Indexing-Forschung, die postuliert, dass sich Leitmedien insbesondere in außenpolitischen Belangen am Meinungsspektrum innerhalb der politischen Eliten orientieren. Im Kontrast dazu zeigen frühere Befunde, dass in Umbruchssituationen von regionaler oder globaler Tragweite ein als unumstößlich geltender Elitenkonsens von Medien wirkmächtig infrage gestellt werden kann. Anhand eines innovativen „Indexing-Tendenz-Modells&“ untersucht der Autor, wie sich mediale und politische Konstellationen im Vergleich zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland und im Kontext der Umbrüche in Tunesien, Ägypten und Libyen im Frühjahr 2011 ausgestalten. Es zeigt sich, dass die Orientierung von Medien am außenpolitischen Elitendiskurs wesentlich durch die spezifischen Kommunikationsressourcen der Akteure im jeweiligen politisch-medialen System bedingt sind. Außerdem entwickelt das spezifische Framing der MENA-Region ein gewisses Eigenleben. Der inhaltliche Gehalt dieser Deutungsmuster trägt wesentlich dazu bei, ob sich zwischen medialen Stimmen und politischen Entscheidungsträgern in Paris oder Berlin Konflikte oder Konsens in der Bewertung des Arabischen Frühlings einstellen.
GIS in Environmental Engineering: Core Concepts for Sustainable Development (Synthesis Lectures on Sustainable Development)
by A. K. Haghi Shaheemath Suhara K. K.The book covers applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing in the fields of hydrology, water resource management, land use, rainfall variability, and groundwater mapping, to help professionals in the field identify change in patterns and guide them in making decisions that promote sustainable development.
Perilous Refuge
by Kathleen TailerNowhere to turn When she witnesses her boss's murder, Chelsea Rogers is forced on the run. Hiding out as a personal assistant to a wealthy matron on a Hawaiian vacation, she hopes to stay off-the-radar. But then Alex Sullivan, her employer's dashing but highly suspicious attorney, starts digging into her identity-and hired guns begin stalking her every move. Another murder leaves her with no choice-she has to trust Alex to have any chance of surviving. But when the threats against her put them both at risk, will the danger she can't outrun cost her the man she's learned to love?
A Reason to Believe
by Diana CoplandDetective Matthew Bennett doesn't believe in ghosts. So when the spirit of a murdered child leads him to her body, he's shaken to the core-and taken off the case. Unable to explain his vision, or to let go of the investigation, Matthew turns to renowned medium Kiernan Fitzpatrick. Though he has doubts about Kiernan's claims to communicate with the dead, Matt is nevertheless drawn to the handsome psychic, who awakens feelings he thought were long-buried.Haunted by the lingering spirit of the little girl, Kiernan is compelled to aid in the search for her killer. The chance to get closer to the enigmatic Matt is an unexpected bonus. Although Kiernan's been betrayed by people who turned out to be more interested in his fame than in himself, with Matt he's willing to risk his heart. As the two men grow closer, Kiernan helps Matt rediscover that life offers no guarantees-but love offers a reason to believe...81,000 words
Part of the Bargain
by Linda Lael MillerNO PLACE LIKE HOMEAfter a searing tragedy, Libby Kincaid just wants to go home. But the Circle Bar B ranch isn’t the haven she expects it to be. Malicious rumors about Libby are circulating through the ranch, and worse, her lifelong opponent, rancher Jess Barlowe, believes them. The cowboy is as sexy and rugged as ever…but now he’s promised to keep a very close eye on her…The more time Jess spends with Libby, the harder it is to resist her. He can’t get her out of his mind, but his doubts linger. Are the rumors true? Is he the man she really wants? And in the end, can a proud cowboy like Jess love a woman he can’t completely trust?FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!A Wife for a Westmoreland by New York Times bestselling author Brenda JacksonDerringer Westmoreland is haunted by memories of a woman whose face he cannot recall. When he finally traces his mystery woman, Lucia Conyers, she’s less than impressed with his charms. For the first time in his life, if he wants to win a woman’s heart, he’ll have to risk his own.
Childhood and Parenting in Transnational Settings (International Perspectives on Migration #15)
by Viorela Ducu Mihaela Nedelcu Aron Telegdi-CsetriThis book describes children and youth on the one hand and parents on the other within the newly configured worlds of transnational families. Focus is put on children born abroad, brought up abroad, studying abroad, in vulnerable situations, and/or subject of trafficking. The book also provides insight into the delicate relationships that arise with parents, such as migrant parents who are parenting from a distance, elderly parents supporting migrant adult children, fathers left behind by migration, and Eastern-European parents in Nordic countries. It also touches upon life strategies developed in response to migration situations, such as the transfer of care, transnational (virtual) communication, common visits (to and from), and the co-presence of family members in each other’s (distant) lives. As such this book provides a wealth of information for researchers, policy makers and all those working in the field of migration and with migrants.The chapter 'Afterword: Gender Practices in Transnational Families' is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.
Olga Lengyel, Auschwitz Survivor: Interdisciplinary Explorations
by Peter Davies Sheila E. Jelen Christoph Thonfeld Hannah HoltschneiderThis book arises out of a long series of conversations about one of the most intriguing, but still under-researched, aspects of testimony: how the remembering and telling of an individual Holocaust survivor changes through time, through shifting contexts and with increasing age. It comes at this issue from an interdisciplinary perspective, not with the intention to develop a synthetic method but to explore how different perspectives overlap, conflict with or complement each other. It sets its definition of 'testimony statement' very broadly, treating published texts, video testimonies, and fragmentary statements and publications as of equal interest, without a hierarchy of value. The book focuses on Olga Lengyel (1908-2001). She wrote a memoir about her imprisonment in Auschwitz, first published in French in 1946, which was translated into English with modifications in 1947, and, half a century later, in 1998, she gave video testimony for the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive. Her testimony is well known enough to have gained a public profile and to have attracted some scholarly attention, but is not 'canonical'. Her work is internationally known, having been translated and received in a number of languages, and having been an inspiration for William Styron’s bestseller Sophie’s Choice. This book provides a condensed critical resource on Lengyel’s testimonies, addressing matters of historical veracity, of trauma, of gender, of memory, and of genre in the transmission and reception of Holocaust testimonies over time and across cultures.
Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Research: 15th Indian Conference, IndiaHCI 2024, Mumbai, India, November 7–9, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2338)
by Nimmi Rangaswamy Gavin Robert Sim Pranjal Protim BorahThis two-volume proceedings, set CCIS 2337-2338, constitutes of the proceedings of 15th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Design and Research, IndiaHCI 2024, held in Mumbai, India, during November 7–9, 2024. The 30 full papers and 12 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 235 submissions. These papers belong to various tracks which have been divided between the two volumes as follows: - Part I: Paper Track. Part II: Game Design Track, Student Research Consortium Track; Posters and demos Track; Artworks and installations Track.
Digitale Nachhaltigkeit als Leitmotiv für Kommunikationsplattformen (BestMasters)
by Jeanette KollienDas 21. Jahrhundert bringt zahlreiche sozialökologische Herausforderungen mit sich: Neben Globalisierung und digitaler Revolution, die das menschliche Zusammenleben tiefgreifend beeinflusst haben, ist auch ein weltweites Erstarken rechtspopulistischer Strömungen und eine Verschlechterung der Kriegs- und Konfliktsituation zu beobachten, die wiederum Flucht, Armut und soziale Ungleichheit verstärken. Diese kritischen globalen Veränderungen sind zudem in den Kontext des sechsten Massenaussterbens und eines nicht mehr aufhaltbaren Klimawandels eingebettet - berechtigterweise ist von einer Polykrise die Rede. Das Schlagwort für die Lösung aller Probleme lautet: Nachhaltigkeit. Vor allem Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien spielen im Kontext globaler Nachhaltigkeit eine immer wichtigere, aber vor allem eine duale Rolle, da sie einerseits ein Treiber negativer Auswirkungen sind und andererseits Grundlage für nachhaltige Entwicklungen sein können. In diesem Buch werden Konzepte für digitale Nachhaltigkeit untersucht und Expert*innen befragt, um konkret die ökologische, ökonomische, soziale und auch informationelle Nachhaltigkeit von Kommunikationsplattformen zu bewerten.
Two-dimensional Self-independent Variable Cubic Nonlinear Systems
by Albert C. LuoThis book, the third of 15 related monographs, presents systematically a theory of self-independent cubic nonlinear systems. Here, at least one vector field is self-cubic, and the other vector field can be constant, self-linear, self-quadratic, or self-cubic. For constant vector fields in this book, the dynamical systems possess 1-dimensional flows, such as source, sink and saddle flows, plus third-order source and sink flows. For self-linear and self-cubic systems discussed, the dynamical systems possess source, sink and saddle equilibriums, saddle-source and saddle-sink, third-order sink and source (i.e, (3rd SI:SI)-sink and (3rdSO:SO)-source) and third-order source (i.e., (3rd SO:SI)-saddle, (3rd SI, SO)-saddle) . For self-quadratic and self-cubic systems, in addition to the first and third-order sink, source and saddles plus saddle-source and saddle-sink, there are (3:2)-saddle-sink and (3:2) saddle-source and double-saddles. For the two self-cubic systems, (3:3)-source, sink and saddles exist. Finally, the author describes that homoclinic orbits without centers can be formed, and the corresponding homoclinic networks of source, sink and saddles exists. Readers will learn new concepts, theory, phenomena, and analytic techniques, including Constant and crossing-cubic systems Crossing-linear and crossing-cubic systems Crossing-quadratic and crossing-cubic systems Crossing-cubic and crossing-cubic systems Appearing and switching bifurcations Third-order centers and saddles Parabola-saddles and inflection-saddles Homoclinic-orbit network with centers Appearing bifurcations
Atlas of Chinese Macrofungal Resources: Volume 2: Polyporoid, Hydnaceous and Thelephoroid Fungi
by Yu Li Taihui Li Zhuliang Yang Tolgor Bau Yucheng DaiThis book is part of the 4-volumes collection of Atlas of Chinese Macrofungal Resources. This atlas documented 1819 species (or varieties) in 509 genera of macrofungi known from China, which are, according to their morphological characteristics, practically divided into 10 groups, including 196 larger ascomycetes, 21 jelly fungi, 47 coral fungi, 637 polyporoid, hydnaceous and lephoroid fungi, 11 cantharelloid fungi, 653 agarics, 130 boletes, 75 gasteroid fungi, 16 larger pathogenic fungi on crops, and 33 larger myxomycetes. All species are evidenced with vouchers and photographs. About 370 of the listed species (occupying 1/5 of the total species) have their type localities in China, among which over 260 species (accounting for 1/7 of the species) were firstly discovered and published by the present authors. Some of the species are endemic to China and East Asia. Descriptions of all species are accompanied with color photographs showing their macro-morphology and (or) habitat. The macroscopic and microscopic diagnostic characters, ecological habits, economic importance (edibility, medicinal availability or toxicity) and geographical distribution in China of all species are described in brief and easy-to-understand style. In the guide, the characteristics and using method of the book, related mycological vocabulary, common taxonomic techniques and positions of the fungal genera in modern taxonomic system are briefly introduced. The knowledge of this book should be interesting to mycologists, mycology fans and mushroom lovers, as well as researchers, teachers and students studying on edible fungi, plant pathology, healthcare and biomedicine sciences, bioresources and biodiversity, ecology and other related disciplines. It is an ideal reference for those who are interested in the Chinese macrofungi and larger slime molds. In this second volume, it covers Polyporoid, Hydnaceous and Thelephoroid Fungi.
Return to Love
by Yasmin SullivanSix years ago, Nigel Johns lost the only woman he ever loved. Now, the successful financial consultant intends to prove to Regina Gibson that he's a changed man. Except, his ex-fiancée isn't welcoming him with open arms. In fact, she's doing everything she can to keep him out of her life and away from her painful secret. Until an unexpected night of rekindled passion gives him hope for a second chance....After she walked away from Nigel, Regina lost the one thing she loved most. Since then, she's put all her energy into making it as an artist and forgetting the man who broke her heart. Now that Nigel is back and reawakening her body, she has to decide what she really wants. She can't deny that they still make sensual magic together. But now that she's back in his arms, will she let him back into her heart-forever?
Olivia Christakos and Her Second First Time
by Dani IronsMy perfect life…True, I'm in the hospital waking up from a coma, but my loving parents and adorable boyfriend, Wyatt, are here by my side. It's weird that I don't remember them—thanks, amnesia! Wyatt's an amazing person. He's a Big Brother, volunteers at soup kitchens, delivers food to the hungry—your basic angel. Your basic filled-out-in-all-the-right-places, naughty-thoughts-inducing angel, that is.Might be the perfect lie…In fact, the more I get to know Wyatt the harder it is to believe he's my boyfriend. The more I find out about my life before the accident, the more I don't like who I used to be. I can't understand what a guy like that—kind, considerate, generous—would see in a girl like me.I don't know what's worse, living in the darkness of amnesia or discovering the despicable person I once was. But I've got to figure out if I have what it takes to be the person Wyatt truly deserves—before I lose my heart as well as my memories.90,970 words
Otherworld Challenger
by Jane GodmanKING OF THE OTHERWORLD The race is on to find the true heir to the faerie crown before the evil king Moncoya returns from exile. Mercenary necromancer Jethro de Loix will find the challenger to Moncoya's crown...for a price. One million mortal dollars. Outraged at Jethro's audacity, Princess Vashti, Moncoya's daughter, arranges to accompany him on his mission. Jethro doesn't want company, especially not from Moncoya's belligerent, pampered daughter. But as their journey pits them against evil forces, their animosity soon gives way to an overwhelming physical attraction. When the trail ends on the legendary Isle of Avalon, can the pair face down the evil sorceress Morgan le Fay to claim a future they'd long denied themselves?
Only the Brave Try Ballet
by Stefanie LondonStep up, Grant Farley...not your typical ballet student!Football pro Grant Farley is nursing an injury and needs to get back into shape-fast. Ballet wouldn't be his first or even his last choice, but he's desperate. Enter tantalizingly prim teacher Jasmine Bell-one disapproving arch of her eyebrow and Grant knows he'll enjoy getting her tutu in a flutter!But it's not only Grant's flexibility that Jasmine's pushing to the limit! He knows she feels the heat between them, so why won't she give in to it? Time to convince Jasmine that if she's brave enough to dance en pointe she can certainly handle a fling with him!
One Night with the Shifter
by Theresa MeyersA one-night stand with a werewolf has unexpected consequences in Theresa Meyers's latest romance After he is exiled from his pack, Tyee Grayson must learn to make it on his own. But one night with a beautiful stranger who has luminous blue eyes changes everything.... Especially when his instincts shout that she is the one. All elementary school teacher Jessica Brierly wanted was a night on the wild side, but when she finds herself pregnant, all the rules change. Not only does her lover have more secrets than she ever imagined, but suddenly they're both fighting off vampires. When vampires attack the town she dearly loves, Ty must work with his old pack to save them from a ruthless enemy who could kill not only his mate and his unborn child-but the entire human race.