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Kentucky's Covered Bridges

By: Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen

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Kentucky's Covered Bridges

By: Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen

Kentucky is well recognized for bourbon, bluegrass, and the Kentucky Derby. When thinking of covered bridges, the commonwealth is not the state that readily comes to mind. Many of Kentucky's covered bridges were built by such men as Wernwag, Bower, Carothers, Day, Stone, and Long, but many of the names were never recorded or have been lost to time. Kentucky once was home to the longest single-span wooden bridge in the world and to a covered bridge through which a Civil War battle was fought. Time, arson, progress, neglect, and misguided maintenance have spelled the demise of the majority of these structures. Readers of this volume might be surprised to learn that Kentucky once claimed more than 700 timbered tunnels and that over 50 of these survived well into the 1950s. Equally surprising, the commonwealth is still home to 13 of these structures.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738544043

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9780738544045

The Market Comes to Education in Sweden

An Evaluation of Sweden's Surprising School Reforms

By: Anders Bjorklund,Melissa A. Clark,Per-Anders Edin,Peter Fredricksson,Alan B. Krueger

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The Market Comes to Education in Sweden

An Evaluation of Sweden's Surprising School Reforms

By: Anders Bjorklund,Melissa A. Clark,Per-Anders Edin,Peter Fredricksson,Alan B. Krueger

A large central government providing numerous public services has long been a hallmark of Swedish society, which is also well-known for its pursuit of equality. Yet in the 1990s, Sweden moved away from this tradition in education, introducing market-oriented reforms that decentralized authority over public schools and encouraged competition between private and public schools. Many wondered if this approach would improve educational quality, or if it might expand inequality that Sweden has fought so hard to hold down. In The Market Comes to Education in Sweden, economists Anders Björklund, Melissa Clark, Per-Anders Edin, Peter Fredriksson, and Alan Krueger measure the impact of Sweden's bold experiment in governing and help answer the questions that societies across the globe have been debating as they try to improve their children's education. The Market Comes to Education in Sweden injects some much-needed objectivity into the heavily politicized debate about the effectiveness of educational reform. While advocates for reform herald the effectiveness of competition in improving outcomes, others suggest that the reforms will grossly increase educational inequality for young people. The authors find that increased competition did help improve students' math and language skills, but only slightly, and with no effect on the performance of foreign-born students and those with low-educated parents. They also find some signs of increasing school segregation and wider inequality in student performance, but nothing near the doomsday scenarios many feared. In fact, the authors note that the relationship between family background and school performance has hardly budged since before the reforms were enacted. The authors conclude by providing valuable recommendations for school reform, such as strengthening school evaluation criteria, which are essential for parents, students, and governments to make competent decisions regarding education. Whether or not the market-oriented reforms to Sweden's educational system succeed will have far reaching implications for other countries considering the same course of action. The Market Comes to Education in Sweden offers firm empirical answers to the questions raised by school reform and brings crucial facts to the debate over the future of schooling in countries across the world.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610440552

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9781610440554

Questions to Ask Before Marrying

By: Melissa Senate

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Questions to Ask Before Marrying

By: Melissa Senate

A New York Times article lists fifteen questions couples should ask before marrying Ruby Miller and her fiance, Tom Truby, have questions 1 to 14 almost covered. It's question 15 that has the Maine schoolteacher stumped: Is their relationship strong enough to withstand challenges? Challenges like...Ruby's twin sister, Stella. The professional muse, flirt and face reader thinks Ruby is playing it safe. And that the future Mrs. Ruby Truby will die of boredom before her first anniversary or her thirtieth birthday, whichever comes first. Challenges like…sexy maverick teacher Nick McDermott, Ruby's secret longtime crush, who confesses his feelings for her at her own engagement party. But before Ruby can plan the wedding that may never be, Stella announces she's pregnant by a one-night stand whose name might be Jake (or James? Maybe Jason?) and who lives somewhere under the glittering lights of Las Vegas. Ruby and Stella hit the road to find him—with a lot more than fifteen questions. And after three thousand miles, a stowaway relative and hitchhiking teen lovebirds bound for an Elvis wedding chapel, the Miller sisters might get some answers.

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Harlequin

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1459246454

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Love You To Death

By: Melissa Senate

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Love You To Death

By: Melissa Senate

When did Abby Foote's life become an episode of Law & Order? First, a former boyfriend (who dumped Abby in the most humiliating way imaginable) is found murdered the day his engagement is announced. Then two other ex-boyfriends report attempts made on their lives right after breaking up with her. Coincidence? Detective Benjamin Orr, of the Portland Police Department (and Very Probing Questions and Incredibly Delicious Face), doesn't think so. Neither do Abby's friends, family, coworkers and other exes—who are suddenly shaking in their shoes. Soon everyone is sucking up to her as though the Abby they know and supposedly love to death is capable of poisoning their drinks…. Is someone trying to frame her? Who? And why? She has to find out fast. Because by-the-book Ben is bound to break her heart. Which makes him next on someone's list…

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Red Dress Ink

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1552547957

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9781552547953

Violet by Design

By: Melissa Carol Walker

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Violet by Design

By: Melissa Carol Walker

Despite her intentions to give up runway modeling, eighteen-year-old Violet is lured back by the promise of travel to Brazil, possibly Spain and France, and, after seeing her best friends off to college, embarks on an, often exciting, often painful, international adventure.

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Penguin

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0425219402

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9780425219409

Discovering Nutrition

By: Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

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Discovering Nutrition

By: Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

Written with non-majors in mind, Discovering Nutrition, Sixth Edition introduces students to the fundamentals of nutrition with an engaging and personalized approach. The text focuses on teaching behavior change and personal decision making with an emphasis on how our nutritional behaviors influence lifelong personal health and wellness, while also presenting up-to-date scientific concepts in a number of innovative ways. Students will learn practical consumer-based nutrition information using the features highlighted throughout the text, including For Your Information boxes presenting controversial topics, Quick Bites offering fun facts, and the NEW feature Why Is This Important? opens each section and identifies the importance of each subject to the field.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284139468

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9781284139464

Forensic Methods

Excavation for the Archaeologist and Investigator

By: Melissa A. Connor

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Forensic Methods

Excavation for the Archaeologist and Investigator

By: Melissa A. Connor

A practical guide to death scene investigation and excavation with case examples, for use as a text in Forensic Archaeology or Forensic Anthropology, as well as Crime Scene Investigation courses.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759109362

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9780759109360

The Armchair Diplomat on Europe

The Ultimate Slackers' Guide to Our Continental Cousins

By: Melissa Rossi

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The Armchair Diplomat on Europe

The Ultimate Slackers' Guide to Our Continental Cousins

By: Melissa Rossi

It happens all the time: you're watching the Champion's League, pondering Robert Kilroy Silk's unnatural glow, reading the latest newspaper debate about EU bendy banana laws, and thinking: what's really going on in Europe? Does anyone actually know what they're talking about? And where are Riga and Vilnius anyway? You needn't worry any more. With this armchair guide you'll discover the strange and fascinating world that calls itself Europe - without ever having to leave your own home. There are insights into culture (how to join the Finns beating themselves with birch twigs in the sauna); the lowdown on the people that matter (porn stars turned politicians in Italy); fascinating facts and explanations of historical rifts (and you thought the relationship between Britain and France was bad). You'll find out how to talk like Berlusconi, unravel the workings of the EU and guide yourself from the Baltics to Belgium, Portugal to Poland. The Armchair Diplomat: Europe offers the basics of euro-education for very little pain. Perfect for slackers with a passion for travel.

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Penguin UK

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0141954221

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9780141954226

Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders

By: Melissa Buelow

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Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders

By: Melissa Buelow

Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders provides readers with a detailed examination of how risky decision making is affected by a wide array of individual psychological disorders. The book starts by providing important background information on the construct of risky decision making, the assessment of risky decision making, and the neuroscience behind such decision making. The Iowa Gambling Task, Balloon Analogue Risk Task, and other behavioral measures are covered, as are topics such as test reliability and the pros and cons of utilizing tasks that have strong practice effects. The book then moves into how risky decision making is affected by specific psychological disorders, such as addictive behaviors, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, eating disorders, and more. - Explores how risky decision making is affected by different psychological disorders - Examines risky decision making and ADHD, psychosis, mood/anxiety disorders, and more - Synthesizes the research on risky decision making - Discusses merits/limitations of the Iowa Gambling Task and other behavioral measures - Covers risky decision making and its associations with other executive functions

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Academic Press

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0128150033

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9780128150030

Yogurt

Roles in Nutrition and Impacts on Health

By: André Marette,Éliane Picard-Deland,Melissa Anne Fernandez

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Yogurt

Roles in Nutrition and Impacts on Health

By: André Marette,Éliane Picard-Deland,Melissa Anne Fernandez

Yogurt is a fermented food that has existed for centuries with bioactive properties that have long been thought to be beneficial to health. The first commercial yogurts, sold over a hundred years ago in pharmacies, were recommended to treat digestive disorders. Yogurt: Roles in Nutrition and Impacts on Health compiles the scientific research to date into a comprehensive reference book that explores yogurt's role in diet and health, its composition in micro- and macronutrients, and the potential mechanisms underlying its health benefits. Yogurt’s composition as a unique blend of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and ferments makes yogurt a nutrient-dense food that is included by health authorities in food-based dietary guidelines. This book shows how regular yogurt consumption contributes to the intake of key nutrients, such as calcium and protein, and is associated with healthy dietary patterns and lifestyles. The authors review the current evidence linking yogurt consumption to cardiometabolic health and other health conditions, including its established benefits in lactose digestion, its promising role in the prevention of weight management and type 2 diabetes, and its potential impact on cardiometabolic risk factors. This reference book is a key resource for nutrition scientists, dairy researchers, dietitians, health professionals, and educational institutions looking for a state-of-the-art review of the scientific evidence on the role of yogurt in nutrition and health.

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CRC Press

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1315390310

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9781315390314

Global Cardiovascular Health, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

By: Gerald S. Bloomfield,Melissa S. Burroughs Pena

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Global Cardiovascular Health, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

By: Gerald S. Bloomfield,Melissa S. Burroughs Pena

This issue of Cardiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Gerald Bloomfield and Melissa Burroughs-Pena, will cover a broad range of issues in the field of Global Cardiovascular Health. Topics covered in this issue include, but are not limited to Diagnosis and management of endomyocardial fibrosis; Chagas disease; Tuberculosis and the heart; Cardiovascular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection; Improving global access to essential cardiovascular medicines; Innovative approaches to hypertension control in the community; Causes and treatment of infective endocarditis in developing countries; and Strategies for Patient Centered Blood Pressure Control in Low- and Middle income Countries, among others.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032352835X

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9780323528351

What Every American Should Know About Europe

The Hot Spots, Hotshots, Political Muck-ups, Cross-Border Sniping, and Cultural Chaos of Our Transatlantic Cousins

By: Melissa Rossi

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What Every American Should Know About Europe

The Hot Spots, Hotshots, Political Muck-ups, Cross-Border Sniping, and Cultural Chaos of Our Transatlantic Cousins

By: Melissa Rossi

With the creation of the European Union and the introduction of the Euro, Europe has undergone a dizzying transformation recently—so much so that even Europeans are scratching their heads. Melissa Rossi brings US readers up to date on what has changed—and what makes each country tick. Which European nation most adores nuclear energy? Which country’s residents are by far the richest? Which prominent leader was once a taxi driver? Why are the typically calm Dutch getting twitchy? What happened to Czechoslovakia? With her trademark investigative flair and wry humor, Rossi gives the inside scoop on every nation in the European Union, with vital facts about local culture, politics, tourist attractions and recent events. From Portugal to Poland, What Every American Should Know About Europe is a no holds barred, humorous and comprehensive guide for anyone interested in what our transatlantic cousins are up to these days.

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Penguin

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1101650621

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9781101650622

Depression in Childhood and Adolescence

A Guide for Practitioners

By: Rebecca A. Schwartz-Mette,Hannah R. Lawrence,Douglas W. Nangle,Cynthia A. Erdley,Laura A. Andrews,Melissa S. Jankowski

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Depression in Childhood and Adolescence

A Guide for Practitioners

By: Rebecca A. Schwartz-Mette,Hannah R. Lawrence,Douglas W. Nangle,Cynthia A. Erdley,Laura A. Andrews,Melissa S. Jankowski

Depression in Childhood and Adolescence: A Guide for Practitioners fills a gap in the literature by providing practitioners with a “go to” resource for understanding, assessing, and treating youth depression. All in one source, practitioners will find easy-to-follow and clearly worded coverage of diagnosis, bio psychosocial conceptualization, assessment, and treatment, as well as special topics including gender and developmental differences, suicidality, and the use of antidepressant medication in treatment. Cutting-edge information is supplemented with illustrative case studies designed to bring key points to life. This volume is an excellent resource for practitioners and trainees across a variety of fields including child/adolescent psychology and psychiatry, developmental psychology, clinical social work, and school psychology.

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Momentum Press

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1606509365

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9781606509364

Shortlisted

Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court

By: Hannah Brenner Johnson,Renee Knake Jefferson,Melissa Murray

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Shortlisted

Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court

By: Hannah Brenner Johnson,Renee Knake Jefferson,Melissa Murray

Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Women's Nonfiction Best Book of 2020, National Law Journal The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme Court In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court after centuries of male appointments, a watershed moment in the long struggle for gender equality. Yet few know about the remarkable women considered in the decades before her triumph. Shortlisted tells the overlooked stories of nine extraordinary women—a cohort large enough to seat the entire Supreme Court—who appeared on presidential lists dating back to the 1930s. Florence Allen, the first female judge on the highest court in Ohio, was named repeatedly in those early years. Eight more followed, including Amalya Kearse, a federal appellate judge who was the first African American woman viewed as a potential Supreme Court nominee. Award-winning scholars Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson cleverly weave together long-forgotten materials from presidential libraries and private archives to reveal the professional and personal lives of these accomplished women. In addition to filling a notable historical gap, the book exposes the tragedy of the shortlist. Listing and bypassing qualified female candidates creates a false appearance of diversity that preserves the status quo, a fate all too familiar for women, especially minorities. Shortlisted offers a roadmap to combat enduring bias and discrimination. It is a must-read for those seeking positions of power as well as for the powerful who select them in the legal profession and beyond.

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NYU Press

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1479816019

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9781479816019

Ick!

Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings, and Defenses

By: Melissa Stewart

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Ick!

Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings, and Defenses

By: Melissa Stewart

From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zorillas, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're totally normal for these animals. In fact, their survival depends on them."--

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National Geographic Children's Books

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1426337469

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9781426337468

Undefeated

By: Melissa Cutler

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Undefeated

By: Melissa Cutler

Welcome to Destiny Falls, New York, home of Bomb Squad—an ice hockey team full of rugged military heroes. The team’s battling a losing streak, but the season’s biggest game changer is one player’s second chance with the one who got away… Yoga instructor Marlena Brodie is always up for a challenge, and her new job of snapping Bomb Squad out of their rut is definitely that, even though it means being in close contact with Liam McAllister, her high school crush gone bad. She can feel the damage pouring off of him—but also a wild and sexy strength that calls to her. The Army turned Liam McAllister into a man, but as a combat medic, he saw far too much to ever be whole again. He’s not interested in the civilian world beyond his job as a carpenter, but he never stopped wondering what might have been with Marlena—and it isn’t long before she’s crashed through his carefully constructed walls. He longs for a new beginning with her, but to be the man she deserves, he’ll have to step out of his defensive zone and score the most important play of his life… Includes a preview of the next Bomb Squad novel, Game Changer. Praise for the novels of Melissa Cutler “A bright new voice in contemporary romance.”—New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde “One hot romance from start to finish.”—New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown “Sexy, savvy stuff!”—New York Times bestselling author Susan Andersen “Witty dialogue, great pacing, and steamy romance—not to mention a sassy heroine and her charming cowboy—make for one fun, passionate romp.”—RT Book Reviews Melissa Cutler knows she has the best job in the world, dividing her time between her dual passions for writing sexy contemporary romances and edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense. She was struck at an early age by an unrelenting travel bug and is probably planning her next vacation as you read this.

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0698151909

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9780698151901

Blackstone Gate

By: Rev. Melissa A. Robitille

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Blackstone Gate

By: Rev. Melissa A. Robitille

Brenna MacGregor likes her job at the Blackstone Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. She likes her boss, Josiah Campbell, too - that is, until the old schemer shoves her through the Blackstone familys big secret; the Blackstone Gate! Tumbling through the Gate into 1760, Brenna lands in Lord Angus Blackstones bed, an alarming and distressing development for both of them. He finds this intrusive. He finds this annoying. He finds the Gate interfering in whether or not theres a woman in his life more than a little aggravating. Brenna, in turn, thinks that Angus is an incredibly hostile, insensitive, uncaring, sarcastic, and boorish fellow. Shes also just a little offended by the Blackstone familys expectation that because she came through the gate she must therefore be there to marry Angus, the current Earl. The fact that the Gate wont let her go back through to her own proper time doesnt make her very happy either. Determined as they are to dislike each other, they begin working together, looking through the Blackstone family records, searching for a way to get Brenna back home again. What they dont find is anything helpful. What they do find is a very mutual attraction. Troubles beset them on that front as well. Anguss first wife, now deceased, left him bitter, and wary of women. While Angus knows that Brenna didnt want to come through the Gate and upset his routine, or turn his lonely but safe world topsy-turvy, can he trust her with his two little daughters? Can he trust her with his own heart? Brennas childhood prepared her to refuse to trust herself or anyone else. Can she trust Angus to even be trustworthy? Can she trust herself to be a good wife to him? Can she trust herself to be a good mother to his daughters? If youve read Rev. Robitilles first novel In One Years Time, look here for answers, if you havent, the book stands alone beautifully.

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1469114224

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