Spousal abuse can strip away any woman’s confidence. That is, until her children are threatened, and the warrior inside stages a rebellion. Growing up in in a sheltered, loving environment, Val doesn’t realize that her husband is manipulating her in the worst possible way. Summoning an inner strength she didn’t know she had, she breaks free. But will her traumatic past prevent her from trusting again?
Can an unlikely discovery heal two broken people? Dear Princess: A cheating husband pens a letter of regret to his young daughter, puts it in a bottle and sets it adrift in the Atchafalaya River. Months later, a foreign correspondent looking for peace finds the bottle stuck in a Cypress tree. Little does he know he’ll soon meet the young girl and her mother… and face one of the most difficult decisions of his life.
It’s been three years since Liam Gallagher’s wife and son died in an accident. A firefighter in Victoria B.C., his friends and family are becoming increasingly worried as he remains emotionally closed off. As a last resort, his sister writes a message asking for help and puts it in a bottle. Touched by the obvious affection Kate has for her brother, Maggie Taylor hesitates to get involved, but the story lingers with her and she sets out to observe the grieving man.
FREE Romance Series Starter. Allison knows she shouldn’t cling to memories of a lost love. Torn from her high school sweetheart and left to rebuild the pieces of her life, Allison has almost given up on finding love. Ten years have passed, but when she sees Cole again, her pulse kicks up in that old, familiar way. The question is, can they resolve the issues that tore them apart – and can she learn to love again? Loving From Afar is Book One of The Women of Independence series.
Single mother Julie is quite happy with her life… until Quentin Callahan comes back to town. She's never forgotten how Quentin rescued her on her graduation night. The huge crush she developed on him that night has never really gone away. When he shows up unexpectedly the old feelings surface once more, but Quentin’s reason for returning to Sicamous is likely to shatter the growing attraction between the two.
How did she arrive such a low point in her life? Being the wife of a wealthy man is no substitute for the fulfillment Chloe found as a nurse. When her husband dies, her life spirals out of control. Called to Chance to support her friend Madison, she meets a man who could make her believe again but she’s afraid that if he gets to know her secrets, he’ll see the darkness in her soul. Harboring secrets of his own, Lane sees past the barriers she puts up and shows her that love always finds a way.
Jade knows better than to fall for a movie star… An accomplished hair and makeup technician, Jade meets Zach Crawford on a movie set in Chance, California. When a former girlfriend wrongly accuses Zach of misconduct, she agrees to pose as his new girlfriend, but nothing goes as planned. Jade and her broken heart return to Chance, where she finds solace in helping to save the town that welcomed her not that long ago. But Zach has other ideas and vows to regain her trust… and her love.
The child he never knew. The woman he never forgot. Press Secretary to the Premier of British Columbia, Matt Bradford lives a high profile existence. When he learns of a daughter he didn’t know he had, both his job and his heart are in jeopardy. What will Matt give up to earn the love of Brianna – and her mother?
Do you believe love lasts forever? Charlie didn’t expect to enjoy life away from the city. She also never dreamed that Jason, a rugged farmhand, would steal her heart. But the farm holds secrets that are as heartbreaking as they are romantic. Two ghosts, long-lost lovers from another age, need her help to cross over and Charlie’s own past might hold the secrets to unlocking their mystery. When her relationship with Jason begins to mirror the love she unearthed from the past, Charlie wonders if she’s found a forever kind of love.
Brady Ferguson has been treading water for the past ten years. A gifted fashion photographer, he was forced to leave the job of a lifetime and has turned his talents toward industrial photography. Withdrawn and suspicious of most people in his orbit, he hesitates to accept an offer from Bella, the famous children’s wear firm. Wrongly accused in the past, he can’t bear the thought of dredging up those painful memories. Raphael Vargas convinces him to come back to his first love, and when he meets Savannah Mitchell he knows he’s made the right decision. A single mother, Savannah has issues of her own. Together, can they learn to overcome the past?
The first biography of the great black actor, activist, athlete--and tragic victim of the blacklist Imagine an actor as familiar to audiences as Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman are today--who is then virtually deleted from public memory. Such is the story of Canada Lee. Among the most respected black actors of the forties and a tireless civil rights advocate, Lee was unjustly dishonored, his name reduced to a footnote in the history of the McCarthy era, his death one of a handful directly attributable to the blacklist. Born in Harlem in 1907, Lee was a Renaissance man. A musical prodigy on violin and piano at eleven, by thirteen he had become a successful jockey and by his twenties a champion boxer. After wandering into auditions for the WPA Negro Theater Project, Lee took up acting and soon shot to stardom in Orson Welles's Broadway production of Native Son, later appearing in such classic films as Lifeboat and the original Cry, the Beloved Country. But Lee's meteoric rise to fame was followed by a devastating fall. Labeled a Communist by the FBI and HUAC as early as 1943, Lee was pilloried during the notorious spy trial of Judith Coplon in 1949, then condemned in longtime friend Ed Sullivan's column. He died in 1952, forty-five and penniless, a heartbroken casualty of a dangerous and conflicted time. Now, after nearly a decade of research, Mona Z. Smith revives the legacy of a man who was perhaps the blacklist's most tragic victim.
Attraction sizzles in the heat of the vineyard A nurse recovering from addiction. A fighter pilot broken by the horrors of war. Two damaged souls attracted to each other. Will their demons bring them closer or tear them apart? Author’s Note: This book contains two short, mildly explicit sex scenes. I mention this for the benefit of my readers who prefer my “sweet” romances.
The new delivery man is everything Melissa is looking for – but she could do without the girlfriend! Wyatt Johnson delivers more than freight to the Bella store. He’s funny, intelligent, and oh, so charming. But there are hidden depths to the man who effortlessly steals her heart and Melissa must decide if he’s worth fighting for.
She has no idea that the rugged handyman is an undercover cop. Amanda Reimer finally admits it: She’s afraid of her husband. On a short holiday by herself, she falls for Jackson, unaware that he’s on a mission to bring down a local drug dealer. Will her fear of her husband outweigh her growing attraction to Jackson? Will their love survive when their secrets are revealed?
Can she learn to love again? Marissa Bennett’s emotional scars are deep, thanks to a young man she knew many years ago in high school. After meeting Cooper Hamilton she wonders if she’s finally found the one man who can make her forget… until she finds out who he really is. Then there’s Nate. The successful software developer falls for a gorgeous Chinese woman. Except Layla is promised to someone else. Can Nate unravel the silken ties that bind her to someone she doesn’t love?
In the watershed year of 1919, world leaders met in Paris, promising to build a new international order rooted in democracy and social justice. Female activists demanded that statesmen live up to their word. Excluded from the negotiating table, women met separately, crafted their own agendas, and captured global headlines with a message that was both straightforward and revolutionary: enduring peace depended as much on recognition of the fundamental humanity and equality of all people—regardless of sex, race, class, or creed—as on respect for the sovereignty of independent states. Peace on Our Terms follows dozens of remarkable women from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia as they crossed oceans and continents; commanded meeting halls in Paris, Zurich, and Washington; and marched in the streets of Cairo and Beijing. Mona L. Siegel’s sweeping global account of international organizing highlights how Egyptian and Chinese nationalists, Western and Japanese labor feminists, white Western suffragists, and African American civil rights advocates worked in tandem to advance women’s rights. Despite significant resistance, these pathbreaking women left their mark on emerging democratic constitutions and new institutions of global governance. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Peace on Our Terms is the first book to demonstrate the centrality of women’s activism to the Paris Peace Conference and the critical diplomatic events of 1919. Siegel tells the timely story of how female activists transformed women’s rights into a global rallying cry, laying a foundation for generations to come.
In the early seventies, a tiny three-year-old girl stood watching suitcases gliding by on the baggage carousel while hundreds of strangers bustled and jostled, all in a hurry. She’d just landed after a 22-hour flight from Cairo, through Changi and on to Sydney, with her two brothers and her mother. “Aida!” a familiar voice called her mother’s name. Then, “Monameeno!” her father cried and Mona was ‘home’. Captain Mona Shindy’s story is one of love, faith, courage, tenacity and, at times, of extreme bias. She takes the reader through her childhood, growing up in Sydney with hardworking immigrant parents who wanted nothing more than for their children to do well in life and be happy. From an early age, Mona travelled the paths less trodden – not only by women, but by women of Muslim faith. At the age of twenty, she joined the Australian Navy – one of few women and the first female of Muslim faith to wear the navy uniform. As an engineer, her 32-year career of active service with the Navy saw Mona rise through the ranks, leading many sailors and officers both at sea and ashore. She spearheaded organisations charged with developing, delivering and sustaining Navy assets, state of the art weapons systems and technologies. She made an outstanding contribution to Navy and the defence of her nation but, more importantly, she was instrumental in instigating and effecting change when it came to female integration and cultural diversity inclusion within this traditional, white, male-dominated arena. Shattering Identity Bias is Mona Shindy’s story but more than that, it is a story that will give hope and strength to all minority groups. It will help employers better harness the power of diversity and address the challenges that it brings. For every reader, Mona’s story will paint a stark picture of the reality of the world we live in.
Do you believe love lasts forever? Charlie didn’t expect to enjoy life away from the city. She also never dreamed that Jason, a rugged farmhand, would steal her heart. But the farm holds secrets that are as heartbreaking as they are romantic. Two ghosts, long-lost lovers from another age, need her help to cross over and Charlie’s own past might hold the secrets to unlocking their mystery. When her relationship with Jason begins to mirror the love she unearthed from the past, Charlie wonders if she’s found a forever kind of love.
Every mother wants to see that look of joy on her child’s face on Christmas morning Morgan has two goals in life: to take care of her son and to pay off the debt left by her ex-husband. Her son insists he doesn’t need Christmas presents but she vows that this year will be different. Morgan sells her only item of value – an antique pin given to her by her grandmother – unaware that she is observed by the handsome man she met recently. Will he make her Christmas wishes come true, or break her heart?
FREE Romance Series Starter. Allison knows she shouldn’t cling to memories of a lost love. Torn from her high school sweetheart and left to rebuild the pieces of her life, Allison has almost given up on finding love. Ten years have passed, but when she sees Cole again, her pulse kicks up in that old, familiar way. The question is, can they resolve the issues that tore them apart – and can she learn to love again? Loving From Afar is Book One of The Women of Independence series.
Erin has always taken care of everyone else A skilled chef, she’s in a rut at work, slightly overweight and eager to distance herself from her clinging sister. Accepting a position as chef at a fishing lodge she takes advantage of the opportunity to travel by boat. She clashes with the captain, but when they’re shipwrecked along with two other passengers, they find they have much in common. This time, taking care of others has unexpected consequences – in more ways than one.
Harriet McPherson is on a mission: find a husband for her mother Men are scarce around the oyster farm where they live, so Harry writes to a Boston restaurant critic, hoping to lure him to the farm where he’s bound to fall in love with her mother. It seemed like a good idea when she mailed the letter, but things don’t always work out as planned. When a handsome stranger arrives, Harry can only hope the restaurant critic doesn’t show up as well.
It’s been three years since Liam Gallagher’s wife and son died in an accident. A firefighter in Victoria B.C., his friends and family are becoming increasingly worried as he remains emotionally closed off. As a last resort, his sister writes a message asking for help and puts it in a bottle. Touched by the obvious affection Kate has for her brother, Maggie Taylor hesitates to get involved, but the story lingers with her and she sets out to observe the grieving man.
Why is a respected chef cooking in a remote diner? Lexie doesn’t play by other people’s rules. When she quits her high-profile job and agrees to work at a small diner in a remote location on Vancouver Island, owner Jesse Cooper can’t believe his good fortune. But Jesse has secrets. Will Lexie bolt a second time when she discovers who he really is or can Jesse convince her he wants her for more than her cooking skills?
Can an unlikely discovery heal two broken people? Dear Princess: A cheating husband pens a letter of regret to his young daughter, puts it in a bottle and sets it adrift in the Atchafalaya River. Months later, a foreign correspondent looking for peace finds the bottle stuck in a Cypress tree. Little does he know he’ll soon meet the young girl and her mother… and face one of the most difficult decisions of his life.
My sister has been telling me some crazy stories about my dad lately, like how she thinks he’s a dinosaur. Can you believe that?! At first, I didn’t believe her. My dad has normal teeth, and he walks like everyone else does. But then she shared with me the secret to bringing out his dino side—I have to make him mad. So, I’ve got a plan! I’m going to mess up his day and his food, the ultimate test of his patience, and we’ll see if my sister is right after all . . . My Dad the Dino is a playful children’s picture book, written in rhyme, that follows a young girl’s endeavour to learn if her sister is right: is their dad really a dino? Follow along as the sisters discover that maybe their naughty tricks are not the best way to get to the bottom of this mystery, and that there is more than one way to see the world and people around them.
Translation and Conflict demonstrates that translators and interpreters participate in circulating as well as resisting the narratives that create the intellectual and moral environment for violent conflict. Drawing on narrative theory and using numerous examples from historical and contemporary conflicts, the author provides an original and coherent model of analysis that pays equal attention to micro and macro aspects of the circulation of narratives in translation, to translation and interpreting, and to questions of dominance and resistance. The study is particularly significant at this juncture of history, with the increased interest in the positioning of translators in politically sensitive contexts, the growing concern with translators’ and interpreters’ divided loyalties in settings such as Guantanamo, Iraq, Kosovo, and other arenas of conflict, and the emergence of several activist communities of translators and interpreters with highly politicized agendas of their own, including Babels, Translators for Peace, Tlaxcala and ECOS. Including further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter, Translation and Conflict will be of interest to students of translation, intercultural studies and sociology as well as the reader interested in the study of social and political movements.
We live in a society where people are broken and discouraged, where people are at a loss for where to go or who to turn to. We live in a society where people are depressed and oppressed and feel as if there is no way out. Rhythms for the Soul is a book to let a society of people know God can restore brokenness, that His word is encouragement. It's a book to ensure people that Jesus came to recover all that was lost. Rhythms for the Soul is a book filled with words to heal the hurting spirit, soul, body, and mind. It was created to give hope to the hopeless and set the oppressed free. It's a book designed to show the depressed the bright light at the end of a seemingly long dark tunnel. Rhythms for the Soul is medicine for everything that hurts, if one chooses to partake of it.
Information and communication technologies have increased their share of services in contemporary economic exchanges. We are witnessing a transformation of modern economies characterized by a predominant role of information and knowledge in the production of wealth. In order to make this intangible resource bear fruit, organizations are looking for ways, methods, procedures, processes and technical solutions to efficiently manage knowledge Within a framework of research into synergies and resource interdependence, organizations also rely on strategic alliances (joint venture), mergers or other legal forms of association that have an impact on knowledge management. This book explores the range of knowledge management techniques.
This is a novel interpretation of the relationship between consumerism, commercialism, and imperialism during the first empire building era of America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Unlike other empires in history, which were typically built on military power, the first American empire was primarily a commercial one, dedicated to pushing products overseas and dominating foreign markets. While the American government was important, it was the great capitalist firms of America – Heinz, Singer, McCormick, Kodak, Standard Oil – that drove the imperial process, explicitly linking the purchase of consumer goods overseas with 'civilization'. Their persistent message to America's prospective customers was, 'buy American products and join the march of progress'. Domosh also explores how the images of peoples overseas conveyed through goods elevated America's sense of itself in the world.
Against the backdrop of the new globalized hate speech dynamics, the nature and scope of States' obligations pursuant to international human rights law on prohibiting incitement to hatred have taken on increased importance and have become a controversial issue within multilateral human rights diplomacy. Key questions being posed in the on-going debates over how best to respond to the new wave of hatred include whether the international legal norm against incitement to hatred, as it currently stands, is suitable to address the contemporary challenges of this phenomenon. Alternatively, does it need to be developed further? This book traces the journey of this norm in three analytical domains; its emergence, relevant supranational jurisprudence, and the recent standard-setting attempts within the UN. The book argues that five internal features of the norm had a strong influence on its difficult path within international human rights law.
Martha Jean had dreams of leaving the small rural country town, to experience things she had only read about. She only knew what she had learned about people as a young girl living in the country. She believed everyone was honest and caring, naïve of real life in a big city. When Martha Jean falls in love with a man she had dreamed about as a young girl, he is not who she thought he was. His family is not who she thought they were, until the tragic day her baby is taken and she is kidnapped.
Women's Organizing and Public Policy in Canada and Sweden highlights the impact of women's organizing on the framing and implementing of public policy, the reconstituting of discourse, and the practices of unions, political parties, and the state. It examines the strategies women have used to organize themselves as a vocal and politicized constituency. In so doing, it stretches definitions of organizing and of political practice, politicizes the social and the private, and expands conceptions of agency. Comparing Sweden and Canada allows the mechanisms at work in each society to emerge more clearly, challenging what is often taken for granted. Contributors include Christina Bergqvist (Uppsala, Sweden), Linda Briskin, Barbara Cameron (York, Canada), Marianne Carlsson (Uppsala, Sweden), Rebecca Priegert Coulter (University of Western Ontario, Canada), Mona Eliasson, Georgina Feldberg (York, Canada), Sue Findlay (private scholar, Canada), Lena Gonäs (National Institute for Working Life, Sweden), Wuokko Knocke (National Institute for Working Life, Sweden), Catharina Landström (Linkoping, Sweden), Colleen Lundy (Carleton, Canada), Rianne Mahon (Carleton, Canada), Chantal Maillé (Concordia, Canada), Roxana Ng (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada), Becki Ross (University of British Columbia, Canada), Lena Wängnerud (Göteborg, Sweden), and Inga Wernersson (Göteborg, Sweden).
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