The Mohegan-Brothertown minister Samson Occom (1723–1792) was a prominent political and religious leader of the Indigenous peoples of present-day New York and New England, among whom he is still revered today. An international celebrity in his day, Occom rose to fame as the first Native person to be ordained a minister in the New England colonies. In the 1770s, he helped found the nation of Brothertown, where Coastal Algonquian families seeking respite from colonialism built a new life on land given to them by the Oneida Nation. Occom was a highly productive author, probably the most prolific Native American writer prior to the late nineteenth century. Most of Occom’s writings, however, have been overlooked, partly because many of them are about Christian themes that seem unrelated to Native life. In this groundbreaking book, Ryan Carr argues that Occom’s writings were deeply rooted in Indigenous traditions of hospitality, diplomacy, and openness to strangers. From Occom’s point of view, evangelical Christianity was not a foreign culture; it was a new opportunity to practice his people’s ancestral customs. Carr demonstrates Occom’s originality as a religious thinker, showing how his commitment to Native sovereignty shaped his reading of the Bible. By emphasizing the Native sources of Occom’s evangelicalism, this book offers new ways to understand the relations of Northeast Native traditions to Christianity, colonialism, and Indigenous self-determination.
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors Carrie Ann Ryan, Heather Graham, Kristen Proby, and Cherise Sinclair, and introducing K. L. Grayson and Mari Carr… Six Dark Tales. Six Sensual Stories. Six Page Turners. WICKED WOLF: Gina Eaton has always known fate can be tricky, but when she finds the one man that could be her mate, she might throw caution to the wind. Quinn Weston puts his whole being into two things: the safety of his Pack and his son. When the two Alphas put Gina and Quinn together to find a way to ensure their treaties remain strong, fate has a plan of its own. WHEN IRISH EYES ARE HAUNTING: Devin Lyle and Craig Rockwell are back, this time to a haunted castle in Ireland where a banshee may have gone wild—or maybe there's a much more rational explanation—one that involves a disgruntled heir, murder, and mayhem. EASY WITH YOU: With a murderer terrorizing the Tulane University campus, Asher Smith finds himself toe-to-toe with the one woman that haunts his dreams. Lila Bailey has fought for every good thing in her life during every day of her thirty-one years. Aside from that one night with an impossible to deny stranger a year ago, Lila is the epitome of responsible. When some of her female students are viciously murdered, Lila’s shaken to the core. But when Lila becomes the target, can Asher save her in time? MASTER OF FREEDOM: Detective Atticus Ware needs a woman to give her heart as well as her body. When Virginia Cunningham is invited to observe BDSM classes on a wilderness camping trip, she’s shocked—her fiancé had insisted BDSM was a fabrication to sell books. But when Atticus lures her into participating, she learns submission under the hands of a powerful Dom is beyond anything she’d imagined. LIVE WITHOUT REGRET: L.O.V.E. How can those four letters cause so much pain? Everyone talks about how great love is, with all the flowers and the butterflies, but that wasn’t my experience at all. Love wasn’t something I wanted or even needed. But then Connor Jackson came into my life. OFF LIMITS: According to the bro code, enacted by Evan Sparks and Logan Grady years ago, sisters are out. However, Lacy Sparks isn’t about to let a silly boyhood pact stand between her and the man she’s wanted for nearly twenty years. She’s waited long enough. Logan thinks she’s too sweet to give him what he needs. He’s about to learn as far as Lacy’s concerned, in bed or out, nothing is off-limits. Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic.
Happy-Ever-After has never been so intoxicating?Danger?When a man has beaten it, he becomes a hero.Lust...When a woman tastes it, she is helpless to resist his pull.Love?It won't come easily, especially between alpha men and their headstrong women. Threats lurk in the shadows, and the price for passion is often exacted with a bullet or a blade'but the sacrifice is worth it when devotion is the reward.Ten bestselling authors, masters of spine-tingling romantic suspense, bring you brand-new stories that will yank you to the edge of your seat and have your heart pounding as you turn the pages.Best of all, the proceeds will benefit 4 Paws for Ability, a worldwide agency that enriches the lives of children and veterans with disabilities by training and placing quality, task-trained service dogs.Stories Contributed to Alphas of Danger:1. SHAYLA BLACK - FRISKY BUSINESS2. LEXI BLAKE - COUNTDOWN3. MARI CARR - POWER STRUGGLE4. KRIS COOK - CIA COVERT TEAM: RAINBOW KNIGHTS (M/M)5. ANISSA GARCIA - WITH A VENGEANCE6. KYM GROSSO - HARD ASSET7. JENNA JACOB - REVENGE ON THE ROCKS8. KENNEDY LAYNE - SEDUCING DANGER9. ISABELLA LAPEARL - ENFORCE HER - A LEATHER, PIPES & PASSION SHORT STORY10. CARRIE ANN RYAN - EXECUTIVE INK - A MONTGOMERY INK SHORT STORYFor more information about this nonprofit organization: http://4pawsforability.org/
Client experience (CX) is by no means a new concept. Ever since the service industry came into being, providing excellent customer service has been a key concern, with particular focus on how the client experiences the service they are receiving. Yet, client experience is rarely delivered well. Inconsistencies, errors, and an endlessly unanswered phone lead to frustration on the part of the client, and a feeling that they are worth little more than a signature on the monthly timesheet. So, how do law firms, and individual lawyers, ensure they exceed expectations, and deliver the best customer experience possible? And what benefits - tangible and intangible - does this bring? Innovations in Client Experience brings together a collection of global contributors, giving their thoughts and advice on how the legal profession can up its game in client experience, offering innovative strategies and pragmatic advice to those law firms concerned they need to improve their CX.
New York Times Bestsellerautorin Carrie Ann Ryan setzt ihre Montgomery Ink Reihe fort mit ehemaligen besten Freunden, die sich entfremdet haben und nun endlich erkennen, was hätte sein können. Meghan Montgomery-Warren dachte, sie wüsste, was Liebe ist, als sie ihren Ehemann heiratete. Doch nach Jahren des emotionalen Missbrauchs bekommt sie endlich die Gelegenheit, die Frau wiederzufinden, die sie einst war und die sie heute sein muss. Luc Dodd hat sowohl Denver als auch seine beste Freundin verlassen, nachdem er zusehen musste, wie sie einen anderen Mann heiratet. Er hat sie schon damals geliebt – obwohl er es ihr gegenüber nie zugegeben hat. Nun ist er zurückgekehrt, doch die Geheimnisse zwischen den beiden bestehen noch immer. Ihr Pfad von Freunden zu Geliebten besteht aus langsamer Verführung und Heilung. Als Meghans Vergangenheit sie schließlich beide heimsucht, müssen sie eng zueinanderhalten, oder sie riskieren, alles zu verlieren
The Gallagher Brothers series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with the one brother who thinks he can handle it all and the one woman who could change that. Owen Gallagher likes everything in its place and is organized to a fault. While his brothers have each dealt with their own personal tragedies and stresses, Owen figures he's had it pretty easy. That is until his perfectly ordered world is rocked at its foundation and he's forced to rely on others. Now, he must heal his body and his soul while trying to ignore his delectable and utterly off-limits neighbor. Liz McKinley is stressed out, exhausted, and not in the mood for a bearded and growly man in her ER. When she patches him up to the best of his ability, she's prepared to push him firmly from her thoughts. Of course, that would be easier if she and her best friend hadn't bought the house next to his. Now their paths seem to cross daily, and she is finding it harder and harder to say no to the injured and angry man next door. But she's been scarred one too many times in her life, and even though this Gallagher looks good enough to eat, she knows that sometimes, sating that craving is the worst thing she can do.
Die »Montgomery Ink Reihe« wird fortgesetzt mit der sogenannten vernünftigen Schwester und dem einen Mann, in den sie sich niemals hätte verlieben sollen. Für Thea Montgomery hat das Backen nicht nur einen therapeutischen Effekt, es ist außerdem ihr Traumberuf. Sie hat unzählige Stunden geschuftet, um ihre Bäckerei zu einem Erfolg zu machen, und nun ist sie endlich so weit, den nächsten Schritt zu wagen und zu expandieren. In Bezug auf ihren Job und ihre Familie hat sie alles im Griff. Ihr Privatleben jedoch ist so eine Sache für sich. Wenn Dimitri Carr nicht unterrichtet und seine Tätowierungen unter einem langärmeligen Hemd versteckt, um dem Wunsch seiner Vorgesetzten zu entsprechen, versucht er, der bestmögliche Bruder und Freund zu sein. Nach seiner Scheidung hatte er erwartet, Thea für immer zu verlieren, denn sie ist die beste Freundin seiner Ex-Frau. Doch nun, da er frei ist, wird den beiden klar, dass sie ihre Freundschaft weiterführen wollen. Doch dann merkt er endlich, was ihm die ganze Zeit über gefehlt hat. Aber es gibt noch andere Probleme außer der Tatsache, dass Dimitri der Ex von Theas bester Freundin ist. Und als zufällige Berührungen und Flirtereien den beiden nicht mehr genügen und sie schließlich bereit sind, den nächsten Schritt zu machen, müssen sie herausfinden, wie hoch der Preis dafür ist. Und sie werden die Kraft aufbringen müssen, sich dem zu stellen. Keywords: Romanze Serie, Zeitgenössische Romantik, Freunde zu Liebhabern, Romantik der zweiten Chance, Serie und Saga, Feinde zu Liebhabern, Liebesroman. Romantische Thriller, Zeitgenössische Liebesromane
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