Ashley Summers, along with her son C.J., own the Circle-R Ranch-boarding horses in California's San Fernando Valley foothills. Having carved out a comfortable lifestyle, they enjoy the simplicity of small ranch life. But when Ashley receives devastating news, she acts impulsively. Attending her 25-year high school reunion, Ashley hopes to reconnect with Austin Taylor-her high school sweetheart-the only man she's ever loved. Unfortunately, Ashley realizes too late that going back in time is not as easy as she thought. Austin spent years looking for Ashley. When he sees her at their class reunion, he's shocked, but even more shaken when she leaves without offering any explanation for her disappearance years ago. Having no intention of letting her walk out of his life for a second time, Austin follows her, hoping to get some answers. C.J. isn't thrilled with his mother's walk down memory lane or Austin's interference. Even so, he tries to give them their space. But when he discovers Willow, one of their employees, is in an abusive relationship, he cannot idly stand by. C.J. decides to intervene-a move that could prove deadly. Survivors, Ashley and Austin, dare to recapture the love they once shared. Fighters, C.J. and Willow, must decide if love can be kindled in the most difficult of circumstances.
Mitch Burk wants to change his future before it's too late. Beth Justin wants to hold on to her past before it slips away. Mitch Burk wants to disappear. Known as Simon Grey-Hollywood heartthrob-Mitch decides to walk away from the celebrity lifestyle that is slowly killing him. Needing some peace and quiet and a place where he can regroup, Mitch hitches an Airstream trailer to an old Suburban and just drives. Unfortunately, he ends up in the middle of Kansas with a busted windshield, a rebellious teenager, and on the wrong side of Beth Justin-the owner of the Diamond-J ranch. Knowing he's an unwanted guest, Mitch plans to move on as soon as his truck is repaired. However, the longer he stays on the Diamond-J, the more he comes to appreciate the high plains of Kansas and the quiet faith of a certain blue-eyed ranch owner. Beth Justin has not had an easy life. A teen pregnancy, a broken heart, and the death of her parents has left Beth with a fragile faith, a defiant son, and the Diamond-J ranch. When Mitch Burk shows up unexpectedly, Beth had no idea who he is-only that he's a nuisance and a real pain in her side. Begrudgingly, she allows him to stay on the Diamond-J while his truck is repaired. Beth soon comes to appreciate Mitch's help not only around the ranch, but with her son as he navigates the trappings of adolescence. When Beth's appreciation for Mitch turns in to attraction, she hides her feelings, convinced he'll only end up breaking her heart.
Two people thrown together by tragic circumstances must learn to rely on each other, so they can heal and move on.But long-hidden secrets threaten to rip them apart.Kathryn James has lived in fear most her life. So when her parents arrange for her to marry a widower with an infant daughter, Kathryn agrees. Hoping to leave her fears behind, Kathryn starts a new life with Travis Clark and little Matilda. Though she bonds with Matilda immediately, she must work to break down the wall Travis has built between them. Over time, a relationship begins to bloom, but Kathryn's past-and the secrets she holds-jeopardizes her hope for a happily ever after.Though Travis Clark is still grieving the loss of his wife, he needs to find someone to care for his infant daughter. Desperate, with nowhere to turn, he marries Kathryn James. However, what starts as a practical arrangement, slowly turns into something more. But when Travis finds out Kathryn has been living a lie, he's destroyed by her betrayal.Can Kathryn and Travis move on when justice stands between the past and their future?
To date, the notion of repatriation has been formulated as a highly polarized debate with museums, archaeologists, and anthropologists on one side, and Native Americans on the other. This volume offers both a retrospective and a prospective look at the topic of repatriation. By juxtaposing the divergent views of native peoples, anthropologists, museum professionals, and members of the legal profession, it illustrates the complexity of the repatriation issue.
In this edited volume, Andean wak'as—idols, statues, sacred places, images, and oratories—play a central role in understanding Andean social philosophies, cosmologies, materialities, temporalities, and constructions of personhood. Top Andean scholars from a variety of disciplines cross regional, theoretical, and material boundaries in their chapters, offering innovative methods and theoretical frameworks for interpreting the cultural particulars of Andean ontologies and notions of the sacred. Wak'as were understood as agentive, nonhuman persons within many Andean communities and were fundamental to conceptions of place, alimentation, fertility, identity, and memory and the political construction of ecology and life cycles. The ethnohistoric record indicates that wak'as were thought to speak, hear, and communicate, both among themselves and with humans. In their capacity as nonhuman persons, they shared familial relations with members of the community, for instance, young women were wed to local wak'as made of stone and wak'as had sons and daughters who were identified as the mummified remains of the community's revered ancestors. Integrating linguistic, ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological data, The Archaeology of Wak'as advances our understanding of the nature and culture of wak'as and contributes to the larger theoretical discussions on the meaning and role of–"the sacred” in ancient contexts.
Jennifer Patterson and Harrison Lynch don't see eye to eye. Since the day corporate brought him in to fill the job that should have been hers, they've been at odds. That is until one night when they are stuck in their cororate offices by an unexpected blizzard and Harrison sees her in an entirely different light.
Relevant for experienced and emerging social work and human service practitioners alike, this book explores the uniquely challenging, yet seemingly ubiquitous issue of youth violence. It provides an authentic and accessible discussion of the theories and evidence that inform practice with youth violence alongside the voices of practitioners and the young people they work with. These voices are drawn from work with the Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program for youth violence. NNN provides a trauma-informed, culturally safe preventive-intervention for young people who use and experience violence, and specialist training for the workers who support them. The program embraces creative methods as a bridge between contemporary evidence on trauma and violence and Aboriginal healing practice. The dual focus of the program is informed and interconnected by action research involving Aboriginal Elders and community members, practitioners, and key service stakeholders, including young people with a lived experience of violence. This book is ideal for use in professional cross-disciplinary programs, such as criminology, sociology, social work, and psychology, across post-secondary, vocational, and university sectors.
An essential resource and cookbook for anyone diagnosed with cancer, filled with nearly 100 nourishing recipes designed to support treatment and recovery. A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, frightening, and uncertain. Like many others, you may be unsure about what to do next. You'll want to learn more about what's ahead and what you should eat to nutritionally support your body at a time when eating and cooking may simply be too challenging. The Living Kitchen will help cancer patients and their caregivers navigate every stage of their cancer therapy, before, during, and after treatment. Within the pages of this indispensable guide, certified nutritionists Sarah Grossman and Tamara Green provide easy-to-understand, research-based nutritional information on the science behind how food relates to your health and the effects of cancer. As experts in cancercare cooking, Sarah and Tamara have included nearly 100 healthy, easy-to-prepare, whole-food recipes specially designed to relieve specific symptoms and side effects of cancer and its therapies (including loss of appetite, sore mouth, altered taste buds, nausea, and more) and to strengthen your body once in recovery. With energizing snacks and breakfasts; superfood smoothies, juices, and elixirs; soothing soups and stews; and nutrient-rich, flavorful main dishes, these are recipes that you, your family, and your caregivers will all enjoy. At once informative and inspiring, empowering and reassuring, The Living Kitchen will educate cancer patients and their caregivers about the power of food.
The Fifth Edition of the bestselling Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process shows students how to think practically about the criminal justice system by offering them a proven, problem-based approach to learning.
This brief describes the theory and evidence of a form of social control known as place management. Created by property owners, place management is an alternative to the two other domains of social control: formally created by the state and informally created by residents. It helps explain the high concentration of crime and disorder at a relatively small proportion of addresses and facilities. This volume examines the specifics of place management and extends it in three ways: to show how high crime places may radiate crime into their surroundings; to reveal networks of places that create crime hotspot spanning blocks; to demonstrate how networks of place managers influence crime throughout neighborhoods. Finally, it shows that the policy implications of place management extend far beyond the police and should include regulatory policies.
The writings of Frances Trollope have been subject to increasing academic interest in recent years, and are now widely studied. In this four-volume set her comical, yet subversive, treatment of Victorian marriage provides an interesting contrast to some of the more earnest but conventional fiction of the time.
A random act of violence brings two strangers together. A violent attack leaves Amber Porter hospitalized and alone. Consumed by fear, she's terrified her assailants will come back and finish what they started. Questioning why God would allow her to be so brutally violated, Amber's fragile faith is put to the test. Steven Levitt is devastated when he finds Amber's battered body in the park. As she clings to life, he promises to stay with her. Steven makes good on his promise and becomes a fixture in her everyday routine, helping Amber put the pieces of her life back together. Can unconditional love turn tragedy into triumph? Amber struggles with her growing attraction for Steven. He's everything a woman could want in a man, but he deserves so much more than she can offer him. Putting Steven's best interest before her own, Amber pushes him away for his own protection. Steven's feelings for Amber deepen, but he's concerned if he admits it to her, it will jeopardize their budding relationship. Knowing Amber's emotions are fragile, Steven holds back. When it's apparent Amber's life might be in further danger, Steven refuses to stay away. He made a promise and intends on keeping it. With what few leads they have, the police do all they can to keep Amber safe and out of harm's way. Will it be enough? Or is Amber running out of time?
A corporate clash. A complicated romance. A shocking secret. A dangerous journey. Jennifer Patterson and Harrison Lynch don't see eye-to-eye. Since the day corporate brought him in to fill the job that should have been hers, they've been at odds. That is until one night when they are stuck in their corporate offices by an unexpected blizzard and Harrison sees her in an entirely different light. But the next day, Jennifer does the unexpected-she disappears. Though Harrison tries to find her, shocking news brings his investigation to an abrupt end. But not his pre-occupation with the vulnerable woman revealed to him one stormy night. Three years later, while vacationing on the California coast, he sees her . . . he's sure of it . . . or is it just a figment of his imagination. Other titles by Tamara Tilley: [i]Full Disclosure[/i]: 978-1-58169-205-1 [i]Criminal Obsession[/i]: 9781581692853
Mike" Madigan's work as a Medical Examiner is her passion, but few understand the pain that fuels her obsessive dedication. Tyler Mason is looking forward to his new, small town job after 20 years as a metro cop. At first he loves his job, until he meets Mike. Their first encounter is anything but friendly. The appearance of a killer at Emerald Lake jars their world. Tyler's faith is the one thing that holds him steady, but will it be strong enough to help him solve the case before it destroys the woman he's falling in love with?
In order to catch a serial killer targeting prostitutes, Detective Joanna Anderson will have to put her skills as a cop, steadfast faith, and wavering heart to the ultimate test. After filing charges against her ex-partner for excessive force, Police Officer Joanna Anderson becomes an outcast among the rank and file. When promoted to detective to fill a quota, she has to prove to an all-male team of detectives she is qualified and deserving of the promotion. Being partnered with T. J. Owens-the precinct playboy-makes an already complicated transition all the more difficult. Though Joanna has very little in common with her drinking, carousing partner, she soon glimpses the man behind the façade and realizes there's more to T.J. than meets the eye. Joanna feels a relationship with T.J. is out of the question, but has a hard time convincing her heart. When she meets Keith Michaels-a missionary doctor-she is torn between two men who are polar opposites. Dealing with wounds from her past, harassment at the station, and her own tumultuous personal life, Joanna struggles to understand the adversity God has allowed in her life and clings to the hope that her faith will see her through.
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