Exploring contemporary theory and practice surrounding loss and bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), this book brings together international contributors with a range of academic, professional and personal experience.This authoritative edited book looks at diverse experiences of loss across this population whether it be loss due to transition, the loss or death of others, or facing their own impending death. The book begins by offering theoretical perspective...

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür, und Lara beschließt, ihr kleines englisches Heimatdorf Appleshaw zu verlassen und mit ihrer besten Freundin Susie zu verreisen. Und zwar nach New York! Nachdem ihr Freund Dan sie verlassen hat, soll der Zauber der Stadt, die niemals schläft, Laras gebrochenes Herz heilen. Als die beiden dort auf den unwiderstehlichen Schauspieler Seth Hunt treffen, scheint das außerdem die Gelegenheit, Dan eifersüchtig zu machen. Doch je mehr Zeit Lara mit Seth in der zu Weih...

She’s a virgin…he’s a virile shifter who craves her.Krista Owens is a new attorney who works too much and plays too little, so it’s no surprise that she’s completely awkward around people, especially men. When her colleague requests her assistance for a month on the Woods estate, she’s eager to jump right in and prove herself. The fact that the men are all hunky lumberjacks entices her for a completely different reason. She now has two goals on this trip…s...

A sassy woman who knows what she wants. A shifter who accidentally gives it to her.Lillian Caldwell has eyes on her ridiculously handsome neighbor who also happens to be one of the men who recently bought her family’s land. Unfortunately, that now makes him her new boss. Not that this change of events will make her view him any differently. She has big plans for this man, including the getting-him-horizontal variety, and she always gets what she wants. She...

She’s a scientist who trusts facts…he’s a shifter who’ll rock her scholarly world.Ariel Owens is a biochemical engineer who trusts science above all else. When her sister claims her new boyfriend can turn into a mountain lion, she thinks the poor woman has finally lost her marbles. Her sister insists she needs her help, dangling the possibility of a major discovery right in front of her. How can she resist something like that? She’ll humor her and play alo...

She’s never dating again. He’s up for the challenge…When Sasha gets transferred out west, she welcomes the added distance from her abusive ex-boyfriend. After all, he’s the reason she feels vulnerable toward men, having been pushed into an emotional corner she’s unwilling to escape. Yeah, she knows it sounds pathetic, but she doesn’t care. There’s a certain amount of comfort that comes with a walled-off heart. She just wishes her best friend would get the m...

When desire meets physical boundaries, it's time to get a little creative...Cassie Tucker is no stranger to deadlines, so when she gets assigned to a new project at the last minute, she knows the drill. It's not until she discovers who the project leader is that she gets worried. The man is a legend in both the IT department and in the looks department. Like, seriously, he's ridiculously gorgeous. There's a reason the women at her firm have dubbed him The West Coas...

He undresses her with his eyes…she wishes he’d do it with his teeth.Sex would be nice. But after giving birth, Sophie is a little self-conscious about her body, and her husband, Sawyer, hasn’t even tried coming on to her. What’s a girl to do? Don’t blab to your friends, that’s what! Their reaction is a mix of shock and pity, but they unite under one common goal—to get her laid!What seems like a fun idea at the time becomes an exercise of frustratio...

The Sociolinguistics of Survey Translation presents an overview of challenges in survey translation, introduces a sociolinguistic framework to overcome these challenges, and demonstrates step-by-step how this framework works to guide and evaluate survey translation. Topics covered in the book include the relationship between linguistic rules, cultural norms, and social practices and their impact on survey translation, the role of orthography and semiotic symbols in translation, tr...

A dangerous desire hidden in the Woods…Josh Woods has a dark family secret. He and his brothers are mountain lion shifters with an overpowering instinct to mate with any available woman, but once mated, it’s for life. They can never risk an unwanted union, which means they can’t leave their timber estate or allow single women on the property. When their beautiful new attorney arrives, Josh assumes his attraction is purely physical since there’s no way an u...

Studying Diversity in Teacher Education is a collaborative effort by experts seeking to elucidate one of the most important issues facing education today. First, the volume examines historically persistent, yet unresolved issues in teacher education and presents research that is currently being done to address these issues. Second, it centers on research on diverse populations, bringing together both research on diversity and research on diversity in teacher education. The contrib...

A momma’s boy and an Irish girl walk into a barbecue…When Taylor Hannigan’s boyfriend invites her to his family’s annual reunion, she knows it’s an important step in their relationship. It’s not every day she meets her significant other’s parents. Regardless of what her friends say, she’s not too worried. As a confident woman with a highly accurate B.S. meter, she’s got this covered. Until she meets his mother, and that internalized gauge of hers spikes of...