For students and practitioners, a comprehensive primer on the key literature in stream and river ecology.The study of streams and rivers combines ecology, chemistry, hydrology, and geology to reveal the factors that control the biological diversity and functioning of these unique ecosystems. Although stream ecology is a relatively young discipline, foundational papers published over the past half century have shaped our current understanding of these ecosystems and...

A complete collection of the four Vegas romances in the Drive Me Wild series.Including Ms. Fortune, Ms. Chief, Ms. Lead, and Ms. Take.Ms. Fortune: There are a lot of ways to impress Normandy Blake. Unfortunately for Brandon Carmichael, being a billionaire isn't one of them.Ms. Chief: A lot can change in the years after high school. But a lot can stay the same too. For Chelsie Blake, it's both.Ms. Lead: Opposites attract, but similarities bind. And to find ou...

Discover a life-changing bombshell of a secret, a grumpy chef, an insta-single dad, an inn renovation, a couple of major changes in life plans, an adorable baby in need of a family, a spicy lake tryst, plus a quirky town that takes care of its people, found family, and everlasting love.This two-book set includes these stand-alone romances set in Dragonfly Lake:Undone: When an unexpected inheritance brings aspiring TV-writer Ava back to her small hometown, w...

There are a lot of ways to impress Normandy Blake. Unfortunately for Brandon Carmichael, being a billionaire isn’t one of them.Normandy Blake and her half-sister Chelsie just inherited Mischief Motors from their late father, Victor. The company is the most elite private car service in Las Vegas, serving the wealthy and the lucky, and the sisters are desperate to keep it that way. But news of Victor’s death has mixed reactions from their clients.One of the top tech companies i...

You May Feel a Bit of Pressure: Observations from Infertility's Heart-Wrenching Ride tells the maddening, mysterious story of one woman's unexplained infertility through a spectrum of emotions that will be familiar to each of the millions of women fighting their way to motherhood. From Hope to Shame, Courage to Grief, Disappointment to Dread to Uncertainty, this book, with unflinching honesty, explores the many painful, palpable human truths at the heart of a most common experienc...

The last person I expect—or want—to take shelter with as a hurricane bears down on Hatterwick Island is Daniel LaRue—the man who broke my heart barely three months ago.I’m not looking for distractions. The clinic’s been targeted by thieves. The island’s locked down tight against the storm.And Daniel—hot Coast Guardsman, bad decision, walking heartbreak—is the last thing I need complicating my life again.Coming back to the Outer Banks after med schoo...

One of School Library Journal's Best Fiction Books of 2011If a violent battle destroyed the only world you've ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there's no turning back.The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pione...

An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, narrated by Amy Ryan!“Single Girls is an irresistibly fun, sparkling novel that you'll want to binge in one night! John Searles crafts a brilliant portrait of the glamorous, visionary woman who made the culture catch up with American women's real lives—and all the blood, sweat and tears it actually took.” –Kevin K...

I drowned when I was sixteen.My brother's best friend brought me back, but nothing was the same. I can't remember what happened. My parents dragged me away from my island home in the name of keeping me safe, and thrust me into hell instead.I came back to Hatterwick to rebuild my life and—hopefully—my memory.Now a new inheritance threatens to expose those long-buried secrets, and someone will stop at nothing to ensure I never remember what really happened that fatefu...

Ford Donoghue broke my heart a decade ago. And no matter how hard I tried, I was never really over it.I perfected the art of ignoring him whenever he came home to Hatterwick Island—cold shoulders, polite smiles, and walls a mile high.It worked.Until the day his thirteen-year-old daughter walked into my bar, scared and looking for a father she’s never met.One phone call later, Ford’s back in Hatterwick.And so are all the feelings I sw...

Make revenue your organizational priorityBooks claiming to be the definitive guide to revenue operations are ignoring a key issue: companies aren’t really organized around revenue growth.In The RevOps Advantage: How to Maximize Your Revenue Teams’ Potential, Amy Osmond Cook, PhD, Ryan Westwood, and Bala Balabaskaran—three of technology's most accomplished go-to-market executives—share their groundbreaking approach to architecting teams with revenue...

**“A sweet and savory treat.” —People“An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu . . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Pick**From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota, Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the count...