Taking a leave of absence from her doctoral program was never on Chloe Amden’s radar. Neither was running away from a future she had been building for years, but that didn’t stop either from becoming her reality. Like the tides in her new coastal hideout, her life seems filled with the ebb and flow of change, though nothing seems capable of washing away the bitter taste left in her mouth from her days in university.Surely new faces and a change of pace could help her gather her tho...

Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil history, physiology, energetics, and conservation. The book covers four orders of marine birds in detail and includes two summary chapters that address the biology of shorebirds and wading birds and their lives in the marine environment. Summary tables give detailed information on various aspects of their life ...

Coming to Alaska, building a house and starting a new life – that was her dream. Until Chloe’s fiancé decides that he wants to venture out on his own in order to “find himself”. Then she’s left alone without a house, no car, a whole lot of building materials – and no way to build her new home.Tucker can’t stand it. Chloe was the cutest, sexiest thing to hit Winthrop since…ever. And she’s sleeping out in a tent while sleet comes down, coating everything in ice. Not happening. He’s b...

This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors – all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal spe...

She couldn’t go back to her old life!Amilee Lahgami couldn’t go back! She simply couldn’t face Sheik Tahir el Savar Izziri, the man she’d been betrothed to for the past twenty-odd years! He didn’t love her and she couldn’t face a lifetime watching Tahir as he flitted from one woman to another. Years ago, her tender feelings for the man had been crushed under his brutal disregard.She’d made a life for herself. Different country, different world. And this wor...

The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.Migration is shown by many kinds of animals, including butterflies and other insects, mammals, marine turtles and fish, but in none is it as extensively developed as in birds. The collective travel routes of birds span almost the en...

Winner of the 2008 Whitley Award for Field Guide. Shorebirds of Australia brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia. Complete with colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps, it provides descriptions and tips to assist with the identification of all species of shorebird in Australia, which comprise about 10 per cent of Australia’s total avifauna. In addition to information about their habi...

The legendary wishing well in Wishing, Texas promises to grant wishes only if they are made for another...New York artist Cassie Reynolds moves to Wishing, Texas to raise her orphaned niece, and discovers she’s in way over her head. Then she meets Ella’s financial guardian, Ty Barnett, a handsome hardworking rancher, with his own ideas on child rearing.Ty and Cassie clash over almost everything, especially Ella, but when two people have the welfare of one child at heart, su...

When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today ― from the largest ratites to the smallest hummingbirds? Based on the latest scientific discoveries and enriched by personal observations, The Ascent of Birds sets out to answer these fundamental questions.The Ascent of Birds

DariaMy ex taking our daughters to Disneyland is his latest way to prove Dad Rules and Mom Sucks.While they're riding roller coasters, I'm taking a trip of my own—a long deserved island getaway for one. And I'm letting my eldest's swim coaches stay at my place while we're all gone, and their apartment is fumigated.Except a last minute work emergency means I'm stuck at home, rather than lying on a beach enjoying the view.First time I see Coli...

An independent spinster and a wounded Army Captain never expected to get caught, but nature has a way of catching up with even the most determined of single persons...Miss Chloe Fortune understands marriage for what it is--an institution where women willingly hand over their rights to the man they marry. She is, however, open to other arrangements...The last thing Captain Sterling Edgeworth wants or needs is a wife. Especially not one as prickly as...

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's conservationists are leading the fight to prevent the demise of these remaining critically endangered birds, with a fair degree of success.This new b...