Crime, Deviance and Society: An Introduction to Sociological Criminology offers a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory. The book introduces readers to key sociological theories, such as anomie and strain, and examines how traditional approaches have influenced the ways in which crime and deviance are constructed. It provides a nuanced account of contemporary theories and debates, and includes chapters covering feminist criminology, critical masculinities, cultural criminolog...

Join these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carsons' ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken, and limits are tested.Ranching isn't easy, especially on the border of Yellowstone.The days are long, the competition is ruthless, and there's always someone out there waiting to take what's yours.For my family to survive, things have to go back to the way they were.The Carsons used to run Fork River. We were feared but respected....

The Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a steamy new series.Years ago, Annabelle Montgomery married not for love but for a promise of hope. When she lost him weeks later, she told herself she never needed those sentiments again. Only when she discovers years later that her new neighbor is her late husband’s brother, Annabelle finds she can’t quite shake the emotions she’s long since buried.Jacob Queen vowed he’d never set eyes on A...

He left me with a note.Weston Caldwell and I had two months together. Two months of intense heat and plans for our future. Then one day he left me sleeping with a note and never turned back. I closed off my heart and my dreams after he left and promised to take care of my family, never trusting love again.So when I am forced to head to my family’s small town for protection, I never expect to turn around and see the man I loved.I want to walk away and never look back...

The Montgomery Ink Fort Collins series begins with two second chance romances from the heart and have all the heat.Inked PersuasionYears ago, Annabelle Montgomery married not for love but for a promise of hope. When she lost him weeks later, she told herself she never needed those sentiments again. Only when she discovers years later that her new neighbor is her late husband’s brother, Annabelle finds she can’t quite shake the emot...

A one-night stand is supposed to end once the sun rises. Only it doesn’t always work out that way in this opposites attract and tortured hero romance.Elise Hoover never expected this. She didn’t want to go to another party, but when her friend pulls her in, she somehow finds herself hiding in a corner with…him.Dillon Connolly.The smirking, so-called good guy with the shadows in his eyes. A single glance, a sweet smile, and she lets herself have one ...

With one look, Brooke knows that she can’t fight the desire that pulled them together before, despite the skeletons in both their closets.Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him.But life had other plans, and he didn’t find that kind of love—or see Brooke’s face—for years.Until he visits his cousin’s house and sees who’s moved in next door.Th...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with an enemies-to-lovers office romance.Paris Trissel is in a dating rut. Despite the pact she made with her friends to find someone to share her life with, she’s throwing in the towel after only a few blind dates. Add in the fact that the new hire at the job she used to love happens to be the Brady brother she can’t stand, and Paris is having a ...

A rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance.It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.Mackenzie Thomas started planning her future at the age of six. She knew the college she wanted, the career she needed, and the boy she would marry.Only he wasn’t supposed to break up with her in such a spectacular fashion. Now, she’s tossing her planner and breaking...

In today’s rapidly changing legal landscape, becoming a digital lawyer is vital to success within the legal profession. Technology and Legal Practice: Becoming a Digital Lawyer is a toolkit for gaining the key attributes and skills required to utilise technology within legal practice effectively.Digital technologies have already begun a radical transformation of the legal profession and the justice system. This textbook introduces students to key topics, from the role of b...

Join these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carsons' ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken, and limits get tested...There's still plenty of work to be done to repair the damage my father caused. Now that another obstacle is out of our way, the Carson Ranch and the men branded to it will only become stronger.Fork River is full of secrets and deception. The past haunts us all, but when the truth is unearthed, justice will be served. I've ...

As communicative, cultural, and political spaces, cities present a vast array of racial, ethnic, national, sexual, and socioeconomic experiences around which human communities take shape. This shaping forms a germinal point of mass cultural life. City planners decide where buildings and neighborhoods are developed, which ultimately affects who residents interact with, how they get there, and why they choose city life. From these experiences, boundaries and possibilities arise that define c...