The memoirs of John T. MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and excellence in performance.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John T. was a student of piping at age nine. Enlisted in the Scots Guards, he saw active service in the war zones of North Africa, participated in the Liberation of Norway and was later posted to active duty in the Malaysian jungle. John T. MacKenzie...

One night. No names. No expectations—but unexpected consequences.I never thought I’d see my daughter’s father again, but six years later I come face to face with Nick Dare, an irresistible man with demands of his own.But I’m no longer that desperate girl sleeping in the back room of a diner. I’m part of the illustrious Kingston family, a successful businesswoman, and I’m raising a little girl who is my world. My life is steady. Controlled. Safe at last.Until Nick Da...

Buck has been a lot of things in his life—a Marine, a firefighter, human. And now, after an unwanted bite, he's a motherloving werewolf. With wings.All he wants is to ignore the feral furball sharing his skin, but that's hard when he keeps waking up naked on a cabin roof. The cursed mutt has a mind of its own, and it insists on dragging him to one place: Camp Thunderbird. A secret summer camp for shifter kids… which is in desperate need of a camp counselor....

I’ve sworn off men—thanks to my mother’s disastrous example and my own past mistakes.Feelings? No.Relationships? Hard pass.But one night with Knox Sinclair, the man I used to secretly fantasize about?That, I can handle.Even if he is my ex-fiancé’s brother.We agreed to one night of hot, no-strings sex.Then it turned into a second.And a third.He’s pure sin in a suit—charming, relentless, and full of promises I swore I’d never believe in again.When Mother Natur...

She's the only human counselor at a summer camp for shifters.Paige isn't looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year—and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear.All she has to do is keep her head down, work hard, and make sure Archie do...

I don’t believe in happily ever afters—those belong in romance novels and my life’s been anything but a fairytale. Besides, I’m too busy running from my past to make time for love.A little sexy fun? That I can handle. Especially when it comes wrapped in a body like Remy Sterling’s—tattoos, tailored suits, and a smile that makes me forget my own name. He’s also my boss who co-owns The Back Door bar, and for some reason, he wants me.No promises. No strings. On that we agree. ...

Much of the historical debate surrounding the partition of Africa, the events that led up to it and its implications for the continent itself and for the rest of the world is so controversial that it is difficult to provide a coherent survey of the shifting theories of the last twenty years. In this pamphlet Dr MacKenzie attempts to do this, by sketching the historical background to the partition, surveying the events of the partition in the four main regions of Africa and then examining i...

The initial Australian and British victory over Rommels Afrika Korps on Easter Monday 1941 at Tobruk was Germanys first defeat in World War II. Incongruously the vital actions of Queenslands 2-15 Battalion on that day have been generally ignored. For the first time, this investigation places that lost body of infantrymen nearly four miles from the outer perimeter near El Adem crossroads. There they were dug in around two gallant Royal Horse Artillery batteries, which incurred heavy losses ...

A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around the worldAs the British Empire expanded across the globe, it exported more than troops and goods. In every colony, imperial delegates dispersed British cultural forms. Facilitated by the rapid growth of print, photography, film, and radio, imperialists imagined this new global culture would cement the unity of the empire. But this remarkably wide-r...

Twenty-two nightmarish stories for your reading enjoyment! Prepare for the terrifying.Sara Jordan-Heintz selected a perfect blend of tales from a talented list of authors. You might just find your next favorite horror writer in the listStories byBrooke MacKenzieJohn HaasEvan BaughfmanJohn GroverD.C. PhillipsH.K. SladeC.A. VerstraeteLindy SpencerPatrick F. MurphyK.T. TateKay Hanifen

Buildings provide tremendous insights into the character of imperialism, not least in the manner in which Western forms were spread across the globe. They reveal the projection of power and authority in colonised landscapes, as well the economic ambitions and social and cultural needs of colonial peoples in all types of colonies. They also represent a colonial order of social classes and racial divisions, together with the ways in which these were inflected through domestic living space, p...

The description of South Africa as a 'rainbow nation' has always been taken to embrace the black, brown and white peoples who constitute its population. But each of these groups can be sub-divided and in the white case, the Scots have made one of the most distinctive contributions to the country's history.Now available in paperback, this book is a full-length study of their role from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. It highlights the interaction of Scots with African peoples,...