Governments and nonprofits exist to create public value. Yet what does that mean in theory and practice?This new volume brings together key experts in the field to offer unique, wide-ranging answers. From the United States, Europe, and Australia, the contributors focus on the creation, meaning, measurement, and assessment of public value in a world where government, nonprofit organizations, business, and citizens all have roles in the public sphere. In so doing, they demonstrate th...

Duty and desire clash to save a new Camelot from the sons of Mordred.After his brother is made king by a dying Arthur, Braeden hopes to help rebuild Camelot and carry on Arthur's vision for the kingdom. Together with the new queen, and her companion Janne, a new era begins.Although the ways of Merlin and Morganna are banned from court, Janne holds to the goddess. She finds the mind overrules the heart in the form of the handsome and heroic Braeden. Though they both know the...

In medieval Scotland a fierce warrior lord seeks peace by marrying a French bride chosen by the king. But sparks fly when he is introduced to his intended's opinionated lady-in-waiting. Will he remain true to his unseen bride or defy a king and his people to tame a fiery red-haired temptress?

She was running to adventure, he was running from destiny.Lady Sarah Halden stows away on the wrong boat when she thinks to enter a sailing race with her brother, Lucky. She lands in the company of Lucky’s business partner, Ian Ross-Mackeever, heir to the first Earl Mackeever. Sarah finds the gruff captain handsome and desires him in ways she’d never wanted a man before. With the help of a salacious little book filled with erotic images, Sarah decides to seduce her captain. At the ...

This book was previously published under the title Kissed by a Scottish Rogue. No significant changes have been made to the plot or characters in this edition. As a companion to Lady Prestwick's Deal with a Devil, this story takes place in the same world as Sebastian and Helena's love story and may contain some spoilers for readers who haven't yet read their book.His mother insists he needs a wife...Fergus McTaggart, land steward of Aldmis...

He put her on a pedestal…When Celeste Gray arrives in the sleepy village of Brixcombe-on-the-Bay, she thinks she’s one step closer to leaving her notorious past behind. She even suspects the deliciously handsome—if somewhat stuffy—viscount next door is developing a tendre for her. That is, until the day Ashlin Lancester learns she’s not the unassuming spinster she’s pretending to be.Now she has farther to fallAfter a decade of provi...

To set things right, she has to be very wrong…No one is more shocked than Daniel Carlyle when his father’s second cousin and his son die on the same day. Without the foggiest notion how to be a viscount, Daniel gratefully accepts the guidance of a prominent earl. His new role doesn’t seem too difficult, especially when he meets a lovely young woman he intends to make his viscountess. Until he catches her stealing from his mentor.The moment Jocelyn Renwick glimpses ...

Mariel Brandon has been forced to become a spy for one of England’s most ruthless underground crime lords, but her new assignment is more than she can bear: she must become an assassin. With her brother being used as an incentive to make her compliant, she has no choice but to agree. However, she does not expect her mark to stir such feelings and passion within her. But she can’t afford to give in to those feelings when his death is the only thing that can save her brother?Kieran M...

A lighthearted Regency friends-to-lovers tale full of family, the delights of the London season, and an unbelievable number of biscuits.James, Viscount Matheson, would do anything to help his disgraced relatives through a scandal—even take a proper bride. But his fiancée of convenience, Louisa Oliver, won’t set a wedding date, and the beau monde keeps gossiping. James enlists the help of Louisa’s beloved stepsister, Julia Herington, to push his suit forward.

Rules Are Made to be Disobeyed...Sophia Thorne is new to the Regency's glittering high society, which resembles her magical homeland only insofar as both places are filled with ridiculous rules. Which means no matter where she goes, she's bound for trouble...And Scandals Are Meant to be Shocking...The Duke of Robinsworth has flaunted and shocked society for years. In a moment of fateful mischief, Robinsworth encounters the enchantin...

Hunter Morgan is intelligent, handsome, and in love with Honor Moran. She has never given any indications that she would accept his marriage proposal, but medical school is over and Hunter needs to make his intentions known. All set to pop the question, he sees her nervously enter a dark alleyway known for ruthless activity. Hunter fears for her safety, and charges into the shadows after her. How could he know that his chivalrous act would launch him two hundred and fifty years into the pa...

An Immortal Warrior: one given the power to make right what once went wrong … in a time not his own.1814 Cornwall, EnglandNathaniel Raven, a gentleman highwayman known as The Raven, is both reckless and hot headed. When his friend murders him in an act of betrayal, Nathaniel’s infamous memory passes into time, and his life is left unfinished.Present day, Cornwall …Melanie Jones, a solicitor from London, has arrived at Ravenswood to sort out the estate. But i...