The myriad of ways that the individuals in this collection of stories discover how we learn what we learn, sometimes occurs during a random hour at a small diner. At other times it's reconnecting with a relative not seen in many years, or a small child's experience during World War II. It can be mourning the passing of a family member. It may be knowing when to decide that family should no longer be enabled with their lifestyles, or the choices and maturity with the swift coming of age. Al...

Where Love Shines On is a collection of nine romantic short stories and six poems by five authors. These works explore love and romance between queer characters across a variety of genres, from fantasy to contemporary, to science fiction.This anthology hosts Alice Little's debut work, "Stumbling Into Love." This is the compelling story of Mara, who unwittingly finds herself on an unexpected journey of love and self-discovery. Through a series of fateful encounters an...

When the child learns of father's return home on Christmas Eve from overseas, the youngster wants to go with mother to the train station so they can be reunited. Although mother decides it is best for the child to stay home, the child magically embarks on a journey to the train station and home again, on the way, discovering new meanings for Christmas, family and the joy of giving to others.

We now live in a pre-crime society, in which information technology strategies and techniques such as predictive policing, actuarial justice and surveillance penology are used to achieve hyper-securitization.However, such securitization comes at a cost – the criminalization of everyday life is guaranteed, justice functions as an algorithmic industry and punishment is administered through dataveillance regimes.This pioneering book explores relevant theories, developing techn...

Sun, beach, and palm trees as a setting sounds idyllic to many people and yet It has been said life is lived and that old age is not for the weak. When Arthur Donamann and Timothy Thornton meet in the park for their weekly visit, and play checkers, we are given a glimpse into the world of Past, Present, and Future. Their lives might parallel our own in many ways as they struggle to recall how life really unfolded: testing their ability to remain relevant to each other, to the present, and ...

Taylor's suddenly thrown into the dangers of the corporate world and her only protector is her hot, anonymous one-night stand. Taylor Scott thought she had it all—a good life and a great job. No relationship? No problem. But her world is turned upside down when the father she never knew she had first refuses to acknowledge her, then makes her the sole heir to the major conglomerate he owned. It's the last thing she wants, but circumstances leave her no choice. She steps into a world of cor...

No one could tell who was telling the truth… For Liam Benedict, the merging of Software By Design into the Arroyo mega-conglomerate is a dream come true—until someone on his staff screws with critical software and put the company and its future in grave jeopardy. Suddenly life is not so euphoric for Liam. His contract with a defence contractor is in jeopardy, he doesn't know who to trust on his staff and there is a distinct possibility a foreign power is behind the whole thing. When forens...

They say youth is fleeting, but what if you could fake it for a little while longer—even forever? It's possible thanks to the Crown Serum. As the twentieth anniversary for the world's only legitimate wrinkle wonder cure approaches, newspaper reporter Goldie Hays lands an interview with its elusive maker, Sarah Crown.Too bad Goldie's dealing with a broken heart at the same time. And to think, it was only a month ago on her fortieth birthday that she was saying "I love you" for the f...