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...

Life in the 1990s. Young Emma Ryan is ready for the the world, even if the world certainly isn't ready for Emma.Emma is in a crisis. She has just left university, has no job and is about to dump her boyfriend. She knows the whole wonderful world is at her feet – only, she just might trip over it.She seizes a chance of a new career with a travel company and sets off to find adventure.

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...

Introducing the Wilder Brothers.Ten sexy, built, slightly overprotective brothers.Ten women who won’t back down in order to protect those they love.When the Wilder brothers return home after leaving the military and the lives they fought to build, they’ll have to start from scratch and create roots when they had none before. They’re moving to a new state, a new town, and with a new set of problems they never expected. Falling in love along the way isn’t in the cards, but th...

Never fall for your best friend.That’s the rule. The code.Claire Harlow always follows rules—except this one.However, when an attack leaves both of their worlds shaken, she decides to walk away from what could have been and hide within her own shadows.Kingston Montgomery is the man who saves the day.At least that’s what he’s always told himself—until one day he was too late.Now he’s trying to find his purpose while also ignoring the heat betw...

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...

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...

What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?BlakelyThe moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and ...

The Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a road trip romance between two friends running from their past.Brenna Garrett needs time to think about a major decisions, but finds herself bringing Benjamin Montgomery with her. The problem? He’s her best friend’s twin, so there’s no escaping that familiar face.Benjamin didn’t want to leave his family in a lurch, but Brenna isn’t the only one who needs a break. Only a drun...

The Wilder brothers have retired from the military and as they’re forced to learn a new life, things get interesting fast in this kickoff to a brand new steamy, contemporary romance series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan.One dance at a stranger’s wedding. That’s all it took for me to fall for Alexis.And then? Disaster. Another man—her boyfriend—gets down on one knee and proposes to her.I never thought I’d see her again.Years later, I’m in despera...

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 ...