The study, Terrorism in Africa: The Evolving Front in the War on Terrorism, represents a research endeavor aimed at increasing scholarly discourse on the ever-expanding threat of terrorism and terrorist-related violence in the region. It offers the most wide-ranging analysis of the sub-national and transnational terrorists groups that have made Africa the second most violent region in the world. Additionally, the study expands the coverage of the multiple dynamics that indicate wh...

White-Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective analyzes white-collar crime using the opportunity perspective, which assumes that all crimes depend on offenders recognizing an opportunity to commit an offense. The authors explicate the processes and situational conditions that facilitate opportunities for white-collar crimes and the likelihood of being victimized by white-collar crime. In addition, they offer potential policy solutions that will mitigate this persistent and widespr...

This Christmas, running is no longer an option.After years of hiding from a violent ex, Ophelia Moule thought Ashbury House would finally be her safe place. Instead, a single envelope shatters her fragile peace and puts every woman and child in the shelter in the firing line.Enter Morgan & Fairchild.Close-protection specialist Kelvin Fairchild is called in to ensure Ophelia's safety. His job is simple: get Ophelia out before her past walks through t...

Glendola Burnet trained for years to become a member of the Elite, but after suffering a personal tragedy she fled from her homeland and left her future behind. Now, five years later, at the onset of a war in the mortal realm, she discovers her friend is missing and to get him back she will need to work with the one person who has the power to destroy her newfound stability.Within his triumvirate of three, Benjamin Munroe has found a place for himself in one of the biggest safe zon...

Five years ago, Saber Isles walked away from her mate. She didn't have a choice. As a changeling tiger working for the Realm Defence Unit, she had spent years enforcing the oldest rule of her kind: humans stay in the dark while her people bled in the shadows—a rule that her kind had maintained for thousands of years.That fragile secrecy shatters when a Demonic War erupts, and humans get a brutal awakening. For the first time, they fight shoulder to shoulder with creatures they neve...

Kristen Baracas has survived a great many things in her life. The death of her parents, being turned into a slave by the clan who took their lives, dealing with her brother's blood addiction problems, and surviving the induction programme for the Real Defence Network. Now she simply rolls with the punches.As a vampire, it's her duty to protect the human race. She has access to a superior blood bank, that being her feeding buddy and partner in crime Carlisle. Even better, she gets p...

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisitionCoverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic variablesDiscusses the range of techniques to optimize root function, from phenotyping to identify desirable root traits and exploiting the genetics of root traits to the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM)

Jonathan Jukes is accustomed to working alongside the police within his role as close protection officer at Morgan and Fairchild. But when Detective Sergeant Charles Macavoy requests the team's help, JJ finds it's his toughest case yet.A serial killer, whose calling card is to remove the hands of his victims, is targeting interpreters. When lines begin to blur and JJ's past comes back to haunt him, he soon discovers the biggest threat comes from a woman who stands at the centre of ...

Detectives Kate Labno and Dan Carter don't do ordinary. As part of a specialist task force, they handle the cases too strange—or too dangerous—for anyone else.Kate's a caffeine-fueled human with a razor tongue and zero tolerance for bullshit. Dan's a changeling bear who prefers growls to words but always has her back. Together, they make an unlikely but unstoppable team.When a new case drags them into the shadows of the supernatural, they'll need more than snark and strengt...

Four years ago, Andrew Butcher dropped off the grid. Now he is back, and determined to reconnect with his family. But Andrew is playing a dangerous game. In accepting the position as head of security for a known criminal, he risks alienating those he respects and admires – starting with Ellen Parker.Ellen is a former Troop Commander with the Royal Artillery. In her role at Morgan and Fairchild, she has a reputation for being tough, loyal, and someone who always gets the job done. A...

As a former Royal Marine Commando, Brad Morgan is among the best of the best. Now heading up his own unit in the private security world, he lives by the mottos he served by.When Alicia Gladstone, a star in the entertainment industry, is put under threat, Brad and his team at Morgan and Fairchild must step in to find a killer before it's too late.At the peak of physical and mental fitness, all his years of training are put to the test when he is forced into a world artificia...

Tamaya White is no ordinary witch. As a child she absorbed so much power, it had to be locked down tight. After surviving a massacre that stole her entire family, Tamaya is consumed by the need for revenge. With the magic of her ancestors flowing through her veins, and a supernatural weapon named Del, she has enough fire in her belly to annihilate any demon who crosses her path.She doesn't have time for romance, what with raising earth spirits, and preparing to join a god's dream t...