Stuff Happens is an important series for boys about everyday challenges. Created by Susannah McFarlane, the series editor, the series includes stories by authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Scot Gardner, Pat Flynn, Alex McDiarmid, Justin D'Ath, Adrian Beck, James Valentine and James Roy. Each book features a different character and follows them as they overcome a particular everyday challenge.Aimed at boys aged between 7 and 11, the Stuff Happens series ...

She needs protection. He wants to avoid attachment. The stakes just got personal.Valentin Vachon, a former Navy SEAL and commitment-phobic mercenary, is trained in extraction ops and thrives in high-stakes situations. After leaving the Navy, he joins Brotherhood Protectors in the Louisiana bayou, determined to avoid anything that remotely resembles a “family.” But his plans go awry when he's assigned to protect schoolteacher Ouida Mae "Miz Mo" Maudet....

Featuring more than 550 full-color, 3-dimensional drawings of anatomic exposures for every open vascular procedure you’re likely to perform, Anatomic Exposures in Vascular Surgery, 4th Edition, clearly and uniquely depicts the anatomy the vascular or general surgeon will see in the operating room. In practical detail, it describes and shows the anatomic relationships of blood vessels and surrounding fascia, muscles, and nerves surgeons should be familiar with when operating on the vascular...

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region’s unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic beauty, while Chris Bolgiano’s interpretive text and captions tell the story of its natural history.Over four decades, Valentine has hiked hundreds of miles across mountainous parts of A...

Note about the Author's 2025 Edition: This edition of Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts is materially identical to the original edition published by McGraw-Hill in 2011 as a hardcover copy and all other versions published through July 2024. The only changes are updates to the copyright and publisher details, as the publishing rights have reverted to the author. If you have already purchased an edition published by McGraw-Hill prior to August 2025, you do not need to acqui...

He's a billionaire bear shifter in need of a new assistant. She's a human who lied on her resume. What could possibly go wrong?Fleeing her past, Audrey Lawrence fibs her way into an executive assistant position for Mack Kingston. He’s arrogant, ridiculously wealthy, and the owner of a top-secret supernatural security firm. He’s also the most attractive man—er, shifter—she’s ever met.Mack’s world is chaos after a betrayal, but his new human assistant is a su...

Four Days. Four Nights.That’s all I get.When I decided to get as far away from my cheating ex as possible, a Valentine’s Day retreat at a Colorado ski resort sounds like a good idea.Except I can’t ski.Near death experiences aside, when Nick shows up and saves me—literally—from losing control on the slopes, he inspires me to lose control in other…areas. He’s fresh out of the military, all rippling muscle and tattoos, and he’s offering me exactly what I need r...

The hunt is what we all crave. Some of us are prey while others are predators.My name is Bree Walker. He calls me little mouse.His name is Mikhail Smirnov. The man without a face. People see him as nothing but a ruthless monster but in him I find salvation.You see I need the beast in him to feel, without it I am simply the walking dead.Let the hunt begin.*This book is for seasoned dark romance and high heat listeners*

She’s looking for closure, but he wants an opening…For three years, contractor Savannah Chapman has carried on her late fiancé’s tradition of anonymously donating toys and cards to the Caring Heart Kids' Club during the two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day. But knowing she needs to move forward with her life, she decides this will be her last year playing Cupid—until her identity is discovered by a volunteer. Suddenly he’s convincing her to honor a past contract...

"When the mind becomes a battlefield, the line between sanity and chaos blurs."In Locked Inside, Abigayle Roland—a psychologist renowned for her composure—is thrust into a nightmare when her latest patient, Deon Knight, arrives at the mental hospital. A man of unnerving charm and malevolence, Deon is accused of crimes too heinous to comprehend. But as their sessions progress, Abigayle finds herself ensnared in his magnetic darkness, her professional detachment cru...

I was heartbroken and oblivious the first time I met Warren Manning. I wasn’t a fan of country music, so I had no idea who he was.We had a brief but heartfelt conversation, and Warren left my life as quickly as he entered it. A few months later I discovered just how famous he was. It was cool that I had met him once, but I figured I would never see him again.Thankfully, Warren had other plans.

“Here be dragons . . . and a lot of stories that would make a dragon blink. A fascinating kaleidoscope of people and places and Things That Might Have Been—or Might Be.” —Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling authorFrom Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to Journey to the Center of the Earth, from the fabled island of Avalon to the lost oasis of Zerzura, from The Land That Time Forgot to the golden city of El Dorado, storytellers have long imagined...