Whispers of ghosts and suspicions of murder.The Lindens. A perfect family. Reclusive, rich and respected. On the surface.But what dark secrets do they hide?Daniel, obsessed with his dead wife Caroline, whose ghost he sees on the stairs.Mary, a woman with a secret lover, desperate to hide the sins of the past.Ryan, unable to break free from something that happened when he was a child.Jane Walters, nineteen, vulnerable and alon...

Who can you trust, when anyone could be a killer?Moon Gate. A quiet Lakeland village torn apart by suspicion, lives suspended while distressed families wait for answers. Four young women have vanished without trace.Amy, who walked along a quiet lane to visit her lover and was never seen again. Sarah who went out jogging after work, but never returned home. Lissa, last seen at Moon Gate Hotel. Tasha, who checked out of the hotel then vanished.Where a...

The Whisper Of The Sea - My Life of Sex, Crime, Loss and LoveA Fictional Memoir where Thriller, Romance and Comedy collide.Who can you trust when you fear for your life?A rambling house by the sea on the south coast of England.Ann manages a gentlemen's retreat where her uncle Richard's wealthy clients play sex games with escorts.After failed romances with two boyfriends who both have dragons for mothers, she still dr...

Family rhythms is the first textbook of its kind with an explicit focus on Ireland and Irish families. Uniquely, the book draws on original in-depth interviews with people of different ages to introduce contemporary scholarship on the family and to illustrate how Irish families have adapted and changed over time. With chapters on childhood, adolescence, parenting and grandparenthood, the book shows the resilience of families in different social and historical contexts. Each chapte...

This groundbreaking work of both theoretical and experiential thought by two leading ecological philosophers and animal liberation scientists ventures into a new frontier of applied ethical anthrozoological studies. Through lean and elegant text, readers will learn that human interconnections with other species and ecosystems are severely endangered precisely because we lack - by our evolutionary self-confidence - the very coherence that is everywhere around us abundantly...

Louie Tasche von Ratzen is the galaxy's most loveable rogue, his exploits in the CS Bandit are now legendary as he lurches from one crisis to the next.With his crew of munkys and aided by a pair of guards from the SS Polaris, he thwarts the plans of space pirates and smugglers, stopping along the way to help a damsel in distress.

This work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy, archaeology, geopolitical history, comparative ethics, literature, philosophy, the history of science, human geography, population ecology, epistemology, anthropology, demographics, and futurism.The ecological paradox suggests that th...

Olivia finds herself unexpectedly embarking on the journey of a new life, after filing for divorce. In the process, she discoveres a strength and resolve she never knew she had. Along the way, she reconnects with old friends, among them a man named Adam, whose life has also led him through unexpected trials. Together, they accept and support each other in ways neither had ever experienced before, and learn to trust in love again.

This collection was written primarily from December 2013 through 2014. It addresses the topics of domestic violence, suicidal ideation, self-discovery, family, and identity.

Joanna Rand, a woman who has given up on life and lost faith in love, is suddenly given another chance to live her life to its fullest. Meanwhile, Sean McGovern, a man who has lost almost everything, is suddenly given another chance to rebuild his future.A story about life, love, and the consequences of our actions.

To the outside world, everything is going great for Darcy James. She has a beautiful daughter, a loving husband, and she's just decided to change careers - but things aren't always as they seem.While Darcy is navigating her way through unfamiliar territory, Ainsleigh Sheehy is living life day by day, content that things have settled into a rhythm. Then Darcy walks through the door, and everything begins to change.Can two people dealing with pain, loss, and betrayal, help ea...

This compact and elegant work (equally fitting for both academic as well as the trade audiences) provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan’s unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes, ecological customs and practices, both in historic and contemporary terms. At the same time, Bionomics places the ecological context, including a section on animal rights in Bhutan, within the nation’s Buddhist spiritual an...