They say that real life is stranger than fiction, and it's true! This is why You Want Me to What?! had to be written. This relatable and humorous semi-fictional book is based on the author's dating adventures post divorce, her personal discoveries ranging from embarrassing to enlightening, and her life lessons learned (and not learned). The names, however, have been changed to protect the very guilty! You Want Me to What?! follows Ruthie, the main character, as she shares her revealing ins...

This is a Southern Gothic suspense, romance story soaked in secrets, tangled legacies, and slow-burn betrayal.All set against the haunting beauty of Kiawah Island, South Carolina.When Anna Cooke inherits a weather-beaten beach house from her late Aunt Meredith, she returns home hoping for peace and closure. What she finds is a cottage in flames, a mysterious caretaker who may be more than he seems, a jailed family friend, and a fortune buried under generations of silence. T...

Poems Found in a Little Box in the Attic… the pages are slightly yellowed…they had been tucked away…were they meant to be hidden or meant to ripen with age and discovered at the right time?...Discover them we did…53 intriguing poems by eight intriguing women hailing from three continents. A delight to read…especially by candlelight. With an insightful Foreword by David Gewanter, PhD, Professor, Georgetown University.

To attract investment and tourists and to enhance the quality of life of their citizens, municipal authorities are paying considerable attention to the quality of the public domain of their cities – including their urban squares. Politicians find them good places for rallies. Children consider squares to be playgrounds, the elderly as places to catch-up with each other, and for many others squares are simply a place to pause for a moment.Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays:...

Women in Criminal Justice is Book Four in the Durvile True Cases Series and in it, Canadian women judges and criminal lawyers tell of cases that they have found particularly challenging. Some were disquieting/perplexing or had surprising turns, many are high-profile, and many continue to have interesting social or personal effect. Unique to this book, are distinctly women’s perspectives, and many chapters deal with sexual assault, Indigenous, child protection and motherhood, mental health,...

Since the first publication of this book in 2007, the field of nanoscience and nanomedicine continues to grow substantially. This second edition, Nanotoxicology: Progress toward Nanomedicine, enlists internationally recognized experts to document the continuing development and rationale for the safe design of engineered nanomaterials (ENM). This in

In today's changing environment, leaders need a concrete guideline to help meet new challenges and update standards and assessments. New educational regulations and laws pertain to accountability issues, testing methods, assessment, teacher certification requirements, and safety in schools, and they also serve to update preexisting methods in leadership skills. This book will help leaders develop skills to successfully adopt new techniques that are vital when dealing with national and stat...

9000 Miles In A Knight relates the experience of Pearl MacHenry on her family's road trip across America in 1930. Pearl, her husband Rev. Ward MacHenry, and their four youngest children, ages 14 to 20, set off from Seattle, Washington, on May 18th in their Willys-Knight touring car. No heat, no radio, bad tires, 4000 miles of unpaved roads. Pearl recorded the routes and distance they traveled, destinations, her reaction to new places and people, expenses, problems and highlights along the ...

CityLine Book Club Pick for SeptemberFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt in a murder case that makes her question her own truths.When everyone is in denial, how do you find the truth?Jilly Truitt has made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the city. Where onc...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDSFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada comes a riveting thriller starring Jilly Truitt, a rising, young defense attorney faced with a case that hits close to home.When everyone has something to hide, the truth is the only defense.There’s nothing Jilly Truitt likes more than winning a case, especially against her former mentor, prosecutor C...

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERNominated for the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial AwardFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a razor-sharp thriller featuring defense attorney Jilly Truitt as she defends a high-profile mother accused of kidnapping her own child.Jilly Truitt has always put her job as a criminal defense lawyer first, bu...

A “captivating thriller full of twists and surprises” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn’t the tragedy everyone believes—perfect for fans of the Netflix original series Dead to Me.Emma Walsh has finally worked up the courage to confront her husband James about his drinking. But James never shows up to meet her as planned, and all her righteous words go unsaid. And unsaid...