When Shayla Aja comes back to the small town of Nyx to visit her grandma Ellie, she finds a lot has changed on the beekeeping farm—not only the house she spent endless summers in as a child, but Ellie herself has changed. And the reason seems to center entirely around Ellie’s new Apiary Manager, August.August is infuriatingly attractive and shamelessly flirts with Shay—for no apparent reason other than to get under her skin. And the more she tries to get to know August, the more Sh...

Every Guardian was born a warrior with powerful magic and a soulmate to complete her. All except for Luna, it seemed, who despite having mastered her craft, continued her fight in solitude. She was an enigma in their society—alone for far longer than any Guardian before her. Still, Luna remained hopeful that one day her soulmate would find her, and all the tender yearning would have been worth it.Then Gia stumbles into her life. Gia—who lives a Human life, in Human glamour, with a ...

A more-than-memorable allegory that will teach you to embrace change, develop superior critical-thinking skills, and solve any problem that comes your way by using teamwork.Engage the Fox is a charismatic business fable set at a newspaper run by publisher Hedgehog, and his executive team of woodland creatures. When met with a difficult decision regarding where the newspaper industry is headed, as well as pressure to give discounts to their top advertisers,...

Midlife is your time to shine, and The Selfish Season is here to guide you. With humor and tough love, the authors bust aging myths and show you how to reclaim your happiness, purpose, and confidence. Employing their SELFISH method-Storytelling, Elevating Yourself, Life Purpose, Filtering, Investment, Style & Beauty, and Habits & Support-they offer practical steps to help you prioritize self-care, financial independence, and personal growth. Empowering, relatable, and inspiring, t...

The Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice is an authoritative guide to the rapidly growing domain of transitional justice-the practices and processes of reckoning pursued in the aftermath of historic injustice. Since the neologism's coining in the late 1990s, “transitional justice” has become one of the 21st century's most influential practices of international humanitarianism. However, transitional justice projects often conceal the very violence they are intended to address - ...

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a ‘wild-seeded’ collection of short stories, poems, memoirs and environmental articles from 49 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.Thanks to funding from Portsmouth Creates, this audiobook features 50 different voices from across the Portsmouth community and beyond. Our readers range from teenagers to those in their nineties, including experienced actors, writers and volunteers from the pub...

This brief offers an overview of the prevailing debates in police oversight and accountability through an analysis of policing in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. It places emphasis on three major controversies of oversight: professionalism, representation, and empowerment. Arguing that traditional models do not accurately depict variations in police systems in Asia, the volume aims to bring attention to the implementation of these three concepts and clearly articulate the power relationship ...

Since public health seeks to protect the health of populations, it inevitably confronts a range of ethical challenges having to do primarily with the friction between individual freedoms and what might be perceived as governmental paternalism. This volume brings together twenty-five articles by leading thinkers in the field, writing on topics that concern both classic and novel problems. They open up new terrain in each area, including tobacco and drug control, infectious disease, environm...

It's dark...You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. This is a perfect collection for dark ...

What would you do if you came across a frozen leg in the Mississippi River? Or found a femur by your shed after your neighbor's husband disappeared? What would you do if your best friend was missing and the only evidence available to find him was the leg he left behind?This anthology tackles these questions—and more—in a collection of flash stories, responding to the age-old statement: it could be anyone's leg.Read…if you dare!Lineup:

Joshua AbrahamEngineer, Millionaire, Bachelor.... Wanted CriminalJennifer JoansDetective, Smart, Beautiful.... Wanted CriminalJosh should have every person at his knees, he is rich, powerful and smart yet sometimes his ego gets the better of him. And Sadly Jennifer's opinion on men; and her fashion sense have left her a single. Yet, the two cross paths and that is where things really go eery.Think Sherlock Holmes meets The Mentalist

The Tide King sweeps from 19th-century Poland to 20th-century America with intimate details and big ideas. It will be hard to forget this beautifully written epic tale. -Jessica Anya Blau