On the goldfields of 19th-century Australia, two very different girls are trying to escape their past. Violet Hartley has fled from England after a scandalous liaison, now she is angling for a rich husband and a new life. Little Cat is fleeing from her home in Southern China after killing the powerful old man who tried to rape her. Disguised as a boy, she joins the huge Chinese workforce on the goldfields of Victoria. But the son of the murdered man is on her trail, intent on vengeance.

In The Shattered Cross, Linda Carol Jones explores the lives and work of five priests of the Séminaire de Québec, the first French Catholic missionaries to serve along the Mississippi River between 1698 and 1725. Using an array of archival holdings in Québec and France, Jones provides deep insight into the experiences of these pioneer priests and their interactions with regional Native peoples and cultures.Encounters between early French Catholic missionaries and Native pe...

Containing a wealth of archival material and statistical data on crime and criminal justice, Criminal Justice in Hong Kong presents a detailed evaluation of Hong Kong’s criminal justice system, both past and present. Exploring the justice system and the perceptions of popular culture, this book demonstrates how the current criminal justice system has been influenced and shaped over time by Hong Kong’s historical position between ‘East’ and ‘West’.Jones and Vagg’s examinati...

Nearly one in four freshmen flunks out, drops out, or disappears for other reasons from their college campuses. When your son or daughter waves goodbye from the dorm parking lot, what's the chance he or she will add to that statistic?That's a question most parents would like to answer long before they plop down thousands of dollars in tuition and fees. "Toward College Success: Is Your Teenager Ready, Willing, and Able?" will help parents of middle and high school students evaluate ...

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on warrior women you'll ever read!Warning: This is not a book about saints or do-gooders. This is a book about lying, cheating, bullying, murdering, vengeful women.They murdered their husbands, executed their enemies and stole whole countries from their rivals. Read this book to find out about legendary battle queens like Boudicca, scheming empresses like Cleopatra and cut-throat pirates like Madam Ching.Watch out for women on ...

Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes).A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson, Jeffrey Ford, Caítlin R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Mich...

In this mystery featuring a bonus quilting pattern, a retiree moves her romance to the next level—while at the same time trying to untangle a murder…Years ago, a policeman named Charles came to Sarah Miller's door to break the sad news to her that her husband had died. Little did Sarah know that one day, she would move into the Cunningham Village retirement community—and run into Charles again.Their friendship has grown into something more, and they're curr...

A quilting getaway in the Appalachians is overshadowed by danger in this mystery featuring bonus quilt instructions!After losing her husband, Sarah Miller has been trying to move on into a fulfilling new life, and the friends she's found at the Cunningham Village retirement community are a big help. And a tranquil quilting retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains will be a lovely getaway.But there's something alarming in the surrounding forest—and Sarah will so...

Cozy up with Sarah and her friends for more murder, quilting, and community When sixty-eight-year-old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a love interest. In the twelfth installment, excitement grows as the Tuesday Night ...

An amateur detective in a retirement community looks into a mysterious disappearance—includes instructions for a memory quilt!Moving into the Cunningham Village retirement community was an adjustment, but Sarah Miller is a survivor, and she's made a whole new life for herself there—new friends, new hobbies, and even new love after mourning the loss of her husband. She also seems to have acquired a new knack for solving crimes.Now, just as she plunges into a...

A retired widow is taking on new challenges—like managing a quilt shop, and solving a dangerous mystery…Pattern included!Sarah Miller is a survivor, and she's intent on making the most of her new life in the Cunningham Village retirement community, after coping with widowhood and other losses in the past. She's involved in a budding romance and has made new friends, like Ruth, who wants Sarah to manage her quilt shop while she's away caring for her ailing mother in...

A retired widow takes a quilting cruise with friends—and proves herself a crafty amateur sleuth…A mystery with a bonus pattern included!Sarah Miller has become a crafty sort ever since she moved into Cunningham Village, and made some great new friends among the retirement community's active seniors. And much to her surprise as she nears her seventieth birthday, she even has a boyfriend. She also volunteers at the nearby nursing home, bringing a bit of cheer to neig...