When Maisey reluctantly enters a Walkathon she finds herself stepping into another world that ultimately threatens her preconceptions and sets her on a life changing journey.Guided by an elf named Rendal she must first traverse the dangerous land of Id where she is confronted with the past with all of its tests and trials. How she copes will determine the rest of her journey through both the puzzling land of Thoughts and later, through her Earthly reality.'Maisey', is every...

Leading Millennial Faculty: Navigating the New Professoriate explores how to effectively lead millennial faculty as they navigate the new professoriate. Contributors address some stereotypical millennial characteristics—being achievement oriented, connected to the world at large, relatively sheltered, and unaware of hierarchy in higher education—and how these characteristics create advantages and challenges for all generations in the higher education workplace.

Classroom on the Road: Designing, Teaching, and Theorizing Out-of-the-Box Faculty-Led Student Travel explores real-world, out-of-the-box examples of faculty-led student travel that challenge the dominant paradigms of conventional tourism. Contributors share teaching methods that can be adapted for a variety of university travel scenarios and encourage students to be responsible and thoughtful members of the global community who seek out valuable experiences in other cultures to go...

◆◆◆ Unadulterated tenacity.Those two words describe the women who forged lives in the wilderness and helped settle this nation. They never gave up or lost faith as they fought, sacrificed, sometimes died for this country and their families.Their femininity was arguably a hindrance, but not one that they allowed to create in them a victim mindset. There was no time for such nonsense. These women rolled up their sleeves and did what needed doing—because whining wasn't going t...

He lost everything. Now he has nothing left to lose.Lance Wister had a home, a family, and a future—until greedy railroad barons and ruthless bankers took it all. Hardened by war and burning for revenge, he turns to the only justice he has left: hitting his enemies where it hurts—their wallets. But when his own gang betrays him, leaving him wounded and on the run, he's out of options… until fate lands him in the wagon of a wary but resourceful peddler.Cat Callahan has spent...

She's a Card Sharp, a Pickpocket, and an Actress...Well, Nobody's Perfect.If Gracie Erstwhile wants to keep her new homestead, she must do what every other widow in Last Chance, NE has done: choose a mail-order groom. At least having a man around to handle the farm will free her up to pursue her dream of opening a theater.Noble McCain has lost his wife and his farm. And while he doesn't "need" a wife, his son needs a mother. He ...

“Brandy, I caution you. Get hold of your temper. Don’t do anything you’ll regret.”Whiskey heiress Brandy Dardanelle has been abandoned at the altar.Seething from the sting to her family honor, she follows the lickspittle’s trail to Denver.However, she doesn’t even have time to unpack when she sees the errant ex-fiancé getting on another train.Afraid of losing her prey, Brandy brashly jumps aboard too.Successful rancher Sam...