Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence.‘Desistance’ - understanding how people move away from offending – has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop an identity (criminal or otherwise) from which to ‘desist’.Featuring voices fr...

New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery is back with her third Stewarts of Skagway romance!Hunter Stewart has a history of falling hard and fast, but when he met Isabella Gonzalez the rate of his drop was both savage and supersonic. They shacked up for a weekend of physical bliss, and stayed in touch when Isabella headed back to Seattle. But a few weeks later, Isabella called it quits.This summer, Isabella's back in Alaska as a contestant on...

"Bursting with the author's trademark zany humor and spicy romance . . . this quick tale will delight paranormal romance fans." — Publisher's WeeklyFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of Dragon Fall comes an action-packed paranormal romance about a dragon hunter and the dangerous bad boy who steals her heart.Dragon Hunter Wanted: Sword supplied. No experience necessary.One moment, I was a normal (if somewhat germaphobi...

A dragon hunter born of a curse.Tormented by a life spent fighting the darkness filling his soul.Alone, unloved, and isolated until balance returned him to the dragonkin.Hunter Vehar may be the master of the mysterious–and deadly–shadow dragons, but he’s never felt as out of his depths as when he’s forced to work with a reaper named Mabel. It’s up to them both to find a missing relic so po...

Phyllida Hall is both the rarest and yet least sought-after member of the Otherworld, bound by a prohibition that limits her magic. Tormented by a former lover, she lives in quiet solitude…until an upheaval makes her one of the most overpowered beings alive. Desperate to hide from those who would use her, she dreams of a man who can help her survive.Bastian Blu has more than enough on his plate as wyvern of the blue dragon sept, but just when he thinks he has a handle on it, the Fi...

I’m being hunted. And no glamour in the world is going to disguise the biggest threat to my existence…and the dragon who might possibly be everything I want.Armed with a bag full of glamours intended to keep me out of the hands of a pair of powerful demons, I figured I’d be safe to perform at music festival held in the Czech Republic. Sure, the place was crawling with Dark Ones—vampires to you and me—but it wasn’t until I saw a bunch of dragons with them t...

Journey into the Glory - Come and join these witnesses as they share some of their Powerful Encounters in the God-Realm! You will be filled with excitement, anticipation and faith as you learn what they learned. Yet, most importantly, you will find insights that will guide you into that supernatural sphere of Divine adventure. Patricia King says, “Every Christian has an invitation to experience the glories of that realm NOW!” Read, enjoy and then... encounter! Each chapter is filled with i...

He may be her greatest rival—her sworn enemy—but when they face a hidden danger neither could survive alone, he'll soon become her partner…and fiercest protector.Bounty hunter Molly Pax fought hard for everything she has, turning the struggling family business into an unqualified success. She doesn't need complications in her life—especially not John freaking Carmondy. Six feet of pure trouble, with a cocky grin to match, John's the most cheerfully, annoyingly gorg...

Full of humor and danger, romance and intrigue, Risk it All is for fans of:Romantic suspense with a quirky small town feelMountain men wrapped in flannelA slow burn that steadily turns up the heatAnd complete opposites forced to rely on each other as they trek through the RockiesCara Pax never wanted to be...

TWO FULL NOVELS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!Fans of Lyndsay Sands and Gena Showalter will love this fiery paranormal romance from a New York Times bestselling author abouta dragon shifter who finds his soul mate in the most unlikely place. Also includes WOLF'S MATE by Celia Kyle.With dragons like him, who needs enemies?Real scholars know that supernatural beings don't exist. But the moment I meet Archer Andras of the Storm...

Losing her was the hardest thing he’d ever endured…Warrior shifter Aiden’s investigation of the trafficking of vampire blood leads to a startling discovery: the beautiful vampire bondmate he thought was dead. Decades ago, they’d defied their powerful families to be together—but then Larissa disappeared without a trace. When their mating link broke, it nearly destroyed Aiden. Now she’s back with no memory of where she’s been. Even more shattering—Larissa claims she ...

The hunted becomes the hunter!Kazumi and Amos turn the tables on their pursuers and take the fight to the enemy. The quest to free Kazumi's and Lily's soul from the chaos beast connecting them encounters a deadly snare; now those professing to be healers want Kazumi's blood for their own nefarious schemes.Meanwhile, a new threat enters the conflict, one who could cast the Mortal Realm into everlasting chaos. The Dark King has risen, and he wants Kazumi dead."Crouchi...