Falling for her best friend’s brother during the holidays turns out to be more complicated than expected for Lesley, especially when it involves a fake engagement to help boost their charming hometown's festive appeal. Lesley, who's returned from the bustling city life to her roots in Hickory Falls, finds herself juggling responsibilities at her family diner and embracing her passion for crafting ornaments. However, her rekindled affection for an old crush her best friend's older brother i...

Pesticide resistance remains a growing problem in the agricultural sector worldwide, with reports suggesting that more than 600 species of pests have developed some level of resistance to the key groups of pesticides, including fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. A greater research effort is required to understand patterns of resistance and how they can be addressed to maintain crop protection.Global trends in pesticide resistance provides a comprehensive overview of ...

You can get away with almost anything if you’re rich, beautiful, and famous in Santa Monica. Once in a blue moon, a good-guy cop says no. Not this time.One drug-frenzied night, superstar actor Derek Logan accidently kills his undocumented nanny. But Logan doesn't figure on homicide detective Dave Mason getting a visit from the nanny’s frantic, photogenic, and media-savvy brother from Guatemala. The Hollywood studio fixer can’t make this one go away. The actor and his wife barricade...