Ranulf Ombrier's fame throughout England for his skill at swordplay is rivaled only by his notoriety as King Edward I's favorite killer. Ranulf's actions have gained him lands, title, and a lasting reputation as a hired butcher. But after years of doing his king's bidding, he begins to fear for his mortal soul and follows his conscience away from Edward, all the way to the wilds of Wales.Gwenllian of Ruardean, Welsh daughter of a powerful Marcher lord, has every reason to leave Ran...

Six years ago, to the outrage of her family and the delight of London gossips, Lady Helen Dehaven refused to marry the man to whom she was betrothed. Even more shockingly, her refusal came on the heels of her scandalous behavior: she and her betrothed were caught in a most compromising position. Leaving her reputation in tatters and her motivations a mystery, Helen withdrew to a simple life in a little village among friends, where her secrets remained hers alone.For reasons of his ...

London, 1890. Reporter Jennie Quinn is determined to find justice for a murdered informant. Deception is her weapon of choice, but being undercover cannot protect her from a powerful criminal’s seductive game of cat and mouse. She aches to trust Matthew Colton, the enigmatic former lawman with passionate kisses too tempting to resist. Colton is as dangerous as he is clever, though, and Jennie will not abandon her quest for the truth.Seeking vengeance against those who dest...

Beckett Harlow is a player. He's incapable of keeping a girl longer than a week. A commitment phobe.He's my best friend.I've known him forever and a day, so when an innocent joke leads people to believe we're engaged, Beckett wants to use the opportunity to get my mom off my back and prove to his exes that he's capable of being in a serious relationship.Everything goes according to plan until faking it unearths feelings I thought I'd buried years ago, and the longer...

Shay Tanner has three rules when it comes to her acting career:Rule #1: No dating costars.Rule #2: Don't compromise your morals for a role.Rule #3: Never break rule #1.Ex-musician Dustin Shaw threatens each of them just by breathing.Not only is he brooding, reclusive, and undeniably attractive, but he's her best friend's roommate. Now Shay's roommate while she's in town filming for the role of a lif...

A chosen one. An ancient curse. And a small town with a bite.After tragedy strikes, Aspen Troy and her family are forced to uproot their lives and travel across the world to live in an old house that fuels a small town's legends and horror stories.Horrific nightmares leave her waking with real scars and the image of a man she can't seem to shake out of her head. A man who turns out to be the reason the disturbing stories circulating town exist to begin with...

She's got ice in her heart and a kiss on her lips...1939, New York. Private Eye, Melody Malone, is hired to find a stolen ruby, the Eye of Horus. The ruby might hold the secret to the location of Cleopatra's tomb - but everyone who comes into contact with it dies. Can Melody escape the ruby's curse?1939, New York. River Song, author of the Melody Malone Mysteries, is forced to find a reality-altering weapon, the Eye of Horus - but everyone who come...

Designed to measure the quality of pedagogy and practice, this essential tool will help early years educators, teachers and school leadership successfully develop their children’s positive dispositions, self-regulation, perseverance, engagement, ability to learn and citizenship. This unique Creating a Culture for Learning in the Classroom measurement scale is versatile and can be used in a number of ways. Educators can use it for self-evaluation for their own practice, so that they can bui...

In this revised and updated edition of her classic, bestselling book, Karen Kingston draws on her wealth of experience as a clutter clearing, space-clearing, and feng shui practitioner to show you how to transform your life by letting go of clutter.Her unique approach lies in understanding that clutter is stuck energy that has far-reaching physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual effects. You'll be motivated to clutter clear as never before when you realize just ...

Bridget Lawrence has an arrangement with the town pariah: when something breaks in her run-down house, he fixes it in exchange for a free meal.Only, free meals turn into frequent dinners with her and her son, and her handsome handyman becomes the one thing she doesn't need: A handsome distraction.Thomas Birmingham has had it rough in the luck department. Abusive father, runaway sister, and one juror away from a life sentence in prison....

Offering an assessment of Abe Shinzo's complex legacy as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, this book shows that beyond the acclaim for "Abenomics" and his diplomatic initiatives lies a more nuanced reality that will continue to shape Japan's trajectory for years.The book focuses on Abe's transformational security policy, his flawed economic vision, his diplomatic initiatives and the implications of "Abenesia" for regional reconciliation. The analysis extends to the gap betwee...

Karen Kingston and Richard Kingston are the world's leading experts in space clearing, with over 65 years of experience between them.The extraordinary depth of knowledge and skills in this book will help you to bring about remarkable changes in your home and your life.You will learn about the types of energies found in buildings, how they can affect you, and practical techniques to change them, using the most effective space clearing methods ever developed ...