Love, laughter, and a little vampire charm…In the snow-covered town of Willow Creek, Christmas runs like clockwork. Ghouls bake, vampires tend bar, and errant spirits drink cocoa—but this year, the holiday centerpiece has been stolen by rogue elves.Event planner Holly Frost has no choice but to team up with the one man she truly cannot stand—Nikalus "Nick" Draven, the infuriatingly charming vampire who leads the local coven.As they race to save the ...

Origins of X: Secrets of Sage MountainXavier lives in a world where the power to wield magic-and countless other inhuman abilities-is simply a fact of life. Many of these individuals must hide from stigma, vigilante justice, and people who want to rid the world of anyone who is not "normal." Others get to thrive in lavish communities outside the public's knowledge.As events unfold, X is sent to live at Sage Mountain to gain control of his unique mix of mu...

"Holmes's new translation will become the standard reference source for both students and scholars who work on the apostolic fathers in the twenty-first century."--Hennie Stander, Review of Biblical LiteratureMichael W. Holmes, a leading text critic and scholar of the Apostolic Fathers, offers a highly readable translation of the most significant body of proto-orthodox early Christian writings after the New Testament. This authoritative an...

"Holmes's new translation will become the standard reference source for both students and scholars who work on the apostolic fathers in the twenty-first century."--Hennie Stander, Review of Biblical LiteratureMichael W. Holmes, a leading text critic and scholar of the Apostolic Fathers, offers a highly readable translation of the most significant body of proto-orthodox early Christian writings after the New Testament. This authoritative an...

How did earliest Christians receive and understand the teaching of Jesus and the apostles? These writings, among the earliest used in training new disciples, show a clear, vibrant, practical faith concerned with all aspects of discipleship in daily life—vocation, morality, family life, social justice, the sacraments, prophesy, citizenship, and leadership.For the most part, these writings have remained buried in academia, analyzed by scholars but se...

A collection of humorous short stories from comedian Mike Holmes, focusing on his years spent growing up in Iowa.

Moving to Los Angeles can be an eye-opening experience - especially if you're from Iowa. "My Los Angeles Days" is a collection of short stories from comedian Mike Holmes, focusing on his first five years living in Los Angeles.The second in a series of three books, "My Los Angeles Days" highlights Mike's unusual relationships with the city's characters. From Pablo, the retired boxer who lived in his building, to Snake, a homeless man occasionally employed by the Navy who lived outsid...

Evernote has been referred to as an "external brain” by many user because it store anything and everything and it is easy to locate and search for. Anything can be added to Evernote and these things can be added through your devices. Evernote allows your mind to be free of wondering where you kept a particular file, picture, audio or document. In this book, we will talk about:What to do when starting EvernoteTips using EvernoteThings you can do with Everno...

This book is designed to facilitate teaching and informal discussion in a supportive and friendly environment. The seminar provides a forum for postgraduate students to present their research results and train their presentation and discussion skills. Furthermore, it allows for extensive discussion of current research being conducted in the wider area of advanced structured materials. Doing so, it builds a wider postgraduate community and offers networking opportunities for early career re...

Fully revised and updated in its second edition, Events and Sustainability provides a comprehensive introduction to a full range of issues and topics relevant to event sustainability.Topics covered across the book’s insightful and extensive chapters include impacts, operating and policy environments, stimulating urban regeneration and creating lasting legacies, as well as practical knowledge on how to plan and achieve a sustainable event. The volume takes an holistic appro...

Comedian Mike Holmes takes popular quotes, expressions and sayings and puts his own humorous spin on them.

This book interprets the relationship between Ireland and the European Union (EU). We are coming up to 50 years since Ireland acceded to the EU (2023), and the links between the two are unique and distinctive. The volume presents an original interpretation of Irish-EU relations, and this in turn has implications for a wider understanding of the EU. Its aim is to analyse the Irish-EU relationship from the idea of two apparently contradictory political ideas – internationalism (as represente...