She’s determined to break the rules so her sister can get married. However, she doesn’t expect to find a true love of her own. The only problem is he’s a vampire...Aina’s grandmother is old-school fae and pressuring her to get married. But it’s to the wrong guy—the one her sister loves. She travels to Raven’s Landing to meet with the elders to find a loophole. There, she unexpectedly spends an amazing day with a fun and handsome stranger.Nick ditches the ro...

Having magical powers is a one-way ticket to prison.My friends would say I’m confident and clever. I like the beach and love S'mores. Normal, right? Turns out that I’m also a witch, which means I’m going to prison.Ryjker’s Magical Academy recently became a reform school, opening its doors to all supernatural misfits: fae, shifters, vampires, and more. A paperwork glitch lands me here as I await my sentencing. While I was hoping life would be rainbows, apple...

I’m just a witch who has to defeat my enemies...and slay the guy I love.I’m ticked off—fueling my desire to come up with a plan to get rid of the demons once and for all. I just have to find a missing wand—and figure out how to use it—and a missing person. That task takes me to the underworld. Postcards from the trip would include the following highlights: lost items recovered, dangerous ghosts, and matters of the heart aren’t only for the living.My return ...

I’m a witch. He’s moody and mysterious. We hate each other, but it’s up to us to save the world from demons.When I learn about the forbidden prophecy I’m left with more questions than answers. Namely, what’s a witch who hardly knows how to wave her wand to do—besides flirt with Bobby Gold, be infuriated by JJ Thorne, and sneak pie from the dining hall?When the Coven Constabulary, aka the magical police, question me about matters graver than stealing pie, th...

Mayhem rules the school and an unlikely witch is out to uncover a sinister plot that threatens to divide the magical world forever, and try not to fall in love while doing it.Book 1 – Law & Disorder: Ryjker's Magical Academy recently became a reform school, opening its doors to all supernatural misfits: fae, shifters, vampires, and Maija. A paperwork glitch lands her there and she discovers she's a witch. There are guys too: the mysterious and brooding JJ who appea...

Demons shadow thieve, while the fae court grieve.Every girl is a little bit bad. Lea isn't good at covering it up with lip-gloss. She doesn't say please and thank you or keep her hands off cars that don't belong to her. She can't escape trouble, not even when she's sent to Riker's Paranormal Penitentiary and Reform School.Torren's brother says if he ditches his dorky reputation as a blacksmith's apprentice, the girls will be chasing him. But his crush alrea...

Before twelve moons turn, else the realm will burn.Elsie's childhood sweetheart turned out to be the scourge of Alvheim. When she has the opportunity to enter the annual Thunder Tournament, she impresses the king with her archery skills, drawing his attention—and she's not sorry. But he will be.If anyone knew the secret Asher guards, they'd understand why he rules with a fist as strong as elven iron. He does his duty, hunting and haunting the murkast, until...

Government policies created for one set of purposes almost always generate additional results that were not part of the original plan. Very often these unintended consequences are seriously adverse, and in some cases are so severe as to render the policy a failure.In Aftermath, noted economist Thomas Hall examines four major instances of significant unintended consequences, all of them negative, resulting from major public policies: the federal income tax, cigarette taxes,...

The Great Depression was the worst economic catastrophe in modern history. Not only did it cause massive worldwide unemployment, but it also led to the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany, World War II in Europe, and the tragic deaths of tens of millions of people. This book describes the sequence of policy errors committed by powerful, well-meaning people in several countries, which, in combination with the gold standard in place at the time, caused the disaster. In addition, it details attem...

The Śrīśopaniṣad is one of the later Upaniṣads (the theological commentary and summary of Vedic thought) and was considered the most important of the Upaniṣads by Śrīla Prabhupāda, the founder of ISKCON (the Hare Krishna movement). It tells the story of Īśvara – Kṛṣṇa – who is the personal aspect of God, vice the unknowable aspect, or Brahman. This is the story of God, as well as love through our partner, which helps us to celebrate life and existence on this Earth and to play out, for our...

The Bhagavad Gītā is considered to be the Hindu Bible and is well-known for its very beautiful and spiritual message which also underlies many of the world religions. This version is the most accurate translation to have been published – and it also reflects the beauty of the original Sanskrit poetry. The commentary and translation also provide information that can be used to understand the structure of Vedic poetry itself – and as such, is the first textbook published on the subject. This...

This edited volume examines mass media portrayals of women leaders and other powerful women in popular culture. Contributors argue that increased media visibility and representation can lead to more widespread acceptance of women as societal leaders.The book employs an interdisciplinary, intersectional, and international approach to its coverage of these portrayals and their meanings for society and gender norms. Through a feminist lens, contributors examine these ...