Doctors and Their Crimes is a compelling and meticulously researched exploration of doctors who commit criminal acts. Written by two experienced general practitioners, the book examines high-profile cases of medical malpractice, fraud, manslaughter, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power. Combining forensic analysis with professional insight, it reveals how these crimes unfold within the trusted structures of healthcare, where authority and access can be misused.Drawing on ...

After a fleeting encounter when they're in Juniors, Ryan "RJ" Russell and Lars Nilsson find themselves thrown back together years later when they end up on the same NHL team. Being friendly to a new teammate just got way more complicated. It's one thing to have a one night stand with someone from another country; it's a whole other mess to sleep with your teammate. Neither of them can afford to make waves, not when Ryan needs a new contract and Lars is already escaping a scandal. If sparks...

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year"The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflective, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon status." —People Magazine**From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in fullTo the w...

High in the hills of Scotland, an ancient evil has returned. One young woman struggling to master her magic is the only hope to stop it.Georjie longs to unlock the full force of her fae-given powers. So when she’s invited to Scotland, she’s eager to explore the Highlands’ famed fairy realm hoping to find a mentor. But instead of unearthing a teacher, she discovers a mummified body within the walls of a seventeenth-century ruin.Teaming up with a handsome ama...

A mermaid's quest for love makes waves.It's time to leave the ocean. Mira has been at sea for... well, she doesn't know how many years. It's hard to keep track of time when you live in the vast depths of the ocean. But after countless years, the relentless call of the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up.For weeks, Mira has been tirelessly swimming north, her heart set on finding a mate. Finding a partner is the most important thi...

A powerful artifact, a secret society, an ancient evil. Can Ibby embrace her destiny as Inconquo guardian before an ages-old demon is unleashed on London?Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud.But when Ibby finds a strange artifact and encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of...

Beltane Fire is a Short Story taking place a year prior to Broomstick.It was my freshman year when my best friend introduced me to the spring festival in Hawthorne University. I was studying for finals, but she said everyone, absolutely everyone, goes to Beltane. Because Hawthorne is weird.Men in red paint jumped flames. Ladies in white dresses with lovely flower garlands awaited the May Queen. But none of that interested me—until I decorated a tree with a super cu...

The complete collection of the Eisner Award–nominated series is presented in omnibus form for the very first time!Captain Malik and the crew of the spaceship the Vihaan II are in search of the only resources that matter—precious materials recovered by harvesting the giant corpses of alien gods only found on the edge of human space.But Malik’s obsession with being the first to find a living god will push his crew into the darkest reaches of space and far int...

Arab Christian Women in the Middle East: Theological Education and Ecclesiology in Contemporary Context explores the voices, experiences, and theological contributions of Arab Protestant women within the region’s evolving Christian landscape.Drawing on oral histories, field observations, and theological reflection, the book examines how Arab Protestant women engage theological education, leadership, and ministry within complex social, religious, and ecclesial contexts. Sit...

Some towns keep secrets. Duskview Falls files them.In the misty lakeside town of Duskview Falls, ghosts aren't just legends-they're part of the history.The Cross Archives collects seven paranormal cases investigated by sixteen-year-old Elizabeth "Liz" Cross, a dhampir with an unusual gift for seeing the unseen. Armed with enchanted glasses, a weathered journal, and an unwavering curiosity, Liz documents the town's strangest hauntings, restless spir...

"My clothes are different, my face is different, my hair is different, but I am somebody. I am black, brown, white. I speak a different language. But I must be respected, protected, never rejected. I am God’s child. ⁣I am somebody.” —Jesse JacksonFew figures loom as large as Reverend Jesse Jackson in the history of American civil rights. From marching in the 1960s with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to forming the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, to his historic presidential ...

In a moment marked by transnational gender, climate, health, and human rights crises, the question of how to build feminist solidarities across difference has never been more urgent. This book amplifies the rich genealogies and ongoing conversations that shape studies of transnational feminist rhetorics (TFR), asking what solidarity can mean and do under contemporary global conditions.With case studies from Africa, South Asia, China, Latin America, and Australia, among others, this...