In Her Arms is a heated, Hollywood Star, Lesbian/Sapphic romance set in Grace Parkes's Indigo Lounge series (all books can be read individually).Thirty-year-old, androgynous free spirit Cameron Casey has NEVER had trouble catching a woman's eye—but she doesn't do commitment.Cam's world is completely thrown when she's thrust into the role of personal assistant to Hollywood's sweetheart, Goldie Richards. But the real Goldie is nothing like t...

Make Her Mine is a sizzling, sapphic, enemies-to-lovers romance and the second book in Grace's thrilling new Indigo Lounge series. While part of a series, each book can be enjoyed as a standalone story.The Indigo Lounge, a vibrant cornerstone of L.A.'s queer community, is lovingly run by the ever-charming Esme Bloom. But when the Ice Queen herself, CEO Nora Hartley, threatens to shut it down, the lounge faces its toughest challenge yet.To make matt...

Loving Her is a sizzling, lesbian/sapphic, fake girlfriend romance and the fifth book in Grace's thrilling new Indigo Lounge series. While part of a series, each book can be enjoyed as a standalone story.Ruby Fierelli is a bestselling romance author with a serious case of writer's block and a looming deadline. But when her brother's wedding invitation arrives, it reminds her of something more pressing—being the last single sibling in a big Italian family i...

Deep In Desire is a captivating, super spicy, age-gap, sapphic romance that explores forbidden passion, family tensions, and the complexities of love.Deborah, a cold-hearted CEO known for her control and composure, is shaken when a heated, unexpected fling with Holly—a carefree, adventurous spirit—leaves her feeling vulnerable for the first time in years. But the passion between them takes a shocking turn when Deborah discovers Holly's true identity.

Mia Cortés, an aspiring and charming musician with a voice that can set the stage on fire, is discovered by the influential and enigmatic music agent, Harper Nightingale. Harper signs Mia to her prestigious record label, and the two women quickly find their professional relationship blossoming into something much deeper.As Mia's star rises in the glittering heart of Los Angeles, the lines between love and career blur, causing their romance to strain under the pressures of fame and ...

What does it mean to become an adult in the face of economic uncertainty and increasing racial and immigrant diversity? Nearly half of all young people in the United States are racial minorities, and one in four are from immigrant families. Diversity and the Transition to Adulthood in America offers a comprehensive overview of young people across racial and immigrant groups and their paths through traditional markers of adulthood—from finishing education, working full time, and es...

This study uses modern linguistic theory to analyze a frequently recurring syntactic phenomenon in the Hebrew Bible that has thus far resisted explanation: כי אם.The combination of the two particles כי and אם produces a construction that is notoriously difficult to describe, analyze syntactically, and translate. Dictionaries of Biblical Hebrew offer a dizzying variety of translations for this construction, including “that if,” “except,” “unless,” “but,” “but only,” and “surely,” am...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live through someone else’s life? Literally? Have you? You time waster!Wonder no more.Have you ever wanted to enter an entirely new world?Well now you can -(Yes!) -And with your eyes closed!* - If you want?*As long as you’re not driving or doing a task that requires having your eyes open… fyi.A.K.A BLACKBIRD (A LIFE IN BITS) a Brand new Com!Listen - (carefully)- a little...

Research in the Sociology of Education is an important and established series, highlighting how societal contexts shape the educational experiences and outcomes of individual children and youth.Including five single-country studies from settings as diverse as rural China, Germany and the United States, as well as two cross-national comparative studies, this insightful new volume continues the series tradition for publishing research from across a broad range of settings. I...

Jennifer Donaldson is back with another twisted thriller perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Sadie.Zahra Gaines is missing.After three long years away, Ruthie Hayden arrives in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska to this devastating news. Zahra was Ruthie's best friend--the only person who ever really understood her--and she vows to do whatever it takes to find her.Zahra vanished from a party just days before Ruthie's return, ...

Contributions come from authors spread around the globe, illuminating how the efficacy and ideologies of schooling variably unfold in differing national and historical contexts. Written by sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and cultural critics, this journal offers lively and accessible empirical work to a broad audience.