Trapped: City of Angels follows Jasmine, a savvy young woman who escapes a life of prostitution only to find new dangers in mainstream society. As she rebuilds her life, she faces her traumatic past and encounters a range of people including a charming detective who stirs unexpected emotions. Despite her efforts to move forward the temptation of quick money threatens to pull her back. Jasmine’s pivotal choice could lead to vast wealth and a place in high society, but it also risks exposing...

A Young Drifter’s Ascent from Prairie Tragedy to the Dark Rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany.Monument is a novel of desperation and aspiration. George Gexler, a young German-American, flees high plains natural wonder and sudden tragedy in the lengthening shadow of the Great Depression, joining America’s nomadic homeless riding the rails with hope in the distance and mortal danger close at hand. On Mount Rushmore’s eastern face, he is with the genius sculptor ...

Three parted lovers who can only reunite once the war is won…or lose all hope of a future together.Symon, Petur, and Deyvid have been torn apart, running in different directions as they work to prevent all-out war. Symon returns home to Bekkon only to find himself thrust into the role of king—whether he wants it or not.With Petur hundreds of miles away raising an army of shifters and Deyvid pursuing his runaway daughter to make sure she’s not assassinated the moment she cro...

One wedding. Two grooms. Three lovers, preparing to fight for themselves, and their kingdoms.Symon Parador is a prince in name only until the day he’s bartered away to the neighboring kingdom, to marry their queen’s brother, Petur. A mage in a nation full of shifters who distrust his magic is bad enough, but even worse is the fact that Petur is already as good as married—to an assassin from the north named Deyvid, who’s immune to all magic.He doesn’t expect to love either of ...

Three royal lovers, one goal: to make an alliance with their neighboring kingdom before war takes away their chance for peace.Now that Symon is happily married to his husband Petur and in love with Petur’s longtime lover Deyvid, things should be easier…right? Not with the Harrier clans of the north stirring up trouble. Tasked with escorting Petur’s nephew Arven to his wedding in neighboring Mersaighe, Symon hopes that things will go smoothly.He ought to know better....

Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs.Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them.Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxur...

PEACE AND FAITH: Christian Churches and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, composed of new essays, is the first collection to bring together writers from different faith communities to discuss the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement’s impact on one of the more fractious topics addressed by Christian denominations: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In so doing, it builds on interfaith projects under way for decades. Theology and politics intermingle in debates taking place i...

Revenge demands sacrifice. Don’t miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to Dire Bound.CROWNED BY DESTINY. CONSUMED BY VENGEANCE.Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has inherited the crown—and a deadly war. As the Kingdom of Nocturna splinters under the weight of generations of lies, it is up to Meryn, her bonded direwolf Anassa, and their allies to bring the country back from the brink.But the commoners,...

Lippincott® Connect Featured Title Purchase of the new print edition of this Lippincott® Connect title includes access to the digital version of the book, plus related materials such as videos and multiple-choice Q&A and self-assessments. Known for generations as the most comprehensive foundational text on medical microbiology, Schaechter's Mechanisms of Microbial Disease delivers a thorough understanding of microbial agents and the pathophysiology of microbial diseases. This trusted text ...

This book offers an extensive look into the ways living through the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened our understanding of the crises people experience in their relationships with work. Leading experts explore burnout as an occupational phenomenon that arises through mismatches between workplace and individuals on the day-to-day patterns in work life.By disrupting where, when, and how people worked, pandemic measures upset the delicate balances in place regarding core areas of work li...

This book covers scientific, clinical, and educational aspects of radiotheranostics in cancer control. Setting the framework, the first volume defines radiotheranostics and describes the history of radionuclide therapy and theranostics, and the biology of cancer. It examines the clinical applications of unconjugated radionuclides, such as ¹³¹I and ²²³Ra, and of radionuclide-conjugated cancer-specific vectors: peptides, small molecules, antibodies, and nanoparticles; introduces clinical tri...

Over recent years, many companies have developed an awareness of the importance of an active, rather than passive, approach to wellbeing at work. Whilst the value of this approach is widely accepted, turning theory into effective practice is still a challenge for many companies.The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work is a comprehensive reference volume addressing every aspect of the topic. Split into five parts, it explores different models of wellbeing; personal qual...