Greg didn’t want to be important.Shy, overlooked, just wanting to protect the few people he cares about, Greg is given an impossible choice by a mysterious stranger who knows far too much about his past and his bloodline. If he agrees to steal a relic hidden in his local church, the people he loves will not suffer.Greg survived the choice.He does not survive the consequences.Years later, he has reinvented himself as Brother Greg—a powerful r...

Five stories. Five ordinary people. Five journeys into the unexpected.A struggling artist moves into a studio no one else wanted—then discovers the terrifying reason why.A man who measures success by the size of his bank account learns that every fortune comes with a price.A young woman becomes the target of an ancient Celtic witch and begins to suspect that her closest friends may not be as trustworthy as they seem.Seeking a fresh start in the peacetime Arm...

“If you could live again, would you take another person’s life?”A promising graduate student, Carey, becomes the unsuspecting target of her friends’ dark scheme to sacrifice her life force and resurrect an ancient evil. As supernatural forces collide—one side aiming to restore balance and the other to unleash chaos—Carey finds herself caught in a battle between good and evil rooted in Irish folklore.

Greg, the wealthy head pastor of a mega-church, lives a deceptive life built on ambition and manipulation. His perfect world begins to unravel. His assistant, Grace, secretly reports to someone else. A childhood friend wakes up from a coma caused by young Greg’s tragic choice, and it has a warning of an impending battle. The key to success is the legendary Ring of Solomon.

Greg and Grace have escaped the fallen angels and now take refuge in St. Rita's parish. But when Grace discovers she is pregnant, it's no ordinary event; it echoes across realms,awakening old forces. Drawn by prophecy and ancient oaths, The Morrigan, an ancient Celtic goddess, emerges as afierce protector. Lilith, Grace's demon aunt, schemes in the shadows. The couple must place their trust in astrange alliance: a war goddess, a demon mother, and the archangel Rapha...

"I didn't just survive-I came back for my soul."Heidi Carter's life was set on fire by trauma-rape, silence, addiction, and abuse that threatened to consume her from the inside out. In the darkest corners of her past, she was stripped of her voice, her safety, and her sense of worth. For years, she lived in survival mode, caught in the grip of meth and the needle, convinced that love meant pain and that healing was for other people.But this is not just a story of pain. This...

Carey is a promising grad student at Old Dominion University, trying to live up to her successful family's high expectations. Unfortunately, she has a useless boyfriend too wrapped up in his own ambitions. Her friends on the surface are supportive, providing the outlet she needs to manage daily stressors until one night they invite an old evil into our world. Carey's friends are working with this evil from a faraway land for the purpose of taking Carey's life away so it will live again.

Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on family-school links held at the Pennsylvania State University, this volume brings together psychologists, sociologists, educators, and policymakers studying the bidirectional effects between schools and families. This topic -- the links between families and schools, and how these affect children's educational achievement -- encompasses a host of questions, each of key social and educational significance.* How fa...

In the last decade, the significance of siblings in children's development and adjustment has been widely recognized, and research on brothers and sisters has increased dramatically. Bringing together exciting research on siblings by leading developmental psychologists and clinicians, this volume's contributions were originally presented at the First International Symposium on Siblings held in Leiden. This book focuses on both the significance of siblings as influences on individual develo...

Stepfamilies represent an increasing number of American households and shape the upbringing of countless stepchildren. Despite their prominence in society, our knowledge about these families is very limited. To address this deficit, the editors have drawn together the work of 16 nationally known scholars to deal with four questions:* Marriages that create stepfamilies: Why do they occur? Fail? Succeed?* How do stepfamilies function as child rearing environments?* Ho...

Fundamentals of Sensors for Engineering and Science is a practical analysis of sensors and measurement, designed to help readers make informed decisions when selecting an appropriate sensor for a given application. Spurred by a growing demand for information on the evolution of modern sensors, this book evaluates current applications to illustrate

A combination of two texts authored by Patrick Dunn, this set covers sensor technology as well as basic measurement and data analysis subjects, a combination not covered together in other references. Written for junior-level mechanical and aerospace engineering students, the topic coverage allows for flexible approaches to using the combination book in courses. MATLAB® applications are included in all sections of the combination, and concise, applied coverage of sensor technology is offere...