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Ugly reality kept young Nicolet Sherman tied to the oldest profession in the world - at least until a determined Yankee soldier stole her away from her mother’s house of ill repute. But years of broken trust and abuse left the exquisite beauty with scars no eye could see. And what could one very determined army chaplain change . . . except her mind?

Celebrate the season with a getaway to the Holiday Cottage Farm near the quaint mountain town of Sprucewood, Colorado – a place where relationships are kindled, dreams come true, and guests find themselves and their hopes renewed. At least, that is what the ad boasts when Danni Brandt stumbles across the picturesque posting on social media. But the true draw is the majestic snowcapped mountains and holiday festivities of Sprucewood, Colorado. Escaping her enormous and exuberant family for a bit of peace and quiet is exactly what the doctor ordered.

In the wake of the Civil War, Merry Sherman and her sisters were forced to accept untenable situations that left them at the mercy of wealthy men’s capricious whims. But when Merry is forcefully expelled from the estate she served, the specter of homelessness and hunger is all she can see.

The Caring Company: How to Shift Business and the Economy for Good clearly shows how businesses can choose to serve the common good as number one priority and still achieve higher performance. Rather than simply transacting with their customers, suppliers, and the local community, this book explains how companies who instead build unconditionally caring relationships with them are rewarded economically for doing so.

Revenge is best served cold... and with a stiff drink.

Paralegal Harper Williams excels at managing the myriad details of her cases, and she thrives on the legal drama that often comes with Discovery. But when an armed intruder invades her posh, uptown office, the gruesome outcome fuels Harper’s determination to command justice in a whole new way. Heady fears, dark secrets, and volatile relationships compound the mystery of her friend’s murder, leaving Harper with unanswerable questions and deep doubts. Elusive suspects… a disturbed mind…

The Information Security and Privacy Quick Reference: The Essential Handbook for Every CISO, CSO, and Chief Privacy Officer is an updated, convenient, and accurate desk reference for information privacy practitioners who need fast and easy access to the latest guidance, laws, and standards that apply in their field. This book is the most effective resource for information security professionals who need immediate and correct solutions to common and rarely encountered problems.

When the ties of friendship bind too tightly, what do you do?

Lies, infidelity, and murder... what is a little mayhem among friends?

When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that center on the moment of innovation—the eureka moment that sparks astonishing technological feats. In this book, Jeffrey Ding offers a different explanation of how technological revolutions affect competition among great powers.

Entrepreneurship is messy, uncertain, complex, and risky. It's virtually impossible to devise a recipe for success when developing a new venture. But it need not be. In The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress, business school professor and entrepreneur Greg Fisher breaks entrepreneurship down into twelve concrete, actionable, easy-to-understand principles. These principles can be applied across a diverse range of entrepreneurial endeavors, ranging from high-growth, venture-capital-funded, technology ventures to self-funded, slower-growth, more lifestyle-oriented new business enterprises.

Philip Chandler thought he'd traded Boston's violent headlines for small-town tranquility when he took over the Fremont Herald. But that illusion shatters when a prominent couple is brutally killed, pulling Philip back into a world of ruthless avarice. His investigation leads to Basin 63, the underground aquifer that holds all of the valley's water, and a controversial desert development backed by powerful figures determined to protect their secrets at any cost. Exposing the truth won't just threaten Philip's paper—it could cost him his life.

In Consequences: The Rise of a Fractured World Order, William Priest, David Roche, and Alex Michailoff deliver an engaging, timely, and insightful analysis of identifying the sources and challenges facing liberal democracies and their ability to confront autocracies and autocratic behavior. The authors identify and address structural flaws present in both democracies and autocracies.