Jennifer Bene

Yolanda Olson

Eris Adderly

Addison Cain

Michelle Brown

Dani René

Cari Silverwood

Zoe Blake

Inside these pages lurks the stuff of nightmares, the inky blackness of our world captured by the top authors of dark romance. Except in these stories there is no romance. No heroes. No happy endings.¿This is a book that has been crafted, twisted, and deformed to shred you, scare you, and possibly traumatize your mere mortal mind. Here is your last warning... no one is coming to save you if you choose to dive into the depravity.¿In these stories, the dark wins.¿Every. Single. Time.

When the Dark Wins

Ally Vance

Anna Edwards

Lanie Olson

Emery LeeAnn

Claire Marta

Elizabeth Cash

C. L. Matthews

Murphy Wallace

A. A. Davies

Prepare yourselves for when Dama de Diablo spits her Hellfire from The Underneath. She will deliver Wrath & Ruin to all of you Unfortunate Souls.One step out of line will earn you a Prick from the Forbidden Queen. Once she orders you to Bite Me, you're going to Wish that what began as The Deadly Hunt can still end in Bittersweet Beauty.Enjoy being The Toy while you can as your Nights on the Round Table with Wicked Lady T are numbered. Soon we will all fall victim to SOMETHING WICKED.

Something Wicked Anthology

Ashleigh Giannoccaro

Natalie Bennett

Jane Anthony

K. S. Marshall

From Ashes to Ashes, and dusk to dusk, there are those that Cocoon themselves in the Little Lies they tell. When the Wreckage keeps them Awake at night, they see the Sickness In The Sunrise. They Ignite everything in their path.When their minds run through the Unbearable and Forbidden Sorrows. Until one day they find the thing that keeps them Grounded. All while others feel the Hostile Takeover of their lives. The constant Loops and The Rows of Tattered Pieces and fragments that plague them. Sometimes those can't be Purged driving them to the edge of madness. *This is an anthology covering topics of mental illness and disorders. There will be triggers.* **All proceeds benefit To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.**

Just Breathe Anthology

C. M. Radcliff

Charity B

H. B. Jasick

M. R. Leahy

Faith Ryan

The devil whispered in our ears. We listened. We obeyed. We sinned. Shall we repent? Or shall we take you down with us? Thou shall not have any other gods before me. Thou shall not make yourself a carved image. Thou shall not take the Lord's name in vain. Thou shall remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. Thou shall honor your mother and father.Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shall not covet your neighbor's house. *This is NOT a religious book. This is dark, depraved, and delicious and is intended for a mature audience 18+. The Ten Commandments as you've never seen them before...*

Thou Shall Not: a Dark Ten Commandments Anthology

Since Kristina Talbot can remember, she's had to earn the love of men in her life, only to be hurt in return. On the heels of her abusive husband's death, she leaves New York and heads to New Mexico to try and get her life heading down a new road – one that doesn't include a man. However, Nathan McKinley sets up a roadblock to her plan. His charming and gentle personality are no match for her love-starved heart. When Nathan shows her God in a new light, and how to place her trust in Him, she begins to hope…When tragedy strikes close to Kristina's heart, her fears come flooding back, threatening to engulf her newfound hope. Can Nathan help her cling to her new relationship with God, or will she allow her dark and troubled past to pluck out the tiny bud of hope that's blossoming within her heart?

Miracles in Disguise

Poetry. From a student's confrontation with a teenage streaker, to a company man's complete undoing at his summer party, Michelle Brown's SAFE WORDS finds rich darkness in happy partnerships. A maiden name is "handed down / like a sweater," a taxi ride "ends...at someone else's life." Played against a backdrop of pop culture, late-night swagger and vivid imaginary landscapes, SAFE WORDS is the rare poetic debut that delivers passion and control, wielding humour and empathy in equal parts.

Safe Words

Rosalina Maria has death in her blood. The only child left in her family, she's heir to the head of the Mexican Mafia, and has spent her entire life training to take over. Studying self-defense, the ways of her father's empire, and the intricacies of their business - she's the perfect person to step in when her father passes away.But what happens when the princess tries to become the Queen, without a King?Anthony De Los Santos is a major member of the Cuban mafia. Hot, dangerous, and possibly as crazy as Rosalina - he has an agenda that he won't back down from.But what happens when tensions run high and emotions interfere with their best laid plans? Will Anthony turn on her? Will Rosalina choose to lead alone?Or will they risk it all for each other?Warning: this book will contain triggers and is intended for a mature audience 18+

La Asesina Bontia

Pretty Killer

They hate me, but they don't even know who I really am. They see the person I show to the world. They don't know what I've lived through and they don't know me. But they will. There's a reason I'm called a bitch. This is my story. You better pay attention. Warning: this book will contain triggers and is intended for a mature audience 18+

Diamond B!tch

John Shields

Jim Rooney

Sarah Kaine

The third edition of Managing Employee Performance and Reward: Systems, Practices and Prospects has been thoroughly revised and updated by a new four-member author team. The text introduces a new conceptual framework based on systems thinking and a dual model of strategic alignment and psychological engagement. Coverage of chapter topics provides a balance between research evidence and practice and, in this new edition, is enhanced with a more applied and technical approach. The text also includes chapters dedicated to conceptual framing, base pay and individual recognition and reward; 'reality check' breakout boxes with practical examples and current problems on each of strategic alignment, employee engagement, organisation justice and workforce diversity; and a new chapter exploring new horizons in performance and reward practice and research with a focus on the mega-trends of technological transformation under 'Industry 4.0', new economic forms and relationships arising from the 'gig' economy, and generational change.

Systems, Practices and Prospects

Managing Employee Performance and Reward

Meet Felix Winters, an eleven-year-old alien sent on his first scouting mission to Earth. His assignment is simple: blend in, observe his surroundings, and ultimately decide the fate of humanity. But blending in is harder than he imagined, as, upon enrolling in a local middle school, he becomes the target of a trio of boys led by Curtis Jenkins, a bully with a sick sense of humor. It’s only thanks to a surprising newfound passion for baseball and the friendship of two fellow outcasts that Felix feels like he might have a chance. As he immerses himself further in the daily life of a preteen—and the ups, the downs, and the struggle to fit in that comes with it—he realizes something troubling, something that was not a part of the plan. He may be becoming a little too human.His mission becomes even more complicated when he stumbles upon a startling discovery that forces him to face the facts: Felix Winters doesn’t have everyone fooled.

Tales Of An Alien Invader

Dani Rene

Inside these pages lurks the stuff of nightmares, the inky blackness of our world captured by the top authors of dark romance. Except in these stories there is no romance. No heroes. No happy endings. This is a book that has been crafted, twisted, and deformed to shred you, scare you, and possibly traumatize your mere mortal mind. Here is your last warning... no one is coming to save you if you choose to dive into the depravity.In these stories, the dark wins.Every. Single. Time.Eight corrupting tales designed to blacken your heart:Breaking Beth by Jennifer BeneCatacombs by Addison CainUsed by Cari Silverwood My Name is Jane by Zoe Blake What Lies Beneath by Yolanda OlsonSevered by Dani René A Sinner in Virtue by Eris Adderly The Hunted by Michelle Brown

Michelle P. Brown

Leslie Webster

Book accompanies 5 exhibitions. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.

The Transformation of the Roman World AD 400-900

Peter McLean

Jack Robinson

Catherine Dolle-Samuel

Andrea North-Samardzic

Robyn Johns

Patrick O’Leary

Geoff Plimmer

Now in its second edition, Managing Employee Performance and Reward continues to offer comprehensive coverage of employee performance and reward, presenting the material in a conceptually integrated way. This new edition has been substantially updated and revised by a team of specialist contributors, and includes: • An increased focus on employee engagement and the alignment between the organisation's goals and the personal goals of employees • Expanded coverage of coaching, now a leading-edge performance enhancement practice • Extensive updates reflecting the major changes in employee benefits in recent years, as organisations strive to attract and retain talent • Updated coverage of executive salaries and incentives in the contemporary post-GFC environment. This popular text is an indispensable resource for both students and managers alike. Written for a global readership, the book will continue to have particular appeal to those studying and practising people management in the Asia-Pacific region.

Concepts, Practices, Strategies

Eamonn Carrabine

Dynamically written and richly illustrated, the Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology offers the first foundational primer on visual criminology. Spanning a variety of media and visual modes, this volume assembles established researchers whose work is essential to understanding the role of the visual in criminology and emergent thinkers whose work is taking visual criminology in new directions. This book is divided into five parts that each highlight a key aspect of visual criminology, exploring the diversity of methods, techniques and theoretical approaches currently shaping the field: • Part I introduces formative positions in the developments of visual criminology and explores the different disciplines that have contributed to analysing images. • Part II explores visual representations of crime across film, graphic art, documentary, police photography, press coverage and graffiti and urban aesthetics. • Part III discusses the relationship of visual criminology to criminal justice institutions like policing, punishment and law. • Part IV focuses on the distinctive ethical problems posed by the image, reflecting on the historical development, theoretical disputes and methodological issues involved. • Part V identifies new frameworks and emergent perspectives and reflects upon the distinctive challenges and limits that can be seen in this emerging field. This book includes a vibrant colour plate section and over a hundred black and white images, breaking down the barriers between original photography and artwork, historic paintings and illustrations and modern comics and films. This interdisciplinary book will be of interest to criminologists, sociologists, visual ethnographers, art historians and those engaged with media studies.

Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology

Nicole Rafter

From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the academy, through scholarly research, but also in popular culture, through film. Criminology Goes to the Movies connects with ways in which students are already thinking criminologically through engagements with popular culture, encouraging them to use the everyday world as a vehicle for theorizing and understanding both crime and perceptions of criminality. The first work to bring a systematic and sophisticated criminological perspective to bear on crime films, Rafter and Brown’s book provides a fresh way of looking at cinema, using the concepts and analytical tools of criminology to uncover previously unnoticed meanings in film, ultimately making the study of criminological theory more engaging and effective for students while simultaneously demonstrating how theories of crime circulate in our mass-mediated worlds. The result is an illuminating new way of seeing movies and a delightful way of learning about criminology. Instructor's Guide

Crime Theory and Popular Culture

Criminology Goes to the Movies

Ally Michelle

UnknownI watch him from the shadows, capturing his essence through a tiny lens. Every inch of his skin I have committed to memory, I know his body as well as my own.I'm waiting for the right moment to let him catch sight of me. Just like the way he seized my attention so long ago. Thomas Unease and fear are my constant companion; a side effect of the eyes I can sense on me, watching my every move. I don't know how to make the feeling stop. The not knowing if someone is lurking out there, just waiting for me to drop my guard is making me lose my mind.MasonI wish I could tell Thomas how he makes me feel. The feelings that I hide are consuming me, making it harder to face him.I've wanted him for years, but never found the strength to admit the truth. The lie is getting harder to tell, and every day I feel myself starting to slip.

In Plain Sight

Michelle Pace

Eleven authors band together to show you love in its truest, most forbidden form.Only when Burnt Embers rise from Cinder & Smoke can you find Absolution from the Indiscriminate. When Becoming Mrs. Ryan is solely possible by crossing into the unknown. Join the Blood Brothers as they bind together while Keeping Secrets from The Thief & The Liar. And in the Encore, sweet, somber songs of Melancholia can we truly find the meaning of Caim.Love is Strange: A Taboo Anthology for the Ocean Conservancy.**All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the Ocean Conservancy. https: //oceanconservancy.org/**

A Taboo Anthology

Love Is Strange

John S. Heywood

Although performance pay is used in many industrialized nations, the structure and success of this pay system vary widely depending on the institutions, regulatory framework, and legal settings of each country. This book makes the details and effects of these local variations clear for the first time. World-renowned experts on the programs in their respective countries provide in-depth analyses of performance pay in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Brazil. They draw out common themes across the countries, as well as country-specific determinants of the use of performance pay and its level of success.

Michelle Brown

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