Liam Bentley had always been a man who knew what he wanted. And when he discovered that Regan Holmes had given birth to his son seven years ago, he wanted her to be his wife! When Regan had first met Liam she'd been awed by his power, by his ambition, by his sexual prowess. Now she was older, wiser and ought to know better. But somehow when he demanded "Marry me," she still found herself saying yes!

Jessica had hoped never to see him again... Luke, a successful young business analyst and old friend of Jessica’s stepmother, came to England to save Jessica’s father’s bank, and she fell in love with him at first sight. But on the night of her father’s sudden, tragic death, Jessica found Luke and her stepmother locked in a passionate embrace! So she left him, keeping a dark secret: she was carrying his baby. She never suspected that four years later, he would hatch a scheme to bring her back!

Rena’s father has demanded that Rena marry Ford and leave home. She is at a loss for words. Her father, a Texan ranch owner, has never forgiven her for her mother’s death in childbirth. She’s always felt unloved. His land gripped by a drought, Ford, the owner of a neighboring ranch, has offered to buy a fertile piece of her father’s land. Her father agrees, but on one condition?Ford must marry Rena. To be a pawn in her father’s plans doesn’t sit right with her. She can’t even imagine marrying under such circumstances…but perhaps Ford can stoke her imagination!

"The Jesuit review of faith and culture," Nov. 13, 2017-

Contributed articles with reference to Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Indian indigenous societies are especially known for their elaborate rituals, which offer an excellent chance for studying religion as practice. However, few detailed ethnographic works exist on the ritual practices of these societies. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jharkhand, India this book offers insights into contemporary, previously not described rituals of the Santal, one of the largest indigenous societies of Central India. Its focus lies on culturally specific notions of place as articulated and created during these rituals. In three chapters the book discusses how the Santal "make place" on different local, regional and global levels through their rituals: They reaffirm their ancestral roots in their land during large sacrificial rituals. They offer sacrifices to the dangerous deities of the forest in exchange for rain. And they claim their region to be a "Santal region" through large festivals celebrated in sacred groves, which they link to national and global discourses of indigeneity and environmentalism. Through an analysis of the rituals of a specific society, this book addresses broader issues. It presents an example of how to study religion as a practical activity. It portrays culture-specific perceptions of the environment. And last, the book underlines the potential that lies in choosing place as a lens to study social phenomena in context.