Author Dr. Nelly Maseda often wonders how she became successful, but her brothers didn't. She wonders how she survived a childhood raised by a single Dominican mother on public assistance who suffered from severe mood swings, rage, promiscuous sexual behavior, and cycles of depression. While Maseda pursued her degree at Cornell University, her brothers and cousins entered into a world of substance abuse and its related criminal activities and violence. In Strangers in the Night, Maseda looks inside the dynamics of a family and describes the life of her mother, Nena her early years in the Dominican Republic, immigration to the United States in 1959, her new life in New York City, and raising her children against the backdrop of rage, depression, and a questionable home life. She also shares the trajectory of her two brothers' lives to show that lessons can be learned from their experiences. Maseda tells her mother's story from the perspective of her profession as a pediatrician to communicate to patients and others that we now live in a time where help exists to undo the damage that negative, early life experiences can do to minds and lives.

Caught in a Chicago alley crossfi re, Allie Freeman was running for her life when she slammed into Gideon Ross. A hardened bounty hunter, his job was to discover why this stranger—no different than the girl next door—was so highly desired. But unraveling what made Allie so special would take more time than he had.… Being drawn into this wanted woman's life had turned Ross into the hunted. Allie's hidden identity exposed them to a relentless killer—one, inexplicably, she was willing to die for. But she didn't know the lengths Ross would go to keep her unharmed. He wasn't willing to share her with anybody, and in this game of survival, whoever keeps their secret the longest, wins.

More than ever before, the legal system plays a vital role in virtually every aspect of the current health care system. From the congressional debate over patients' rights legislation to judicial rulings on the denial of health care services, the legal system is integrally involved in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care. This book explains how the legal system helps shape health care delivery and policy, explores new ways of looking at the relationship between law and medicine, and reflects on why it all matters. The story focuses on the judicial response to the advent of managed care, especially challenges to cost containment initiatives, and shows how the legal system has facilitated managed care's dominance over the health care system. An equally important part of the story is the evolution of the relationship between physicians and attorneys and how their mutual antagonism affects patient care. In the end, the stories come together around a strategy for reconciling the difficult health policy choices the country faces and for restoring the physician-patient relationship to the center of health care delivery.

Dulcit City, Iowa, is about to ignite with the sizzling debut of a new reality TV show that’s as daring as it is tantalizingly sexy. Meet Hamilton Peabody III, the visionary senior programming director whose scandalous past in Hollywood got him booted out of town to the heart of the heartland—and the drama is just beginning. Enter Hunk House, Hamilton’s audacious brainchild set to increase the ratings for local cable channel KRUQ—and set pulses racing. Picture six of the hottest gay men thrust together under one roof, their every move captured on camera. With each passing week, the tension mounts as one contestant faces elimination. And when desires spark and passions flare, rules are meant to be broken—especially the one about no sex. But as the steamy spectacle unfolds, will the conservative corners of Dulcit City embrace the show’s provocative premise, or will closed minds threaten to dim its dazzling allure? Amidst the frenzy, Hamilton finds himself entangled in a whirlwind of ambition and unexpected romance. Could his dreams of reclaiming the glitz and glamour of Hollywood be on the brink of realization, all while love unexpectedly knocks at the door? And what of the mysterious figure lurking in the shadows, orchestrating clandestine encounters that leave contestants breathless and craving more? With each tantalizing episode, the secrets of Hunk House unravel, promising an electrifying climax that will leave viewers tuned in and turned on.

"Strangers in the Night" features three of today's hottest, award-winning authors. This collection will appeal to fans of historical romance anthologies.

All-American playboy Jake Kelly is Chicago's conservative mayoral candidate. Heir to a dubiously obtained real estate fortune, he’s had a hard time convincing people a generous, caring heart lies beneath his cold exterior. Recent polls have him lagging behind his more family oriented Democratic opponent and his main problem seems to be Chicago’s large Hispanic constituency. Keila Diaz is a warm, sassy, left-leaning violinist of Hispanic descent. She’s struggling to make a career out of her passion for playing the violin in the city she loves. Keila needs more work and Jake needs a consultant. When a friend brings them together to come up with a music program for the city's public school system as part of Jake’s plans for education reform, sparks ignite and combust. Jake ignores he'd already met Keila once before and Keila follows his lead. When photos of the two of them dancing close at a festival mysteriously show up in local media, things get complicated. Voters love the idea of Jake and Keila together. If Jake ever owns up to the feelings he’s been so adept at tossing aside, will Keila be able to trust he wants her for the right reasons? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Feel the thrill of unexpected passion between strangers in the night…in this New York Times bestselling story collection from Linda Howard. Lake of Dreams Thea Marlow had encountered her soul mate in the depths of her overpowering, frightening dreams. Now, on the shores of a country lake, the stranger comes to her in the flesh—and lures her into a timeless love. Blue Moon Sheriff Jackson Brody knows folks get a little crazy under a full bayou moon. But on the trail of a scorching murder mystery, it’s the lawman himself who succumbs to the spell of a beautiful, mysterious stranger. White Out In the midst of an Idaho blizzard, Hope Bradshaw offers shelter to a stranger—and an instant, hungry passion flares between them. When a radio bulletin warns of a dangerous escaped convict, her blood runs cold: has desire blinded her to the risks of trusting a man who is an expert at covering his tracks?