Supermodel turned marketing executive Miranda Sinclair Newman is pregnant, and she discovers her ex-fiancé's secret: He has a rare form of blood cancer that was found in his blood work while preparing to get his marriage license. That revelation sets off a chain of events that will cause him and Miranda an emotional and heartbreaking dilemma. Presented with all the facts, she is confused about what to do next. She still desperately loves her ex, Alex Anderson, who was her first love and mentor. But there is no denying that Matthew Newman is her soulmate that she adores more than life itself. She needed to think about her innocent baby twins and what was right to do by both men she loved so much in her heart and soul. She prays about what to do so she doesn't lose either of the men she can't live without. She decides to propose for the three of them to enter into a private arrangement where they will live together and raise the twins so no one has to be cut out of her life. Because with her gift of ESP, she knows they both have a very good chance of being the biological father of the twins she's carrying. The only other option for her is to annul her quickie marriage to Matt and raise her twins as a single mother. With her world that has been turned upside down by both men who are tearing her heart apart emotionally. Her only hope is if they love her enough not to want to give her up and go along with the conditions of the arrangement. It turns out after doing a lot of soul searching and no other options, they agree to do it because they can't imagine their world without her and the babies in it.

Tracie Peterson Delivers Bestselling Historical Fiction with Romance and Adventure Phoebe Von Bergen is excited to accompany her father when he travels from Germany to purchase sapphires in Montana. Little does she know that her father's plans--for the gemstones and his daughter--are not what they seem. Ian Harper, a lapidary working in Helena, finds the young woman staying at the Broadwater Hotel more than a little intriguing. Yet the more he gets to know her, the more he realizes that her family story is based on a lie--a lie she has no knowledge of. And Ian believes he knows the only path that will lead her to freedom. Meeting Ian has changed everything. Phoebe is determined to stay in America, regardless of her father's plans. But she may not be prepared for the unexpected danger as the deception begins to unravel.

Jon Raine is now a Nisse and lost in the hinterlands of Sol. Accompanied by his wife Princess Erika Nisse the Princess Royal and guarded by the newly formed Messian Guard they travel to the Valley of Laeringsted the School of the Blademasters. Jon must go there to fulfill the dictates of an ancient Faeian prophecy. On their journey they encounter the mysterious Aiken Drum. Will Jon learn enough from Aiken Drum to get him to the fabled Laeringsted? Will Jon be able to fulfill this part of the prophecy? There cannot be a Black Messiah without him first becoming a Blademaster. Will Jon have the strength to endure the trials? Is it possible that his new found friend Janus Welundson is a Troll, and can he really be a Troll and a Rumpelstilzchen?

Pliny the Younger's nine-book Epistles is a masterpiece of Roman prose. Often mined as a historical and pedagogical sourcebook, this collection of 'private' letters is now finding recognition as a rich and rewarding work in its own right. The second book is a typically varied yet taut suite of miniatures, including among its twenty letters the trial of Marius Priscus and Pliny's famous portrait of his Laurentine villa. This edition, the first to address a complete book of Epistles in over a century, presents a Latin text together with an introduction and commentary intended for students, teachers and scholars. With clear linguistic explanations and full literary analysis, it invites readers to a fresh appreciation of Pliny's lettered art.

This book presents a wide-ranging overview of Aristotle's political thought that makes him come alive as a philosopher who can speak to our own times. Beginning with a critique of subjectivist accounts of well-being, Kraut goes on to assess Aristotle's objective and universalistic account ofeudaimonia and excellent activity. He offers a detailed interpretation of Aristotle's conception of justice in the Nicomachean Ethics, and then turns to the major themes of the Politics: the political nature of human beings, the city's priority over the individual, the justification of slavery, thedefence of the family and property, the pluralistic nature of cities and the need for their unification, the distinction between good citizenship and full virtue, the value and limits of popular control over elites, the corrosive effects of poverty and wealth, the critique of democratic conceptionsof freedom and equality, and the radically egalitarian institutions of the ideal society. Aristotle's political philosophy, as Kraut reads it, provides a model of the way in which a rich understanding of human well-being can guide the amelioration of a world in which agreement about the human goodis rarely, if ever, achieved.

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: Economics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2017 Develop your students' knowledge of themes 3 and 4 of the Edexcel specification and put theory into context with focused case studies and practice activities. Maximise their potential in Edexcel A level Economics A with this Edexcel-endorsed textbook, which includes topic-by-topic guidance from Peter Smith: - Keep your students' up to date with the rapidly changing world: new exciting case studies will help them analyse and evaluate - Build their quantitative skills with worked examples and practice activities throughout the book - Ensure they can explain key economic concepts and issues accurately and effectively: learn the key terms throughout the text and in the theme-by-theme glossaries - Feel confident in their exam skills: put what they learn into practice with activities and practice questions

Secure property rights are central to economic development and stable government, yet difficult to create. Relying on surveys in Russia from 2000 to 2012, Timothy Frye examines how political power, institutions, and norms shape property rights for firms. Through a series of simple survey experiments, Property Rights and Property Wrongs explores how political power, personal connections, elections, concerns for reputation, legal facts, and social norms influence property rights disputes from hostile corporate takeovers to debt collection to renationalization. This work argues that property rights in Russia are better seen as an evolving bargain between rulers and rightholders than as simply a reflection of economic transition, Russian culture, or a weak state. The result is a nuanced view of the political economy of Russia that contributes to central debates in economic development, comparative politics, and legal studies.