Grizz When I lay eyes on curvy, sunshiny Hannah, I think I’ve finally met The One, but then she drops a bombshell—she’s only here to inspect a plot of land for some fancy lodge her boss wants to build. There’s no way in hell I’ll let anyone mess with the wildlife that calls these mountains home, so I decide to show her that this town has more to offer than million-dollar views. Luckily for me, she gets roped into the local charity auction by her realtor, giving me the perfect opportunity to bid on her and take her on a tour of the mountains and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, hoping that will be enough to convince her to build the lodge somewhere else. But while I’m trying to make her fall head over heels for the beauty of Bearclaw Ridge, I’m starting to fall for her. I can’t, though. How can I possibly love a woman who goes against everything I believe in? Auctioned To the Grumpy Mountain Man is a short and steamy instalove romance full of heat and heart with NO cliffhanger, NO cheating, and a Guaranteed HEA. This book is part of Men of Bearclaw Ridge, a steamy instalove romance series set in a small mountain town where every insanely hot guy finds a curvy woman to love.

Quinn When my best friend ropes me into organizing a charity auction, I see it as the perfect excuse to spend more time with him. I’ve been carrying a torch for Bear practically forever. He’s the one who sets my soul on fire, even if he’s clueless about it and shattered my heart once before. Unfortunately, I’m not the only girl who sees how irresistible Bear is. If I don’t want to risk losing him, I’ll have to make him see just how perfect we could be together. Bear Ever been so close to someone it was like you were attached at the hip? That was Quinn and me... until I screwed it up by moving away. Somehow, we held our friendship together, and every day, I count myself lucky. Now that she’s back by my side, I’m all in. Whatever she needs, I’ll give it to her. That’s what friends do for each other, right? Except, I don’t know if ‘just friends’ is going to cut it anymore. Every moment with her is an endless freefall into feelings I’m too afraid to name. I want her, but am I willing to risk everything we’ve rebuilt for a chance at love? Friend Zone to End Zone with the Mountain Man is a short and steamy instalove romance full of heat and heart with NO cliffhanger, NO cheating, and a Guaranteed HEA. This book is part of Men of Bearclaw Ridge, a steamy instalove romance series set in a small mountain town where every insanely hot guy finds a curvy woman to love.

Escaping seemed like a smart idea at the time…until I find myself sold to the mountain man. Trace The last thing I expected when I peered into the rust bucket filled with scrap metal was a little slip of a thing staring back at me. But when she mouthed at me to keep quiet, I did the only thing I could think of. I bought the whole vehicle, even the little runaway. Now I just have to figure out what to do with her. I can’t send her back to the world she came from. But she can’t stay here in my cabin, making it feel like a home and filling my mind with filthy thoughts. Besides, I’m too rough and too old for a sweet thing like her. Molly I didn’t think through my escape from the tower. I only knew I had to get away from the arranged marriage. I never expected that hitching a ride would end with me being sold to a rough mountain man. Trace isn’t anything like he looks. I thought he’d be mean and cruel but he’s kind and thoughtful. The least I can do to thank him is make his little rundown cabin feel more like a home. Then I’ll be on my way. Except that when I try to go, he won’t let me leave. Could it be this rough mountain man has feelings for me too? If you love a determined alpha male with a protective streak and a big heart, it’s time to meet Trace in Sold to the Mountain Man. Courage County mountain men love curves! These flannel-wearing, wood-cutting lumberjack men are gruff and grumpy. But underneath it all, they have hearts of gold just waiting to be uncovered by the curvy women they claim. Cuddle up with these sexy new book boyfriends from Mia Brody today!

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems. In a time where the humanities are viewed as in decline or in threat of collapse altogether, this book enacts and extends the best of the humanities toward prevailing challenges within the complex realities of our current cultural moment. The book presents how the humanities can contribute to humanizing business and management. It explores and discusses various ways to integrate the views and approaches of the humanities in business and management research, practice, and education responding to the unprecedented challenges of the Anthropocene. The relations between humanities and social sciences is also discussed, as models and theories of business and management are based on insights of social sciences. The book is an outcome of the “Humanities for Business” project of Princeton University Faith and Work Initiative, the European SPES Institute, Leuven, and the Business Ethics Center of Corvinus University of Budapest. It is of great value to researchers, students, policy makers and research institutions interested in using humanities for renewing and humanizing business and management.

The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book's great value. Grades 4-12.

FIELD & STREAM, America’s largest outdoor sports magazine, celebrates the outdoor experience with great stories, compelling photography, and sound advice while honoring the traditions hunters and fishermen have passed down for generations.