Whip-smart and laser-focused, Piper’s never had a shred of doubt about her talent for medicine. She won’t let anything stop her from becoming a doctor. Not the kids who’ve written her off as a nerdy know-it-all, not the death of her beloved father, and certainly not the secession that transformed her Pacific Northwest home into the nation of Cascadia. But when her family disappears and she’s branded a criminal, Piper’s future is flatlined in a heartbeat. Driven into hiding, she learns that wealthy American climate refugees have been buying their way across Cascadia’s closed border. Even more sinister, someone is deporting the nation’s poor to make room for them. If Piper is ever to see her family again, she’ll have to rally every scrap of her battered grit to decipher who’s behind the disappearances. But those responsible will stop at nothing to protect their secrets, and Piper’s only hope may be the very boy whose family displaced her own. The McCall Initiative is a story told in serial form. If you’re a fan of edge-of-your-seat dystopian thrillers with a twist of romance, you’ll love Lisa Nowak’s glimpse at a future that’s all too plausible. Great for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Legend. Get it Now! Includes episodes 1-3 (Deception, Revelation, Conspiracy) of the ten-part, first season of The McCall Initiative serial. Approximately 228 pages or 75,000 words. Season 1 is now complete.

What if the Pacific Northwest seceded from the United States? In 2063, it has.The climate crisis that's devastated all but the Northwest corner of the U.S. is the only reality Piper Hall has ever known. She doesn't waste a thought on that, the secession that created Cascadia, or the closed border, erected to keep out climate refugees. With her family impoverished by her father's death, she's driven by just one goal--winning a scholarship to college and later med school.When Piper's little brother starts talking about poor people vanishing, she's convinced the stories are just rumors. Then she comes home to an empty house. Branded a criminal and forced into hiding, Piper must fight for her freedom, her family, and her future. But those responsible for the disappearances will stop at nothing to protect their secrets, and the only person who can help might be the very boy whose family has displaced her own.The McCall Initiative is a story told in serial form. If you're a fan of edge-of-your-seat dystopian thrillers with a twist of romance, you'll love Lisa Nowak's glimpse at a future that's all too plausible. Great for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Legend.Download your copy today to get a look behind Cascadia's closed border.Includes episodes 1.1-1.3 (Deception, Revelation, Conspiracy) of the nine-part, first season of The McCall Initiative serial. Approximately 228 pages or 75,000 words.

Piper and her friends have finally gotten to the bottom of the disappearances, but in the process they’ve uncovered a conspiracy far deeper than they ever imagined. Now it’s up to them to save the president’s life—and the future of Cascadia. But when things don’t go quite as planned, they’re faced with challenges that test them to the limits and push them into making a terrifying decision. Includes episodes 4-6 (Liberation, Requisition, Desperation) of the ten-part, first season of The McCall Initiative serial. Approximately 365 pages or 119,600 words. Season 1 is now complete!

Shedding light on current transformations in payment mechanisms and transparency of hospital performance data and prices, this volume of Advances in Health Care Management presents findings on hospital profitability, cost, and organizational structures.