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Lurking beneath the veil of reality, a supernatural war threatens to consume the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. The Illumin, messengers of light, strive to protect the city's human inhabitants from the vicious Shades. Banished from their natural world, the Shades carve out a restless existence among us. The powerful Raven family stands between the warring Shades and Illumin, struggling to maintain a delicate balance while ensuring that everyone else remains unaware. In the nearby town of Wheelbarrow Creek, an Aztec relic makes its way into Matthew Gillard's hands, unlocking an evil with the power to bring back the dead. Impossible to control, the relic bends him to its will. Now Raven, Shade, and Illumin hunt after this newfound threat. Shadeskin is an urban fantasy anthology born from the minds of three authors. The five stories contained within build a world of light and shadow ready for the daring reader to explore.
A new power is rising in Shreveport, escalating tensions between Shade and Illumin. Every Shade in the city feels this shift and works to carve out their own section in the new order. The Raven family unites against their growing enemies to prepare for the upcoming war. Still recovering from the wounds of betrayal, the Ravens wrestle with painful memories of their losses, set aside old feuds, and reforge their alliance with the Illumin. In the end, all may succumb to this powerful force that threatens the city. In the second installment of the Shadeskin Anthology, two authors interlace stories of ancient beings and their impact on the human race set against the backdrop of a Louisiana city.
Hannah and Lisa have just one rule—no boys, no distractions. On paper, Hannah O’Brian has it all. Scholarships to not just one, but two, prestigious summer intensives, parents ready to support her dream of becoming a professional dancer and a cute boy sending her sweet texts. When the opportunity to compete in an international ballet competition arrives, Hannah has to decide if she’s brave enough to finally make the leap to the big leagues. Or will a certain someone with a pair of warm brown eyes distract her at just the wrong time? For Lisa Hamasaki, everything makes more sense when you make a pros and cons list. Pro—if she can keep her grades up, her parents might just let her go w...
Hannah’s about to get everything she’s ever wanted… but one wrong move could send it all crashing down. This is going to be the best summer vacation ever. Hannah can’t decide which is more exciting—the prospect of six weeks of pure ballet with Lisa by her side, or spending that time with her new boyfriend. But it turns out the wider ballet world isn’t the same as her small-town studio. Mean girls, jealousy, and an injury she’d like to keep under wraps haunt what should be bliss. Can Hannah keep it together long enough to see her dreams come true? She may be the baby of the family, but Katy Quinn is ready to step out of the shadows cast by her big brothers and talented best frie...
Descendants of Thomas Dunn (ca. 1760-1839) and Margaret (Beeler) Smith (ca. 1760-1846) of Speedwell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee and particu- larly those of two of his sons, Francis Dunn (1795-1815) and Joseph Dunn (1800-1863). Francis Dunn married three times. His wives were Polly Lynch, Elizabeth Bolinger and Eva Talitha. He had three child- ren with his first wife, ten with the second and one with his third wife. Seven were born in Claiborne Co., Tennessee and the rest in Arkansas. Joseph Dunn married Catherine (1808-1860's) and they had eight children. They lived in Charleston, Franklin Co., Arkansas.
After nearly two decades in prison, high school gridiron great Dan Parrish returns to his hometown in rural Kansas with nothing more than a duffel bag and a desire to quietly get on with his life. But picking up the pieces in a place where he was once revered isn’t as easy as he hoped, especially for a convicted felon in the Bible Belt. And in no time Dan has landed squarely in the crosshairs of an old, high school nemesis, the unctuous Judge Rick Hunter who warns Dan to “leave Echo now or be sent back where you came from.” When Dan is offered a dream job—a coaching staff position with the Echo Junior College football team—he must decide between accepting the offer and risking his ...
Ever since she was a small child, Helma Swan, the daughter of a Northwest Coast chief, loved and learned the music of her people. As an adult she began to sing, even though traditionally Makah singers had been men. How did such a situation develop? In her own words, Helma Swan tells the unusual story of her life, her music, and how she became a singer. An excellent storyteller, she speaks of both musical and non-musical activities and events. In addition to discussing song ownership and other Makah musical concepts, she describes songs, dances, and potlatch ceremonies; proper care of masks and costumes; and changing views of Native music education. More generally, she speaks of cultural chan...
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A “blessedly unromantic” portrait of real women’s lives in the contemporary American West (Kathleen Norris). This wide-ranging collection of essays and poetry reveals the day-to-day lives and experiences of a diverse collection of women in the western United States, from Buddhists in Nebraska to Hutterites in South Dakota to “rodeo moms.” A woman chooses horse work over housework; neighbors pull together to fight a raging wildfire; a woman rides a donkey across Colorado to raise money after the tragedy at Columbine. Women recall harmony found at a drugstore, at a powwow, in a sewing circle. Lively, heartfelt, urgent, enduring, Crazy Woman Creek celebrates community—connections built or strengthened by women that unveil a new West.
As the importance of electronic and digital devices in the provision of healthcare increases, so does the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to make the most of the new technical possibilities which have become available. This book presents the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2016. This biennial international conference provides one of the most important opportunities for healthcare professionals from around the world to gather and exchange expertise in the research and practice of both basic and applied nursing informatics. The theme of this 13th conference is eHealth for All: Every Level Collaboration – From Project to Realization. The book includes all full papers, as well as workshops, panels and poster summaries from the conference. Subjects covered include a wide range of topics, from robotic assistance in managing medication to intelligent wardrobes, and from low-cost wearables for fatigue and back stress management to big data analytics for optimizing work processes, and the book will be of interest to all those working in the design and provision of healthcare today.