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Bertie
Do not fear change. Seek to learn what you do not know… Hubert ‘Bertie’ Thwaites is struggling with the Chinese bureaucracy and their refusal to approve his employer’s plan to establish a rail line from Shanghai to Beijing. Understands even less why Feng Shui—or what it even is—keeps being thrown up as the reason why a railway can’t be constructed. As his frustration grows, Bertie fears that the whole project might fail before its even begun, but he isn’t prepared to accept defeat yet. Pointed in the direction of two Feng Shui Masters’ with the political clout he needs, Bertie doesn’t hesitate to seek them out. But what he learns is more than the information needed to get...
Dangerous Love
Secrets have been revealed and the dangers that lie hidden in Gou’s world are now known to Jamie. But even after experiencing that danger first-hand, he still promises to stay… a promise that Jamie soon begins to regret making. Kyoto’s streets might be quiet, but Gou’s enemies haven’t disappeared. And when Jamie is threatened once more by those behind the attack in Nara, he needs to decide whether to tell Gou about it or not. Decide whether to seek his lover’s protection or fight the men off himself. Mistakes are made. Trust is shattered. Will their love survive, or will it become another casualty of the conflict raging in Kyoto? Dangerous Love is the second book in The Yakuza and the English Teacher Series, a dark romance that involves a young New Zealand ESOL teacher falling in love with an older man with dangerous secrets. It features a friend to lovers age gap romance, tattoo worship, stubborn men dealing with a clash of cultures, dangerous encounters, torn loyalties, an unscheduled trip back to New Zealand… and groveling.
Dangerous Life
His world is a dangerous one. Even more so when his enemies remain shrouded in the shadows of their world and continue to threaten the lives of all those Gou holds dear to him. Like Jamie. But Jamie isn’t prepared to remain sidelined and wants to take a more active role in the life that Gou leads…and that frightens Gou. He wants Jamie by his side, but he wants to keep Jamie safe too. And it might not be possible to have both. Honour. Family. Trust Three words that mean everything to Gou… But between his meddling mother, and his enemies, the decisions Gou will be forced to make could destroy his relationship with Jamie once and for all. Dangerous Life is the final book in The Yakuza and the English Teacher series, a dark romance that involves a young New Zealand ESOL teacher falling in love with an older man with dangerous secrets. It features a friends to lovers age gap romance, stubborn men, a man trying to find his place in his lovers world, dangerous encounters, and a man caught between love and honour.
Dangerous Lessons
Teaching English in Japan had always been a goal of Jamie’s once he’d finished his university studies. But scoring a job in Kyoto was like a dream come true…right up until it wasn’t. When asked to practice conversationalist English with a wealthy, older Kyoto businessman—Gou Kitayama—Jamie couldn’t say no, and he quickly struck up a friendship with his new client. A friendship that slowly evolved into something more…something Jamie hadn’t expected, nor intended to happen. He’d come to teach not fall in love. Yet Gou is no ordinary businessman, and dangerous secrets lay hidden under the expensive suits he wears. But the truth will always come out, and when it does will Jamie run or stay? And will he have a choice? Dangerous Lessons is the first book in The Yakuza and the English Teacher series, a dark romance that involves a young New Zealand ESOL teacher falling in love with an older man with dangerous secrets. It features a friends to lovers age gap romance, tattoo worship, a snarky nephew, dangerous encounters, and an unscheduled trip out of Kyoto.
Crossing the Line
Brian doesn’t do relationships…long-term commitment…or whatever you want to name it. His dates were chosen based on their usefulness and nothing more. A judge’s son, a lawyer’s daughter, or his colleague who worked in the evidence locker…anyone who’d either help him solve a case or make inconvenient evidence disappear. Because family came first and keeping his father and his cronies out of jail was a fulltime job by itself. But then his best friend Jamie returns from Japan bringing chaos to Brian’s world in the form of Kennosuke Kitayama. And what harm could come from indulging in a summer fling with the younger Japanese man? Brian could have his fun, then Kennosuke would lea...
The Constitutional School of American Public Administration
The growing ‘constitutional school’ of public administration has roots in the Federalist Papers, constitutional law, and the writings of several contemporary leaders and contributors in the field. It is comprised of a loose grouping of scholars who subscribe to the proposition that constitutions and the constitutional characteristics of a regime are key determinants of public administrative culture, institutions, organizations, personnel practices, budgetary and decision-making processes, commitment to the rule of law and human rights, and myriad aspects of overall behavior. Participants in constitutional school research believe that the ‘big questions’ in public administration canno...
Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management, including pre-event planning and mitigation, crisis leadership and emergency response, and disaster recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines; earthquakes in China; tsunamis in Indonesia, Japan, and Maldives; and bushfires in Australia. The book aims to generate discussions about improved risk reduction strategies throughout the region. It seeks to provide a comparative perspective across countries to draw lessons from three perspectives: public policy, humanitarian systems, and community engagement.
Rebellion
1899, political tensions are rising with the emergence of the Boxer Movement in Northern China, straining ties between the Chinese Imperial Government and the Eight Nations with stakes in the country. As a Captain in the Royal Marines, Alfred Cartwright is deployed to Shanghai, where he discovers more than he'd dared to dream of – Love. Not even the struggles with language or the fear of reprisals if their relationship is found out, can stop Alfred from falling for the Chinese man he encounters. But as the ant-foreigner sentiment of the Boxer Movement grows in strength, their relationship will be put to the test. Where do Alfred's loyalties lie? With the man he loves or his country, as they stand opposite each other on a battlefield neither can escape.
