Download or read book Love Inspired Suspense Sept 2023 Box Set Cold Case Revenge Mountain Abduction Rescue Big Sky Secrets Wyoming Ranch Ambush Baby Rescue Missi written by Lisa Childs and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 1167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired Suspense brings you six titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith in one value-packed bundle! Cold Case Revenge - Jessica R. Patch (A Pacific Northwest K-9 story) When Nick Rossi's three-year-old daughter disappears, it's up to Special Agent Ruby Orton and her K-9 to find her. But once they locate the child, it's an eerie echo of a decades-old case involving Nick's sister. And someone's killing to keep the past a secret... Mountain Abduction Rescue - Darlene L. Turner (A Crisis Rescue Team novel) When her son is kidnapped by a serial arsonist out for revenge, park warden Hazel Hoyt must team up with firefighter Mitchell Booth to track down her missing child. But with danger closing in on all sides, can they survive long enough to save her son? Big Sky Secrets - Amity Steffen After his ex drops off his surprise toddler son, then turns up dead, rancher Eric Montgomery enlists the help of a former family friend. Will private investigator Cassie Anderson be able to untangle the lethal mysteries tied to Eric's past before he becomes the next victim? Wyoming Ranch Ambush - Sommer Smith Evie Langford's move to Wyoming is meant to be a fresh start...until her ex-boyfriend's death makes her the target of a kingpin. Accused of having money stolen from the crime boss, Evie needs cowboy Beau Thorpe's protection before she pays for a crime she didn't commit. Baby Rescue Mission - Lisa Childs Discovering a young mother dead and her baby missing is Child Protective Services Investigator Renae Potter's worst nightmare. Desperate to find the infant, Renae turns to single dad and State Trooper Clark Mayweather. But even after they find the little boy, the danger is just beginning. With a killer after them, Clark races to protect Renae and the baby and uncover the murderer - before the killer finds them... Kidnapped in Kansas - Jennifer Brown Holly Shipley's sleepy hometown should be a safe place for her child-star daughter - until five-year-old Georgia goes missing at the county fair. Now Holly has twenty-four hours to pay her ex-husband a ransom she doesn't have. With the clock ticking down, neighbour cop Ryan Oldham is her only hope. But when Holly becomes a target, can Ryan reunite mother and daughter...before this day becomes their last?

Download or read book Love Inspired Suspense April 2023 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Mary Alford and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: AMISH WILDERNESS SURVIVAL by Mary Alford To find her missing brother, Leora Mast must first survive the danger that followed her to Montana. She finds an unexpected ally in Fletcher Shetler…but unraveling the truth behind her brother’s disappearance will be harder than she ever imagined. Can they stay alive long enough to save her brother? YOSEMITE FIRESTORM By Tanya Stowe Park ranger Olivia Chatham and search-and-rescue leader Hayden Bryant lead a group of climbers to safety from a raging inferno in Yosemite, but killers have orders to destroy all witnesses to their crime…including Olivia. Can Olivia and Hayden get to safety before the flames and killers get to them? WYOMING COLD CASE SECRETS by Sommer Smith When Brynn Evans learns she was adopted as an infant, she begins digging into her past…and finds a killer intent on stopping her. Brynn’s mysterious background is just the kind of challenge private investigator Avery Thorpe can’t resist, but is revealing old secrets worth their lives? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense April 2023 Box Set – 1 of 2

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Download or read book Love Inspired Suspense August 2024 Box Set 1 of 2 Montana Abduction Rescue Ambush In The Mountains Showdown In The Rockies written by Mary Alford and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense — Courage. Danger. Faith. Montana Abduction Rescue - Jodie Bailey Following the death of a crime boss he put behind bars, Ian Carpenter leaves witness protection — and runs right into an ambush. To escape assailants bent on revenge, he turns to his former handler, US marshal Meadow Ames, and her K-9 partner. But the stakes grow higher when Ian’s cousin is abducted. With threats closing in, can they rescue a kidnapped teen...and stop the criminals for good? Ambush In The Mountains - Mary Alford Helping a pregnant woman he comes across in a mountain storm puts Axel Sterling right into the path of ruthless human traffickers. Now it’s up to the ex-soldier and his dog to keep Summer and her unborn baby safe from the abductors she’s finally escaped. But between the icy wilderness and the armed gunmen following them at every turn, one wrong move could cost Axel and Summer their lives. Showdown In The Rockies - Kathleen Tailer When their helicopter is shot out of the sky after they discover a drug operation, Detective Flynn Denning — along with her nephew and her ex-boyfriend Derek King — is stranded in the unforgiving Colorado mountains. They’ll need to rely on Derek’s military skills to survive the treacherous conditions and the assailants on their trail. But with the cartel dead set on eliminating any witnesses to their operation, this mission might be their last...

Download or read book Love Inspired Suspense Box Set August 2024 Montana Abduction Rescue Showdown In The Rockies Guarding His Secret Son Hunted By A Kill written by Laura Scott and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense — Courage. Danger. Faith. Montana Abduction Rescue - Jodie Bailey Kidnappers out for vengeance...can a K-9 team stop them? Following the death of a crime boss he put behind bars, Ian Carpenter leaves witness protection — and runs right into an ambush. To escape assailants bent on revenge, he turns to his former handler, US marshal Meadow Ames, and her K-9 partner. But the stakes grow higher when Ian’s cousin is abducted. With threats closing in, can they rescue a kidnapped teen...and stop the criminals for good? Showdown In The Rockies - Kathleen Tailer A secret cartel operation in the wilderness. A perilous winter pursuit. When their helicopter is shot out of the sky after they discover a drug operation, Detective Flynn Denning — along with her nephew and her ex-boyfriend Derek King — is stranded in the unforgiving Colorado mountains. They’ll need to rely on Derek’s military skills to survive the treacherous conditions and the assailants on their trail. But with the cartel dead set on eliminating any witnesses to their operation, this mission might be their last... Guarding His Secret Son - Laura Scott A baby is in danger...and protecting him might be deadly. After discovering that he has a son and that the baby’s mother was murdered, Chief Deputy Garrett Nichols takes infant Micah and midwife Liz Templeton on the run. He vows to protect them as they race to uncover why the baby is a target. But danger lurks around every corner and time is running out. Can they track down the truth...before the killer silences them forever? Hunted By A Killer - Laurie Winter Is she the pursuer...or the pursued? When a body was found at the edge of the bayou, police detective Charlotte Reid knew the serial killer who murdered her sister was back. And if she didn’t stop him, he’d kill again. FBI special agent Austin Walsh insisted Charlotte couldn’t do it on her own. But then the murderer gave Charlotte a deadly challenge — catch him, or she’d be his next victim... Deadly Ranch Hideout - Jenna Night Some secrets aren’t just forgotten...they’re lethal. To expose her imprisoned father’s mob associates, Monica Larson races to find the evidence he’s hidden — until a car accident leaves her without her memories. Now she must locate the information with the help of Officer Kris Volker. Determined to keep her safe from relentless attacks, Kris takes Monica to his family’s Montana ranch. But someone is dead set on keeping their secrets buried...and they won’t stop till Monica and Kris are six feet under. Ambush In The Mountains - Mary Alford Innocent lives at stake...can a former soldier and canine save them? Helping a pregnant woman he comes across in a mountain storm puts Axel Sterling right into the path of ruthless human traffickers. Now it’s up to the ex-soldier and his dog to keep Summer and her unborn baby safe from the abductors she’s finally escaped. But between the icy wilderness and the armed gunmen following them at every turn, one wrong move could cost Axel and Summer their lives.

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Download or read book Love Inspired Suspense March 2023 Box Set 1 of 2 Alaskan Avalanche Escape Detecting Secrets Deadly Vengeance written by Jodie Bailey and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense — Courage. Danger. Faith. Alaskan Avalanche Escape - Darlene L. Turner After surviving a sudden avalanche, mountain survival expert Jayla Hoyt and her search-and-rescue K-9 discover that it was no accident — someone’s deliberately triggered a mountain explosion. To uncover the culprit, she’ll have to partner with Alaska Park Ranger Bryson Clarke, a man she doesn’t trust. But when the investigators become targets, can they capture the criminal mastermind...before they’re buried alive? Detecting Secrets - Sami A. Abrams Partnered with her air scent dog and Sheriff Dennis Monroe, Marriage Family Therapist Charlotte Bradley is desperate to put an end to a black-market baby smuggling ring in Anderson County. Who is kidnapping the pregnant girls she counsels and taking their babies? As Charlotte searches for answers, she and Dennis must dodge gunfire and deadly attacks. But the sinister agenda they uncover just might include her. Deadly Vengeance - Jodie Bailey Someone has erased profiler Gabe Buchanan’s identity...and now they’re trying to kill him. And although Chief Warrant Officer Hannah Austin betrayed him in the past when she was undercover investigating his friend, now she’s his only hope to stay alive and restore his name. With the clock ticking down, can they track down the killer who wants to silence him permanently?

Download or read book A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication written by Richard Jackson Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fifth edition of A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, author Richard Jackson Harris continues his examination of how our experiences with media affect the way we acquire knowledge about the world, and how this knowledge influences our attitudes and behavior. Presenting theories from psychology and communication along with reviews of the corresponding research, this text covers a wide variety of media and media issues, ranging from the commonly discussed topics – sex, violence, advertising – to lesser-studied topics, such as values, sports, and entertainment education. The fifth and fully updated edition offers: highly accessible and engaging writing contemporary references to all types of media familiar to students substantial discussion of theories and research, including interpretations of original research studies a balanced approach to covering the breadth and depth of the subject discussion of work from both psychology and media disciplines. The text is appropriate for Media Effects, Media & Society, and Psychology of Mass Media coursework, as it examines the effects of mass media on human cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors through empirical social science research; teaches students how to examine and evaluate mediated messages; and includes mass communication research, theory and analysis.

Download or read book Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor written by Rob Nixon and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of "slow violence" to describe these threats, Rob Nixon focuses on the inattention we have paid to the attritional lethality of many environmental crises, in contrast with the sensational, spectacle-driven messaging that impels public activism today. Slow violence, because it is so readily ignored by a hard-charging capitalism, exacerbates the vulnerability of ecosystems and of people who are poor, disempowered, and often involuntarily displaced, while fueling social conflicts that arise from desperation as life-sustaining conditions erode. In a book of extraordinary scope, Nixon examines a cluster of writer-activists affiliated with the environmentalism of the poor in the global South. By approaching environmental justice literature from this transnational perspective, he exposes the limitations of the national and local frames that dominate environmental writing. And by skillfully illuminating the strategies these writer-activists deploy to give dramatic visibility to environmental emergencies, Nixon invites his readers to engage with some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

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Download or read book The Environmentalism of the Poor written by Joan Martínez-Alier and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a wonderful book rich in empirical detail, full of theoretical insights, offering hope in a bleak world, altogether inspiring. . . a tremendous achievement of having helped to create the disciplines of ecological economics and political ecology, bringing them alive in this book, and making their insights available to the developing worldwide movement for environmental justice. Pat Devine, Environmental Values Any book by the ecological economist Joan Martinez-Alier is a Big Publishing Event. . . this is a book by a writer who loves his subject, knows it well, respects its history, and is driven by the desire to do justice. These are qualities enough to send you to the bookshop or the library in search of The Environmentalism of the Poor. Andrew Dobson, Environment Politics The book is a worthy and in-depth contribution to debates about political ecology and ecological economics. It should be read by all environmental and ecological economists who wish to make their analysis more relevant. Tim Forsyth, Progress in Development Studies A marvellous combination of insight, research and activism. . . A must-read for policymakers, practitioners and academics alike, and for anyone concerned with sustainable development, environmentalism or poverty alleviation. Human Ecology Journal . . . one of the most important environmental books to have been published recently. Martinez-Alier integrates two of the most significant areas of environmental theory political ecology and ecological economics. Eurig Scandrett, Friends of the Earth Scotland The book has three main strengths: its bibliography, which is extensive; the global perspective on the environmental movement and the relationship with poverty; and the general theme of this interdisciplinary work, which is not so much to provide new information, but to consider the existing information in a new light. Martinez-Alier is to be commended for taking such a step in the literature . . . the writing style is extremely approachable . . . Recommended. B.J. Peterson, Choice [Joan] Martinez-Alier combines the honest discipline of a scholar with the passionate energy of an activist. The result, The Environmentalism of the Poor, is highly recommended! Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, College Park, US The Environmentalism of the Poor has the explicit intention of helping to establish two emerging fields of study political ecology and ecological economics whilst also investigating the relations between them. The book analyses several manifestations of the growing environmental justice movement , and also of popular environmentalism and the environmentalism of the poor , which will be seen in the coming decades as driving forces in the process to achieve an ecologically sustainable society. The author studies, in detail, many ecological distribution conflicts in history and at present, in urban and rural settings, showing how poor people often favour resource conservation. The environment is thus not so much a luxury of the rich as a necessity of the poor. It concludes with the fundamental questions: who has the right to impose a language of valuation and who has the power to simplify complexity? Joan Martinez-Alier combines the study of ecological conflicts and the study of environmental valuation in a totally original approach that will appeal to a wide cross-section of academics, ecologists and environmentalists.

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Download or read book Cultural Shaping of Violence written by Myrdene Anderson and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understond or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. This volume documents violence in 22 distinct cultural settings in 17 nation-states on five continents. Internal to each society, a number of sites of violence may thrive, from the domestic sphere to social institutions and political arenas. In whatever site or guise, violence reverberates throughout the social fabric and beyond.

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