I’m an alpha. Top of the food chain. What I want, I take, simple as. And I want her. I don’t care she’s a beta, not an omega. She’s mine. I’ve wanted Neve for years, now she works for us. The problem is, I can’t keep my hands off her. And neither can Dante. I’m good with sharing, as long as I can call her mine. Beta or not, She’s the hottest woman I’ve ever seen. She’s lucky she isn’t an omega. If she was, she’d already be wearing my mark and we’d never let her out of her nest. Then her ex starts sniffing around, and he really doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into. We might wear suits now, but we haven’t forgotten the monsters within. Now they’re coming out to play… Please be aware: This is a much darker and grittier world than my other series, so readers are advised to proceed with caution. A Continuing Story: Please be aware this is a serialized romance in three parts. Keywords: paranormal romance ebooks, shifter romance kindle, alpha male, romance reads, paranormal romance, paranormal romance books for adults, Fated mates romance, shifter romance books, shifter books, omega verse book, omega verse romance, omegaverse alpha, omegaverse dystopian, omegaverse erotica, omegaverse kindle, omegaverse knot, omegaverse knotting heat, omegaverse paranormal romance

She must betray his trust to achieve her mission. But fooling an alien warrior comes with a price. A guest of the Lathar, Jane hasn’t forgotten she’s a hard as nails marine. Tasked with finding a way to beat the technologically-advanced aliens, she needs to find answers for her superiors... before they arm the nukes and doom the human race. Just one problem. A scarily-sexy alpha male alien warrior with long hair and a sexy growl. He wants her for his mate and time is running out. Both to get the intel she needs, and to stay out of his bed. Because once he gets her there, she knows she’ll never want to leave... A beautiful stowaway is the last thing he needs, but everything he’s ever wanted. Karryl has wanted Jane from the moment he saw her. The human soldier is feisty and dangerous, everything he wants in a female. He knows she desires him, but she resists his claim. Called away on a mission into a dangerous part of space, an unexpected stowaway puts a crimp in his plans. Ego says she followed him, sense says she’s a spy. He’ll finish his mission and get her back to the safety of Lathar Prime. He’ll make her body burn in his bed, get the truth out of her… and claim her as his mate. But no plan survives contact with the enemy. They must contend with a crash landing, a case of amnesia, and an enemy who think it would be better if Karryl took a long walk out of a short airlock… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, Alpha Male

Who counts as an American Indian? Which groups qualify as Indian tribes? These questions have become increasingly complex in the past several decades, and federal legislation and the rise of tribal-owned casinos have raised the stakes in the ongoing debate. In this revealing study, historian Mark Edwin Miller describes how and why dozens of previously unrecognized tribal groups in the southeastern states have sought, and sometimes won, recognition, often to the dismay of the Five Tribes—the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles. Miller explains how politics, economics, and such slippery issues as tribal and racial identity drive the conflicts between federally recognized tribal entities like the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and other groups such as the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy that also seek sovereignty. Battles over which groups can claim authentic Indian identity are fought both within the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Federal Acknowledgment Process and in Atlanta, Montgomery, and other capitals where legislators grant state recognition to Indian-identifying enclaves without consulting federally recognized tribes with similar names. Miller’s analysis recognizes the arguments on all sides—both the scholars and activists who see tribal affiliation as an individual choice, and the tribal governments that view unrecognized tribes as fraudulent. Groups such as the Lumbees, the Lower Muscogee Creeks, and the Mowa Choctaws, inspired by the civil rights movement and the War on Poverty, have evolved in surprising ways, as have traditional tribal governments. Describing the significance of casino gambling, the leader of one unrecognized group said, “It’s no longer a matter of red; it’s a matter of green.” Either a positive or a negative development, depending on who is telling the story, the casinos’ economic impact has clouded what were previously issues purely of law, ethics, and justice. Drawing on both documents and personal interviews, Miller unravels the tangled politics of Indian identity and sovereignty. His lively, clearly argued book will be vital reading for tribal leaders, policy makers, and scholars.

This book examines the process by which presidential nominees are selected in U.S. , describing the evolution of the presidential nomination system from its original conception of letting the voters decide to its current form in which the race is usually over before the first vote is cast.

A 2019 Thriller Award Finalist! From USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson comes a chilling psychological thriller based on the real Slenderman mysteries. He's not real, just a monster from a story. But he can still hurt you, stab you, take you as his own... When he calls to you in the night, how far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn't exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, created by Alice's own father in a series of popular graphic novels. Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger could: her scars, her fears, and the bits of her she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but Mister Tender is never far behind. He will come with a smile that seduces, and a dark whisper in her ear... A riveting psychological thriller in the vein of Alex Marwood and inspired by the Slender Man case, Mister Tender's Girl plunges you into a world of haunting memories and the dark, unseen real, leaving you guessing until the harrowing end. Carter Wilson's critically acclaimed suspense novel is: Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Alex Marwood A chilling book inspired by the Slenderman case For readers who enjoy inspired by real-life mysteries and psychological thrillers

This book examines Southerners' claims to loyal citizenship in the reunited nation after the American Civil War. Southerners - male and female; elite and non-elite; white, black, and American Indian - disagreed with the federal government over the obligations citizens owed to their nation and the obligations the nation owed to its citizens. Susanna Michele Lee explores these clashes through the operations of the Southern Claims Commission, a federal body that rewarded compensation for wartime losses to Southerners who proved that they had been loyal citizens of the Union. Lee argues that Southerners forced the federal government to consider how white men who had not been soldiers and voters, and women and racial minorities who had not been allowed to serve in those capacities, could also qualify as loyal citizens. Postwar considerations of the former Confederacy potentially demanded a reconceptualization of citizenship that replaced exclusions by race and gender with inclusions according to loyalty.

Seeking a legend is one thing. Claiming him will be a whole different animal. Wolf shifter and blacksmith Sten Sørensen has been hunting for proof of King Arthur’s existence for a long time. Now that the clues finally seem to be coming together, nothing will throw him off the scent. All he needs is someone who can confirm the sword’s provenance when he finds it. “I know just the guy,” said his American cousin. “Best metal man in the northern hemisphere.” Also the most uptight, annoying know-it-all Sten’s ever had the misfortune to want in his bed. + Wolf shifter and forensic metallurgist Guillaume St. George is the best. This is simply a fact. If some giant Norwegian blowhard wants his expertise, he will have to accept it. And agree upon a payment as big as his roguish grin. Guillaume is going to need the promise of that reward to remind him to keep this trip strictly professional. Because if there’s anything that makes him want to roll over and bare his belly, it’s a modern-day Viking on a quest. CLAIMING HIS PRIZE is the 3rd novel of the SHIFT & SEEK m/m shifter series. Tropes: opposites attract, alpha/beta, forced proximity, secret identity Content Notes: This story involves depictions/descriptions of alcohol consumption, a D/s dynamic, theft, terrorism, use of weapons, injury, limb loss, and attempted murder.

Developments in biotechnology, such as cloning and the decoding of the human genome, are generating questions and choices that traditionally have fallen within the realm of religion and philosophy: the definition of human life, human vs. divine control of nature, the relationship between human and non-human life, and the intentional manipulation of the mechanisms of life and death. In Claiming Power over Life, eight contributors challenge policymakers to recognize the value of religious views on biotechnology and discuss how best to integrate the wisdom of the Christian and Jewish traditions into public policy debates. Arguing that civic discourse on the subject has been impoverished by an inability to accommodate religious insights productively, they identify the ways in which religious thought can contribute to policymaking. Likewise, the authors challenge religious leaders and scholars to learn about biotechnology, address the central issues it raises, and participate constructively in the moral debates it engenders. The book will be of value to policymakers, religious leaders, ethicists, and all those interested in issues surrounding the intersection of religion and biotechnology policy.

She doesn’t need love. She’s getting cats. Lots of them. She absolutely doesn’t need a sexy alien making her think of happily ever afters... Elise doesn’t need a man, she has enough with her job and ensuring her brother, the President, stays out of trouble. Or, at the very least, doesn’t get humanity into an intergalactic war it can’t win. She doesn’t have time for herself, never mind love, so when sexy alien Cade turns up in the bar she’s drowning her sorrows in, she absolutely shouldn’t take him home… Or kiss him. Because kissing him reveals he has more than a few secrets. Like he’s… what the hell is she going to do with an innocent twenty-something alien who kisses like a god? When he fights tigers bare-handed, putting his life on the line for those weaker than himself? Well, there’s only so much a girl can take... She’s the beauty to his beast and his fated mate. How does he tell her the monster inside him could get them both killed? Cade’s seen two planets in his life and his farm was nothing like Earth. It’s loud, chaotic and he’s a fish not only out of water but off-planet and sucking deep space vacuum. The scent of his mate changes everything. She’s tiny, delicate… everything he’s not. She’s his opposite, but she’s the home he never expected to find. He doesn’t care what it takes, he’ll make her see they’re perfect for each other. Until she’s taken from him and the monster inside him takes charge. He will save her, but revealing what he is to the Empire could get them both killed...