HEIRS Vivianne Devereaux’s a witch. Of the W variety, not the B variety. She’s also a Devereaux, a fact which seems to spell death for her. On the run from a creepy, d-bag ex, who happens to be a warlock, she finds out she’s inherited an island. Sort of. It’s sort of an island and she’s sort of inherited it. Vivi has to do some work to keep that island, and naturally, the work is of the magic kind. And she’s sworn off magic. Quick Alvarez is more than head of security for Skull Point Cay. He’s the adopted son of the last island owner. By all rights, he should be the heir to the island. After all, he’s invested in seeing his adopted mother’s dreams come true. But he’s not the magic type. No, Quick’s a wolf shifter. And the island can’t be inherited by anyone who doesn’t do magic. And by damn, Quick has no magic skills. Now he’s got to protect the island from Vivianne Devereaux, while at the same time protect Vivianne from the forces that seem hellbent on killing her. The fact that he’s attracted to her, that’s not a bonus. At all. CRIMES Rissa Belgrande’s always known there was something different about her. Something that made her a damned good detective. Now she’s learning why. And it’s a doozy of a notion to wrap her head around the reasons behind her unique, not to mention strange, skills. Maze Turner is second in command of Skull Point security. He’s not meant to be a detective. Suddenly, he finds himself as an unofficial partner to a hot New Orleans detective. He’d quit, except that this mission could clear his friend Quick Alvarez. And the fact that he kinda likes this detective. A little. Maybe. Okay, maybe more than a little. SCARS Skull Point Cay is dying. The island’s suffering from natural catastrophes and the inhabitants are scared. It’s up to the Skull Point Alliance of witches and shifters to come to the rescue and discover what is stealing the island’s magic and at the same time destroying the wonderful habitat that has been enjoyed for hundreds of years! Join Quick, Vivienne, Maze, and Rissa on another adventure as they save the beloved Skull Point Cay island!

Rissa Belgrande’s always known there was something different about her. Something that made her a damned good detective. Now she’s learning why. And it’s a doozy of a notion to wrap her head around the reasons behind her unique, not to mention strange, skills. Maze Turner is second in command of Skull Point security. He’s not meant to be a detective. Suddenly, he finds himself as an unofficial partner to a hot New Orleans detective. He’d quit, except that this mission could clear his friend Quick Alvarez. And the fact that he kinda likes this detective. A little. Maybe. Okay, maybe more than a little.

Skull Point Cay is dying. The island’s suffering from natural catastrophes and the inhabitants are scared. It’s up to the Skull Point Alliance of witches and shifters to come to the rescue and discover what is stealing the island’s magic and at the same time destroying the wonderful habitat that has been enjoyed for hundreds of years! Join Quick, Vivienne, Maze, and Rissa on another adventure as they save the beloved Skull Point Cay island!

HEIRS Vivianne Devereaux’s a witch. Of the W variety, not the B variety. She’s also a Devereaux, a fact which seems to spell death for her. On the run from a creepy, d-bag ex, who happens to be a warlock, she finds out she’s inherited an island. Sort of. It’s sort of an island and she’s sort of inherited it. Vivi has to do some work to keep that island, and naturally, the work is of the magic kind. And she’s sworn off magic. Quick Alvarez is more than head of security for Skull Point Cay. He’s the adopted son of the last island owner. By all rights, he should be the heir to the island. After all, he’s invested in seeing his adopted mother’s dreams come true. But he’s not the magic type. No, Quick’s a wolf shifter. And the island can’t be inherited by anyone who doesn’t do magic. And by damn, Quick has no magic skills. Now he’s got to protect the island from Vivianne Devereaux, while at the same time protect Vivianne from the forces that seem hellbent on killing her. The fact that he’s attracted to her, that’s not a bonus. At all. CRIMES Rissa Belgrande’s always known there was something different about her. Something that made her a damned good detective. Now she’s learning why. And it’s a doozy of a notion to wrap her head around the reasons behind her unique, not to mention strange, skills. Maze Turner is second in command of Skull Point security. He’s not meant to be a detective. Suddenly, he finds himself as an unofficial partner to a hot New Orleans detective. He’d quit, except that this mission could clear his friend Quick Alvarez. And the fact that he kinda likes this detective. A little. Maybe. Okay, maybe more than a little. SCARS Skull Point Cay is dying. The island’s suffering from natural catastrophes and the inhabitants are scared. It’s up to the Skull Point Alliance of witches and shifters to come to the rescue and discover what is stealing the island’s magic and at the same time destroying the wonderful habitat that has been enjoyed for hundreds of years! Join Quick, Vivienne, Maze, and Rissa on another adventure as they save the beloved Skull Point Cay island!

Vivianne Devereaux’s a witch. Of the W variety, not the B variety. She’s also a Devereaux, a fact which seems to spell death for her. On the run from a creepy, d-bag ex, who happens to be a warlock, she finds out she’s inherited an island. Sort of. It’s sort of an island and she’s sort of inherited it. Vivi has to do some work to keep that island, and naturally, the work is of the magic kind. And she’s sworn off magic. Quick Alvarez is more than head of security for Skull Point Cay. He’s the adopted son of the last island owner. By all rights, he should be the heir to the island. After all, he’s invested in seeing his adopted mother’s dreams come true. But he’s not the magic type. No, Quick’s a wolf shifter. And the island can’t be inherited by anyone who doesn’t do magic. And by damn, Quick has no magic skills. Now he’s got to protect the island from Vivianne Devereaux, while at the same time protect Vivianne from the forces that seem hellbent on killing her. The fact that he’s attracted to her, that’s not a bonus. At all.

The book provides a platform for dealing with the flaws and failings of the soft computing paradigm through different manifestations. The different chapters highlight the necessity of the hybrid soft computing methodology in general with emphasis on several application perspectives in particular. Typical examples include (a) Study of Economic Load Dispatch by Various Hybrid Optimization Techniques, (b) An Application of Color Magnetic Resonance Brain Image Segmentation by Para Optimus LG Activation Function, (c) Hybrid Rough-PSO Approach in Remote Sensing Imagery Analysis, (d) A Study and Analysis of Hybrid Intelligent Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection using Breast Thermograms, and (e) Hybridization of 2D-3D Images for Human Face Recognition. The elaborate findings of the chapters enhance the exhibition of the hybrid soft computing paradigm in the field of intelligent computing.