Sarina I feel like an outcast — a magical dud descended from one of the oldest and strongest magical lines. I prayed to the Goddess, but she didn’t hear my prayers … or did she? I decided to stop fighting my dud status. I excelled in school, became a lawyer, and built a career defending those in need. Rivalry and elitism make the supernatural world difficult at best. The pecking order is cutthroat, and underdogs need a lawyer like me who understands the supernatural world. My friend wants more than friendship, but his cousin is the man I dream about every night. He’s practically royalty; our relationship is viewed as Taboo to dragons. He’s out of reach as heir but not out of my mind or dreams. Drake I’ve been groomed since birth to step into my role as Alpha of our Thunder and eventually replace my father as Supreme Alpha of our region. My father rules with an iron fist, but there is one even a Supreme Alpha can’t overrule. The Goddess’ will is divine, and I vowed I would wait for my fated mate, and I will not break that vow for my father or the beauty who stars in my dreams every night. I want her like no other, and my dragon is convinced she is our mate, but she isn’t a dragon, so a relationship with her is forbidden. Taboo to my father and the council who rules dragons worldwide. Dear Goddess. I need proof to challenge my father & the council. I will tear down the world to be with my fated mate.

The New York Times bestselling author of White Tiger returns as primal desire draws two lone shifters into each other’s arms... She wasn’t ready to lead... Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities. He wasn’t ready to love... A polar bear Shifter, Zander wears no Collar and follows no rules but his own. Rae finds him arrogant and demanding, yet compelling and intriguing. Zander has no wish to mate but the sassy Guardian is drawing him out of his shell, stirring feelings long suppressed. And when a new threat looms over Rae’s home, she and Zander must race to the rescue, forced closer to danger...and to each other.

From the characterological struggle that leads to the breakup through the difficult adjustments that come after the marriage is over, this volume examines the emotional process of divorce. Illustrated throughout with evocative case examples, this book explores why marriages fail, the feelings and reactions of both the rejecting and the rejected partners, the psychodynamics of jealousy, the possibility of reconciliation, and the impact of divorce on children.

The Solomon Islands has a rich linguistic heritage of over 60 languages, many of which have not been described in detail. This first dictionary of Owa, a South East Solomonic Language, contains over 3900 entries, which are typically illustrated with examples of natural language. An overview of the phonology, morphology, and syntax is supplemented by notes on discourse features.

Are you ready for a collection of standalone paranormal romance stories good enough to make you howl? For the first time ever bestselling author Jessie Lane is releasing five of her paranormal romances featuring wolf shifters in a standalone collection! Alpha wolves take on their feisty mates in each story, battling towards their happy ever after. From short story to full length novels, check out this witty collection at a fraction of the price, and sink your fangs into the crazy shenanigans you never knew you needed until after you read it. Plus, this collection includes the exclusive story of Sassy and a Little Bad-Assy. *winks* Fans of Shelly Laurenston, Eve Langlais, Celia Kyle, and Milly Taiden will be delighted with this collection of stories of wolf shifters trying to pin down their mate in delicious ways. P.S. You might be howling with laughter… or you might be howling from the steamy scenes, either way, please don’t have a heart attack on the author and die. She does care, you know. This collection includes a variety of topics to include Alpha Males, surprise pregnancies, heroines knocking their heroes unconscious, honey and feathers, Viking artifacts, Princess Bride feels, and a hybrid female who will kick anyone’s ass if they disturb her coffee time. Lone Wolf Wanted ★★★★★ “Jessie Lane writes fun, sexy characters with a bit of sass.” - Patricia A. Rasey, national bestselling author Big Bad Bite ★★★★★ “If you like funny paranormal romance with crazy but endearing characters, Big Bad Bite will be for you.” - Swept Away By Romance Sassy and a Little Bad-Assy ★★★★★ “Absolutely hysterical! Really enjoyed the playfulness of the characters and their word play. While not completely comedic it had just the right amount of emotion to make both H/h feel real. I do love my HEA's. Thank you Ms. Lane for bringing a little laughter to my day.” - Amazon Reviewer

Vampire characters are ubiquitous in popular culture, serving as metaphors for society's most sensitive subjects--sexuality, gender roles, race, ethnicity, class--and often channeling widespread fears of immigration, crime, terrorism and addiction. This book explores pop culture's vampires variously as sexual seducers, savage monsters, noble protectors and drainers of human power. The author discusses three real-life role models for vampire characters.

In this refreshingly down-to-earth exploration of human mating and sexuality, an acclaimed anthropologist looks at why we fall in love with the people we do. "A personal feminist take on the mating game." —Scientific American An acclaimed anthropologist looks at the fascinating intersection between the imperatives of our glands and genes, and the culture in which we live. Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Is there an alternative, more feminist, way to interpret traditional human sexual biology and evolution? These are but a few of the questions that anthropologist Meredith Small explores in her compelling book on human mating, What's Love Got to Do with It?

Animals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. Animals also get jealous and violent or greedy and callous and develop irrational phobias, just like us. Monkeys address inequality, wolves miss each other, elephants grieve for their dead, and prairie dogs name the humans they encounter. Human and animal behavior is not as different as once believed. In Not So Different, the biologist Nathan H. Lents argues that the same evolutionary forces of cooperation and competition have shaped both humans and animals. Identical emotional and instinctual drives govern our actions. By acknowledging this shared programming, the human experience no longer seems unique, but in that loss we gain a fuller appreciation of such phenomena as sibling rivalry and the biological basis of grief, helping us lead more grounded, moral lives among animals, our closest kin. Through a mix of colorful reporting and rigorous scientific research, Lents describes the exciting strides scientists have made in decoding animal behavior and bringing the evolutionary paths of humans and animals closer together. He marshals evidence from psychology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, anthropology, and ethology to further advance this work and to drive home the truth that we are distinguished from animals only in degree, not in kind.

An exploration of human behavior examines the innate aspects of love, sex, and marriage, discussing flirting behavior, courting postures, the brain chemistry of attraction, divorce and adultery in societies around the world, and more. Reprint.