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Through much of the 20th century, federal policy toward Indians sought to extinguish all remnants of native life and culture. That policy was dramatically confronted in the late 1960s when a loose coalition of hippies, civil rights advocates, Black Panthers, unions, Mexican-Americans, Quakers and other Christians, celebrities, and others joined with Red Power activists to fight for Indian rights. In Hippies, Indians and the Fight for Red Power, Sherry Smith offers the first full account of this remarkable story.

Nobody knew how it began. Nobody knew how it would end. All they knew was that they had to survive another day. ... and another night.

How much damage could someone do to someone they love and still be forgiven? Joshua Kendall was about to find out along with much more from his ex-fiancé Jenna McKinnon. Trapped together in a Wyoming blizzard will Joshua get the answer he seeks from Jenna? Is the little girl he found out she had four years ago his daughter? The one with ice blue eyes the same as his own? After what he'd done to Jenna could she forgive him after learning the truth and find again the love they once shared? Or would outside forces come between them again? This is a standalone in the new The Taken Series that ...

After breaking off her relationship with a female lothario, Jess Taylor decides she doesn't want to expose herself to another cheating partner. Staying at home, alone, suits her just fine. Her idea of a good night is an early one—preferably with a good book. Well, until her best friend, Sophie Harrison, decides it's time Jess rejoined the human race. Trying to pull Jess from her self-imposed prison, Sophie signs them both up for a Still Life art class at the local college. Sophie knows the beautiful art teacher, Diana Sullivan, could be the woman her best friend needs.

Schoolteacher Gemma Hughes is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life. Disorganized and clumsy, she soon finds herself in the capable hands of the beautiful Dr. Maria Moran. Everything goes wonderfully until Gemma starts doubting Maria's intentions and begins listening to the wrong people. But has Maria something to hide, or is it a case of swapping trust for insecurity, respect for jealousy and finishing with a world of heartbreak and deceit? Can Gemma stop her actions before it's too late? Or will she ruin the best thing to happen in her life?

Ten watershed dates forever shaped Israel's history and the development of Jewish and Christian identity. The Old Testament may seem vast and at times overwhelming to even the most dedicated. By grasping the significance of these 10 seminal events, you will better understand your faith and the traditions shared by billions. This unique course is full of gripping tales, though-provoking theology, engaging personal stories, and historical frameworks that make easy recalling and conveying the history of the Old Testament.

To break a heart is easy. All you have to do is reach in, wrap your blood-covered hands around it, and pull. This happened to me. Two hands, both red as my hair, did this exact thing. Tore it away like it wasn't made for me. Maybe it was his to take? Because years on, with those same blood-red hands, he still has it. In his clenched fists. And he won't give it back. But the real question is, do I want it back? He is dangerous, uncontrollable, and downright sexy. I fell for it all, but, in the end, he didn't catch me. He let me fall.

A physicist discovers how to control reality and all hell breaks loose. When physics professor Madison Martin is smashed by a car, her quantum expertise and survival instinct enable her to rewrite reality and save her life. She's freaked about what happened but, luckily, the hot physicist from the office next door volunteers to help her decipher what the hell just happened.

Emma James was hoping to start a new life as the new veterinarian in charge of the horses at Cripple Creek Ranch. Instead she is hit full force by her past when Caine Farrelly walks back into her life as the new ranch foreman. Was she going to be able to face the love of her life and keep her dream alive at working at the ranch? Would they find love again after finding out the secrets of their past and the biggest secret of all about the Callum family she now worked for? This can be read as a stand alone in the series or with the others in the series. It is intended for mature readers and ...

FBI Agent Jax Cooper hadn't planned on falling in love with the beautiful, young woman he was supposed to protect but that's exactly what happened the first time his eyes met Kelly Taylor's beautiful violet-blue ones. From that moment on he knew he had to get to know this girl who had stolen his heart. After all she would be his wife in a few days..... he may as well get to know her since he had already decided he was keeping Kelly as his wife and taking her to his family's ranch to keep her safe. This is Book Three in The Taken series and can be read as a stand alone or as part of the ...

A new start. That's what Kayla Martin had planned for when she moved to Cripple Creek Ranch with her young son. A new house, a new job and new friends were all part of that plan. When she met the local veterinarian Brian McCord she knew she was about to get a much bigger one than she had planned. Could she stop running from her past long enough to allow the only man who ever touched her heart to be her hero...… or would she have to save herself and him when the past came back to haunt her? This is Book 2 of The Men of Cripple Creek Ranch series and can be read as a stand alone or with the...

What makes you a leader? Why should you lead anyone? This insightful book encourages you to ask yourself thought-provoking questions. This book is a guide in itself, with personal stories to help you become a better leader. It allows you to identify and analyze your values by taking an introspective view of who you are and what values drive you.

In Book Two of the Tacony Brothers Series Matto Tacony and Lara Spencer's fiery love story unfolds. After moving back to her hometown after hiding away for years from the past that still haunts her, Lara Spencer is faced to deal with it head on when her best friend calls in need of her help. If only she had known she was being asked to use her nursing skills to care for her friend's badly injured brother-in-law, she might have run. Especially since it plunged her back into the depths of the nightmare she'd run from long ago. But when her eyes landed on a badly injured, but very sexy, Matto ...

In Book Two of the Always and Forever Series Lacey Chandler and Tighe Jacobsen are left to face the demons of their past who want nothing more than to keep them apart at any cost. With so many obstacles standing in their way can Tighe and Lacey's love survive? Can they finally have their happily ever after and build the life they were always meant to have. Or will the secrets from their past that finally come to light destroy them forever? Find out in the final chapter of the two part duet in the Always and Forever Series. Must be read with Book One in the series. NOT a standalone but is ...

**RE-RELEASE** Sensual - Seductive - Erotic Romance ‘Sins of a Housewife’ follows a sexually frustrated housewife who has all but given up on helping her husband Louis understand that their relationship is one sided romantically. Through the referral of her longtime friend Jazz, she signs up for a membership to an escort agency exclusively for female clientele. Adele is able to indulge in her wildest sexual fantasies. By going on dates with the men from Hidden Pleasures, she finds out that there is a whole new side to her sexual appetite. She is able to have encounters with any man – ...

Kisses were covered with lies. Lies were covered with kisses. Hate turned into lust. And lust turned into fantasy. That’s what we were, a fantasy. Nothing more, nothing less. Now it’s time to move on. But how can you when your heart wants to stay stuck in the fantasy? When, even through all the lies and kisses, you still have lust?

Beth Chambers's life is no fairytale, even if she feels like a damsel in distress. After four years in a destructive relationship, Beth has decided enough is enough and leaves her girlfriend, taking with her only her dog Dudley, her broken spirit, and a shattered view of life. At her lowest point, she meets Amy Fletcher, a woman who has it all—and from whom she believes would never want more than friendship. What Beth fails to realize is that there are definitely two sides to every story. Could Amy Fletcher be Beth's Princess Charming? Could her story end with a happily ever after?

Thirteen-year-old Jessamine Grace and her mother make a living as sham spiritualists - until they discover that Jess is a mesmerist and that she really can talk to the dead. Soon she is plunged into the dark world of Victorian London's supernatural underbelly and learns that the city is under attack by ghouls, monsters, and spirit summoners. Can Jess fight these powerful forces? And will the group of strange children with mysterious powers she befriends be able to help?

Six often overlooked award-caliber sci-fi short novels and novelettes.

Understand what the Bible says about morality, law, and justice. Begin by exploring modern ideas of justice and morality and how these concepts are similar to and different from biblical notions. Examine the meaning of the classic term for justice, "Mishpat", and see how law, morality, and justice are discussed in different types of biblical literature, from the early Hebrew writings and traditions through to the New Testament era - over 1,000 years of biblical history.