Linda Gerber

Convinced by her new boyfriend to go in search of her mother, Aphra is shocked by her mother's unhappy reaction to their reunion, but when her mother's boyfriend ends up murdered, things take a strange turn which makes Aphra think that someone is trying to set her up for the crime. Original.

Death by Latte

Nancy Drew meets "Alias" in the latest fast-paced, murder-mystery romance in Gerber's Death by series--the follow-up to "Death by Bikini" and "Death by Latte." Original.

Death by Denim

Sixteen-year-old Aphra Behn Connolly begins investigating when a girl is found strangled at her father's island resort, and discovers plots of intrigue, murder, and the secrets of her estranged mother.

The Death by Bikini Mysteries

The Death By Bikini Mysteries

A fun, sexy, murder-mystery romance for all teen sleuths! Aphra Behn Connolly has the type of life most teenage girls envy. She lives on a remote tropical island and spends most of her time eavesdropping on the rich and famous. The problem is that her family?s resort allows few opportunities for her to make friends?much less to meet cute boys. So when a smoldering Seth Mulo arrives with his parents, she?s immediately drawn to him. Sure, he?s a little bit guarded, and sure his parents are rather cold, and okay he won?t say a word about his past, but their chemistry is undeniable. Then a famous rock star?s girlfriend turns up dead on the beach?strangled by her own bikini top?and alarm bells sound. Is it too great a coincidence that Seth?s family turned up just one day before a murder? As the plot thickens, Aphra finds that danger lurks behind even the most unexpected of faces. . . .

Death by Bikini

Ashlyn Greenfield has always known when bad things are going to happen. Each time that familiar tingling at the back of her neck begins, she knows whatÕs to comeÑa trance. SheÕs pulled in, blindsided, an unwilling witness to a horrible upcoming event. But sheÕs never been able to stop itÑnot even when the vision was of her motherÕs fatal car accident. When soulful Jake enters AshlynÕs life, she begins having trances about another car accident. And as her trances escalate, one thing becomes clear: itÕs up to her to save Jake from near-certain death.

Trance

Twelve-year-old Cassidy Barnett, who travels the world with her parents as they film their television show, finds herself in the tabloids when she catches some criminal activity on her cell phone and then posts it to her blog.

Celebrity

Ski jumper Mo Clark goes to Finland with the Scholar Athlete Exchange Program, trying to get away from her famous and accomplished family and seeking equality in her male-dominated sport.

The Finnish Line

Cassidy Barnett is not your average twelve- (almost thirteen!-) year -old. While most other girls her age are worries about school and clothes and boys, Cass has spent most of her life traveling the world with her travel TV-show-host parents. She gets to visit fabulous places and loves connecting with people via her popular blog. But when the producers of the show decide that they want to feature Cass on camera, all of that starts to change. Now she's got to think about what she says, how she looks, and what the world is saying about her. Because like it or not, it's LIGHTS, CAMERA, CASSIDY! In this first episode, the show's producers arrange for Cassidy to be shown around Valencia, Spain, by a local teen (and a cute one at that!). Things are going well - until Cass unwittingly catches a criminal in the act on her video blog, and she's thrust into the spotlight. To top it all off, her old friend Logan returns to the show. He's older now and . . . well, cuter. As things with the blog start to heat up, Cassidy finds that she doesn't know who is a friend, who is a crush, and who just wants her story for the tabloids!

Episode One

Lights, Camera, Cassidy: Celebrity

Cassidy Barnett is not your average twelve- (almost thirteen!-) year -old. While most other girls her age are worries about school and clothes and boys, Cass has spent most of her life traveling the world with her travel TV-show-host parents. She gets to visit fabulous places and loves connecting with people via her popular blog. But when the producers of the show decide that they want to feature Cass on camera, all of that starts to change. Now she's got to think about what she says, how she looks, and what the world is saying about her. Because like it or not, it's LIGHTS, CAMERA, CASSIDY! G'day, mates! In this fourth episode, Cassidy and the crew of When in Rome get a hearty dose of Australian hospitality when they head to Melbourne to film. But while Cass is starting to get used to her celebrity status, she's not sure she likes it when she realizes that most of the fans seem more interested in Logan than in her. At the same time, there seem to be a lot of technical glitches interfering with filming. What's going on? And can Cass get over her jealousy and help figure it out before it's too late?

Lights, Camera, Cassidy: Drama

Cassidy Barnett is not your average twelve- (almost thirteen!-) year -old. While most other girls her age are worries about school and clothes and boys, Cass has spent most of her life traveling the world with her travel TV-show-host parents. She gets to visit fabulous places and loves connecting with people via her popular blog. But when the producers of the show decide that they want to feature Cass on camera, all of that starts to change. Now she's got to think about what she says, how she looks, and what the world is saying about her. Because like it or not, it's LIGHTS, CAMERA, CASSIDY! In this third episode, Cassidy is thrilled when the time comes for her and Logan to start filming publicity spots for their parents' TV show in Costa Rica. But there's a damper on her sunshiny outlook when she realizes that Logan is less than thrilled at being in front of the camera. Even worse, she soon discovers that someone has hacked into her blog and is posting some pretty negative things--jeopardizing her whole role on the show. Can Cassidy enlist Logan's help and figure out what's going on--before it's lights out for Lights, Camera, Cassidy?

Lights, Camera, Cassidy: Hacked

Cassidy Barnett is not your average twelve- (almost thirteen!-) year -old. While most other girls her age are worries about school and clothes and boys, Cass has spent most of her life traveling the world with her travel TV-show-host parents. She gets to visit fabulous places and loves connecting with people via her popular blog. But when the producers of the show decide that they want to feature Cass on camera, all of that starts to change. Now she's got to think about what she says, how she looks, and what the world is saying about her. Because like it or not, it's LIGHTS, CAMERA, CASSIDY! In this second episode, Cassidy has a fabulous opportunity to be in an upcoming travelogue about the Greek Isles. For the show, she will be living on board a swank yacht and being hosted by the wealthy actor Costas Kouropolous and his adorable son, Nikos. But Cass soon starts to suspect that things aren't really as they seem aboard the Pandora. At the same time, she wonders what's going on with Logan - he hasn't been around for their nightly e-chats. Can she find out the truth about the Pandora? And can she get her relationship with Logan back on track - before it's too late?

Episode Two

Lights, Camera, Cassidy: Paparazzi

International Peace Academy

David Cortright

George A.. Lopez

George A. Lopez

Following on the publication of The Sanctions Decade - lauded as the definitive history and accounting of United Nations sanctions in the 1990s - David Cortright and George Lopez continue their collaboration to examine the changing context and meaning of sanctions and the security dilemmas that the Security Council now faces. Cortright and Lopez note that, despite widespread disagreement about the effectiveness of UN sanctions and the need for reform, the Security Council continues to impose sanctions, and it maintains ongoing measures in eight countries. Exploring the dynamics of recent developments, the authors assess a range of new multilateral approaches to sanctions and economic statecraft, review the heated debate over the humanitarian impact of sanctions, and consider the increasingly important role of NGOs in UN policymaking. They conclude with a framework for future policy, as well as specific recommendations for enhancing the viability of smart sanctions strategies.

Challenges to UN Action

Sanctions and the Search for Security

While on location in Costa Rica, Cassidy discovers that her blog has been hacked and wonders about Logan's strange behavior.

Linda Gerber

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