Rachel James

Brianna Sage and Devlin Janus have experienced the worst disaster a modern-day witch can face-a Sacred Circle that backfires and kills their best friend. Banished from the coven for the tragedy, each has vowed to never practice the art of magic again. And then the unthinkable happens. Brianna’s mother, a highly competent high priestess, is intentionally trapped inside a Sacred Circle and left to die. Returning home, the pair is swept into an unexpected marriage intended to halt the current health epidemic sweeping the commune. Invoking her rights as interim High Priestess, Brianna pools her magical talents with Devlin to retrieve her mother’s body from the Circle. However, when the cleansing is done, they are faced with two even-greater obstacles—handling their growing attraction for one another and convincing the Elder Council there is a master of dark magic amongst them. Bent on exposing the sinner, Brianna evokes an ancient ritual called The Weaving, which she hopes will lure the sinner out of hiding. However, as it did in the past, the invocation backfires and she is soon engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the sinner in the Sacred Clearing. Then Devlin becomes an unexpected pawn in their struggle and Brianna is forced to take drastic measures to save him. Summoning all her hereditary powers, Brianna initiates a radical witches’ pyramid to reinvent the original curse. But will she need to sacrifice the love of her life before it can succeed? Sensuality Level: Sensual

The Sacred Circle

S. Bennett

Open University, The

Open University. S216 Course Team

S216 Course Team

H. Denny

D. Gowing

C. Neal

If you would like to be able to undertake all the activities referred to in this book, it is recommended that you also purchase the Multimedia Activities Pack (Order Code S216/DVD/P3).This book looks at two topics in environmental science:Water - begins with the fate of rain as it falls, looking at different modes of interception and how they can be measured. This is followed by a study of rivers: flows and changes in water composition, moving from river source to ocean. Water also flows through, and resides in the ground, and here the book looks at the interaction of this water with soils, at aquifers and springs. It then introduces modelling techniques to estimate flow rates and residence times. This topic is brought together with a discussion of the hydrological cycle.Life - introduces the concept of biodiversity by considering the variability of species distribution in different habitats. It then goes on to introduce the fundamentals of sampling and census, which allow this variation to be quantified. Ideas of the requirements for growth for a variety of flora and fauna are considered, along with the ability of an environment to supply these resources. This topic concludes by considering the concepts of stability and resilience in ecosystems. Throughout the book there are questions and activities for the reader to engage with. Answers and explanations are provided at the end of each section

Environmental Science - Water and Life

Holley Trent

Jillian David

Charmaine Ross

Glenys O'Connell

The course of true love never did run smooth, at least according to Shakespeare. See how spirits, demons, curses, and spells make for an even bumpier ride as these five couples find the courage to fight the odds stacked against their happy endings. Cursed: After years of her scientist father's abuse, Katia uses her genetically engineered "gift" to destroy the lab that has been her living hell...and wakes up one hundred years in the future. Can she trust the enigmatic Dr. Julius Freeman at her bedside? She'll have to learn to--only together can they face down their demons for any chance at happiness. Relentless Flame: Indebted killer Dante Blackstone has the world at his feet. Every vice, any desire, is his for the asking—until he finds the one person he cannot have: sweet healer Hannah Miller, the one woman who could bring about Dante's destruction. Sanctuary: When agent Logan Reed is assigned to investigate murdered empaths at a spiritual retreat, he finds himself knee-deep in secrets, snipers, and simmering sexual attraction to clairvoyant Sonny Blake. Then Sonny disappears--can he decipher the clues in time? Or will he lose this chance at love to a psychotic predator? A Demon Bewitched: The last time Claude Fortier fell for a woman, his father, Gulielmus, killed her. Nearly 200 years later, Claude's lover is back...sort of. Gail Colvard may have been born with his sweet Laurette's soul, but her new-and-improved incarnation is a witch who isn't taking any guff--not from him, and not from dear old Dad, either. The Bride's Curse: Three brides return a gorgeous vintage wedding dress to Kelly Andrew's Wedding Bliss store, claiming it's cursed, which is definitely bad for business. Then Brett Atwell, the handsome nephew of the dress's original owner, gets involved, and a mischievous spirit sends the two of them on a goose chase for a groom who went missing decades ago. Will love get its due at long last? Sensuality Level: Sensual

5 Paranormal Romances

Jinxed by Love

Salisbury

Clarissa Ross

Lynn Crandall

Kathleen Shaputis

Bea Moon

Cursed wedding gowns, haunted houses, and mischievous ghosts wreak havoc as romance brews in this value-priced digital bundle. The Bride’s Curse: Three brides in a row return a gorgeous vintage wedding dress to Kelly Andrews’s Wedding Bliss store, claiming it’s cursed. Kelly thinks it’s nonsense, but these returns are bad for business, so she’d better get to the bottom of the problem. Researching the gown, she meets Brett Atwell, the handsome nephew of the dress’s original owner, and a mischievous spirit sends the two of them on a goose chase for a groom who went missing decades ago. Will love get its due at long last? Always and Forever Love: Lacy Aegar is comfortable living with her husband’s ghost as they raise their son and run her PI business. That is, until Jackson Carter, the son of powerful and influential business tycoon, starts siphoning her business. But he has an ulterior motive along with his sexy smile, and soon Lacy will have to come to grips not only with her business plans but her feelings about love as well. The Kindred: When it comes to being psychic, Janice Kelly is the best of the best. But she didn’t foresee falling in love with Adrian while fleeing the anger of thwarted ghosts in a haunted house. His Lass Wears Tartan: Independent Rogue Bruce enjoys running a Scottish bed-and-breakfast with the ghosts that walk the halls. Then Bruce MacKenzie, the local heartthrob, suddenly begins hanging around while roguish Jonathan Olson arrives at the castle to teach a writing seminar. With two men after the heart she’d thought safely locked away, Rogue is torn. But when things start to take a sinister turn, only true love can save the day. Jennifer by Moonlight: Lucy Dorset came to Moorgate as the happy bride of a dedicated young doctor. But she soon discovers that the old stone house is inhabited by a pale and lovely ghost, a victim of a fatal romantic triangle long ago. It’s possible the unhappy spirits of Moorgate are pushing Lucy toward a reenactment of a violent, century-old tragedy—and she alone must rid the house of the menacing presence threatening her marriage. That Ol’ Team Spirit: Someone’s haunting the Sharks’s stadium and creating some major league mischief. So psychic Peg Noonan and her granddaughter Trish are determined to discover who’s menacing their concessions stand. With the help of Trish’s high school love, sportswriter Rob Hanks, they just might have a ghost of a (second) chance. Sensuality Level: Sensual

6 Ghostly Romances

Soul Mates

Suzanne Hoos

Chardy Walker Lieb

Nothing can stand in the way of a good love story - not even the veil of time, as these travelers prove. So throw away your watch, your alarm clock, and your smartphone and enjoy the endless delight of star-crossed souls colliding: Immortal Flame: After a horrific accident, Peter Blackstone arrives in Allison La Croix's ER and heals himself before her eyes. Peter, an immortal, traded his soul to save his wife, and now he will hunt criminals forever. Can Allison find a way to unlock his forgotten, passionate soul? The Kindred: When it comes to being psychic, Janice Kelly is the best of the best. But she didn't foresee falling in love with Adrian while fleeing the anger of thwarted ghosts in a haunted house. The Amulet: In their first life, Jackson Hawthorne was forced to watch as his fiancée was tried, convicted, and hung. Can he stop history from repeating itself? Only Time Will Tell: Desperate and at wit's end, Susannah Walsh suddenly wakes in 1905 in Adrian Sinclair's bed. Adrian is not pleased with her strange ways and mad claims, but his young son is powerfully drawn to her. Can a woman with no future change her fate in the past? Cursed: Katia's plans to destroy a lab backfire when she wakes from the explosion to find herself more than a hundred years into the future. She can't trust Dr. Julius Freeman at her bedside, who harbors dark secrets, too. Yet they must face their demons together to save themselves and any chance at happiness. Sensuality Level: Sensual

5 Time-Travel Romances

Across Time

Love is in the cards when three mediums go up against their mental matches in these tales of otherworldly connections. Will their crystal balls forsee their fate, or can love prove stronger than the ancient arts? The Kindred: When it comes to being psychic, Janice Kelly is the best of the best. But she didn't foresee falling in love with Adrian while fleeing the anger of thwarted ghosts in a haunted house. The Sacred Circle: Brianna Sage and Devlin Janus end up married after experiencing the worst disaster a modern-day witch can face. Can they pool their magic to save her loved ones from the Circle, or will their growing attraction for one another doom him to a curse greater than her powers can handle? Sanctuary: When agent Logan Reed is assigned to investigate murdered empaths at a spiritual retreat, he finds himself knee-deep in secrets, snipers, and simmering sexual attraction to clairvoyant Sonny Blake. Then Sonny disappears--can he decipher the clues in time? Or will he lose this chance at love to a psychotic predator? Sensuality Level: Sensual

3 Paranormal Romances

Mystical Love

When it comes to being psychic, Janice Kelly is the best of the best. And she will have to be because she now finds herself trapped in a chateau with four other psychics by a beautiful spirit bent on releasing her imprisoned soul. Headaches. Time-slips. Terrifying mind-swaps. None of the group is immune as they are hurled into a tale of murder - of lovers torn apart and souls left in limbo. And no one feels the pressure more than psychic/magician, Adrian Magus, who shares an especially erotic mind-link with Janice moments after meeting her. Soon, the pair, along with their companions, is plunged into an actual replay of the three hundred year old, unsolved murder. Throughout the night, the group struggles to stay alive, using their individual talents to evade deadly mind-links and to piece together the day of the murder. One by one, they are systematically shut down, until finally, with all hope of survival vanishing, Janice and Adrian are jolted into one last time slip where, second by second, history begins to repeat itself - but this time, with an unexpected, romantic twist. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors

The Kindred

David Kirkpatrick, lost at sea at the age of six, is returned to his forlorn mother as Surge, a prolific teenager with the fate of a god—a fate he is bent on avoiding at all cost to save his world and the other dimensions. With his extraordinary powers, he is drafted into the ranks of the Renas, powerful wielders of magic, and tries to fight an evil force in the guise of the most unlikely person, his father, To’mas. As a time walker, Surge travels from one dimension to another with a band of misfits, slightly tampering with events in time to rescue people he love from harm, risking his own life. A battle between good and evil wages, unraveling in the process the truth about his mysterious pedigree and the extent of his abilities. But as his powers grow and challenges intensify, Surge realizes that the greater battle is not in the outside world but inside himself.

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