Melanie Smith: 50 books

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section...

The Publishing Business, is an invaluable guide to understanding what book publishing is and what it might become. Using popular and current examples, this second edition demonstrates that, to succeed, publishers must prove their commitment to producing accurate, attractive and well edited content,...

Placing the experiences of victims at its heart, this book provides an authoritative overview of disability hate crime - explaining what it is, how it happens, its legal status, the impact on victims and how individuals and agencies should respond. The guide outlines innovative projects developed...

Today’s highly industrialized and technologically controlled global food systems dominate our lives, shaping our access and attitudes towards food and deeply influencing and defining our identities. At the same time, these food systems are profoundly and destructively impacting the health of the...

The third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides a vital framework for analysing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as well as emergent destinations of the world. It focuses in particular on the need for even more creative tourism strategies...

AFTER DARK continues the saga of Alex and her friends. The conflict between the fae community and the local vampire coven not only continues, but has taken a surprising new turn. Ariel, the first fae in the community to actually meet Alex Deveraux, is trying to adjust to life in New York. She may...

Intrepid flashes back to the events from the previous book. Learn how Atticus and Tala got together. Want to know more about the murders and the serial killer responsible? Intrepid has the answers. DO NOT read this book unless you have read Shadow. It contains SPOILERS and will not make sense if you have not read the previous books in the series.

DUSK is the story of Alex Deveraux. It begins with Alex rushing home to say goodbye to her dying father. Her mother died of a heart attack the previous year, at least that’s what Alex believes. She’s been depressed and living in Italy, trying to cope with her loss. Alex returns to New York to...

Sam has two passions, electronics and vampire hunting. So when her boss, Alex Deveraux, approaches her with a new job assignment she is both excited and apprehensive. The job itself is too good to turn down. It’s an opportunity to work on a challenging secret project that could catapult D-tech light...

Thomas Deveraux has been considered the most eligible bachelor in New York for years. The death of his wealthy father only moved that status higher. Then, in an instant, Thomas shifts from most desirable to most wanted. First, a woman he was seen having drinks with is found murdered in an alley. Then,...

When two worlds collide... can they resist temptation? Willow Grayson is looking for a new start. Gavin Lorimar just wants to be left alone. When their worlds collide, they get more than either of them bargained for.

Melissa is a single mother and a widow. Her husband, a fireman, passed away while valiantly saving the life of a small family just over a year ago. Melissa is struggling financially and has now moved back into her childhood home in Hidden Lakes Colorado. She is hoping that a move from the big city...

When evil finds her, will the hunters become the prey? Rowdy Cooper was born into a family of cops, and he loves the family business. Then, one night, everything changes. He is shot in the line of duty and forced to retire. Depressed and a little lost, he moves to a sleepy little Montana town called...

She escaped – now he wants her back. Refusing could be deadly… Tony Nazario is a successful businessman, a loner with a gypsy spirit, and a sucker for a woman in need. When he moved to Mount Haven, he didn’t expect to meet a desperate and fiercely independent woman that would change his...