L K Walker: 15 books

Eighteen-year-old Ari Taylor glimpses two unearthly strangers in her friend’s backyard. Then, just as quickly as they appeared, they vanish. It’s not until one shows up at a funeral that Ari is able to sense his vile nature. The man is dangerous, a Seether, defying human bounds, and he wants Ari,...

Life isn't going to plan. My dreams provide me what I need, an escape from my pain, from the pitiful looks. I hate to admit it, but they also provide excitement, in the form of my perfect man in fatigues—Zander. But the dreams aren’t mine. Turns out the future is coming sooner than I expected.

I came to this new world for one reason – to save Eli. And I can, if I let Zander die. I have to make a choice. It’s horrifying how easy it is, although the scar it leaves haunts my every waking moment. With my nerves frayed and my heart in tatters, I look for the strength to fight Peche...

Time for the hunt. In this second book of the Fire Trilogy, Ari takes matters into her own hands and begins tracking seethers down, one by one. She quickly discovers they’re not as vulnerable as she first thought. In an attempt to learn more about what she is up against, Ari and Nate seek out the help of sentinels. But telling friend from foe is not always as easy as it seems.

Beaten Track authors present fourteen short summer reads filled with friendship, romance and, of course, enough heat to make your ice lolly dribble.Summer Bigger Than Others takes you away to your own private island of diverse stories that will make your summer days sweet, sizzling and sexy.From...

The presidency of Barack Obama seeks major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy....

What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities...

Through ten research projects, this book explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. The authors explore the capacity building potential of the projects and what factors impacted on or assisted their development.

Education is generally supposed to help learners to develop new capacities and to be able to apply them in work and life - yet we still know very little about how to build useful capacities. This book investigates nine research projects, exploring why particular capacities are successful in some situations but not in others.

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...

Rescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward. The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters...

Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...

Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture examines how fans use social media to engage with television programming, characters, and narrative as well as how television uses social media to engage fan cultures. The contributors review the history and impact of social media and television programming;...

The continuous and rapid improvement of tourism around the whole world and the increasing emigration of peoples from the developing countries to the "old continents" have changed the classical image of tropical diseases, which are now seen more frequently in temperate and highly developed...