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She found her mate in a boardroom.Lost him to power and politics.And walked into the storm alone. When junior analyst Aria discovers that billionaire Alpha Silas Vane is her fated mate, she believes destiny has finally chosen her. Instead, he publicly rejects their bond to secure a dynastic merger, humiliating her and destroying everything she believed in. Broken and abandoned, Aria disappears into exile. Battling bond sickness and heartbreak, she rebuilds herself in London, turning pain into ambition and becoming the ruthless CEO of a rising financial empire. Three years later, she returns to New York as the woman threatening to take Silas’s company apart piece by piece. His wolf awakens. His regret consumes him. And the truth behind his rejection finally begins to surface. Now he wants redemption.Her forgiveness.One last chance to earn back the mate he sacrificed. But Aria must decide whether to trust the man who shattered her… or protect the power she fought to build. Because this time, loving him could cost more than her heart—it could cost her future. A gripping rejected-mate billionaire romance filled with revenge, passion, corporate warfare, and soul-deep redemption. If you love strong heroines, tortured alpha heroes, slow-burn tension, and high-stakes second chances, this story will keep you turning pages late into the night.

He was her Alpha.He was her mate.And he was the one who abandoned her in the rain. Lyra Krane was invisible—an unranked assistant with no power, no protection, and no voice. When her bond with Killian Vane awakened, she believed fate had finally chosen her. Instead, he chose ambition, power, and politics… and cast her out of his life without mercy. Broken and Forsaken, Lyra is forced into the human world, where she rebuilds herself from nothing. She buries her wolf, silences her pain, and becomes something dangerous—a ruthless businesswoman with nothing left to lose. Five years later, she returns. Not as the weak girl he discarded…But as the woman who now owns his empire. Killian never stopped loving her. He never forgot the mate he sacrificed to protect. But secrets, lies, and betrayal stand between them. And Lyra has no intention of forgiving the man who destroyed her. As old bonds awaken and buried truths come to light, they must face the past that tore them apart. With enemies closing in and emotions spiraling out of control, Lyra must decide: protect her heart forever… or risk everything for the Alpha who once abandoned her. Perfect for fans of rejected mates, powerful heroines, and emotional second-chance romances, Abandoned by My Alpha Mate is a gripping story of betrayal, revenge, redemption, and hard-earned love. Read now and discover if a broken bond can ever be healed.

The Second Edition of Blueprints Radiology covers the essentials that students need to know on rotations and while preparing for the USMLE. The thoroughly updated and greatly expanded Second Edition features coverage of the most common conditions encountered on the wards. This edition includes new chapters on interventional radiology and nuclear medicine and places greater emphasis on classic radiological findings and pearls. The high-quality images include an increased number of CTs, MRIs, and x-rays. Seventy-five brand new board-format questions, with detailed answer explanations, are included. This edition now includes evidence-based resources.

The Western genre has long been associated with right-wing and libertarian politics, and is said to promote individualism and free-market economics. In a new look at the Western, however, Ryan McMaken shows that the Western is in fact often anti-capitalist, and in many ways, the genre attacks the dominant ideology of nineteenth-century America: classical liberalism. The classical Westerns of the mid-twentieth century often feature wealthy capitalist villains who oppress the cowardly and defenseless shopkeepers and farmers of the frontier. The gunfighter, a representative of the law and order provided by the nation-state, intervenes to provide safety and justice. In addition to attacks on capitalism, the Western attacks other prized values of the bourgeois middle classes including Christianity, education and urbanization. McMaken examines these themes as used in the films of John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Howard Hawks. These pioneers of the classical Westerns are then contrasted with later innovators such as Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, and Clint Eastwood. Also included are discussions of the role of the LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE series, Victorian literature, and the nature of crime on the historical frontier. With a foreword by Paul A. Cantor, author of GILLIGAN UNBOUND and THE INVISIBLE HAND IN POPULAR CULTURE.

She felt the bond in a glass boardroom. Believed in fate for one heartbeat. And was rejected in front of power and politics. When Seraphina Chen realizes the new Alpha CEO is her fated mate, she thinks destiny has finally chosen her. Instead, Alaric Sterling publicly severs their bond, calling it a mistake and destroying her in front of the pack. Humiliated, abandoned, and left with a broken soul, she disappears into the human world. In exile, Seraphina rebuilds herself. She turns heartbreak into ambition, pain into discipline, and weakness into ruthless strength. No longer an invisible assistant, she becomes a feared corporate strategist with the power to dismantle empires. Three years later, she returns as the lead auditor assigned to destroy Alaric’s company. His wolf awakens. His sickness worsens. And the truth behind his rejection begins to surface—he sacrificed their bond to save her life. Now he wants redemption. Forgiveness. A second chance at the mate he never stopped loving. But Seraphina must decide whether to trust the man who broke her soul to protect her… or walk away forever and keep the power she fought to build. Because loving him again could cost more than her heart—it could cost her future. A gripping rejected-luna billionaire romance filled with political conspiracies, emotional healing, slow-burn passion, and devastating second chances. If you love powerful heroines, tortured alpha heroes, corporate warfare, and soulmate redemption, this story will keep you hooked until the final page.

She was born without magic in a city ruled by it. He was the Syndicate’s most feared enforcer. The night their skin touched, the city went silent. In a neon-drenched city where wolves, mages, and monsters rule the streets, Maya survives as a Null—an anomaly whose presence silences magic itself. When a routine clash at an underground club brings her into contact with Silas, the Syndicate’s deadliest enforcer, her power short-circuits his control and ignites a forbidden bond neither of them was meant to survive. Forced into the heart of Syndicate territory, Maya discovers that being magicless was never weakness—it was balance. Her Null-Void can calm feral beasts, shatter spell-weapons, and disrupt the fragile power structures holding the city together. The woman who learned to stay invisible begins transforming into a force the city can no longer ignore. Regret hits Silas the moment he realizes what the Syndicate intends to do with her. Protecting Maya means betraying his oath, turning on his leaders, and becoming the very thing he was trained to hunt. Loving her means choosing her life over the city’s corrupted order—and accepting that she is changing him just as much as he is protecting her. When the Mage Circle and Syndicate unite to claim Maya as a living weapon, she must choose who she will become. Hide and survive—or step into the chaos and reshape the city itself. Because in a world built on magic, silence may be the most dangerous power of all. City of Beasts and Magic is a high-heat urban fantasy romance packed with forbidden bonds, powerful alphas, multi-species politics, slow-burn tension, and a heroine who turns silence into sovereignty. Perfect for readers who crave gritty city magic, dangerous protectors, and love that rewrites the rules. Start reading now.

He was her destiny. He was her destroyer. And he chose his empire over her heart. When Lyra’s mate bond ignites with the powerful Alpha CEO Killian Vane, she believes fate has finally chosen her. But within hours, he rejects her for a political merger and performs an ancient ritual that shatters her soul—then fires her without mercy. Banished, broken, and bleeding from a severed bond, Lyra disappears into the human world. Instead of falling apart, she rebuilds herself from nothing. She turns pain into power, rejection into ambition, and becomes the brilliant strategist behind a rising corporate empire. Five years later, she returns as his greatest threat. Killian is haunted by regret, suffering from bond sickness, and slowly losing control of the empire he sacrificed her for. When Lyra launches a hostile takeover, he realizes too late that losing her was the greatest mistake of his life. Now they are trapped together by corporate warfare, unresolved desire, and a bond that refuses to die. Will Lyra choose revenge over forgiveness? Will Killian finally fight for the mate he once rejected? Or will pride destroy them both forever? In a world of corporate power, Alpha dominance, and broken destiny, love becomes the ultimate risk. If you love rejected mate romance, billionaire Alphas, powerful heroines, slow-burn passion, emotional redemption, and second-chance fated love, this book is for you. Read now and experience a story where fate never gives up.

He rejected her in front of the world.He shattered their bond without mercy.And he became the man she learned to hate. Saffron never expected her fated mate to be the powerful Alpha billionaire who ruled Vane Global. When their bond ignites at a public gala, she believes destiny has finally chosen her—until Archer Vane brutally rejects her to protect his empire, humiliating her before pack elites and the media. Broken and abandoned, Saffron disappears. Through pain, discipline, and ruthless ambition, she rebuilds herself in the human world. Three years later, she returns as a feared corporate strategist—strong, brilliant, and determined to destroy the empire that destroyed her. But Archer is dying. Haunted by bond sickness and buried secrets, he discovers that the woman he rejected is now his greatest rival. As forced proximity drags them back together, hidden truths surface, revealing that his betrayal was never about power—it was about survival. Now old wounds reopen.Regret collides with desire.And a bond that refused to die begins to awaken. Will Saffron choose revenge over redemption?Will Archer earn the second chance he sacrificed everything for?Or will the scars of the past destroy their future forever? In a world of billionaires, Alpha dominance, and dangerous conspiracies, love becomes the ultimate risk. If you love rejected mate romance, powerful heroines, tortured Alpha heroes, slow-burn passion, emotional redemption, and second-chance fated love, this book is for you.Start reading now and experience a story where broken bonds lead to forever.

Culled from over three years of writing poetry, this collection intrigues its readers with varying styles and themes. From classical mythology and the stars, to patriotism and the universe these are poems meant to awaken you to the world.

He rejected her without mercy.He never knew she was pregnant.And he lost his family before it even began. Lyra Chen believed in loyalty, love, and fate—until her powerful Alpha CEO boss fired her, shattered their mate bond, and chose a political alliance over her heart. Cast out and humiliated, she disappeared while carrying his unborn child. Broken but determined, Lyra rebuilt her life in secrecy. She raised her son in the human world, far from pack politics and corporate empires, becoming stronger, wiser, and fiercely protective. Her past was buried. Her future was hers alone. Until Killian finds them. Haunted by regret and bond sickness, the ruthless Alpha discovers he has a son—the heir he never knew existed. As enemies close in and hidden truths surface, he must fight to protect the family he once abandoned and prove he deserves a second chance. Now Lyra must choose: keep running and protect her child, or trust the man who once destroyed her heart. Because loving him again could give her everything… or cost her everything. In a world of power, betrayal, and unbreakable destiny, love becomes the greatest risk of all. If you love rejected mate romance, secret baby stories, powerful heroines, emotional slow burns, tortured Alpha heroes, and dramatic reunions, this book is for you.Start reading now and fall into a story of redemption, passion, and forever.

Considering the effort and funding devoted to a company''s success, understanding Intellectual Property rights patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and licensing is essential. Establishing appropriate internal policies from the outset can prevent companies from learning a costly and painful lesson in the courtroom. With Intellectual Property in the Food Technology Industry, currently the only book of its kind focusing specifically on the food industry, one will learn what to consider throughout the various creative phases of a product''s lifespan from initial research and development initiatives through post-production. Readers will have an understanding of the intellectual property protections afforded to U.S. corporations, methods to pro-actively reduce potential problems, and guidelines for future considerations to reduce legal spending, prevent IP theft, and allow for greater profitability from corporate innovation and inventiveness.

In the Obsidian Palace, beauty is a cruelty and every breath is unwritten. She was a ghost documenting their immortality—until the Prince of Ashes decided she was the only part of history worth saving. Clara is a Blood-Scribe, a "Gray" in the vampire aristocracy whose leaden mask ensures she remains a nameless function rather than a person. For years, she has recorded the genealogies of the noble families, a silent witness to a thousand lives she was never meant to live. But during the Blood Moon ceremony, Prince Julian—a predator who has spent a century dissolving into studied indifference—rips away her mask and ignites an Eternal Bond that snatches them both from the grayscale and thrusts them into a world of agonizing clarity. Julian is dying, becoming ash as his body realizes that immortality without completion is merely a slow death. Clara’s blood is his only anchor; it carries the psychic imprints and genetic memories of his entire lineage, a biological blueprint that can teach his cells how to survive. As the High Council demands a Memory-Trial to expose her secrets, Clara must choose between the brother she thought was executed—now a leader in the human resistance—and the prince who is willing to burn his own legacy to protect her. From the Vaults of the Erased to the Spire of Records, they must face the Oblivion Protocol, a devastating spell designed to unwrite their very existence. To save the city, they must transform ash into ink and rewrite the laws of the realm, proving that a love story written in absolute choice is the most dangerous narrative a court can face. In a world where the stars finally feel warm, Clara is no longer a footnote. She is the girl who refused to disappear.

The Byzantine Empire faced many threats, but few were as great as the events of the sixth and seventh centuries, when paranoia, plagues, and wars threatened to tear the empire apart. Like today, prophets predicted horrors to come while preachers called on their congregations to repent. This book considers how the Byzantines understood the crises of the period and their role in divine history by reframing their troubles through an apocalyptic lens. While most scholars have interpreted these messages as a prediction of the end, this book argues for a different reading, understanding them instead as messages of hope.

He felt the bond the moment he saw her—and still chose the throne. She was marked by fate, rejected by power, and exiled without mercy. But fate was not finished with what he tried to erase. When the Wolf Lord publicly denies his fated mate to protect his rule, she is cast out of the only world she has ever known. Branded as forsaken and stripped of protection, she disappears beyond pack borders carrying a bond that refuses to break—and a secret that could shatter his kingdom if revealed. Exile does not destroy her. It hardens her, sharpens her, and teaches her how to survive without permission. Far from pack law and Alpha control, she builds a life defined by strength, silence, and self-worth—no crown, no bond, no male deciding her fate. Too late, the Wolf Lord begins to unravel. His realm weakens, his authority fractures, and the bond he denied refuses to die. When he finally searches for the woman he cast aside, he finds someone changed—no longer waiting, no longer broken, and no longer his to command. Reunion means truth. Truth means consequences. And the secret she has protected could either restore the kingdom—or destroy everything he chose over her. This time, the choice is hers alone. A powerful rejected-mate romance filled with Alpha regret, secret legacy, slow-burn tension, and a heroine who rises without asking permission. Perfect for readers who crave emotional depth, earned redemption, and love that is chosen—not claimed.

Effective Altruism is a movement and a philosophy that has reinvigorated the debate about the nature of beneficence. At base, it is the consistent application of microeconomic principles to beneficent action. The movement has exposed that many forms of giving do little good (or do active harm), but others do tremendous good. Questioning Beneficence uses Effective Altruism as a launch pad to ask hard questions about beneficence more generally. Must we be Effective Altruists, or are Effective Altruism and the ideas driving the movement a mistake? How much should we give—if anything— and how should we give it? What are the respective roles of different kinds of institutions? Is charity anti-democratic and do billionaire philanthropists have too much power? Is Effective Altruism just utilitarianism in disguise? Questioning Beneficence is written by four philosophers, each with distinct points of view. It introduces a new standard for debating ideas in philosophy as each author poses and answers three questions and each of his three co-authors responds to those questions in turn. Finally, the first author replies to his co-authors’ responses. Throughout the book, there is a spirit of curiosity, intellectual risk taking, and truth-seeking, rather than point-scoring and one-upmanship. This book demonstrates what open-minded, real dialogue on an important issue can be at its very best. Key Features: Introduces a new roundtable format for philosophical debates: each of four authors takes the lead in constructing and answering three questions, each co-author then responds, and the first author then replies to the others’ responses. Explores salient philosophical questions raised by beneficence, like Can philanthropy be undemocratic? Why are people so bad at charity and what can we do about it? How important is beneficence compared to other values? Can Effective Altruism be part of a meaningful moral life? Consistently written in a clear and engaging style, suitable for both undergraduate students and curious general readers

She was trained to hunt monsters. He was forged by the wild she was sworn to destroy. The night their eyes meet, fate makes them enemies—and something far more dangerous. As an elite hunter enforcing pack law, she believes control is survival and emotion is weakness. When she captures a feared rogue wolf believed to be beyond saving, duty demands his execution. What she doesn’t expect is the bond that ignites between them—a primal connection that shatters every rule she’s lived by and marks him as more than a monster. Bound by fate and forced into proximity, everything begins to change. The hunter who never allowed herself to feel awakens a power she’s kept buried, while the wolf she was taught to fear proves he is not broken—but betrayed. Together, they uncover lies that shaped the war between hunters and wolves, and discover that survival doesn’t come from control, but from choice. When separation tears them apart, regret becomes a weapon sharper than silver. He realizes too late that rejecting her was the greatest mistake of his life. She learns that walking away didn’t kill the bond—it only made it stronger. Now fate is pulling them back together, demanding answers neither can avoid. To choose him means betraying everything she once believed in. To refuse him means losing the bond forever. Enemies are closing in, the past is burning, and love may cost them their lives. Dive into a scorching enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance filled with fated mates, alpha power, forbidden desire, and redemption. If you crave intense bonds, dangerous attraction, and a love that defies destiny itself, this story will claim you.

Why It’s OK to Own a Gun explores the right to self-defense, but also looks beyond it to what gun ownership fundamentally means in American life. Guns can provide a source of meaning that doesn’t depend on how much money you have or how important your job is. Guns can offer a sense of shared identity that’s not hung up on intellectual credentials or ideological orthodoxy. For many responsible gun owners, owning a gun is a way of positively reclaiming one’s own agency in the world. It’s true that guns matter to only a minority of Americans, but the same could be said for many important political liberties. Like freedom of religion and freedom of expression, guns should be on the list of basic rights. In fact, they are: as some in America’s founding generation anticipated, gun rights have offered a bulwark for republican freedom. Because there is nothing morally wrong with any of these values, owning a gun is OK. Key Features: Discusses the grounds of the political rights of gun ownership Connects the debate over guns with the sociology of gun ownership Describes genuinely worthwhile features of a way of life that’s unfamiliar to many readers Considers empirical and normative aspects of the gun debate Thinks about individual rights in the context of state power

She loved him in silence. Protected him in secret. And watched him choose another woman in front of the world. Sienna Blackwood is the hidden mate of billionaire Alpha Julian Sterling—his loyal assistant, his secret lover, his invisible strength. When his empire demands a political marriage, Julian performs a public rejection ritual, denying their bond and breaking her heart to secure his throne. Shattered and abandoned, Sienna disappears. In exile, she rebuilds herself into a powerful investor, turning pain into ambition and invisibility into dominance. No longer hidden, no longer weak, she becomes a force the financial world cannot ignore. Years later, she returns as the CEO of a rival firm—armed with wealth, confidence, and unanswered scars. Julian’s wolf recognizes her instantly. His regret consumes him. And the truth behind his betrayal begins to surface. Now he wants redemption. Her forgiveness. A second chance at the mate he sacrificed. But Sienna must decide whether to trust the man who once erased her… or protect the life she fought to create. Because this time, loving him could cost more than her heart—it could destroy everything she built. A gripping rejected-mate billionaire romance filled with secret bonds, corporate power, emotional betrayal, and explosive reunions. If you love strong heroines, tortured alpha heroes, slow-burn passion, and high-stakes soulmate drama, this story will keep you hooked until the final page.