Best Selling Books by Marie Hall

When the choice is prison or marriage, it's not really a choice. Noella Paix wants to remain in Louisiana and practice her art. When circumstances turn bad, the only solution is to marry a man in Colorado whose previous wives all came to a deadly end. The pampered young woman's desperation leads her to steal from Nicholas Winter, former Texas Ranger turned rancher, to escape, placing her in a different kind of trouble. With a judge making her choose between a man who wants her but will likely kill her, a man who doesn't want her but has shown he'll protect her, and prison, Noella is running out of options. Nicholas Winter just wants to be left alone. When a brazen young woman is placed in a desperate situation, in part, his making, Nick shoulders a responsibility he has no confidence he can handle. Will the dark-haired, creole beauty be his second chance, or will she break what's left of his heart? Publisher's Note: This steamy western romance contains action, adventure, and a theme of power exchange.

Self proclaimed tom boy, Priscilla Ann Pennybrook is hard at work trying to secure winning the honor of being MVP for her baseball team. With only a few days until the championship game she discovers her valuable lucky charm, her glove, has been stolen. How can anyone expect her to win the big game without it? Who is the mastermind criminal behind the whole plot to ruin her chances? Follow 8 year old Priscilla, Cill for short, on her mission to catch a "perp" with her friend Sydney Beth. Join them as they have a official stake out while dressed in their perfect "incognito" disguises. Can they catch this dangerous criminal before he strikes again?

When all is lost, possibilities become as vast as the ocean. Won in a game of chance, Jane "Nox" Rutherford is about to lose everything, her home, her innocence, and mostly, her heart when she is handed over to Captain Mason Stile to settle a wager her cousin made. Mason Stile, captain of the merchant ship "The Honor" has a plan and he needs a woman. Any woman, to help achieve his goal. He's no intention of keeping her longer than necessary, and no intention of not taking his pleasures with her while he has her. Publisher's Note: This steamy, high seas romance contains graphic scenes and a theme of power exchange.

Outwardly Glori's life is picture-perfect. A sought-after designer, she specializes in restoring vintage homes, and her enviable romance with Teagan, a renowned photographer, is an ideal match in every sense. Or so it seems. At times Glori feels he's holding back, and she fears what this could mean for their future together. It all comes to a head when by chance, she comes across information indicating he may have an unsavory secret, one that could not only explain his detachment, but ultimately destroy their relationship. Following in the wake Glori is charged with a bogus incident involving a former client that could destroy her reputation, career, and everything she stands for. Can their relationship withstand the secret he's reluctant to share and will Glori find the strength to trust her instincts, despite evidence that says otherwise? And can she fearlessly stand firm against those who seek her destruction? Or will those forces swallow up all that she holds dear?

Dr A.J. Mae wants her own life, her own medical practice apart from her father's reputation. Applying for and obtaining a position in Willow Springs seems like the opportunity she needs. Gage Émeute, known as Doc Riot to the people of Willow Springs, needs another doctor to help with the growing town's population. The doctor he selected will come with a solid background in all medical needs. When A.J. Mae turns out to be April Jamesia Mae, Gage and she are accused by a notorious judge of immoral behavior and April is threatened with prison, Gage will have to give up his bachelor life and marry her or lose the chance to bring a new doctor to town. But bargains and terms don't always stand when love and passion operate on a body. Neither Gage nor A.J. expect to find something that means more than their careers as doctors. Now that they have, they'll have to fight a long growing abscess threatening not only their love and safety but their home, and all of Willow Springs. Publisher's Note: Book four in the Season of the Lawman series can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed even more if you've read the first three. This steamy Old West romance contains elements of power exchange.

For ages 3-7. Read along with Herbie the cow as he makes his way through this fun filled collection of children's poetry. You will take a trip to the zoo, see the lion with the blue mane, join an adventure with numbers and Herbie will even explain why you snore! You don't want to miss the eye catching illustrations and poems that will keep you in laughter long after you finish reading.

From the moment I opened my eyes I could only see the world in shades of gray. There was no noise, no sound, nothing. Deaf and colorblind, I was a freak. My world was bleak, silent and empty, until her. Until I met my neighbor, Elisa Jane Adrian. I want her. I need her. The fractured part of me feels whole when she's around. Like the world isn't so dark, isn't so bleak, and so still. I know it's impossible, but when I look at Elisa I swear I can see color, can hear the gentle inhalations of her breath. I know she feels it too, this magic, this desperate desire... I first saw him when I was three. Julian Wright was different than any other guy I'd ever known. He sees the world in a way I know I never will. But he intrigues me. The way he looks at me with his sea green eyes, how he hypnotizes me with his smile. It's dangerous these feelings I have for him. Reckless and stupid. I'm so much older than him, I know better. And I'll fight these desires, no one will ever know how I feel. I'll even pretend to myself that I'm not as hooked on him as he is on me. I'll move away to college, I'll forget him, but that's the thing about the Wright's, they have a way of getting under your skin, into your soul, and no matter the time or distance, once a Wright sets their eyes on you, there's no going back...ever.

Advantages of wedding a Navy Man Mia Winthrop has found more warmth and happiness in the commanding arms of her husband, Navy Captain Devin Winthrop, than she ever found in all of the Caribbean. His strict discipline mixing pain and pleasure may not be enough to sustain her in the rough waters of British society, though. Advantages of wedding a Pirate Lady Devin Winthrop is returning to his home port a hero - in no small way due to his wife Mia's keen sailing abilities. But in the stormy seas of British society, he must help her navigate through the complexities of a world she doesn't yet understand. Sink or Swim Mia and Devin will do all they can to stay on course and not let the life they are sailing together go down with the ship. But as the waters darken and churn, they must use everything they know about keeping the bow up, the ballasts level and the sails full - or they won't only lose the battle. They'll lose each other.

Autumn, a preschool-age girl is learning everyday how to do things on her own and become more independent. She wants to do it all on her own but sometimes it is difficult and she can be overcome by emotions. Mama is around to help her and make sure she is empowered and knows all her emotions are normal and help her discover them all.

Explores effective strategies to incorporate Orff Schulwerk into children's school liturgy. Topics discussed include defining best practices for Catholic music educators, outlining the benefits of Orff Schulwerk in liturgy, and determining practical techniques and applications for rehearsal.

ABSTRACT: Deforestation is a major threat to the conservation of global biodiversity, especially within regions that have high numbers of range-restricted species. Species found in tropical forests are typically forest-dependent and strongly tied to the specific environmental conditions associated with intact forest canopies. The Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania are one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots, and is the most important hotspot in terms of density of range restricted species. Conserving the closed-canopy forest in the Eastern Arc is essential for maintaining its function as a biodiversity hotspot for rare species. Within the past 50 years Eastern Arc has lost 25 % of closed forest area, mostly within the lower elevations. Uneven intensity of deforestation on an elevational gradient can impact the conservation of threatened plants that are restricted to lower elevations. Change in elevation, the major environmental gradient in mountain regions of the world, produces a rapid turnover of species. When elevation range is considered, Eastern Arc endemic species have a smaller area of suitable habitat available than if total area of forest in each mountain range is considered, and 80% endemic species deserve to have their level of extinction threat elevated on the IUCN Red List. Conservation efforts in montane hotspots should consider the extent of habitat changes in all elevations and target conservation and restoration efforts across these ecosystems' entire altitudinal ranges. Cardamom has been an important part of diversified livelihood strategies with the humid forests of the East Usambara mountains for 50 years.

In Kelly's corner: Former Marine Kelly Connolly will do anything to keep Bee Langston safe, but winning the underground cage fighting tournament to save his family's legacy comes at a high price--one that might just cost his sweet Bee her life.

This book is designed for use with Microsoft Word 5.0; it includes an addendum covering the new features of Word 5.1. The contents of the book are designed to get individuals started using some of the more advanced techniques available in Word. Some of the ideas presented in the book will be of immediate use and others are more complex. All of the techniques included were found to be valuable in everyday work. The book is divided into the following 12 sections: (1) Formatting; (2) Style Sheets; (3) Columns; (4) Inserting and Formatting Tables; (5) Working with Graphics; (6) Sorting and Renumbering; (7) Numbering Pages; (8) Borders; (9) Making a Table of Contents; (10) Indexing; (11) Valuable Tools, including glossary, footnotes, thesaurus, spelling, grammar, hyphenation, and word count; and (12) Useful Tips. Discussions of the advantages and sample screen displays are provided for most of the topics. (TMK)

One conceptual goal of the Peace Corps is to promote world peace and friendship; one practical goal is to provide assistance to developing countries. I examine the duality of the Peace Corps mission to serve as an a-political agency of human development and to promote public diplomacy, as well as consider a third, external goal of United States strategic foreign interests. The aim of this paper is to determine when these goals compete and the conditions under which one goal takes precedence over the others. I investigate whether external factors beyond the stated mission lead to host nations receiving favorable treatment from the Peace Corps, using panel data for six Central American countries over the period 1973-1999. My results indicate a robust positive relationship between factors such as right-leaning government disposition, democratic institutional presence and the amount of Peace Corps activity a host country experiences.

Explores the intentional methods of self-castration that lead to authorial empowerment. The project relies on the following self-castration formula: the author's recognition of herself as a being defined by lack. This lack refers to the inability to signify within the phallocentric system of language. In addition to this initial recognition, the female author realizes writing for public consumption emulates the process of castration but, nevertheless, initiates the writing process as a way to resituate the origin of castration--placing it in her own hand. The female writer also recognizes her production as feminine and, therefore works to castrate her own femininity in her pursuit to create texts that are liberated from the critical assignation of "feminine productions." Female self-castration is a violent act of displacement. As the author gains empowerment through the writing process, she creates characters that bear the mark of castration. The text opens a field of play in which the author utilizes the page as a way to cut, disfigure, or erase the feminine sexual body. On the authorial level, the feminine writer works through her self-castration process through the process of writing, editing, and publication. Within the text, her characters demonstrate a will toward liberation from authorial productive hegemony by carrying the mark of their creator's castration and by taking on the power the process allocates to the writer.