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Reform the schools, improve teaching: these battle cries of American education have been echoing for 20 years. So why does teaching change so little? Arguing that too many would-be reformers know nothing about the conflicting demands of teaching, Mary Kennedy takes us into the controlled commotion of the classroom, revealing how painstakingly teachers plan their lessons, and how many different ways things go awry. Teachers try simultaneously to keep track of materials, time, students, and ideas.

Dave Carter is thrilled for his teammate Noa Lim on his marriage, but he's intrigued by Noa's sister, Ani. When Ani leads him down a road of mystery and temptation, Dave is uncertain at first but how can he refuse this woman. She's exotic, mysterious, and hot as a firecracker! Ani's secret might just destroy her and worse, it might destroy her brother and his new wife. She has to trust someone but who? When she's given no other choice, Dave Carter becomes her confidante. But putting Dave and the rest of his SEAL team in danger is not something she wanted to do. How can she remain true to ...

Readers – if you’ve ever wondered how it all began, this book is for you. The beginnings of the love stories for REAPER, My SEAL Boys, Steel Patriots and now REAPER-Patriots. No big spoilers if you haven’t read all the books, just a sweet Christmas memory of the dozens of stories at Belle Fleur. ENJOY! Calla Michaels is challenged by her professor to prove that love at first sight happens to men, as well as women. Knowing that she has dozens of examples at her fingertips, she accepts the challenge and embarks on a reflective journey with the men at Belle Fleur. Interviewing each of ...

Frank Gaspar Robicheaux is finally home with his family and friends. Being a part of the RP family means often taking on details that you don't really want to do. What starts out as a protection detail for the California Governor, quickly turns into a rescue mission for a battered young woman. His instant need to protect and cherish the bandaged woman seems odd for Frank. When they discover the meaning behind her strange tattoo, everything clicks into place for Frank and the memories flood his body. Everything has a new meaning for him. Everything. Lane Olivia Quinn has been gone a long ...

Christopher Luke Jordan has been carrying around a truckload of guilt for something that wasn't even his fault. Still, it should have been him. He should be the one in the wheelchair, not her. He should have gone to her. He should have talked to her. But he didn't. Instead, he wallowed in his guilt until he couldn't see anything else. When he finds himself needing relief from a rough night's sleep, he heads to the spa only to run into the one person he never thought he'd see again. Ramey Curry is right there, staring back at him and she has a favor that will change his world forever. Ramey ...

When an elderly woman calls for the Gray Wolf team to help solve the murder of her friend, they're unsure that anyone has actually been murdered at all. A hit and run while she was visiting a psychic in Jackson Square doesn't seem like a murder. But a few pieces of information don't make sense and the more they investigate, the worse this case looks. In fact, it appears the seniors are killing the seniors. The GW team will find a way to stop it, even if it involves those they consider brothers.

Tobias Franklin Redhawk may be a twin to JB, but he's a completely different man. He enjoys playing the field, giving the ladies what they really want with no ties, no promises, and no returns. He never expected to meet Gail. A friend of his brother's fiancée, she's different, yet the same as him. When she calls him out of the blue, beaten and dying in an alley, he does what any VG man would do. He saves her. But discovering the evil that led her to this place may be the last straw for Tobias. Either way, Gail was going home with him. Gail Mackenzie didn't want permanent. She didn't want ...

Frank "Mac" MacMillan has literally been to hell and back. He wouldn't be standing watching the rain in New Orleans, if it hadn't been for a member of REAPER saving his ass in Syria. His body was healed, but his mind still took him back to his personal hell every night. He wasn't fit for humanity, so then why was he thinking about the dark haired Cajun beauty that he knew he couldn't have? Rachelle Robicheaux had survived something so horrible and so vicious, she spent the last ten years of her life trying to move on. Then she saw Mac at her brother's wedding and couldn't take her eyes off ...

Ivan Pechkin has been on the fringes of the Steel Patriots MC for years. Long before they came home, he worked to help the elite warriors in the war-torn parts of the world, using his contacts with the SAS and CIA. Now as an FBI agent, he is struggling to find his place. When he's pulled into the chaos involving Baytown Oil, Ivan finds himself shot and wandering through the frozen forest, praying for a miracle. Stumbling upon a cabin, he's thrilled to find that someone is actually living inside. In pain and out of it, he wakes to find a tiny woman has become his savior. When she helps him, ...

Charles Corbett Reilly served his country faithfully, waiting and biding his time until he could come home and convince Eva Harris that they belonged together. He’d kept his distance, given their age separation, but it was different now. She was a grown woman with a grown woman’s mind and body. But when he approached her to ask her out, she pushed back, something she’d never done before. CC wasn’t about to give up, chasing her all the way back to her apartment. But when she tells him the ‘why’, there’s only one alternative. Marry him. Eva Irene Harris has been in love with CC ...

Wes Jordan was one-third of the Jordan triplets. As a Navy SEAL, he'd encountered every type of bad guy out there. The one thing that always kept him grounded was knowing that he would go home to Virginia Divide. When she started to become distant, he suspected something was wrong, but he never suspected she was going to run off and risk her life in an African nation at war. He also never suspected that she would walk away from him. One thing she didn't know, a Jordan doesn't go away that easily. Virginia Divide was finishing her residency and ready to make her decision to go home and ...

Lars Merrick is part of an elite SEAL team, but he's been SEAL-sitting his teammate at the hospital far too long. When he hears the sweet voice of a woman in trouble, he can't help himself. Finding Jessica Fisher isn't something he expected, but finding a boy genius who may change the course of the world is beyond his expertise. Can he keep Jessica and the boy safe without losing himself in the process?

Callan Battle loved his time in the military, but owning his own tattoo shop has always been a dream for him. Inking something permanent, something personal on someone is a privilege and he's one of the best in the south. But when his sister gets married and leaves the shop, then his two artists leave, he's in a bind. Frank Robicheaux was the last man he thought he'd see. His offer of helping RP came at just the right time and yields a future he never dreamed of. He also never dreamed of a woman like Juliana English and all it takes is one touch, one whiff of her perfume and he knows he's ...

Bron Jones is a Marine through and through. His time as an elite Marine made him an ideal addition to the RP team. But all the happily-ever-after bullshit with the double-wedding is getting to him. He nearly made a mistake that he might not have recovered from. Instead, he's given the opportunity to perhaps correct two wrongs. When he gets some mysterious messages from his ex-wife, initially he ignores them. But when a CID Agent shows up at RP's doorstep wanting to speak with him, everything changes. Buried treasure, a possible weapon of unimaginable magnitude and Genghis Kahn. What could ...

Ian Shepherd is ancient for a Navy SEAL, and he does not want to admit he is getting older. When he finds himself shot and unable to help himself, he must rely on the good graces and kindness of his new landlady. But Faith Gallagher is no average landlady. She's a smoking hot fifty-one year old with the body of a goddess and the touch of an angel. When danger comes calling can Ian focus on saving Faith or will Faith save Ian?

Warning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing. Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know. Her curtain of dark hair, always covering her face, hiding her from the world around her, doesn’t deter him. Hiro only knows bits and pieces of what brought her to their doorstep, but it’s enough to make him do something ...

Sebastian Vernon has been in love with Emelia Stanton since they were just kids. Now they have a chance at a life together as she contemplates her last case with the FBI. It was hard to see her go back to D.C., but he knew they would be together soon. Until she called to read the ransom note. There's no holding any of them back. Someone is going to pay for this. Except what do you do when you understand the criminal's motives? Emelia just wants to solve the bank robberies that have been plaguing the east coast for the last two years. She knows she's close and wants this last case solved ...

As an elite Navy SEAL, Noa Lim would do anything for his team lead, Ian Shepherd and his new wife Faith. Anything that is, except face Kelsey, Faith's bratty, self-centered twenty-something daughter again. But when she goes missing and Ian is concerned for his wife's daughter, Noa is tapped to head to the northeast and find her.Kelsey Gallagher can't remember what day it is, let alone how she ended up in the dark, filthy room. Her body hurts, she's freezing to death, and if someone doesn't find her soon she will die without being able to apologize to her mother. Will anyone be able to save ...

Sean Liffey was well on his way to becoming a two-bit hood in a rundown neighborhood of Chicago. That is, until fate stepped in. Stealing the car of a gang leaders wife is a sure way to get yourself killed; joining the Army is the way to get out of it. He never anticipated making it his career, but the Rangers came calling and Liffey found his best friends in Eric and the other team members. When their mission in Michigan has him crossing paths with the beautiful Shay Lewis, he can't get her off his mind. But she's a hard one to catch. Finally back at Belle Fleur where she belongs, she's ...

Milo Abbott always knew he would become a Navy SEAL. Leaving his religious upbringing and doing what he’s always wanted is more than he thought possible. Being placed on the same team as Garrett Robicheaux was the best thing that ever happened to him. Until he met her. Lia Goodwin is beautiful, smart, funny, and in more danger than she can possibly imagine. Her father was an FBI agent who found ways to sell information to every terrorist group in the world, homegrown included. Realizing what kind of man he is, she has to find a way to make it right. Contacting RP seems the best way to ...