Vella: 84 books

To pioneering settlers, Oregon is the "promise land". To the Rogue Indians, it is home. Dark Water is the keeper of her tribe's history. Pregnant, she searches for her missing husband. When she finds him dead, murdered by the whites, her labor pains begin. Barr Conner, a loner,...

Three dogs search for animal abusers. Punishment is exacted. Life is simple—they do what the Force commands. It’s more complicated for the humans their existence impacts. Three large gray dogs, ruled by a force only they comprehend, search for animal abusers. When they find them, punishment...

OUT OF THE MISTS OF TIME When she first came to the sacred tribal land in the California wilderness, anthropologist Tory Kent paid little heed to the tales of a mystical warrior keeping watch there. But then a dark figure appeared through the mists before her-and suddenly the unimaginable became...

The Chumash Indians lived peacefully along the coast north of present-day Los Angeles until the Spanish drove most of them out and enslaved the rest.Black Wolf, a Chumash warrior, was once a captive of the Spanish priests and knows the newly arrived garrison is here to hunt him down.With the garrison...

A family reunited SHE'D HAD IT ALL Cord Navarro had been her first love-her only love. He had taken Shannon from girlhood to womanhood, and taught her the ways of his Ute ancestors. SHE'D LOST EVERYTHING It had been seven years since she had lain in her husband's arms-seven...

When Panther, War Chief of a small Seminole Indian band, attempts to rescue a fellow tribe member from a Floridian plantation, he is captured by the owner, Reddin.Knowing Reddin will likely kill Panther, Caldia, a half-black slave, secretly frees him.Reddin decides to make Caldia pay--in his bedroom,...

When her mentor disappears, Winter follows his trail to the Pacific Northwest, where the untamed wilderness is beautiful…and hides deadly secrets. Anthropologist Winter Barstow knows nothing of her past or ethnic heritage and tells herself it doesn’t matter. Everything changes when Doc,...

Vengeful dogs hunt for animal abusers, but they can’t do it alone. They need Native American Niko Fox. Will she let Darick Creech protect her? Niko Fox’s life changes the day massive gray dogs force her to follow them into southern Oregon’s coastal wilderness. When she spots an emaciated...

As death and danger stalk the southern Oregon coast, Mia Sandas and Jeff Julian must trust each other. Can they handle the truth? When a poacher leaves a wounded elk cow to suffer on the southern Oregon coast, Mia Sandas has no choice but to end its misery. Before she’s forced to do the same...

A woman eager to give her heart to a sexy, complex man. A man whose nightmares may never allow that to become possible. The chance to observe grizzly bears in the wild thrills biologist Calley Stewart. This is the culmination of her dreams and education, something only a few people will ever...

Come along on an adventure as Wally and Milly discover what it's like to be a ladybug. Wally Wonders, brings to life the questions that children ask about their world.

Mystery or man? Why not both? This was not Kane Cornell's lucky day. It was supposed to be a simple protection detail, but when the senator is nowhere to be found, Kane has no choice but to turn to the sexy yet guarded deputy of Savory, Arizona for help. All Sky Nash wants is to be promoted...

Il volume propone una prima lettura delle novità introdotte dalla L. 27 gennaio 2012, n. 3 e dal D.L. 22 dicembre 2011, n. 212 in materia di usura ed estorsione, composizione delle crisi da sovraindebitamento e disciplina del processo civile. Il commento, articolo per articolo, è introdotto dalla...

A powerful "how-to-do-it-better" book, this is the first guidebook on competitive intelligence that uses case studies to provide behind-the-scenes insights into how professionals improve competitive intelligence processes. • Provides readers with practical tools and strategies to...