Before twelve moons turn, else the realm will burn. Elsie’s childhood sweetheart turned out to be the scourge of Alvheim. When she has the opportunity to enter the annual Thunder Tournament, she impresses the king with her archery skills, drawing his attention—and she’s not sorry. But he will be. If anyone knew the secret Asher guards, they’d understand why he rules with a fist as strong as elven iron. He does his duty, hunting and haunting the murkast, until someone from the past threatens to expose the truth. And he’s not sure he should stop them. With the future of the fae under threat, Elsie has been waiting for her sisters to penetrate the Eastlands stronghold so they can fulfill the age-old prophecy. They must embark on a journey to the library of memory, stop a war, and save the realm or grim powers will destroy them all. While Elsie and Asher each have secrets and want answers, what they really need is the truth...and that includes how they feel about each other. This is book 4 of 4, the spellbinding conclusion of the Court of Crown and Compass series. It’s romantic fantasy perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, from the Folk of the Air series, by Holly Black as well as K.F. Breene’s Demon Days, Vampire Nights world and is chock full of mystery, danger, and sizzling kisses.

Egyptian efforts to acquire long-range surface-to-surface missiles in the early 1960s carry important lessons for our time, when weapons of mass destruction and charges of politicizing intelligence are key issues. This new study traces the history of the early Egyptian ballistic missile program, which began with the successful recruitment of German scientists who had experience in Hitler’s V1 and V2 missile projects. Yet even as these Germans began their work on developing missiles for Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Israeli intelligence was busy collecting information on their activities, sparking a crisis in the Israeli leadership as top Israeli officials anxiously debated strategies to grapple with this new threat to their national security. Ultimately, they adopted a multifaceted approach that included intimidation of the scientists and their families, appeals to the West German government to order the scientists’ recall and an attempt to involve the US government in the intricacies of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Drawing extensively on material from recently declassified US government documents, this new major work demonstrates how Nasser’s missile program played an instrumental role in cementing the US-Israeli national security relationship. The book concludes with several key lessons that can help stem the global proliferation of advanced weapons. This book will be of great interest to scholars of proliferation, international relations, the Middle East, disarmament and security studies in general.

From the fraught world of geopolitics to business and the academy, it’s more vital than ever that Westerners and East Asians understand how each other thinks. As Jin Li shows in this groundbreaking work, the differences run deep. Li explores the philosophical origins of the concept of self in both cultures and synthesizes her findings with cutting-edge psychological research to reveal a fundamental contrast. Westerners tend to think of the self as being, as a stable entity fixed in time and place. East Asians think of the self as relational and embedded in a process of becoming. The differences show in our intellectual traditions, our vocabulary, and our grammar. They are even apparent in our politics: the West is more interested in individual rights and East Asians in collective wellbeing. Deepening global exchanges may lead to some blurring and even integration of these cultural tendencies, but research suggests that the basic self-models, rooted in long-standing philosophies, are likely to endure. The Self in the West and East Asia is an enriching and enlightening account of a crucial subject at a time when relations between East and West have moved center-stage in international affairs.

[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Reverse Harem, Fantasy, Fae/Elves, MFMM, HEA] Tana Charles is shocked when she finds the entrance to a hidden world. Hiding her terror when confronted by three, armed fairy men she feels as if she’s living a dream. Aldric, Clovis and Bolt can feel there is something special about the small, stunning human woman and their attraction to her is alarmingly powerful. When Aldric reveals the secret he came across while acting as their elected leader, he knows that not every light Fae will accept his declaration. After two attempts on Tana’s life which she deflects with her growing magic, there is no way their people can deny that she is the true fairy queen. For years the dark Fae who live in the underground grove have been attempting to take over the Fae kingdom and they are slowly gaining ground into the light. Drago, leader of the dark Fae decides to attempt another take over and the war starts again. But he didn’t reckon on facing such a powerful adversary. Becca Van is a Siren-exclusive author.