Last of the Small Towns: Short Stories is a charming collection of tales that recount the boyhood years of author Stewart Hyson. From gatherings in the “Indian Graveyard” through unprecedented encounters with baby chicks, here is a sentimental recounting of a range of colourful juvenile adventures experienced by a boy during a time that was poignantly more innocent than today. Hantsport, Nova Scotia, might have been a small place during the 1950s and early 1960s, but it was a veritable hive of activity in certain sectors and for certain segments of its lively population—especially through a kid’s eyes. In this memoir, Hyson invites readers to share his childish perspective of the postwar years on the streets of this little town. With a strong wash of nostalgia that characterizes his memory of his time there, Hyson shares his growing-up experiences of such preoccupations of the time as Sputnik and the widespread introduction of television. Last of the Small Towns: Short Stories is a labour of love that delivers readers back into their own childhoods, so vividly painted are its scenes. It is this energy, this devotion to subject, that are the book’s greatest strength.
A swoon-worthy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! If you like smoking hot romance with alpha men and sassy women, you’ll love this series! Opposites attract when a wealthy city attorney falls for a small town single mother. Garrett Hamilton is the quintessential ladies man with more money than time and no interest in romance. Yet, he’s lost his drive to win cases and escapes to Alaska to visit his family. Delia Peters is a single mother who learned the hard way that lust often doesn’t translate to love. She figures life is good enough if she can pay the bills. Love is the stuff of dreams, not real life. Neither Garrett nor Delia has any plans for romance, much less love. But one kiss sends them both reeling. Keywords: Garrett & Delia's story is perfect for readers who love small town romance, wealthy alpha heroes, smart sassy heroines, single mothers, opposites attract, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a protective broody hero. *A full-length standalone romance.
Freedom. Zane craves it, but to earn liberty he must fulfill the last wish on his genie contract and evade his boss’s clutches for ten days. If he fails, it will mean another term of genie duty. Been there. Bought the T-shirt. This time Zane is determined to beat the odds and grab his chance at freedom. When Dillon Sanderson goes to the antique market, the last thing he expects is a gorgeous genie to materialize in front of him. Handsome. Charismatic. Tempting and enticing. Dillon takes one look and wants to explore the sparks of attraction leaping between them. He offers the sexy genie a place to hide. The tentative friendship quickly grows to more—raw need explodes into passion and hot, toe-curling sex. Long nights of intense lovin’ lead to mutual pleasure and loads of unrestrained fun along with hijinks in the kitchen. Dillon has fallen fast and wants forever, but Zane is determined to leave once he’s free and intends to celebrate his independence alone. Somehow Dillon has to persuade him they’re perfect together because time is running out and Zane’s boss is hot on their trail…
3 standalone romances from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! If you like smoking hot romance with alpha men and sassy women, you’ll love this series! Take a visit to a small town filled with hot heroes & sassy heroines who bring them to their knees! This boxed set contains three full-length romances from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix – Take Me Home, Love At Last, and Just This Once. Take Me Home A Navy SEAL, a computer geek, an abandoned ski lodge, and Christmas right around the corner. Gage Hamilton. Smoldering, sexy and single. Entirely uninterested in anything resembling romance. His hot new neighbor is definitely not part of his plan. Marley Adams is waytoo distracting for Gage’s peace of mind. Control is the name of the game for an ex-military operative like Gage. Yet, he finds control hard to come by with Marley. In fact, he’d like nothing more than to get his hands on every inch of her. Just once and that might be enough. The last thing on Marley’s mind is romance. She’s returned home to Alaska and is busy trying to forget the past. Yet, the past comes knocking and puts her safety at risk. Gage will do anything to protect her. He never considered his own heart might be at risk. Love At Last A billionaire & a single mother? Uh, no. Not exactly meant to be together. Garrett Hamilton is the quintessential ladies man, a sexy, wealthy corporate lawyer whose work keeps him far too busy for romance. Delia Peters is a single mother who learned the hard way that lust often doesn’t translate to love. Love is the stuff of dreams, not real life. Garrett’s hoping an unplanned escape will refresh him. He didn’t count on Delia nearly bringing him to his knees. One kiss and he’s lost. A man whose career was built on his ability to spin any situation can’t spin this one. Delia has way too much to do to think about romance. Garrett may be H-O-T, but she doesn’t have time. Except time doesn’t seem to care what she thinks. Bad timing, the most improbable match ever, and then some should doom Garrett & Delia. There’s what we plan, and what happens. Sometimes it’s crazy. Just This Once Friends can’t be lovers, especially when one of them is best friends with the protective older brother. That’s the bad kind of complicated. The altar can kiss Becca Hamilton’s a**. She only had to be left right before a wedding once to learn her lesson. Aidan McNamara is dreamy—a tall, dark, sexy-as-h*ll Navy SEAL who tends to save the day so often it’s annoying. Of course, he just has to go and save Becca when she’s stranded on the side of the road. Cue the annoying. One scorching hot kiss on a rainy night, and Becca can’t ignore the spark that burns every time Aidan is near. So she gambles she can have just one night with him. Once is definitely not enough. Keywords: These stories are perfect for readers who love small town romance, hotshot firefighters, second chances, friends to lovers, smart sassy heroines, frenemies to lovers, hate to love, opposites attract, slow burn, surprise pregnancy, emotional romances with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and protective grumpy heroes. *All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels.
The book shows how Small Business has been the driving force behind the America Economy since the Birth of the Nation and why during this current Economic crisis that Small Business start-ups and growth are the only way out of it.
We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States--empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small towns have shown progress and potential in recent years. This collection of recent articles by experts presents stories of small-town America's struggle and describes innovations and practices behind successful revivals.
The importance of small towns is gaining increased recognition as a result of two developments. The first development concerns the possible role of small towns in migration flows and urbanization. Development of small towns, in the form of improved basic services and other amenities, has been promoted in order to abate the impact of urbanization on large urban centres and to alleviate service provision pressures in major urban centers, whilst stimulating rural economies and eventually prompting social transformations. The second development concerns the targets set by the SDGs in 2015. SDG6 requires countries to ensure universal and equitable water services by 2030. This inclusive target requires that the water services needs of small towns are considered in the expansion of sustainable and equitable water services. This book aims to contribute to the study of water services in small towns by critically examining different approaches and experiences of water supply in small towns. It brings together empirical testimonies of how the implementation of reductionist models and the perseverance of certain principles underlying these models in the water sector have yielded suboptimal results. Much remains to be done before achieving universal service coverage in small towns is likely. In order to do that, we should start speaking of small towns as a category on their own and continue the work in elaborating further what these are and how they work. In Focus – a book series that showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and inspire further conversations in the sector.
