For more than a decade, Managing Public Disputes has been the first choice, hands-on guide for managers, offering useful instructions for handling a wide range of large and small public controversies from the national to the community level. It includes:

• Ten proven principles for managing conflict
• A comprehensive framework with step-by-step procedures for creating productive outcomes
• Seven illustrative case examples
• Detailed advice on effective methods for collecting information, conducting interviews, and analyzing a conflict situation
• Suggestions for handling special problems such as reluctant participants, keeping people at the negotiation table, and handling situations where emotions are running high
• Eight tasks targeted for designing an overall strategy for managing public disputes

IN THESE THREE TALES OF SENSUAL DELIGHT,

WHEN PASSION IS FOUND,

ENDLESS PLEASURE IS SURE TO FOLLOW....

Sanctuary - Sherri L. King

When a plague of zombies takes over her city, Anna thinks she is the lone

survivor -- until she meets five others who join her in a plot to escape. But

Anna soon changes her plan when Enigma, an ancient fairy warrior, appears and

grants her immunity from the wrath of the undead -- with a passionate embrace

that sends arousing sparks coursing through their bodies. Now, together they

must destroy the zombies and prevent the plague from spreading -- if they can

keep their hands off each other long enough to fight.

Toys 4 Us - S.L. Carpenter

By day, Dana is a senior executive at an advertising agency, but by night, she

sells an arousing collection of pleasure toys at parties. Beginning her secret

hobby after breaking up with an inadequate ex-boyfriend, Dana has since become a

sexual being with needs -- but no one to fill them. So when Derrick, a handsome

friend she had always desired from afar, shows up at her door unexpectedly, Dana

initiates a night of all-consuming passion -- with all her toys in tow. Before

long, she and Derrick are enjoying the kinds of pleasures she never thought

possible.

The Legacy of the Snake - Elizabeth Jewell

After inheriting his grandfather's estate, Heath decides to investigate the

land, because his Grandpa once told him that beautiful fairies live among the

mountains. Lo and behold, while exploring, Heath is abducted and taken to a

magical world where he meets Elena, a beautiful, voluptuous seductress with

golden locks and deep blue eyes. Littledoes he know, Elena has captured him to

find out if he is a suitable mate for her enchanted blood. Lucky for her, Heath

shows her all kinds of magic -- fulfilling her most sensual desires.

Three tales of pleasure and passion, featuring women

who get everything they want from their lovers -- and more....

DIANA HUNTER

Hooked

Wearing strappy stilettos and tight leather pants, sexy and independent Tania Pelligrini was ready for a Saturday of shopping in the city -- for a man, that is. And lucky for her, she spots the perfectly chiseled Jim Delaney, who's eager for some flirtatious fun. Things heat up fast -- but when Tania learns that Jim thinks she's a hooker, she sends him packing. From that moment on Jim can't stop thinking about her and wants another chance. When Tania gives it to him, it turns out he's the fiery and adventurous lover she had been waiting for all along.

S. L. CARPENTER

In the End

Since there are too many men on her planet, the queen of Uranus sends two of her muscle-bound hunks, Tommy and Jared, to find a sexy female to add to the population. So they travel to Earth and immediately find the perfect woman -- Rene, a fiery interior designer looking for a little excitement. Immediately she and Jared are overcome with blazing passion for each other -- and Tommy, too, can't resist the stunning Rene. Soon, all three enjoy a wild galactic ride back to Uranus -- where their pleasures are out of this world.

CHRIS TANGLEN

Mistress Charlotte

Although virgins when they married, Jenny and Brian quickly made up for lost time, exploring their deepest desires and experiencing pleasures they had only dreamed about. But when busy schedules start to interfere with sex, they decide to try something different -- something involving fuzzy handcuffs. Though it doesn't go exactly as planned, the couple have a good laugh and enjoy themselves anyway. But whena quirky stranger named Mistress Charlotte shows up at their door the next day to help them spice up their marriage, Jenny and Brian are in for the sexual adventure of their lives.

Step inside Ellora's Cave, where passions run wild

and the sexiest fantasies come true....

www.EllorasCave.com

"

In these three steamy stories, only one person can make their lover's fantasies become a scorching reality....

"

S. L. Carpenter

Broken

Lovely Kari Hawkins is just getting over her abusive ex-boyfriend when she meets Jesse Andersen one rainy night. Though he's totally gorgeous and a real gentleman, inside he's shattered by the woman he thought he loved. Yet when Kari and Jesse are drawn together by a powerful, uninhibited passion, everything seems to fall into place. Now they can put their wounded pasts behind them and explore the hungry desire that neither can -- nor wants -- to resist.

Elizabeth Jewell

6 Enchanted Princesses

Hired by the father of six beautiful identical sisters, P.I. Patrick Fitzcairn must find out where the girls escape to each night. Immediately drawn to the luscious eldest sister, Annabeth, Fitz soon learns that she and her sisters visit a Fairy world of lust and indulgence where sex is an expression of power -- and Annabeth is the prisoner of an evil seducer. But when an explosive night of passion draws them together, Annabeth learns the true meaning of desire with Fitz -- and can finally be free from the dark world that consumed her.

Tawny Taylor

Dragons and Dungeons

Outbid at an auction for a valuable ancient artifact, Kaya Cordova finds herself strangely charmed by the winning bidder. When she decides to talk to the handsome and flirtatious Jestin Draig about selling his prize, Kaya is overcome with aching desire. Following him to his palatial estate, she soon learns a dark secret about Jestin that shakes Kaya to her core. She must put aside her fears and accept him as her master if she wants him to satisfy "all" her desires.

Step inside Ellora's Cave, where passions run wild and the sexiest fantasies come true....

www.EllorasCave.com

These three sensual tales prove that even the wildest, most erotic fantasies can come true....

Sherri L. King "The Jewel"

After a night of drinking her lonely sorrows away, Samantha awakens the next morning to unfamiliar surroundings. It turns out she is in the foreign world of Valeo and has been chosen as a birthday gift for the King. The redheaded beauty is to be part of his exotic harem of women who are there for his pleasure, and who in turn have their most erotic fantasies fulfilled. Soon crowned the King's Jewel -- his favorite -- the two spend night after night enraptured in all-consuming passion. But when Samantha finds herself falling for the powerfully muscular, caramel-skinned King, she realizes she wants him all to herself.

S. L. Carpenter "Learning to Live Again"

Between an unappreciative boyfriend and a boring dead-end job, Michelle knows she deserves better. So she leaves town for a fresh start -- first to visit her family, and then to begin a new, fulfilling career. On the train back home she meets Josh, a laid-back, handsome guy who Michelle soon realizes -- after an unforgettable, wickedly passionate night together -- was a geeky guy from her childhood. As sparks continue to fly, Michelle must decide between the faraway career of her dreams or the man at home who makes her wild with desire.

Trista Ann Michaels "Fantasy Bar"

When Kira kills a prominent politician in self-defense, the blond bombshell disguises herself as a redhead and hides out at the business she part-owns, Fantasy Bar. There, patrons can order a drink and have it become their sexual fantasy. And there, Kira meets Jerrod, a hunky guy she wants at first sight -- and whoclearly craves her in return. Little does she know, Jerrod is a private investigator and the best friend of the man she killed. And little does Jerrod know that he won't be interrogating Kira, he'll be drinking in his wildest, most erotic fantasies with her instead.

Step inside Ellora's Cave, where passions run wild and the sexiest fantasies come true.... www.EllorasCave.com