The Ties That Bind
Since their divorce, Kate Renado and Reese Bishop—her former husband and law partner—would like to pretend their only remaining connection is their teenage daughter Sofie. Kate’s gotten herself a judgeship and a sexy younger man. Reese’s law practice is flourishing and he, too, has a new romance. But the newspapers have some news for Kate and Reese. A former client, from the days when Kate and Reese were still a team in the courtroom and the bedroom, has just killed herself in prison. And her suicide note accuses them of unethical behavior. To clear their names, they must delve into a
Severing The Ties That Bind
Religious ceremonies were an inseparable part of Aboriginal traditional life, reinforcing social, economic, and political values. However, missionaries and government officials with ethnocentric attitudes of cultural superiority decreed that Native dances and ceremonies were immoral or un-Christian and an impediment to the integration of the Native population into Canadian society. Beginning in 1885, the Department of Indian Affairs implemented a series of amendments to the Canadian Indian Act, designed to eliminate traditional forms of religious expression and customs, such as the Sun Dance,
Ties That Bind
Detective Madison Knight concluded the case of a strangled woman an isolated incident. But when another woman's body is found in a park killed by the same line of neckties, she realizes they're dealing with something more serious. Despite mounting pressure from the Sergeant and Chief to close the case even if it means putting an innocent man behind bars, and a partner who is more interested in saving his marriage than stopping a potential serial killer, Madison may have to go it alone if there's not going to be another victim.
Ties That Bind Ties That Break
Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her.
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