Jena Parker The Final Resolution

Jena Parker finds herself part of a mercenary army after its leader frees her from prison to fight his ruthless enemy in a war that started long ago. Now one of the recruits, Jena discovers there is more going on when she sees some of her fellow inmates have also been taken from prison and recruited to fight in this bloody conflict. At the same time, Jake Paterson, the love of Jena’s life, learns she has vanished. He begins a relentless search, only to discover that a corrupt police officer was involved in her disappearance. Desperate to uncover the truth, Jake seeks out his best friend, Ken Stewart. The two confront the crooked cop and force him to confess to the mysterious kidnapping ring. Jake and Ken then enlist an adventurous author and several others to help them rescue Jena. Jena, now fighting forces beyond her control, sees her past and present merging. Knowing the time has come to confront her dark side, and haunted by the man who murdered her father, she yearns to face her demons once and for all and find the light she believes lives within her. But will Jake and his team get to her in time? Will the lovers be reunited? Will she ever overcome her cold and blood-soaked past? While she’s caught between the two vicious armies, she also realizes the time has come to fight the hardest battle of all, to win her souls redemption which leads her to the only thing she has left: her final resolution.

Jena Parker is determined to find the answers that will help her put her horrible past behind her, but what she discovers may take her further into the darkness. She’s become an unstoppable force, and those who are smart will stay out of her way. Jena was once a young, innocent girl whose only dreams were to live a simple teenager’s life, go to college, and share her love with her best friend, Jake Paterson. Fate, however, had other plans for her. Now she’s caught up in a world wind of turmoil, trying to find her way back to the girl she once knew—but that girl may be lost forever. In just a short time, her life has changed. Her father has been murdered, and her mother is dead as well. The revenge she sought in finding and killing Mr. McNeil—the man she blames for unleashing her dark side—is not enough to stop the rage that boils within. What’s more, there’s a secret from her past of which she remains unaware. Mystery still surrounds the event that robbed her of her innocence, and she must discover who did it and make them pay. The past collides with the present, and lies circle around them both as Jena finds herself once again deep in love, betrayed, and force to commit murder. Only time will tell whether Jena will find redemption, or whether her destiny has been sealed by the cold rage that lives deep within her.

Coldness is in the eyes of the beholder.... Is Jena Parker a cold person? Does something dark curl within her, waiting to spring? It doesn't appear so on the surface. Actually, Jena Parker seems blessed: She is young and beautiful. She has parents who love her and a supportive best friend, Jake Paterson, who always has her back. Even so, there is a creeping sensation she feels inside-something hopeless, something dark. Worse, it seems her neighbor is spying on her. One day, Jena catches the strange Mr. McNeil watching her. The man has always made Jena uncomfortable, but now more than ever, she feels something bad might happen. Her life takes a dark turn just as Jake reveals he loves her. But Jena doesn't see Jake that way and is worried he could ruin their friendship forever with his confession. Things take another turn for the worse when Jena's father life is in jeopardy. Someone is out to get her, and she knows it. Even her dreams are warning her to beware, but what does Jena have to fear more-predators who mean to harm or her internal monster, poised to attack? Even a nice, normal girl can be pushed over the edge by horrendous circumstance. What is Jena willing to do to stop this darkness from happening? With no one left to trust, Jena Parker may lose more than a parent; she could possibly lose her mind.

Parker's problems with alcohol have led to yet another unfortunate incident and it seems there is no escaping this one. He finds solace in a green door and tripping through, Parker finds himself in the world of the Sad Storytellers Club. Once a month the group meets to share short stories they have written about the hardships in each of their lives. Young and old, they all carry with them the burdens life too often bestows. Parker finds comfort within the group, but feels that his life is not sad enough to maintain a spot in the Sad Storytellers Club. He spins his own story, deceiving the group. When disaster strikes the green-doored building, Parker is entrusted with the confusing Natasha, a strange cat, and a notebook full of others secrets. Parker is then met with a decision; does he risk his new friends, a girl he is falling for, and the healing that came with the Storytellers, or does he make a name for himself and finally become someone his parents will be proud of?

In this book, a summary and update of the most important areas of cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) research are presented, while raising relevant questions for further development. The CPP sequences are presented and discussed throughout the book. The methods for testing CPP mechanisms are discussed in detail. Various approaches for the testing of endocytotic pathways of CPP uptake are also described. Different CPP uptake experiments are compared since it is becoming clear that it is often best to apply several methods in a complementary manner in order to most comprehensively evaluate CPP uptake mechanisms due to the complexity of these processes. A brief summary of functionality issues of CPPs, both in vitro and in vivo, is discussed. Therapeutic potential of CPPs and commercial developments are discussed. The present, second edition of this book is the updated and expanded version of the first edition, published in 2019. The development of the field of cell-penetrating peptides in these five years has been obvious and exciting. This second edition of the book has been partly reorganized and comprehensively expanded with the exciting research in 2019-2023. Around 2500 novel scientific articles have become available, most of them are reviewed in the second edition. Additional rapidly growing areas of high impact presented in this second edition are therapeutic developments (Chapter 16) and delivery of oligonucleotides and proteins/peptides (Chapters 5 and 6) including novel reports on genome editing with CPP assistance. Also, several additional examples are available now on clinical trials using CPPs (Chapter 15). The book is written for researchers and students in the field.

"A beautiful, poised, and thought-provoking debut about love, loss, coming out, and discovering living life on your own terms." —New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow There are two things that Corinne Parker knows to be true: that she is in love with Maggie Bailey, the captain of the rival high school's cross-country team and her secret girlfriend of a year, and that she isn't ready for anyone to know she's bisexual. But then Maggie dies, and Corinne quickly learns that the only thing worse than losing Maggie is being left heartbroken over a relationship no one knows existed. And to make things even more complicated, the only person she can turn to is Elissa—Maggie's ex, and the single person who understands how Corinne is feeling. As Corinne struggles to make sense of her grief and what she truly wants out of life, she begins to have feelings for the last person she should fall for. But to move forward after losing Maggie, Corinne will have to learn to be honest with the people in her life...starting with herself.

The criminal justice system is a key social institution pertinent to the lives of citizens everywhere. Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View, Second Edition provides a unique social context to explore and explain the nature, impact, and significance of the criminal justice system in everyday life. This introductory text examines important sociological issues including class, race, and gender inequality, social control, and organizational structure and function.