Mary Hughes

Originally published in 1985. This book explores issues around education for women and uses the British experience as an example of what adult education in its variety can offer to women in breaking traditional moulds. The text raises questions about where women are, where they might be, and how education as a whole can be used by women, for women. The critique of adult education is both theoretical and useful for practice, including many case studies from areas as diverse as the education of minority women, setting up of women’s education centres, working with childminders, and courses at the Open University.

A kidnapped geek, a daring rescue... When brilliant, hot-tempered IT tech Skyler Jones is kidnapped, she manages to almost escape, only to be cornered in the hotel room of a half-naked, enigmatic truck of a man. As the kidnappers burst into the room, the man hides Skyler by covering her body with his--and kissing her. The man, known only as Cliff, races Skyler through hot narrow streets and hides her on a boat going home. Skyler thinks her troubles are over, but Cliff is really Sir Humphrey Hawkesclyffe, genius inventor of the next gen supercomputer. He's zeroed in on Skyler--he says for heading his software development team, business only. But as they work together, Skyler starts to fall for the lonely boy genius who's become a rugged man of action. He seems to fall for her, too--at least their sizzling kisses suggest more than simple chemistry. But is Cliff just mixing pleasure with his business? Then the kidnappers come back for round two...but it's not Skyler they've come for this time. From USA Today bestselling author Mary Hughes. Hot Chips and Sand is a sexy standalone contemporary romance you'll love

A terrible prophecy reveals the last key to magic. To survive, they'll have to find the missing pieces--starting with their own. Sophia Blue wishes the cute little doggie she's found in her aunt's abandoned magic shop could talk. Maybe he'd tell her if the old woman has wandered off on a walkabout, or if there's foul magic afoot. Odd how the scruffy little fur ball seems to understand Sophia's every word. Just a few years ago, she might have cast a spell to translate the dog's ear-piercing yaps. But her magic is out of her reach, locked away in penance for mistakenly helping an evil wizard. Noah Blackwood was the last person to see Sophia's aunt before she hit him with a spell gone sideways. By night he's two-hundred pounds of authority, a respected local pack leader. By day? He's twelve pounds of poof dog. A tasty morsel for the five anti-alpha wolves gunning for him. The instant the sun goes down and Sophia's eyes meet Noah's, fire ignites between them in an incendiary kiss. But when the evil wizard reappears intent on murder, Sophia must break through killing layers of pain to find her magic. And Noah must reclaim all that he is--even defy the law--to claim the woman his heart knows is his mate.

A terrible prophecy is revealed. Daniel Light is a powerful wizard prince on the hunt for a dangerous prophecy--only to find it's in the hands of Zoe Blackwood, the woman he'd adored, and who'd firmly friend-zoned him, when he was a gangly teen. Daniel can get his hands on the prophecy by seducing Zoe at a masked ball, settling accounts with her. Yet he finds he wants to woo her. Wolf shifter Zoe Blackwood throws a classy, grand masked ball as her last chance at romance before her wolf forces her to mate. She remembers Daniel as that rich, awkward boy she could always count on yet never really noticed. When he shocks her by showing up at her ball, he's still rich but not awkward at all, and she notices his deadly grace plenty. But can she still count on him? Then an evil fire wizard crashes the party, eager to get his hot hands on Zoe--and her prize, an ancient parchment. She's horrified to discover both men are really after the parchment for its hidden prophecy--and she's caught in the crosshairs.

Can tripping over your own feet lead to falling in love? Media superstar and billionaire Zan Sinclair runs with a rich, exclusive set, thanks to his hit communications show, Revealing Secrets. But he's tired of high-gloss, meaningless dates. He just wants to meet a nice girl--like shy Dr. Vicky Brooks, sister of his international model ex-girlfriend, Ronnie. When Vicky's twin wants help winning back an ex-boyfriend, kindhearted Vicky can't say no. But the ex is Vicky's longtime crush, smart, sexy Dr. Alexander Sinclair. Now the safe-from-afar crush is shockingly real, making her heart pound, making her want...more. Can Vicky overcome her sister's misunderstanding--and her own feet--to win Zan's love?

Examines the various aspects of the relationships between mothers and education at different levels in the education system. In particular, mothers of young children in relation to various educational policies are looked at in interaction with their children's schools and teachers.