THE SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN. The atmosphere is peaceful, quiet, friendly, and unchanged through the years. Little is required for a scandal, but past scandals are long buried and seldom referred to.

THE GROUP. They are six friends who have known and loved each other since childhood. The friends, three boys and three girls, are so close they shut out everyone else.

THE ROMANCE. One of the group suddenly finds herself the heroine of a fantastic Cinderella story when she is swept into the arms of a handsome, wealthy, and famous singer.

THE MURDER. They grieve not for the victim, but for the...

THE SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN. The atmosphere is peaceful, quiet, friendly, and unchanged through the years. Little is required for a scandal, but past scandals are long buried and seldom referred to.

THE GROUP. They are six friends who have known and loved each other since childhood. The friends, three boys and three girls, are so close they shut out everyone else.

THE ROMANCE. One of the group suddenly finds herself the heroine of a fantastic Cinderella story when she is swept into the arms of a handsome, wealthy, and famous singer.

THE MURDER. They grieve not for the victim, but for the...

A lovely young bride, Laura Wainwright settled into her husband's oppressive family mansion, but could not suppress the feeling of foreboding that both the house and Richard Wainwright's family provoked in her. Hidden by huge oaks and high hedges, the great stone house had always sheltered Richard's two strange sisters and his mysterious widowed brother.

Feeling like an intruder, Laura found that her growing disquiet had now become a desperate fear, when a series of "incidents" endangered her life. But far worse was her husband's seeming indifference toward her.

Then one night Laura was...

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has published the 2013-2014 results of the National Geoscience Student Exit Survey, which documents the experiences of graduating geosciences majors in the United States. Initial findings support that these new graduates, at all levels, shared common traits such as the importance of field experiences and exposure to Earth science at the K-12 level. The need for continued growth in the geoscience workforce is well documented and supported by its continuance as one of the most lucrative majors at U.S. universities. However, whether...

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has published the 2014-2015 results of the National Geoscience Student Exit Survey, which documents the experiences of graduating geosciences majors in the United States. Initial findings support that these new graduates, at all levels, shared common traits such as the importance of field experiences and exposure to Earth science at the K-12 level. The need for continued growth in the geoscience workforce is well documented and supported by its continuance as one of the most lucrative majors at U.S. universities. However, whether...