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During the last decade there have been major advances in research in child welfare, the largest specialty within social work. The focus of this research has been on improving current child welfare practices and programs that protect children from abuse and neglect. The major policy and program changes in the child welfare system have been guided by these research studies, spurred by federal and state emphasis on monitoring child welfare outcomes and identifying best practices. This landmark collection gathers those research developments- and how they have been translated into policies, programs, and practice- in a single volume for the first time. Duncan Lindsey, one of the nation's foremost child welfare scholars, and Aron Shlonsky have assembled a case of the giants in the field who analyze developments in adoption, foster care, risk assessment, CPS work, welfare reform, poverty, decision making, and epidemiological studies. The final section of the book details new approaches to programs designed to combat child maltreatment and child poverty. This volume, with its unparalled breadth, depth, and up-to-date content, will define the state of the field and serve as an invaluable reference for child welfare scholars and practitioners alike.

In the final book of the Swan Maiden trilogy, young warrior Traeth of Rhune steals the feathered cloak and heart of Arrah after she escapes from Myr to her freedom one night, but Traeth must face the wrath of the Swan Sisters after the abduction of one of their own. In the misty moonlight of Myr, Arrah swam through the waters as black as satin straight into her freedom. When the young warrior Traeth of Rhune stole her magical feathered cloak from the shore, he found in it the twinkling of an eye, sealing both their destinies. Headstrong and bold, Traeth seizes the helpless Arrah and carries her to Rhune Castle, the world of men, where the handsome knight showers her with gifts and kisses, revealing a wild passion between mortal and the swan maiden—the other-world beauty he vows to never let go. But such a dire crime means fearsome penalties, and the unescapable wrath of the Swan Sister’s looms over Traeth, as they declare he will die if he cannot complete one extraordinary quest: find what all women desire most. His journey tests his courage, draws him through secret kingdoms, and sends him deep into the unexplored regions of his own soul, but he will only be able to grasp the answer he seeks if he comes to understand just how love can release, and imprison, even the toughest of knights.

An RWA Best Historical Fantasy Romance winner and the second book of the Swan Maiden trilogy, Swan Witch is the enchanting medieval tale of a handsome knight seeking the Swan Sister blessed with powers to heal his wounds, but finding a silent, fearful young women with a sorrowful secret in her place. Glowing with netherworld witchery as the setting sun haloed her flame-red hair, beautiful Eithne’s gentle nature was clouded by the black magic of the Druid father, the man imprisoning her mother and holding Eithne in a life of fear. Vowing never to speak again, she is unable to cry a warning to the handsome knight, Bron mac Llyr, as he enters the gates of Rath Morna and seals his fate. With raven-black hair braided like that of a king, Bron travels the land searching for the famed Swan Sister blessed with the powers that could heal his battle wounds. Instead, he finds a place of dark enchantment, a trap of lies and illusions, and an exotic, ethereal women so lovely he burns to possess her at first sight. As Bron vows to unveil the sorrowful secret burdening her heart, Eithne must chance exchanging her father’s evil reign for the greater hazards of desire, discovering along the way that a man could free her, as well as possess her.

In the first book of the Swan Maiden trilogy, Wulfsun, a lonesome battle-scarred warrior, has his untamed heart conquered by a young, innocent woman new to the ways of men. Moira has grown to womanhood in the realm of Myr: a land wise in the arts of women, but utterly innocent to the ways of men. Though her delicate beauty belied her inner strength, she still wondered, trembling, what it would be like to feel the touch of a man. Passing into the circles of stones and into the world of men for one night came with a lot of surprises, but Moira never thought she’d find Wulfsun. Every mesmerizing inch a man, he was hard-muscled, tawny-maned, and always fought without mercy…until he captures a maiden as beautiful as moonlit shadows and becomes enslaved to her love for all time. His blood courses hot with wanting for Moira, but he will have her willing or not at all. One long northern night, they will surrender at last to their sweet destiny, but Wulfsun must go forth once more, to die—or to claim forever the free, enchanting heart of his own.​

From the author of Swan Bride comes this historical romance about two soul mates, destined to love in an island paradise where no passions are forbidden, and the exotic quest that separates them. Married to fulfill her father’s desperate deathbed plea, Lilith is wed in name only to Adam Dunraven, a dashing British explorer. For years, reclusive Lilith has secretly loved this reckless adventurer who lived out her fantasies in the farthest reaches of the globe. Yet, even after they married, he left her, still virginal and unkissed, to begin another long journey. Adam honored his friend’s dying wish to marry Lilith, but he never removed the veil that covered her face, nor had he wished to bed her…​ With his sights set on a distant horizon, Adam is blinded by the fate that swept him toward a ritual of fire and passion, and the beguiling temptress testing his honor and heart with her undying desire for his love.