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Product Description: During the Cold War era, the United States faced the prospect of expanding its power in Central America. But we miscalculated—grievously. After 1945, Central America teemed with leaders willing to alter the region's quasi-colonial status...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: At the conclusion of World War II, Americans anxiously contemplated the return to peace. It was an uncertain time, filled with concerns about demobilization, inflation, strikes, and the return of a second Great Depression. Balanced against these challenges was the hope in a future of unparalleled opportunities for a generation raised in hard times and war...read more

Normally so cautious and in control of her life, Kelly Harris feels out of her depth case in the role of the sultry femme fatale. But out of loyalty to her best friend, Beth, she is prepared to play the seductress to teach the man who betrayed her a lesson. It's a scheme fraught with danger. Especially when stranger Brough Frobisher gets caught in the cross-fire. He's contemptuous of Kelly's provocative ways, yet intrigued. And his body won't let him ignore her undeniable sensuality.