"After hearing the horror stories of teens who came out to their parents, I was against my father finding out that I was into men instead of women. I hid everything away. Thinking that I had buried the truth deep enough, I went on with my life..."Growing up in a bi-racial family, Dreson Cage has never had a problem with his step-mom or brother being black. His only issue was the fear holding him back from coming clean to his high-ranking father. A series of events shape him and his...

I thought I had the best parents. I didn’t.I thought it would be okay to tell them about me. That was my biggest mistake. One I would forever regret.As Dre and I get to know each other, I find myself falling deeper and deeper in love with his charismatic personality. He never asks about my past, somehow knowing that it was a sore spot for me. Then, right when my life was on track and I was doing so good for myself, my past came back to haunt me. Now Dreson’s asking question...

Despite being the son of the Grand Alpha, Neil Dane's life was anything but a free ride. Lost in his own darkness, he meets his step-mother's niece and his life seems to take a turn for the better. Thought the ups and downs, their love for each other only grows stronger, but society has a different view on his new-found happiness. While her Aunt Clara fights for her right to take the graduation exams, Izzy gets up-close and personal with Neil. He's gentle and seems to really care about her...

For two hundred years, Hunter has had to watch as people around him were born, lived, and died. The Valencia brothers find themselves heading back to the place where their troubles started, and Hunter finds the one thing he never thought he would ever see again. His Mate. Though it takes years to win her over, Hunter never gives up fighting for Maria's love and acceptance.

Logan Pierce finds that he is on a road ripe with tragic events which shape him inside and out. From losing people he loves to finding love again, he figures out that life is not just a struggle, but the road that is full of twists, turns, and surprises that can either make or break you. With his friends at his back, he faces down challenge after challenge in this second installment of Alliance of Shadows.

As a 19-year old Black Watch conscript Tom Renouf's war began with some of the most vicious fighting of the conflict - against Himmler's fanatical 'Hitler Youth' SS Division. It ended with the capture of Himmler himself and Tom taking a trophy he still treasures - the Gestapo commander's watch.Seriously wounded and later decorated with a Military Medal for gallantry, Tom Renouf witnessed the death and maiming of countless of his teenage comrades and saw the survivors transformed in...

A unique guide to getaways in the tri-state region, including the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Well researched and laid out in easy-to-use sections that profile one trip each, this book covers Virginia's Blue Ridge, the Tidewater, the Shenandoah Valley, Chincoteague, Charlottesville, Central Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Maryland's favorite spots on the coast, in Baltimore and Annapolis, and to the West are also covered. In addition to the best places to stay and the finest spots to di...

Toute entreprise devra un jour faire face à une crise : comment s'y préparer et la surmonter ?La crise est une composante inévitable de la vie de toute entreprise ; elle peut parfois entraîner licenciements, faillites et périodes de doutes pour des milliers d'entrepreneurs, managers et collaborateurs. On pourrait même dire que la gestion de crises rythme le quotidien des start-up. Il faut donc apprendre à les anticiper, à les accepter et surtout à les surmonter.

VOTRE START-UP EST-ELLE PARÉE POUR SCALER ?Le scale, ou « passage à l’échelle » en français, est une étape cruciale dans le développement d’une entreprise. Elle consiste à se structurer pour anticiper et rendre possible la forte croissance attendue.Pour réussir cette transformation, les méthodes de travail, les compétences requises et les défis à relever sont totalement différents de ce à quoi sont confrontées les start-ups dans leur phase de création, en particulier en ce qu...

Sevilla, one of three of Andalucía's landlocked provinces, is world-famous for one place. That is the city of Sevilla, the capital of both the province and the autonomous region of Andalucía. It has an illustrious history assisted by being the only inland port in Spain, with many ancient monuments, connections to the Americas, and a style, elegance and beauty that is unmatched in Spain. At any time of the year it is a delight to visit, but especially so during the famed Fería de Abril when t...

Lisbons location, alongside the wide natural harbor of the Tagus river, has made it an important seaport for trade between the Mediterranean and northern Europe throughout the ages. These days Lisbon, naturally protected from the ravages of the nearby Atlantic Ocean, is one of the premier ports of Europe and, as such, is home to miles of docks, quays and dry docks capable of servicing even the largest of oil tankers. The Phoenicians colonized this area around 1200 BC, calling it Alis-Ubbo; t...

From the days of short pants and small screen black and white televisions, to international travel and attendance at the World Cup in person, 'My Incredible World Cup Journey' spans 36 years, stretches across ten World Cups, military juntas, corrupt officials, and goals with so-called divine intervention.Set against the backdrop of personal, political, and social change, Michael Renouf's memoir explore what football means both wihtin and beyond the 90 minutes on a pitch in a detail...