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Thinking I’d eventually have it all f--ked me more than accepting I’d be no more than the ridiculous biker whose only gift was causing havoc on my brothers. I’ve had my eyes set on Sadie since I realized a boner wasn’t a medical condition, but one hell of a good time. She was it for me. After nine years of chasing and three years of being her buddy behind closed doors, she gave me the proverbial boot. I suppose I should've realized we’d have nothing more than a good time in the bedroom and a few laughs with friends. She was it for me...or so I thought.

Everyone’s perception of an MC princess is that she’s cherished and protected, but this MC "princess" was left to the wolves. My father, the loved Southern Chaotic president, dropped me like a bad habit when I was 13. My mother went off her rocker when I was 14. I had my first of many abortions when I was 15. Life for me was a whirlwind of angst and torment, but through all of that, the pain took the fear away and replaced it with yearning. I thirst for gratification that I’m not a replication of my legacy.

I crave attention. It’s not frowned upon to want someone’s love and affection, but it is when you know that you’ll never return the same for another person. He loved me every day for nine years. He gave me everything I asked for. His affection was only for me. But when he wanted a stable position in our relationship, I couldn’t give it, because there were some many others that could offer the same. I didn’t want to settle. Or at least I didn’t think I did, until I learned he was getting married.

Musings and Mutterings of a Maltese Misanthrope is an anthology of 13 short stories in the Melitensia genre by Rupert Grech - provoking heartfelt laughter with satire like "George Washingmachine"; "Procedures Rule, Okay!"; "Crap Day, Big Weekend"; and "The (re)Gifted Ones"; or moving reminiscences with "A Girl Called Jo"; "Music and Nostalgia"; "Rugby League and the Lido Shuffle"; and "A Cafe, Hank Williams, and a Pretty Girl" among others.

Clover is here in Ireland chasing rainbows, trying to turn her luck around. It doesn't take long to see that this sexy woman isn't the end of me - she's the beginning. But while I have the luck of the Irish, Clover doesn't, and getting her to open up to me is no easy task.

Sonnets From the Spirit is a collection of 52 icons in poetry on major episodes from Sacred Scripture, written according to the ancient practice of midrash, by the award-winning, British theologian and poet Christopher Villiers. The themes of the sonnets are illustrated by great works of sacred art. This book is intended to provide readers with a little feel for God working through, and sometimes despite, very human people whose strengths and weaknesses greatly resembled those of 21st century humankind.

Petals of Vision is an anthology of 72 poems and sonnets in which the vicissitudes of human love are addressed through lyrics and flawless rhymes that fill the soul with love, sorrow, hope, joy, humility, depth, and even laughter. Presented through a world characterized by versatility and surrounded by symbolism, sincere images, and heartfelt thoughts, this new anthology gives lovers of classic poetry a great opportunity to revel once again.