Can T Get You Out Of My Bed

Ben Aidan Kelly. To everyone else in the world he’s the star of a successful extreme travel show, but to me he’s the one that won’t go away. It started with one of those typical high school crushes on my best friend’s older brother, which turned out to be not entirely unrequited… There was that time just after high school where someone (not me) may or may not have hurled all over someone else’s c*ck. Then there was that incident in Austin where…well, let’s just say it gave a whole new meaning to the term ‘bull-riding’. And let’s not forget that little thing with the rental car… But it doesn’t matter how good the sex is, or how deep the attraction is, Aidan and I are just never going to work. There’s the distance for one, and the fact that one of us (not me) is a closeted celebrity…and that’s all without going into how whenever we’re in the same place we just can’t seem to stop from hurting each other. And not just in the good way… The only option to maintain my sanity is to avoid Aidan and force myself not to think about him. But that’s easier said than done when—thanks to my best friend’s misguided ‘help’—we end up living in the same freakin’ apartment… Warning: This book is not appropriate for anyone who doesn’t like laughing, anyone who doesn’t like terrible karaoke, or anyone who doesn’t like when two hella gorgeous guys have a ton of smoking-hot sex as they work through their sh*t to get to their happy ending. *Happily Ever After included.

Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal). If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better. Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. "Powerful." --USA Today "Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault." --Washington Post "Superb, smart, and succinct." --Forbes

"Reflections" captures within its pages prose that spans over a decade. The earliest poem 'When the cage bird sings" dates back to my high school years, somewhere around 1995-1996. The latest poem "I'm in love" was composed in March 2007. The poems authored during 2005-2007 have a distinct feel, an idiosyncratic rhythm. The composition of "Illicit" took place in 2006 while I was deployed at Baghdad, Iraq and solidified the evolution of Aisha DaCosta to ADDicted.Enjoy!

INTRODUCTION WELCOME TO THE THOUGHTS OF MY EARLY MORNINGS. I WROTE THIS BOOK TO EXPRESS TO THE WORLD THAT EVEN IN THE MIND OF STRONG WILLED, STUBBORN, TEMPERAMENTAL, ..........AND EVERY THING ELSE THAT SEEMS NEGATIVE, TYPE OF PERSON, THERE IS ALWAYS A SOFT, LOVING, TENDER, EMOTIONAL SIDE, TO EVEN THE TOUGHEST HUMAN BEING. THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL SIDE OF ME, WHICH ISN'T SHOWN TO MANY PEOPLE, DUE TO, I HATE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR MY GOOD SIDE, AND I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I LIKE TO BE THOUGHT OF AS THE HARD, ROCK THAT NO ONE CAN HURT, NO MATTER WHAT! I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ME, OR IF THEY EVEN LIKE MY WAY OF BEING. I'D PREFER TO HAVE PEOPLE DISLIKE ME FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING ME, RATHER THAN PEOPLE PRETENDING TO LIKE MY CALLOUS ATTITUDE, WHEN I FEEL DEFENSIVE, TOWARDS SARCASTIC, ARROGANT, SINGLE MINDED, UN-FOCUSED PEOPLE. I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT AS EXPRESSIVE AS MOST PEOPLE. I TEND TO BACK AWAY FROM LOVE AND PAIN, IN MOST SITUATIONS, BUT THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DONOT NEED LOVE AS ANYONE ELSE WOULD, OR THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE, AT ALL. I SIMPLY LIKE TO KEEP MY FEELINGS TO MYSELF, AND EVALUATE WHOM I FEEL IS WORTH MY TIME, AND LOVE. TOO MANY PEOPLE WANT SO MUCH FROM OTHERS AND DON'T REALLY FEEL THEY NEED TO SACRIFICE AS MUCH AS SOMEONE ELSE, FOR WHATEVER REASONS. I 'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT I DO AND HAVE SACRIFICED AS MUCH AS ANYONE ELSE, IF AND ONLY WHEN I FEEL IT IS WORTH IT. NOT EVERYONE IS WORTH WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER. SO IF YOU FEEL YOU CAN RELATE TO THIS FEELING, I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY EARLY MORNING THOUGHTS. SHHHHH! THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND I! ENJOY!

Businesswoman Treat Dandridge sells her very successful business and moves to the peace and quiet of rural Vermont. There she begins falling in love with Mickey Heiden, a carpenter who, unbeknownst to Treat, is in the Witness Protection Program. Shortly after their first meeting, a threatening presence from Mickey’s past resurfaces. Despite Mickey’s efforts to protect Treat, their relationship and their lives are in danger. Can love survive dangers of the past? A romantic intrigue novel.

A COLLECTION OF POETRY FROM THE HEART

In the follow-up to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, Charlie helps Lola get ready for bed, despite the tigers, whales, and other animals that serve as obstacles.