Life can alter in the blink of an eye.My club—constantly under siege by the Italian mafia. My city—in a war lasting two generations caused by our fathers.Yet, in amongst the turmoil, I met her. In a froyo store.This sassy woman who's ready to throw down and defend her friends against my brothers and me. But we aren't the enemies in this story, and little did she know our chance encounter would set us along a different path.This stor...

I hide behind humor . . . Because that's what you do to deflect the traumas of your past—to make people believe you're something you're not. Completely fine. When in fact, you're broken—a shell of the man you want to be.Despite my past, I made something of myself. As the COO of my best friend's company, I aim to be the best at everything—business, life, in the bedroom. I earned myself an ego in all areas.Then she walked in. Paisley Drake—the temptation I can't resi...

We started a war. One we thought we could win. The moment the club tried to outsmart the Militia, the battle lines had been drawn.As the brotherhood of the Houston Defiance MC, our job is to be loyal. To show respect when it's due. There are ranks in place for a reason.Prospects will fight the system. Those we love will fall. Chaos will rule the streets of Houston.**Can the club survive,**thrive, evolve? Change is on the horizon. The dawn of a new age.

My past was destructive.It haunts my dreams. The moment I embraced my addiction, I knew my life would change dramatically.As the VP of the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to stand tall. Contain the demons clawing from the inside, begging to escape from within. But when I embrace my bloodlust, nothing can tame my wrath.Zero took me in as part of his family—a bond unbreakable. I should care about the no-touch rules. And the fact they are in place on hi...

I'm broken. My fractured pieces held together by the grit of my brothers.My sanity—questionable at best. My pride—rocked every time someone says I'm a cold-blooded monster.It happened when she walked away. Forcing me to become the man I am today. Now, she's back with a threat on her tail, and I'm the only man who can protect her. My brothers don't know the reason she left, but they're about to find out.This story is a hell of a ride—it's chaotic, gr...

The club took me in.Even though I was a cop. The moment I handed in my badge, I knew becoming an outlaw would change my life forever.As an ex-cop turned biker, my job is to stay loyal. To the club and my brothers. That is my sole purpose. Even though the reason I joined is no longer with us.Losing love is hard, but life must go on. Especially for my kids. Even if they're just out of reach.Now I'm a fugitive, an outlaw, a ghost. But I've run ...

She is a mystery. A force of nature. The moment Billie ran into us, seeking help from her attacker, I knew I was done for.As a brother fresh out of prospecting for the Houston Defiance MC, it's my job to sit back and follow the rules. Do as I'm told. Fight when I'm needed. And I do it without question—every single time.But Billie brings something out in me that makes me want to fight for her—to break the rules for her. Protecting her from her attacker is my duty, e...

They see me as weak. Just a scared kid. The moment my big sister took me away from the club, it sealed my fate as a burden.As the son of a president for the Houston Defiance MC, I was born into power. I'm destined to lead. My father and older brother before me, I should follow in their footsteps. But they don't see me that way.The only path to keep me safe is to ship me off. To live a life they have chosen for me. Doesn't matter what I want.

Oakley captured my attention.From the very first second. The moment she sassed me, even though I was wearing my club cut, I knew she had fire in her soul.As the tech man for the Houston Defiance MC, it's my job to know everything. To always be ahead of the game. To outwit, outmatch, and outmaneuver our enemies at every turn. They may be smart, but I'm smarter.Finding out this firecracker has ties to a rival MC catches me off guard. And my first inst...

I always felt different.Like I never quite fit. The moment I found the club, it felt like home, even though it was 1600 miles from Jersey.As the joint SAA for the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to be protective. Keep my brothers at the club safe—be the first line of defense against those who seek to do us harm.But what happens when those who defend suddenly need protection? She upholds the law—the club lives by their own. Never a good mix.Th...

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment designs available 'to practising oncologists all over the world. Current Treatment of Cancer discusses all the equipment and methods now in use in cancer therapy. It covers all types of cancer, th...

After the pioneers, the second generation of African American anthropologists trained in the late 1950s and 1960s. Expected to study their own or similar cultures, these scholars often focused on the African diaspora but in some cases they also ranged further afield both geographically and intellectually. Yet their work remains largely unknown to colleagues and students. This volume collects intellectual biographies of fifteen accomplished African American anthropologists of the era. The a...