Writing this book has not been a labor of love or a desire to become independantly wealthy,but simply a personal account of my years spent in the restaurant industry and growth as a husband,Father, and fellow human being. The book's main theme is diversity in all it's forms.From the particular guests,employees,managers,and all who will always be part of life's simple pleasure ,an escape from the daily grind of life,of going out to eat. If this lifetime of journey can spark a memory, or stir an emotion within,or satiate a curiosity, then that is all the satisfaction I can hope for.Remember life is about diversity,compromise and acceptance,in the spirit of this just Call Me Purple.

Call Me by P-P Hartnett When Liam decides to begin answering the personal ads of London's gay papers, he is at first bemused and fascinated. After all, it is simply a way to entertain himself and pass the time. What Liam doesn't bargain for, however, is his growing reliance on the ads and the men who answer them. What at first was a form of distraction is quickly becoming an obsession, and Liam is discovering just who finds him so alluring.

When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn't seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be called by--a boy's name. This begins Max's journey as he makes new friends and reveals his feelings about his identity to his parents. Written with warmth and sensitivity by trans writer Kyle Lukoff, this book is a sweet and age-appropriate introduction to what it means to be transgender.

TEASER I looked at him again and found his eyes fixed on my neck. His jaw clenched as he started trailing his fingers on my neck, where his claim should be placed. My eyes instinctively shut from the tingling sensation his touch brought me. Damn! I never thought the mate bond could be this strong! Slowly, his head lowered to my neck. My closed eyes shut tight when the tip of his nose touched my skin. Damn it! I'm being drowned deep from the agitation we're sharing. Aiden inhaled my scent and exhaled hard through his mouth, his breathe touched my skin once again and I can't contain my moans. The arms that wrapped my waist hold me even tighter. Another moan-like yelp came out of my throat. "Your scent is so addicting.." he whispered on my neck. I hold my moans to myself when I felt the urge to. Aiden sighed deeply before turning his back on me. My chest flared with pain with what he did. "Won't you claim me?" I asked when I recollect my priorities which was to have my mate finish the mating process. Not the intimate part but at least he should start to claim me. "I'm making myself as an exception into this tradition." "You're not claiming me?!" My voice raised with shock and frustration. I cannot believe him! Just when I needed him to do his part of the mating, he's being exasperating! He turned his head to the side with his back still on me, not entirely facing me. "I'll never put my claim on you.""

In Bronx Boy, Book One of The Zombie Island Trilogy, Firpo begins his journey through the one way door of eternity in search of life's ultimate revelation. It is 1959 in New York City. A serial killer is loose in Central Park and a copy cat killer, of sorts, prowls Firpo's Bronx. Firpo is thirteen years old and his faith is being tested by the world around him-family, friends, mysterious creatures known as girls, even by his beloved baseball Giants. Firpo confronts the confusion that comes with adolescence while the police struggle to capture the serial killer, and he and his friends strain their wits to identify their neighborhood's copy cat killer. As events unfold, Firpo grapples with life's many mysteries, sweet and otherwise. In the process, he questions what place faith holds in his journey through life. As he closes in on the answer, Firpo realizes the journey has only just begun.

Violet's dad left a long time ago, so it's just her and her mom. She's an only child, so she doesn't have anyone to look after or make an example of, but she promised herself she would try her best, so she wouldn't end up like her father. She's obsessed with her grades. She's an overachiever and a perfectionist. Her dream school is Harvard, and she plans to get there at all costs. Nothing has ever gotten in her way before even with her past. High school doesn't matter to her. She just wants it to be over. She has a rough history with the bad boys, but can a new boy break down her walls? Ace is a bad boy. He drinks, smokes, parties, lies, cheats, fights, and well, you get it. His town has two high schools and one junior high, so he and his friends were separated a few years ago. His grades aren't great, and he probably doesn't even know what homework is. He gets expelled from his school and starts over in a new school, falling right back in with his old friends. When a pretty girl catches his eye, he wants to know more, but after finding out she's a nerd, his reputation is at stake. Even worse though, when his friend blackmails him into going against his judgment, what will happen?

Winner of the 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize A fresh and rebellious poetic voice, Airea D. Matthews debuts in the acclaimed series that showcases the work of exciting and innovative young American poets. Matthews's superb collection explores the topic of want and desire with power, insight, and intense emotion. Her poems cross historical boundaries and speak emphatically from a racialized America, where the trajectories of joy and exploitation, striving and thwarting, violence and celebration are constrained by differentials of privilege and contemporary modes of communication. In his foreword, series judge Carl Phillips calls this book "rollicking, destabilizing, at once intellectually sly and piercing and finally poignant." This is poetry that breaks new literary ground, inspiring readers to think differently about what poems can and should do in a new media society where imaginations are laid bare and there is no thought too provocative to send out into the world.