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There are times when our inspiration needs a boost and all it takes to rev it up is something basic or obvious that we haven't thought of for a while. A simple idea can spark a story or poem, a song, sculpture, painting or design, a recipe, podcast and more. Inside this book you'll find topics and examples to help ignite your creativity. Also included are 99 writing prompts to get the gears turning. While they may appear customized for writers and poets, they're for everyone with an artistic flare. Behind every work of art (written or otherwise) is a story. Use these prompts yourself. Share...

Recently single and trying to make sense of her life, Elaina Samuels could've never imagined such an amazing six months. She'd met Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray at a cash-for-gold event. They were there to trade in their wedding rings as a way to get a fresh start. Little did they know that fate would step in and put them together - first in the jewelry store and then to share their stories over wine in the bar across the street. They clicked from the get-go and a few weeks later, Elaina made an offer for them to move in to share expenses. Best. Decision. Ever. ...

Starting over is tough, scary, makes you doubt your strength, and puts you in precarious situations. Elaina Samuels, Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray found out firsthand. They also discovered how powerful true friendship can be. Follow their journey as they continue to grow individually and together as best friends. They now own a bed and breakfast in Maine and they're not quite sure how everything's supposed to go. Stony, the adorable Siberian Husky and Lula, the black cat also have some surprises in store for them. The No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club remains, but...

Meg Matheson's dating experience was a complete train wreck. She decided it was easier to swear off men altogether than to put herself out there again. Eighteen months later, something deep inside beckons. She tries to act as though everything's fine, but her boss seems to know what's going on and encourages her to check out Key West's new coffee bar and companion service. She scoffs at the idea. Curiosity wins. Riley Thomas lost his wife to a terminal illness. Before she left, she begged him to make their vision a reality - a coffee bar with sweet hookups. It took five years to conquer his...

Suddenly single, in her forties, and eager to do what it takes to start over, Elaina Samuels meets three women with similar circumstances at a cash-for-gold event. They quickly become friends and form the No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club. This newly found alliance brings about some humorous escapades, a few tears, and a bond so strong no man can break as they try to cling to the past and finally step out of their comfort zones to find a happiness they thought they'd never feel again. Discover Elaina Samuels, Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray.

Ophthalmologist secretary, Ava Beckenridge goes overboard on the exercise regimen and passes out at the gym. Dr. Keith Miles, OB/GYN stages a rescue when she falls. There's an undercurrent of animosity between them from a spat they had earlier over a treadmill, but now there's something else to go with it - an attraction neither one wants. He's cocky. She's stubborn. Their pasts keep them guarded and causes trust issues. In the midst of all that madness, they both claim to see something that may or may not be there - she says he has severe eye strain, he says he can see she's with child. ...

Sometimes the only way to truly start over is to move. That’s exactly what Elaina Samuels and her unruly band of cohorts decided to do. Elaina, Tawny, Grace, and Steph bought a bed and breakfast in Maine. The trip from Cherry Ridge, Ohio to Portland is a wild and crazy ride, filled with things they never could have foreseen. In this adventure, there’s laughter, tears, doubt, and a little danger thrown in to keep them on their toes. Will this relocation to the northeast be the key to real happiness? Or will it test their friendship to the breaking point?

Erin Richards has watched her friends get their happily-ever-after and has cheered them on. Her best friend, Danna, pressures her into filling out a dating profile with Coffee & Dessert's matchmaking-companion service. Meg and Riley, the owners of the coffee shop already have someone in mind for her - Gino Castelinni, Riley's brother. Erin is overly cautious when it comes to giving her heart, although she's not sure why. A surprising circumstance provides the answer. Gino is dead set on not getting seriously involved with anyone ever again due to a love gone bad. The chemistry between Erin ...

Secrets have cloaked Renee Dutten's entire existence. Placed in the New York foster care system as an infant, she was moved from family to family until high school graduation. With a bright future as a hairstylist in a posh salon, fate steps in and pulls the rug out from under her again. An eyewitness to a mob hit, the Federal government becomes her guardian. From foster care to witness protection, with only a semblance of normalcy in between, she now has a higher degree of madness with a new identity as Chloe Barnard, a new address in Ohio, and nothing familiar to cling to. The Feds tuck ...

Early 1800's - Montana Territory Emelee Parker is on the run from Silas Grant who wants her as payment for her father's debt. Drifter Bodie Daniels comes to Emelee's aid. They engage in an extraordinary journey of dangerous circumstances, through harsh weather, and terrain few people have traveled. Emelee and Bodie possess strong intuitions for survival. When their time together heightens a different kind of intuition, one regarding love, neither one wants any part of it...until it's time for them to go their separate ways.

Texas cattleman,Trigg Sinclair works hard but when the day is done he powers down to an easy-going, sometimes-mischievous guy. He's had his eye on Nancy Reeger from the moment they met at Ty Vincent's wedding. She feels like his perfect match even though they couldn't be more opposite. In hot pursuit, Trigg puts himself out there only to have Nancy do everything short of hosing him down to cool things off. With a lot resting on her shoulders, stressed-out cardiac rehab nurse-manager, Nancy Reeger doesn't have time to relax let alone dally with a well-known player. Trigg Sinclair is a ...

Sabrina Kerrigan is no longer interested in love thanks to being jilted by her fiancé a week before their wedding. She'd rather spend her free time growing flowers and caring for a spindly grape arbor. Her meddling sister isn't about to let Sabrina hide from love and registers her to be a contestant in an event called Pick Me, where she and other bachelorettes will vie for one man's heart. The only reason Sabrina agrees to take part is because it's for charity. She plans to lay low and not actually try to win the bachelor's attention. Millionaire winery owner and philanthropist Beau ...

A true friend will be there for you through thick and thin – sometimes at the risk of their own sanity. Elaina, Tawny, Steph, and Grace have found this to be the case, now that they own a bed and breakfast together. The elasticity of their friendship is tested many times over, especially when romantic interests start to pull each woman in a different direction. Life is crazy, chaotic, and filled with unexpected people and circumstances in this final book of the Wine and Sweat Pants Series. Find out what’s in store for these four intelligent, lovable, and sassy women. * May you laugh, ...

Finn Riley is a hard-working country-rock star whose less-than-meager upbringing turned him into a guarded, self-proclaimed heartless bastard. He's about to embark on a summer concert tour and is in need of a personal assistant. Molly Williams is a stressed-out, over-worked aide to a divorce lawyer. She's dealt with people suffering from heartache and irreconcilable differences for so long that she thinks all relationships are doomed. When her boss takes a sudden leave of absence, she's gifted with three-months to do whatever she wants. A friend talks her into stumping as Finn's assistant. ...

Jake Garrison is an all-around nice guy who tries to stay out of the limelight despite being considered one of Dallas’s most eligible and wealthy bachelors. He’s down-to-earth and a quiet people-pleaser until someone pushes his buttons. Tori Caye not only pushes his buttons, she pulls him into her special kind of chaos with tears and those sexy amber eyes. Tori Caye is a mean-girl debutante whose sense of entitlement exhausts even those close to her. After her fiancé of two years calls off their engagement, she throws herself into the arms of Jake Garrison and tries to manipulate him ...

Ty Vincent needs a short-term wife to convince his grandfather and the Board of Directors of Vincent Oil that he's changing his carefree ways, so they'll name him CEO. He gives into one last temptation and ditches an environmental conference in Atlanta to play in Reno. At the airport, karma catches up. The woman who renders aid fibs to keep security and paparazzi from descending on him. She's brilliant, unemployed, and not his type; a perfect choice for a temporary spouse. Cardiac rehab nurse, Maggie Gray lost her job due to hospital downsizing. A former patient - Ty's grandfather - offers ...

Danna Carlton is eccentric in everything from her appearance to the way she lives her life. As a result, she gets overlooked a lot when it comes to dates. Lately, she yearns to have someone special and with the help of Key West's newest coffee shop-matchmaking service she's on a mission to find him. Coffee and Dessert found three possible matches for Danna and the adventure to happily-ever-after is officially on. All three men are interesting, to say the least. Two of the men have real potential. The third guy she swears is an absolute no. There's humor. There's chaos. There are tears. In ...

Millionaire Quinn Randel is a world-class philanthropist and a world-class ass. He has a perfect life and doesn't want to muck it up with marriage and kids. And then he meets luscious Kylee Steele; barmaid, single mother and college student. Kylee makes him nervous with just a look and her kisses take him completely out of his comfort zone. Can he stop being a jerk to find love? Will the secret he carries close to his heart keep them apart? Kylee Steele let her guard down once for love and received a broken heart, but also a beautiful daughter. Things are finally starting to go right. She's...