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Discover how to celebrate your life as an empty nester…without guilt or sorrow. Does your quiet home give you heartaches and tears? Do you not know what to do with your life now that the kids are gone? Becoming an empty nester is a sudden and painful change. It is such a difficult time that 38.6 percent of empty nesters suffer from clinical depression and one in four marriages ends in divorce.

I’m the next big thing...in more ways than one. The moment I step foot off the plane, I had a feeling my life was going to change. It wasn’t the new contract I’d signed, and it certainly wasn’t the Big Apple that called to me, it was her. Shy and sweet Violet Kennedy captured my attention. But I’m far from what she expected to walk into her office. I live by the moniker they’ve given me. Even though I’m nothing like the image they portray, I have a job to do, and that may be the reason I lose the woman of my dreams.

Innkeeper and vineyard owner, Avery Parker, is finally getting some time off to enjoy an afternoon with the Stammtisch women. Avery and her tight-knit group of friends embark on an idyllic winery tour, only to stumble upon a shocking discovery: a body hidden within the depths of a wine cave. As the authorities scramble to piece together the evidence, suspicion falls on the victim's long list of enemies. Accompanied by her loyal and beloved golden retriever, Sprinkles, Avery must navigate the treacherous waters of hidden secrets and deadly motives to expose the truth. Will she succeed in her...

The midwife was kind, generous, and barren. Her client only cared about money and appearances. Would their relationship end soon enough? Twenty years ago, the midwife refused her selfish billionaire patient's request to smother the scrawny twin and instead took him home to bring up as her own. Always alike in looks, the mothering each received made them as different as summer and winter in the arctic. Years later, the two young men are in each other's lives despite the midwife's efforts to keep them apart. Was it some sort of 'twin thing' that kept pulling them together?

Linn ist gerade in die Kleinstadt Kitchener gezogen und freut sich auf ihren ersten Arbeitstag in der stadtbekannten Bäckerei Hansel & Pretzel. Doch die Freude schlägt schnell in Entsetzen um, als sie hinter dem Laden eine ermordete Frau entdeckt! Es handelt sich um die unbeliebte Stadträtin Sydney Stark. Schnell wird klar, dass die Tote mehr Feinde hatte als Streusel auf einer Rumkugel. Als zuerst Linn und dann ihr Chef des Mordes verdächtigt werden, beschließt sie, selbst Nachforschungen anzustellen.

Keith creció en un pequeño pueblo de Colorado y sufrió humillaciones en la escuela secundaria, anhelando el día en que pudiera mudarse a Las Vegas y convertirse en una transexual sexy llamada Heather. Ella ama su increíble nueva vida y nunca quiere irse. Pero Heather debe regresar a casa cuando su amable tío muere y le deja su casa y su restaurante para que los administre. Heather lucha contra la intolerancia de su pueblo natal, con sus matones de la escuela secundaria y su absoluto aburrimiento por ser transexual, y logra mantener vivo el sueño de su tío. Una fatídica noche, una ...

Danny Mendoza is different, and no one at his new school lets him forget it. His sensory quirks isolate him from everyone except his only friend, a girl named Sam. He doesn’t do well with loud sounds or bright lights and hates touching most things, so he spends most of his time alone surrounded by his books and models. When Danny hides from a gang of bullies in the park after school one day, he is suddenly sucked through a wormhole into the alternate fantasy world of Umberhold.

Explore hidden sci-fi desires, get taken by Mothman, travel back to the myths and tales spiced up with fiery lovers. Get lost in this steamy collection and embrace the shifting magic with these sizzling stories of passion.

Huntley knows time is running out to save Chrys from the marriage, and everything is riding on the mysterious box Hades has given Prometheus. Now all they have to do is sneak into Olympus, find Chrys, and convince Zeus she is already married to Prometheus. Easy as that. The problem is, Chrys has no knowledge of the plan. She feels all alone in a new world, surrounded by gods who are selfish and out to get her. Will she be able to last long enough for Huntley and the others to find her? Or will she take matters into her own hands?

Boomer Business: How to Monetize the Silver Tsunami and Shortcut Your Path to Business Ownership is your ultimate guide to monetizing the silver tsunami and embarking on a thrilling path to business ownership. I've seen the transformative power of this approach firsthand, and now it's your turn to tap into this goldmine. Get ready to fast-track your success and create the life you've always dreamed of.

Twenty-year-old Wren Darlington is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes—those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago—want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers. Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule.

After being trapped in a loveless marriage, Bill is finally free to explore new sexual encounters with beautiful strangers. During his time in captivity, his taste in pornography quickly shifted from vanilla hetero scenes to sexy shemale hardcore. Now that he’s free it isn’t long before he’s graduated from fantasizing to exploring his new feelings. Convinced Victoria, his favorite adult actresses, is the perfect translover to show him the ropes, Bill takes the plunge, calling and setting up his first date with an escort. What he’ll discover during that night of passion and pleasure ...

What's fascinating about Dani Shapiro's story "Supernova" is "its focus on the minor catastrophe that is Shenkman, a relatively prosperous man whose minor shortcomings feel, to him alone, monumental and impossible to overlook," writes Benjamin Samuel, co-editor of Electric Literature, in his introduction to this issue of Recommended Reading. "Despite rowing every day, obsessively racing against an old rival in a computerized simulation, nobody even knows Shenkman is still competing."

George loves the solitude that camping alone in the middle of the deep woods brings him. But his quiet weekend alone is interrupted by a gorgeous young stranger, Samantha, who stumbles upon his camp in need of help. Passions flare but George quickly learns Samantha has a big, thick secret between her legs. All alone in the middle of nowhere and horny as hell, she promises him no one will ever have to know about their torrid night of wild sexual exploration.

Could the drummer boy help those stranded in the worst winter storm of the 18th century? Young Scout is looking for gainful employment at the end of the American Revolution. Called Scout because of his great exploring and tracking skills, the regimental sergeant says he's too young; only good enough to be a drummer 'boy.' Will his fellows accept his help as they try to find their way to friends and family for Christmas during one of the worst winter storms in history? Or will pride be their demise? After all, why should they follow a young Cherokee half-breed? Part of THE FAIRIES SAGA ...

After enduring the loss of their parents, a new world opens up to one special sissy. His mom’s best friend moves in and takes on his sissy training. It’s not just the clothing and the makeup, sissy needs to feel owned and loved. Luckily Mistress Karen is kind and patient and even dirtier than sissy is! Mistress Karen understands and is happy to audition and bring home the right kind of men to help her along in her journey. Step by step she leads her special girl down the path and finally to the lover that can make her feel truly special inside. Together the two explore a world of ...

Undercover Detective Arlie has his hands full again! Two very pregnant women, an overeager protégé, and a new arrival bent on making Anchorage the human trafficking hub of the world have complicated his life. Will he be able to handle all of them and still wear the Santa suit? Life has changed so much for the techno-clever Anchorage Undercover Cop since his trip to Arizona the year before (A Stingray Christmas). New people have come into his life - both good and bad. Will he be able to make it home to spend his first Alaska Christmas with his new wife and sons? Or will human traffickers ...

Audrey just wants to move on and rebuild from a marriage gone wrong. Now she’s focused on launching a local rum distillery into the mainstream, proving to her boss and herself that she can do it all. She certainly doesn’t need another guy swooping in, thinking he can save her, no matter how irresistible he - or his smile - is. Jackson has the luck of the draw - good looks, charm, a hit TV show - and whenever he’s not chasing his next star turn, he’s getting some action off the screen. He’s set…or so he thought.

Chrys has searched all of the Underworld to find a way to open Tartarus and bring her father, Hades, back to life. It was her fault he was sent there, and she doesn't care if she begins the end of the world to save him. Finally finding a clue on how to open the gates to hell itself, she leaves the Underworld and searches for the god Aether.

When his girlfriend Aria told him that her hot coworker Tina was really a guy, Caleb laughed. He knew how jealous she was, that she’d say anything to keep him from trying to hook up with another woman. There was just no way someone as beautiful and feminine as Tina, with perfect breasts, long blonde hair, and that sexy figure, could ever have started out as a guy named Tim. Was there? Months after his breakup with Aria, Caleb still can’t get Tina out of his mind. He has to know the truth about her, and himself! A chance encounter at the grocery store gives him the perfect chance to get ...