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This book was previously published as “Alpha Yogi” by Reba Bale. Her yoga teacher is going to teach her to relax – even if she needs a spanking to make it happen! Mariah is trying to be healthier by taking yoga, but she’s having a hard time turning off her mind during class. Instead of focusing on the movements and obeying the teacher, she’s rushing in late, reading texts on her watch, and judging her own curvy body. Arjun doesn’t tolerate bad behavior in his yoga classes. The stern teacher suggests that Mariah take a private class with him to improve her practice. However, ...

If you laughed at the story about the Nagys in CORKED (from RESILIENCE by the same author), you'll enjoy this collection of stories as well. On the off chance you haven't read CORKED, we've added it to this collection so you'll gain a familiarity with the hapless couple's misfortunes. You may even see yourselves in these humorous observations about aging as seen through the eyes of Thad Nagy's wife. We begin aging the moment we are born, there is no slowing or stopping the process. In fact, for most of our lives, we actually look forward to those milestones that mark the passage of time; ...

Being older doesn’t always mean wiser, at least not when lust takes over… A visit with a psychiatrist leads to some unconventional therapy. A married man gives his college student cleaning lady a bonus that she wasn’t expecting. And a priest helps a young woman forget about her grief by breaking his vow of celibacy. It’s lust at first sight when these dominant silver foxes hook up with off-limits younger women, leading to some very inappropriate quickies. “Silver Fox Secrets” is a collection of three quick and steamy stories of people getting down and dirty with strangers while ...

A collection of stories: The Possessed Printer Blues: A woman buys a printer at a yard sale. The Long Day Sun: A photography student helps out a friend. Savory Taro Pudding: A short nightmare based on true events. Billionaire Babies: It turns out you can't trust billionaires. Bath Salts Vampire: Teen girls with low self-esteem + a drug dealer who thinks he's an ancient vampire. What could go wrong?

A year ago in the midst of his parent’s divorce Nate Handen surprised everyone in his extended family when he talked his father into leaving the family home and moving in with him and his friend and business partner. He also convinced him to go into business with the two of them. So far both ventures were working out better than anyone ever expected.His father was happy and despite the acrimonious divorce proceedings his parents were friends. The way he saw it they got along better now than he could ever remember when they were married. Now he was on his way to visit his mother. Livia ...

Ciera’s the best fairy godmother in all the land… …but she’s hiding a secret. Not only is she pregnant, but she’s magically pregnant with a human child. Humans are not allowed in the fairy realm. Period. That includes half-fairy/half-human babies. The only solution is to give the baby to its father before the Fairy Council finds out her secret. Finding the father will be easy. How many men named John could possibly live in a little town called Chicago? Scroll up and 1-click this romantic paranormal fairy tale now! (Also available for free through Kindle Unlimited) Other books in ...

After slipping on Chelsea - a magical wig that comes with a gregarious personality - Janet is making strides at work and has a new friend and a confident strut. Life is fab. Isn’t it? Honestly, there’s something missing. Where’s the adventure? The purpose? What she needs is to tap into her inner daredevil. But her mystical wigmaker has a word of caution: should Janet lose control, it might not be so easy to get it back.

10 short stories of dark dates and paranormal encounters.Have you ever wanted to date a werewolf or a zombie? Then Ms Dark can help. The advertisement read: Dark Desires Escort and Dating Agency Do you require someone debonair and mysterious to be your escort to that school reunion? Do you want a beautiful woman by your side who will listen to your every word but not speak? Are you looking for a partner? Maybe you prefer someone with the wild animal in them to liven up your love life? Maybe you want to meet the love of your life and be taken into the bosom of their large family? Here at ...

Did you know that just 10 minutes of laughter a day burns calories and keeps you trim? Do you need a good belly laugh or two to release the tension of the day? Would you like to be healthier, happier, and more relaxed? You don’t need a prescription pill just try to up your daily laughter quotient. Research shows that laughter lowers blood pressure, engages your rest-and-digest system, and is linked to physical changes in the body that reduce stress and even increase pain tolerance. So basically, y’all need to be laughing a lot more.

A collection of short fiction portraying the awkward attempts of three different men to reconnect with nature and spirit. In "Coltsfoot," a suburban police officer stakes out the new subdivision to solve a rash of vandalism and discovers an unexpected connection to his past. "Totem" tells the story of a discontent husband and father who seeks his spirit animal in a backyard vision quest with unforeseen consequences. "Serves Me Right" follows a Buddhist blues musician in Salt Lake City who finds Enlightenment in the place he least expects it. Ranging from absurd to sublime, these stories ...

If you’re a thirty-year-old, Southern male from a Christian family and have never brought a girl home to meet Momma, then you must secretly be up to no good. And if you also happen to be an only son with five older, happily married sisters, the pressure to find the one and only love of your life is like digging through a pile of leaves for the pin to the grenade you’re holding. Those were the first two lines of the first video post of Mark Griffin’s to go viral, and his popularity has steadily risen over the two years since. He decides to use his platform to find someone to share ...

What can one say about the 'jokey' content within these pages? Well, it provides no more than an opportunity for the author to smirk, in a quite mad fashion, and ensure that his readership will continue to bestow solitary heavenly bodies on his foul, pointless conjurings. You see, it's all rather funny... to him.

Everyone's favorite vampire detective is back in a brand-new short story! (Plus two bonus stories!) Included in this collection: "Moon Musings" - Samantha Moon is back and...blogging? Turns out the vampire mama has a lot to say on the subject of life, death, and fighting demons. And what better outlet than in an anonymous blog? For those who want to know what's really on a vampire's mind... "Moon Memories" - He's a new client with lots of questions. She's a vampire feeling oddly chatty. Is he ready for the answers? "Moon Quiz" - It's a quiz in a magazine, meant to entertain and perhaps kill...

For former pushover Janet, her Sophie curls appear to be a balanced and beautiful new addition to her magical, life-changing wig collection. She’s positively beaming, has smoothed out the wrinkles in her personal life, and is embarking on a philanthropic new business venture. Everything is ideal until the unthinkable happens and she has to stand on her own - with a final push from Lady Miss Jacqueline, of course!

"Nuevo perro" **************** Fue un día terrible para el alegre y negro gato ¡Sus padres adoptaron a un perro, en un solo rato! Un caniche tan pequeño que no podía dañar a un ratón Actuaba como si mandara en la casa y creía tener la razón.

When Elizabeth Gilbert's story collection Pilgrims first appeared in 1997, it immediately announced her compelling voice, her comic touch, and her amazing ear for dialogue. Brave and unforgettable, the heroes of Pilgrims are sure to strike a chord with fans old and new.

After her latest life-altering wig switch, Janet slips into leather leggings, quits her job, goes full advance on her barista crush, and makes a career commitment to her bestie, Candace. The follow-through? Not pretty. With guilt and betrayal hanging over her head (not to mention that dangerous, if fetching, wig), Janet must comb out the mess she’s made. And there’s only one way to do it.

What is it that’s so bad about a man’s marriage that he is driven to commit the perfect murder? Why is a gambler’s fate sealed when messages from the future give him the names of winning horses? Will a psychic be able to help the desperate parents of a kidnapped child? These are just a few of the stories in this collection of bite-sized tales which include ghostly goings-on, out-of-this-world visitations, murder, the paranormal, fantasy, nostalgia and much, much more. Author Anthony Talmage escorts us through a rollickingly enjoyable collection of stories for grown-ups

Some cases get buried. Vicky Pearce digs them up. Detective Vicky Pearce has a reputation: sharp-tongued, relentless, and unafraid to walk into the shadows others avoid. When a string of missing rough sleepers is dismissed as just another tragedy of the streets, Vicky’s instincts tell her there's more beneath the surface — and she’s determined to uncover it. With a new detective sergeant by her side, still battling his own ghosts, Vicky follows the trail into the heart of a hidden world where society’s most vulnerable vanish without a trace. As the case escalates, her investigation ...

This short story collection by J. Reder White is an ecclectic patchwork of plots and characters and ideas, some worked out while waking and pondering, others slipped into his mind while sleeping. Some come from a dark place, but most sparkle in that darkness. If they amuse you, then they have done something good. If they make you think, then they have started to work their magic. If they touch you, well, then I have little to do with that, do I?