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Has life left her behind...Or has she been running from life?Boarding a flight to Europe is the last thing recently divorced Trudy Asp wants to be doing. Not only is she terrified of flying, but she's already got a mountain of problems at home.Her bakery business is floundering, she's living with her martini-swilling mother, and her knees are failing her. On top of all that, she's just discovered her ex-husband is engaged to her dental hygienist.But everything can wait, because getting to the bottom of her only daughter's shock wedding announcement to a boy she's just met in Croatia is more important.With her friends along for support, Trudy is determined to reconnect with her daughter no matter what it takes. Half a world away, she starts to see her problems in a new light.What began as a rescue mission and a fierce determination not to be upstaged as mother-of-the-bride turns into a journey of self-discovery and self-empowerment.Now the only certainty is that change is inevitable, which means Trudy will never be the same again...Odd Mom Out is a humorous and heartwarming women's fiction story with a coming-of-age twist. Inspiring and relatable, it shows us that even in mid-life, it's never too late for a new chapter.

A luminous poetry collection written during a tumultuous year of love, loss, and reconciliation.One hundred and ten poems guide you into the bewildering world of emotional tumult-from passion and longing to grief and despair but eventually to transformational healing. Enter a world conjured from fairytales and dolls, the Garden of Eden and The Wizard of Oz; these stunning poems abound with the imagery of moths and mice, roosters and crows, sugar and apples, the sun and the moon. If you were inspired by the work of Rupi Kaur, Mary Oliver, or Amanda Lovelace you will fall deeply into the realm of Chatterbox: Poems.This rain storm behind my eyes tingles, stinging to my nose and lip. Several angry lashes at the window pane, quickly dripping. A ways off, a close pressure drop, a distant darkness, silent thunder. This rain threatening, ever on the horizon, never arriving, ditches drying. In my eyes, behind my eyes, I fear the flooding of forty days and forty nights adrift and treading. Since this pen learned how to talk is how long I've been swimming.

She Didn't Expect to Miss Her Kids...but with the cat they left behind as her only companion, a divorced woman is blindsided by empty nest syndrome.That's why escaping from her cramped apartment in the city sounds like a welcome change.But can moving to the family cottage with her middle-aged sisters really be a good idea?As she battles encroaching woodland creatures and noisy vacationers, her resilience wobbles. Can she grapple with the ghosts of her messed-up past? Or will she drown in a sea of old relationships? Can she find tranquility in this season of turbulence?This fearless portrayal of life beyond the empty nest will make you laugh in recognition. Poignant and mesmerizing, for lovers of short fiction for women, An Empty Nest: A Summer of Stories is an ideal read for a summer's afternoon.Be transported to a summery lakeside cottage by Clicking Buy Now and start reading today.

Absence Makes the Heart Grow FranticStranding herself for the summer of 1978 on Cape Breton Island, just so her boyfriend will follow her, 17-year-old Livvy is anxious, lovesick, neurotic, and naive. Ogled by the ticket agent at the train station, Livvy hides behind her hair and slumps on a bench waiting for Aunt Donna to pick her up. She's been traveling for days and needs some dinner, a bath, a bed, and a hug. Tomorrow, will be better. She'll wake up in Donna's amazing farmhouse on the coast and begin her artistic, poetic life, relaying its crazy coolness to her boyfriend back in Ontario. When he reads her letters he won't be able to resist following her here. She's counting on it. Head on Backwards, Chest Full of Sand is the story of a girl at risk of losing her identity. An empowering coming of age story for girls and women. If you appreciate a deep dive into the dire and agonizing crannies of a young woman's mind you will love this book. Available in paperback or send a free sample to your Kindle reader and start reading now!