Sick in bed, Amanda wakes from a delirious dream to discover she has a tail. Is she going mad? Is it the medicine she's taking? It sure feels real...and the tip is very sensitive...This is an intensely erotic and surreal short story about a woman struggling for control over impossible lusts. Caution: sexually explicit and even a little violent, this story is only for those not easily disturbed.

Nyn awakens from an odd dream to find herself in bed with someone other than her husband. But who is it? Where is she? And why can't she control anything she says? NYN: An Erotic Ordeal is a strange, intelligent mystery of identity, awareness, and sexual exploration. One part Alice in Wonderland, one part science fiction thriller, and every part a bizarre (and occasionally perverse) adventure, travel with Nyn as she discovers far more about herself than she ever imagined!

In this “Divorce-How-To/How-Not-To,” the reader discovers that as much as they may feel alone, they are experiencing the same indignities as many others. The author’s own metamorphosis from a panicked “ex,” to a person who successfully reinvented herself, provides an uplifting and damn funny flip side to a book also packed with critical advice on how to navigate the legal waters of divorce.

In this “Divorce-How-To/How-Not-To,” the reader discovers that as much as they may feel alone, they are experiencing the same indignities as many others. The author’s own metamorphosis from a panicked “ex,” to a person who successfully reinvented herself, provides an uplifting and damn funny flip side to a book also packed with critical advice on how to navigate the legal waters of divorce.

They say, "Never work with androids or children."Quirk had one job to do, deliver papers to a Milan mafia boss, before leaving Earth for his home in the asteroids. But that was before being tailed, poisoned—oh, yes—and hijacked into raising foulmouthed fourteen-year-old convent girl Angelika Moratti, aka Moth, who'd rather see him asphyxiate in space.Fleeing assassins, Quirk, Moth and her syRen® android S-0778 ride the space elevator to the Moon, where Quir...

Leverage science-based models for the identification of profitable investment thesesPrinciples of Transition Finance Investing: Finding Alpha in a World Adapting to Climate Change shows how to leverage science-based models used by the largest banks in the world for their climate scenario analysis exercises and turn them into useful tools for the identification of profitable investment theses for venture capital, private equity, and private credit. This boo...

Adults 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide, which means there will be more people living with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Written at a resident level, the Primer on Dementia provides early career professionals with the information necessary to care for the often complex clinical presentations of people with age-associated neurocognitive disorders. This book is organized into three sections: (1) core concepts, (2) dementia syndromes,...

PuzzleBy: Robin C. DuncanPuzzle piece Pearl feels out of place and tries to find where she fits in. One day she stops to listen to a mysterious voice. Will this voice help her finally find her place? Will she understand her purpose and fit in?About the AuthorRobin C. Duncan lives in Tylertown, Mississippi. She is married, a mother of two boys, and a grandmother to six wonderful grandchildren. She has worked in education for over twenty years. Duncan has serv...

The most powerful man in the solar system is going to steal the future.Besides dealing with his teenage assistant, Moth (being enticed by her mafia family to join the business), Quirk's nemesis Beatrix Potter has reappeared. The nonbinary assassin reveals an unprecedented power grab by Joshua Simister. The Old Man, aka TOM, aka Quirk's ex-father-in-law plots to snatch control of all interstellar travel from the UN. The struggle for power puts the lives of Quirk's e...

No White Picket Fence tells stories that need to be heard about young women's resilience through foster care. Drawn from in-depth interviews, this powerful verbatim play gives voice to marginalized perspectives from those at the heart of the youth in care system. The play follows the women's unique experiences in their own words, from before being taken into care, through their time in the system, into their current lives navigating the world as young adults. These stories are raw...

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family…Quirk and Moth have avoided killing each other long enough to solve another case. They decide on a local job next, and take up the search for a missing scientist. How could Quirk know this new mystery put them on a headlong collision course with his troubled past, a plethora of personal issues, and a hoard of genetic hybrid creatures with an appetite for anything that moves?When their client dies in mysterious ci...

The Beliefs I Never ChoseWhat if the voice in your head isn't really yours?For most of us, the beliefs that shape our lives were never consciously chosen. They were handed down through family, culture, faith, and circumstance-and accepted as truth before we had the language to question them.These inherited beliefs become the invisible software running our lives. They shape our identity, fuel our self-talk, and determine what we believe is...