Download or read book Miracle at Midlife written by Roni Beth Tower and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Gold Medal IPPY Award in Autobiography/Memoir They first meet in Paris in the spring of 1996. David is a divorced American attorney living on a converted barge moored on the banks of the Seine; Roni Beth is an empty-nested clinical and research psychologist working from her home in Connecticut. Now in their fifties, both have signed off on loving again—until they meet each other. Miracle at Midlife tells the inspiring story of Roni Beth and David’s intense and transformative transatlantic courtship. Along the way, David the loner, living amid the beauty, freedom, and pleasures of Paris, brings Roni Beth, a responsible and overextended professional haunted by earlier loss and trauma, back to her core as a woman, while she helps him reclaim connections that tie him to a larger world. They wrestle internal demons (mostly hers) and external threats (friends, family and different perspectives) as they share adventures in their respective worlds. Throughout their journey, stories of courage, joy and integrity bring hope and delight to those who wonder how romantic love appears and evolves; inspiration to people in mid-life who, knowingly or unknowingly, have completed a chapter in their lives and are ready to move on; and comfort to anyone who longs to wrestle and conquer the demons of fear, born of history or of the unknown, and win. Testimony that love is real.

Download or read book Barrett written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My plan when I became a contestant on Moonlight Mates was simple: Use my fifteen minutes of fame from the dating reality show to expose my ex-boss for stealing pack land. But in the ultimate plot twist, the billionaire wolf showed up as my episode’s Moonlight Beast, and chose me as his mate. The contracts have been altered, and to keep me from destroying him, he’s forcing me into marriage. A little enemies-to-lovers drama will be good for ratings, right? Hell no. I’m not going down without a fight. When I call the Grizzly Guardians, I’m shocked the bear shifter security company agrees to help me. But I never expect them to crash the season finale and drag me away from this sham of a wedding...on live TV. Barrett Guardian insists the danger has just begun. He brings me to a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere and refuses to leave my side. For Barrett, this case is personal. This heartbroken single dad refuses to let this wolf ruin another life—especially mine. Now, he needs my help, and it will take a lot more than gossip to bring down this powerful wolf syndicate. This bear is ready to fight for me, and he’ll give me what Moonlight Mates couldn’t…my very own happily ever after.

Download or read book How to Survive Your Husband s Midlife Crisis written by Gay Courter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to deal with a husband's mid-life crisis, covering topics including infidelity, thrill-seeking behavior, and financial irresponsibility, and deciding whether or not to continue with the relationship.

Download or read book Playing to Win written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I lose a game of strip poker, I expect the fun to end at the table. But for the three bear shifters that are my formidable opponents, it’s just the beginning. I didn’t come to The Real Werewives to find a forever mate. I’m hiding from hitmen who think I stole their money. The last thing I can do is star in my own episode. These offensive linemen have decided I’m their mate, and the only way I can stay with the show is to go on a date with each of them. They’ve laid their cards on the table. They want me. Troy—the dapper one. Corey—the downhome one. Steele—the dangerous one. I’m faced with an impossible choice. Choose one of them or keep running. What will happen when they find out who I really am? These bears protect their quarterback every week, but will they protect me when my dangerous past catches up to me in Alaska? This is the wildest game I’ve ever played, and I’m all out of second chances. Good thing my three bears play to win.

Download or read book So I Married a Werewolf written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I married a wolf for "the good of the pack." Ask me how that worked out. Now I'm a rejected mate with three kids, and a wolf in sequins and fierce heels is on my doorstep, promising she can breathe life into the dreams that died that day... if I’m willing to put my fate in her well-manicured claws. I’ll get three questions. Why did my ex tuck tail and leave me with a giant mess? What is he trying to prove by coming back? And am I brave enough to defy my pack and choose myself? Oh, enough about him already. He had his chance. I’m ready for a new life. Bibi le Bonnet is my fairy dragmother. The fabulous wolf will give me a total life makeover and the mating ceremony of my dreams... All I have to do is become a contestant on The Mating Game and choose a mate sight unseen after asking a few flirty questions in front of a live audience. Three potential suitors. After a shocking twist on stage, my chosen wolf is revealed as none other than superstar Logan Mathis. I’ve spent so many nights fantasizing about the famous actor, and now he's on The Mating Game wooing the biggest homebody mom ever: me. Can I trust this wolf when he says he’s willing to claim me, or is it all an act to revive his career? And three dates to find my forever. Every date with Logan is time in the spotlight. I want to believe the fantasy, but am I fooling myself? Because my ex is back, and he'll drag my pack into open war before he lets any other wolf have me. The Mating Game is a brand-new series brought to you by the team that created The Real Werewives! Get ready for a season full of fun and flirty episodes finding fated mates where you least expect them. Anything can happen when the cameras are rolling, but don’t worry, these books don’t fade to black.

Download or read book The Real Werewives of Colorado Box Set Vol 1 Books 1 3 written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Real Werewives for this STEAMY season as cowboy wolves over forty find the curvy mates that will help them save their ranch. 30 Day Mate Will my past steal Saint’s future? After a misunderstanding costs me a dream contract for a cooking show on a major network, I’ll do whatever it takes to repair my reputation. Even apply to be one of The Real Werewives of Colorado. The dating reality show is my last chance to prove I’m for real, even if it means I’ll belong to a wolf shifter forever. Saint Lovell says I’m his mate, and I get whisked away on an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado Ranch. More than that, the cowboy wolf is counting on me to stop an obscure clause in an ancient treaty from taking the land away from his pack. The cameras are rolling, and now I have to prove I’m the woman I claimed to be on my cooking show. Saint’s willing to give me everything I need to succeed, but am I cut out for real country living? This cowboy is offering me a whole new life, but my reputation insists on following me to Colorado Ranch. This time, the legacy of an entire pack is on the line… Midlife Mate When my beloved librarian job becomes a victim of budget cuts and my husband decides it’s time to trade me in for a newer, sleeker model, I should be depressed. But instead, I’m excited. I finally have a chance to break out of my shell and apply to be a contestant on The Real Werewives of Colorado. Never did I expect one of those cowboy wolf shifters to choose me from my audition tape, but Mason Hemmings thinks I’m his forever mate. Problem is, I’ve been thinking like a mom and a librarian for so long I don’t know how to be sexy anymore. But Mason makes me want to take chances. Get familiar with my long-neglected wild side. Mason’s been caught between two worlds too. Some of the unruliest wolves in the pack think he should be alpha, and he needs to blaze his own trail. He’s willing to make all my dreams come true—including giving me carte blanche to rebuild the pack library. This wolf has fallen head over spurs for me, and the feeling is mutual. But when that wild side that’s come out since I arrived in Colorado threatens to take everything from us, our episode goes from fantasy to reality. Fast. Will our new little family be able to bring the pack together and save Colorado Ranch? Second Chance Mate I’ve raised my kids, rose to the top of the game in my career as a private celebrity chef, and now it’s my time to shine. All my adult life I’ve worked hard to provide the best life possible for my family. I can finally take some time for myself and maybe even find a man who’s willing to stand by my side. So when I hear The Real Werewives are looking for contestants for their Colorado season, I apply. Levi chose me as his forever mate. This cowboy wolf has a rebellious streak that’s seriously hot. He’ll break all the rules to claim me, even if it causes a pack war. I know a thing or two about fighting for the things I want. And I’m determined to fight for this pack. But when my daughter drops a bombshell on me, I realize it might be too late for me to help Levi save Colorado Ranch.

Download or read book Bear s Midlife Midwife written by Meg Ripley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I can't get the authorities involved in this," he pleaded, his brows drawing together. "I need you." When I got divorced and moved to the quiet Oregon countryside, The last thing I expected was for a hot stranger to pound on my door, Demanding I go with him in the middle of the night. His sister-in-law's in labor, and he swears she's on death's door. The weirder part? I'm not allowed to tell anyone what I'm about to see. This has WTF written all over it, but I took an oath to help. Looks like my cozy sweats, wine, and the remote will have to wait. Even after delivering babies for decades, Nothing could prepare me for this. Good god, the kid is hairy, And the ears, the eyes...they're all wrong. Because I didn't just deliver a baby. I delivered a freaking bear cub. Apparently, these folks are shapeshifters, And us humans aren't supposed to know their secret. Now, some of these bear-people want me dead. That hunky stranger is now my bodyguard, And we've gotten very close living under my tiny roof. Am I ready to jump into a relationship with another man? Especially one that can change into a bear? Steamy shifter love scenes and an HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Readers 18+.

Download or read book So I Fell for Bigfoot written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m The Mating Game's biggest fan, but I never dreamed that my gothic cupcake self would make it on the show. Then I won my own episode. I’m so excited to go on stage and pick a hot shifter who is ready to woo me. Just one problem. During a delay in filming my episode, I had a fantastic encounter in the mountains that included an avalanche and a steamy night with a smokin’ hot sasquatch. Yes, you read that right. Bigfoot himself. Now I’m not sure I want to go on camera anymore. Show host and fairy dragmother Bibi le Bonnet wants me to reconsider. She thinks a total life makeover is in order to turn this superfan into a superstar. I’ll get three questions. Things were hot and heavy between Lars and me that night, but could this be more than a fling? Am I ready to leave my city life behind for this mountain man? And is it bad that I prefer his furry form? (Please say it’s not.) Three potential suitors. Lars isn’t the only beast with his eye on me. Who knew I’d be so popular? It’s a fan girl’s dream come true. But are they after me, or Lars? And three dates to find my forever. Lars is an immortal widower, still pining away over his lost mate. He’s blissfully unaware of modern human life. The dates he chooses are a literal breath of fresh air, and I’m having so much fun introducing him to my favorite things and getting to experience them for the first time all over again through his eyes. But when word gets out that a creature thought to be mythical has been sighted in Sunset Springs, ancient secrets are exposed, long-forgotten creatures come back to settle a score, and being in the spotlight becomes more exciting and dangerous than I ever imagined.

Download or read book Love Spell written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My grandmother promised me to a hot, cursed dragon who happens to be her mortal enemy. Why does she want me to spend the rest of my life with a man she calls ‘lizard breath’? She’s an enchantress and she cast a love spell over Tyson Drake fifty years ago. It failed pretty spectacularly, and he’s been trapped in his human form ever since. But she's convinced I can change things. That the magic she’s been teaching me about is enough to make the spell come true. Now Tyson’s willing to give Gran’s magic one more try and take a chance on me. I can’t stop thinking about him, but will becoming Tyson’s mate be enough to make him finally shift into his dragon form, or will my magic be the death of him?

Download or read book Her Guardian Wolf written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who grew up in a man’s world. Surrounded by brothers, she joined the Army the first chance she got. But after a bomb blast changed everything, she doesn’t know where she belongs anymore. That little girl…is me. Now I’m working at Forever Home animal shelter as part of my rehabilitation for PTSD. And it’s a rescued werewolf that sees me like no one else ever has. Baron and I have a lot in common. Too much, maybe. All his family has known is war, and a rival pack has them at their mercy. Those rival wolves think they can use me and my coworkers as pawns. Oh, hell no. He’s been assigned to protect me. That means guarding my apartment at night, and telling me bedtime stories to keep my mind off the shifter war. Baron’s tired of violence, but he’ll fight harder than he ever has to make sure I get my happily ever after.

Download or read book Claimed by the Rogue Wolf written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first time I shift, an enemy pack captures me. They have a score to settle with my family and my life is payment—until another prisoner claims me as his mate and protects me until my pack arrives. I don't know this massive male wolf—but my wolf does. I beg my pack to give Marcus a chance to prove himself—to them and to me. But that’s not enough to make my family accept that I’m dropping out of college to mate with an unknown wolf, especially with that pack gunning for us. Now it’s not only our hearts on the line—it's our lives. So I make another deal, one that lands Marcus and me right in the spotlight: My mom’s the producer of The Real Werewives, and she assigns a camera crew to keep an eye on us. Now we’re starring in our very own episode of a dating reality show. And anything can happen when the cameras are rolling.

Download or read book Protected by the Rogue Wolf written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on 2022-04-18 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve years after being sold to one of the most prominent members of the pack, I shocked everyone by asking for my freedom. My first lesson? Freedom came with a price. My friends and family refused to support me. So I turned to The Real Werewives—not only for the camaraderie of the other she-wolves, but to find the love I deserved. But it’s not all lights, camera, fated mate—my ex isn’t ready to let me go. I met Carlos at a kickoff party for the show. When he stands up to my ex, my she-wolf is all in. Carlos has a past too, one he wasn’t ready to walk away from. A past he’s determined to make right. There are new rules in the Sawtooth pack, but Carlos is playing it anything but safe. When I learn what brought Carlos to Granger Falls, there’s no way I can let him go through with his assignment. Can the wolf hired to kill my ex be the one to save the pack?

Download or read book Fire Brand written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates have made an absolute fool out of me. After a violent invasion, I lost my crown and control of The Bay. My fellow sirens have vowed to take our invaders out one by one, luring them to their death with the one thing they can’t resist—sex. But I want to drive those bastards to their knees. I must form an alliance with the King of Chronopolis, the only man who can survive the night in my bed—phoenix shifter Asher MacKay. Asher insists he loses a little bit of his humanity every time he spends the night with me. I think ruthless looks good on him. And each night I set his ashes free, I feel something more for him. Damn it. Falling in love was not part of the plan. Now that the pirates have checked The Bay off their list of Things to Destroy, they’ve turned their sights to Chronopolis. Asher must choose a Queen that will strengthen his alliances in the region, and apparently, I’m not an option. I have a proven track record of failure. I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell and a fire tattoo on my wrist that tells me what I’ve known all along. Asher and I are meant to be together. The clock is ticking—if we have any chance of saving our cities, I must convince him I am his Queen before the Blood Moon.

Download or read book Midsummer Spell written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​An ancient relic has a cursed dragon convinced I’m a goddess. Not just any goddess—his goddess. But for me to help him, he first must make me believe in magic.​​ Just a little complication, right? I’ve been busy building my pediatric practice and my dream home. I have almost everything I want, but there are parts of my life I’ve ignored. Specifically, my love life. When Gran’s house burns down, I head to Summerland to help her get back on her feet. She and my sister claim a dragon fight is responsible for the destruction, and I’ll have to come to grips with the neglected parts of my life. Not just the magic I don’t believe in. Sexy Chance Drake is willing to help Gran too. He’s also skeptical of Gran’s magic after he insists one of her spells went wrong and left him in trapped in his human form. He claims he’s a dragon, and I’ve dared him to make me believe in magic. When I can read an ancient text no one else can decipher, nothing in my life will ever be the same. But can Chance convince me to stay in Summerland and use my magic to save the thunder?

Download or read book Sex and the Seasoned Woman written by Gail Sheehy and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experience. . . . She can be alternately sweet, tart, bubbly, mellow. She can be maternal and playful. Bossy and submissive. Strong and soft. . . . The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long as she is committed to living fully and passionately in the second half of life. In her most groundbreaking work since Passages and The Silent Passage, bestselling author Gail Sheehy reveals a hidden cultural phenomenon–increased vitality in women’s sex and love lives after fifty. Sex and the Seasoned Woman is the story of an intimate revolution taking place under our very noses. Boomer generation women in midlife are open to sex, love, dating, new dreams, exploring spirituality, and revitalizing their marriages as never before. This is a new universe of passionate, liberated women–married and single–who are unwilling to settle for the stereotypical roles of middle age and are now realizing they don’t have to. As life spans grow longer and as societal constraints continue to loosen, older women–once free of the exhausting demands of young children, needy husbands, and demanding careers–find themselves ready to pursue the passionate life. They embrace their “second adulthood” as a period of reawakening. Written in Sheehy’s singularly compelling style, combining interviews and research, this book gives voice to more than a hundred fascinating and colorful women. The inspiring stories tell of wives who reinvigorate their marriages after their children leave the nest as well as divorced, widowed, and long-single women who find new dreams and new loves. Sheehy delineates a crucial link between cultivating a new dream and reopening the pathway to intimacy and sexual pleasure. She also examines the latest medical breakthroughs addressing symptoms that have unnecessarily curtailed women’s sex lives. From women who find their sexuality reawakened by a younger lover, to couples whose marriages survive health crises and grow stronger, to women who finally find a soulmate in their sixties, to stories from seasoned sirens in their seventies, eighties, and even nineties, these portraits cover an enormous range of experience. In them, Sheehy locates the universal patterns that enable us all to recognize and understand our own lives.

Download or read book Human Development and Faith Second Edition written by Felicity Kelcourse and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with the latest research, this second edition approaches human development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Uniquely inclusive of the moral and faith dimensions of the life cycle, 'Human Development and Faith' examines the interplay of mind, body, family, community, and soul at every stage of development. (Back cover).

Download or read book Running Wild written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When my mom signs me up for The Real Werewives of Alaska, I’m thrilled. Not because I’m interested in meeting some furry jock on a reality show—I’m a notorious dating disaster and better off single—it’s an all-expenses-paid opportunity of a lifetime for my travel vlog. Sebastian’s wolf doesn’t care that forever’s the last thing on my mind. He only sees one thing when we run into each other at the season kickoff party. His Mate. Even with my sweatpants and messy ponytail, he’s all in. The wolf gets the girl—that was easy, right? Not quite. The running back position with the Bloodhounds is Sebastian’s last chance to play pro football, but he’s risking his life, defying his old pack by returning to Holiday Falls. Sebastian’s a wolf who gets what he wants, and he wants me. Taking a chance on him will be the adventure of a lifetime. That is, if I don’t get myself kicked off the show first.