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This book is the story of my life. My life reimagined. What if? What might have happened? How would things have been different? What path might my life have taken if I had made different choices than I did? What compromises would have been required? What happiness would have ensued? What would it be like to be married? Would I have had children? There are three parts. In one part, life doesn't work out quite as it does in the fairy tales. Quite the opposite. In the second part, life takes a happier road, though still with some trials and tribulations. The last part tells the real story, or ...

Keepers Sorcha and Aidan have been told by the Goddess Miska that they must travel to Batca, halfway across the world, to find Bryn's Grimoire, which contains the last prophecies they need to create ‘old magic’. They are joined by their instructors, Dorjan and Faye; Faye’s husband Riordan; Goran, a priest of the goddess Fre; and a young mage, Kristopher, to whom the prophecies will be revealed. Unbeknownst to Aidan and Sorcha, a new dark magic faction is forming, even more powerful than the cabal, which was destroyed by Aidan’s sister, Keela. For like the Keepers, Klari and Prador ...

Aidan can't seem to make his powers work the way they should. Despite his father's instruction, he struggles with the tasks set for him at the mage academy. His brother, Kieran, excels at magery. Why can't he? Sorcha has grown up without magic. An orphan from a mountain town, she thinks she's going mad when her familiar first arrives and starts talking to Sorcha - in her head. Desperate for a place to belong, she sets off to find where she came from.

Tina Jenkins meets Jake Jacobs buying silverware at a local department store. She sees it as a great “meet-cute”, that scene in a romantic comedy where the hero and heroine meet for the first time. But, as with any good meet-cute, things don’t work out so easily for Tina and Jake. Because, it turns out, Jake is engaged to someone else. And his business partner isn’t as ethical as he should be. Follow the story of Tina and Jake to find out whether they can ever fulfill the promise of their meet-cute.

Tom and Tiffany are making a life together. After years of dating, they've decided to take the next step and move in together. The rest should be easy, right? Except it's not. There are challenges they never imagined. And through them, they will find a strength they never knew they had.

Anna Miller has been giving selflessly of her time and money for years, anonymously. She's lucky enough to be wealthy enough to give back. Having grown up poor, giving back is important to her. She wants no acclaim or accolades for her generosity. Until an investigative reporter from a major newspaper decides to figure out who this unknown benefactor is. He reveals Anna's identity to the world, thinking he's just doing his job. He not only reveals Anna has been a major contributor to several local charities, but he also uncovers her nom de plume, that she's a famous romance writer worth ...

Elizabeth Fischer has a history of dating men who end up marrying the next woman they date. She calls this being the “pre-bound” girl, the opposite of being the rebound girl. It starts with Aaron, whose love of life and eternal optimism help Elizabeth cope with graduating from college and becoming a grownup. But Aaron has a long lost love named Kathy. And once Kathy comes back into Aaron’s life, Elizabeth knows she has no choice. Aaron belongs with Kathy. This pattern continues throughout Elizabeth’s life. Even with men who say they are never going to get married! When, Elizabeth ...

Amanda Stevens improves people’s lives. People who are struggling or who need help. Amanda is there for them. But she is no ordinary person, and these are no ordinary circumstances. For Amanda doesn’t help those who need her in her lifetime. Instead, she travels to help others in theirs. When Amanda meets Michael Hoples, she’s drawn to his intelligence and his kindness. That he’s handsome and supportive is an added benefit. They start to fall in love, exploring whether they can build a life together. Little do they realize how much they have in common.

Long ago, Bryn tried to use a gemstone to focus his magic so he could stave off dark mages, who were threatening. Mid-spell, the tourmaline broke – into one green half and one pink half. Bryn finds he can use the green half, set in an amulet of his making, to enhance his power. The pink half responds to his wife, Paire, giving her more power as well. Using the Amulets of Power, they are able to defeat the dark mages and drive them back to wherever they came from. But the unintended consequence of Bryn’s spell is the dividing magic into organic and elemental. Elemental mages can only use...

Maverick for the Built Environment is a biography of my father. A trained architect, he felt that architecture, indeed all engineering disciplines, should not ignore the human factor and that new ways of thinking were needed to improve the built environment. “This generation of students and young professionals,” he testified before Congress in 1973, “feels the need to deal with issues which reflect a socially responsible position by the profession…they want to have some confidence that their design decisions make a positive contribution to the quality of the environment.” Not ...

Dark days are here. The Keepers have found the Amulets of Power, and with them, they intend to destroy the world as we know it. They must be stopped. The Keepers believe ‘old magic’ is a good thing. They aren’t sure how to bring it about, but are steadfastly following the bits of prophecy they have found in various grimoires. Our spies have been able to hear these prophecies, and they hint at dire consequences from reviving ‘old magic’ – the loss of magic and possibly the end of the world! Despite these warnings, the Keepers continue in their quest to understand the power of the...

Time is running out to fulfill the prophecy. The Jewel Keepers need to quell the power of the gods. But one Jewel Keeper is leaving the quest for personal reasons. And the last two Jewel Keepers still need to be found. Not to mention the Jewel Keepers have no idea how and where the fulfillment of the prophecy is supposed to happen.

New gods are in power, and people are dying Having located half of the Jewel Keepers, Kircha, Adrienne, and their companions are hopeful they will be able to fulfill the prophecy and stop the evil gods from bringing more destruction. But the journey is long, and the other Jewel Keepers are proving elusive. And time is running out for the Jewel Keepers to create the confluence of jewels.

Only the Jewel Keepers can quell the gods. With this pronouncement, a new prophecy arises. But who or what are the Jewel Keepers? And why would they need to quell the gods? For the goddesses Miska and Fre are good to their people. Even Petryk, god of Pellent, has reformed his ways. Then the prophecy warns of other gods – evil gods – coming to power. Can Kircha, first of the Jewel Keepers, find the others in time to save the world from the power of the gods?

In March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world. My parents, Mom age 88 and Dad age 93, were living in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Then in April, Mom developed an inoperable brain hemorrhage, and that same month, Dad became infected with Covid-19. Both would die in the space of a month. Navigating a parent’s death is tough, even when it’s somewhat expected, as was the case with my father after his CHF diagnosis in 2017. But losing both parents so close together added to the devastation. And on top of that grief were the challenges and complications of ...