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Coping, managing, living, and enjoying ways of life on one's own terms suitable to their nature. Motivation, counsel, and encouragement to self-betterment.

In the beautiful county of Luxaha on the coast of the Notaro Bay shores above the Tomosa river in the city of Winterly, Virginia sits the luxurious home of the wealthy African American Dorrance family who propitiously struck gold in the oil and gas industry. Inside the extravagant mansion covered on lush, opulent grounds—filled with amenity and high-end living—lies a dark secret waiting to become unfold. When Deane Dorrance arrives home one night to find that a seemingly accidental death had taken place on the staircase like the incident on the staircase that had taken place seven years...

In this follow up to Fatal Beauty emotions run high while tempers flare out of control. From the brutal actions of a woman scorned to the husband and mistress that drove her into rage- a binary fury savagely on the rise. Violent repercussions stir the pot of a dish on the menu called revenge that in this quandary is best when served either hot or cold. Nothing held back, and no one is spared from the deadly wrath of a mother hell-bent on payback for the vicious/malicious attack on her beloved daughter, Delilah Jaxon.

Aspen is an artist with a hidden talent one that goes beyond his paintbrush and easel. While he is successful in his work life as a cartoonist and comic book illustrator loved by both his sister Amiyah and his best friend Xander he suffers immensely in his personal life. Aspen has no luck with the ladies. Women that he finds interest in have no interest in him. They paint him out as one who they could not picture themselves with and there is no shortage to them expressing their unkindness and showing him their cruelness. Fed up with the constant mistreat and disrespect from the objects of ...

Three short stories that include thrills in a mixture of fictional towns around New York. New York Style: Tales of Suspense Tantalizing Excitement in The City! – Join this two hundred sixty-five-page psychological thrill ride of murder, mystery, suspense, a bit of the supernatural, and fun! Three short stories that include thrills in a mixture of fictional towns around New York. New York Style: Tales of Suspense Tantalizing Excitement in The City! – Join this two hundred sixty-five-page psychological thrill ride of murder, mystery, suspense, a bit of the supernatural, and fun! Tale one:...

Nina Alba and Connie Jacob are blood relatives who share similar foreboding experiences. In Part One: For a married businesswoman, Nina Alba, an extramarital affair abroad creates a situation of turmoil once she returns home to forget all about the short-lived, spontaneous fling. In Part Two: A successful New York mediator, Connie Jacob, thought she’d buried the ghosts of her past, until a meticulous and relentless avenger surfaces, determined to unearth her darkest secret and shatter her carefully constructed life.

Poetic motivation and literary writings of counsel and encouragement through creative self-expression

Do to others as you would have done unto you or do to others what they have done to you? One should ask Delilah, the beauty with a score to settle against those who inhabit her world. When an incident of disturbance shake-up Delilah’s life, she becomes twisted, diving into the arms of men who cannot resist her fire. Ready to burn each one in her passion- things turn deadly. While Delilah plays a dangerous game of laying traps for those who cannot break free- even when she chooses to let go and cut loose- danger comes to bite back at a cost where murder inevitably will pay.

What is lurking in the clear waters of Lake Cahuilla in upstate White Oaks, New York? It seems when those that dive in for a cool splash or to take a rejuvenating swim, they do not always make it out of the loch alive. In such a lovely, inviting atmosphere there at the Backwater Summer Lake Resort And Water Park- where there is luxury lodging at the Red Brick Villa, luxury dining at the Lakeside Hideaway, luxury coffees and pastries at Cahuilla Lakeside Café, luxury entertainment and drinks at the Swinging Cahuilla Cocktail Lounge, luxury lake boat rides on the Brave-Waters Expedition, ...

Bambi is a trusted therapist who clients put their money and trust in. They share to her their innermost feelings and spill their deep darkest secrets. Bambi thought she had heard and seen it all until this one unusual client comes in for a session and manages to get inside to pick her brain. Bambi eventually starts to lose her grip and begins to wonder who the therapist is and who the client is. In a head game of truth and revelation, will this new client serve as a hard nut to crack- or will Bambi end up the one to crack up enough to kill?

A marriage made in heaven, or a marriage made in hell Ask Paisley Cresswell as she has taken one of her vows extremely seriously—until death we part. Paisley does not plan to stay around for bad or for worse or for in times of sickness or prospering health. Some people get married for love, some people get married for security, some people get married because of pressure from their family, and some people get married for show. Paisley got married to tie up loose ends. Yet at the end of a plan to cut all ties—a means to an end becomes a knot not so able to be loosely untied.

Two small-town women’s dream jobs in New York City turn into deadly nightmares when they discover someone is willing to kill to take their place and thrive unethically in this two-part story of intrigue and corruption that surrounds in the workplace.

Welcome To the Tantalizing Tales Collection: Toya’s Titles of Terror, Treachery, And Suspense Shorties Volume Three--Enjoy the ride! Story One: The Demons Tricia Newman moves into her new apartment to find out that she is not the only one occupying residence there. At first, she believes she is just burdened by unwelcome four-legged guests of the rotund kind to find out something more sinister is lurking behind the scenes. Mice and rats are the least of Tricia’s problems when she discovers a host of monstrous creatures running around to horrifyingly wreak havoc and wrestle her into ...

In the picturesque suburb of Olney Ville, young mother Chloe Donnelly believes she has it all: a loving husband, a charming home, and an adorable baby boy named Jake. But when Jake begins to exhibit unsettling behavior—moments of uncanny awareness and whispered words in the night—Chloe’s idyllic world spirals into uncertainty. With mounting concerns for her son’s well-being, Chloe finds herself drawn into a web of family secrets, each thread unraveling truths that threaten to shatter her fragile reality. At the heart of it all is her mother-in-law, a woman whose seemingly sweet ...

Jordanna’s customers are dropping like flies when they buy and consume the decadent array of incomparable and matchless handmade pastries of her family-owned bakehouse that are literally a cut above the rest in comparison to her competitors. Is there something speculative in the recipe? Could it be the unethical managing of an employee? Could there be a contamination somewhere in the ingredients of specific items ordered and delivered to the shop? Or is the sudden fatality of consumers who patronize Irresistible Bites Bakehouse just victims of their own demise or unfortunate circumstance?...

In “The Betrayal,” Dillon believes he has a perfect life. Married to the woman of his dreams and bonded by a close-knit family, he feels untouchable. But when a chance discovery shatters this illusion, Dillon is thrust into a shadowy world of deception. Secrets, whispered in the dark, reveal a shocking betrayal between his wife, Corrine, and sister, Shayna —two women he trusts more than anyone. As he delves deeper into their hidden lives, Dillon uncovers a web of lies that not only tests the strength of family ties but also unveils the fragility of trust. With every turn, the stakes ...

Though surrounded by loved ones and friends Arlette Bardot feels old, lonely, and bored with her life. Filled with nostalgia she yearns for the times of long ago when her beauty reigned, and she blossomed in her youth. Perceiving herself as burnt out and over the hill Arlette seeks rejuvenation in the wrong place. A mystical remedy to cure her discontentment teaches her a lesson about searching out of her zone for restoration in a tabooed setting. Arlette learns too late that she should have been grateful for the life she already had instead of chasing behind a fleeting illusion that ...

Welcome To the Tantalizing Tales Collection: Toya’s Titles of Terror, Treachery, And Suspense Shorties Volume Four In this fourth volume and final installment there are four entertaining tales— in the beginning, find out what happens to the characters from the first story in volume three before the chapters enter and develop into its own addictive chaos. Afterward, two more tormenting tales to indulge in. Enjoy the ride! Story One: Ersha’s Eyes Haunted by puzzling, cryptic, tormenting visions Ersha Bigelow becomes a victim of circumstance. Something chillingly hovers over her in the ...

Welcome To the Tantalizing Tales Collection: Toya’s Titles of Terror, Treachery, And Suspense Shorties Volume Two In Volume two of this series two separate stories take place—the first a continuation from Book one that moves into its own tale of torture. And the second, a standalone that moves in line with another one of its own quirks and craziness. Enjoy the out of the ordinary ride! Tale One: Secret Admirer Bryce Brandon has found the love of his life—the only woman for him—but someone else is looking to take this lovely lady’s place. Watching and waiting behind the scenes for ...

Do lies become the truth within corrupt situations? Or is it that malicious actions and scandalous deeds are justified by those who believe in their own untruths? Deep in the heart of the small, quiet, picturesque rural and urban towns of upstate New York lie lust, greed, jealousy, deceit, murder, and mystery among those who call themselves friends. In an environment of this nature, one would surely ask—who needs enemies when you have friends like these? These people do more than smile in each other’s faces while plotting behind one another’s backs. Bold and shameless facades, suspect...