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When their marriage - the second for both of them - slowly loses its luster, Annette and Todd secretly explore ways to satisfy some of their sexual desires elsewhere. While he is hooking-up with a variety of women during frequent business trips, she plays with Heather, her long-time bestie, and for thrills begins taking occasional clients from an exclusive outcall service. While these activities serve as temporary fixes, together they decide to embark on an open marriage lifestyle in order to strengthen their relationship. Oh, but there will still be secrets…that’s just the nature of the beast.

Julianne Baker seemingly has it all. Working for a nationally published nature and gardening magazine in Manhattan and leading a glamorous life in the Big Apple...or is she? Julianne returns to her hometown of Lilac Glen, Georgia to dig into an article on family-based nurseries and floral businesses; something she already knows plenty about after growing up surrounded by her family's floral shop and greenhouses. Going back home down south isn't something Julianne gets to do often.

Childhood is a time of enchantment, magic, and fantasy. But as any kid will tell you, there is also a considerable amount of confusion, anxiety, frustration, and boredom to be contended with. In this collection of juvenile verse, the author and her contributors explore every aspect of childhood with sensitivity and humor.

The scene is the tropical island of Key West. The time frame is from 1959 to 1962. The cast of characters includes audacious, fun-seeking tween Pinky Valentine, her best girlfriends, her extended family, and two adult neighbors, who facilitate many of the girls' greatest exploits and enterprises.

Four years ago, Jessica Taylor thought she was ready to leave small town living behind and headed west. Now she's back in Cedar Creek, a little older, a lot wiser, and ready to live the quiet life for a while. It's been eight months since her fiancée walked out and shattered Grace Donnelly's dreams of a happily ever after. Her friends tell her it's time to start living again, but the breakup with Emma was still just too raw for Grace to wash her hands and move on. After a chance meeting at her brother's bakery, Jessica finds herself unable to get Grace off of mind.