Allison Weiss got her happy ending—a handsome husband, adorable daughter, a job she loves, and the big house in the suburbs. But while waiting in the pediatrician’s office, she opens a magazine to a quiz about addiction and starts to wonder…Is a Percocet at the end of the day really different from a glass of wine? Is it such a bad thing to pop a Vicodin after a brutal Jump & Pump class…or if your husband ignores you?
The pills help her manage the realities of her good-looking life: that her husband is distant, that her daughter is acting out, that her father’s Alzheimer’s is worsening and her mother is barely managing to cope. She tells herself that they let her make it through her days…but what if her increasing drug use, a habit that’s becoming expensive and hard to hide, is turning into her biggest problem of all?
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Trapped by Beverly Kendall is an NA treat for those of you looking for some steamy summer romance.
My life has turned out to be such a cliché. And not in a good way. I thought I really knew him. Unfortunately, my boyfriend of three years transformed from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde once he realized his carefree, childless days would be coming to an end. I’m over him now though. The real love of my life is chubby, has more gum than teeth, and stands a little over two feet tall. She may not have been planned, but I’ve never regretted having her. She is the center of my world. A world that’s turned upside down when my ex returns ready to earn the love and trust of the child he abandoned before birth. Like this one? It also has a prequel The Trap, now free on Amazon.
Feeling frisky? One Night Three Hearts (Three Hearts Trilogy Book 1) by Adele Allaire is sure to heat up your chaise—adults only, it’s graphic. Thirty-five year old unemployed Rose struggles with unemployment, weight gain, and now an infertility diagnosis that requires expensive IVF treatments she and her husband can’t afford. Her obsession with becoming a mother before her biological clock ticks down allows ovulation kits to completely dictate marital relations with Jason, her loving husband for over a decade. Desperate to reignite the fire in their marriage, Jason goes to the one person he thinks can help them — his long time friend, Matt. The first book of the Three Hearts Trilogy weaves a sensual polyamorous tale from the intertwined secret fetishes of all three adults and if you like this one, the story continues in One Week Three Hearts.
This Karma Tastes Funny by Joe Rad introduces Our Narrator who is cursed, afflicted, by something he refers to as Reverse Karma. Whenever he performs a kind act, when he does something nice; his Reverse Karma causes something bad to happen to him. And vice versa, whenever he does something mean, something vicious, then only good things will happen to him. Our Narrator is recent college grad, who, like many of today’s graduates, struggles to find a legitimate career. In the meantime he finds himself working two jobs, one is working in the mall and the second is of a much more lucrative and illegal nature. He sells prescription painkillers.
As you delve into the chills and thrills of these indie adventures, get ready for unexpected twists and shocking drama. Hold on tight…there are plenty of curves ahead!