15 all-new stories "Great Title!" - Mariella Frostrup live on Times Radio (May 2022) on hearing the title in passing From both new and established, award-winning and best-selling authors - Why is Kathy next door being stalked? - Why must Nigel sneak out of his own home? - What happened to the woman who cried cat? - Who killed the rock star caveman? - What is Sir Fergus Allison's bench for? Tales of intrigue and mystery, crime and revenge. What will the neighbors do about, or to, the bane of their lives? "I've really enjoyed these short stories! Made me laugh, surprised me, and shocked me! An excellent anthology." - Richard Walters, UK (reader via Facebook, April 2022) Visit a world where the intolerable few, who create hell for the rest, get their comeuppance. Stories from Hilary Davidson, Steve Hockensmith, L. C. Tyler, Marilyn Todd, Dave Zeltserman, Warren Moore, Robert Lopresti, Nick Manzolillo, Kevin Quigley, Eve Elliot, Eve Morton, Kay Hanifen, Wendy Harrison, Shiny Nyquist, and F. D. Trenton. "Jack Calverley has done a really good job of the ordering of the stories, you know, so each story is a bit different from the one before, and that's a knack I think to editing a short story collection, is getting that right and I think he's definitely got that right... but, yeah, a very entertaining collection." - CriminOlly BookTube reviewer (Olly Clarke on YouTube, April 9th 2022) You love crime & mystery? - This anthology was created for you! (or, as the cover bird says: "Buy it for my cover portrait alone!") Whatever else you do, check out the free preview...

Hitting the charts only once isn't just unfortunate...it's a crime. Over the decades, tons of musical artists and groups have had a hit song that has lived on long after the tune topped the charts and is often looked upon fondly for decades to come. For some musicians, this may be the only the song they're ever known for and they fade into obscurity soon thereafter. These are affectionately known as "one-hit wonders," and are much celebrated by fans and music publications, particularly on September 25th each year on One-Hit Wonder Day. 12 of today's best short story authors have taken their favorite one-hit wonders and reimagined them as the influence for some pretty heinous crimes. (I Just) Died in Your Arms features a decades-spanning collection of immediately recognizable hit songs turned into stories from the amazing talents of Vinnie Hansen, Jeanne DuBois, Josh Pachter, J.M. Taylor, Christine Verstraete, Sandra Murphy, Joseph S. Walker, Wendy Harrison, Bev Vincent, Leone Ciporin, Adam Gorgoni and Barb Goffman.

PLEASE NOTE: This anthology contains scenes with graphic depictions of sexual acts between consenting and wildly enthusiastic adults. We advise readers to read a maximum of two stories at a time to reduce the risk of overheating. Sex can be the greatest pleasure or the deepest disappointment. It’s an expression of love, a few moments of fun, the way to scratch an itch, a lifetime commitment and all with two (or more) bodies tangled in the dark. The human form comes together in perfect harmony, like musical instruments coming together to create the ultimate composition or concert.. Twelve authors have penned tales of sex, crime, revenge, ego, espionage, and unexplainable events, each involving a musical instrument commonly found in an orchestra. Couples, threesomes, group sex, same-sex, multiple partners, a bit of bondage, and one mermaid—no matter who they are or what configuration they choose to satisfy their lust, all participants soon learn it’s not just about sex. Of course, with just one wrong note…it’s murder. Sex & Violins features stories of crime and intimacy by Jack Bates, Laura Hazan, Anna V. Nelson, Chandler Christie, Albert Tucher, Shari Held, Karen Keeley, Joseph S. Walker, Linda K. Hardie, Steve Liskow, Wendy Harrison and Sandra Murphy.

The aging of the U.S. population is one of the major challenges we face in the 21st century. The senior population explosion has created burdensome health and financial issues, constant modifications in social welfare benefits, and changes in family dynamics. Due to a culture that celebrates youth and ignores the elderly, seniors and their familes are largely unprepared to deal with these challenges. We have been led to believe that our "golden years" will be carefree and much siimpler. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not only will seniors find their lives more complicated but so also will their adult children or caretakers. Most adult children are hesitant or embarrassed to talk with their parents about aging issues. The parents may also be embarrassed or baffled about the changes occurring in their lives. All parties could be in denial. When problems become so severe that immediate action is required, the family is left scrambling for solutions, leading to hasty and ill-informed decisions that could jeopardize the physical and financial health of the senior parent. This book provides a concise, clear overview of the major issues and problems confronting seniors and their families, and offers guidance and resources to assist in solving those problems. It is not an academic tome filled with statistics and theory but was written from the trenches by the author who has worked with hundreds of seniors and their families. The main premise of the book: don't get depressed; get prepared.

Original tales about the other, moodier season of change Some of the short stories and poems in Autumn Noir unfold as gently as a wisp of chimney smoke. Others bring the heart-thumping thrills of an end-of-summer storm. All feature characters as vibrant as fall foliage and dialogue as crisp as autumn air. Join the down (but maybe not quite out), the struggling, the wicked, the forlorn, and the broken-hearted as they stumble and sometimes fall all the way down. To paraphrase Bette Davis, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy read." ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Find some of your favorite authors and discover some new ones. Includes tales by Bev Vincent, Bethany Maines, Teresa Trent, Brandon Barrows, Stephen D. Rogers, and many more from the crime, mystery, noir, suspense, and thriller genres. Includes the following stories & poems: 'A Slice for Stanley' © Teresa Trent 'Abscission' © Dustin Engstrom 'An Orchid to Die For' © Wendy Harrison 'Anathema' © Robin Knabel 'Autumn Heat' © Oisin Breen 'Death & Flying Saucers' © Matthew Kresal 'Escape Velocity' © Bev Vincent 'Every Single Funeral' © Bethany Maines 'Golden Silence' © V.S. Kemanis 'Hand Shadows' © Rikki Santer 'Hope Is an Opiate' © Bob McNeil 'Killer in a Diner' © Nathan Squiers 'Let It Go' © Brandon Barrows 'Misunderstood' © Elif Offner 'Nineteen Creaks' © Peter DiChellis 'Perdita's Shoes' © Kat Devitt 'Poor Insect' © D.P. Blanchard 'Sensing the Fall' © Stephen D. Rogers 'Shadow Over the Hill' © Matthew Chabin 'The Block' © H. Dair Brown 'The Last Phone Booth' © Lamont Turner 'The Warbler's Song' © Vashelle Nino 'The Weak Man' © JM Connors 'Those Forgotten Places' © Mary Rajotte 'To Bury Larry Little' © W.E. Wertenberger **This title was originally published as Autumn Noir: An Unsettling Reads Anthology.**

Some Secrets To Successful Weight Loss! No Weight Loss Gimmicks is about the need for combined long term medication, diet and behavior modification for effective weight loss. Biological and psychological circumstances that contribute to excess weight gain are addressed. This book reflects 20 years of experience in using safe medication that suppresses one's appetite. The medication also allows an increase in one's metabolism to reduce the excess calories that contribute to excess weight which may lead to obesity. Several thousand have lost weight without being deprived. As a result, they say they feel great both physically and mentally while enjoying life to the fullest.