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Are you tired of suffering over your changing body as you age? Do you want to learn how to navigate difficult challenges and find fulfillment in your later years? Every Flower Fades offers a spiritual approach to aging that will change your perspective on your aging body and help you embrace the beauty of getting older.

This bundle combines 3 powerful books that follow this step-by-step approach, ensuring you develop the tools to transform your life.

Taking us back in time to 1960s Bradford, The Mercy Step follows the precocious Mercy, a young child facing a world that is far too big for her small body. Mercy lives with her Windrush generation parents; she craves her mother's attention, which she must share with the Church and her many siblings, while trying to avoid the fists and temper of her father. Mercy struggles to find her place in the world, surrounded by flawed adults and a family she feels like an outsider in, her only joys her loyal doll Dolly and the escapism she finds in books.

Restless to leave, eager to return: this memoir in essays captures the unrelenting pull between the past and the present, between traveling the world and staying home.

Miranda has served all her bosses well, and was offered a special employee appreciation party for her hard work.

What would you do if you were offered the ultimate sexual experience, but it required you to seduce the new employee? Hotwife Miranda has the ultimate carrot danged in front of her twitching nose: a conference room party where she's shared by all of the lawyers. The only catch, is that she must seduce the sexy new partner at the law firm.

In one of the most unlikely murders ever, playboy tennis star, Federico Giraldo, is shot dead during the Savannah Challenger tennis tournament. To track down the killer, private investigator sisters, Jackie and Ryder Farrell, embark on a far-flung road trip—first to Nashville, then on to Miami. In Nashville, they meet hunky men out to wine and dine them, in Miami they meet dangerous men out to shoot and kill them.

When Libby Hogarth, the go-to lawyer for the rich or famous who have committed heinous crimes, comes to Regina to deliver the prestigious Mellohawk Lecture, she is met with a torrent of hostility and misinformation. Libby Hogarth had successfully defended Jared Delio, a wildly popular national radio host, against charges of sexual abuse brought against him by three Regina women. Her no-holds-barred cross-examination of the women stirred up a rage that still smolders.

Author Marcia Morgan walks you through the six most common married name options to reveal the pros and cons of each. You can even take a quiz to find out which choice is the best fit for you. Morgan weaves in personal stories and tips from men and women who embraced their married name choices and from those who had regrets. She describes the little-known history of why married women once had to change their names and looks at naming practices in other countries and cultures. The book simplifies an otherwise overwhelming decision process.

From his tiny room at Hampton Court, the royal chronicler records the comings and goings of the King of England, his six Queens—and his six mothers-in-law. Introducing us to these redoubtable ladies, he relates the surprising part they played in the destiny of Henry VIII and his unfortunate wives. We meet Catherine of Aragon's duenna, Dona Elvira; Lady Boleyn, whose gentleman admirer threatens danger for her daughter Anne; and Lady Margaret, whose attempt to overturn hundreds of years of tradition leads to a dramatic confrontation.

Hotwife Miranda’s day with her third boss approaches, and his request for pigtails puts Miranda in a hilarious mood. It all seems like fun and games until she’s given options on what she wants done to her. Miranda’s choice may have a bigger impact on her hotwife status than she realizes when her boss rocks her world.

When the world entered pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, Robyn Maynard, influential author of Policing Black Lives, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, renowned artist, musician, and author of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, began writing each other letters—a gesture sparked by a desire for kinship and connection in a world shattering under the intersecting crises of pandemic, police killings, and climate catastrophe. These letters soon grew into a powerful exchange about where we go from here.

Miranda fully embraces her new lifestyle and relishes the idea of hooking up with the lawyers she works for, but her next encounter doesn’t go as she expected. Mr. Parks has more in store for her than just a quickie in his office, and Miranda must decide if she’s open to a new sexual experience she’s never tried before. Now that Miranda’s life has been changed by her sexual awakening, she never wants to go back to the old way again. Journey with Miranda in this erotic short story in a series that explores her newfound openness and exploration of multiple men in her life.

Miranda is 28 and bored with her sex life. When her husband suggests they change the boundaries of their relationship, she reluctantly agrees. Her husband encourages her to work overtime and wants to hear all the details. Miranda goes for it and it changes everything. The freedom is liberating, and Miranda is ready to embrace her new hotwife status. Journey with Miranda in this erotic short story of around 4,300 words. This is book one in a series that explores Miranda’s newfound openness and exploration of multiple men in her life.

Broke and desperate, Noell decides to try an arranged marriage through the Intergalactic Marriage Council, and is paired with an Otan named Patric. When she arrives at the space station, she’s told that Patric is special, and they need to test to see if they are compatible before marrying. When she meets Patric, he doesn’t seem that impressive for an Otan. She’s reserving judgement, though, until after their night together. Once she gets a glimpse of him naked, she realizes she’s in for a wild ride, and she’s all on board for it.

When Charlie Blair left Chicago behind—and her old life as Lauren Claybourne—for a gig in the Santa Cruz DA's office, things were supposed to be easier. Or at least nothing that a couple of Xanax and a tumbler of vodka couldn't handle. The plan had been working, until the murder of a local bail bondsman Shelly Hansen. Enter: hotshot prosecutor Erika Lorman, she of the stellar record and unfailing touch with juries, a veritable legend in her own right.

In a compilation of conversations from The Climb podcast, journalist Jenniffer Weigel and filmmaker Marcia Kimpton take a deep dive into the story behind the headlines of many successful individuals who are changing the world. From business to the arts to the environment and social justice, every success story has unique challenges. The Climb conversations show how tenacity and dedication can produce incredible results, and will leave you informed and inspired to make a difference. What’s your Climb?

Believing that her mother is speaking to her from the grave, Sharon joins the Intergalactic Marriage Council and is matched with Ian, a member of the Otan species. They may be destined for each other, but Sharon isn’t going to stick around long enough to find out. Ian is hot, and being near him drives her wild, but Sharon isn’t thrilled with what he does for a living and isn’t sure she can handle being married to him. She’s ready to ditch the whole idea and go back to Earth. Ian proposes she give him one night to show her exactly why being married to him is what she needs.

Who knew aliens were amazing in bed? When Ambra agrees to an arranged marriage through the Intergalactic Marriage Council, the Otan species seems like the obvious choice. The humanoid cat-like species is comforting. But Ambra gets more than she bargained for. Manny’s fertile cycle is approaching, and it only happens once every three years, so there is no time to waste. She barely knows Manny, but she’s expected to jump into bed with him immediately. Exploring their differences is going to be more thrilling than she ever imagined...

Unprecedented is an extraordinary business book for extraordinary times: a collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from twenty-nine chief executives at Canada’s most iconic and largest companies. These are unforgettable accounts from senior leaders at companies on the front lines during the pandemic—nursing homes, grocery stores, airlines, hotels, pharmacies, shopping malls—along with valuable lessons on crisis management. At their heart, these are stories about overcoming adversity.