The Greatest Classics of All Time offers an unparalleled journey through the epochs of literary achievement, showcasing a rich tapestry of themes and genres from the pens of the world's most revered authors. From the existential musings of Dostoyevsky to the innovative adventures of Verne, the anthology transcends temporal and cultural boundaries. Woven within its pages are tales of human folly, triumph, and the intricate dance between fate and free will. The stylistic diversity is as expa...

Through poetry Allison Ryder shares her journey into the mysteries of the human experience while exploring the many intricacies of creation and our spiritual connection.  As you read, enjoy travelling from spring to winter, darkness to light, seed to flower and mountain to ocean as Ryder reflects on the wisdom and beauty of the world around her and the spirit deep within.  Delightfully readable and uplifting, while deeply observant, Ryder’s collection of...

Mrs. Cougar didn't mean to let it go this far. The first time her younger personal trainer stayed a little too close, touched a little too long, she told herself it was harmless. That was months ago. Now their sessions have a rhythm, a fire, and a quiet understanding that has nothing to do with exercising.Then again, Kegel exercises are still exercises…Every rep, every breath, every "correction" is a reminder of the secret they've been nurturing in the back room of the gym....

Every time she leaves the house, it feels different.At home, she is a wife with a successful career as a lawyer and a carefully maintained calm. But the moment the door closes, something inside her shifts. By the time she reaches the hotel on the edge of the city, she is no longer the woman her husband knows.Under another name, she becomes bold, reckless, and hungry for experiences she refuses to admit out loud. What begins as curiosity turns into a ritual she shares with a...

A quiet afternoon turns dangerous when temptation arrives at the door.Mrs. Cougar is a confident, experienced married woman who has learned to live within routine—until a routine delivery brings unexpected attention into her carefully controlled world. A glance lingers. Curiosity awakens. And suddenly, the balance of power begins to shift.As desire builds, Mrs. Cougar decides to embrace indulgence. What follows is a charged encounter with a delivery man half her age and the...

Mrs. Cougar already has a secret — a delicious one. A Boy Toy who made her remember what it feels like to be wanted.But desire has a way of rewriting the rules.When two young, dangerously charming men appear in her orbit, Mrs. Cougar finds herself facing the kind of opportunity she used to only whisper about with wine in hand. It's spontaneous, wicked, and straight off her private wish-list — a fantasy she never expected to live.What begins as harmless flirtation tur...

Mrs. Cougar has spent eleven years being a good wife. This morning, she's doing something for herself.Two children, a predictable marriage, and too many mornings spent hiding her curves have left her craving a change. The gym is supposed to be somewhere she can quietly work on her confidence.Then Dre catches her looking.Her younger personal trainer is confident, attentive, and very clear about liking what he sees. Around him, the body she's spent years trying to hide b...

Leafy salad vegetables are among the most universally used vegetable crops grown today. Their prominence as important crops has been heightened through the last several decades due to an awareness on the part of consumers of the nutrient, and other obvious values they offer to the diet as "fresh greens" which, at least in the United States, have become a daily table staple. As a result, acreage planted to leafy salad vegetable crops has expanded to a remarkable degree over the past few dec...

Leigh Beaumont's life looks perfect from the outside—sunlit kitchen, a peach cobbler cooling on the windowsill, and a respectable marriage that makes her the envy of the neighborhood. But behind closed doors, her hunger is not for pastries.When three unexpected visitors step into her day:An eager deliveryman, a bold postman, and even the town's own deacon—Leigh finds herself tempted beyond reason. Each encounter pulls her further from duty and deeper into indulgence.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader, the poet Robert Frost once aptly put it. Taking this advice, J. Harold Ryder has crafted an indelible work of haunting beauty that captures the essence of what it means to be a part of human existence.Following in the mammoth footsteps, and standing on the massive shoulders of the immortal poets, Ryder dares to tackle the difficult themes of love and loss; of life and death, and the elusive hope that springs eternal from the beating h...

Janey Morrison has everything she is supposed to want: a husband, children, a comfortable home, and a family gathered to celebrate her birthday.What she no longer has is passion.As she blows out the candles, Janey makes a private and impulsive wish to experience all the excitement, attention, and satisfaction she has been denied for years. She expects nothing more than a momentary fantasy.Then her wish begins to work.Suddenly, Janey can see the hidden desires su...

Clinical psychologist Richard Ryder approaches three iconic celebrities - Horatio Nelson, Adolph Hitler, and Diana Princess of Wales - as though they were his patients and presents a short psycho-biography of each. Beneath their obvious differences he finds striking similarities in their backgrounds and early experience, especially being deprived of their mothers' love. In a short Epilogue the author asks what lessons might be learned for the future from these three famous figures of the p...