Confessions Of A Love Addict

The author recounts her struggles trying to let go of a relationship that she knew was unhealthy, but to which she was addicted.

Cramer takes readers on a no-holds-barred tour of life on Wall Street--revealing how the game is played, who breaks the rules, and who gets hurt.

LONELY? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT. Reeling after a breakup, young animator "K" is pushed by a friend to join the popular dating site Lovebug. His journey begins as a search for true love, but soon awakens a relentless craving for novelty and sexual conquest. With the touch of a button, K embarks on a dating spree, browsing a digital marketplace of the flesh. Who can stop when Lovebug offers an endless stream of prospective mates, sorted by algorithms and stored on a distant server, ready on demand like TV episodes or Chinese takeout? And in the face of this addiction, can K hold on to his friends, his job, or even his humanity? The acclaimed author of In the Flesh and The Abaddon presents an evocative tale of modern love... in a world where even full bars can lead to a bad connection.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER After nursing a broken engagement with Jane Austen novels and Absolut, Courtney Stone wakes up and finds herself not in her Los Angeles bedroom or even in her own body, but inside the bedchamber of a woman in Regency England. Who but an Austen addict like herself could concoct such a fantasy? Not only is Courtney stuck in another woman’s life, she is forced to pretend she actually is that woman; and despite knowing nothing about her, she manages to fool even the most astute observer. But not even her level of Austen mania has prepared Courtney for the chamber pots and filthy coaching inns of nineteenth-century England, let alone the realities of being a single woman who must fend off suffocating chaperones, condom-less seducers, and marriages of convenience. This looking-glass Austen world is not without its charms, however. There are journeys to Bath and London, balls in the Assembly Rooms, and the enigmatic Mr. Edgeworth, who may not be a familiar species of philanderer after all. But when Courtney’s borrowed brain serves up memories that are not her own, the ultimate identity crisis ensues. Will she ever get her real life back, and does she even want to?

This is a STANDALONE Novella about one man's Love Journey...Marcus Albright is devastated when his marriage ends and painful truths are revealed. To deal with it, he goes on a falling in love marathon only to discover he can't maintain it but for so long... his therapist, Augusta Melba says he's a love addict but is it that simple? He has to confess some things first...Excerpt: "Marcus, what's going on?" Bria asked, sitting up in bed. She held the sheet in front of her, though Marcus had seen her naked for months. He was standing at the window looking out, his naked back to her. She loved the huge tattoo on his back of an eagle. The image rippled with his muscles. Draped low on his hips were camouflage, baggy jeans. He loved camouflage but could dress up or down to suit what was needed. He owned a flourishing computer design company so could usually dress as he chose. "Bria, I'm good. Just checking out the view." He said without turning to face her. "You're staring like you're memorizing it." Bria said, trying to hide the annoyance in her voice but knew she was failing. She had fallen hard for Marcus, knowing his reputation of falling in love quickly but falling out just as quickly. The knowledge hadn't stopped her from doing what scores of women before her had. Marcus slowly faced her as if the side of the building held a spell on him. "I'm just in my thoughts. I need to go. Sorry for waking you." Marcus strode across the room, grabbing his shirt and pulling it on. After it was buttoned, he glanced at Bria who was watching him. "You're not coming back are you?" Bria asked, dreading his answer. He closed his eyes as if thinking about it. "Bria, I don't know." He finally answered, honestly. Bria snatched up his phone from the table and tossed it at him, barely missing his shoulder. He didn't flinch, and his only reaction was to reach down and pick it up. "Get out of my house Marcus. I hate you." She yelled as she watched him gather his things and walk out, making sure the door didn't slam. "You need therapy." Angry tears coursed down Bria's cheeks as her heart crumbled in her ches

This book is an anthology written by a diverse group of 40 individuals from around the world. They come from all walks of life, yet they are all united by the choices they have made. Confessions of a Caffeine Addict covers all major products including coffee, tea, yerba mate, energy and sport drinks, soda, caffeine pills, diuretics, medicine, chocolate, and other foods containing the drug. All have acted from their hearts and here, they have written from their hearts, telling the stories of what brought them along to their own conclusions about their use of caffeine. This book was written to inspire more people to make informed choices, to know that their actions do make a difference, and to know that, in their efforts to tell their tales anonymously, that they are not alone.

This work is an account of one who was born in the 1930s, was saddled with a surging libido, and who, in the winter of his life, looks back fondly. "Confessions" is a story that will cause the reader to laugh out loud at both the joy and the foibles of man's unbridled pursuit of sex. Except for locations and times, men and women across generations will be able to identify with the story. The reader will receive tidbits of history from events and practices of the twentieth century. To that end, this work is somewhat educational, especially when old wives notions of sex are exposed to the light of irreverence. The main character, in this story, is guided through life by his most private part, to which he refers as 'Little Willie.' Our hero's Mother, redneck Father, and the Reverend Gavin serve to temper only slightly the ache in our hero's groin. This could be viewed as a poor man's Passages, designed to tickle ones funny bone and to expose the vagaries of an oversupply of testosterone. In the prose of Arthur Elmo's Formative years, Southern dialect serves to validate the events and the culture of that era.