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When world-class chef Jules Lemar is found dead in his own home, detectives quickly rule out natural causes. A livid bruise encircling his neck leaves little doubt that he was murdered. What remains unclear is how—and why. Detective Inspector George Larson and his team are confronted with a scene that offers few answers. There are no signs of a struggle, every door and window is locked, and no murder weapon can be found. With the evidence leading nowhere, the investigation stalls.

Sometimes you just have to say "Stuff it"! Life is too short not to live it to its best. With that in mind, Stuff it! - Vanderlust is a compilation of stories, musings, and memories from campervan adventures.

Samantha Callahan fights hard to succeed in a man’s world. At the top of her game with a promotion nearly in her grasp, nothing can stand in her way, not even greedy competitors or a crashed laptop. So, an overdue and well-deserved vacation to the beach with the girls shouldn’t put her on edge. But, perhaps, Sam’s head has been down in the trenches for so long, she’s forgotten how to enjoy life. 

In "A Dry, Quiet War", Henry Bone returns home from the War at the End of Time to live out his final years on the rural planet Ferro. But he's not the only veteran to return to this timeline: a group of cybernetically enhanced soldiers - some human, some not - have made the billion-year journey as well. Only they're not looking for peace and quiet.

Midland City's resident superhero Quickness can fight off his nemesis Doctor Oto all day and night... but his ultimate vulnerability might finally prove to be his all too human human heart.

Tiffany has been with her loving fiance, Amari, since she was 15 years old. He was her first and will be her last if she doesn't have some type of fun before they get married next year. The college life has done nothing but torment her of everything she's missing sexually because Amari is an old fashioned lover. When he leaves for a weekend business trip, Tiffany decides to let her hair down and fulfill those sexual desires/fantasies.

Tiffany finds herself in a bit of a situation as her business partner, Charles Vanderbelt shows her that she deserves much more than the loving Amari has to offer. Confused about the difference between love & lust, Tiffany fights every desire she's ever had to remain true and worthy of love. Meanwhile, Amari has a secret of his own. He knows that Tiffany is not sexually satisfied with him nor his old fashioned values, and decides to visit the best sex therapist in Atlanta, Ga.