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Allyse De Leon is a high-powered executive at the top of her game, until one day, her hectic life catches up with her. She grudgingly agrees to get some medically ordered rest and relaxation. Leaving behind the comfort of glass, steel, and concrete, she finds herself in the middle of nowhere, thrown together with a most unusual hostess - a woman who has her own way of doing things and has no respect for Allyse’s position.

When did you last feel stressed and anxious, worrying about a deadline or thinking about your never-ending to-do list? Today’s busy world requires everything to be done quickly, perfectly, and without complaint. This has led to increasing levels of stress and a worldwide burnout epidemic. Mindfulness is an age-old practice that has been gaining a following in recent years, as more and more people look for ways to combat stress.

Become the master of yourself and your emotions. Find the you that you really are. We spend nearly 50 percent of our time thinking about something other than what we’re actually doing. Our past experiences keep us from living in the moment. Anxiety forces us to cling to our predetermined beliefs about ourselves, hold onto previous traumas, and live shackled in the chains of our past. But it doesn’t have to be this way....

Are you feeling the stress and chaos of today’s world bog down on you more and more? Does it seem like no matter what you do there’s always something still to worry about? It's important to note that you are not alone. Seventy-seven percent of Americans report physical symptoms as a result of stress each year. Although it might seem that overwhelm is an inherent part of life these days, it doesn't have to be this way. A life of relaxation and creative flow is attainable, and it’s a lot easier than you would think.

Traffic is at a standstill on the road into the city, and temperatures are already in the '40s. While everyone succumbs to exhaustion, one woman bears the burden of trying to keep everyone else alive. Even if it means keeping them in the dark about where they’re really going.

Known as the town tomboy, Alexis Le Blanc enjoys her simple life in Crystal Cove, Maine and devotes all her time to running her family’s winery, Coastal Vines. She wants to keep it small and traditional, but her parents have other ideas - hence why they hire some big-shot marketing executive from Napa Valley to rev up business. When Benito Martelli shows up in her family’s tasting room with his slick style and movie star good looks, she’s more than stunned to discover he’s the man who wined and dined her the night before.

The heated dog days of summer are making everyone grumpy. When the biggest gossip in Newburg, Indiana, ends up dead - with Sam Arnold’s dad the prime suspect - things get hotter. It’s been a month-and-a-half since she helped bring down a bad guy. Maybe, it’s time to try her hand at a new case, especially since her boyfriend is out of town.

Healing Springs is a quirky little town tucked away in the mountains in the middle of nowhere, tucked so far, in fact, that it could have faded away a dozen times over if not for the healing springs it was named for. The Healing Springs Inn grew up around those springs, then the town around the Inn…and for hundreds of years, the healing waters there has brought both curious tourists and desperate souls seeking relief from what ailed them. Selene and Amy, fast friends since childhood, longed to escape from their small town. 

When Debbie de La Fontaine tries to spice up her love life by supernaturally tampering with her sex life, she is cursed to spend every future encounter in a magical place called "Sex Hell", where the sex is ludicrous and amazing, but the romance is scarce. Her only chance for escape is through the stingy clues supplied by an obnoxious demon.

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named 'Lonesome George', and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands. This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

When Tessa Harrison meets Michael McMichael (Yes - his parents were those people) her first instinct is to clobber him on sight. He's naked and standing in the middle of her apartment, clobbering seems sensible, and Tessa is nothing if not sensible. But that sensibility begins to wane as the two continue to be thrust together, and before long, there's no denying their increasingly intense connection, even if it is just physical. It has to be. Because it's all he's offering. And it's all her guarded heart knows how to accept.

A high school girl who finds love in somebody she never imagine. Being confused because she never felt that way before, she tries to find an explanation to her emotions. Everything started to fall into place by itself, everything around herself was giving her the answers she was looking for about her emotions. She has dreams just like every high school girl out there, but also, she faces problems that arise in a everyday life. Will she find happiness? What was that feeling that she never experienced before? This is a romance story with a lot of surprises.

Lilan Rossi learned years ago not to trust her own judgement where love is concerned. Now a single mom running a one-woman business, she's more certain than ever that she can't take a risk on romance. She's just about convinced herself she's perfectly happy as long as she holds onto the basics: her daughter, teatime, and helping her two best friends put on her hometown's annual Christmas show. 

Gretchen’s professional life has been on an upward trajectory ever since she met her tennis doubles partner Angelo, and with their natural synchronicity, their rise to sporting stardom was inevitable. However, just when the ultimate victory was within their reach, a reckless fling with a stranger threatened to destroy everything they had worked for as Gretchen unexpectedly fell pregnant. Can Gretchen and Angelo make things work or will it prove too difficult given the feelings they have for each other that have been bubbling below the surface?

Samantha DeMartino's Christmas wedding is two weeks away when her fiancé calls the whole thing off. Word on the street: his cold feet are being heated by an old flame. With her well-ordered world in complete disarray, Sam's friends convince her to go on her honeymoon - alone. A week at a charming Vermont inn away from the city, and her demanding corporate career could be just what she needs to figure out her next steps.

At last, Angelita can see there is more to life than money. Is it too late? A formidable executioner has been sent to kill her and her family. In the unlikely event she gets the better of him, the Salvador brothers will be waiting in line. For them, anything less than her death is unacceptable.

Born in a favela, Angelita believes it is her destiny to become rich and powerful. She stumbles upon a half million dollars worth of heroin in her dead uncle's bathroom. The drugs belong to the Cartel.

Chris is your average, ordinary high school student who happens to be best friends with the star quarterback, Brad. Two buddies who are currently involved in a prank war with each other, that Chris is losing bad. That is until a chance encounter with an experimental drug gives him the ability to change into an actual mermaid. A power Chris is certain he can use to finally win a prank if his newfound feelings don't get in the way. A mermaid transformation fantasy romance.