Jewel E. Ann

Flint Hopkins finds the perfect tenant to rent the space above his Minneapolis-based law office. All the t's are crossed and i's dotted on Ellen's application. Her references are good. And she's easy on the eyes. Until ... Flint discovers Ellen Rodgers, Board-Certified Music Therapist, plays music. Bongos, guitars, singing-not Beethoven administered through noise-cancelling headphones. The cut-throat attorney serves up an eviction notice to the bubbly, constantly humming redhead who's too sexy for her own good. But luck is on Ellen's side when Flint's autistic son, Harrison, takes an instant liking to her. A single dad can't compete with guitars-and rats. Yes, she has pet rats. This woman ... She's annoyingly happy with a constant need to touch him-adjust his tie, button his shirt, invade his space, and mess with his mind. Still ... She must go. Their lust-hate relationship escalates into something beautiful and tragic. This sexy, romantic-comedy explores the things we want, the things we need, and the impossible decisions parents and children make to survive.

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Paola Marie

 Sometimes the world ends and forgets to take you with it. 

Ms. Mint

I disconnect. I make dinner. I do laundry. I pull weeds in the yard and tend to the garden. I stay up late going over my case that goes to court next week. And then I wake up and prepare to do it all over again because people like me don’t deserve anything more than monotony.

Life’s too short for tripping over unnecessary apologies.

He always chased the next adventure, afraid that he wouldn’t conquer the world before he lost his youth. But sometimes … we forget that the greatest experiences we have as humans are with each other.

No regrets. You only live once. Seize the moment. Those were our mottos. But accidents happen. Jobs turn into professions. Life starts to demand responsibility.

Want. Need. They feed the pain. They fuel the anger. They also make us stronger when we’re forced to let them go.

We’re that moment of light and whisper of hope that sprouts from the barren ground after the end of the world.

The pain of our pasts keeps us grounded, focused, and living in gratitude.

Every day really is a miracle. We dodge a million chances at death for one chance to live. The odds are not in our favor.

I’m going to love you so hard, time won’t matter. Distance won’t matter. All you’ll feel when you take each breath … is my love.

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