Now imagine being intimately aware of the process, but helpless to arrest it. Would you be afraid? For retired physician Ben Hunter, that malign force is Alzheimer’s disease—and he is terrified.Now a resident in a major geriatric center, Ben straddles an ever-widening gulf between a muddled present and an idealized past, never quite certain which will support his weight. Against this backdrop, he meets Roxanne Austen, an 18-year-old student who both enriches his life and accelerates his descent into bewilderment.With equal measures of frankness and humor, Terminal House illuminates the many challenges of aging, including dementia, death and dying, voluntary euthanasia, and romantic love.Here's a sample of what advance readers are saying about Terminal House:"As a retired editor who doesn't watch television I probably read 300 novels a year (about one a day).Unequivocally,Terminal House is the best of the year, actually the best for a long while. How someone who is not that old could capture the feelings, desires, memories and fears of an older person is astounding. He emotionally touched the true feelings of both elderly people and the younger persons around them. No one will be able to put this book down once they start reading.

    Duff follows up her bestselling books "Mismatched Shoes and Upside Down Pizza" and "The Armadillo, the Pickaxe, and the Laundry Basket" with this 2017 eLit Gold Medal Winner for humor. This hilarious collection of essays will make you laugh out loud and nod with recognition.

    But now he's found Mia, he can't leave..Jackson Ricks is only in Los Angeles to oversee the launch of his new Smokehouse but his friend, David talks him into visiting a matchmaker while he’s in town.He meets Mia Camillo, who captures his heart from the moment he lays eyes on her––but she’s off limits. You don’t date your matchmaker.Mia has never met a cowboy before. She expects an alpha male who treats a woman badly and is quick to start a fight.But instead, she discovers a man in a clean checked shirt, dimples and a heart of gold.He’s her first client and Emily, her boss, has warned her: Don’t fall in love with the cowboy.But when they become witnesses to a murder everything changes.Now they’re on the run and must work together to stay one foot ahead of the gang who so desperately wants them both dead.With Mia’s life, heart, and job on the line she’s 100% sure this will end badly. But Jackson promises to be her protector. And he always keeps his promises.This thrilling romantic suspense is packed with adventure, twists and turns, sizzling kisses, swoon-worthy romance and a sigh-inducing happy ending. Guaranteed.Say goodbye to sleep because you will instantly become engrossed in this cowboy billionaire romance and will not stop reading until THE END. Fans of Crocodile Dundee will love this adventure romance!