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Left on Main
Left on Main

What if the life she leaves leads her to the love she needs? Left on Main is the first book in the Heart of Madison contemporary romance series.

2019

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Crystal Jackson
Crystal Jackson

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Invisible Illness

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How to Hold on When Your Grit is Crumbling

When is enough enough? — My predominant feeling is … tired. I’m just tired. Also defeated. The hits just keep on coming, and I’m tired of overcoming them. Sometimes, it feels easier just to stand there and let the blows fall, hoping one will knock me out completely. I’ve always gotten back up after being…

Mental Health

4 min read

How to Hold on When Your Grit is Crumbling
How to Hold on When Your Grit is Crumbling
Mental Health

4 min read


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Curious

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What Your Long History of Toxic Lovers is Trying to Tell You

What if you’ve been thinking about this all wrong? — When someone questions my admittedly terrible dating history, I am tempted to challenge the assumption that I’m the problem. After all, why should I be held accountable for other people’s questionable behavior? For a long time, I wondered why all those men couldn’t treat me right and overlooked the obvious…

Relationships

7 min read

What Your Long History of Toxic Lovers is Trying to Tell You
What Your Long History of Toxic Lovers is Trying to Tell You
Relationships

7 min read


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Curious

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Perfecting the Art of Letting People Leave Who Don’t Love You

Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry — I’ve always known that I can survive alone. For a little while there, I just didn’t want to. I gave my heart away like a child putting the last of their coins in a bubblegum ball machine — hands outstretched, waiting for a prize. Never knowing I’d be left waiting…

Love

5 min read

Perfecting the Art of Letting People Leave Who Don’t Love You
Perfecting the Art of Letting People Leave Who Don’t Love You
Love

5 min read


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Fearless She Wrote

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When You Call a Mom a MILF

Are you ready for this? Here’s what really happens … — I love the early morning quiet of a weekend to myself. I’m a single mother. I don’t get a lot of quiet mornings. I have a different kind of appreciation for a morning with my children, but quiet mornings on my own are savored — especially when it’s early enough…

Relationships

5 min read

When You Call a Mom a MILF
When You Call a Mom a MILF
Relationships

5 min read


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P.S. I Love You

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The Terrible Price of the Un-Lived Life

I’ve never considered myself fearful. Even as a child, I was borderline reckless with my bravery. There was no tree I was afraid to climb or height I was afraid to go to. If someone told me I couldn’t do something, I was definitely going to try to do…

Self

5 min read

The Terrible Price of the Un-Lived Life
The Terrible Price of the Un-Lived Life
Self

5 min read


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Publishous

·5 hours ago

How to Construct a Life You Love from the Ashes of the Life You Lost

Just when you think joy has escaped you, it arrives again — Plans go awry. That’s life. We can dream our dreams and make our plans, but we cannot control everything. Sometimes, the most carefully crafted dreams come crashing down on us, and we’re left standing in the wreckage wondering what exactly we’re supposed to do next. Grieve. It’s not the answer…

Personal Growth

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How to Construct a Life You Love from the Ashes of the Life You Lost
How to Construct a Life You Love from the Ashes of the Life You Lost
Personal Growth

5 min read


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Relationships 101

·14 hours ago

5 Clear Signs She Can’t Stop Thinking About You

She’s reaching out; will you reach back? — Adoration. Obsession. Both words strike different chords in you, do they not? In horror films, initial adoration tilts into crazed obsession. Cue suspense building, footsteps running action. Luckily, this is not that kind of article. Infatuation can sometimes mirror obsession — without the bunny boiling, of course. When you have…

Relationships

6 min read

5 Clear Signs She Can’t Stop Thinking About You
5 Clear Signs She Can’t Stop Thinking About You
Relationships

6 min read


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Relationships 101

·1 day ago

9 Signs She Makes You a Better Man

Don’t take this for granted! — If you’re fortunate, at some point in your life you will encounter a relationship that simply makes you better. It doesn’t change who you are, but it enhances your good qualities and helps mitigate the challenging ones. This person makes you love yourself more while making you a better person. …

Relationships

7 min read

9 Signs She Makes You a Better Man
9 Signs She Makes You a Better Man
Relationships

7 min read


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Relationships 101

·2 days ago

13 Positive Signs During Separation That Show Reconciliation is Possible

Second chances are possible — Breakups and separations can be devastating. Even when you think you’re doing the right thing, the emotional toll is significant. According to researchers, only 10–13% of separating couples reunite. That number drops to 6% following a divorce. For the majority of couples, a separation becomes permanent. Married couples often file…

Relationships

8 min read

13 Positive Signs During Separation That Show Reconciliation is Possible
13 Positive Signs During Separation That Show Reconciliation is Possible
Relationships

8 min read


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Relationships 101

·3 days ago

8 Warning Signs She Only Wants Your Money

And what you can do about it — It’s a common complaint in dating. Men think women are often after money, financial security, and free drinks or dinners. It’s an attitude that’s so pervasive that it’s actually worked its way into dating profiles. …

Relationships

7 min read

8 Warning Signs She Only Wants Your Money
8 Warning Signs She Only Wants Your Money
Relationships

7 min read

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