A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

Moments before the final curtsy of her career, prima ballerina Margot Johnson finds herself holding her partner in her arms while he dies, for real, on stage. Has Yuri been murdered, and if so, why? In the terrifying hours and days that follow, Margot sees one tragedy after another befall her beloved Empire Ballet. Fearful for her own life and the lives of her friends and colleagues, Margot joins Detective Frank Sutton to try to find the murderer. Frank...

Second Act Writings Volume 2: Poetry on Life, Love & Other Musings is the second book in the Second Act Writings series of poetry by R.H.W. Dorsey. The poet's second act in life continues with this poetry collection. The poetry in this book is as eclectic as the first book. Many of the poems in volume 2 are structured with inspiration from poetry prompts. This book, like the first, uses various poetic forms and devices in its offerings. In 2019,...

After an unsuccessful marriage and decades of relationships that left her unfulfilled and wanting more, 50-year-old Cheri D. Syphax turned to the one place she hadn't considered looking for love, online. In early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to retreat indoors, she created a profile on Match.com, her picture radiating from the screen for potential suitors to take notice. A week later, one man, captivated by her smile, slid into...

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, "There are no second acts in American lives", but more and more, our former presidents are proving him wrong. No longer fading into the background upon leaving the highest office in the land, ex-presidents perform valuable services as elder statesmen and international emissaries-and by pursuing their own agendas. From Eisenhower taking Kennedy to the woodshed (literally) on the Bay of Pigs crisis, to Carter earning...

Learn How to Begin Again and Take Charge of Your Life This book will inspire and motivate you to hit that restart button with incredible stories of midlife trailblazers that not only changed their lives but the lives of others as well. Restart your life. If you find yourself feeling in need of an intervention because your life and goals seem to have taken a back seat whether it be from your career, family, or general burnout then look no further....

Continuing where the First Act left off, Magnetin and Delphine must depart ways in order to gather enough information and recruit enough allies in order to end eons of suffering brought onto the world by a parasite that was responsible for inciting the Orcish Horde, infecting Aeternum and leading to the Mad War. Meanwhile, Jacob the Betrayer has been on an ill-conceived crusade against those who participated in these events and has went off the deep...

"Patricia Heaton knows what it's like to stage a second act and navigate pivotal transitions in life. When Heaton's children left the nest, she found herself in a new and unfamiliar stage of life, compelling her to evaluate which direction to take next. She discovered she had the time to pursue passions that were previously placed on hold, both personally and professionally. She made her move and took a step forward in her career and for the first...

"Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew and My Life in France coauthor vividly recounts the myriad ways in which she profoundly shaped how we eat today. He shows us Child in the aftermath of the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, suddenly finding herself America's first lady of French food and under considerable pressure to embrace her new mantle. We see her dealing with...

Certified Professional Career Coach and Official Member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Garrison Leykam doesn't just believe that everyone is capable of creating their own second act careers. This AARP card-carrying motorcyclist and "career chameleon" has proved it himself many times over. Garrison has been a successful record producer for industry giant London Records, performed as a singer-songwriter at Nashville's iconic Bluebird Café and CBGBs,...