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Book I of The 'Metronome' Duology Time#II - From The 'Time' Series. *** "Once upon a time, I loved someone." "So did I." "He didn't live long enough." "...Neither did she." *** One July afternoon, Vijaypath finds himself roaming the streets of Zurich in search of an Indian restaurant. Only to come across a child, his cries fraying into the pavement. That same afternoon, he enters a music school with the child in search of his mother. Except that, in pursuit of the mother, he finds himself standing in one of the school's ensemble rooms instead. And far in front of him, under the spotlights on the stage, there sits a woman, a violin in her left hand and its bow in her right. For some time, the notes from the strings of that violin are all he feels and hears. It is a piece by Mozart, he recognizes. The exact one, he finds it hard to recollect. But then there comes a moment when she stops. There comes a second in time when he sees her raise her eyes. And when she raises them, all he sees is a pair of weathered pupils, like grey sapphires. She tilts her face, confusion settling into those weathered greys, and all he sees is the deep black and burgundy of her lush mane. At last, the bow in her hand stills over the strings, and all he sees is the white she is garbed in, set against the black ....all around them. (WORK IN PROGRESS-ON MY WEBSITE)

Mira Arumi likes certainty. Schedules. Deadlines. Silence. Then she meets Prama Jenggala-a cultural curator, dalang, and Kanjeng Pangeran Arya from Yogyakarta whose life seems to move to a different rhythm entirely. In the Netherlands, what begins as a conversation slowly unfolds into something neither of them intends: shared coffees, long walks beneath Dutch skies, wayang performances accompanied by contemporary music, and a growing collection of ordinary moments that refuse to remain ordinary. As Javanese culture quietly survives far from home-not through grand ceremonies but through habits, stories, rituals, and memory-Mira finds herself drawn into a world she never expected to enter. Semilir of Last Tenderness is a slow-burning literary novel about friendship, culture, belonging, and the rare people who change our lives simply by remaining beside us. Some relationships arrive with fireworks. Others arrive like a gentle breeze.

When Rufus the dog wanders onto the wrong porch, Clara's quiet, temporary life tilts in a direction she never expected. Freshly separated and living in a borrowed house, Clara isn't looking for connection - especially not with the gentle, steady man next door who brews too much coffee and carries more kindness than he realises. Ethan isn't looking either. But he notices her. The way she sits. The way she breathes. The way she's trying to hold herself together without making a sound. What begins as shared evenings, soft conversations, and the comforting weight of a dog who refuses to choose sides slowly becomes something neither of them can ignore. But when Clara's past resurfaces - tender, complicated, unresolved - she finds herself standing between two lives: the one she built, and the one she never saw coming. A later‑in‑life romance about quiet bravery, unexpected belonging, and the porch that changed everything.

He still makes the bed every morning. One side smooth, untouched. The other, a small collapse where she used to sleep. In the soft hours between waking and remembering, Sam learns how absence reshapes a life - not through grand gestures, but through the quiet persistence of ordinary days. A story about grief, tenderness, and the slow courage of beginning again.

Getting older is no joke. Unless it's used as the punchline. It seems that once we (particularly women) pass a certain age, it's assumed that our personalities, dreams, sense of self, and thoughts about our future go right out the window. Surely we don't think about the future...aren't our lives over? By the way, the highest target audience here on WattPad is 25 and up - which confirms my point. As if the world at large, now that youth is behind us, thinks there is nothing left in our minds but maybe grandchildren, trips to Florida, and baking. As a woman rapidly approaching fifty...I can tell you this is complete and utter bullshit. I'm going to assemble a collection of 50 stories featuring leads that are over the age of 50. Some will be on the cusp...others far beyond it. Many will have elements of romance but not all. This will take a while but it's something of a passion project. I hope you enjoy the journey.

Nora, 44, is a newly divorced landscape architect trying to survive her disastrous return to dating. When yet another date implodes, she vents by texting her brother... except he changed his number months ago and never told her. Carol, 47, is a widowed music teacher learning how to be a person again. She reaches out to an old friend for comfort - not knowing his number was reassigned after he moved abroad. The wrong number they've both landed on is each other. Neither realizes it. Nora thinks she's talking to her brother. Carol thinks she's talking to a man she once trusted. And somehow, through mismatched assumptions and late‑night honesty, they become the best part of each other's day. It's all harmless until one of them suggests a phone call - and the truth threatens to rewrite everything they thought they knew about themselves, and each other. A warm, funny, grown‑up rom‑com about second chances, unexpected connection, and the messages that change us.

Gladys Johnson had never taken a risk in her whole life. She did all the things she was supposed to do when she was expected to do them. When her husband dies suddenly and leaves his secrets for her to find, she suddenly feels adrift, angry, and uncertain of her place in the world. Getting on the road in an RV to travel cross-country, she goes in search of the something that seems to be missing from her life. Nothing surprises her more than actually finding it. This is a part of my "Over 50" stories but has become too large for the short story anthology. I needed to move it to it's own book. I hope you like it!

She was a winter storm. He was trying to capture the cold wind on a blank canvas. Ember is a ski instructor who finds her solace in the Austrian Alps. Nathan is a burnt out designer who has come to those same peaks, hoping the frost will spark a muse he can no longer find. In the picturesque town of Kitzbühel, their worlds don't just collide....they converge. In quiet galleries, he teaches her to see the profound beauty in the blank spaces. On the majestic slopes, she shows him how to stop observing and finally live in the moment. This is a heartwarming story for people who ever felt lost in the chaotic world, reminding us that the most meaningful journeys lead us to friendship, different perspectives of life and finally, to love.

Some inheritances are simple. This one isn't. When Claire and Elliot are named co-executors of an estate neither of them asked for, they're forced into proximity, decisions, and conversations they'd rather avoid. The house comes with history. The responsibility comes with pressure. And the person across the table turns out to be far more complicated than expected. As deadlines close in and outside opinions grow louder, Claire and Elliot must learn how to navigate shared responsibility without losing themselves-or each other-in the process. What We Inherited is a contemporary romance about emotionally competent adults, quiet tension, and the unexpected intimacy that grows when life is already in motion. Updates every other day.

"This isn't what you deserve." he held her hands and said. "All I deserve is you." she tightened the hold. sometimes the quietest story echoes the loudest...

While she's saving lives in the ER, he's on the ice fighting to keep his personal life from sinking his career. Gracie Bennett has a passion for helping people, and as an overworked ER doctor, she's dedicated her entire life to making sure everyone has the best chance of survival--except for her own love life. Doomed to a pattern of hooking up with meatheads for nothing but sex, she finds her life lacking luster even with a job she adores. Sam Finnley, a hockey player who's dealt with the challenge of a stutter, had it all. A spot on an NHL team, a wife, a beautiful daughter. But when his marriage crumbles, he's left trying to keep all the pieces together while keeping his spot on the roster. Divorce was never part of his plan, and when he's faced with trying to rebuild his life after leaving his toxic ex-wife, everything is more complicated than it seems. When they cross paths at a volunteer event that neither of them had planned on being at, they're shocked to find their wildly different worlds overlap in such powerful ways. Try as they might to undermine the power of love and true feelings, they embark on a journey to learn, heal and love together--one hospital and hockey shift at a time.