title: Twisted Destiny
author: Multiple Authors
description: Treva Harte Out of Time
  
  to make Marisha's bad day even worse she is nearly mugged while walking home from work. In the scuffle with her attackers, Marisha sustains a concussion. Her good friend Tim comes to the rescue and takes her home to nurse her through the night. Thus far a romantic relationship between them has been out of the question as far as Marisha is concerned. She worries that with fours years between their ages, she is too old for hunky Tim. Marisha's constant harping on her age diverts attention from a really engaging romantic fantasy.
  
  
  Sherri L. King The Jewel
  
  not only has Samantha lost her job on the most romantic day of the year but it also happens to be her birthday and she has no one special to spend it with. To top it all off the next morning she awakens to discover aliens have abducted her. Although, these aliens have no intention of experimenting on her; she is to be a birthday present for their hedonistic king. As Sam joins the other lovely alien ladies in the king's galactic Collection, the question of whether she remains one of the crowd or the jewel in the king's crown arises.
  
  
  S.L. Carpenter Learning to Live Again
  
  Michelle dumps her brutish boyfriend and heads off to a new career. Leaving her boyfriend is the catalyst to a new life and a new love only if Michelle is willing to take a chance with Josh.
  
  