The Self-Help Guru: A Witty Novella About Wits and Charm

By Kingsley C. Nurse

"Wits match with wit, jealousy and envy run high, he is popular, handsome, and rich, he makes the ladies gossip and sigh."

Mark is a one of a kind ladies man. He is slick and charming and handsome. He dresses and speaks well. He flirts with all the ladies. All the men in the neighborhood don't like him, to no one's surprise. All the men, that is, except one, who is a secret admirer of the suave and skillful Mark...

This story is a tale of wits and smarts, and teaches you to be careful not to fall for the smooth handsome man that comes your way. You could ruin your life...

Or maybe not? Read this entertaining novella to find out what happens...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Short Sweet and Subtle Books
• Release date: Oct 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393223597

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THE SELF-HELP GURU

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A Witty Novella about Wits and Charm.

KINGSLEY C. NURSE

"Beware the conman. He doesn’t come with violence.

He approaches with flattery."

Copyright © 2020

Kingsley C. Nurse

The Self-Help Guru

A Witty Novella about Wits and Charm.

All rights reserved.

This is a work of fiction. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Short Sweet and Subtle Books

P.O. Box 113042

Stamford, CT 06902

First Edition, 2020

Other Books by Kingsley C. Nurse:

Look For The Rainbow: A Book of Religious Poems and Thoughts

The Many Minds of Me: A Book of Short Stories and Poems for the World, from My Mind

The Many Kinds of Glee: A Second Book of Short Stories and Poems for the World, from My Mind

The Black Awakening: A Novella.

The Speech of Animals: A Novella about Animals Talking.

The Decision: A Short Novelette about the Choices we make.

The Infinity Span: A Short Novelette about a Boy’s Strange Gift.

The Line Between Black and White: A Short Novelette about one big What if?

This Book is Dedicated:

To your significant other. Cherish them.

Foreword

My Dearest Reader,

Thank you so much for choosing to read my book! I am eternally grateful for you. I only hope that I can provide you with such entertainment that will give you an enjoyable read in a short sitting.

This novella is the full story of The Self-Help Guru as written for my compilation book. It is one of my guilty pleasures, and I confess I didn’t want to stop writing this!

It highlights the story of Mark, a slick and well-dressed man, who upon moving into a small neighborhood, get the ladies excited. However, the mysterious and well-spoken Mark has his eye on one woman alone. The wife of the president of the home owner’s association, Alice…

    Now I truly hope you enjoy this one, as this story is so relatable and entertaining! Heck, I wrote the thing, and even I keep coming back and re-reading it for my own entertainment!

Have fun!

-Kingsley

The Self Help Guru

A gift wrapped in impressive paper does not make it true, sometimes we must look past the sparkle, for a clearer point of view. What we think is worth sacrificing our true happiness for, is simply a sham; for you throw your happiness out the door.

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e was a smart and handsome man. When he spoke, everyone around him knew that he was intelligent. Noble, tall, and well-spoken, he added charisma, charm, and an excellent wardrobe to the package, and it was complete. An impressive male. The stuff of GQ dreams.

He moved into the area quite silently, as no one really knew who he was,