What Works for Us

By TL Travis

A lady walks into a bar...

Isn’t that the way it always starts? Bad joke or not, this is what my life had been reduced to. How does one begin again over the age of forty?

Instead of China, as was the customary gift for your twentieth anniversary, my husband decided to serve me with divorce papers. Literally that very day. Instead of citing irreconcilable differences, he informed me that not only did he have a girlfriend, but she was pregnant.

It took me weeks until I felt strong enough to venture out into the land of singles. And when I did, I quickly found it wasn’t the place for me. I’d resigned myself to call it a night after dismissing the final tool spewing his BS pick up line, when all I thought I knew about myself was swiftly cast aside when she spoke.

Her voice alone sent shivers down my spine...

• Language: English
• Publisher: TL Travis
• Release date: Mar 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005547530

TL Travis

TL Travis is an award-winning published author of LGBTQIA+ contemporary and paranormal romance and erotic musings that have earned “Best-Selling Author” flags in the US as well as Internationally.   In her free time, TL enjoys catching up with her family, attending concerts, wine tasting, and traveling.   TL is surrounded by her extensive 4-legged rescue pets, her sons, and adorable grandkids. She will continue saving furry friends in need for as long as she lives. Tl would like to remind you to “Adopt, not shop.” Saving that lost soul may be just what you need.

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What Works For Us

TL Travis

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Dedicated to those who find themselves starting anew over the age of 40.

They may have taken the wind from your sails, but they haven’t taken the sails themselves.

Reinvent yourself, soar higher, and show them you will not be defeated.

The Phoenix will rise again—stronger than it was before

Contents

1.Chapter One

2.Chapter Two

3.Chapter Three

4.Chapter Four

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Chapter One

Alady walks into a bar…

Isn’t that the way the story always goes? A striking female enters the room, and all heads turn her way. She barely sits down before the games commence. The reality of it all is that bottom dwellers come in various forms and fashions. It’s not gender specific. Argh, so fucking frustrating. All I wanted was a drink, for Christ’s sake. A night out of the house where I wasn’t moping over the shit storm my life had become.

But sadly, this is what I’d been reduced to, and I quickly realized that the Seattle meat-market wasn’t for me. One drink Iris. You promised yourself just one. Then you can return to your comfy sweats, box of tissues, and endless flow of sappy romance novels.

How sad had my life become?

In lieu of China for our twentieth anniversary, my husband decided that he’d instead file for divorce. He literally served me with papers at work that very day. Do you know