A Story in the Once Upon a Time... Universe
An old fashioned Fairy Tale about a plucky young lad who finds love and happiness in a Wizard's apple orchard. Naturally there is a wicked step-father and some naughty step-brothers that need to get their own "just desserts" as well. No Sex. None at all. Sorry.
At 49, Jed Lambert is a burned-out hospital CFO in Phoenix, trapped in routine and regret. Two passionate lovers, Monica, a traveling sales rep, and Karen, his best friend’s wife, keep his fire flickering. When Karen dangles a high-stakes CFO role at Nexlify, Jed must decide: stay safe in the ashes of his dead-end life… or leap into the flames of ambition, desire, and danger.
When a hapless museum archivist damages an ancient obsidian mirror, he releases the trapped spirit of an Aztec war Goddess. Given no choice but to attach herself to him, the deity takes up residence in his life, whether either of them likes it or not. If the pair can learn to stop bickering, they might be able to secure both a crucial promotion and the deity’s continued existence.
Seryna is a salesgirl who sells alchemic potions for her master. He makes potions that enhance sex in multiple ways. While she is also learning from him, she is expected to allow patrons of the market to test the product on her before they buy. In her own time, she experiments and creates a new potion that brings a lot of attention to her abilities. This forces her to choose between joining the guild or staying loyal to her master.
The people of this once remote valley in the Andes have new prospects. They now have phones, internet and contact with people. They can finally buy the basics. The group of twelve-year-old girls abducted to Peru are integrating better and better. They often look enviously at the pregnant teenagers and want to have their first sexual experiences too. Above all, there is one important task: to track down the billions of dollars belonging to the dead criminal Rus and put them to good use.