Miriam F Martin: 48 books

Late for Aunt Mirtle’s Thanksgiving dinner, Cassie can’t drive fast enough in the downpour. But when the roads turn icy, even ten miles per hour feels too fast. White knuckle grip on the steering wheel, soda spilled all over the front seat, Cassie just wants to change clothes and relax in front...

Cindy never imagined her career being so unfulfilling. Trapped in a cubicle, days filled with busy work, hitting deadlines that nobody else in the company seemed to care about. Never mind Rex Monahan, the dinosaur shapeshifter boss in the glass corner office. Great benefits don’t make...

Gaby Ashton wants the longest hot shower in her life, nothing more, nothing less. Especially after the dismal night at the Pins and Racks Bowling Center. After leaving a six-nine-ten split, Gaby’s team loses by one point. To top off the night, the man doing wheelies in the parking lot crashes into...

Not Monday. Not quarterly reviews time. And certainly not the worst job Millie Samson ever had. But Tuesday might as well be all three of those rolled into one. First order of business: change into her high heels so Millie won’t be the shortest woman in the office. Second order of...

I had no idea what his name was for weeks. He’d smile at me as I passed by. Then I figured out how to smile back. He’d say hello. Then I managed to squeak out a hi. I started noticing him at the same laundromat I went to. So I washed clothes twice a week instead of once… Old enough to...

Kyle wakes up early every morning. Karen doesn’t. On the weekend, their different schedules make activities difficult. But maybe the smell of fresh breakfast could entice Karen out of bed. At least that’s his plan. But breakfast doesn’t end with just pancakes. Satisfying Karen takes so...

Darren Henley doesn’t want to be at the Kumonalaya Casino. If one vice didn’t get him, the other would. Slot machines, or a casual hook-up with the first available woman. If only he could find a way out of the worst business meeting of his career. Josie Chaplin hadn’t planned on picking...

Adam knew exactly what hit him. A cardboard box full of metal hardware—wall brackets, t-stand arms, and pegs for hurdle fixtures. The dumb box weighed a hundred pounds. And it fell on top of his head. One thing to die at work, another to die in an elevator while listening to Christmas music. A...

Amy prefers her birthday to be simple. Pot of coffee, the newspaper, and a quiet morning alone in her birthday suit. She’s content to wait for the hubby to return from work before celebrating. But things don’t go her way when the doorbell rings, and she opens the door to find a policeman on her...

Three hours, seven minutes, forty-seven seconds. Favor for a favor. Allan came prepared to give Bethany what she needs. He’d do anything for her, his best friend, two steps short of being his girlfriend. But now, sitting in her living room, her breasts practically falling out of her tank...

One night. That’s all Susan asked for. And thankfully, she got it on Tuesday night. One night of ordering Chinese and binge watching Xena. With her favorite blanket, a quiet apartment without a stupid ex-girlfriend, and a bottle of whiskey for later, Susan can’t ask for more. But the General...

Seven in the evening, right before closing time, and Tyler badly wants to get some tacos and flake out in front of the TV. If he could, he’d quit his retail job at Humdinger’s at the drop of a hat. And tonight, every hat in the men’s department fell over, for no reason at all.  As...

Money and power won’t take the chill off a cold Minnesota night for Camille Pope. Forty-seven and not getting any younger, Cammy just settled her divorce. Tonight, life starts again. Even if that means starting her new life alone and in the snow. For Scott Mahoney, it’s another night at...

All sorts of men drink at the Squatter’s Dive bar, and Cheryl gets to meet all of them. Being a bartender has that perk, and having a little bit of cleavage helps with the tips. But the cutest guys are never single, and the one at the end of the bar seems to be no exception. He’s well dressed,...