More than half the American women who marry for the second time choose younger men. Based on her own experience and numerous interviews, Houston, happily married to a man nine years her junior, explains why this revolutionary trend is so successful--and rewarding.

Despite famous couples, most older women have never been open to finding that special someone form the pool of younger men.

"Highly irreverent, but filled with wisdom and infused with deep caring, Mixed Nuts is a memoir of a life working in psychotherapy." "Some people assume that all therapists are new-agey hand-holders who just listen and nod like bobbleheads, then suggest an astrology reading, a gluten-free diet, and your choice of complimentary love flower or polished healing stone on your way out the door. That's not me. My job is to help fix what's broken." Speaking to the layperson and the practitioner alike, even Rick's signature humor can't hide his deep understanding of mental illness, his desire to help heal it quickly and effectively, and his pragmatic and often creative approach to treatment."

An inspiring novel about taking risks and following your dreams from ?one of the hottest fiction authors of today.?(Urban Reviews) At forty-three years old, Oleana Day feels restless. She just needs change, and a direction. She?s found it in Matthew Harper. He?s smart, financially stable, drop-dead sexy, and has no baggage. There?s just one problem?he?s 18 years younger, and he?s full of surprises. But what unfolds between them is something neither would have guessed?an unexpected romance about coming to terms, coming of age, and fighting for the love of your life.

Have you ever been in love—really been in love, to the point you thought that life as you knew it was over if you could not have him? The kind of love where you give all the rights to your heart, your mind, your soul, and, yes, your pride, just to be loved by him? Sometimes women give it all up in the name of love. It is not until we truly and fully understand love that we can somewhat control it, if such a thing is possible. Finding love should be easy, but choosing love with a younger man requires you to be a special type of person. It takes a strong-willed woman, one with very thick skin and a lot of patience. The author’s experience with loving a younger man gives her a wonderful and challenging relationship, one that leaves both tears and heartwarming moments etched forever in her soul. Along the way, she learns so much about herself and about love. It is often complicated, yet it is the most beautiful connection life has to offer—and for the author, loving a younger man has an unimaginable charm and sweetness. This novel tells the story of Missy, a woman who falls for a younger man and faces the ups and downs that come along with that unexpected love.

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Handsome fifty-two-year-old Wolf Cannon is pretty much set in his ways. He’s a real estate agent who enjoys a decent cup of coffee every morning and realizes he may never meet the guy of his dreams. Truth is, his mundane life is set on repeat and often gray. Then he meets a younger man and his world turns topsy-turvy. Enter Tin Kimple, younger at thirty-two and the new owner of the coffee shop Wolf frequents. Tin is cute and charming. No wonder Wolf finds him attractive and irresistible. Tin’s not shy, either -- he scrawls his phone number on Wolf’s coffee cup. How alluring. There’s no way Wolf will reach out to the younger man for a date or some other whatnot. Not in this lifetime. Tin’s too young for him. But what if he does call the coffee shop owner? Will the two have something in common? Or will Wolf realize really is too old for Tin and remain alone and lonely?