The Pratts Go To London
Andy and Ursula Pratt - both unemployed - live on a council estate in the West Midlands. Their lives change drastically when a letter arrives to Ursula, informing her that her aunt has passed away and left her the full inheritance.Unfortunately, it turns out that the inheritance has been left in the form of a treasure. To find it, the two will have to follow a bunch of clues called The Elephant Trail, which will lead them to the prize.Embarking on a crazy journey full of twists and turns, the Pratts have a memorable stay at a bizarre hotel, a meeting with an eccentric solicitor and a journey around London with three unique characters, all in search of treasure.A riveting adventure full of humour and colourful characters, 'The Pratts Go To London' is the first book in Peter Loaf Wunderlich's The Pratts Series.
The Pratts Go To London
Andy and Ursula Pratt - both unemployed - live on a council estate in the West Midlands. Their lives change drastically when a letter arrives to Ursula, informing her that her aunt has passed away and left her the full inheritance.Unfortunately, it turns out that the inheritance has been left in the form of a treasure. To find it, the two will have to follow a bunch of clues called The Elephant Trail, which will lead them to the prize.Embarking on a crazy journey full of twists and turns, the Pratts have a memorable stay at a bizarre hotel, a meeting with an eccentric solicitor and a journey around London with three unique characters, all in search of treasure.A riveting adventure full of humour and colourful characters, 'The Pratts Go To London' is the first book in Peter Loaf Wunderlich's The Pratts Series.
Elephant
When international publishing supremo Jamie Gallagher is fired at the age of forty-six, he decides to take a long, hard look at his life.Can the reasons for the booze, the cynicism and the fact that his wife and children don't talk to him be found in his past?So he sets off on a road to nowhere - the roadtrip of his life. And he's looking for reasons to be cheerful.David Grant's novel, soundtracked by the music a generation will never forget, is a hilarious journey through the haze of one man's memory.
The Fred Parker Show
The Fred Parker Show is a novelization of a theatrical musical comedy play that takes place in front of a live theater audience inside of a beautiful, ritzy hotel on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip. The show stars Fred, a lovable St. Bernard dog who's a standup comedian. Full of zany humor, screwball misunderstandings, and wacky, comical situations, The Fred Parker Show is a wild farce that will have you laughing to the very end. The Fred Parker Show is a three novel series.
Milk and Hip Hop
Parodying the popular poetry book Milk and Honey, Milk and Hip Hop seeks to bring out the beauty in rap's most outrageous, outlandish, and bombastic lyrics to date. Both songs that have reached the zenith of pop culture relevance and lesser-known songs alike are featured in over 200+ pages of sketch-infused presentation. Take a trip down memory lane, discover new artists to put in your rotation, and have a laugh, all in one sitting. With Milk and Hip Hop, it's never been easier to see the beauty behind the bars.
Silly Seaside Stories
Silly Seaside Stories is a collection of 22 humorous short stories that vary in length. All have some connection with the seacoast (mostly of Maine). The target readership includes those who may be becalmed, fog-bound, relaxing at anchor, and/or looking for some water-related diversion requiring easy reading and escape from the present. Some of the stories are inspired by historical events but dare to provide additional historical (hysterical?) details not mentioned in traditional history texts. Other stories focus on important local events or issues, and the final story highlights some concerns about modern marine electronics. Readers are introduced to some (un)forgettable characters with diverse (perverse?) skills and propensities. Through the medium of the written word, readers will find themselves imaginatively transported across coastal waters by sailboat, lobster-boat, mooring barge, steam-powered launch, kayak, canoe, steamboat, bateau, and hot-air balloon.Attentive readers will also attend town meetings, parades, historical events, rivalry, conflict, earthquake preparation, a memorable gridiron contest, and a misguided guide trip or two. Silly Seaside Stories protagonists will try to rescue the English language, rescue a wayward brat, rescue Benedict Arnold's expedition, rescue football players, rescue...well, some characters really don't deserve to be rescued! Most animals in these stories survive just fine without attempts at human rescue.Coastal navigators will be challenged to find their way to Carport, Stonarbor, Mooseport, Bufflehead Bay, and Truly Miniscule Blueberry Island, while avoiding coming to grief on Goode Reef, Redcoat's Revenge, or The Reckoning. Readers of Silly Seaside Stories may expect to be edified by the collective wisdom of characters such as Dewey Kaire, Hilda Toupet (Too-pay), Bug Light, Golley Klimbo, Major Minor, and others as they weave their way through dilemmas, conflicts, challenges, and thwarted plans.Weather plays a role in some stories-fog, calms, contrary breezes, nor'easters, and a blizzard-and some endings are a wee bit explosive. All in all, this eclectic collection of short stories will keep readers intrigued, amused, and (hopefully) awake!For those with an appetite for mind relaxation, Silly Seaside Stories provides a delectable combination of fantasy and piracy, with a generous helping of lunacy!
Seven More Lives for Felix the Tomcat
Felix takes you on another rollicking ride on his journeys from the cushy suburps of yuppified Pittsburg with his gang. This Indiana-Jones clone, stand-alone Tomcat is blessed with high intelligence and a hyperthymesified (photographic) memory... there is nothing he won't tackle on his visit to Italy... including being knightified by the Pope, touring Italy with 13 gay Cardinals, and gunfighting with 77 Somali pirates in speedboats. On return to the USA Felix does standup comedy in Vegas, crosses the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle with Evel Knievel III and visits space in a SpaceX rocket. Hid thrilling adventures continue with foundifying a brand new "Common Sense Political Party" and almost losing his precious 'Golden Go-nads" to Cuban thugs. Felix writes this story in his own bonafide voice (which has been described as chaos-on-a-page). Felix challenges everything... philosophy, religion, animal rights, materialism and narcissism... He will make you laugh and think hard. A funny, uplifting read... About the writers... Felix the Tomcat (the brilliant new feline writer on the horizon) uses artificialized intelligencewith help from his shrink ... Dr. M.P. Frank, a semi-retired Vancouver Emergency Physician with a truly scary imagination.
Loads
It's the late 90's. Linda is escaping the council estate for a new life. She discovers there are things you cannot plan for: You can leave the estate.. but it will follow you.Your parents manage to reach an all time low with their antics.Your alcoholic Aunt is better drunk.90's friends are ace...90's relationships, not so much...You cannot predict when s**t will happen.Linda's life starts to have everything that no one wants - middle aged colleagues behaving like hookers, a sacking, an international Police investigation and some questionable relationships. On a journey that can be akin to a car jacking at points, she has an offer that takes her to a world that most people would love to step into...here she discovers there are more people you need to avoid. Much to her horror, as her journey pans out, her old and new life begin to merge...
Homer the Roamer Couldn't Roam Home
Fully welcome yourself to join hands with Homer today. Take an incredible stroll upon a memorable trail sprouting with an indescribable selfless love. Experience this unforgettable journey of courage and sacrifice on this miraculous walk with Homer down an undeniably triumphant path. A very narrow path that leads you to that part in your heart that can care and share and is mostly aware, that someone, somewhere out there, didn't quite receive their fair share.
Shocking Pink
In a hilarious blow by blow account of what goes on behind the scenes of X-rated movie production, Shocking Pink provides a riveting glimpse of the colorful characters and outrageous situations in a veiled and fascinating world where sex, money, entertainment and celebrity connect in a billion-dollar global industry. Adult movie producer, Travis Lazar, is a man who will always do the right thing - when he has exhausted all other possibilities. Tiffany West, the hottest porn star in Los Angeles, is hell for him to handle. When Travis is nominated at the bombastic annual awards in Las Vegas, the ceremony is full of unexpected twists, which propel Travis and Tiffany on a collision course. In this romp through the day-to-day life of a porn producer, the savvy dealmaker has to deal with volatile Middle Eastern executives, mutiny by members of the crew, starstruck starlets, rival producers, angry moguls, the mob, the Vice Squad, the FBI, two court cases (one civil, one criminal) as well as the Diva herself and, along the way, engineer the takeover of the biggest studio in the industry. Just when you thought everything had been stripped bare, Shocking Pink is a lively page-turner that reveals more than you could possibly imagine.
The Diary Of A Nobody
The brothers George and Weedon Grossmith are the authors of the comic book The Diary of a Nobody. Charles Pooter and his wife Caroline (Carrie) have recently relocated to "The Laurels," Brickfield Terrace, Holloway. The Pooters are invited to the "Representatives of Trade and Commerce" event being held in the Mansion House. They are astonished to be welcomed by their neighbourhood ironmonger, who looks to be friendly with some of the more prominent attendees, when they arrive. Pooter drinks too much champagne and embarrasses Carrie by passing out on the dance floor. A new socioeconomic catastrophe starts April. The East Acton Rifle Brigade invites The Pooters to a ball, but it's a tacky, downtrodden affair. Pooter receives a large bill, and additional social gatherings-like a luncheon with Mr. Finsworth and a meeting with Mr. Hardfur Huttle, who resembles a more experienced Lupin-become unpleasant. Read this humorous fiction novel to know how he overcomes the situation.
The Swoop! Or, How Clarence Saved England
P. G. Wodehouse's short comic book, The Swoop!, or How Clarence Saved England, was originally made available in the UK on April 16, 1909, by Alston Rivers Ltd. in London. A Tale of the Great Invasion has the subtitles. The Military Invasion of America and A Remarkable Tale of the German-Japanese Invasion of 1916 were the titles of a modified and greatly condensed version that was published in the July and August 1915 issues of Vanity Fair. When the story was included in the anthology The Swoop! and Other Stories in 1979, four years after Wodehouse's passing, it was the first to be published in the United States. In The Swoop!, many armies simultaneously invade England "England was not only under the invader's heel. Nine intruders had their heels on it. There was not enough place to stand." - and makes references to a number of well-known historical personalities, including boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, writer Edgar Wallace, politician Herbert Gladstone, and actor-managers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes. A humorous spoof on the then-popular genre of invasion novels, The Swoop! Wodehouse "reverses all expectations and changes the established pattern."
Alarms And Discursions
A happy and innocent people who were primarily shepherds and farmers formerly resided on an island. Not in an idolatrous manner, but rather as the golden crown of the deity that all such children perceive almost as clearly as the sun, they worshipped the sun. They devised a beautiful Gothic-style cathedral under the new inspiration. But this brilliant scheme was never completely carried out. People who view schoolchildren as just barbaric and wooden make the error of forgetting how much of schoolchildren's lives are public and ceremonial. Like dogs, boys have a romantic ritual that doesn't necessarily reflect who they are. Therefore, the notion that a little aversion to tourist attractions is caused by a fundamental mismatch between the concepts of unique shrines and awards must be rejected. The Duc de Chambertin-Pommard was a little but vibrant remnant of an aristocratic family, whose members were almost exclusively atheists until the French Revolution. The Sentimentalist and the Imperialist of the Roosevelt school sway back and forth between them. He wants the benefits of achievement without the risks or the best of both worlds. Asia may be held as a slave by Europe, but this is not acceptable since it would be irresponsible. However, he made sure that Dickens was countered with the appropriate caution and criticism.
The Zaks and Other Lost Stories
One day, in the wilds of the Prairie of Prack, Coming different directions along the same track, Came a North-going-Zak and a South-going-Zak.And, suddenly, both of them came to a placeWhere they bumped! And they stood.Foot to foot. Face to face...How does this end? You think you might know, truebut if that's what you think, we've a book to show you!We have Dr. Seuss stories, once thought to be lost, that we're bringing to you at a reasonable cost.
The Zaks and Other Lost Stories
One day, in the wilds of the Prairie of Prack, Coming different directions along the same track, Came a North-going-Zak and a South-going-Zak.And, suddenly, both of them came to a placeWhere they bumped! And they stood.Foot to foot. Face to face...How does this end? You think you might know, truebut if that's what you think, we've a book to show you!We have Dr. Seuss stories, once thought to be lost, that we're bringing to you at a reasonable cost.
The Wind In The Willows
After leaving his deep home, the mole arrives to a river he has never seen before. Toad is wealthy, merry, amiable, and kindhearted, but he is also haughty and has a quick temper. He frequently becomes fixated on popular trends before dumping them out of the blue. Toad's passion for caravan travel is supplanted with a fixation with motorcars after a passing automobile scares his horse into a ditch. In an effort to meet the moral and wise Badger, Mole and Rat travel to the Wild Wood to find him. They discover that Toad has been in seven automobile accidents, has visited the hospital three times, and has racked up significant penalties. When the moment is perfect, Badger and Mole decide to come up with a strategy to keep Toad from harming himself. The three of them place Toad under house imprisonment with themselves serving as guards as spring approaches, but Toad connives Ratty into leaving so he may escape. Badger, Rat, Mole, and Toad attack the partying Wild-Wooders who are unaware that they are being ambushed in Toad Hall. The book includes a number of standalone short stories starring Rat and Mole, including one in which they come across the untamed god Pan while looking for Otter's son Portly. The majority of these come in between the chapters that detail Toad's exploits.
My Little Ramadan
One moody Turkish husband, one screaming toddler, thirty days to find true happiness . . .​After marrying Mesut, the man of her dreams, having an adorable little boy and moving to a beautiful Scottish seaside town, Jess knows she should feel more grateful. But motherhood is so tough and the cultural gap between her and her husband is starting to show.​As Mesut prepares for the Islamic month of Ramadan, Jess figures she should support him. She decides to go nil-by-mouth from sunrise to sunset for thirty days, hoping that some spirituality might rub off on her, especially if she records it all on her blog.​When the blog becomes the talk of the town, Mesut objects to his faith being made public. But Jess is certain Ramadan will make her a better person as well as a better mum. With thirty belly-growling days to get through and thirty blog posts to write, could divine intervention be just around the corner? Or will it tear apart everything she loves?
I Know a Few Dogs in Heaven
Once a week, Monroe County Reporter (Georgia) columnist Steve Reece delights thousands of readers with his insight into a wide range of subjects reflective of the culture, history, and diversity of the South and America. A Few Dogs in Heaven captures everyday people's everyday experiences, with an eye to the complexities of life's struggles. With humor, insight, and a passion for justice, this collection of columns is a must-read for those looking to delve into an honest exploration of life in the American South.
Crayons and Razorwire
Welcome to the story of Stephen Kovacs, recently graduated from University and ready to start his life. Unfortunately, Stephen has some hangover traits from his days as a student, and working in a kindergarten sets conflicts with his partying and desire to sleep in every day. Stephen is assigned an eight year old autistic child and finds he needs to adapt to a new purpose and a curriculum with the needs of a young man afflicted with a serious diagnosis. Stephen needs to learn quickly or the future of the child will be thrown into dire circumstances. However, he is brought into conflict and must weigh the regimented curriculum against the child's unique needs, and his own abilities. Crayons and Razorwire tackles the serious issue of mental disability while remaining light-hearted with a heavy dose of comedy. Read the story of his unexpected journey. Based heavily on the author's own experience working alongside children with disabilities to provide a realistic and at times beautiful entry into a new world. Humorous, touching, while at the same time being a fast-paced ride into pop culture, music and even occasional bizarre celebrity cameos. Crayons and Razorwire is a one-of-a-kind book that will stay with you forever.
Crayons and Razorwire
Welcome to the story of Stephen Kovacs, recently graduated from University and ready to start his life. Unfortunately, Stephen has some hangover traits from his days as a student, and working in a kindergarten sets conflicts with his partying and desire to sleep in every day. Stephen is assigned an eight year old autistic child and finds he needs to adapt to a new purpose and a curriculum with the needs of a young man afflicted with a serious diagnosis. Stephen needs to learn quickly or the future of the child will be thrown into dire circumstances. However, he is brought into conflict and must weigh the regimented curriculum against the child's unique needs, and his own abilities. Crayons and Razorwire tackles the serious issue of mental disability while remaining light-hearted with a heavy dose of comedy. Read the story of his unexpected journey. Based heavily on the author's own experience working alongside children with disabilities to provide a realistic and at times beautiful entry into a new world. Humorous, touching, while at the same time being a fast-paced ride into pop culture, music and even occasional bizarre celebrity cameos. Crayons and Razorwire is a one-of-a-kind book that will stay with you forever.
The Wind In The Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a book of animal tales by British writer Kenneth Grahame. It was published in 1908. It was part of author's writings of a series of bedtime stories for his son. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside, became a classic of English children's literature. It is a story that adults have enjoyed as much as children. Tales in the book relate the adventures of several animal friends primarily Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger in the English countryside. Although they converse and behave like humans, each animal also retains its distinctive habits.The Window in the Willows begins when Mole decides to go to the riverbank one morning where he comes across his friend Rat, a water rat, and they spend the spring and summer together. One day they visit the boastful Mr. Toad, owner of Toad Hall, who possesses large amounts of money but not much brain. Later, Mole and Rat go to the Wild Wood to visit the kindly and responsible Badger.
Psmith in the City
The news of his father's financial difficulties dashes a young cricketer's hopes of attending Cambridge University and playing for the team. Feeling lonely, homesick, and sorry for himself, he rents a horrid room in Dulwich and begins work at the New Asiatic Bank. Mr. Waller, a friendly bank employee, makes him a friend and invites him to lunch. On his return, he meets Psmith, also a new employee, in the same department as Mike.He encounters Psmith, who his father arbitrarily put in the same department as him. Although Psmith intends to play with Bickersdyke outside of work, Mike is concerned that their boss has something against them both and that they are helpless.Mr. Bickersdyke, his new boss, disapproves of employees leaving work to participate in the game. Psmith persuades him to pursue law school instead, and they both resign from their positions.
The Inimitable Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse's The Inimitable Jeeves was first published in the UK on May 17, 1923. A number of short stories with the same characters were combined to create the book. It was initially intended to be a collection of stories rather than a single narrative.Everyone immediately turned to Jeeves-man Bertie's when Bertie Wooster or one of his friends found themselves in the soup or dangerously close to the tureen. He was aware of human nature, particularly that of gliding youth.Whether Bertie's cousins Claude and Eustace were playing dido or the hope of an old house had fallen in love with a waitress, Jeeves never let anyone down. He had a good mind.Jeeves was a purist, therefore the only area in which he fell short in the eyes of his master was his inability to constantly follow him in matters involving spats, socks, and ties. This was especially true in the Spring.
Indiscretions Of Archie
By P. G. Wodehouse, there is a book called Indiscretions of Archie. Englishman Archie Moffam lives in New York. He has a kind heart but a limited, if not nonexistent, cerebral capacity, much like Bertie Wooster. He does not have a private income, unlike Bertie. He was a First World War soldier. While visiting New York, he harshly criticizes the staff of the Cosmopolis Hotel, turning Daniel Brewster, the hotel's owner, against him. He meets, falls in love with, and weds Lucille, Brewster's daughter, on a subsequent trip to Miami. Brewster does not feel happy. Archie's attempts to atone for his wrongdoing by getting a job and buying Brewster a pricey piece of art fail miserably. Archie continues to engage in inappropriate behavior. In addition to helping ""The Sausage Chappie,"" an old wartime friend who has lost his memory and forgotten his own identity, he offers advice to Bill, Lucille's brother, who frequently dates women his father disapproves of. He irritates Mrs. Cora Bates McCall, a vegetarian and proponent of good eating, by convincing her son to participate in a pie-eating competition. A further incident with an artwork further angers Brewster. He eventually appeases the elderly snob by informing him that he is soon to become a grandfather.
Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon
Jules Verne wrote the book Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, which was first released in 1881. It was also released under the title The Giant Raft. A ranch owner named Joam Garral, who lives close to the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel downstream as his history catches up with him in this adventure novel. The majority of the book takes place aboard a sizable jangada, a Brazilian timber raft that Garral and his family use to float to Bel矇m, which is located at the river's mouth. The voyage, scenery, and many other features are detailed in great depth. In the plot, Joam Garral approves his daughter's request to visit Bel矇m, where she intends to wed Manuel Valdez in front of Manuel's ailing mother. The Garrels use a massive timber raft to navigate the Amazon River. Joam wants to clear his name in Bel矇m since he is still wanted in Brazil for a crime he did not commit. Absolute evidence of Joam's innocence is provided to him by the rogue Torres, but Joam finds it incomprehensible that Torres would demand to wed Joam's daughter in exchange for this information. An encrypted letter contains the evidence that will clear Garral.
The Canterville Ghost
""The Canterville Ghost"" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. An American family named Otis moves into an old English mansion called Canterville chase. The owner, Lord Canterville, warns Mr. Otis about the house being haunted. But that does not deter the family, who do not believe in ghosts. But when the notorious Canterville Ghost makes his appearance, the family is not afraid at all. In a role reversal, the ghost is scared after scaring people for more than three hundred years. The ghost considers it a great insult that the American family is not scared of him. He hates them all, except the teenaged Virginia, who is different from the rest of her family. Virginia encounters the ghost at the end of the novel, and accepts his plea for help to lift the curse on him. At the risk of her own life, Virginia travels with the ghost to another dimension, and helps him to finally rest in peace.
The Inimitable Jeeves
THE INIMITABLE JEEVES: - is the first of the Jeeves novels written by P.G. Wodehouse. This was the second collection of Jeeves stories, after My Man Jeeves. Often touted as a classic collection of stories, it contains some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman. Through characters like Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Bingo Little, Mabel, Mortimer Little and Jane Watson, Wodehouse succeeds in creating an idyllic world. God's in his heaven and all's right with the world that's what Wooster thinks but things start going wrong. Bingo Little, needs Bertie to put in a good word for him with his uncle. Bingo is in love with Mabel, a waitress, but fears his uncle won't approve of her. Jeeves suggests a plan using romance novels to sway Bingo's uncle.This fictionalized account carried 11 previously published stories to make it a book of 18 chapters. All of the short stories involve Bingo Little, who is always falling in love.
Welcome aboard!
"Age doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese" said Kim Kardashian quoting Luis Bu簽uel. Life is like a cruise on the Titanic: whether you're nibbling canapes on the top deck or slurping soup in the hold, at the end of the day we're all destined to feed the fishes. So, as we wait for the inevitable iceberg, those of us who still can, might as well sit back, enjoy the orchestra and the sound of ice clinking in our glasses.A comedy laced with black humour throughout. The first metaphysical sitcom where the action takes place in an assisted living facility. 8 characters (males or females)
The Vow
Can something that exists merely as a literary text, say a story, come about in real life? Can reality, to put it another way, steal something from literature, the same way literature steals from reality? Such is the question that Libor Hrach, the author of The Adventures of the Wise Badger, fields one evening over a hedonistic supper in a tony Brno restaurant from Kamil Modr獺ček, himself a burrowing animal of sorts, in Jiř穩 Kratochvil's novel The Vow.'Quite simply, I said, everything that has been written either has already happened, or is about to. You write a story, and you can never be sure if what you're writing isn't actually taking place two streets away from where you sit...' If this does not send chills down the spine of the reader of The Vow, they have got a high tolerance for the creepy.Set in 1950s Brno, at the height of Gottwald's Stalinist reshaping of Czechoslovakia into a Communist prison, and partially in today's independent Czech Republic, Kratochvil, alternating between the dry Czech humour of Jaroslav Hasek and the uncanny, chilling otherworldliness of Edgar Allan Poe, takes the reader on a journey such as they have never been on before: to geographic areas in the beautiful Moravian city where no foot has set since the Middle Ages, and... places deep inside all of us, where most of us would rather never venture...
Men of War
Men of War is a book of essays, where fact is often intertwined with fiction.As a teen Bradley finds himself banished from a demolition derby team he founded, after an ill-advised test ride, all the while struggling with his life choices like whether to spend his nights in drag. You'll also find stories about: loss, a joke that Bradley doesn't understand, the afterlife, an amusement park injury, agoraphobia, a beloved toy set free, how the rich choose to spend their free time, and how drinking alcohol and the internet don't mix.
Amalia
In Sicily, Amalia Ferrari has the position of most power. She runs a profitable travel business of her own. When one of her coworkers is killed while she works as a CEO during the day and a leader of her own circle managing illegal activities at night, a serious threat comes knocking on her door. She is also the next victim because she is in possession of one of the most priceless items. She therefore employs Alessandro Esposito as a bodyguard to stand at her side. She doesn't anticipate her icy, stone heart to develop feelings for this lone father.Follow Amalia Ferrari as she transforms from the most cunning, nasty, and haughty creature to the most selfless, loving, and kind being.
The Last Love Note
A December Indie Next PickA December 2023 Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she's grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball--and yet clinging to her sense of humor. Lurching from one comedic crisis to the next, she also navigates an overbearing mom and a Tinder-obsessed best friend who's determined to matchmake Kate with her hot new neighbor. When an in-flight problem leaves Kate and her boss, Hugh, stranded for a weekend on the east coast of Australia, she finally has a chance, away from her son, to really process her grief and see what's right in front of her. Can she let go of the love of her life and risk her heart a second time? When it becomes clear that Hugh is hiding a secret, Kate turns to the trail of scribbled notes she once used to hold her life together. The first note captured her heart. Will the last note set it free? The Last Love Note will make readers laugh, cry, and renew their faith in the resilience of the human heart--and in love itself.
Remotely Love
Like so many love stories, they met on the job. Unlike most of those stories, they had never been in the same room.Hazel Rogers is passionate about storytelling, and that zest for story leads her life. While enjoying a self-fulfilled existence in an idyllic mountain town, she works remotely as a Communications Specialist at FutureApp and strives to advance her career. She's also an engaged friend and member of the Crestwood book club, who meet to discuss their latest spicy romances every week. When Hazel is assigned a major project which places her on a small team with her long-time mentor Sam, things start to heat up between them. Hazel knows they can never be in a relationship. They face so many HR concerns, not to mention living clear across the country from each other!Is a relationship with someone she has never seen below the shoulders worth risking her career?
The Last Love Note
A December Indie Next PickA December 2023 Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she's grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball-and yet clinging to her sense of humor. Lurching from one comedic crisis to the next, she also navigates an overbearing mom and a Tinder-obsessed best friend who's determined to matchmake Kate with her hot new neighbor. When an in-flight problem leaves Kate and her boss, Hugh, stranded for a weekend on the east coast of Australia, she finally has a chance, away from her son, to really process her grief and see what's right in front of her. Can she let go of the love of her life and risk her heart a second time? When it becomes clear that Hugh is hiding a secret, Kate turns to the trail of scribbled notes she once used to hold her life together. The first note captured her heart. Will the last note set it free? The Last Love Note will make readers laugh, cry, and renew their faith in the resilience of the human heart-and in love itself.
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian- Vol. 2
After saying some pretty embarrassing things to each other, Alya and Masachika are trying to figure out the nature of their changing relationship. Alya's feeling a bit flustered now that she's seeing more of his "cool" side, but she needs to clear her mind and be ready for rivals popping out of the woodwork. One of Masachika's childhood friends doesn't approve of her, and his former middle school election opponent throws down the gauntlet. The campaign to win the student council election begins in earnest with the first debate! Maybe some adversity will at least help to bring the two a little closer...
1981 - Memento Mori
Being a grownup at any point that isn't the 'best of times' is pretty fucking vicious, regardless of who you know or what you own. It's the human condition.As an adult human who's ever felt exhausted, deflated, sad, confused, lost, horny, isolated, lonely, self-destructive, broken, or downright crazy, you'll recognise the flavour of this cheeky collection of 41 bitterly bare poems from the moist-tipped quill of featherweight poet Tadhg Jelan. 1981 - Memento Mori peers deep into Tadhg's own flawed existence through tainted lenses of humour, cynicism, irony and erotica. Themes straddling addiction, ageing, death, depression, love, and sex have been quite imperfectly stitched together to bring about this devil-may-care insight into TJ's mind, with confidence that you'll relate in some or every way. It won't take long, but it probes deep. Cackle, cry, or cringe, 1981 - Memento Mori will have you confront the darkness we're all susceptible to, and whilst you may consider it to be rather short, you'll probably find yourself thinking about it afterward and perhaps even come back for more. This small anthology is intended to be devoured by connoisseurs of craft verbiage, and an eerily relatable read to anybody else who has ever thought that adulting sucks and life on earth may be a mischievous prank. ". . . now weeping. Not for the money, at my surprise how time slipped away. I woke up sure to be somebody else today."
To The Last Man
Zane Grey's Western fiction, To the Last Man, is an adventurous love story in the wilds of Arizona. A crisis builds between two fighting clans of farmers and sheepherders that started years ago in Texas, where the two bad-tempered and opposing patriarchs grew up together. The beautiful natural atmosphere is described wonderfully. As the pretty girl, raised among rough cattle rustlers, the daughter of the clan's leader, and the handsome and bold fighter/half-Indian son of the other leader, the love story has many twists and turns.This romance is consistent with Grey's creation of the pleasurable Valley War, and he puts it all together with respect so that he gets to learn about how to love so well from the strange interests of ancient people.
Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money is an autonomous romantic comedy novel from P.G.Wodehouse, written in 1916 which can be considered as one among his best work with his trademark humour and woven plots. William FitzWilliam Delamere Chalmers, Lord Devlish (Bill) is a relaxed, generous, and financially poor member of England's nobility. He marks living as a London club secretary. His beautiful fiancee, Claire Fenwik, will not marry him unless he makes more money. Bill opts to go to America in Hopes of catching it rich. Just before he sails, Bill is unanticipatedly leave million pounds by an American he once helped at golf; the millionaire left his niece and nephew only twenty pounds, which makes him disturbed. He tries to approach them and see if he can fix up something, like giving them half the inherited. He finds that it can be tough to give money away. This is a outstanding story with all the elements, humour, love and suspense.
Mr. O’s Book
Mr. O is an absolutely amazing, very confident and very unique cat that talks continually about his life and talents, strongly believing that he should inspire everyone. Therefore, he has his very own book, simply titled Mr. O's Book. In the first part of his story, he introduces himself, his family and friends as well as the neighbours. Then the action starts when Mr. O gets into a fight with one of his biggest enemies: Cat from Bergenfield. Poor Mr. O (also known as Orange)! He ends up at the hospital needing surgery. Back home a special welcome home garden party has been organized in his honour. A few days later, he is involved in a park accident. It is certainly a good thing that cats have nine lives! Iza Rozbicka was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated college in France and later lived in Bergenfield, New Jersey. A few years ago, she moved back to Europe. Her happy family includes husband Robert, son John, three cats named Orange, Jimmyand Timmy, and Tommy the dog. Buddhist philosophy has been her way of life for a long time. Working as a volunteer, she believes helping animals is one of the most important activities. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/IzaRozbicka
Cul de Sac Tales II
Twelve 'new' tales from the 'Cul de Sac', all written in an easy-going humorous style. Rita returns to tell all as the residents have new challenges to face. The ladies take up Zumba with Cecil and the men give Men in Sheds a go. Primrose, Brian's wife, has the need of some help which brings the 'inner gypsy' of Rita and Joan to the fore once again and in the charity shop Mr Drummond gives the volunteers a nutty problem to solve.
Flatland
Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926) was an English clergyman, schoolmaster, Shakespearean scholar, and theologian best known as the author of the 1884 satirical novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Written pseudonymously as "A Square," the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to parody the puritanical hierarchy and rigid stratification of Victorian culture, especially the low status of women.An underground favorite since its publication, inspiring many novel sequels and films, the story's most enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions, which introduced aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein published his famous theories. An illuminating mathematical treatise, Flatland has experienced a revival in popularity, especially among sci-fi and cyberpunk fans, due to its sharp social satire and challenge to our most basic perceptions of everyday reality "that seems to have been written for today."
O'Brien, Lipschitz and Partners
In the aftermath of a new business pitch, a new advertising agency is borne. It is not the smartest agency on Madison Avenue, but it is certainly the most outrageous. Most of the campaigns they create are sexy, silly, spontaneous, and surprisingly successful. In fact, the shop was named the best small agency of the year by the trade press. Its enough to attract even more clients, and make their key players more valuable and vulnerable to temptations from other shops who want some of their fairy dust.
Cooperative Living
When you live in New York, you innately grow a thicker layer of skin. Like a shark's hide. While many view this layer as arrogance, they fail to realize the intensity of navigating millions of people each day just to get to work. Add grocery shopping en route home (slithering down a three foot wide aisle with accuracy required by the luge) and you're a Xanax away from short circuiting. Most non-New Yorkers fail to realize that underneath this protective layer are elements of patience, tolerance and respect. If everyone cooperates, we all win. If you push somebody off the subway or dart to grab that last can of peas, you're subject to judgment by a jury of thousands. The theory of cooperative living keeps the city well oiled. There's always a trap door to dodge, but it's possible that one person per day may extend some act of kindness. It requires being alert enough to spot it, since everyone's conditioned to hide inside their shell. But when it does happen, you feel a little more visible and a lot less cynical.
Oral Robbers
"Reading this book was like watching a movie in my brain. I could picture everything happening in my mind's eye. This book takes whatever else your thinking about and tucks it away."Florida. Where Weird goes to Die.What better place than the Sunshine State for dark souls to live out their golden years? After all, who would notice? Uh ... Bobbie and Grayson, of course.As a rogue physicist turned conspiracy chaser, Grayson's motto is, "Have sentience, will travel." As a broke, private-eye wannabe, Bobbie doesn't have much choice but to follow his sketchy command. But every road Grayson travels down leads to the bizarre, the unexplained, and taco-induced heartburn. Vampires. Zombiguanas. Ikigai smell. Cheesy moustaches. It's hard to decide which is scarier. But decide, Bobbie must. And before sundown, too. Because in the freaky parts of Florida she now investigates with Grayson, nothing is ever quite exactly as it seems .... Ready for some pure, escapist fun? Grab a lawn chair and relax. The weirdness of The X-Files and the unwashed insanity of My Name is Earl collide to form this deliciously snarky, totally abnormal mystery series. New from the author of the best-selling Val Fremden Midlife Mystery Series! What Readers are Saying about Oral Robbers .... "This series cracks me up!" Amazon Review"I love this author's sense of humor and the amazing characters she creates." Amazon Review"Reading this book was like watching a movie in my brain. I could picture everything happening in my mind's eye. This book takes whatever else your thinking about and tucks it away." Amazon Review"Margaret Lashley never ceases to amaze me or amuse me. Oral Robbers lives up to the hilarious standard she has set with her other books." Amazon Review "The antics of these quirky characters had me laughing out loud and the solution to the mystery ... was a big surprise!" Amazon Review"The story is definitely unique and had me laughing out loud." Amazon Review
Just over Broke
As he watched the countryside fly past, Rick was reminded of the journey up to Scotland. So much had changed that it didn't seem like only four days since the trip had begun. The same time the previous week, Rick had been going through one of his usual 'I hate work' phases but now he was in a totally weird place, both geographically and emotionally...In the dark period of the late 2000s, door-to-door salesman Rick attempts to navigate his way through life in post-creditcrunch Manchester. Beset by infuriating colleagues, rude customers and a berk of a team leader, he needs a way out. After failing to escape the madhouse that is the MercuryGroup, Rick reluctantly agrees to go to Scotland to represent the company during a business trip. Things don't improve and he soon realises that the company he works for is far stranger than he could ever have imagined. Before long Rick finds himself on the run - and really quite annoyed. Will Ricksurvive the wilds of Scotland and the bizarre characters he meets?Perceptive, fast-paced and funny, Just Over Broke is one of the most unusual books you'll read this year. It heralds the arrival of a talented new writer of contemporary fiction.
