The hitch? The Bailey family includes Six’s rude older brother, Joshua—a hot-nerd doctor who has hated Drew since the moment they met and once suggested she’d steal the family silver.Drew is determined to win the Baileys over and give this thing with Six a fair shot…but Joshua is making that difficult. Not simply because he is in her way at every turn, but because—as one tropical adventure leads to the next—she’s beginning to wonder if obnoxious, odious Joshua might be the brother she actually belongs with.

    He has been creating trouble and evoking laughter since January 1983, issue Tinkle 27. He’s a total goof and will make you laugh with his silly antics. Suppandi has had multiple jobs however none of them have lasted very long. He takes instructions from his employers, applies his own literal logic to them and causes total mayhem. The character of Suppandi is based on a Tamil folklore character, Chappandi. Ram Waeerkar, the legendary Tinkle artist gave form to Suppandi. Currently, his daughter, Archana Amberkar, illustrates the strip.Meet the Cool CastMaddy: Suppandi’s best friend who often gives him advice and nearly always regrets it, but he is the only one who will stick with Suppandi and bears his gaffes.Soupy: Suppandi’s admirer, who usually has Suppandi fleeing her attentions.Frooty: Suppandi’s crush, she is the only one who understands the intent behind Suppandi’s actions and so always has a smile for SuppandiAbout TinkleContinuously published since 1980, Tinkle is one of the oldest and most cherished children’s comics magazines in India. It boasts of a large fan following and beloved characters that include such household names as Suppandi, Shikari Shambu and Tantri the Mantri.

    I’ve dated liars, cheaters, shoe fetishists, and everything in between. Sure, these experiences would make any woman cynical when it comes to dipping her toe back into the dating pool, but I used my past for good and made a career out of helping other women avoid going down the same paths I had.And I was damn good at it.Until a random act of fate set my life on a course I’d been avoiding for years, and put me in the crosshairs of a man that made me feel things I swore to never feel again.Now I’m in his sights and it seems like he’ll stop at nothing to seduce the hell out of me. He might hold my career in the palm of his hands, but if Grayson Lockhart thinks he can blackmail me into submission with his sexy voice and sexy hands and sexy everything, then he’s…probably right.

    Laws of PhysicsPart of the Hypothesis series

    Banished by her kind. Hunted by zealots.Where does an exiled Fairy Queen hide?A remote mountain cabin, the seedy underbelly of a metropolis, or an uninhabited island. All would be good choices, however, after hundreds of years on the run, the daughter of Oberon, King of the Wild Fairies, signs a binding contract with the zealots that hunt her. In exchange, they allow her to settle down in the last place anyone would look for fairy royalty.Adopting the name Grace Ann Bryant, the Queen buys a double-wide and moves into a trailer park in the one-horse town of Shady Grove, Alabama. Her contract requires her to lend aid to the local sheriff, Dylan Riggs when supernatural problems arise.But when two children go missing, the humans point to the trailer park queen helping the sheriff, and the zealots point at the exiled fairy. Grace must decide whether to fight for her innocence or break her contract returning to life on the run.Bless Your Heart is a Southern Urban Fantasy that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh until you cry, as Grace wrestles with the dark fairy inside herself and starts to see that she’s more than just trailer trash.This Box Set contains books 1 through 3: Bless Your Heart, Tinsel in a Tangle and Snake in the Grass, plus a preview of Book 4, Comin' Up a Cloud.Reviews for Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park QueenBless Your Heart: Loved it!! New author just found on Amazon very impressed with her storyline. I really enjoy paranormal romance books, and this one puts a different spin on the paranormal that almost all the books I have read so far.Tinsel in a Tangle: Whimsical, funny., well-defined characters, unexpected plot twists ---- this is a better book than the title leads you to expect, echoes of Shayne Silvers and Jim Butcher. Definitely recommended.Snake in the Grass: Grace and her friends and family are a great bunch. The author doesn't disappoint in her storytelling and gets you hooked on the story from the first lines of the first chapter. I would recommend this series to all of my friends. I can't wait for the next book in the series.PREORDER NOW!Release Date March 17th

    A free online chapter about the best day of Seth's life.

    Description:- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Book 1) Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving. Desperate to prove his new found maturity, which only going up a grade can bring, Greg is happy to have his not-quite-so-cool sidekick, Rowley, along for the ride. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Book 2) Whatever you do, don't ask Greg about his summer vacation because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it . . . It's a brand-new year and a brand-new journal and Greg is keen to put the humiliating (and secret!) events of last summer firmly behind him. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Book 3) Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid . . . well, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (Book 4) The way I like to spend my summer holidays is in front of the TV, playing video games with the curtains closed and the light turned off. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 5) Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 6) Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent! Or at least sort of.

    Rose - Coming 8.22.19My name is Scarlett Mavis. I have a sweet tooth, no filters, and video games are my life. Let me clarify that last part: They’re not a hobby; they’re not a way to kill the time; They. Are. My. LIFE. Where family, men, and humans, in general, have failed me, video games are always there waiting for me to return to their warm and accepting embrace.In real life I may be a heartbroken geek, but put a controller in my hands and I become an indestructible warrior. What else does a girl really need?Enter player two, Kane Decker.Handsome, nerdy, incredible kisser, and just my type. Our first date was perfect in every way. Then, like always, reality came crashing down with one simple truth. He wasn’t my teammate; he was the enemy. And there’s nothing I’m better at than taking out a rival player. But this isn’t a game, and the stakes are all too real. For the first time in my life, I may have met my match. Game on.18+

    One of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website.

    She also has no filter.”“He’s no southern gentlemen.”“I had one last season to prove my worth.”“I’d never seen a game.”“He told me he was a player.”“She told me she was a lesbian.”“But you fell in love with me anyway.”“Yeah, baby, I totally did.”Major Love "I met her at an all-time low . . . the worst night of my life—a time I never wanted to remember.""It was a night I could never forget.""When it came to women, I swore I was done with wishful thinking. Ball and my coaching career were all that mattered.""I reminded him it wasn't.""She was everything I was afraid of.""He was everything I'd ever wanted.""She was fire—an irresistible piece of southern heaven that I couldn't stay away from."He was smoke that clouded me in every imaginable way.""And the sex . . .""Dear God, the sex . . .""I fell hard, and she gave me hell at every turn.""I made a promise I was hell bent on keeping.""And you kept it.""Hell yes I did.""F*ckin' A."Sweeping the Series Ren Makavoy is one season away from realizing his Major League dreams. Unfortunately, his bad-boy reputation off the field has landed him in hot water. Ren swears his days of drinking, brawling, and seducing starlets are over, but management sees fit to bring in PR to clean up his act. Determined to prove himself as a reputable catcher, his plans of playing along backfire when he comes face to face with the woman who shattered his heart.The Golden SombreroThe boys are gearing up for another world series and have suddenly become superstitious. The girls are just fine with it, until the new routine includes abstinence.

    I've spent the last two decades putting my dreams on hold to raise my daughter.But now opportunities arise and a chance meeting with Carly only sweetens the deal.She says she can only offer me friendship.That she's not capable of giving anything more than that.If she thinks it will stop me from pursuing something more, she's underestimated my level of patience when it comes to getting what I want.When the secret she's so carefully kept hidden threatens to destroy everything she's built, I'll stop at nothing to protect her and her son.She's built walls to protect herself, but I'll break them down and get her to join me in a better place.

    Ann comes a hilarious secret lovers story that redefines the meaning of friendship.Shep’s found the female version of himself … and he thinks she’s perfect—perfectly unavailable.Everyone loves Shep, the charismatic employee at Scottsdale’s newest pet store. He has shared custody of his two dogs with his annoying ex-wife and a smile that can disarm most women.Except … Dr. Sophie Ryan. What starts out as a disastrous first meeting, involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship.Fake phone sex. Dog park dates. And eighteen holes of golf. The problem? Sophie’s taken herself out of the dating pool for a mysterious reason, imprisoning Shep in the friend zone for eternity.As their competitive personalities hit a boiling point, the gloves come off and so do their clothes. When Sophie’s “real” life threatens their relationship, can Shep let go of his past to chase the one that might get away?

    One feisty heroine (That would be me. Hi, I'm Cassy.)2. One deliciously hot hero (I prefer them fresh, not frozen.)3. Passionate love (and a big fat pinch of lust!)4. Oh, and don't forget the "Till death do us part!"Please leave stewing for 10 minutes in deadly intrigue, stir, and then serve with hot chili sauce.See? A very simple recipe. Nothing can possibly go wrong, right...?

    Who needs that? Who would want that? Who hasn't had their heart split in two, because they were never their first option, and damn sure their second. I have. But I stayed. Why did I stay? It was love. I wanted to finally feel that I was wanted. It didn't matter if he thought I was worthless. It didn't matter if he degraded me, because he felt like it. Any love is better than no love...right?HawkinsEvery day, I'm haunted and tormented. When, I look in the mirror I see a failure. A failure that let people that needed me down. I worry that it will happen again. If it happens to the people I care about the most, I don't think I could live with myself. Can I put my torturous past behind me and start to enjoy life? Especially now that I have a reason to live it?Warning: Certain Scenes may cause a Trigger, or make you uncomfortable. If it does, then I did my job. You've been warned.

    Her life made a drastic turnPushing her into a place she calls hellA place that screams death and chaos And a place making her the prey.He found a stubborn girl walking into his packMaking him cover the scars of his past Making him confused and different And making things even more impossible.

    I need to get my motor running.Literally.All I want is to learn how to build engines,Cars, motorcycles--anything.You name it; I want to feel it rev in my hands.Fabricate it into something mine,Bend it to my will,Create what hasn't been built before.But nobody takes me seriously,And I'm no damsel in distress.I can and will get my hands dirty,Very dirty.And now, I have that chance,Working with Jesse Valentine,Top motorcycle and hot rod fabricator.But he's got a reputation for more,Much more.After all, he's nothing but a cocky,Overinflated jerk,And I'm just interested in mechanics,Cold, hard, machines.I was born to bend, build, create,And I won't change for anyone,Not even him.

    One that we take for granted.Until it's too late and you're trapped in a place that not even your darkest imagination could conjure.It’s too late for regrets.Too late for what ifs.Too late to be saved.Or is it?Dive into 11 intense, emotional, fictional romantic suspense stories intended to bring the issue of human trafficking out of the shadows and into the light.Sadly, the buying and selling of people is the fastest growing criminal industry on the planet. There are approximately forty million victims of human trafficking globally.Only one percent of victims are ever rescued.All proceeds will be donated to Thorn, who build tools to defend children from sexual abuse.Stories by the following authorsJane BlytheRyleigh SloanIndia R. AdamsPatricia D EddyAmanda SiegristEmily GrayLindsay BecsLouise DawnJo-Anne JosephDani ReneAnna Blakely

    

    They all address the same broken man.For committing an atrocity, Raiden received a divine curse. It would take years of wandering in isolation before he earned the Moon Goddess' forgiveness. Along with that came a mate; one with the spirit of a thousand suns that burned as intensely as Raiden's wrath.Join the Moon Goddess as she watches the tempting sparks between the mates evolve to passionate flames.Book 1 of the Deadly Sins series. This is where it all began.

    He was just about to give up when he personally witnessed his dormmate’s online relationship end right after meeting each other in real life. The other party had sent fake photos and changed their voice, and had even cheated him of his money, triggering his dormmate so much that he was almost admitted to a hospital.Jing Huan felt enlightened as a sudden realisation dawned on him. After comforting his roommate, he moved the high-priced voice changer back to his rented house overnight.

    

    When he falls in in love with one, he seeks out four masters of love to help him. The first master opens his novels: Married to a Billionaire, A Night with the CEO…which do you want to read?The second master boots his computer: College classroom, Midnight bathroom, Girl’s Bedroom…Which one do you want to see?The third master grips his pencil: Sitting up, lying down…how would you like to be drawn? The fourth master flexes his muscles: chest, abdomen, biceps… where do you want to build muscles?Will he learn their lessons and win her heart? Or will he loose it all trying?

    Join the Boys as they learn about loss and growing up in a world where Lord Voldemort's threat lingers...#Wattys2016

    However, to impress his older brother, he chooses to make the new superhero in town his arch nemesis. Too bad this hero has a penchant for saving Leviathan!Status: WIPWords: 75,054http://archiveofourown.org/works/4229...

    But conflicts have begun to rise-an internal war between the two empires, Bonelake and Woville.Heidi was an adopted child, where one of the Duke had been generous enough to take her in. A girl, who when grew up had no idea that she would be the political bridge between the two empires. A marriage with the East Lord's relative.Lord Nicholas with his gentle appearance and behavior made him the White King of the Empire. A man who was the kindest to the souls around him, with only few who knew what laid beneath that beautiful mask. What happens when a girl is responsible in bringing out the worst and the best out of him? Especially when it's his cousin's fiancee.

    So I ran.And when I stopped, everything began.She was tattooed and badass.She was the piece I never knew I was missing.She was real love.And she was keeping us a secret.But all secrets are bound to break free. I just hope that when ours does, she knows that this time, I'm staying.NOTE: A shorter version of this story was previously published in the BURN ME Anthology. This is the extended and complete story that will make your heart burst into flames. Grab an ice-cold drink and a fan; it’s about to get hot in here! Crash & Burn is a standalone romance. It is a companion novel to the Crashing Series.

    Not available on retail stores.

    Why risk the heartache if one night of unbridled passion will do? When she's introduced to the lead singer of Mountains & Men, she can't seem to take her eyes off of him. He's beautiful, if not arrogant, but she doesn't mind. He's only meant for one night.Sage McCoy is always on the prowl. It's a proven fact that he can get almost any girl in the room after a night on stage. When he's introduced to Millie, there's no doubt in his mind that he has to have her. She's gorgeous, she's haunted, and she's to be his temporary muse. Except, when he gets her alone, she makes his heart sing. Now, he's convinced one night will never do.His one night stand is worthy of an encore.Intended for audiences 18+ years of age, due to explicit language and sexual content.

    "And I could be a bad man," he warned, "Until you're under my wing, I expect you to behave and listen to what I say. Do not let any man kiss you, Katherine. We don't want you falling into wrong hands like before so play along." "I'm not yours to listen," she blurted out and felt her face flush with embarrassment for the second time in the evening, "I mean you can't-" "So disobedient," he murmured before his hand moved from her waist to her back pulling her close to him and he whispered, "Would you want to be mine?" Year 1834. A dark time when the shadowed creatures descended the peaceful human lands, making their existence known slowly. The time when empires were ruled by the humans conspiracy, betrayal and hate but unaware that they were just mere puppets. The actual puppeteers behind the scenes were the shadowed creatures, having the power to crush anything in their way. What happens when a little human girl catches eye of one of the strongest shadowed creature? Will she survive the harsh reality of life or be murdered when there's politics, power and lust involved.

    

    She’s warned he’s a strict control freak, but she’s sure she can soften him up.Barclay Rothchester lost his wife three years ago. Of course he’s never going to find someone to replace her role, the one she did so perfectly. He’s sure its not going to be hippy dippy Ruby with her sass and rebellious ways.Ruby is determined to give his daughters the Christmas they deserve. Now if only she can tolerate their father long enough to make that happen. Are they both willing to put their stubborn pride aside, or will they risk losing the one gift that can't be wrapped: each other.

    Den tiende og sidste bog af Don Rosa i Hall of Fame serien.

    AH/OCCNo longer hosted at FF.net.Published as The Misapprehention of Violet Hall by Helena Hunting

    This bundle includes four ferociously funny, sexy romances, "Getting Rid of Bradley, Strange Bedpersons, What the Lady Wants" and "Charlie All Night,

    What she doesn’t bargain on is them both losing their jobs in the process.With finances running out, Katy must endure the rude and arrogant Felix while they embark on a road trip around the country in hopes of securing a new job. But there’s just one problem... they’re up for the same posts. This road trip is going to be unlike any other, with them doing whatever they can to sabotage the other.Can they see past themselves and their egos to each other? Or will their desperation to continue their careers drive them apart?

    Women, booze and luxury are handed to him on a daily basis and life is great.Until another alcohol fuelled sexual encounter forces him to realise that, in spite of his many achievements, his life and the relationships therein have no real meaning.Now feeling trapped in a life he is expected to continue leading a terrifying event forces him to re-evaluate his future.The words of a stunning and feisty, Scottish chambermaid, met whilst on tour in London, return to haunt him.Are her words the key to the drastic changes he needs to make?Will he find himself but lose his heart in the process?

    Women don't belong in positions of power."Two mates. One problem:He's sexist and she's a female alpha.Fire vs ice, estrogen vs testosterone, feminism vs sexism... Who will win?

    She is a girl on a mission: living high school to the fullest. Together with her best friend Emma she writes a bucket list for her last year in high school. Sarah is determined to experience everything she has missed out on so far, like “Have a food fight,“ “Get detention“, “Be the hot topic of the rumor mill”, “Crash a party” and many more. But little did she realize how her mission affects others as well. Will she be able to fulfill every task on her list? And is she really ready for new experiences, new friends and maybe even a new love…?

    Yagi is a goat who loves reading (and eating!) books; his dream is to become a bookstore clerk, but goats who eat paper aren't exactly welcomed at places that sell books! But maybe he can charm Ookami, the scary wolf store manager into giving him a job...

    Blake's an ambitious skeptic who thinks true love doesn't exist. Will these two very different women find a spark between them, or will it be a passing glance?Leia is creative and thoughtful, and when a chance encounter with Blake, a stranger, stirs something deep inside her, she believes it is the universe speaking to her soul.Blake, despite her success, feels something is missing from her life but disguises her discontentment with a tough façade, which keeps her from opening her heart.Will Blake and Leia be each other's missing piece, or will it turn out to just be a dream?Join Blake and Leia as they are swept into a journey of self-analysis and soul-searching that could change their perception of love forever.This is lesbian author Abigail Taylor's debut novel and part of the Looking for Love lesfic series.

    Even worse, her magic powers have abandoned her, her friends are missing, and her whole world has completely changed. Everyone around her is insisting that magic and fairy tales aren’t real. Even the name of her city is different. She’s not in Talesend any more—she’s in a place called London.Cordelia is determined to return to her own reality, but dark forces are working against her. An old friend may be able to help—but he doesn’t remember who she is.Who are the Neverwolves? What is the secret of the Shadow Parallel? And how can Cordelia use magic to escape from a world where magic doesn’t exist?

    Madeline gives her best effort to spend the evening unnoticed by anyone, but a silver-masked stranger returns her missing handkerchief before requesting to dance with her. After spending the rest of the evening evading his eager, and arguably aggressive, approach, she returns home only to have a betrothal letter from the King arrive at her house the next day.Enter his Royal Highness Calhoun Hawthrone, the narcissistic and self-obsessed despot of the entire Devon land, the silver-masked stranger, a man who never takes no for an answer because he never had to.Coerced into agreeing to a union with the most selfish and evil man she has ever met, will Madeline find a way to escape his clutches and marry the tailor of her dreams before living the simple life she always desired? Or must she accept becoming the wife and queen of a man who treats people as things?---"Your bed is cold," spoke a voice in the room that had her eyes go wide in fear. Nervously, she turned around, gulping softly to see a shadow on her bed as if someone laid down there. The man who had been lying down sat up emerging out from the shadows where he had been waiting for her."What are you doing here?" she asked when his feet touched the ground and he pushed himself up to start walking towards her. His handsome features looked darker than usual because of the lack of light in the room."I came to meet you," he tilted his head, "Where did you go?""I went out for a walk," came the quick reply that had him smile, a smile that scared her the most.She took a step back when he came close to her. It didn't stop him from cornering her, and her back hit the wall behind her. He raised his hand towards her face, and she closed her eyes, scared. She shuddered when his fingers trail down from her temple and her jaw and neck. Her blonde hair was left open."In the middle of the night?" she didn't answer him knowing he could decipher her lies through her words. He stepped closer that had her turn her face away from him and his words vibrated on the skin of her neck,"Did you go to meet him, my sweet girl?"

    9 Book set of the Goddess Girls books.

    The police have been able to do nothing to help her until they suggest that she be sent away to Bentwood Institute for Boys to go into hiding. But being the only girl in an all-boys school for delinquents isn't exactly as good as it sounds. After entering the school, she finds herself being stalked again. But as she looks for answers, secrets start to unravel.From Wattpad.

    What would happen when he accidentally catches the eyes of Yuze Shao, a super straight guy who always assumes himself to be "unbendable". Suit? Lolita dresses? Hanfu - Traditional Chinese clothing from Han Dynasty? All pieces of cake for Zihao Zhang!

    Though her people succeed in driving their enemy back to the sea, one of the invaders remains behind, left for dead by his cruel kin. Now, Dearra doesn’t know what to be more surprised by, the fact that her sword can speak to her, or that it has imperiously informed her that the handsome Breken warrior is her destiny. The two are bound together by a chain of events that was set into motion a thousand years earlier, and everything they thought they knew about themselves, their history, and their future is about to change.

    Ms. Kim Witherspoon is an uptight, bullying IRS investigator who is auditing his accounts. This story is is exclusively available (and completely free) to subscribers of Nikki's email newsletter. You can join here: http://bit.ly/NikkiSex

    "He thinks that if all that is wild and beautiful in the world wound up in one person, it would be her.❞

    The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s greatest stories -- The Taking of Persephone -- as it’s never been told before.

    I sit on the throne and control the empire I created. My skill? Providing illicit pleasure to thousands. If there is a fantasy to fulfil, my company will provide it. I am the Porn Prince. The cold hearted producer at Stone Industries who creates the hottest porn in the business. But every ruler has an Achilles heel, and mine is chaos. Abigail Warner is chaos. From the moment she entered my office my world was turned upside down. She is my passion, my fantasy and everything I never wanted in life. The chaotic infuriating mess of a woman is everything I hate and avoid. So why can’t I stop watching her.Why do I crave her? One taste and I know she will destroy me. This is a story of unlocking hidden desires and succumbing to pleasure.

    But when a fateful visit to a haunted house causes her and her classmates to see monsters at night, she'll be forced to forge bonds to survive.

    Parks comes both a chilling thriller and moving love story.Kylie Tate survived a life of dominance and abuse. An up-and-coming criminal defense attorney, she has been assigned to a first degree murder case which could make or break her career. The downside—the second chair is fellow attorney and violent ex-boyfriend, John Sysco.When she catches the eye of enigmatic billionaire, Alex Stone, she can’t help but be drawn to him. Unfortunately John is not willing to let her go—especially into the arms of another man.As John’s sanity spirals into darkness, his attempts to get Kylie back escalate, along with the abuse she thought she had escaped. The one glimmer of hope she has is the unconditional support Alex provides. Ravaged by demons from his past, Alex vows to stop at nothing to keep Kylie safe. But the closer the couple gets, the more Kylie wonders if Alex is truly her savior—or as dark and dangerous as John.(Previously released as Of Demons & Stones. This book has been re-edited and has new content)

    I've been trampled on, run over and beat down my entire life.First my parents.Then my ex.Lastly, but definitely not least, they ripped my heart out and left me behind to pick up the pieces.Now they are back.Should I show them the door or let them back in to help keep me safe from the mysterious danger hanging over my head?Contains the following possible triggers:Past sexual, emotional and physical abuse

    It’s time for some reconnecting as our lives have been hectic. Between work and our son, it seems so vanilla these days. Don’t get me wrong, my playboy is still the one that heats up the bedroom - I just want to reconnect with my old self. I want sun, sand, and him with some mistletoe under the tree this season. Nothing wrong with a little love and action this holiday season to melt the snow away.

    Little ones will delight in the cheeky role-reversal that sees a young girl doing everything she can to get her reluctant mother out of the house, while parents and carers will gain a strategy for motivating reluctant risers.Getting ready in the morning is a mission for many families with young children, but this inventive, tongue-in-cheek story provides a fun way of speeding things along. Full of heart and humour, Get Ready, Mama! is for anyone who has heard enough of “5 more minutes”.

     Tabitha Carvan was a new mother, at home with two young children, when she fell for the actor Benedict Cumberbatch. You know the guy: strange name, alien face, made Sherlock so sexy that it became one of the most streamed shows in the world? The force of her fixation took everyone--especially Carvan herself--by surprise. But what she slowly realized was that her preoccupation was not about Benedict Cumberbatch at all, as dashing as he might be. It was about finally feeling passionate about something, anything, again at a point in her life when she had lost touch with her own identity and sense of self.In This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch, Carvan explores what happens to women's desires after we leave adolescence...and why the space in our lives for pure, unadulterated joy is squeezed ever smaller as we age. She shines a light onto the hidden corners of fandom, from the passion of the online communities to the profound real-world connections forged between Cumberbatch devotees. But more importantly, she asks: what happens if we simply decide to follow our interests like we used to--unabashedly, audaciously, shamelessly? After all, Carvan realizes, there's true, untapped power in finding your "thing" (even if that thing happens to be a British-born Marvel superhero) and loving it like your life depends on it.

    Is Earth survivable? Is any human alive? With the advanced technology of 2240, the post-apocalyptic life doesn't seem to be a fight for survival, but if humans are alive, there will always be chaos.

    

    She gets good grades, she never argues, and even she knows that she's a pushover. Her Sister Rebecca is the popular head cheerleader and every schools 'queen bee' it's hard to tell they're even related. Moving from place to place has become their life. When they start another new school Hailey doesn't think this will be any different.Daniel is the Bad boy. He doesn't care what people think. He plays with heart strings as if they were the strings on a guitar and he never listens to anyone. When he meets Hailey no one would expect anything to happen. They're two opposites, they shouldn't even talk, but Haileys good girl days are reaching their end. She's tired of being told what to do and following everyones orders. When Daniel becomes a part in her life it might just be enough to turn a good girl bad...

    Rose Ellis arrives at MoneyTownCashGrowth one morning to find that the entire fourth floor has been flooded with water, in a desperate attempt to improve productivity. As the water steadily rises, her working situation becomes more and more absurd…

    

    

    He just has to eat it. It’s not the tastiest of superpowers and, let’s face it, fly memories aren’t all unicorns and rainbows. Eating insects also doesn’t net him many friends, and Bug-boy is an unavoidable nickname. But Jarrod’s ready to prove that he and his bugs are worth more than ridicule.When he swallows a fly while biking, he’s in for a shock. The bug saw a room stacked full of sick dogs and puppies in crates. It’s a puppy mill, and Jarrod needs to save the animals. But the flight range of the common housefly is five miles. Even if the police believed him, with no evidence, they can’t help. It’s up to Jarrod.Trained cockroaches survey neighborhood basements. A fly taped to a window makes an excellent sentry. Every beetle, mosquito, caterpillar—don’t eat the fuzzy yellow ones—spider and centipede is his edible sidekick.Will Jarrod save the dogs? Or is it all too much to swallow?

    Somewhere. Jeff O'Brien has been to at least two of them. I think the title of this book tells you all you really need to know.

    Simon and Deepak Chopra have developed a shared vision of what good health means and how to place it within the reach of every human being. Training the Mind, Healing the Body is the full realization of that vision

    When monsters descend upon their hometown, two best friends--a girl abandoned by her family and a mascot with PTSD--must team up and survive the apocalypse.

    In which case, this brilliant little book should be kept on your desk at all times, to cheer you up at a moment's notice. Collecting together the very best work-themed jokes from the creators of Channel 4's cult comedy show "Modern Toss," these gloriously rude cartoons are not for the faint-hearted ('I'm thinking of getting a woman pregnant, how much time off is it?') but they are 'very, very funny' ("Independent on Sunday"). Whether you've already got a job or are simply sitting about wondering what it might be like to have one, this indispensable book should be right up your flipchart. WARNING: Contains language actually used in the workplace.

    

    It ended up being published under a different name, Player. The description below is for the book Player. Theo Montgomery is Carlton University's most promising student athlete – and it’s biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isn’t a single girl on campus who is immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. ​ Allie Perez can’t stand jocks. Especially the spoiled, cocky, womanizing types like Theo. She could have gone her entire college career without ever seeing his smarmy smile again. Except…they’ve been paired together for a major class project. ​ The solution seems simple: set their differences aside for the sake of their grades. Until one bet changes everything. ​ What happens when the one person you hate becomes the one person you can't live without?

    I want you to make me fall in love with you.”Camila Jones is fearless. She’s also uncontrollably fierce and overly ambitious which tends to be a bad combination. When she unexpectedly fails an audition due to her inability to express love, she’s forced to reconsider something she swore she would never do when she was a kid – fall in love. But where is a seventeen year old supposed to find a guy to fall in love with? Turns out, it might be a lot simpler than she thought.

    As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes. But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, he’s stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most. To cope, he walks for miles through a nearly deserted city, smelling only his own breath. He vacuums his apartment twice a day, fails to hoard anything, and contemplates how sex workers and acupuncturists might be getting by during quarantine. As the world gradually settles into a new reality, Sedaris too finds himself changed. His offer to fix a stranger’s teeth rebuffed, he straightens his own, and ventures into the world with new confidence. Newly orphaned, he considers what it means, in his seventh decade, no longer to be someone’s son. And back on the road, he discovers a battle-scarred America: people weary, storefronts empty or festooned with Help Wanted signs, walls painted with graffiti reflecting the contradictory messages of our time: Eat the Rich. Trump 2024. Black Lives Matter. In Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about these recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all. If we must live in interesting times, there is no one better to chronicle them than the incomparable David Sedaris.

    Trust me, I know it too. Blake Salazar isn’t out. He isn’t even quite sure he’s gay. And there’s no way he likes me as much as I like him— You know, since I’ve had a crush on him since I was 12. But as the theater nerd in question, I’m gonna enjoy this while it lasts. So maybe I bring a set of vibrating anal beads to his parents’ New Year’s party. And maybe I hand the remote that controls them to Blake. Just some harmless holiday fun, right? That is, until the remote ends up in the clueless hands of his father. And my father. And an overly-enthusiastic German Shepherd. Getting accidentally edged by an entire party wasn’t the plan. But if Blake can save me, we’ll sure start the New Year off with a bang…

    Oh, and not to forget mentioning, she is a quadruplet with three unnecessarily overprotective brothers. Three!Summer – Storm’s brothers love her best friend but her brother’s best friend is a completely different story. Kayden Sin Paris – the gorgeous next-door–neighbor of the TeNana quads is the archenemy of Summer – Storm since the dawn of the times.Yet, they both have their secrets which define who they are in the present. What do you get when you mix the crazy quads and the hot neighbor? Well, a shit ton of drama of course, and one hell of a story…

    Colin teaches Thorne to waltz.

    Miniature marsupial, tourist attraction and the happiest animal on the planet.Unique to Rottnest Island and small areas of the West Australian coast, these cute little critters have featured in more selfies than the Kardashians - no pouting necessary, just an adorable smile!Featuring stunning photography from award-winning Alex Cearns, and uplifting quotes, The Quokka's Guide to Happiness is a gorgeous compilation sure to bring a cheeky little grin to anyone's face.

    When she meets Nash at a party, he's rude, he's blunt, and he's got more baggage than he can carry. Aria immediately dislikes him. But the line between hate and love is very thin, and a continuous game of Never Have I Ever may change everything.

    I have two.Two homes. Two owners. Two different names. With Hendrix, I am Beau. The famous B.O.B. With Ophelia, I am Austen. The laidback friend she needs. How can I choose between them? Who says I have to? With a little bit of mayhem and a push toward the mistletoe, I may just get these two together

    Includes charm bracelet and five charms.

    After he got out of prison, he came back anew; he opened a restaurant and made a fortune while raising his child. He lived a vibrant life, but certainly didn’t forget to deal with his horrible ex and bitch.

    Luke (Desert Dropping) Might be just the guy to teach him. That is, if Taylor can stop being stupid long enough to figure it out Status: In progress/IncompleteLast update: 12/27/2010Word count: approx. 30,974

    You know what happened during their senior year. You know about Hunter and how Jordan's complained about Jesse countless times. But now it's time to find out what really happened during their first three and a half years of high school. Jordan and Jesse are enemies once again, and their lives are no longer threatened. What was it like all those years before they went to Camp Kingston? Join them for their freshman, sophomore, junior, and beginning of senior year as they fight and bicker once again.

    In addition to the comics, bonus material includes original artwork, sketches, and strip by strip commentary.

    Every night, Miriam is forced to endure the sounds of the most casual of sex through the thinnest of walls that separate their apartments. The nightly decathlons are ruining her sleep, impacting her social life (well, whatever is left of it, anyway), and making life completely impossible.As if that weren’t bad enough, he alternates between playfully flirting with her—even going so far as to bring her daily homemade baked goods—and acting like she’s invisible. Half the time he pursues her; the other half of the time he finds her about as compelling as a crack in the sidewalk. She has no idea what to make of him, or of the fact that whenever he smiles at her, she wants to be the one he takes home. It's a confusing game, and it’s pushing her to the brink.If there’s one thing Miriam Perlman knows, it’s that her womanizing next-door neighbor is definitely not the guy for her....Right?Pippa Glencoe’s contemporary romance, Against the Wall, explores the hilariously disastrous effects of assuming you know everything about your neighbors—no matter how thin the walls between you might be.Against the Wall is the first book in The Subway Series, a collection of standalones about a group of friends searching (or not) for their HEA in New York City.

    On one rainy day, all of Touji's struggles come to a head when he encounters Itsuki Yato, a fellow classmate who touches him casually even when they first meet. Even though Touji isn't great at socializing, Itsuki goes out of his way to talk to him and spend time with him. Gradually, Touji starts to want to learn more about Itsuki...

    But he did exist -- and from the beginning, the often-misbehaved Trevor used his keen smarts and humour to navigate a harsh life under a racist government. Born A Crime: One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.

    Sixty-four pages packed with fun poems, goofy drawings, thought provoking poems, photographs, characters such as Magooie Balooie, Achoogie Aboogie, Jacob, Norwood, Ethan, Bradford, Little Man Jay and lots more! Kevin wrote and illustrated his book over a period of 4 years, writing poems and stories in response to the emotions and thoughts from his everyday life. Using crayons, markers, paint, collage, sculpture, photographs and more, Kevin created a unique book that encourages the reader's imagination. The unconventional illustrations and insightful poems will invite children to illustrate the poetry with their own ideas and hopefully write their own! If you like the work of Shel Silverstein or Jack Prelutsky, you will certainly enjoy this book! The book is designed for grades K - 5, however, it truly is a book that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

    While perusing the notebook, he replies to a comment written out in beautiful characters. From that day on, the interaction between him and his favorite "girlfriend" at the old coffee shop continued without any direct contact, and Sumito's love grows day by day. One day, Sumito learns that the "person from the notebook" will come to the store, and he eagerly visits the store, but the person waiting for him wasn't the pretty girl that Sumito had dreamed of, but someone 190cm tall... It was the infamous giant, Koguma!

    

    Nothing a bit of makeup can't fix, right? But when she finds herself shoved into the backseat of her own car as a couple of very big, very bad, and very dangerous-looking men drive off with it, things can't be so easily fixed...especially since it's not just her missing eyebrow that needs to be covered, it's also the fact that one of the most wanted criminal organizations in the country accidentally kidnapped a teenage girl while trying to escape a drug deal gone wrong. Could things get any worse?Well, with a girl like November in the mix, the answer is yes.

    Life has had a pleasant predictability to it for Lizzy. That is until a tall, black-haired, dark eyed man shows up in a black sports car, touches her hand and leaves a burn mark. His name is Gerwulf Grimoire, also known as Wulf. And he wants what Lizzy has: knowledge. Almost simultaneously comes another man, a different man, but this one just as dangerous in his own way. His name is Diesel. And he wants several things Lizzy has, only one of them being knowledge. Unbeknownst to Lizzy, she has the ability to find "empowered objects." Turns out, a collection of stones that represent the seven deadly sins have made their way to Marblehead. Nothing bad can happen if the stones are all separated. But if they are grouped together, they have the power to unleash hell on earth. Wulf wants them. Diesel wants to stop him. And Lizzy is the key to all of it. Can Lizzy stay one step ahead of two men who both want her…both body and soul? Can she juggle her job at Dazzle's bakery and still get the muffins out in time every morning? Can she stop the end of the world from occurring? For Elizabeth Tucker, cupcakes, 4 a.m. alarm clock settings, and Armageddon are all in a day's work….

    This is a great family book.” —The Washington Post  Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys trilogy, which includes the companion books Toy Dance Party and Toys Come Home and chronicles the unforgettable adventures of three brave and loving toys.In these six linked stories from Emily Jenkins, and illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Paul O. Zelinsky, readers will meet three extraordinary friends. Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed stingray. And Plastic... well, Plastic isn't quite sure what she is. They all belong to the Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. A very nice person to belong to. Together is best for these three best friends. Together they look things up in the dictionary, explore the basement, and argue about the meaning of life. And together they face dogs, school, television commercials, the vastness of the sea, and the terrifying bigness of the washing machine.A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award Winner, Toys Go Out is truly a modern classic.From the Hardcover edition.

    When the inevitable spam email from the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria lands in Jane Desmond's inbox, her sense of mischief takes over. Inspired by her father's tradition of annoying the telemarketers who interrupt his dinner, Jane sets out to make her spammer's life miserable.Confident she's too savvy to get taken, Jane leads her spammer along a trail to nowhere...until one morning she wakes up to find the tables have turned. As the spammer's demands grow increasingly dangerous, Jane realizes she's in way over her head. There's only one way out, but can she pull off the deception against the foe she gravely underestimated?However This Is To Inform You is the latest work in the witty and wonderful Jane Desmond series. If your favorite authors include Lauren Weisberger, Camille Pagán, and Maria Semple, you'll love this latest book from Helen J. Darling.

    Dylan Marron’s work has racked up millions of views and worldwide support. From his acclaimed Every Single Word video series highlighting the lack of diversity in Hollywood to his web series Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People, Marron has explored some of today’s biggest social issues--yet according to some strangers on the internet, Marron is a “moron,” a “beta male,” and a “talentless hack.” Rather than running from this online vitriol, Marron began a social experiment in which he invited his detractors to chat with him on the phone—and those conversations revealed surprising and fascinating insights.Now, Marron retraces his journey through a project that connects adversarial strangers in a time of unprecedented division. After years of production and dozens of phone calls, he shares what he’s learned about having difficult conversations and how having them can help close the ever-growing distance between us. Charmingly candid and refreshingly hopeful, Conversations with People Who Hate Me will serve as both a guide to anyone partaking in dif­ficult conversations and a permission slip for those who dare to believe that connection is possible.

    And he's becoming a part of it, just like his brother. Max has waited a long time to join the Mind and Matter Academy, a training base designed for kids like him, with above-average abilities of speed, strength, and intellect. He’s passed all the testing to get this far, but a stubborn willed cadet may try him more than anything else. From sabotage to an impending attack, and everything in-between, Max soon learns that if he and his newfound friends don't pull together, they’ll have lost the war before they've even joined it.Even at a training base in the middle of nowhere, you can’t escape the war raging across the solar system.

    

    When it comes to getting involved in her best friend, Gabrielle's, crazy schemes, however, those two qualities sometimes conflict.Cameron Clay is an attorney at the prestigious law firm that his great-grandfather founded, and he's bored out of his mind. When his cousin, who he's been feuding with for years, turns up dating the woman whose heart he broke in college, it doesn't seem that things could get more awkward. But they could ...Because the woman is Gabrielle. And somehow she manages to convince Jessica and Cameron to follow a crazy call girl, search through garbage cans and attend an underground sex party. Will Cameron and Jessica be able to maintain their dignity, overcome their apprehension, get around the awkwardness, and finally act on the growing attraction between them?Find out in Making Motions

    Finding joy in any occasion and turning it into a reason to celebrate, these short stories will make you laugh and bring you to happy tears. With a loyal following of not only Southerners, but those who are Southern at heart, Leslie Anne knows how to tell an engaging story. Well mannered children, brides who can't keep their strapless dresses pulled up, and the love of family and friends are all topics covered in this entertaining book. "Welcome to the world of a modern woman who holds fast to her beliefs." — review, Harriet Outlaw, AL.com If you love dinner on the grounds and a good deviled egg, and if your mama told you to "sparkle and shine,"this is a book you'll love.

    A learned man visited the kingdom and offered to teach the boys the true qualities of kings—kindness, bravery and a sense of justice. He narrated them one story a day, and these became known as the well-loved Panchatantra tales. Gulzar turns these stories into story-poems, to be read aloud or enjoyed alone. He describes how a rabbit outwits a hungry lion, and tells us why a girl married a mouse. There is a story about a mosquito who was an unwelcome guest, and one about the foolish donkey who could not stop singing. Hilarious and wise, naughty and clever, this retelling of the Panchatantra by one of India’s most loved writers will be treasured by readers of all ages.

    But quite often his parents wish he wouldn't - especially when it comes to making people scream in the library or saving his parents from paying their bills

    Field Guide to the Devices and Weapons of BIAF. Losta color and anger.