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The Bluff by Emma St. Clair
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's hard to be professional when you hate and are attracted to your boss in equal measure... -
![Mine To Hold by Natasha Madison]()
Mine To Hold by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAre you ready for The Southern Wedding Series?Things are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day.Aren't they?Shelby I got a love letter the night before I was supposed to marry the love of my life.Except the letter wasn't for me.My future husband had written it to someone else. Weston (Ace)Standing at the altar to watch my best friend get married was an honor... -
![Lords and Ladies by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett]()
Lords and Ladies by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Midsummer Night – no time for dreaming. Because sometimes, when there's more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down.Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place – to keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order... -
![Unseen Academicals: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett]()
Unseen Academicals: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Ankh-Morpork, where we lay our scene…’Football divides the city. Each area has its own team – and rivalry means supporters never mix. Until a Dimwell fan falls for a Dolly Sisters girl.And now an ancient bequest means the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic... -
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![The Grasshopper Trap by Patrick F. McManus]()
The Grasshopper Trap by Patrick F. McManus
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a collection of spoofs on outdoor life, the author explains how to construct a grasshopper trap, the many uses of a skunk ladder, and how to become a human fuel pump... -
![Double or Nothing: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (A Pride and Pranks Romance) by Cindy Steel]()
Double or Nothing: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (A Pride and Pranks Romance) by Cindy Steel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy best friend’s older brother is back in town.Do I care? Not one bit. Logan may have been my childhood crush, but I’ve always been little Tessa to him. Not to mention, he’s turned into a shallow flirt and I’m not looking to get played again.What’s the problem, you ask? (Besides all the flirting... -
![My Dad Wrote a Porno by Jamie Morton, Alice Levine]()
My Dad Wrote a Porno by Jamie Morton, Alice Levine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat would you do if your dad wrote an erotic novel? Jamie Morton’s answer was to share his dad’s tale of sexual adventure, Belinda Blinked 1, with the world. He embarked on a life-changing literary journey with his two best mates, creating the hilarious, filthy number one podcast phenomenon My Dad Wrote a Porno... -
![Stories by T. Coraghessan Boyle]()
Stories by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsT. C. Boyle is one of the most inventive and wickedly funny short story writers at work today. Over the course of twenty-five years, Boyle has built up a body of short fiction that is remarkable in its range, richness, and exuberance... -
![QualityLand 2.0 by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
QualityLand 2.0 by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKikis GeheimnisZurück in die Zukunft! Die große dystopische Erzählung geht weiter ...Schwer was los in QualityLand, dem besten aller möglichen Länder. Peter Arbeitsloser darf endlich als Maschinentherapeut arbeiten und schlägt sich jetzt mit den Beziehungsproblemen von Haushaltsgeräten herum... -
![It's a Miracle! by H. Claire Taylor]()
It's a Miracle! by H. Claire Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt would take a miracle for Jessica to live a normal life. Miracles happen when you least expect them. And if you’re Jessica McCloud, God’s only begotten daughter, they happen when you least want them. Is an uneventful senior year of high school too much for Jessica to hope for? Yes. Yes it is... -
![Nu Alpha Omega by H. Claire Taylor]()
Nu Alpha Omega by H. Claire Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGod’s only daughter is now the big woman on campus. Surviving Greek life will take a miracle… Jessica McCloud can’t wait to step out from her father’s shadow. Freshman year at Texas State University seems like the perfect place for the daughter of God to make a fresh start... -
![Coco Pinchard's Must-Have Toy Story by Robert Bryndza]()
Coco Pinchard's Must-Have Toy Story by Robert Bryndza
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's December 1992 and Thunderbirds are all the rage. Coco Pinchard is desperately trying to track down this year's must-have Christmas toy -Tracy Island- for her four-year-old son Rosencrantz. With only a few shopping days left until Christmas, it's proving an impossible task... -
![The Fifty-Two Week Chronicles by Joslyn Westbrook]()
The Fifty-Two Week Chronicles by Joslyn Westbrook
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWHAT HAS THE POWER TO CONQUER HATE: LOVE OR FOOD? OR PERHAPS A LOVE FOR FOOD? When Penelope Monroe loses her dream job as a food critic, she launches a weekly Food Blog - The Fifty Two Week Chronicles - promising to post restaurant reviews to keep fans entertained... -
![The Bliss List by Piper James]()
The Bliss List by Piper James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#1 Go on vacation by myself.#2 Eat alone in a nice restaurant.#3…you get the point.It’s my Bliss List, and I intend to check every item off before the ink dries on my divorce papers. I’m Charlie Heywood—no, Emerson—Charlie Emerson, and after a dismal ten-year marriage, I need a change... -
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![Bad Boy Summer by grraciie_]()
Bad Boy Summer by grraciie_
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHayden Jones has been through a lot. a lot more than someone her age should. now finished her second year of college, Hayden needs a break. Lucky for her, her fabulous cousin Spencer is celebrating his twenty-first birthday in Hayden's hometown... -
![New Teeth by Simon Rich]()
New Teeth by Simon Rich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLaugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one. Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet... -
![Three Plays: Blithe Spirit / Hay Fever / Private Lives by Noël Coward]()
Three Plays: Blithe Spirit / Hay Fever / Private Lives by Noël Coward
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFilled with languid aristocrats trading witticisms as they wait for martinis, this collection of three Noel Coward plays encapsulates the qualities that made him one of the most popular playwrights of the 1930s and '40s and one of the great personalities of the century.In Blithe Spirit , Charles Condomine receives a visit from his first wife, Elvira... -
![Maskerade: The Play by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett]()
Maskerade: The Play by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA play based on terry pratchett's novel maskerade.All is not well in Ankh-Morpork Opera House. A ghost stalks the corridors, leaving strange letters for the management and killing people. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, two Lancre witches, investigate. This is an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel, "Maskerade"... -
![Love and Other Pranks by Tony Vigorito]()
Love and Other Pranks by Tony Vigorito
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"May be the single wildest novel I've ever read. It rings the cosmic gong on so many levels, turns so many stereotypes inside out, one scarcely knows what to do but hold on and enjoy the ride. And enjoy it I did... -
![The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds]()
The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the "short-short" form (these days called flash fiction) -- stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. (He also wrote excellent short stories and novels... -
![Dikkat! Aşk Çıkabilir by Asude]()
Dikkat! Aşk Çıkabilir by Asude
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnların Hikâyesi nefretle alevlendi, aşkla mühürlendi! Birbirlerinden nefret eden iki insandı onlar… Oysa evlendiler… Uslanmaz bir asosyal olan İlkim’in hayatındaki tek amaç başarılı bir bilim kadını olmaktır… Onun modayla, makyajla işi yoktur ve gözlüğünün ardındaki dünyada ders notlarıyla mutludur... -
![Ponderosa Resort Volume 2: The Novellas by Tawna Fenske]()
Ponderosa Resort Volume 2: The Novellas by Tawna Fenske
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedy Series invites you to small-town Central Oregon where two sisters work to get their reindeer ranch up and running while the siblings down the road transform their late father’s ranch into a luxury resort (all while getting to know each other because they grew up with different moms. Er, Dad got around)... -
![Haute Couture by Joslyn Westbrook]()
Haute Couture by Joslyn Westbrook
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBreaking News: Mr. Right Is Always Mr. Wrong... Lauren Blake, fashionista extraordinaire, has what almost every woman wants: Glamour. Fortune. Prestige. Plus a new driver who she finds terribly annoying, despite his good looks. As the creator of the popular clothing line she's worked years to build, Lauren's got no time for love... -
![Once More* *with footnotes by Terry Pratchett]()
Once More* *with footnotes by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of Terry Pratchett's short works, fiction and non-fiction, with annotations by Pratchett and by the editors... -
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![Francis of the Filth by George Miller]()
Francis of the Filth by George Miller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe tiers are shifting. The omniverses are under attack. And only one man has the chromosomes to make things right. Or does he? Filthy Frank begins life as the harmless creator of extinction level radioactive weapons, but is taken far into the deepest recesses of the omniverses to learn how everything came to be and how everything will be. If it were only that simple... -
![Ten Thousand Hours by Ren Benton]()
Ten Thousand Hours by Ren Benton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWeddings are Ivy Miller’s business, but when an ex proposes out of the blue, she flees to a tropical paradise rather than walk down the aisle. There, she discovers the passion missing from her sensible existence in the arms of a handsome stranger... -
![Buzzing Easter Bunnies by Nick Spalding]()
Buzzing Easter Bunnies by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sequel to BLUE CHRISTMAS BALLS from Nick Spalding, the bestselling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies . Every story needs a decent climax... There are plenty of things Christina Barclay would like to do before she hits thirty at Easter... -
![Gotta Have Fate by Max Monroe]()
Gotta Have Fate by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Watch out for those Winslow brothers. They’re nothing but trouble.”That’s what everyone used to say when Remy, Flynn, Ty, and Jude were kids.But now that those wild boys are all grown up, it’s time for the four, larger-than-life men to settle down—and find love.If only it were that easy.Going to a fortune-teller was supposed to be a joke. Something to laugh about later... -
![The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy by Peter Haining, Roald Dahl]()
The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy by Peter Haining, Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis sparkling sequel to WIZARDS OF ODD once again turns logic on its head, with a galaxy of star writers and stories. Terry Pratchett, the arch-priest of the genre, leads off with the eccentric figure of DEATH, on new and curious mission, Roald Dahl plays havoc with country superstition, and Arthur C. Clarke shows the funny side of cosmic doom... -
![Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle]()
Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzacoatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote... -
![The Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether]()
The Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this dog-eat-dog world, three friends find themselves getting nowhere in their careers despite their education and work skills. They decide to make their own rules to the game of life and play dirty to get ahead. Each of them concoct schemes to sabotage colleagues and clear the path for their swift advancement... -
![The Exploding Detective by John Swartzwelder]()
The Exploding Detective by John Swartzwelder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of a series of comedy science fiction novels featuring slow-witted detective Frank Burly. By John Swartzwelder, the author of "The Time Machine Did It", "Double Wonderful", "How I Conquered Your Planet", and 59 episodes of The Simpsons... -
![The Quiet Prince by Edwina Darke]()
The Quiet Prince by Edwina Darke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow long will true love wait?Stella Knight is a talented programmer, a brilliant video game designer, and has a lifelong habit of telling powerful people where they can stick it. This time, it’s her lying, duplicitous, code-stealing boyfriend, Mal… who also happens to be her boss... -
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![The Harpole Report by J.L. Carr]()
The Harpole Report by J.L. Carr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Harpole Report is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972. The novel tells the story mostly in the form of a school log book kept by George Harpole, temporary Head Teacher of the Church of England primary school of "Tampling St. Nicholas". Like all of Carr's novels, it is grounded in personal experience... -
![Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHAT are the dangers of getting directions from a fairy tale frog? WHERE do archangels go to kick back and relax? HOW can a garden gnome mend a broken heart? WHO is the last person you’d expect to visit you at Christmas? WHY shouldn’t you let Satan organise your funeral? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the authors of the... -
![First Comes Love: A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance by Ashlee Price]()
First Comes Love: A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing Soon! A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance.Book 1 in this hot, new, fun & flirty (grumphole) romance is filled with page melting heat, lots of teasing, drama and some sugar sweet moments that will give you all the feels. Into happily-ever-afters? Don't even wait because this HEA is guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.Office Rule #1: Don’t fall in love with the woman you’re interviewing... -
![It Shouldn't Be You by Susan Warner, Toni Lynn]()
It Shouldn't Be You by Susan Warner, Toni Lynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, love takes the driver’s seat . . .Travers Warner is way too busy for dating. As Chief Operating Officer of Butler Hotels, he works pretty much around the clock. Most women are only interested in his wallet or his connections anyway, and who has time for that? Travers would much rather focus on business. Besides, the woman he really wants isn’t interested... -
![¡Espérame en Siberia, vida mía! by Enrique Jardiel Poncela]()
¡Espérame en Siberia, vida mía! by Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"¡Esperame en SIberia, vida mia!" es una "novela de aventuras" con viajes desesperados, de huida permanente, sembrados de sobresaltos. Tambien es una novela de amor, aunque con menor grado de erotismo que las anteriores... -
![Up and Down by Terry Fallis]()
Up and Down by Terry Fallis
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn his first day at Turner King, David Stewart quickly realizes that the world of international PR (affectionately, known as "the dark side") is a far cry from his previous job with the Canadian government. For one, he missed the office memo on the all-black dress code; for another, there are enough acronyms and jargon to make his head spin... -
![Kissing Frogs by Rich Amooi]()
Kissing Frogs by Rich Amooi
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSummer is finally here and Geography teacher Sara Larson has exactly one month to find the perfect date for the wedding of a high school rival. The odds seem stacked against her, but the last thing she wants is to sit at the kids’ table again. Or even worse, the singles’ table... -
![Diary of an Adorable Fat Girl by Bernice Bloom]()
Diary of an Adorable Fat Girl by Bernice Bloom
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMary Brown is funny, gorgeous and bonkers. She's also about six stone overweight. When she realises she can't cross her legs, has trouble bending over to tie her shoelaces without wheezing like an elderly chain-smoker, and discovers that even her hands and feet look fat, it's time to take action. But what action? She's tried every diet under the sun... -
![Knees Up Mother Earth by Robert Rankin]()
Knees Up Mother Earth by Robert Rankin
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDevelopers are planning to destroy Brentford's beloved football grounds. Something must be done, and the lads of The Flying Swan, Brentford s celebrated drinking house, take up the challenge... -
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![The Second Tom Holt Omnibus: My Hero - Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt]()
The Second Tom Holt Omnibus: My Hero - Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo fantastic comic fantasies - MY HERO and WHO'S AFRAID OF BEOWULF? - reissued with brilliant new cover style.This omnibus brings together two of Tom Holt's best-loved stories. In My Hero, Jane thinks writing novels is a piece of cake. Until hers starts writing back. At which point, she really should stop. The one thing she should not do is go into the book herself... -
![The Leaky Establishment by David Langford]()
The Leaky Establishment by David Langford
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings_The Leaky Establishment_ is an atomic farce whose author David Langford once worked in the gentle radioactive glow of Britain's nuclear weapons industry, and hilariously satirizes its ghastly bureaucracy from the inside... -
![The Chicolini Incident by Robert Kroese]()
The Chicolini Incident by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInterstellar con artist Rex Nihilo has just hijacked a shipment of five thousand lazepistols, and he needs to unload them fast. When Rex encounters a band of stick-wielding separatists on the planet Chicolini, he thinks he’s found the buyers he’s been looking for... -
![Barney: A novel (about a guy called Barney) by Guy Sigley]()
Barney: A novel (about a guy called Barney) by Guy Sigley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’re not supposed to get fired from the public service. Meet Barney. He’s an average guy in his mid-thirties with questionable social skills and progressive germophobia. He likes routine. He likes to keep his head down. Life’s pretty safe…until he’s spectacularly fired from a ten-year public service career... -
![The Drought by Steven Scaffardi]()
The Drought by Steven Scaffardi
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here Steven Scaffardi's The Drought is the laugh-out-loud tale of one man's quest to overcome the throes of a sexual drought. After the stormy break-up with his girlfriend of three years, Dan Hilles is faced with the daunting task of throwing himself back into the life of a single man... -
![Discworld Fools' Guild Diary 2001 by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs]()
Discworld Fools' Guild Diary 2001 by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContrast the Fools' Guild with the Assassins' Guild next door: one is pleasant, light and airy and the corridors echo with the quiet activity of people working hard to master a job they love; the other is gaunt, forbidding and silent, except for the occasional muffled sob...The Fools' Guild, founded 150 years ago, is also a hospital, craft standards enforcer, fraternal society and school...
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