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Confessions of a Hot Mess Mom
Confessions of a Hot Mess Mom Amber Meyer
Sometimes a life filled with love needs a little bit of itching powder…
All Amber Meyer wanted was to be the perfect wife and mother. It didn’t take long to realize that her approach to navigating the world was never going to hit the Martha Stewart gold standard. Surrounded by Pinterest-perfect moms, her childhood sweetheart, and three beautiful children, Amber discovers that being less than perfect might just be okay.
Confessions of a Hot Mess Mom is one part soul-cleansing confessional and one part coming-of-middle-age memoir. If you like true-life love stories, witty humor, and unique takes on personal development, then you’ll love Amber Meyer’s unforgettable collection of tales.
All Amber Meyer wanted was to be the perfect wife and mother. It didn’t take long to realize that her approach to navigating the world was never going to hit the Martha Stewart gold standard. Surrounded by Pinterest-perfect moms, her childhood sweetheart, and three beautiful children, Amber discovers that being less than perfect might just be okay.
Confessions of a Hot Mess Mom is one part soul-cleansing confessional and one part coming-of-middle-age memoir. If you like true-life love stories, witty humor, and unique takes on personal development, then you’ll love Amber Meyer’s unforgettable collection of tales.
Quiet Post (Preview)
Quiet Post (Preview) Stephen Goldin
The Quasiverse: A land that’s a combination of Oz, Wonderland, Discworld, and general surreality, where anything can happen and often does; a land of snow globe mines and french fries plantations; a land where bossy birds can have teeth and locks can be very particular about how you stick a key in them; a land where you never know what color the sky will be when you wake up in the morning and where murder victims can be only randomly dead.
Martia Rosenthal is escaping a bad love affair, and enlists for a diplomatic assignment in the Quasiverse. With the combination of her wealth and the position of sub-legate, she’s assured it will be a quiet post. But this bizarre world and the unusual nature of her friends, as well as her enemies, threatens to end her sanity--if not her life.
Martia Rosenthal is escaping a bad love affair, and enlists for a diplomatic assignment in the Quasiverse. With the combination of her wealth and the position of sub-legate, she’s assured it will be a quiet post. But this bizarre world and the unusual nature of her friends, as well as her enemies, threatens to end her sanity--if not her life.
Great title!
I'm honored to be able to include Nebula Finalist Stephen Goldin's Scavenger Hunt in my "select few" Group Giveaway. This vintage classic channels Barbarella while dishing out such delightfully diva-esque dialogue as "I'd turn positively green with envy, except then I'd clash with my own gown, so of course I won't" and "I've had three husbands since then... No, don't ask me what their names were, darling, I'm not an almanac..."
UFOs & Unpaid Taxes Sample
UFOs & Unpaid Taxes Sample Rachel Ford
A routine tax fraud investigation. A trip down the Extraterrestrial Highway. A chance encounter with a mysterious visitor from outer space.
He should have left it there. But Alfred Favero, Senior Analyst with the IRS, couldn’t.
Now he’s suspended from work and on the run from shadowy government agents as he tries to protect an ambassador from another world. Meanwhile, an old friend is taking advantage of his absence to woo his sweetheart. Alfred’s life is falling apart.
And things are only about to get stranger…
He should have left it there. But Alfred Favero, Senior Analyst with the IRS, couldn’t.
Now he’s suspended from work and on the run from shadowy government agents as he tries to protect an ambassador from another world. Meanwhile, an old friend is taking advantage of his absence to woo his sweetheart. Alfred’s life is falling apart.
And things are only about to get stranger…
How To Create A Villain or Let Sleeping Cande...
Suburban Luchador: Tales from the Burb Side
Suburban Luchador: Tales from the Burb Side Philip Rivera
Meet the man who's making minivans and mowers sexy again. In Suburban Luchador: Tales from the Burb Side, author Philip Rivera turns his ordinary family, marriage and teaching scenarios into offbeat and humorous slice of life stories.
Whether he's describing his overzealous experience as a soccer coach for four-year-olds, or reliving an innocent video game challenge with his wife which gave her PTSD-like symptoms, he's as skilled at painting vivid "everyman's life" scenes as he is at being an overzealous neighborhood vigilante.
For every suburban, urban, village or hamlet underdog out there wondering, "Does anyone else imagine these things?" - this is a whimsical and humorous look at common experiences we can all relate to.
(A preview book of Suburban Luchador: Memoirs From Suburbia)
Whether he's describing his overzealous experience as a soccer coach for four-year-olds, or reliving an innocent video game challenge with his wife which gave her PTSD-like symptoms, he's as skilled at painting vivid "everyman's life" scenes as he is at being an overzealous neighborhood vigilante.
For every suburban, urban, village or hamlet underdog out there wondering, "Does anyone else imagine these things?" - this is a whimsical and humorous look at common experiences we can all relate to.
(A preview book of Suburban Luchador: Memoirs From Suburbia)
Definitely adding this to my reading list. It sounds whacky and hilarious
The title "Suburban Luchador" sucked me in from the outset, and Philip Rivera's tales of being bossed around by children, dealing with cockroaches, and a quest for minivan parts at a junk yard (or is that 'auto salvage yard'?) are just as enthralling. In the introduction, the author states that he hopes to "highlight the wonder and humor that exists", and I think he has captured this beautifully. "Unfortunately, we live in a world where wonder has been demystified. Dragons and castles are reduced from larger-than-life creations to images on a screen or toys to be put away."
Although I only read a sample of stories from the full edition, Suburban Luchador: Memoirs from Suburbia is a beautifully formatted, well-illustrated book of everyday magic, full of warmth and the wonder of childhood.
Merry Friggin' Christmas: An Edgy Christmas C...
Merry Friggin' Christmas: An Edgy Christmas Comedy Joseph Cillo Jr.
2019 Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medalist!
"A funny book about Christmas and a dead comedy man..."
Based on The Life of Carlton St. Michael, the NUMBER ONE TOP RATED show on the URN!
So, who is Carlton St. Michael?
Carlton St. Michael is an up-and-coming atheist stand-up comic on the verge of fame and fortune. The only problem is, he's dead. Actually, twice dead. Caught dead in Jersey. Twice.
And, his life story has become the number one top-rated show on the Undying Rerun Network (URN).
A Christmas Comedy, of all things.
But Carlton isn't buying any of it. He's out to prove it's all some near-death hallucination that will fade to black when he really dies, or vanish when he awakes.
Don't wait to see it on the URN. You have to be dead...
"A funny book about Christmas and a dead comedy man..."
Based on The Life of Carlton St. Michael, the NUMBER ONE TOP RATED show on the URN!
So, who is Carlton St. Michael?
Carlton St. Michael is an up-and-coming atheist stand-up comic on the verge of fame and fortune. The only problem is, he's dead. Actually, twice dead. Caught dead in Jersey. Twice.
And, his life story has become the number one top-rated show on the Undying Rerun Network (URN).
A Christmas Comedy, of all things.
But Carlton isn't buying any of it. He's out to prove it's all some near-death hallucination that will fade to black when he really dies, or vanish when he awakes.
Don't wait to see it on the URN. You have to be dead...
Toonopolis: Gemini (Preview)
Snipped: A Cutting Comedy
When The Sun Shines
When The Sun Shines Grace M. Jolliffe
A fun and gritty story of hope, love and survival.
Don't we all have secrets?
Her family accept the poverty of 1970s Liverpool because they've known worse. Josie tries to do the same but desperately wants more.
To console herself she does something she knows will bring trouble but what else has she got?
It's not as if she wants that much.
A house with a garden, even a bathroom would be nice, but she’d settle for a room of her own.
She's told she’s lucky to have a job but does she have to be so grateful when her horrible boss gets nastier every day?
For now, there’s no way out.
Then she meets Mick. He seems to offer more, though her friends say not to trust him.
But what do they know?
Grace Jolliffe is the award-winning author of The Sunshine Girl and Piggy Monk Square.
Don't we all have secrets?
Her family accept the poverty of 1970s Liverpool because they've known worse. Josie tries to do the same but desperately wants more.
To console herself she does something she knows will bring trouble but what else has she got?
It's not as if she wants that much.
A house with a garden, even a bathroom would be nice, but she’d settle for a room of her own.
She's told she’s lucky to have a job but does she have to be so grateful when her horrible boss gets nastier every day?
For now, there’s no way out.
Then she meets Mick. He seems to offer more, though her friends say not to trust him.
But what do they know?
Grace Jolliffe is the award-winning author of The Sunshine Girl and Piggy Monk Square.
PARIS HEADING SOUTH
PARIS HEADING SOUTH Neal Atherton
Neal is an established and extensively published French Travel writer with an aim is to impart his passion for France to his readers. Neal has travelled extensively in France with his family and friends and acted as 'tour' guide to others over the years.
Neal lived and worked in Lancashire, England and found the joy of travel later in life after a conservative travel upbringing that stretched only as far as stopping the car falling into the sea at the English coastline.
He now lives in Somerset close to his granddaughter and family and on the wonderful South West coastline that we enjoy so much. Neal loves the English game of Cricket, which he plans to write about soon, golf, soccer and photography. He has a great love of History and that is reflected in his writing.
Neal lived and worked in Lancashire, England and found the joy of travel later in life after a conservative travel upbringing that stretched only as far as stopping the car falling into the sea at the English coastline.
He now lives in Somerset close to his granddaughter and family and on the wonderful South West coastline that we enjoy so much. Neal loves the English game of Cricket, which he plans to write about soon, golf, soccer and photography. He has a great love of History and that is reflected in his writing.
WTF-OMG
WTF-OMG Martin E. Silenus
WTF-OMG is a collection of short articles dealing with personal and humorous views on people, society, our customs and traditions. It asks a lot of awkward questions about the state of things and why we do what we do. Entertaining and light hearted it is sure to keep the reader amused while waiting in the never ending line-ups of our current sociological lifestyle.
Vietnam was Hell, and this story brings readers into the heart of the jungle to experience what our brave men in uniform endured during that horrific eight - year - old conflict.
Martin E. Silenus shares his humorous essays about what the way life should be for a hard working male. Not too long, not too short, and definitely entertaining. Reading this is like having a beer and venting with your buddies. Ah, good times!
This sounds like the kind of story that belongs on the big screen because upheavals like these are visually amazing. That's why I want to read it. I want to see if it's a brain workout for the imagination to add those visuals.
This series looks so cool! It may be the next series I didn't realize I needed in my life. Looking forward to checking it out.
I love the cover and title. Cool.
Escape From Samsara
Escape From Samsara Nicky Blue
Barry's been patient, but after twenty-seven years of trimming hedges for people he hates, he's had enough. All he wants to do is to find his missing father and to discover his inner ninja. But life’s not done with throwing him curveballs.
A fatal mistake catapults Barry into the adventure of a lifetime. With talking hedges, samurai ghosts, meddling psychotherapists, and an inexplicably non-linear time pattern conspiring against him, Barry must do battle to save his hide, unleash the ninja within, and rescue his father from an ancient army, a dark sorcerer and a raging inferno.
A fatal mistake catapults Barry into the adventure of a lifetime. With talking hedges, samurai ghosts, meddling psychotherapists, and an inexplicably non-linear time pattern conspiring against him, Barry must do battle to save his hide, unleash the ninja within, and rescue his father from an ancient army, a dark sorcerer and a raging inferno.
Don't be fooled by the beautiful cover, this is a story about an over-the-hill hedge-trimmin' ninja with a heavy metal listening grandma. The characterizations are well-done and the book is an engaging, light read.
Overweight fish finger addicted ninja gardeners? Samurai ghosts? What's not to love! If you're a keen Robert Rankin fan, I'd recommend giving this book a read.
Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies—Oh My! A Colle...
Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies—Oh My! A Collection of Funny Short Stories Sarina Dorie
These stories contain randy vampires, naughty necromancers and ghouls who just want to have fun. This quirky collection gathers the funniest fantasy and weirdest paranormal stories written by award winning author, Sarina Dorie. Included in this book of treats are stories previously published in magazines such as:
Putting the Romance Back into Necromancy
Five Tips for Outsmarting Satan—and Your Students
Bite Me
Zombie Psychology
Night of the Living Deadcrumbs
A Ghost’s Guide to Haunting Humans
In all, there are seventeen tales to transport you to another world and tickle your funny bone.
Putting the Romance Back into Necromancy
Five Tips for Outsmarting Satan—and Your Students
Bite Me
Zombie Psychology
Night of the Living Deadcrumbs
A Ghost’s Guide to Haunting Humans
In all, there are seventeen tales to transport you to another world and tickle your funny bone.
Sarina Dorie's The Memory Thief is perhaps not all that probable, but a fun romp through an off-world steampunk romance with fascinatingly elaborate plotting.
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You can't beat a good witch story, and as a fan of them, this one rocks, and should be an essential part of your reading collection. Grab it today!
Just think if that was possible? This story has so much exciting potential when it comes to 'what-if' scenarios. Add the sci-fi element to a thrilling romance, I believe this book has every ingredient needed for a great book.
All the best.
I downloaded this book as something to read over my lunch break and completely fell in love! I found the characers so wonderful and believable. The world-building is just amazing! I definitely will be looking up the rest of the Womby's School for Wayward Witches books!
Bad Mother's Diary
Bad Mother's Diary Suzy K Quinn
The #1 Bestselling Romantic Comedy that’s stormed the UK charts. If you’ve got kids, this is a must-read!
Juliette has a beautiful baby girl.
A baby daddy who won’t grow up.
And a childhood love won’t let go.
This is one love triangle you’ll NEVER forget
A standalone romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ivy Lessons.
What the F am I doing? I’m a new mother, but my life isn’t sorted.
Our beautiful London Thames-side apartment is better suited to parties than parenting.
And don’t get me started on Nick, long-term boyfriend and father of my child.
And there’s another problem.
My childhood sweetheart, Alex Dalton.
Alex owns half the hotels in London and has beautiful, intense eyes that hold me still.
But we can't be together. It wouldn't be right.
Juliette has a beautiful baby girl.
A baby daddy who won’t grow up.
And a childhood love won’t let go.
This is one love triangle you’ll NEVER forget
A standalone romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ivy Lessons.
What the F am I doing? I’m a new mother, but my life isn’t sorted.
Our beautiful London Thames-side apartment is better suited to parties than parenting.
And don’t get me started on Nick, long-term boyfriend and father of my child.
And there’s another problem.
My childhood sweetheart, Alex Dalton.
Alex owns half the hotels in London and has beautiful, intense eyes that hold me still.
But we can't be together. It wouldn't be right.
Sneaky Goblins Book One
Sneaky Goblins Book One Rene Pfitzner
Dank got on the headmaster's bad side and was kicked out of assassin school. He finds his way into a den of gangsters. Their leader, Boris, forces him into an impossible quest! Now, the fate of everyone he cares about rests in his tiny, green hands.
Rene Pfitzner is the author and artist of Sneaky Goblins. He was a character animator at Disney and a storyboard artist, and he's contributed to several comic anthologies and websites.
Read more of Rene's comics at www.tolcraft.com
Rene Pfitzner is the author and artist of Sneaky Goblins. He was a character animator at Disney and a storyboard artist, and he's contributed to several comic anthologies and websites.
Read more of Rene's comics at www.tolcraft.com
Unique art style. Gritty fantasy plot line. And of course, goblins! It's exactly what it says on the tin. :)
If you want an example of improvisation in some fantasy genre, look no further than this book. It also contains lots of dragons and chemistry that goes wrong!
T-Rexes & Tax Law
T-Rexes & Tax Law Rachel Ford
A routine tax fraud investigation. A strange lab. A mysterious button.
He shouldn’t have pushed the button. But Alfred Favero, senior analyst with the IRS, pushed the button. And now he’s 67 million years in the past, stranded out of time with a coworker who hates him and a bunch of tax cheats.
Oh, and then there’s the other inhabitants of his prehistoric home: the dinosaurs that want to make a meal of him. Things couldn’t get worse.
Until a mysterious visitor from an uncertain future shows up with murder on his mind…
He shouldn’t have pushed the button. But Alfred Favero, senior analyst with the IRS, pushed the button. And now he’s 67 million years in the past, stranded out of time with a coworker who hates him and a bunch of tax cheats.
Oh, and then there’s the other inhabitants of his prehistoric home: the dinosaurs that want to make a meal of him. Things couldn’t get worse.
Until a mysterious visitor from an uncertain future shows up with murder on his mind…
The Holey Sweets Underwear Manufacturing Comp...
The Holey Sweets Underwear Manufacturing Company Charles Harvey
New York attitude clashes with small Texas town values is the best way to describe The Holey Sweets Underwear Manufacturing Company. Holey Sweets run by its notorious lying President, needs cheap labor and land for its factory to make its new line of sexy male and female lingerie. Edna Glaspey needs a job. However, the conniving president in cahoots with local authorities to rake the town for all its worth, a serial killer on the loose, and a notorious prostitution ring run by the 500 pound bedridden “Blind Pudding causes quite a bit of havoc for Butler's Butt.”
I can't wait to read this. Even just the description makes me laugh!
What Friends Are For
What Friends Are For J.B. Reynolds
When the mask breaks, what lies beneath?
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance to get out of the house and share the company of another woman. But Kate is everything Tracy isn’t, and she finds herself questioning Kate’s motives in extending the invitation. When a chance meeting turns their expedition sour, Tracy gets her answer, but it’s not one she’s expecting…
When you’re a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance to get out of the house and share the company of another woman. But Kate is everything Tracy isn’t, and she finds herself questioning Kate’s motives in extending the invitation. When a chance meeting turns their expedition sour, Tracy gets her answer, but it’s not one she’s expecting…
This twists and turns book keeps the reader guessing until the end! The bright and eye-catching book cover really piques your interest to learn more about the book!
Love the title of this book. Who doesn't need a friend...something we all identify with. I would love to get to know Tracy...
I love the color of your cover, it really stands out.
Naan of Your Business - Chapter 1
Naan of Your Business - Chapter 1 Jack Roach
Frank "The Comeback Kid" Davenport has made a cozy living delivering retorts for people too embarrassed to speak up for themselves. But when a beautiful young woman hires him to tell off her dad for abandoning her 18 years ago, Frank finds himself in a deadly race against the Mob to find the wayward dad before it's too late. Frank's only hope is to find out why the dad skipped town before his life, career, and that all-important first date are ruined.
An unusual hero with an unusual story. Read this witty tale for the humor and stay for the story - it's a wild ride.
Interesting story that you should not miss!
The Crazy Rich Davenports
The Crazy Rich Davenports Kelly Moore
Lucy’s husband Mark, died a year ago. Her life and her families has been steadily going downhill and things have gotten a little out of control, to say the least. When her daughter plans a birthday party for her half-sister. Lucy decides it’s time they all get their act together, but not everyone is on the same page.
There will be dildos and strawberries flying in the air, along with firecrackers, curse words, and little blue pills being slipped into drinks - hard-ons for everyone! Lucy’s hope for normal in her dysfunctional family will never happen and things only get worse when Mark’s snooty parents drop a bombshell that will only spark more insanity from The Crazy Rich Davenport family.
Hold on for the ride and laughter that ensues.
There will be dildos and strawberries flying in the air, along with firecrackers, curse words, and little blue pills being slipped into drinks - hard-ons for everyone! Lucy’s hope for normal in her dysfunctional family will never happen and things only get worse when Mark’s snooty parents drop a bombshell that will only spark more insanity from The Crazy Rich Davenport family.
Hold on for the ride and laughter that ensues.
The Grim Adventures of Meryl & Doug