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Big babies: a novel
Par Sherwood Kiraly. 1996
A lengthy humorous letter to his unknown birth mother describes the life of A.J. Fleger and that of his older…
brother, Sterling. Sterling's acting career is halted for years after an embarrassing error, and his comeback brings out his own odd birth family. Meanwhile A.J. finally stumbles into a career in child safety and provides Sterling's big break. Strong languageWhere you are
Par George Constable. 1997
Lake Stevenson has just inherited a house from his late Aunt Ilsa, but her will stipulates that Lake live in…
the house with her springer spaniel, Randall, until the dog dies. Wanting to sell the house, Lake begins thinking of ways to get Randall out of the pictureBlood Lake and other stories
Par James Krusoe. 1997
A collection of eight darkly humorous short stories each revealing a bizarre twist on ordinary events. The title tale opens…
with two men fishing in a leaky boat on a lake of actual blood, so that occasionally they need to dip their lures in anticoagulant. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerWilkes: his life and crimes
Par Winston Schoonover. 1981
As reported by his law partner Schoonover, Wilkes is more colorful than most of his New York clients. The two…
attorneys are jailed in contempt of court and participate in a jailhouse riot. Wilkes's cases involve him in a rigged TV game show, in defending a pimp from his own prostitutes, and even in obstructing his own election to a judgeship. Strong languageStraight man
Par Richard Russo. 1997
A week in the life of Hank Devereaux, interim chairman of a mediocre English department at West Central Pennsylvania University.…
He maintains a sense of humor as he deals with budget problems, paranoid colleagues, and family crises. Some strong languageFresno stories
Par William Saroyan. 1994
A collection of eleven of the author's humorous short stories that span the length of his career. Each story revolves…
around ethnic families in Fresno, California, in the early part of the centuryNever wager with a wallflower: A novel (The Merriwell Sisters #3)
Par Virginia Heath. 2023
Never Wager with a Wallflower is the third and final delightful installment in the Merriwell Sister's Regency rom-com series. Miss…
Venus Merriwell has been waiting for her prince to come since the tender age of fourteen. She wants a man who is selfless, academic like her, and free from all the wretched vices her gambler father enjoyed far too much before he left the Merriwell sisters practically destitute. Unfortunately, after a slew of romantic disappointments, there is still no sign of that prince at twenty-three and the only one true love of her life is the bursting-at-the-seams orphanage in Covent Garden that she works tirelessly for. An orphanage that desperately needs to expand into the empty building next door. For Galahad Sinclair, gambling isn’t just his life, it’s in his blood. He grew up and learned the trade at his grandfather’s knee in a tavern on the far away banks of the Hudson in New York. But when fate took all that away and dragged him across the sea to London, it made sense to set up shop here. He’s spent five years making a success out of his gaming hell in the sleazy docks of the East End. Enough that he can finally afford to buy the pleasure palace of his dreams—and where better than in the capital’s sinful heart, Covent Garden? The only fly in his ointment is the perfect building he’s just bought to put it in also happens to be right next door to the orphanage run by his cousin’s wife’s youngest sister. A pious, disapproving and unsettling siren he has avoided like the plague since she flattened him five years ago… While Venus and Galahad lock horns over practically everything, and while her malevolent orphans do their darndest to sabotage his lifelong dream, can either of them take the ultimate gamble—and learn to love thy neighbor?The good part
Par Sophie Cousens. 2023
Is living the life you’ve wished for really a dream come true? Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of…
fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet paper. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man, a ring on her finger, a high-powered job, and two storybook-perfect children, Lucy can’t believe this is real—especially when she looks in the mirror, and staring back is her own fortysomething face. Has she really skipped ahead like she’s always wanted, or has she simply forgotten a huge chunk of her life? As Lucy begins to embrace new relationships and the perks of maturity, she’ll have to ask herself: Can she go back to her previous life, and if so, can she stand to leave the good part behind?Fancy meeting you here: A novel
Par Julie Tieu. 2023
"For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book." — Buzzfeed Opposites attract when an…
always-the-bridesmaid florist and a grumpy caterer mix business with pleasure in this swoony romantic comedy in the vein of 27 Dresses from Julie Tieu, author of The Donut Trap and Circling Back to You. Every single one of Elise Ngo's close girlfriends—Rebecca, Jesse, and Beth—is getting married within the same few months, and every single one of them has asked her to be both bridesmaid and florist. Though it's a lot for her to juggle, the work and exposure is a boon to her struggling flower shop. The stakes are high at Rebecca's high-profile wedding, where the guests are mostly political connections of Rebecca's parents. Desperate for the event to go off without a hitch, Elise enlists the help of an outside caterer who turns out to be Ben Yu, Rebecca's elusive younger brother. Though Ben is prickly and aloof, he offers Elise much needed business designing flowers for his mom's campaign fundraisers and Elise begins to see there's more to Ben than his gruff and handsome exterior. But their romance takes off as the political campaign ramps up, complicating their relationship with unforeseen consequences. Now always-the-bridesmaid Elise must fight for what she wants to finally get her own happily ever afterA dog's life
Par Peter Mayle. 1995
The author of A Year in Provence (RC 33617) presents the autobiography of the "mutt" Boy, who was abandoned at…
an early age by his mother, mistreated by his master, and eventually adopted by the Mayles. Boy tells how he learned to please and manipulate "the management" and mixes a lighthearted account of his adventures with advice on dealing with the human species. BestsellerPudd'nhead Wilson, and Those extraordinary twins
Par Mark Twain. 1986
Two novels by an American humorist. In Pudd'nhead Wilson Twain provides a complex, ironical and morally disturbing account of human…
nature under slavery as a brilliant and inventive nineteenth-century lawyer attempts to prove his case by using the newfangled science of fingerprinting. Those Extraordinary Twins is about Siamese twins who share many amusing problemsMiss you like crazy: Eliza Clark
Par Eliza Clark. 1991
Marylou travels to Florida where Flossie, who was her mother and best friend, died playing gin rummy. The trip back…
to Kansas with her father becomes an adventure filled with odd characters, including the flighty neighbor, CeCe, who leaves her doltish husband and beetle-eating young son. Strong language and some descriptions of sexThe rom con
Par Devon Daniels. 2023
A modern battle of the sexes about a journalist who hatches an elaborate plan to take down her professional rival,…
in a rom-com perfect for fans of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days . After a particularly brutal breakup, Cassidy Sutton has had it with dating. So when her grandmother gives her a 1950’s dating guide entitled 125 Tips to Hook a Husband , she decides to turn the retro advice into an ironic "What not to do" article for Siren, the popular online women’s publication she writes for. And who better to secretly test the old-fashioned tips on than Jack Bradford, chauvinistic creator of rival men’s site Brawler? She’ll write an article that will entertain female readers everywhere and embarrass their sexist nemesis at the same time. Two birds, one stone . But her perfect plan soon proves to be anything but. Those vintage courtship tips Cassidy was so quick to poke fun at? They actually seem to work , calling her most closely-held beliefs into question. Even worse? Jack isn’t falling for any of her tricks—and it’s not long before their ‘fake’ relationship starts to feel like the realest one of her life. As her cat and mouse game starts to spiral out of control, Cassidy has to decide if she’s playing to win, or if she’s willing to lose it all for loveComme une déesse
Par Roxane Malone. 2023
Nina, pétillante trentenaire, est à la tête des Déesses, une agence conçue pour aider les femmes à tourner la page…
après une rupture. Soutenue par Marie-Jeanne, une septuagénaire bikeuse et bricoleuse, et par Jade, son assistante administrative, elle a réussi à créer un lieu cosy, qui offre aux femmes tout ce qu'il leur faut pour retrouver confiance en elles et démarrer une nouvelle vie. Spa, relooking, shopping, cours de pole dance, gogo dancers, il y en a pour tous les goûts ! À l'approche de Noël, l'agence est en pleine effervescence : entre la décoration, les demandes de réservation, l'organisation d'un concours et la gestion des ex-maris mécontents, Nina ne sait plus où donner de la tête. Et comme si ça ne suffisait pas, Les Déesses fait l'objet d'un contrôle fiscal, mené par un inspecteur des impôts plutôt canon... Les fêtes de Noël s'annoncent mouvementées ! ©2021 Calmann-LévyNever rescue a rogue: A novel (The Merriwell Sisters #2)
Par Virginia Heath. 2022
In this Regency rom-com, when a Duke and a reporter team up to uncover his family’s secrets, their search brings…
up more than they bargained for—including their feelings for each other. Diana Merriwell and Giles Sinclair only tolerate one another for the sake of their nearest and dearest. Everyone believes that the two of them are meant to be together, but Diana and Giles know that their constant pithy barbs come from a shared disdain—not a hidden attraction. Diana loves the freedom of working at the newspaper too much to give it up for marriage, and Giles is happily married to his bachelor lifestyle. But they do have one thing in common—the secrets they can’t risk escaping. When Giles’ father, the curmudgeonly Duke of Harpenden unexpectedly turns up his toes, it’s only a matter of time before someone comes crawling out of the woodwork who knows the true circumstances of his only son's birth. As the threat of blackmail becomes real, Giles must uncover the truth of his parentage first, or else he and all those who depend upon him will be ruined—and dogged bloodhound Diana is his best hope at sniffing out the truth. As Giles and Diana dive into his family’s past, the attraction that the two of them insisted wasn’t there proves impossible to ignore. Soon, the future of the Sinclair estate isn’t the only thing on the line… Never Rescue a Rogue , the next book in the Merriwell Sisters series, is filled with whip-smart banter, swoony romance, hilarious mishaps, and twisty reveals that will make you gasp and laugh in delight; Virginia Heath’s latest is one you won’t want to missDi and I: a novel
Par Peter Lefcourt. 1994
Leonard Schecter has been given the opportunity to write the script for a television series about England's royal family. Entranced…
by Princess Di, he woos her by promising to write an epic poem about her. Leonard and Di are besotted with one another, and Di packs up the two princes and heads to California for a life with Leonard. Strong languageLaughing gas
Par P. G Wodehouse. 1936
Reginald, the third earl of Havershot, goes to Hollywood to prevent the ill-contemplated marriage of his cousin Egremont. The earl…
encounters even greater difficulties when he accidentally ends up changing places--and bodies--with a famous, but spoiled, child movie starOnce upon a more enlightened time: more politically correct bedtime stories
Par James Garner. 1995
In the sequel to Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (RC 38598, BR 9870), Garner once more provides fairytales without biases. Hansel…
and Gretal become ecoheroes who turn their tree butcher father into a beaver. In "The Little Mer-Persun," the air breather sacrifices his peopleness and becomes half prawn to be with his mer-person underwater. BestsellerPolitically correct bedtime stories
Par James Garner. 1994
In eliminating sexist, racist, culturalist, ageist, ableist, and other biases from well-known fairy tales, Garner has created an Esmeralda who…
refuses to negotiate her reproductive rights in "Rumplestiltskin," a grandmother who is capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult in "Little Red Riding Hood," and a Chicken Little with logically underenhanced conclusions. Some strong language. BestsellerWhat's wrong with America
Par Scott Bradfield. 1994
Emma O'Hallahan begins a journal to explain to her relatives and assorted genetic riff-raff why she shot her husband, Marvin,…
and buried him in the back yard. During the writing, flustered by a little too much brandy and the constant appearances of her annoying husband's ghost, Emma discovers she has also buried a nosy neighbor. When she finds a third grave, she fears she has gone too far. Strong language