True Humor

The events unfolded in these tales, the collected shards of my fractured memories, are neither sworn truths nor total fictions. We all know that two different witnesses to the same history standing right beside each other are likely to have differing opinions as to what just transpired before them. Because perceptions, those mirrors to our souls that authors are damned to try and change in others, are born of deeper stuff than mere experiences of perspective. The weight of human experience strongly suggests that this is rarely accomplished by telling the naked truth.

Love in a tropical paradise – too good to be true? Hannah Klein is living a fantasy in the South Pacific: swaying palms, sunny skies, and an aquamarine lagoon that puts travel posters to shame. In two weeks, she’s scheduled to set sail on the voyage of her dreams – hardly the time to be thinking “forever” about the guy she just met. So what if he happens to be sweet, soulful, and absolutely succulent? The closer they get, the more Hannah suspects that Kyle’s the one. But is any man worth trading in her dreams for? Kyle Stanton has it all: a stellar career, an exciting life in ...

Be careful what you lie about, for lies can twist back to truths. When two intractable cousins set out on a world trip together, things are bound to become unstuck. Past experience tells Australian party-girl and wannabe actor, Marigold Sheppard, that taking her unhappy cousin with her on the world trip will be a gamble. However, when Lainie falls off her mule on the Greek island of Santorini, Mari is diverted by her rescuer, the dishy Jeremy Sandford, English gentleman, who succumbs to the Marigold Sheppard A-1 special smile and invites them to dinner. Lainie doesn’t want to go, so Mari ...

The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani’s best-selling fantasy series. Who will sit on Camelot’s throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the one true king? Prepare yourself for the end of ends....

Nina is a struggling writer, a college dropout, a liar, and a cheater. More than anything she wants love. She deserves it. From the burned-out suburbs of Florida to the anonymous squalor of New York City, she eats through an incestuous cast of characters in search of it: her mother, a narcissistic lesbian living in a nudist polycule; Odessa, a single mom with even worse taste in men than Nina; Seth, an artist whose latest show is comprised of three Tupperware containers full of trash; Brian, whose roller-coaster affair with Nina is the most stable "relationship" in his life; and more.

"The Misadventures of Mister Schlump" is a satirical take on recent American politics, cleverly disguised as a whimsical children's fable. This thought-provoking book uses humor and wit to shed light on the challenges faced by our nation during a controversial presidency.

In 1971, Terry Tarnoff packed a bag, a guitar, and 16 harmonicas and headed out on an eight-year journey that would take him into the jungles of Africa, the mountains of India, and beyond. This account of his revelatory journey is a tumultuous love story, a spiritual odyssey, and a rollicking escapade all rolled up into one. Tarnoff is a fevered, risk-taking writer with an uncanny ability to render place.

Can true love conquer a zombie mutation? Prepare yourself for an undead zombie romance novel, one that is oozing with dark humor!

This book is the perfect gift for kids who love learning (or even those who dread it). The book is collection of 50 True Events that sound made up—but are completely true. These stories are so unique that kids will want to share them.

Lady Nicole Daughtry has vowed never to be vulnerable to any man. Despite the many suitors vying for the dazzling beauty's hand, she has seen the damage love can inflict and wants no part of it. Until she meets Lucas Paine, Marquess of Basingstoke, whose aura of danger and mystery draws her like no other…. Lucas is a man with a mission—and a powerful thirst for revenge. The last thing he can afford is the distraction of a pretty face. But a scandalous affair with Nicole could be just the cover he needs to outwit his enemies. With treachery everywhere, and Nicole's very life in his hands...

LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALEC is a light-hearted account of the growing friendship between two neighbours in Lancashire. When fifty-something accountant Adrian Lane moves into an end cottage on the outskirts of Burnley, he’s hoping to live quietly and continue to rebuild his life after separating from his wife. He didn’t bargain for a neighbour like Alec, a widower and retired plumber whose behaviour is decidedly odd. After a rather disturbing initial meeting they gradually become friends and Adrian finds himself being drawn way out of his comfort zone by the older man, whose philosophy is ...

Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything. Well, okay, maybe a mysterious BONK to the head can produce panic. But only momentarily. It's not as though she meant to send the barnyard into a tailspin, thinking that the sky was falling. How ridiculous! But can she calm her feathered friends with facts and reason?

Twice the adventure, twice the romance! Two exciting stories in one red-hot volume! Love is always an adventure, but these exotic and exciting stories ramp up the action along the way. In Uncharted, Seth and Julie sail the reefs of Belize to escape a band of ruthless smugglers. In Entangled, Tobin and Cara are high in the jungles of Panama, considering a very long drop down a waterfall. There are quiet moments, too, as well as regrets, hopes, and second chances – not to mention steamy love scenes along the way. What ties these stories together? The sailboat, Serendipity, which a wise ...

Fans of Gossip Girl, The Help, Sex and the City, and Reality TV – This book was made for you! New York's Upper East Side has always been a close-knit society, one that only those who can afford million-dollar homes, private schools, and have staff at their disposal 24/7 can join. One might think that if you can do all of that, a happy life is guaranteed, but one would be very wrong! Welcome to The Untold Stories of Madison Avenue, follow a mysterious figure calling himself The Guy Who Knows, because he knows everyone who is anyone on the Upper East Side and all their secrets. You might ...

Is It True? is a delightful collection of children’s humorous poetry that children will want to read over and over. It encourages parents to interact in an enjoyable way with their children, to help them understand the many misunderstandings of common expressions used in our daily language. The book explores a child’s perception of adult sayings like: “Your father’s in the dog house” “Lost your marbles” “Double jointed” What makes perfect sense to an adult sounds strange to children. They tend to be literal about what parents say, taking things out of context. As adults, ...

Smart, attractive, and fueled by wide-eyed optimism, Poppy Mortimer leaves rainy England to start a new life—and find the perfect man—in exotic Australia. Surely somewhere out there, a Chris Hemsworth impersonator is just waiting to whisk her off her feet and show her the real charms of "Down Under". But as Poppy launches into 28 dates, ranging from the outright hysterical to borderline traumatic, it becomes clear she’s going to have to kiss a few frogs—assuming she doesn’t croak first.

When her beloved dies in battle, Lady Lydia Daughtry assumes she'll never love again. Until a deliciously handsome duke awakens a part of her she never knew existed. But how can she have such feelings for Tanner Blake, who is a constant reminder of all she has lost? Tanner Blake, duke of Malvern, promised his dying friend he'd take care of his "dearest Lyddie." So how dare he covet the lush, lovely young woman for himself—especially since he is all but betrothed to another? His solution: find Lydia a suitable husband immediately. But when both their lives become fraught with mystery and ...

Morgana: Tik Tok made me do it. I’m just your average twenty-something virgin, living in the moment and documenting it all online. Plans? Not really my thing. So when I find myself suddenly unemployed, I do what comes naturally. I don’t make a plan. Instead, I fly halfway around the world. No plans, just me, my camera, and a sense of adventure. And I brought social media along for the ride. I didn’t plan on meeting Lachlan, either. The mysterious Scotsman with a dark past is the stuff Instagram dreams are made of. Tall, bearded, and gorgeous. Too bad he’s also keeping secrets. ...

Libby Holman was an acclaimed Broadway actress, torch singer, and one of the most celebrated luminaries of her day. Smith Reynolds was a young Southern millionaire, heir to a massive tobacco fortune. Their love affair, as volatile as it was vigorous , ended suddenly with a bullet one hot summer night . Whose hand was on the trigger is a mystery to this day. Madame Timbu once again finds herself embroiled in a scandal that would grow to sensational proportions equal to the Lindberg kidnapping.

She's in deep — in love and in trouble. Scuba instructor Mia Whitman has traveled to Bonaire to forget, not forgive, the man who broke her heart. But trouble is brewing in this Caribbean island paradise — above and below the waterline. When Mia witnesses a crime, she becomes a target, and even she has to admit that having a Navy-SEAL-turned-New-York-City-cop at her side has its perks. Ryan Hayes has a knack for saving her life and stealing her heart — a tricky combination for a woman on the run. Before Mia can stop herself, she finds herself in deep — in love and in trouble. ...