Uplifting Humor

New Kringle, New Deal is a hilariously fresh Christmas comedy guaranteed to add cheer to your holiday season! Meet David Kringle, Santa’s younger brother, who realizes his destiny is to start his own fairy tale, Zanta Claus. This bold new fairy tale picks up where Santa’s ends. It is an extension of the family business, but different in every way! David, a dashing and charming figure with a knack for witty banter and a soft spot for romance, has spent over a thousand years searching for “the one.” Meanwhile, he’s carved out a niche as a bestselling author, crafting tell-all books ...

My Dog Does That. A Heartwarming and funny book about dogs. Not your typical storybook, but a humorous, cheery, feel-good book about what all dog-lovers have in common: dogs and the reasons that we love them. Some days they make us laugh, some days they make us crazy, but one thing is for certain; they do some interesting things that non dog-lovers wouldn't understand. Do you ever feel a bit awkward due to the stunts that your dog has pulled? Do you ever feel as if you are the only one whose dog embarrasses them at not-so-convenient times? How about those wonderfully sweet and tender ...

Can a scarred man running from his past and a beautiful star running from her future survive a murderous attack and find healing in God's loving arms? Country music sensation, Miriam Lizarraga, thinks her world's crushed when she loses her voice. But that's before her first love decides to marry someone else and the man who nearly killed her sets out to get her again. In desperation, she accepts help from a stranger, Philip Barlow. But with a target on her back and pain in her heart, can she love again? When Philip Barlow goes on a vacation, he doesn't expect to meet his celebrity crush. ...

Tales from thee Hospital Bed Thirty+ stories from the site of the crash to the operating theatre and recovery room; from the hospital bed on the trauma ward with all its doctors, nurses, visitors and fellow patients; from the bedside watchers and new beginnings beyond the discharge lounge. If they get you out this wreck, how much of you can be saved? You need the calm and peace overnight, but you weren’t counting on her. After an incident that bad, some things are best not admitted. We consultants have some out-the-way cases; but this one… Your foul-mouthed senior surgeon has it in for ...

Career minded, Natalie Spencer, had never been in love. She could never understand what all the fuss was about. But when she met Jackson Humphries during Fresher’s Week at university, that all changed. Utterly infatuated, Natalie quickly discovers the meaning of love and, before she knows it, she's heading up the aisle – for the first time, that is. This feel-good romantic fiction is all about four wedding dresses, a runaway groom and a girl who got so carried away, she couldn’t see true love staring her right in the face. This is the perfect uplifting romance for the wedding season, ...

The accidental governess...After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud. The ladies of London have tried - and failed - to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart...without risking her own.

Bridget Jones meets James Bond! What happens when you stumble in the arms of a gorgeous man with DANGER! written all over? Especially, when you're stuck in your worst magical eclipse? FREE on Kindle Unlimited! I’m Sophie Rowling. I used to be a world-renowned violinist, until my world was turned upside down. Following a freak accident in Paris, I can’t remember how to play the violin anymore. To make matters worse, I’m supposed to perform for my childhood teacher’s retirement party, which is just weeks away. Usually I would turn to my BFFs, Jackie the ghost and Allegra the violin ...

Jack Parker didn’t set out to be a stay-at-home dad, but his professional dreams went up in smoke after he accidentally burned down his office building. Six years later, Jack’s got parenting his two kids down cold. Then comes an unwelcome blast from Jack’s past: high school nemesis Chad Henson. He beat out Jack for class president, stole his girlfriend, and never had so much as a pimple in his four years of adolescent bliss. Now Chad has moved to the same midwestern town Jack calls home.

Baked, mashed, boiled or fried, Mr Doubler knows his potatoes. But the same can’t be said for people. Since he lost his wife, he’s been on his own at Mirth Farm - and that suits Doubler just fine. Crowds are for other people; the only company he needs are his potato plants and his housekeeper, Mrs Millwood, who visits every day. So when Mrs Millwood is taken ill, it ruins everything - and Mr Doubler begins to worry that he might have lost his way. But could the kindness of strangers be enough to bring him down from the hill?

FROM BRITAIN TO SPAIN AND BACK AGAIN is Sam Haigh’s account of his family’s four challenging years in their new country, as he and his wife Emma do their best to build a life for themselves and their young son Luke. Wishing to do more than just get by, Emma and Sam try their hardest to progress in their respective professions – teaching and building – and live a similarly prosperous life to the one they left behind in Todmorden, Yorkshire. Arriving in the town of Ontinyent, Valencia in the summer of 2007, little do they know that a cataclysmic economic crash lies just around the ...

Blue-collar Archie Wilson can’t catch a break. His wife, Della, spends money they don’t have like she’s one of the la-dee-dah ladies down at the boutique—talk about gold-plated taste on a tin foil budget. Their marriage is stale, Della quit her job, and she shows more attention to her teacup poodle Smoochie-Pie than to Archie. A lesser man would turn to crime, but Archie is no criminal. When his great-aunt leaves him a small inheritance, he seizes the chance for a once-in-a-lifetime cruise vacation, hoping to rekindle Della’s love. When they come home, things will be different. ...

Author Mike Befeler has published an uplifting and humorous story about a boy keeping a journal during the Coronavirus outbreak titled, Coronovirus Daze. Tad, a middle school student in Southern California, must deal with the boredom of being stuck at home with his parents during the Coronavirus pandemic and has a life transforming experience when he makes an unexpected discovery. Readers may shed a tear and will certainly have some chuckles as Tad recounts his adventures in a time of chaos and uncertainty.

Sergeant Roy Cooper is a country policeman in the small country town of Penguin Hill. He's been batting for his local cricket club for decades - where he's a statistical miracle. He's overweight, he makes very few runs, he's not pretty to watch, but he's never been dismissed. When young local schoolgirl Cassie chances upon the story, she takes it all the way to Donna Garrett, a renowned sports columnist from a Melbourne newspaper who's forced to write under the male pseudonym of 'Don' Garrett to be taken seriously.

When her husband is killed, weak-willed Julie finds herself alone with four daughters and one on the way. She panics and moves to Glyth House, an old mansion in Minnesota. She’d always relied on Dan, but he’s gone, leaving her to raise their daughters alone. With the help of their new community and a couple of ghosts in the house, can Julie grow a backbone and teach the girls all they need to know, one daughter at a time? If you enjoy mild paranormal mysteries in a family setting with loads of humor and a strong female character, grab One Daughter at a Time, a clean and wholesome small-...

Can a sweet reunion lead to a second chance at love? After a marriage gone sour, Rebecca hopes for a fresh start. With plans of opening a bakery by the sun-kissed shore. She trades the hustle and bustle of city life, For the tranquil embrace of her hometown, Emerald, Florida. But like a wave of surprise, Max Thompson washes ashore. With dimples that could outshine the Florida sun, He's not only her childhood crush, But also, her best friend's twin brother. It's clear there's some unfinished business between them. But she's determined to keep things professional. Until Max becomes her next-...

College is a time of excitement, exuberance, and triumph, as well as one of anxiety, doubt, and confusion. The stories on this audio program express all these emotions. If you are standing at the brink of adulthood, ready to take the world by storm on minute, ready to run away screaming the next, you will undoubtedly find comfort and motivation in these Chicken Soup tales. They cover everything from homesickness and struggles to maintain GPAs to finding love and a purpose in life.

Love is the tune we all dance to. When the music stops, it isn’t the silence we grieve; we mourn for the love that dances alone. For Joanna, the music stopped thirty years ago when she left Charlie. With the world at her feet, Joanna enjoys a glittering existence in America. Her life offers her everything she desires, but in her heart, she has only ever desired one thing. She harbours a secret of such magnitude that it can no longer be contained; Joanna is compelled to return to England - and Charlie. Finally, after thirty years of her love dancing alone, she is compelled to face the ...

It’s the first Christmas without their father, and Rán Hollander is determined to make it the most perfect Christmas ever for her family. She’s bought the huge turkey. She’s made the pieces for the gingerbread house and even found a perfect little Santa and Mrs. Santa for the doorstep.But then fate intervenes. The troubles start when Rán’s boss turns into Scrooge. Then the snowstorm of the century arrives and the turkey refuses to thaw. And that’s just the beginning. Join Rán for this uplifting, heart-warming tale of how an unexpected bunny, two lost girls, and a magic ...

Looking for a story that speaks to the heart, stirs the soul—and leaves you smiling? The Retreat is a warm, witty, and deeply moving Christian novel perfect for those who’ve lived a little, loved a lot, and maybe lost their way along the journey. Meet Case Parker, a weary pastor who’s spent years pouring into others—only to find himself spiritually drained. Hoping for rest and renewal, he heads to a quiet retreat in the Irish countryside with a handful of fellow pastors. What begins as a simple getaway soon becomes a life-changing encounter—with God, with others, and with himself....

When Amy Ashton's world fell apart 11 years ago, she started a collection. Just a few keepsakes of happier times: some honeysuckle to remind herself of the boy she loved, a chipped china bird, an old terracotta pot.... Things that others might throw away, but to Amy, represent a life that could have been. Now her house is overflowing with the objects she loves - soon there'll be no room for Amy at all. But when a family move in next door, a chance discovery unearths a mystery, and Amy's carefully curated life begins to unravel.