Novedades

Despite the oddballs that keep turning up on her dates, Anna couldn’t be happier. As a 30-something with a job she loves, life has turned out better than she dared dream. However, things weren’t always this way, and her years spent as the ‘Italian Galleon’ of an East London comprehensive are ones she’d rather forget. So when James Fraser – the architect of Anna’s final humiliation at school – walks back into her life, her world is turned upside down. But James seems a changed man. Polite. Mature. Funny, even. People can change, right? So why does Anna feel like she’s a fool to trust him?

Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but when Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day, the years melt away. They’d been partners in crime and the best of friends. But life has moved on: Ben is married. Rachel is not. Yet in that split second, Rachel feels the old friendship return. And along with it, the broken heart she’s never been able to mend.

Sit back and enjoy good old fashioned--FUN!--storytelling with The UnNamed Traveler as he tells his Travel Stories from Around the World. For travelers and non-travelers, there are enough adventures and misadventures in such places as Cuba, Hong Kong and following Bruce Springsteen on tour to go around for all.

The revised, expanded version of Martin Noble's black comic novel, adapted from Jack Pulman's much-loved and highly acclaimed Royal Television Society award-winning television series. A few weeks before the outbreak of the Second World War, recently released convict Gerhardt Schulz is transferred from an underpants factory to the SS. Private Schulz is determined to sit out the war but, under the fiendish Major Neuheim, he is soon involved in kidnapping British spies on the Durch border and bugging rooms in Berlin's notorious Salon Kitty brothel. It is here that he falls in love with ...

The UnNamed Traveler is BACK! From Alaska, to the D-Day beaches, to Morocco, to Israel, to India, and even to Vietnam, he brings back 24 more stories of adventures—and misadventures!—from around the world! He might even have some actual travel advice here for you! Wake up your travel dreams with his new, humorous book!!

A lifetime ago, Ray “Spike” Thorns was a well-regarded caretaker on a boarding school’s grounds. These days, he lives the life of a recluse in a house rammed with hoarded junk, alone and disconnected from family or anyone he might have at one time considered a friend.

Maverick political journalist Paul Ryder is now the press secretary of the Minister for the Arts. It is a lowly job in a lowly portfolio. That is fine. He wants an undemanding gig with no strife. However, as usual, strife comes looking for him. He stumbles upon a scandal that could blow the roof off Parliament House. He could look the other way. But that is not his style. Suddenly, he is facing death in a very tough job. Another fast-paced comic romp through Australian politics.

This hilarious full-cast series reveals the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction. George from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five reflects on her life - and reveals the fate of other members of the adventurous group of children - Julian, Dick, Anne and their dog Timmy. Cinderella's siblings speak out, giving their version of what happened after the ball, and the naive, golden-haired, Little Lord Fauntleroy is revealed as a grown-up, evil scoundrel.

The most powerful man in the world has a secret. It's not political. It's primal. During a state visit to Paris, a bizarre incident in the gardens of Versailles leaves the American President... changed. His appetites become monstrous, his temper inhuman, and his public appearances spiral into chaos. His staff scrambles to spin the terrifying transformation as mere eccentricity, but a lone translator knows the horrifying truth. As the full moon rises over the Seine, a team of unlikely heroes—a disgraced scholar, a grizzled hunter, and a pair of viral influencers—must race to stop the ...

Alex Flynn, chief of Trowbridge Rescue, recollects poignant elements of a friendship during Alex’s days in government service. The story remembers love, fear, and sadness released when hearing The Steve Miller Band’s song “The Joker”.

More commonly known as Mother Goose, Matta is a country girl full of a whole lot of sass! In short-story fashion, she recalls her life adventures with humor, excitement, and the countless missteps that shape who she becomes. The fact that a troublemaking goose follows her around and causes problems whenever the chance arises makes these stories that much more entertaining.

Guy, un émondeur plein de jugements faciles ayant perdu son boulot, se fait expulser de son logement et s’enracine dans l’itinérance. C’est avec l’aide de Mohammed, Darius et Yvon, tous exclus par la société à leur façon, qu’il devra surmonter les obstacles du quotidien reliés à la pauvreté, la bureaucratie et la santé mentale afin de retrouver un domicile dans lequel il pourra accueillir son fils Philippe.

Or, lorsque Maud, une adolescente de douze ans rejetée par tous à l'école, s'impose dans sa vie, Billie devient pour la jeune fille un modèle qui l'aidera à reprendre confiance. C'est ainsi qu'au fil du temps, Billie et Maud s'apprivoiseront, s'apporteront mutuellement la guérison de leurs blessures respectives. Constamment perturbée et pleine de rancœur, Maud s'épanouira tandis que Billie apprendra à aimer au contact de Jérémy, le séduisant père de Maud.

Ever wonder what not to do with your life? We’ve got you covered. How Not To is the world’s most uselessly useful guide to modern living. Packed with 1000 pieces of brilliantly bad advice, this book takes you on a hilarious journey through everything you shouldn’t do—from dating disasters and career-killing moves to social faux pas and health hacks gone horribly wrong. Each page delivers a bite-sized “don’t” with a wink, showing you how to fail spectacularly, awkwardly, and with just enough self-awareness to laugh at yourself along the way. It’s satire, it’s wisdom in ...

“In the beginning, there was the phone. And it was good. Too good.” Once upon a time, humans walked the earth with their heads held high — literally. They made eye contact. They talked. With their actual mouths. These strange, ancient beings — let’s call them Pre-iZombians — read physical books, made awkward small talk in elevators, and suffered the cruel torment of waiting in line without entertainment. It was a savage, barbaric time. Then came the glow. It began innocently enough: a message here, a selfie there, a map to avoid the existential terror of asking for directions. ...

“No bother,” I say. “I presume you are still working for Dwyer the Bookie?” “The same.” Christy is relaxed now. “And yeh know our Ciaran here, he’s Dwyer’s nephew.” “I didn’t know that.” “He’s to be my apprentice, to learn the ropes of the debt protection business.” “For Dwyer?” “For Dwyer, his uncle. I’ve bin given him to have under me wing for a year, from last week. After he got out, still on the probation.” “Debt protection, is that some class of insurance?” I seek clarity. Christy laughs and they both grin at each other. “More debt ...

During the 2016 election, high school sophomores Roman Sheffield and Julia Walsh started dating, the first serious relationship for both of them. But their fathers were radical ideologues, believing candidates from the opposing party would destroy democracy. Bret Sheffield zealously supported Donald Trump. Ted Walsh supported Hillary Clinton with equal fervor. Their fathers began to feud about the election and forbade their children to date. Despite their fathers' wishes, Roman and Julia kept meeting secretly. Their lives became more complicated, leading to unexpected consequences for them ...

System Overload is two short stories of Robot story and a Love "programming code"

Me, Myself and I with Id, Ego, Self, Mind, Brain, behaviors, attitude and yes the darkness within being sarcastic and yes. A self dialogue in satire, parody, comedy and yes dramedy of the self.

Letters of the Day is a short prose letter asking the day, Why? The Why's of what an aching life, The Why's of how much sorrow people bring. and what solutions can one bring to himself/herself.