Action Comedy

Daniel T. Drunk, Jr. if you really wanna know. And I’m on a plane headed to Paradise Isle on the trip of a lifetime. The occasion? My honeymoon. Except, there’s only one problem. I’m riding solo. It’s a really long story, and if you don’t mind, I’d prefer to leave it at that. Really? You must know? Fine, I get it. You’re the nosey type. Here’s the abbreviated version. I came within an inch of marrying a cheating slut. There. Get the picture? Good.

Invitation in hand, it’s time for Eve and friends to travel north in search of the legendary Dragonwrought. With a single-minded focus, they’ll trek deep into the mountains, willfully ignoring the onslaught of side quests threatening to derail their journey. The only things anybody knows about the illusive Dragonwrought, greatest of all the adventuring companies in Leshk, are their deep connections to the dragons that roam the skies beyond their keep, and that they haven’t deemed take a new recruit in decades. But nobody’s sure exactly how many decades.

Software billionaire Finley Landers—from The Hometown Groom—tried his best to persuade Emerson Stein to marry him, but she chose Texas Titan’s superstar quarterback Riker Dylan instead. Still reeling from getting dumped on national TV, Finley Landers flees Dallas and takes solace in his hotel in Park City, Utah. When a young hooligan tries to steal his money, Finley gets an explosive introduction to Sunny Day who happens to be a maid at his hotel. Intrigued by the dark-eyed beauty and her sharp tongue, he suspects there’s more to her than meets the eye. Sunny Day is on the run for ...

In a town where magic stirs the air, a fiery blacksmith must forge her destiny, fight for her family, and gamble on love as boundless as the Sedona scenery. Single mom and badass blacksmith, Abby Carson, has spent years hammering out a life on her own terms, raising her daughter, and avoiding trouble — especially the masculine kind that comes wrapped in a flannel shirt and a spellbinding smile. But in Sedona, where vortexes hum with mystical energy, trouble is as persistent as the visions that color her dreams. When the famed vortexes start misbehaving, the town buzzes with talk of energy...

Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck.

Rule #2 - There is no basement in the college library. If you see a door leading to the basement, inform a librarian immediately. (The entire library is strictly off limits during winter break.) ~*~ Ever since she was young, Kennedy Fisher has been obsessed with dragons. Now that she’s matured a little, she’s added Rex Draconis to her list of obsessions. Not that she needs more than two things on her list. I mean, a billionaire heir bad boy and dragons are probably more than enough to last her a lifetime, don’t you think? Anyways! Rex is nice enough, though she wouldn’t say he’s ...

When the body of a mysterious woman is found to be carrying the phone number of James Bond, Bond is called in by M to help the investigation. But before he can even reach headquarters he is nearly run off the road in a high-speed motorway chase. Someone wants Bond dead.

The complete career of the immaculate Psmith! First, as a fellow lost lamb with cricket prodigy Mike Jackson at Sedleigh school; then shaking up the world of commerce in his genial efforts to reform boorish bank manager Mr. Bickersdyke; and later converting twee family periodical "Cosy Moments" into a crusading yellow journal, in pursuit of the bashful owner of New York's notorious Pleasant Street tenements. And finally following distressed damsel Eve to Blandings Castle—the seat of fluffy-minded peer Lord Emsworth—in the guise of an absconded Canadian poet.

"Roscoe Harper is an awesome character with shades of Jack Reacher and Crocodile Dundee all rolled into one. Hugely fun and action-packed right from the first page!" —David Berens, USA Today bestselling author of Havana Nights All Roscoe Harper wants is a little fun in the sun without a care in the world. But when he lays eyes on the mysterious Maggie DuBois, he gets more than he bargained for. The sparks between them ignite into a steamy overnight fling. But when Roscoe wakes to the sound of guns cocking, he discovers Maggie has a couple dozen dangerous people wanting her six feet under....

My love life was DOA Dream job at the hospital, great California weather, good friends. And nothing but Netflix binges waiting for me at the end of a sixteen-hour shift. Grayson Hart should have been just what the doctor ordered. Too bad the hottest surgeon at Saint Teresa General was as dangerous and unpredictable as he was maddening. That won’t stop me from learning all the shades of Grayson’s anatomy. SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Roxie Wilde’s debut standalone romance is so steamy you might get burned. Get ready for love and laughter that will leave you in stitches!

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 ...

If Emily Edwards knows one thing, it’s that you don’t go to a remote island by yourself. Ever the type A personality, Emily doesn’t want to hike around an unfamiliar island, but she’s determined to fulfill her late father’s national park bucket list, starting with Isle Royale National Park—home to wolves, bears, and hundred-year-old shipwrecks. She has no choice but to hire a tour guide, and there is only one that isn’t booked solid.

The Road to Key West is an adventurous/humorous sojourn that cavorts its way through the 1970s Caribbean, from Key West and the Bahamas, to Cuba and Central America. In August of 1971, Kansas Stamps and Will Bell set out to become nothing more than commercial divers in the Florida Keys, but adventure, or misadventure, seems to dog them at every turn.

In volume II of The Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent.

In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for deceit and malice, and above all his speed in evasion against the most brilliant European statesman and against the most beautiful and unscrupulous adventuress of the era.

DRAGONS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . I stole the Red Diamond and summoned my Dragon before it was ready. But the beast did not give me the strength I needed to straighten my broken body, make me handsome like I once was, like my mate deserves in a man. Now all I want is to burn myself to ashes, float away on the wind. But fate won't let me turn away. Won't let me give up. And you know what? Neither will she . . . Drama and madness, fire and steam, action and adventure. Sweetness with a touch of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a guaranteed happy ending. This is dragon-love, ...

Action explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.

Natalie Hart has always been loud, unfiltered, and unapologetically herself. But then comes her freshman year of college, when she loses her merit scholarship and gains one pesky little anxiety diagnosis. Hesitant to take out more student loans, Natalie decides to shoot her shot and applies to Wild Adventures, a popular outdoorsy reality show. Sure, Natalie prefers her twelve-step skincare routine to roughing it on the Appalachian Trail while competing in challenges against other college kids, but that scholarship prize money is calling her name. High risk, high reward, right?

Take an exit off the Jersey Turnpike to the irresistible world of Stephanie Plum, America's favorite bounty hunter, where she gets into more trouble than ever. This time, she faces a notorious gang in Trenton who wants her dead. Morelli warns that she's in too deep, and Stephanie more than agrees.

It's not about temptation — it's about survival. The last thing Julie Steffens needs after a season of research in the jungles of Central America is a gang of armed mercenaries after her for a crime she didn’t commit. And the last rescuer she wants is Seth Cooper, the sizzling vacation fling who disappeared from her bedside two months before. But right now, she needs a way out — and Seth’s sailboat is it. So what if the man kisses like a pirate just back in to port? It’s not about temptation; it’s about survival. Seth Cooper has traded the rat race for life in the slow lane — ...

El Lazarillo de Tormes inauguró el género de la novela picaresca. Relata las desventuras que un joven de origen humilde sufre al servicio de sus amos, entre los que se cuentan un ciego, un clérigo y un hidalgo pobre. Los avatares por los que pasa Lázaro son un magnífico pretexto para plasmar una ácida crítica a la sociedad de la época. Asimismo, el tratamiento de la anécdota, el lenguaje sobrio y eficaz, y una nueva concepción en el uso de los personajes propiciaron una renovación en la literatura del momento.