Family Humor

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.

I’ve finally found my muse. Turns out she’s been behind the front desk at my family’s luxury hotel this whole time—smiling shyly, trying to hide that she’s been a fan of my band for years. Marla’s sweet. A stunning redhead with curves made to be worshiped—and I plan to do exactly that, on my knees. One look from her shattered months of songwriter’s block and lit a fire in me I haven’t felt in years. Now I’m sneaking downstairs just to see her. Just to hear her laugh. Just to imagine what she sounds like when she’s gasping my name. But the girl I can’t stop writing ...

"This is small town romance at its best!” Brook I meet the hottest man I’ve ever seen, and I ugly cry on him. And when I say ugly cry, I mean the whole deal: streaky mascara, puffy eyes, and snot everywhere. Totally embarrassing. And confirmation that my life is officially a hot mess. I’ve inherited my mother’s dog hotel. The building needs repairs, we’re in debt, and my sisters have descended on the house, leaving it a noisy, chaotic mess. Then along comes Owen, making me laugh and cry and tingle all over. But when I find out his secret, I’m devastated. I want nothing more to ...

The second Plunge story ... all about the first time When Kathy took The Plunge! ... Hal was a minor figure in the tale Now it is his turn to be the centre of the action. The things we do for love!

Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents' madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their parents' strange world.

Ten years ago, Lang chose his family, his lineage and his bloodline over his heart. Not a day has gone by since that he hasn’t regretted it. Now it’s time to put the past in the past and claim his mate. This time, Lang will let nothing get in his way. A decade ago, Muddy watched, horrified, as the man who stole her virginity and her heart chose another woman. Now, he thinks he can come waltzing back into her life? No effin’ way. NOTE: In the late 1800s, on a homestead in New Mexico, Helen Cartwright was widowed under mysterious circumstances. Knowing there was power in the feminine ...

I knocked up my one-night stand. Well, it started as a one-night stand. Veronica left the next morning with a promise: she'd knock on my hotel room door the next time she passed through Las Vegas. Color me shocked when she actually followed through. The year after that, too. And the year after that. Is a once-a-year fling a thing? Because we perfected it. Until last night—when she showed up with a baby. Our baby. I didn’t even know Veronica’s last name, and now we have a daughter together. One look into those big brown eyes and I was done for. Forget casual. I want the whole damn ...

When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the gritty '90s Chicago art scene, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in the thriving underground scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to suburban married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter the often-baffling pursuits of health and happiness from polyamorous would-be suitors to home-renovation hysteria.

Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much more like children than wolf pups now. They are accustomed to wearing clothes. They hardly ever howl at the moon. And for the most part, they resist the urge to chase squirrels up trees.

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then, Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal, and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family, and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: The twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way.

Betrayed by his guild and left for dead, Benjamin Jewel's aspirations to triumph in the Ragnarök Tournament seemed shattered—until Chuck, his mother's enthusiastic boyfriend—secures him a last-minute entry. His luck is turning around. Ben's relief morphs into horror when he discovers that his "noob" family has also joined for a bit of fun, making his challenging quest downright nightmarish. Now, not only must he navigate a treacherous world teeming with monsters, vengeful gods, and sinister spirits, but he must also contend with his new guildmates: his own dysfunctional family.

Taking us inside one of the 20th century's most ambitious assassination attempts - "making history personal", as one character puts it - High Dive moves between the luxurious hospitality of a British tourist town and the troubled city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the height of the armed struggle between the Irish Republican Army and those loyal to the UK government.

Thrift shop til someone drops... The Vintage Vendetta When she receives a strange invitation to her aunt’s midnight funeral in the cozy Minnesota town of Pine Grove, Jessica Braun’s life is going nowhere. Her marriage is over, and her dead-end job has run out of road. Now she’s inheriting an old log house full of collected treasures and memories, and learns Aunt Daphne’s death was no accident. To make matters worse, Jess is the hopeless deputy’s prime suspect. After a second old-timer is silenced and a third may be in danger, she dives into her own investigation and the town’s ...

Join in the mayhem with Henry as he loses his TV, tries to sabotage his family's plans, has to change a nappy and much more in this mighty volume! Contains 10 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast.

Sam Bennett is the last of a dying breed, a former Mad Man, now made redundant after 30 years at the same advertising agency. Left with his awards and a case of Bulgarian whiskey (which he still can’t remember buying), Sam retreats to his home, awaits the summer arrival of his daughter and crazy son-in-law, Muller, is plagued by panic attacks and has an incident involving a pressed ham on a liquor store window with a young security guard named Max. .

Major Ava Sharpe decided three years ago that her sister Hannah would stay with her while she recovered from injuries she received while deployed in the Middle East. Now retired and an MCJROTC High School Teacher with her best friend retired Captain Alex Danvers and retired Sargent Major Mick Rory. But Hannah being naturally clumsy as she is does some damage to the ligaments in her ankle and a small fracture leads her to needed some physical therapy. However the physical therapist one Retired Army Captain Sara Lance has Ava regretting she ever stepped foot into the place.

Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it.

Liza Day’s mother isn’t dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself a funeral anyway. It’s the kind of attention grab Liza left behind to build a quiet life for herself and her rebellious teenage daughter, Avery. But between her students discovering her old daytime TV show—putting her teaching job at risk—and her mother’s unexpected funeral invitation, Liza’s life feels truly like a soap opera.

Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or well-meaning parents. But he knows enough to record his daily thoughts in a manly journal - not some girly diary. In a unique novel brimming with laugh-out-loud moments, Greg chronicles his first turbulent year of middle school.