Funny Adventure

Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living. So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help—in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them. Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West—at the marina, even in the cemetery. And now they want more than his silence—they want a lookout.

A short story satire for our times Young Billy Hoeksma, future governor of Michigan, is age six. He skips away from school one day in the early 1970s, urged on to steal a Playboy magazine. Young Billy heads off to the drug store in the wrong direction. He gets lost. When Billy is reported missing by embarrassed school authorities, his wealthy father, the rising right-wing business and political figure William "Will" Hoeksma, Sr., fears the boy’s been kidnapped. He orders his private security team – headed by the enigmatic Vietnam veteran Wilbur Tuttle – to find his son. And so the ...

Dru has only 24 hours to save the world. It’s definitely going to be an all-nighter.Being the world’s only crystal sorceress means no vacation time, lousy pay, and zero benefits. But what’s worse? Finding out there actually is another crystal sorceress—who happens to be wickedly powerful and also dead-set on destroying the world. When she breaks into Dru’s shop, sets the place on fire, and steals an apocalyptic amulet, it’s hard not to take things personally. What’s a girl to do? Hit the road in a high-speed chase to get that amulet back before the seas boil, the stars fall ...

Zoe Mitchell's life is as meticulously planned as the weddings she organizes. Her idea of adventure? Trying a new brand of hair spray. But when a freak storm strands her in the Wyoming wilderness, she finds herself face-to-face with Axel Hawke - a rugged mountain man who could make even the most steadfast city girl swoon. Axel is everything Zoe isn't - wild, untamed, and unapologetically masculine. With his chiseled abs, smoldering blue eyes, and a beard that would make lumberjacks jealous, he's like a romance novel cover come to life. As Axel introduces Zoe to the raw beauty of mountain ...

In this collection are volumes four through seven of the Crucible Shard, the completed LitRPG adventure that mixes fantasy, gaming, and humor in an often brutal combination.

Riley Lawson, a handsome small-town guy, has just arrived in Hollywood to work as a talent agent, when he gets caught up in a love affair with a former TV star, Eliza Jones. The short fling ends after Eliza’s husband returns home, and Riley, surprised to find out Eliza was married, vows never to sleep with a client again. Everything changes when he meets Marisa––a stunning young actress. Their attraction is instant, but when he's told that Marisa is Eliza Jones' stepdaughter, he realizes she's completely off-limits. From forbidden love to complicated family dynamics, Riley's life is ...

Magic can solve all your problems. At least, that’s what Ruby would have said a year ago, before she learned she was a witch. Now, all magic does is create more problems. There’s a giant tear in the fabric between the non-magical world Ruby lives in and the magical one her boyfriend is from. Every time Ruby uses her powers, the tear grows larger. The only way to stop the magical world from swallowing up Ruby’s home is to journey into the unknown forests of the other realm that contain frightening creatures such as acid frogs, poison moths, and banshees that terrify you at night. And ...

Blood tells all. Vervain Lavine has been through Hell. Two Hells actually, one of which she's been barred from. Despite all that, things are going pretty well for the Godhunter. At least they were until she turned on the news. Crops across America are dying, children in Hawaii are missing, and havoc is being wrecked upon her nightclub, Moonshine. It's obviously God messing with her again but which one is it this time? There's so many gods who want her dead these days. Then one wrong word sends her tumbling into an unknown realm. A strange place filled with even stranger beings who seem to ...

This book was previously published as “Exploring His Fantasy” by Reba Bale. Is there room in their marriage for another man to join them? After ten years of marriage, Brooke finally tells her husband her ultimate fantasy: a ménage a trois -- with two men. Michael has always been staunchly straight, so he is shocked when Brooke’s suggestion brings up a secret desire to have his first gay experience. A Marriage Survival Retreat seems like the perfect opportunity for them to explore their secret desires and have a hot adventure in a safe environment. When they’re matched up with an ...

A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality. . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men.

As first dates go, it’s not the worst. Until the pirates show up. Dr. Faith Jackson’s life is nice and orderly. She’s the regional medical examiner and has no room for the chaos of a relationship. So, why does it feel like something is missing? Jake “Sol” Solomon has been trying to work up the nerve to ask Faith out for months. But this former Marine keeps missing the boat. Then, fate throws Faith and Sol together for a pirate-themed dinner cruise. Everything is going so well - until real pirates show up and ruin everything. They’ll have to work together if they want to see ...

The Case of the Missing Homework follows the misadventures of Marie Lane, a clever and imaginative pre-teen, as she faces a crisis: her homework has mysteriously disappeared! On what should have been a regular morning, panic strikes when Marie discovers her hard work is missing just before it's due. Her usual confidence gives way to frantic searching, from her cluttered bedroom to her school locker, but the elusive assignment is nowhere to be found. Not one to give up, Marie enlists the help of her friends, Mia and Kevin. Together, they retrace Marie's steps, diving headfirst into a series ...

A ditzy investigator looking for love. A dangerous cheating boyfriend. Will Sarah live long enough to get revengeSingle and looking for love, Sarah Winner turns to what she knows best: social media. Finding love online is no easy task, but Sarah is ready to rise to the challenge. After meeting Gary and believing that he was ‘the one’, her illusions are shattered when she discovers he's a criminal and bigamist. She turns him into the police, but when he’s out of prison and hungry for revenge, Sarah finds herself dodging death threats and facing danger at every corner. Under the ...

Little Monster has something very important to tell you. It is okay to become sad or angry with your friends, but under no circumstances should you try to nibble them. Remember, don't eat your friends! This book for early readers has about 900 words and 14 illustrations.

All three Adroit books in one box. MERCS, Movies and Babies right alongside Badass. You gotta love the Brothers friends. Book 1: We’ve all heard those stories that make you want to be part of the family, a friend, or acquaintance that performed such amazingly heroic acts you become the honored teller. We can’t all be trained for such things, but Alec Basinger is and Hollywood wants to put it in a movie. She’s Commander of the Beta Adroit Force Team. Her grandfather, twin brother, team and of course, her very own gift from God are the men in her life that see Al for all she is. Jump ...

They’ve dedicated their lives to saving others, but can they save themselves? Seventeen years ago, they met while doing emergency response work following Hurricane Rita. Maybe it was adrenaline that brought them together, maybe it was love, but it didn’t matter. It wasn’t meant to be. They lived in different parts of the world. They agreed to share one night, then went their separate ways. Dr. Clara Bownton has spent her entire medical career saving people’s lives and she’s always had a soft spot for Texas. But the years of traveling to disaster sites and war zones have worn her ...

A missing manuscript and a dead author spell a narrative of chaos in Bloomsville. When reclusive author Ashton Blackwood is found lifeless at Shelf Indulgence, I’m drawn into a plot twist thicker than the most intricate novel. I’m Grace Thompson—florist by trade, sleuth by necessity. Rosie, my terrier with a nose for mysteries, sniffs out intrigue, guiding me to characters ranging from rival authors to disgruntled editors. The stakes rise higher than a climactic chapter as I join forces with Chloe, my forensic partner. Sheriff Waverly admits this mystery is more baffling than a poorly...

Under a roaring sky of airships and steam, Stewart LeBeau meets the girl of his dreams. Bianca Shrewsbury is a radiant beauty who sets his heart aflame, but their budding romance is tested by a major obstacle. Bianca isn't allowed to have suitors until her elder sister is wed. Stewart hatches a mad plan to circumvent her father's rules. He hires a rogue to court Katalin Shrewsbury, Bianca's shrewish tinkerer sister. As stubborn as a wrench, Katalin has no desire to marry, and her new beau is trouble. As it happens, Stewart just hired a sky pirate to court her. Comedy, romance, and mischief ...

There’s something precious hidden in the hills. But everyone who seeks it never returns… WWII vet Hayward Yost happily enjoys retirement in small-town Oklahoma, a million miles away from his war years. But when a buddy dies under mysterious circumstances and the police rule it an accident, the grizzled old-timer is convinced there’s something terribly wrong. And as rumors resurface about the legendary lost treasure of Belle Star, he digs into the case that looks more and more like murder. With shifty characters circling the little community and a Cherokee fable of Bigfoot protecting ...

She must protect the apocalypse scroll, or else the world will come to a fiery end. No pressure or anything.Crystal sorceress Dru Jasper has become the unwilling guardian of an ancient instrument of destruction. Its world-ending power is held in check by only a single wax seal. Which seems like maybe a huge design flaw, but whatever. Now insidious spirits who can kill by touch are trying to get their clutches on the apocalypse scroll and break the final seal. To stop them, Dru needs a rare crystal older than the Earth itself. But it’s hidden in a meteorite crater deep in the desert, and ...