Funny Shorts

An expat living in South Korea is attracted to Korean farmer Dae-jin, because of his looks and his wealth. But a legendary trickster goblin, a dokkaebi, has its eyes set on the money-grabber to foil her plans. Will the girl get the money and tear Dae-jin away from his wife? Or, perhaps the dokkaebi has other plans....

A teacher in a poor South Florida school has an encounter with a student who changes her thinking about herself and the meaning of life.

Dallas-Cassandra I want to give Drake an anniversary to remember, make his biggest fantasy a reality. I thought he was crazy when he told me that he wanted to see me with another man, like, certifiably insane. Drake is shy, timid, conservative, anything but a wife sharer. But he wanted to do this and I wanted to do it for him. I made the plans, found Evan, an experienced Bull from Wall Street, tall, blonde, handsome. He’s everything I could have wanted for my first time as a hotwife. And, it just so happens that he’s into everything I’m offering, even if I have to play up the southern...

How to Woo a Spinster—a Daughtry family prequel Still unmarried at twenty-eight, Lady Emmaline Daughtry has resigned herself to spinsterhood. Then Captain John Alistair arrives at her door—the very image of the perfect lover of her most private dreams. But can a man with a secret and a woman who’s never known love find happiness when they least expect to?

Ginger’s wedding is in less than an hour, so what does she do? She sneaks outside to find Jack Frost. But Jack isn’t there, he’s upset with her and has moved his house. When she finds him, she has to convince him to take her in his arms again. Satisfied and basking in the afterglow she does the unthinkable – she tells Jack she loves him. In a panic, she agrees to let him come back to the main house to help her call off the wedding to Fergus. Jack thinks that’ll be super fun. Just think of all the mischief he can get up to with that many female elves around. Ginger isn’t sure ...

This book is a collection of funny stories about traders who gather at a brokerage to conduct business in the stock market. Rivalries, conflicts, and envy take hold of the characters involved in picturesque episodes. Inspired by actual individuals I've encountered throughout my career in trading, spanning both brokerage firms and hedge funds, these stories provide glimpses into the colorful characters that populate the trading world. From seasoned veterans to ambitious newcomers, the brokerage is a melting pot of diverse personalities, each with their own unique approach to the market. ...

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 ...

NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author SIMONE: ADVENTURES IN DATING (Book 2: The Billionaire Revealed) is a prequel to the hilarious bestselling series, CARPE DiEMILY. This installment series can be read separately from CARPE DiEMILY. BOOK DESCRIPTION: All my life, I've been a man-magnet. Everywhere I go, guys drop at my feet. After all, I have a perfect body, insatiable sex drive, and a razor wit. I'm also modest (can't you tell?). Trouble is, I've never been lucky in love. I only attract guys who forget their wallets and show up to dates wearing #@%#-stained clothes. With my best...

He’s the Chance I need to take. If it’s going to be anyone, it’s going to be Chance Alexander for my first time as a hotwife. The waiter worships the ground I walk on, is always attentive in his service, and tonight is no exception. How does he take such good care of me, knowing what I need before I even know I need it? He puts me at ease and the embarrassment fades from my mind. I can do this, he’ll help me. Chance wears a smile on his face and nothing else as he tortures every part of me in his college boy bedroom, taking control even though I’m old enough to have been his ...

Fun in the sun is even more fun when two couples can play. After Grant and Claudia got, shall we say, better acquainted with their vacationland neighbors, they set their sights on a new couple, just as naïve as they had been. It’s time to loosen up and go where desire takes them. Nothing is off limits in this lakeside adventure. Now that Claudia’s had a taste of another woman, she finds herself craving that irresistible satisfaction only the fairer sex can provide. She needs to be touched by more than just her husband, by more than just a man. She needs it all. As much as she can get ...

You'll love this collection of stories featuring quirky, yet lovable family members. In "Translating Aunt Edna", three boys decide to play a trick on their aunt, who insists on teaching them new vocabulary words. The English language can be complicated - there are so many words that describe the same thing! You’ll discover many of them in this silly story about a group of siblings who decide they are sick of learning new words!

Amaryllis is used to the unwanted attention but no one but her fiancé has ever come to her rescue, never made her feel as positively high as Gage Owens's attention does. He doesn't know how to control himself around her. All he wants to do is make Amy feel an ounce of the pleasure that she makes him feel when she looks at him like he's the savior of her universe. But that's not all she wants him to be and they both know it, even on the public beach in front of his Mexico home. Even though Cayden is willing to share her, Gage knows that letting her go when the sun comes up is not going to ...

West Coast, East Coast, hotwives all around. Kathleen Westerly is every man’s walking wet dream, tall, brunette with curves that won’t quit. Donnell can’t stop fantasizing about his neighbor’s wife and Jesse knows he’ll make their dream of sharing Kathleen with a black man a reality, so confident that they don’t even broach the subject with him before surprising him at his front door. Donnell is only taken off guard for a second, not wasting a minute before he agrees to their little plan. He can’t turn her down, looking so sexy and eager on his doorstep in her skimpy little ...

Cops in romance books are always so sweet and protective. Unfortunately, Evie’s life is no romance book. Bookstore owner Evie Fontenot has a mystery to solve. Someone is messing with her bookstore, and there’s no way someone is going to get away with ruining the successful business she created. Her friends insist she report the issues to the police, but based on her history with the law, she knows they’ll be no help. When she meets the bossy and rigid police chief, she knows she’s right. Jake Wilson isn’t sure what’s going on at Boozy Books, but there’s one thing he does know:...

You're never too old to be naughty... Maisie has always been "the good girl". She married her high school sweetheart, had two kids, bought a house, and adopted a dog. But when her husband gets arrested for running a Ponzi scheme, she realizes that their life together was all an illusion. Unemployed, broke, and newly homeless, she accepts an offer from her college roommate to move across the country to work at a small-town bookstore. When she smells the fresh ocean air, she's sure things are looking up for her -- at least until she rear-ends Santa... Reformed bad boy Thom has one vice left ...

Are you ready to get swept away into a world of fantastic adventure and new discoveries? The Funny Things I Heard at the Bus Stop series of short stories for kids is the perfect book for bedtime listening, a quick after-school adventure, or any time that you want to get taken to a magical, funtabulous, amazing world of imagination that is perfect for kids aged three to one hundred and three.

CHRISTMAS IN SEATTLE It’s Christmas Eve, and jet-setting Ariella and her husband are in Seattle for an elegant party. After a steamy encounter on top of the Space Needle, Ariella enters the ballroom to discover that a menacing stranger has revealed a secret from her past to everyone in the room. Although Ariella puts on a brave face, her character is called into question by the very person she trusts most in the world: her sexy millionaire husband. When she finds herself out on the dark, rainy streets of Seattle on Christmas Eve, she is confronted with the possibility that her happily-...

Frauen lieben Männer mit Sinn für Humor. Der Mann ist die Stimmungskanone, der im richtigen Moment das Richtige sagt, doch das Problem ist: Wo sind die guten Einzeiler, wenn man sie mal braucht?

Michael Chabon once said, "I scan the tables of contents of magazines, looking for Antonya Nelson's name, hoping that she has decided to bless us again." And now she has blessed us again, with a bounty of the stories for which she is so beloved. Her stories are clear-eyed, hard-edged, beautifully formed. In the title story, "Funny Once", a couple held together by bad behavior fall into a lie with their more responsible friends.

High school teacher Jack McCarthy endures a challenging day at an inner-city school in South Florida. During a rainstorm on the way home, he has an epiphany.