Verlag: Sheba Blake Publishing
The winner of the 1922 Pulitzer Prize in literature and the subject of several well-received film adaptations, Alice Adams is regarded as one of Booth Tarkington's most accomplished novels. The tale follows the exploits of the plucky young protagonist, who disregards her family's low social standing and pursues love with the well-heeled young man of her dreams.
Get ready for another helping of dizzying romance and laugh out loud comedy in ‘A Shackleford Victory’, the sixth instalment in the Dartmouth Diaries … After being suspended and subsequently dismissed from her job in the National Crime Agency, Teddy Shackleford reluctantly takes refuge in the quaint town of Dartmouth at the behest of her uncle, retired Admiral Charles Shackleford. Since she holds him partly responsible for the ignominious ending of her career, Teddy thinks the least he can do is give her a temporary roof over her head. Expecting to spend the summer licking her wounds and keeping her head down, the last thing Teddy expects is to be recruited by an eccentric aristocrat to unravel a tangled web of missing titles and family inheritance. Determined to solve the mystery, Teddy dives headfirst into her employer’s aristocratic world, but as she navigates the labyrinth of lineage and intrigue, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the enigmatic and charming Sebastian Sinclair, Fourteenth Duke of Blackmore, complicating matters in ways she could never have imagined. Will she uncover the truth behind the tangled inheritance? And could there be an unexpected prize waiting at the end of her journey? ‘A Shackleford Victory’ is a delightful contemporary romantic comedy that will have you laughing and cheering for Teddy as she navigates previously uncharted waters of friends, family and unexpected love.Zum Buch
The hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy Coco Pinchard series by multi-million bestselling author Robert Bryndza is now available as an audio box set! 'So many novels promise to be humorous and fail to deliver. This box set had me laughing and crying through the entire set. A brilliant read, and very well written by an exceptional author.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Book 1: The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard For fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary: Through email, Coco Pinchard documents her seemingly perfect life falling to shambles! She confides in her quirky, supportive friends as she deals with hilarious hijinks, dating after 40, and eccentric in-laws… Book 2: Coco Pinchard's Big Fat Tipsy Wedding With a successful writing career, a great group of pals, and a hunky boyfriend, Coco thinks she’s finally on the road to happily ever after — until Adam inexplicably disappears the day they’re slated to move in together! Can Coco figure out what really happened to her perfect beau? Book 3: Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex Coco Pinchard has a great life, a bestselling memoir, and a handsome second husband. Things are going exactly as planned — until her adult son runs into disaster, her ex’s mother butts back into her life, and she finds out she’s pregnant! Maybe life is more fun if you throw your plans out the window… Book 4: A Very Coco Christmas A Very Coco Christmas is a delicious, Coco Pinchard prequel, set in 1985, with a glorious cast of characters including Daniel’s mother Ethel, sister Meryl - and a turkey called Jean Paul Belmondo... Book 5: Coco Pinchard's Must-Have Toy Story It’s December 1992, and children are going crazy for the Tracy Island toy - almost as crazy as the parents! Coco Pinchard is desperately trying to track one down for her four-year-old son Rosencrantz and tries everything in the hope that he can open his must-have toy on Christmas morning.Zum Buch
We all know cats can talk – but how do we find out what our cat is actually saying? Talk to Your Cat is the book that reveals the secrets of the enigmatic feline. With a host of cat lore and wisdom, as well as explaining body language, facial expressions, and the meaning of meows, the book breaks down the mysteries surrounding why cats do what they do! You'll find information on cat psychology, how breeding controls behaviour, finding the root cause of what has made your cat unhappy and all sorts of fascinating facts to help you better understand your feline friend. Soon you will know everything there is to know about your cat! But we may never understand why they knocked that glass off the table…Zum Buch
Her last job won't be a day at the beach.Harper Barton has one reason and one reason only to be in Colombia, and it isn't for fun in the sun. As an expert in "acquiring"antiquities, she's been tasked with collecting a valuable necklace from a gala. The problem? A drug kingpin wants the piece for himself, and won't let a cat burglar get in his way.Diego Morales is in Colombia doing research for his next book. The mild-mannered professor was expecting dusty books and boring lecture halls, not a beautiful woman sweeping him onto the dance floor and planting a kiss on him before being chased out of the building by armed guards.Harper and Diego find themselves neck-deep in trouble when they're kidnapped by the drug kingpin, but things go from bad to worse when they both go overboard and end up lost in the middle of the Colombian jungle. Can they stay alive long enough to get home? Can they stop fighting long enough to realize there's more than just jungle heat simmering between them?Off the Map is high-stakes adventure with spark, snark, and plenty of danger.Zum Buch
Keep Your Mouth Shut! (And Other Things I Can't Do) is an evening of comedy and music from entertainer, Annie Korzen, the creator of Yenta: Unplugged. You might call her Joan Rivers with Class. Plus, she plays the piano, singing her own insightful lyrics. I'd advise you to hurry and see her! - The Santa Monica Daily Press Based out of Los Angeles, Annie Korzen began her career as an actress-writer in New York's Off-Broadway scene. She is, perhaps, best known for her recurring role as Doris Klompus on Seinfeld, and her humorous essays on NPR's popular Morning Edition. She has done extensive work in well-known feature films (Tootsie, Stardust Memories, and others) and top television shows.Zum Buch
Diane Williams, "godmother of flash fiction" (The Paris Review), returns with thirty-three short, brilliant stories. In Williams's stories, life is newly alive and dangerous; whether she is writing about an affair, a request for money, an afternoon in a garden, or the simple act of carrying a cake from one room to the next, she offers us beautiful and unsettling new ways of seeing everyday life. In perfectly honed sentences, with a sly and occasionally wild wit, Williams shows us how any moment of any day can open onto disappointment, pleasure, and possibility.Zum Buch
