Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing
Humorist Stephen Leacock was known for targeting the excesses of the aristocratic class in his lighthearted satire. This tendency is on full display in Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, a series of stories and vignettes that mock the pomp, pretensions and silly customs of the upper classes.
The truth will out… Back home after her life changing moment at Frogham train station, it seems that Alison’s life is looking up and there’s even a possibility of romance on the horizon. Maybe she can finally stop lying. But it’s not very long before it all starts to go wrong and when Alison makes an enemy of Blake’s new girlfriend, she decides it’s time to get herself a proper job and make something of herself. She soon discovers that she’s not actually qualified for anything and is forced to take a job that’s her very worst nightmare. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear that Mother was looking down on her and laughing. Can she ever shake off the spectre of Mother? Will she ever find true love? Find out in Fact Girl Slim Forever, the final instalment in the Fat Girl Slim Series.Show book
Working in industry as a Chemical Engineer boring ... who says it is? Most people consider working in the Industrial world to be fairly mundane and boring. Well I am able to contradict that erroneous belief. My forty years in industry have been far from ordinary and unexciting. In fact those years have been so eventful and exhilarating, I felt compelled to put events, incidents and a plethora of eclectic, fascinating characters into print and write about my career as a Chemical Engineer from the late sixties to the beginning of the eighties. While I typed away, it occurred to me, these stories are so way out, fantastic and implausible, no-one will believe a word of it. Using that old cliché, fact is often stranger than fiction. Read more and make your own mind up, as it is indeed Life‛s Rich Mix.Show book
In the theater of love, one practice kiss between best friends could steal the show… Three things fuel my life to the brim: my boisterous family, the magic of musicals, and my best friend, Eric Moody—who just happens to be the man I dare not love. Eric is my sunshine, the life of the party, and the one who fills my quiet moments with laughter. He's the perfect guy, suave and flirtatious, always ready with a quick-witted remark. Here’s the twist, though: he’s after a future I can’t provide. So, I’ve locked my feelings away like a secret musical tucked safely in a drawer, afraid to let the world hear my heart's hidden song. But when I’m reluctantly cast in a local musical at the school where we both work—cue the cringe-worthy panic—Eric steps in to help me prepare, turning my rehearsals into something far more exhilarating. And then comes the moment I never saw coming: a casual offer to “practice kiss.” The air crackles with undeniable attraction, and the walls I’ve built in the name of friendship begin to crumble. Can I keep my heart locked away when every moment with him feels like a leap into the unknown? And is it wrong to want the one person I think I can never have? Perfect for fans of: ✔️teacher romance ✔️best friends to lovers ✔️childhood friends ✔️temporary roommates ✔️musical theater references ✔️found family ✔️attractive goofball heroes Belonging With Her Best Friend is Book 4 in the California Dreamin’ sweet romantic comedy series, where a group of roommates and friends find their perfect matches and support one another like crazy. Each story stands alone, but you will get more enjoyment out of them if you read in order. This single-POV novel is filled with all the sizzling romantic tension and swoons possible without on-page intimacy.Show book
When an angel accidentally falls to Earth — quite literally — Victorian England isn’t ready for him. In The Wonderful Visit, H. G. Wells blends gentle comedy, quiet wonder, and sharp social insight in this whimsical tale of the extraordinary disrupting the everyday. When a vicar mistakes a celestial visitor for a rare bird and wounds him, he soon discovers the “strange bird” is, in fact, an angel — bewildered, radiant, and suddenly subject to the odd rules of human life. As the vicar tends to his unexpected guest, the angel must confront earthly aches, polite society, manners, gossip, and the peculiar limitations of mortals. What follows is a heart-touching and humorous exploration of innocence, belief, and the fragile barrier between the divine and the ordinary. With charm and subtle satire, Wells invites us to consider how humanity might greet the miraculous — with curiosity, confusion, and perhaps a touch of grace. A tender, thoughtful fantasy told with wit and warmth.Show book
"A Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain is a delightful and humorous travelogue that takes readers on a rollicking journey through Europe. Drawing on his own experiences and imagination, Twain crafts a narrative that combines his witty observations, amusing anecdotes, and satirical commentary on the people, places, and customs encountered during his travels. The story follows Twain and his fictional companion, Harris, as they embark on a walking tour across Europe, exploring countries such as Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. With their unique blend of curiosity and mischief, the duo encounters a series of misadventures, cultural misunderstandings, and comical encounters that keep readers entertained from start to finish.Show book
A satirical SF caper of evolution, gangsters, Darwin’s brain, and the Golden Age of Hollywood from the Nebula and World Fantasy Award–winning author. When Sonya Orlova, a successful 1930s horror-film actress, crosses paths with a gorilla whose brain has been swapped for the frozen cerebrum of the late Charles Darwin, the two are inspired to write and produce evolution-themed monster movies—with Sonya in her greatest role, Korgora the Ape Woman! As this offbeat and controversial Hollywood series finds a devoted cult audience, Sonia’s relationship with her strange simian collaborator acquires an intensity neither could have imagined. Then disaster strikes, as zealous opponents to Darwin’s ideas contrive to put the Ape Woman out of business. By turns satiric and romantic, madcap, and thoughtful, Behold the Ape is at once an outré love story, a tribute to classic monster movies, and a science-fictional celebration of that beleaguered institution we call public education.Show book
