Verlag: BookRix
As Lili puts on her cam show, the devil jumps out of the computer screen through the internet. He wants to take her to his palace in hell, but before that, she must prove herself worthy by committing mass murder in a mafia whorehouse. A macabre short story of bloodbaths that degenerates, a least partly, into comedy.
These are tough times. Prices spiralling! Climate change! International tension! Pandemics! It's not hard to find things to worry about. But Scottish grannies can be an oasis of calm. Their wit and wisdom, their compassion and knowhow, their measured good sense and withering reproaches are exactly what is required. Scottish grannies are reassuring. They are relevant. And they need to be heard.Zum Buch
This is a book about divine dicks, mortal pricks, and some epically long-suffering women. The Ancient Greek myths and epics have spent the last few thousand years focusing on all the testosterone and willy-waving that their so-called heroes got up to. Now, at long last, it’s time to shine a light on the goddesses, nymphs and queens who had to endure all that unwanted wooing, the wrath of vengeful gods, and a lot of straight-up misogyny without complaint – or at least none that was considered worth noting. Is it really heroic to start a war just because the girl you like fancies someone else? And seriously, when will men stop fobbing off women's ideas as their own? These are the Greek myths as you’ve never heard them before. Appleseed's Divine Dicks and Mortal Pricks is a novel that reimagines the ancient Greek myths, focusing on the goddesses, nymphs, and queens who have been sidelined in the traditional stories. This humorous pastiche is a delightful blend of mythology and fiction, offering a fresh take on these timeless tales. For fans of Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin), Ali Hazelwood (Deep End), Rebecca Yarros (The Things We Leave Unfinished), Jonathan Coe (Bournville), and Bea Fitzgerald (Girl, Goddess, Queen). HarperCollins 2024Zum Buch
2019 Audie Winner – Best Original Work 2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Best Voiceover in Children's Audiobook 2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Outstanding Production in Audiobook 2018 Parents Choice Award – Silver Honor for Audiobook SPIN - THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL: A witty musical re-imagining of Grimm’s fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, created by musical theatre veterans, narrated by Jim Dale, and featuring a cast of Broadway musical stars. The story takes place in a Nice Little Kingdom, and ignites when a foolish miller brags that his daughter, Jane, can spin straw into gold. Since she cannot perform such a miracle, Jane desperately enlists the powers of a magical being…Rumpelstiltskin… in exchange for a promise with dire consequences. A fun, fractured fairy tale for the entire family. Cast: Jim Dale, Barrett Leddy, Lisa Livesay, Nicola Barber, Khristine Hvam, Nick Sullivan, John Brady, Johnny Heller Produced by Hvam Audio and Sammy Smile Music; Music Composed, Orchestrated, and Produced by Neil Fishman; Book and Lyrics by Harvey Edelman; Adapted for the Audiobook by David B. Coe and Harvey Edelman; Directed by Khristine Hvam; Musical Direction by Neil Fishman; Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Charles De Montebello at CDM Studios; Percussion Programming by Sam Fishman.Zum Buch
Bob and Brigit, a Canadian couple, have managed to screw up their previously successful lives when a wild investment in GoldRush, a mining company, lands the family in deep debt. Brigit is a heroine through it all, we might say a heroine-martyr. The debt paid off, and Brigit persuades Bob they need to hike the Camino de Santiago pilgrim trail. Bob is all up for some European sophistication and good times. Grand idea, but if crossing mountain passes, sleepless hours in noisy hostels and getting separated on the trail were their only challenges, they would surely have pulled through, but now, they must deal with old and new secrets that the trail churns up. There is energy and humour and lessons learnt, often in unexpected ways, from other pilgrims, local people, monks, nuns and history. Pardon my Camino is a thoughtful and humorous, better-late-than-never coming-of-age story, that will keep you laughing, concerned, engaged, and entertained and carry you off on an adventure in Spain to follow the trail.Zum Buch
We'll have a gay, old time ... There's nothing worse than a long ride in the car with AB, or so Kallie thinks as they head off to the Fairview Mountain Rehab Center to pay a visit to Trevor Darlington. But once they arrive, she finds there are some things that are indeed worse than Abuela-Blanca's kami-nazi driving -- such as running into Azure, her fashion designer from Model Middle America. Only he's not Azure -- or is he? Maybe? There's nothing "Azure" about the pasty-faced, non-makeup wearing man who shares Azure's face, any more than Kallie is truly "Arlanda." Kallie's more than certain it's a twin thing, even as he begs her to keep his truly devastating secret for fear of losing his job, his clout, and his reputation ... But when he consumes a radioactive doughnut, Kallie has no room for hesitation, and she fears her promise suddenly just got a lot harder to keep ... Azure Skies is episode 9 in C. S. Johnson's superhero satire serial, Fatgirl. You'll never look at doughnuts the same way after consuming this series!Zum Buch
Christmas is over. And so is my marriage… Twenty years of marriage. Twenty years of ignored red flags. And one very smug ex-girlfriend. He seemed perfect at first. Don’t they always? I fell fast, and I fell hard. So when I discovered his secret double life, suddenly all those years of feeling paranoid made sense. I had two options (well three, if you count me and my best friend with two spades and a suspicious willingness to serve hard time): 1. Stay for the kids 2. Sacrifice my sanity to divorce the b*stard The Secret Divorcée is my unfiltered story of falling for a red flag, betrayal, bad decisions, and how to turn heartbreak into hilarity – fuelled by wine and a side hustle my mother must never, ever find out about.Readers LOVE The Secret Divorcée: 'A funny story even though a cheating husband isn’t. So well written. I loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Told with humour, wit and total frankness, this book epitomises the strength, tenacity and courage of women who find themselves in this situation. Heartbreaking but uplifting!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hilariously witty and relatable. I have friends going through divorce right now – I’m gifting them copies' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is absolutely brilliant. I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fun and unique' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A great Saturday afternoon read. Loved the best friend. Read it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A good laugh of a book filled with a supportive best friend and lots and lots of wine!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This latest autofiction novel, The Secret Divorcée, is a top pre-order pick for those who appreciate a humorous take on family and life's unexpected turns. As an up-coming biographical fiction, it promises to deliver stories that are both engaging and relatable. nan HarperCollins 2026Zum Buch
