Action Comedy

“Riveting fun to read.”—New York Times Book Review “An unforgettable debut. Mancusi is a writer to watch.”—Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel A TIME Magazine Best Book of Summer A Vol. 1 Brooklyn Book of the Month A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of Summer...

Bingo Grabbins is a soddit who enjoys a comfortable life (apart from his feet, of course). But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandef, and a company of bizarrely Welsh dwarves drag him away on an adventure. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard (or so they say) guarded by...

Cheaters tells nine short stories, each discussing a different shade of infidelity in today's times when societal norms are still the same-archaic. However, the urge to explore and experiment amongst the youth is at an all-time high. This friction, if not handled well, could lead to unexpected...

In the third book of Michael Reisig’s captivating series, Florida Keys adventurers Kansas Stamps and Will Bell find their lives turned upside down when they discover a truth device hidden in the temple of an ancient civilization. Enthralled by the virtue (and entertainment value) of personally dispensing truth and justice with this unique tool, they take it all a step too far and discover that everyone wants what they have. Seasoned with outrageous humor and sultry romances, Along the Road to Key West carries you through one wild adventure after another.

When a neurotic statistics geek gets invited to his twenty-five-year high school reunion, he spends his life savings remaking his identity to wow his old classmates. Only one tiny problem: his new persona gets him mistaken for a drug kingpin and sends him running for his life with the very people who used to make it miserable.

Meet Daniel Chesterfield, a six foot seven inch foul mouthed straight arrow with a trite sense of humor and deep love and respect for law, order, and justice. Trading in his detective shield in Palm Beach County, Florida for a Sheriff’s badge in the rural town of Cowbell, Montana, Dan is assigned to take over the Bear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Sub-Station.

Lillith Hemlock is the last in a long line of Hemlock witches, but her parents renounced magic as evil before she was born. After witch hunters burn down their house, Lilly's family moves in with her grandparents, who are practicing witches living in a town of magical creatures.

Si prenda una compagnia di commedianti di provincia, si lasci loro libertà di azione e di inazione, si aggiungano amori comici e beffe sarcastiche, tradimenti e pitoccherie, finzione e verità, si lasci che i guitti in questione incontrino bislacchi, poetucoli, imbroglioni: si mescoli il tutto in una lingua mobile e saltimbanca e si avrà Il Romanzo buffo di Scarron.

Será melhor manter os pés bem firmes no chão ou nos deixar levar por um pouco de fantasia? Desde os 13 anos, Maria Luiza conta os dias para chegar ao fim da adolescência e finalmente ir para a faculdade. Para ela, as pessoas deveriam passar da infância direto para a vida adulta, sem que fosse necessário lidar com rostos espinhentos e grupinhos típicos de toda sala de ensino médio.

Кофеварка – это роман-мозаика, в котором смешались комедия, драма, детектив и руководство к действию. Тысячи людей ежедневно сидят за чашкой кофе и рассказывают друг другу тысячи своих историй: терпких, насыщенных, ароматных, обжигающих, оставляющих горечь сожаления или приятное послевкусие. Никто даже не подозревает, как кофе смешивает множество историй в одну.

It's autumn 2001, and a fire-breathing dragon is destroying London. With most of her military overseas, the Queen decides to do what previous Queens would've done and call in her Knights! The only problem is that the Queen has only knighted celebrities.

Meet Mr. Conley, a shooting instructor who trains people in the time-honored American custom of self-defense. He also practices self-defense, but only when he can’t come up with a better option. Most hitmen live in fear of the legal system, but Conley considers it his best friend. In a world where there’s nothing new under the sun, Conley has worked out a whole new twist for a very old game.

Pubblicato originariamente in venti puntate mensili, tra il 1836 e il 1837, il romanzo incontrò già all'epoca un grande successo popolare, soprattutto a partire dalla comparsa di Sam Weller (nel quinto capitolo), che portò le vendite a oltre quarantamila copie per numero. Oreste Del Buono sottolineava che la pubblicazione dei fascicoli rappresentava una sorta di evento: li leggevano nei cortili ad alta voce a tutta la famiglia.

Join Brandon and Helen for a lighthearted romance set in the American Southwest! Brandon Juarez, 22 and a type 1 diabetic, has been a policeman in the small town of Chili Pepper, Colorado for just two days when someone tries to kill Helen Granillo, 21. Brandon is ordered to take Helen out of town to keep her safe. Brandon is from New Mexico, so Helen and her Maine Coon cat Fluffernutter take him sightseeing in Colorado. A week spent in an RV launches an attraction between the two. Will canoeing on a high mountain lake end in a night of romance?

Each and every year, the Sprin’ Bor came. It was the wave of water that flooded downriver, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring. But this year, it was late! The panic among the creatures of White Waters Chase was just simmering away quietly, until one day, it reaches boiling point when an immigrant ferret, known by the name of Percy Polecat (though he prefers the name Black Paw), opens his big mouth. Within a matter of hours, Percy’s been arrested and tried on trumped-up charges

The world is a curious place, filled with mystery and unexplainable events. This story follows the man known only as Tim Meadows. He is a man of mystery, with his history kept secret. He has seen things that some can only dream to see. Everything in this story is dedicated to the memory of some of the world's impossibilities, and limitless to what some call realistic. Tim must find the balance between reality and his own personal world, before everything collapses. Follow these wonderous adventures with Tim, and be prepared to have questions.

Después de presentar su año en Estados Unidos ("California 83") y en la universidad ("Chorromoco 91"), Pepe Colubi retoma las andanzas de su alter ego en el momento en que Pipi obtiene su título académico en 1994. A base de inconstancia, falta de ambición y tendencia a no esforzarse, intentará labrarse un futuro sin doblar el espinazo. Nadie ha logrado menos con tan poco.

Molly Miranda is back for more hilarious and exciting adventures in professional burglary. This time, Molly is thrown into the high-stakes world of art theft. She and Rhys, her partner-in-crime, travel to France to steal a priceless work of art with the help of a new business connection - an artist with her own set of unique skills.

Dog walker Ben Carter is shocked to discover that his mom's fiancé, Alvar, is an "encantado"–a shapeshifting dolphin that seduces human women and preys on their flesh. He races to Minnesota to stop their wedding, leaving demon dog Toby back in Chicago.

Where do we end up after we pass on? Does grief follow us to the afterlife? Theodore is about to find out the hard way in a strange new land as death, denial, and danger push his mind and body to the limits.