Old Comedy

Ever since Alana Diaz adopted her cat Furrari, she has found herself in a feud with her infuriating neighbor, whom she knows only by the name on the passive aggressive notes he leaves on her door - R. Jones. Alana works hard all day, and the last thing she needs when she finally relaxes on her balcony with a glass of wine and her new furry roommate is her neighbor’s dog barking his head off.

Liza Miller never dreamed that anyone would be interested in her life, let alone buy a book about it. But everything changes when, on the eve of her 50th birthday, she publishes a thinly veiled novel about a woman posing as a millennial called Younger - which her old friend Kelsey wants to turn into a TV show. Liza is off to Los Angeles to help Kelsey write the pilot. But that means leaving behind her on-again off-again boyfriend, Josh, her pregnant daughter, and her best friend, Maggie. Can Liza find happiness in her new adventure if it means leaving everyone she loves?

Is your 8-year-old ready for non-stop giggles? If the answer is yes, then keep reading. Finding jokes that truly entertain kids can be tricky. Some are too hard to understand, outdated, or just not funny. But Jokes for 8-Year-Old Boys & Girls is packed with modern, laugh-out-loud jokes, perfectly suited for young minds. Created with feedback from kids and parents, this book is filled with jokes that are easy to understand and tons of fun to share with family and friends. Inside Jokes for 8-Year-Old Boys & Girls, the young reader will discover: The funniest animal jokes, hilarious school ...

Guys my age just don't do it for me. That's why I'm a college senior and still a virgin. I want a man - a real man - like Professor Fitzgerald. He's handsome, smart, accomplished, and famous for writing a best-selling book about the psychology of sex. Just 'cause I'm a virgin doesn't mean I don't think about doing it. I'm obsessed. My roommate says I'm the dirtiest virgin in the world. I'd let Professor Fitzgerald make me a woman in a heartbeat. But I know he'd never go for a shy, inexperienced student like me.

After a health scare, 77-year-old Barbara goes to convalesce in the sleepy Somerset village of Winsleigh Green with her sister, Pauline, who is now a widow. The sisters are like chalk and cheese - Barbara, outspoken and aloof and Pauline, good natured and homely - so it’s not long before the tension starts to rise. But when Pauline accidentally knocks down a vagrant who goes by the name of Bisto Mulligan, the ladies find themselves with another houseguest.

I’m just the nanny. He’s my boss. This gorgeous grump that’s totally off limits. Jeremy North is a single dad and is driving me bonkers. The Grump has me questioning why I work for him. But I love his silly, adorable kids so I’m back as his nanny temporarily. Being extra cautious as a single mom, I keep my heart locked tight. Maybe it’s living under the same roof or working together That is making me second guess myself and second guessing him. He makes my mind spin and suddenly I’m craving him. I now find myself giggling like a schoolgirl with butterflies dancing in my stomach....

He might be my boss. He might be charming, gorgeous and single. He might be everyone's Mr. Perfect. But for me, he just flips all of my damn switches every single time! And his latest request is no different. Pretend to be his girlfriend?! Me?! His secretary? Out of the whole female population that exists on this planet? He asks me? The only female who he knows is absolutely oblivious as to what makes the great Mr. Boss so Great? And I am supposed to sell this to his ex?! Did I mention he wants revenge on his ex? No? Well, that's going to cost him a pretty hefty amount. Because this girl is...

A cowboy yearns to settle down... Weary of wanderlust, cowboy Brent Stewart retires from the rodeo circuit and returns home to Honey, Texas to wrangle horses and claim the heart of the woman he left in his rearview mirror when he took off to chase stardom. A small-town girl hankers for bright lights... Steadfast Caitlin Rogers runs the Honey Hive, a local charity that finds houses for needy families, but all her life, she’s longed to see the world and now she finally has a chance. All she has to do is say “yes” to her dream job. But Brent has sauntered back to town, tugging at her ...

My 40th birthday gift? Having to arrest my one-night stand for murder. I should have known my big birthday would be a disaster. First, my family forgot—classic 16 Candles move. Then, perimenopause decided to crash the party with an attitude. And, to top it off, I’m in big trouble for punching my boss - but those were extenuating circumstances. Things were looking up when a drop-dead gorgeous silver fox offered himself as my birthday present. I found myself in the arms of the sexiest stranger I’ve ever met. It was supposed to be one unforgettable night. Until I had to arrest him for ...

It takes only one halfling bomb, and Offi Numminen’s world is turned upside-down - or downside-up, really, since he lives in a hole in the ground. His goth cardigans and aggressive melancholy set him apart from the other gnomes, as does his decision to fight back against their halfling oppressors. Suddenly Offi is the leader of a band of lovable misfits and outcasts - from a gryphon who would literally kill for omelets to a young dwarf herbalist who is better with bees than with his cudgel to an assertive and cheerful teen witch with a beard as long as her book of curses.

Her fantasy is coming true – but can she trust it? Ever since Barb’s friend Vanessa got into a committed relationship with two men, she’s been fantasizing about what it would be like to have two people focused on her and giving her pleasure. But when she meets best friends Aaron and Carter at a nightclub, it seems too good to be true. These hot younger guys can’t possibly be interested in her, right? But they keep coming around, chipping away at her resistance until she starts to believe that maybe she’s finally found the two guys who can give her the happily ever after she’s ...

Former PI Travis Walker has joined his brother on the family ranch. He’s happy with his new life, but when a friend from his past asks for help, he agrees to handle one last case. Only problem? This isn’t a normal case. For one thing, Travis has always been attracted to the lovely Dani Karlinski. For another, her meddlesome grandmother is being sued for putting a “curse” on a neighbor. You see, Grandma Freda occasionally places “romantic suggestions” on people she believes need love. And Dani needs Travis to help her prove hexes aren’t real and the lawsuit is groundless. But ...

After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash.

I am dumbfounded that this is the same demanding grump I used to work for. Now he’s holding my child’s hand like a loving dad but it’s all pretend, right? I marched into Mathew Greyson's office demanding I get my last paycheck. Even if he let me go, I still deserve to be paid the hours I worked! Instead I get finagled into being his fake fiancé. Putting my pathetic high school drama skills to test, My children and I need to convince Matt’s parents that we are in love. And excited to become a complete family. Shopping sprees and makeovers done! We are ready for the best performance ...

In the town of Night Vale, there’s a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone’s home, but no one knows how she got there or where she came from...until now. Told in a series of eerie flashbacks, the story of The Faceless Old Woman goes back centuries to reveal an initially blissful and then tragic childhood on a Mediterranean Estate in the early 19th century, her rise in the criminal underworld of Europe, a nautical adventure with a mysterious organization of smugglers, her plot for revenge on the ones who betrayed her, and ultimately her death and its aftermath.

A masked man. A night of passion. An unexpected revelation… After months of social distancing Christy has pandemic fatigue. She needs to socialize. She needs to talk to someone who is not on Zoom. She needs…to scratch an itch. A year of isolation is a long time to be alone with nothing but her battery-operated boyfriend to keep her company. When her friend suggests they get together in real life and attend an underground masquerade party downtown, Christy decides it’s worth the risk. She shares an incredible night with a total stranger, but when the masks come off and she realizes ...

Martha Andersson may be 79 years old and live in a retirement home, but that doesn't mean she's ready to stop enjoying life. So when the new management of Diamond House starts cutting corners to save money, Martha and her four closest friends - The Genius, The Rake, Christina, and Anna-Gretta (aka the League of Pensioners) - won't stand for it. Fed up with early bedtimes and overcooked veggies, this group of feisty seniors sets about to regain their independence, improve their lot, and stand up for seniors everywhere.

This is the third book in the Old Filth trilogy ( Old Filth, The Man in the Wooden Hat, Last Friends). Last Friends depicts the marriage of Edward Feathers and Betty as seen through the eyes of Edward’s friend and Betty's lover Terry Veneering.

It all begins with a hot-air-balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium on a nuclear-weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Yikes! Soon Allan and Julius are at the center of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump.

Lucas Badd…the Baddest of them all, he's patriarch of the clan, a man with the size and temperament of a grizzly bear whose past holds the keys to not only his own future, but also the way everyone connected to him will move forward as a family. Who can tame a man this wild? Olivia Goode. A widow, a mother, and a woman who is Lucas’s opposite in every way imaginable. If anyone can, it would be her, but the real question is whether she can move past her own tragedy to see the man beneath the grizzly bear exterior, and whether Lucas has the courage to face his demons and become the man ...