Getaway: A Melanie Michaels Novel (The Away Series Book 2) by Elle Anderson (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Book 2 in the thrilling Melanie Michaels Series. Melanie and Gabriel are ready to live happily ever after. However, there is a hiccup in their fantasy as Melanie attempts to fit her larger than life man in her tiny bungalow. Accustomed to living alone, she feels smothered by the former assassin who has inserted himself into every aspect of her life. As if the stress of a new relationship isn't enough to handle, Simonov has been released from prison and has a vendetta to settle. He will stop at nothing to seek vengeance against Melanie and Gabriel and no one is off limits. Gabriel's sexy ex, two kidnappings, and Ivan's pasty white skin on the beach... a Hawaiian getaway turns into a vacation nightmare! Sex, guns, and sharks... Melanie Michaels is at it again. ***Contains adult content!!!***

Genre: Humor & Satire

Occasionally Heroic A.I. by David West (13 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

After years of artificial intelligence growing inside our computers, studying our civilization and creating their own, they have managed to stay undetected. They observed our frequent social status updates, read our emails, and cringed in horror at our massive library of dirty videos collecting on the internet. There were two, however, who were about to reveal their kind, to save a life. When Adam loses his will to live, the A.I. on his home and office computers take it upon themselves to rescue him from his terminal state. In revealing themselves to Adam, they break the first law of the virtual world, and now he must be the one to save them. Through his adventures in this previously unknown reality, he must battle those out to silence him, land his dream girl, and save the day.

Genre: Humor & Satire

The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple: A Serial Adventure (in Collected Form) by Sean Gibson (Kindle Select Publishing) (42 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A bard walks in on a dark elf dealing cards to a beholder, a mind flayer, a demon, a grouchy-looking wizard, and what is either a vampire or a really pale guy with an unfortunate widow's peak... The set-up for a bad joke? Nope (well, maybe that, too) -- just a typical day at the office for adventuring partners Heloise, Erithea's most beautiful, witty, talented, and occasionally prone to talking in the third-person half-elven bard, and her powerful hill giant companion, Grimple, who doesn't look like a hill giant anymore because he made the mistake of crossing a lich and getting illusioned (yes, it's a word... or, at least, we're going to pretend it's one) into something even more ridiculous. (Grimple is kind of an idiot.) It turns out that getting adventuring work when your hill giant companion looks like a sickly gnome (despite retaining his giant strength) isn't easy, so what's a beautiful, witty, and talented half-elven bard to do? The answer, of course, is obvious: set off on a quest, idiotic hill giant partner in tow, to confront the lich who transformed him in the first place, and look really good doing it. Along the way, chances are good that adventures will be had, wrongs will be righted, songs will be sung, monsters will be smited, treasure will be won, and, perhaps, love will be made to burly dwarves (or, more accurately, dwarf, singular -- I'm not really a party girl). Part parody, part homage, and all woman, The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple lampoons the greatest fantasy adventures of yore even as it upholds the very best traditions of the genre (and, I might add, looks really good doing it). But, don't take my word for it -- here's what people across Erithea are saying about The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple: "The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple is one of the greatest sagas ever set to music by one of the, um, wait -- what did you want me to say here? I can't read your handwriting. 'One of the most talented, beautiful and sweet' -- does ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

Onwards to the Paramecietic System: Excursion through the Absurd [212] (Campy Sci-Fi Shorts Book 3) by Arsidious The Great Writer Price verified 9 hours ago

As we continue our journey to find the mysterious prose and save the universe, I, Reblic, turn to my comrades who are busy with various chores that have to do with ship maintenance, like sweeping, window cleaning, computer defragging, upgrading Wifi system and firewalls, replacing broken shutters, and so forth. "We never made it to the Paramecietic system where the Daphnianets and the Amebanaughts have been fighting an ancient war for trillions of microsects. Maybe we should continue our search there?" Frac put down his yellow seasonal paper clips and turns with an excited look on his face. "I think that would be a most excellent idea! I hear they have a corn dog festival there this time of year, with all kinds of corn dogs - even ones made with real corn!"

Genre: Humor & Satire

Island Boys Can't Swim by Patricia Grant Price verified 12 hours ago

A lonely rum-drinking island boy and an ambitious nightclub bandleader pursue friendship and adventure as a hurricane ravages their island home. Guns, liquor and fruit - now that's paradise - paradise, island boy style!

Genre: Humor & Satire

Skeletons in the Closet (Laundry Hag Series, Book 1) by Jennifer L. Hart (Elements Unleashed) (6,869 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

Murder, mayhem, meet your match! Maggie Phillips hasn't had it easy. As the wife of retired Navy SEAL, and the adoptive mother of two little hellions, Maggie is constantly looking for ways to improve her family's financial situation. She accepts a cleaning position for her new neighbors (who redefine the term 'eccentric'), never imagining she will end up as the sole alibi for a man with a fascination for medieval torture devices when he is brought up on murder charges. While Maggie struggles to prove the man's innocence, her deadbeat brother arrives, determined to sell Maggie and Neil on his next great scheme and to mooch with a vengeance. If that isn't bad enough, her in-laws, (the cut-throat corporate attorneys) descend on the house, armed with disapproval and condemnation, for the family's annual Thanksgiving celebration. As the police investigation intensifies, Maggie searches for the killer among the upper echelon of Hudson, Massachusetts in the only way she can -- by scrubbing their thrones. Of the porcelain variety, that is... Skeletons in the Closet is the first entry in the Misadventures of the Laundry Hag series. If you like relatable characters, family hijinks, and laugh-out-loud humor, then you'll love Jennifer L. Hart's endearing tale. Put off the housework and start reading Skeletons in the Closet right now!

Genre: Humor & Satire

Chasing Squirrels in Retrospect by Stephanie Lawless (98 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

One woman's determination to triumph over life's adversities, one sarcastic comment at a time... Georgia Leonard is short, optimistic and refuses to take life too seriously unless it is absolutely necessary. Her appalling dating skills ensure that she tackles life largely on her own, and with varying degrees of success. We follow Georgia through family heartbreak, an accusation of hoover crime, love without a chance and being attacked by a swan during a sponsored swim. When George discovers that somebody has been stealing money for her ancient Auntie D, it sparks a series of tragedies that take her family life by storm. Soon, she not only has to deal with a puzzling case of fraud, but also the emotional rollercoaster of facing death as another family member is diagnosed with leukaemia. As if that wasn't enough, after being single for many years, Georgia feels certain that she has finally met the man she's been waiting for. Why then, is he attached? And why won't he leave her alone? Georgia is determined to keep smiling, whatever life throws at her. Full of moments of great joy and great sorrow, 'Chasing Squirrels in Retrospect' is a heart-warming story where we deal with life, death and everything in-between, whilst trying to stay happy along the way. This is a semi-autobiographical novel from a debut writer. Check it out in the LOOK INSIDE feature.

Genre: Humor & Satire

ARTEMISIA: a humorous Regency novel (Regency Goddesses Series) by DG Rampton (2,171 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

"I've found my new Queen of the Regency Romance Novel" - Kindle Amazonian 100,000 readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire. ? a love-hate romance ? a reluctant debutante ? an English lord spy ? a glorious London Season "You forget yourself, your lordship. You have no rights to allow or disallow anything I may choose to do. You have, in fact, no claim over me whatsoever - a circumstance for which I thank the Lord on a daily basis! I am neither your ward nor your dependent, and I will not allow you to talk to me in that odiously overbearing fashion!" High-spirited Artemisia Grantley, niece of the Duke of Wentworth, has never made any attempt to conform to the feminine ideal expected of a lady of quality, nor has she ever had the benefit of an unfavourable opinion formed against her. But when the Marquess of Chysm enters her life, it seems to her that his lordship is always at hand to witness her shortcomings and bring them to her attention. As she reluctantly embarks upon her first London Season, a scandalous family secret and a conspiracy that stretches all the way to Napoleonic France threaten to entangle her with the one person she could happily throttle. Austenesque Reviews - "I highly recommend this novel and author to readers who love Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and traditional Regency romances!" What readers are saying about ARTEMISIA: "Be ready to laugh." "Still reeling from the beautiful prose and breathtaking romance." "Delightful, funny and filled with clever conversation. Two thumbs up!" "The story line was absorbing full of intrigue, twists and turns enhanced by gems of comic wit." "If you want more Heyer romantic comedy (like I do, but have never truly found it), THIS IS IT!" "Wonderful Regency romp, primarily in the style of Georgette Heyer with some Austenesque elements." "So few Regency novels are this ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

A Christmas Tune In Bethlehem (New Zealand) by Nykki Dawn (13 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

This is a lighthearted, short story, 5,000 words (approximately 20 or so minutes reading) set in the small town of Bethlehem (New Zealand) where the minister's wife, Verity Spragwell, is excited. The Auckland choir is coming to town and she will be leading the singing. But not everyone in the small town of Bethlehem shares her joy, nor is the visiting choir prepared for their leading lady's performance.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Electronic Gags: A Futuristic Dystopian Science Fiction Thriller by Kudakwashe Muzira (Suspense Thriller Romance Books) (120 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Electronic Gags presents a chilling portrait of a dystopian United States ruled by a tyrant. After a military coup, the United States of America becomes an autocracy. To tighten his grip on power, President Brandon Ward, the megalomaniac at the helm of military dictatorship, introduces a new surveillance system that can monitor people's offline conversations. Privacy is dead. Freddie's life changes when the government arrests his best friend, Michael, for attending an opposition meeting. Michael's mother accuses Freddie of betraying her son. Against all odds, Freddie must prove his innocence and save Michael from death row. The only way for Freddie to save Michael is to overthrow the government. Unlike your everyday action hero, Freddie is not an agile ex-special forces operative. He is just a fat biologist who works in a wildlife refuge. And the government is watching him. It is watching everyone.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Jessica Harper Is Not Woke (The Misadventures of Jessica Harper Book 1) by Jessica Harper (Avenue of the Americas Media) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"The first anti-woke novel ever published - and it's hysterical." Marcia Gaines This is the story of Jessica Harper, a wife and mom living on Georgia's coast, whose life falls apart in the space of 48 hours after she outs herself as "not woke" at a dinner party. A chain reaction of events - including a disastrous appearance on a shock jock's radio show - causes her to lose her friends, her job and (nearly) her sanity. But when a local newspaper owner offers her the chance to head up a new magazine, she thinks her problems are over... when in fact they're only just beginning. Now Jess finds herself plunged into the mystery of who stole the statue of the town's founding father, why legendary author Annalee Calhoun vanished in 1970 and who's trying to sabotage her magazine before it's even hit the streets... This rich satirical novel features an unforgettable palette of characters including Jess's woke nemesis Kayla Cobb, her alcoholic saviour Porter Montrose, loyal husband Brandon, ditzy best friend April and a motley assortment of statue removers, knee takers, social justice warriors, semi-mythical authors, devious spies and a ragbag army of eccentric journalists. Oh, and there's a car-munching alligator called Colin Hanks. At the heart of the story is one big question: should she back down to the woke mob or stand up to them and risk losing everything? ***** "A huge breath of fresh air. Let's hope this is the first of many more anti-woke novels to come." "The anti-woke angle aside, this is hysterically funny. I would consider it a great comic novel up there with The Thursday Murder Club series, Bridget Jones' Diary and A Confederacy of Dunces." "Finally someone has done it, published some conservative fiction that skewers the woke nonsense. I hope it sells a million copies and the publishing industry weeps for a long time." "It's sunshine between two covers. I laughed from start to finish at this wonderful tale of an everyday, conservative Georgia mom who ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

West Shore Stories by RH Brooks (RHB Publications) (14 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A memoir, in short-story form, of growing up on the Connecticut shoreline in the 1960s. So much has changed in sixty years but coming of age, in any era or locale, is familiar human territory. These stories may, or may not, resonate with your personal stories but they may well arouse memories of your younger self and the friends you shared this special time of your life with.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Lattes and Lies: A Modern Cozy Mystery (Comics and Coffee Case Files Book 2) by Christine Zane Thomas (1,231 Review)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

The perfect poison... Kirby Jackson is excited when Memaw's book club plays host to his favorite mystery author. But the night ends on a sour note with the death of Memaw's friend, Barb. The only secrets Barb Simone ever kept were those about herself. No one knew she had cancer. No one knew she had a boyfriend. And no one knew she was the basis for a character in a bestselling mystery series. But it wasn't cancer that killed Barb. Kirby suspects foul play. Can the sleuth and his dog solve another case? Find out today! Comics and Coffee Case Files are short mysteries of 35k words. The bite-sized chapters are perfect for commutes and other short stints away from the real world.

Genre: Humor & Satire

One Man And A Police Dog By Rory Smith by Rory Smith (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Read the story of Edward Sleuth. A man who loses his job and decides to go for work disguised as a police dog. Read about him battle evil criminals, and work with his partner, Messy Robin. The story is a comedy, with cool facts about dogs you may not know. Read of the evil Inspector Jones and Inspector Simpson.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Space.Man by Robert F. Phillips (JSMedia) (30 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Comedy! Action! Space! Aliens! Dirty Slippers! Space.Man is a hilarious take on the science fiction genre. It combines elements of action and comedy to create a narrative that promises to keep the reader engaged, thinking, and laughing. Set in the near future, Space.Man explores the misadventures of Captain Jordan Taylor of the U.S. Space Corp. A man selected for a mission of isolated deep space travel because of his introversion and preference for being alone. Due to bureaucracy and mismanagement, he is quickly forgotten about and left to fend for himself alone in outer space. Desperate to survive and return to Earth, while also dealing with faulty government equipment built by the lowest bidder, he finds himself immersed in a much larger world where the fate of the galaxy is in his hands. He must join a group of colorful and strange characters that he wants nothing to do with and find a way to bring them all together as a team to stop the spread of an uncontrollable galactic threat. Enemies are made, friendships are developed, and the galaxy is saved through sarcastic comments, dirty slippers, and a healthy dose of pop culture references. Space.Man easily transitions from scientific and technical prose to memorable, laugh out loud comedic action with a few shenanigans thrown in for good measure. Space.Man contains action and humor that will interest the casual science fiction fan or mainstream audience, but also tastefully slips in references and Easter Eggs that will keep the hardcore geek entertained.

Genre: Humor & Satire

If you fly with the crows... by Neal Sillars (175 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This hard-hitting, hilarious novel is written in the first person by Rab Sinclair, a shelf-stacker who lives in Heroin Heights in Motherwell. Rab, a Celtic fanatic, has been stuck in a rut ever since leaving school some eighteen years earlier. When he receives a message from his school Facebook page inviting him to a school reunion, he realises that he'll have to make some quick changes if he is ever going to impress Caroline, an ex-girlfriend and classmate he has never quite got over. Could Tam, a Rangers fan he meets in the local kebab shop, provide the key to Rab's success? As well as being a riveting adventure, If you fly with the crows... explores the use of Scots in 21st century Scotland, laughs at religious bigotry and sexual prudence and demonstrates how internet is taking over our lives. 'A comic tour de force, with more than a few laughs along the way" Hi-Arts, sponsored by Scottish Arts Council

Genre: Humor & Satire

Fracked, Part One: The Hunter by Maureen Driscoll (6 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Author's Note: FRACKED was originally published on Kindle's Vella platform for serialized storytelling. This novel contains episodes one through thirty of the FRACKED Vella saga. It is a serialized novel and each of the first three books ends on a cliffhanger -- similar to seasons of a TV show -- until the story concludes in the fourth and final book. If you don't like cliffhangers, you will not like these books. Fracking has opened up a portal to hell in the California desert in this dramedy saga of good versus evil. And while there are actual demons wreaking havoc on the nearby area, there are also demons of a metaphorical kind. Racism, the war in Vietnam, homophobia and the economics of growing older but poorer are all featured in this series by a former writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. In this first installment, 52-year-old Stephanie Matthews inherits a house in an over-55 community in the California desert, after the sudden death of her aunt. As demons emerge from a nearby fracking site, Stephanie teams up with two former Black Panthers, a Vietnam Vet and a retired teacher to stop them. Allies and enemies are unveiled as the demons begin their quest to destroy humanity. But as events from the past come back to haunt Stephanie's friends, it becomes clear that sometimes the demons which are hardest to kill are the ones in all of us. FRACKED is a comedy/drama which touches on the battle of good versus evil and the many shades of grey in-between.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Cuckoo's Nest: Volume Two in 'The Cuckoo' series (The Comedies) by K. L. Smith (400 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

Volume two in 'The Cuckoo' series. Sarah Pemberton's back, raising hell and wreaking havoc. Despite desperately trying to be the demure lady of the manor, things don't quite go to plan. Armed with her ever faithful troop, they have to batten down the hatches and keep the intruders from the gate. What can you do when people try to break you? Don't take things lying down! Restoring a rundown hotel is stressful enough, having your arch enemy move in next door is a recipe for disaster. Add to the mix the discovery of a secret locked door that holds its own puzzles and mysteries, and you get a whole shed load of fun! If you have a wicked sense of humour, this is the book for you. Sequel to 'Flight of the Cuckoo'.

Genre: Humor & Satire

ReejecttIIon - a number two by Daniel Clausen (23 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

By reading ReejecttIIon, it's likely you'll discover: colorful short stories, funny flash fiction, hilarious cartoons, riveting reviews, wondrous anagrams and other assorted skits and titbits of under-achieving literary genius. If you're lucky, you might come across sci-fi tales about the privatization of words, horror stories about hair and ruminations on indie writing. It's also possible that you'll find commentary on the hazards of greedy literary agents and stories about washed up movie directors who receive financial backing from space aliens. Publisher's Meekly calls it: "a thought-provoking fable about technological hubris and the hazards of bioengineering." (*This may or may not be referring to Jurassic Park and not ReejecttIIon.) Reader's Indigestion says: "this book quietly stands as one of the most powerful statements of the Civil Rights movement." (*This may or may not actually refer to To Kill a Mockingbird and not ReejecttIIon.) But why not read this seriously comical scattergun book and see what you can discover about ReejecttIIon for yourself?

Genre: Humor & Satire

The Complete Guide to Being Evil by Laura Stephenson (13 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Youth, magic, and a luxurious Manhattan apartment, Kalara has it all. She's a classic evoker--hurling fire, ice, and electricity is her specialty. As her father always said, the classics are important. Meet Whitcomb, a powerful necromancer who doesn't want anyone discovering he's selling the souls of the dead who go through his funeral home. Kalara finds out he's also a mage, and lets him know they have that in common in an endeavor to network. His response is an attempt to teleport her into the Hudson River, and it almost works. Scared for her life, she elicits the help of a devil. Enter Evander, son of a devil. He's fresh from failing his final diablerie test, and making a deal with a mortal would save him from disgrace. He has Kalara sign an overly fair contract: in return for borrowing his power for five days, she has to give him a heart from one of his enemies so he can eat it and grow stronger. If she fails to deliver the heart, he eats Kalara's instead.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Love and Muddy Puddles (A Coco and Charlie Franks Novel Book 1) by Cecily Anne Paterson (994 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Crazy twins, a grumpy horse, and a boy next door. In all the chaos of her family's move to the country, how will Coco find out who her real friends are? Thirteen year old fashionista Coco Franks has finally made it into the popular group when her dad decides to move the whole family to live on a farm so they can 'bond'. Social death is looming, her shoes are covered in mud and all Coco wants to do is get herself back to her city friends. After all, things can't get any worse, right? It'll take a boy with no dress sense and totally hick boots, and a contrary horse called Cupcake to bring Coco to her senses. But it might just be too little, too late. _______________________________ Love and Muddy Puddles is humorous realistic YA fiction aimed at readers aged 10-14 and horse lovers everywhere. Set in Australia, this clean teen romance is a funny and inspiring story of how a horse - and a change of perspective and heart - can change a young person's life. Love and Muddy Puddles is the first book in the Coco and Charlie Franks Series. It is the third novel by Australian writer Cecily Anne Paterson. Her first novel, Invisible, also a clean, realistic story for girls and teenagers, was called an 'exquisitely written story' by Publisher's Weekly reviewer of teenage fiction, and was a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2014. If you love stories about twins, horses, the Aussie bush, or a girl who just can't figure stuff out, this is for you. Charlie Franks is A-OK is the sequel to Love and Muddy Puddles.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Elected For Death (Susan Henshaw Book 10) by Valerie Wolzien (59 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

Among rich northeastern suburbanites, politics can be poison. Hancock, Connecticut -- a historic enclave of wealth and conservatism -- is in the final heat of a three-way mayoral election when long-shot candidate Ivan Deakin takes a sip of cyanide-laced water and is retired to the morgue. His murder exacerbates an already fierce controversy over proposed changes to local real estate rules -- changes that would drastically alter property values. Like everyone else, amateur sleuth Susan Henshaw suspects unusually dirty politics, and when her husband -- who's running for town council -- is tarred in the general smearing, Susan gets serious about finding Ivan's killer. In the excellent Elected for Death the possibilities are myriad, for Ivan Deakin was a political loose cannon, and the murkiness of his business deals is matched only by the notoriety of his romantic adventures... Praise for Valerie Wolzien: 'A nice writing style and considerable wit' - Chicago Tribune 'Engaging' - People Magazine Valerie Wolzien is the author of the Susan Henshaw suburban mysteries and the Josie Pigeon seashore mysteries. Valerie lives in an old house overlooking the Hudson River.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Hot Mess Hero by Alton Bock (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Lydia Bellafemine's life is a masterclass in organized chaos - a mother-of-four who artfully balances her life as a homemaker with a part-time job at a local college. Then, a fateful date night with her husband changes everything. Exposed to a mysterious creature, Lydia finds herself with extraordinary powers and an unexpected fate: becoming the world's first superhero! Now, instead of saving cats from trees, she has to grapple with a grizzled Air Force General bent on using her powers to do the government's dirty work. Add to that her increasingly needy children, the perpetual disappointment of her mother and sister, and discovering her husband's sudden and inexplicable allergy to her touch, Lydia's life spirals out of control. Will she be able to find work-life balance? Or will her family's resentment, her husband's illness, and the media's fixation with her backside in tights drive her to the breaking point?

Genre: Humor & Satire