Bring some laughter (the good, non-pointing kind) back into your bedroom and find out why the whole sex thing is even more fun than you thought it was! In these 36 short stories, articles, and guides you’ll visit the world’s most honest singles bar, enjoy Valentine’s For One, see what happens when mountain folk make porn, and find out why it’s vitally important to stop saying that things suck.
A note from the author: if you enjoy stories about humiliation, domination, infidelity, deviant sexual perversions, or mans inhumanity to his genitalia, you are so in the wrong place. “Giggling Into the Pillow” is full of hysterically funny erotica and bizarre essays, and, much like the author himself, is guaranteed to get a laugh in bed.
Finally — a book about sex that’s funny on purpose. — Cathy Winks, co-author of The New Good Vibrations Guide to Sex
It’s more like what you’d get if Mad magazine was published by a nudist colony headed by Mel Brooks… — Debra Hyde, PursedLips.com
(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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City of Masks is a swashbuckling adventure in a setting reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Italy (complete with twins). In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, primarily to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder.
I picked city of masks up as an audio podcast through iTunes and loved it even though I started somewhere in the middle (iTunes is funny like that). I quickly went and picked up the parts I was missing. It was an entertaining read.
The premise is unique: a city (country) where everyone wears a mask which fixes their social role in society. That got me reading the book, but the murder mystery that is at the heart of the story kept me reading. There was also a good dash of romance, and plenty of courtly intrigue. I’d recommend it to anyone interested in fantasy or mystery who is looking for a new twist on the historical courtly society.
– D. A. Merrill “Mathom”, Amazon.com
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Fall Love tells the intertwined stories of four twenties-something artists and professionals adrift in the bad old pre-AIDS New York of 1980. From a summer of love through an autumn of deceit and regret, we follow the lives of Althea, Jeanne, Paul, and Bryce from self-sacrifice to self-knowledge. We watch them as they travel in and out of the city, to Block Island, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Within the city, we are taken through public schools in Harlem and the far-flung reaches of the Bronx and Brooklyn. We learn about modern dance and theater companies in downtown Manhattan, and experience the contrasts of a life in a penthouse and a studio apartment.
“In the novel, Whitehouse sets up a classic scenario of the travail of a fledgling artist who seeks a critique of his work in a new form by his peers… Her poetic handling of language and of sensuous detail is superb: in her descriptions, especially, of the intimacies of lovemaking, she is at the same time graphic and subtle, provocative and sensitive; in her portrayal of the unspoken emotions – about death and its aftermath, of fear, of pride, and of hurt – she conveys powerfully the cruel effects of all those coincidences of life.”
Anne Whitehouse’s website
(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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On a small island resort in the middle of the Bahamas, three college graduates dive for lost Spanish treasure. In their efforts to find the gold, the three men open an underwater cave that has been sealed shut for more than two decades. In the cave lurks a creature of unspeakable evil. One by one, the resort guests start to disappear. Headless corpses wash up on the beaches. Kurt, Matt and Pete must find a way to stop the bloody rampage before they all die. But only one man knows the secret of the SCARECROW.
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This is the first installment of many to come of the Theta Resurrection adventure. Tim has found a mystery from the past… Or is it from the future? Somebody out there wants it very bad. Can he escape them? Will he ever be safe again? Download, and find out for yourself. Free for a limited time only!!! Reviewers can request a coupon for Part 2 at my Blog. Enjoy!
It’s that nasty, nasty smell. That smell bothers me more than anything about a hangover. Not the pounding headache. Not even the way your hands or any other part of your body seem to respond in slow motion. It’s almost like you’ve been bathing in some sort of cleaner. Or maybe even diesel fuel. Canadian Mist and Coke — it tastes so smooth going down. And ever since the guys at the camp introduced it to me a few years back it alone has been my drink of choice.
The next day however when you’re schlepping around in the heat and it begins evaporating from every pore in your body there’s only one way to get rid of it and the stench, sweat. And sweating is what I was doing. A lot.
As I am swinging away with the sledgehammer, I am trying with my best psychic ability to will away the smell. Yet it seems like every time I lift the three-pound sledge over my head another whiff of my armpits make me nearly want to puke. I think nature programmed that smell to enter your nostrils and seek out that very specific molecule deep in your body that triggers the gag reflex and smack it nice and hard across the face.
– excerpt
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John Kennedy was President when five young men, one of them white, sat in at a downtown New Orleans lunch counter. The same five sat in at the Tulane University cafeteria three months later. The University didn’t change its “whites only” policy, nor did Woolworth’s, but in May 1961, the Parish School Board announced they would open the Orleans public school system “a grade at a time” to children of all races.
Wood came to New Orleans on his motorcycle looking for adventure. The first night, he crashed a hotel wedding reception, hustled a Bourbon Street strip joint, was swept up in a police raid, got a part-time job as an animal caretaker, and met the women of his dreams–all three of them.
For a quarter of a century, Professor Mason lived in New Orleans hiding from life. All he wanted was to protect his daughters, though he didn’t know how to begin. For Mason as well as Wood, the integration movement is an intrusion, at best scenery glimpsed from a passing train. For Barcus, a long-time political operative, the sit-ins represent opportunity, a chance to serve as a well-paid “consultant” and to bestow patronage. His friendship with Leonard Zellner, the white boy who sat in among the blacks, was an explainable embarrassment. His pursuit of Little Hamilton, a biological imperative. But when Leonard’s life is threatened and Little Hamilton thrown in jail, Barcus has to choose. Projected on the proscenium of this novel of character development are a sit-in at a five and dime, a meeting of the Congress on Racial Equality, students lounging about the Tulane Cafeteria, Leander Perez lecturing at the Civic Auditorium, a Citizen’s Council fund raiser in the Garden District, and Wood and Maggie in the back seat of a borrowed car.
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Europe isn’t always the most exciting place in the universe, especially in the nineteen fifties, but when sightseeing with the Doctor something’s always about to happen… When innocent people seemingly at random start disappearing around him, the Doctor must take action. Is he strong enough to face the one responsible? Will he ever be able to look at himself in the mirror?
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A handsome, sixty-something Kansas sheriff, Jesse Smith, pulls over a 1955 pink Cadillac for speeding. No sooner has the sheriff sent the driver on his way with a speeding ticket and a warning—when something about the caddie begins to bother him.
He has an eerie feeling that the car he stopped might be none other than Elvis Presley’s pink Cadillac—one of the most famous 50s icons in the world! As luck and timing would have it: because his computer was down that day, Sheriff Jesse was unable to run a search on the vehicle. Not that it would have mattered: the Caddie’s driver, J.J. Fitzgerald, one of the slickest automobile ’specialists’ on the planet, had covered all of the bases.
What do this southern sheriff, the car thief disguised as an Elvis impersonator, the Japanese Yakuza, the Mafia, a locked metal briefcase, a couple of beefy goons and a washed-up investigative journalist on the brink of a major breakthrough…all have in common?
A Pink Cadillac!
But not just any pink Cadillac. We’re talking about what might well be the most valuable car in the world. After all, the gleaming pink showpiece was a young man’s gift to the most important woman in his life. It didn’t matter that Gladys Presley had never learned to drive. The pink Cadillac symbolized the fulfillment of a loving son’s earnest promise to his mother in the midst of their direst poverty: “One day I’m gonna buy you a new Cadillac!”
Hop aboard the rollicking roller coaster ride of Glen Bonham’s new novel, The Elvis Interviews, and hang on! In these riveting pages, fact and fiction collide to bring you a ‘must read’ novel for any Elvis enthusiast who has ever asked themselves that burning question…could it be possible?
The Elvis Interviews is an enjoyable “must read” for any Elvis enthusiast who has asked themselves that burning question…could it be possible?
– R. O’Brien, Manager
Collingwood Elvis Festival
You don’t have to be an Elvis fan to thoroughly enjoy Glen’s book. I couldn’t put it down! The Elvis Interviews has “Best Seller” written all over it!
– Lois A. Siler
(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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Learn how you can make more money and create all the wealth you want without quitting your job, mortgaging your home or risking your savings. Proven, practical, and easy to implement ideas and information to help you increase your income.
“I felt so empowered after reading this book. I immediately went down to my basement where I had lots of materials that needed to be recycled into cash. I have gone from feeling almost hopeless to feeling like there is abundance waiting for me! A quick, one evening read, showed me how to use my creativity to create a new stream of income.” - Patricia Gallagher, creator, Team of Angels pins, www.teamofangels.com
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Shadow Connor is a federal bounty hunter, whose relatively lowkey life is turned upside down after a big capture makes her a media sensation. Dubbed `the Huntress? by the press in part to her being a Feral, Shadow discovers celebrity brings its own dangers and rewards as she hunts down the Dallas pack leader, who’s gone berserk, and meets James Wolfe, a fellow Wolven and bounty hunter.
Three years later…
Even on a good day, being non-human can be a little on the tough side.
This wasn’t a good day.
“Ouch, goddammit!” I hollered as I hit the brick wall with a thud for the second time, re-scraping my back up through my thin t-shirt. I landed on all fours, hair hanging down in my face. Swiping it out of the way and pushing to my feet, I took a look at was happening.
The berserk Feral, a two hundred pound mass of muscled, pissed cat, was flailing wildly with his left arm. That was the one that kept flinging me into the wall. The other was a little restricted by the half-nelson my partner, Jase, was struggling to maintain, a faint grin on his face and a pair of cuffs in his free hand. The two cops who’d stopped had their guns drawn and worried looks on their faces, ready to start shooting if the Feral broke loose. That would be a bad thing, because they wanted this one alive.
“Whenever your break’s over, Shady,” Jase called out, his blonde hair mussed and sweaty. “I don’t have all day.”
– excerpt, chapter 1
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Tristan Steyn has two dreams. To represent his country in international competition and to grade as the youngest nidan in the history of his karate club.
When be becomes involved in a violent encounter with the brother of a fellow karateka, he fully expects to be dropped from the National Team selections. But Tristan is stunned when his mentor, Shihan Dean Stander, exacts a much harsher punishment.
Hurt and angry, Tristan goes from being bright and hard working to sullen and difficult almost overnight. But, as friends and family begin to give
up on him, tragedy strikes and Tristan is forced to re-evaluate his life and show a strength of character he didn’t know he possessed.
But is it too late to redeem himself in the eyes of his hero?
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Barracuda is a fast-paced story where international intrigue, environmental catastrophe, and cultural pride collide. Even on vacation, recuperating NYPD cop Mick O’Shaughnessy is still a detective at heart. When the Russian Mafia and Japanese Yakuza rock the island paradise of Bikini Atoll over an international money laundering scheme and a territorial war, O’Shaughnessy refuses to fly away from the chaos until safety and justice prevail. But when a mutant barracuda begins snacking on the tourists, Mick really has his hands full. Written in whip-smart prose, Barracuda is a power-packed, wildly entertaining adventure; truly the catch of the day!
The historical significance of Bikini Atoll and the underwater depictions in Barracuda are well researched, incorporating the history of Pacific A-Bomb testing following World War II. Monahan expertly incorporates authentic scuba-diving knowledge and proper police procedures into the plot, characters, and scenic detail. Readers who appreciate the aquatic action of JAWS, the mob intrigue of The Godfather, and the police procedural sense of The Onion Field, will enjoy Barracuda.
“Take the bait! Read this book! You’ll be hooked!”
You don’t need to be a police officer, a scuba diver expert or a fisherman to enjoy this one, folks. It doesn’t matter if you are male or female. What you do need is to set aside your time, have your meals for the day already prepared and find a comfortable seat. Let the answering machine answer your calls.
Mike Monahan brings us from New York to an island on the South Pacific, filled with history, conspiracies, money laundering, greed, danger and a very big fish with an even bigger attitude.
There really isn’t much more that I can say on this one. “Barracuda” hooked me from the start and just never let go. I highly recommend it. Hook, line and sinker. Case closed.
– J.R. Readron, November 13, 2008
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The Five Dangerous Trends Concerning Kids, Technology and the Internet contains insight, facts, resources, tools, guidelines and tips you need to protect your kids online.
Inside are real stories and challenges parents and families face for some of the most popular technologies your children are using. This collection of work is your one-stop resource for education, awareness and prevention.
How effective are the actions you take to protect your kids online? Our mission is to help you make your child’s interactions with technology safer.
Technology is a resource, but mostly an outlet to socialization, and not always are children’s interactions negative. The Internet offers educational benefits for children on a wide range of topics including history, current events, government, international issues, math, science and health. There are websites that provide support for kids in crisis. Many organizations make positive contributions to society through the valuable information they provide online.
The Internet provides kids with resources to learn and can provide alternative sources to help them deal with their everyday lives. Kids now have the means to reach out to the world at their fingertips. They can communicate and socialize with absolutely anyone.
The Five Dangerous Trends Concerning Kids, Technology and the Internet provides adults with information, tips, warnings and resources to help you in your plan of action. Thank you for partnering with us as we work to protect children from negative online encounters.
Parents and teachers have been discussing “stranger danger” with children for years. Denise helps you take that conversation a step further. In a technologically advanced society, children are vulnerable to online predators, or “virtual strangers,” who have the potential to harm them psychologically and, eventually, physically. Do your kids a favor by educating yourself about potential online dangers. This safeguard requires little investment on your part; in terms of protection, you will yield high dividends!
– Nancy Schneider, Ed.D, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
(2 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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You can’t take it with you… but what if you could? Most people believe their souls outlive their bodies. Most people would find an organization that tracks their souls into the future and passes on their banked money and memories compelling. Scott Waverly isn’t like most people. He spends his days finding and fixing computer security holes. And Scott is skeptical of his new client’s claim that they have been calculating and tracking soul identities for almost twenty-six hundred years. Are they running a freaky cult? Or a sophisticated con job? Scott needs to save Soul Identity from an insider attack. Along the way, he discovers the importance of the bridges connecting people’s lives.
“From the moment you start reading Batchelder’s “Soul Identity,” you are caught up in suspense, deception and questions regarding one’s soul and what happens to it. Questioning what happens to our souls when we die is a question we have all asked ourselves–where does it go? Do we come back as someone else? Do we all have past lives?…”
– Dr. Carol Hoyer for Reader Views
Batchelder has a flair for telling a story and involving his readers. Right from the get-go of a riveting Prologue there are the elements of suspense, sexiness, and humor that abound throughout the book … Several historical bits are worthy of Da Vinci Code inserts.”
– M. Wayne Cunningham’s CLARION review in Foreword Magazine
(2 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)
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Presk knows their secret can’t be kept forever. When it gets out, every government in the world will be interested and she, along with her associates, will be lucky if they’re ever allowed out of a government lab again–or if they’re allowed to live. There’s no place on Earth where Maria and the others can be safe, so she comes up with an ambitious plan–they’ll build a spaceship and travel to the stars. Fortunately, their long lives mean that they’ll be able to survive the decades of travel at sublight speeds.
As a lead scientist and entrepreneur in DNA research, Maria has the money needed to launch a space flight program. But hostile spies and men anxious to learn her secret dog the work of the growing band of scientists, engineers and computer programmers who hope to escape to the stars. Even some of her own chosen technicians have other plans–or have thrown in with those who can’t create an Earth worth living on, but seem intent on making sure nobody can escape it, either.
Escaping to the stars sounds good in concept. What Maria isn’t prepared for, though, is that other civilizations already lay claim to the planets and space resources in 55 Cancri–and indeed, everywhere in space. Maria’s ship was designed for escape, not for conflict. Yet she and the others face dangers in space at least as great as those they fled from on Earth.
$3.99, $1 until 9th May
242 pages
(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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The story of one man’s sexual obsession, miscommunication and heart break with “the love of his life”. And of him ultimately finding true love.
Kevin meets Alexandra and instantly falls head-over-heels in love with her. He knows she is the love of his life, but can not understand her casual interest in him. He tries to make her love him as passionately as he loves her. But discovers that you can not make someone fall in love with you, no matter how much you give of yourself.
How can he understand her feelings when he can not understand his own? How can he make her love him when he does not understand what love really is? Their relationship is doomed from the start.
Then Kevin meets Jasmine.
Jasmine shows Kevin just what true love really is. And through her he finds out just how much you might have to give if you really love someone.
Contains scenes of an explicit sexual nature.
(1 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)
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