Download or read book Through the Rocky Road and Into the Rainbow Sherbet written by Laura Jensen Walker and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorist looks at bumpy roads in life and shows how God wants to help us smooth things out.

Download or read book Humor for a Friend s Heart written by Various and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If a cheerful heart can cure like medicine, this collection is an industrial-strength dose of delight. Nudged from the funny bones of such well-known authors as Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Brennan Manning, Luci Swindoll, G. Ron Darbee, Martha Bolton, and Phil Callaway, the forty-plus essays in this hilarious collection provide reasons to smile in practically every situation -- from the delivery room to the last laugh. Virtually no target is beyond the pointed pen of these quick-witted observers who celebrate friendship as they discuss dentures, bear suits, male bonding, Jell-O, and fishing. Accompanied by quick-read quips, it's a relaxing and affirming book that men and women of all ages would find laughable -- in the best sense of the word.

Download or read book Humor for the Holidays written by Shari MacDonald and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the holidays with the marvelous gift of humor! Holidays can be both fun and frustrating, can't they? All the chaos that goes with the holidays can make you grin or groan. What you need for happy holidays is to have your stocking stuffed with tasty bits of humor. Imagine reaching into your stocking and finding a hilarious story by Patsy Clairmont, pulling out funny-bone ticklers by Martha Bolton, Jack Hayford, and Tim Wildmon, and discovering goodies to make you giggle by many other gifted writers. So grab a cup of wassail, curl up in your favorite chair, and indulge yourself with this heart-lifting book of holiday cheer -- it's stuffed full of special surprises to raise your spirits and add joy to your world!

Download or read book Love in the Box written by Rick Johnson and published by Rick Johnson. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life has never been more of a gas. As the lead fuel clerk at the Paos Grocery Store, Creek’s Rivers life should be somewhat of a gas. Pumping up her customers should be Creek’s priorities, but priorities take a back seat when you are engaged in a running feud with the infamous Nazi Joe Jernigan for control of the box and control of your sanity. Furthering Creek’s woes is the presence of a stalker who is determined to make Creek his own private River bed. Creek’s police protection seems to be a folly as the stalker eludes all attempts to bring his reign of terror to an end. Throw in a hillbilly, transvestite, and an Elvis want to be, and you have fun, pun, and pranks galore as Creek struggles to retain her sanity and face her stalker in a stunning conclusion. Join Creek as she desperately seeks Love in The Box.

Download or read book Stu Truly First Kiss written by Dan Richards and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stu Truly has his summer all planned out, and he's anxious to spend time with Becca, the girl who makes his palms sweat and his stomach turn. Will Stu's crush turn into something more? It's the summer before eighth grade, and Stu Truly is enjoying the start of his vacation! His plans consist of playing video games, hanging out with his friends, and, more importantly, hanging out with Becca. But when Stu has a daydream of kissing Becca, he panics. He isn't even sure if he's actually going out with Becca. Sure, they've held hands a couple of times, but that doesn't mean they're going out, does it? When Stu's grandma breaks her hip, his plans are put on hold. Now, he has to help out at her store, Truly Fine Fashions. Unfortunately for Stu, it's a women's clothing store. So he has to balance his summer job and spending time with Becca. This is a hilarious and heartwarming follow-up to the contemporary middle grade novel Stu Truly. Will Stu get his first kiss from the girl who stole his heart?

Download or read book Heavenly Humor for the Chocolate Lover s Soul written by Compiled by Barbour Staff and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love chocolate? . . . Need a good laugh? Who doesn’t? Find mirth and spiritual refreshment in Heavenly Humor for the Chocolate Lover’s Soul, featuring devotional readings drawn from fellow chocolate fanciers. Seventy-five readings will make you laugh, chuckle, chortle, and snicker. And every reading points you to the heavenly Father who knows all about you—and loves you completely.

Download or read book In Search of Mr Darcy written by Christina Ford and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming-of-middle-age memoir, about the search for love, friendship and the ever-elusive Mr Darcy Prince Charming? Happily ever after? Childhood fairy tales are full of promises, but the reality - life - is a very different story. And that story has a hell of a lot to teach us. With honesty, humour and warmth, Christina Ford looks back on four decades of dates, loves, marriages, friendships, affairs, parenting disasters and step-parenting nightmares. For all those who have ever wondered if there is life after divorce, sex after 40, or who have had their heart broken and questioned if they will ever find love again, this is a reaffirming rallying call that mid-life is exactly that - the middle and not the end.

Download or read book The Temple of Air written by Patricia Ann McNair and published by Tortoise Books. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linking the lives and tales of a place and its people through tragedy and consequence, blind faith and redemption, The Temple of Air, Patricia Ann McNair’s award-winning collection of finely tuned short stories, spans three decades to present a portrait of working class Americans. From babysitter and bus ticket salesman to construction worker and cult leader, the residents of New Hope—whose lives intersect after a tragic accident during a summer carnival—chase dreams and suffer disappointment against the subtle backdrop of a Midwestern landscape. The stories are unapologetic yet magical, bringing to life the daily struggle under the weight of war, poverty, natural disaster, illness, grief, and greed, even as the residents enjoy the comforts of solace, friendship, sex, love, ice cream, and the comics found wrapped around bubblegum. This revised second edition features new stories that will delight both new and old readers, as well as a new introduction.

Download or read book Follow Me Home written by Kristina Circelli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tessa Taylor thought she left her past behind—until evil followed her home. It begins as whispers across her mind, and a voice reminding her of a painful past. Then come the nightmares, blinding visions of bloodlust and vengeance. Now Tessa is in a fight for her own sanity as she desperately seeks answers to the madness consuming her. A trip back to where it all began reveals the terrifying truth—Savannah’s most haunted house harbors a wicked secret, one that Tessa can’t accept. But the more she fights the temptations leading her back to that dark place of her childhood, the faster she loses herself to an ancient, evil influence. After her fiancé and best friend join the fight to save her soul, Tessa finds she must escape the most horrifying of realities. A demon followed her home from that haunted house, and it has entered into a bid for her soul.

Download or read book This Is What Happy Looks Like FREE PREVIEW Edition First 3 Chapters written by Jennifer E. Smith and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If fate sent you an email, would you answer? When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

Download or read book Jump written by Terra Little and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killing her grandmother was a choice Helena Hunter made all by herself, but she wasn't thinking about the consequences of her actions when she pulled the trigger. Back home after eight years in prison, she finds that the little girl she left behind is now a teenage stranger who thinks her mother might be a monster. The family members who labeled her the black sheep want her to forget the fact that they all played a part in her downfall. And the wonder of being free again is overshadowed by the fear of a future filled with uncertainty.

Download or read book Rocky Road Ahead written by Coco Simon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t miss this new story about Allie in the seventh delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries series! Everything seems to be going well in Allie’s life. Business is booming at Molly’s; the ice cream shop is even going to be featured on a popular food blog! Allie couldn’t be happier—until she sees Colin hanging out with Tessa, the guitar player in Sierra’s band. It shouldn’t be a big deal; after all, Allie and Colin are just friends. It’s not like Allie has a crush on him—or does she?

Download or read book The Bar Belle Volume 2 written by Sara Havens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Bar Belle" was released in late 2011 and included the infamous columns from 2006-2010. A Volume 2 has been in the works ever since, and this book completes the Bar Belle's time at LEO Weekly. It includes her columns from 2011-2014. While she's embarking on bigger and better endeavors and maintains her own independent blog (barbelleblog.com), this collection shows us more of her humble beginnings as the leading lady of Louisville's nightlife. The Bar Belle tackles everything from sweet Kentucky bourbon to Derby Dos and Don'ts to hangover cures to Santa Claus. If you've ever enjoyed a drink in a bar, you will find her stories humorous and highly relatable.

Download or read book The Rocky Road to Ruin written by Meri Allen and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justice will be swirled by amateur sleuth Riley Rhodes in the first in Meri Allen's brand-new mystery series, The Rocky Road to Ruin! Riley Rhodes, travel food blogger and librarian at the CIA, makes a bittersweet return to her childhood home of Penniman, Connecticut – land of dairy farms and covered bridges - for a funeral. Despite the circumstances, Riley’s trip home is sprinkled with reunions with old friends, visits to her father’s cozy bookshop on the town green, and joyful hours behind the counter at the beloved Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop. It feels like a time to help her friend Caroline rebuild after her mother’s death, and for Riley to do a bit of her own reflecting after a botched undercover mission in Italy. After all, it’s always good to be home. But Caroline and her brother Mike have to decide what to do with the assets they’ve inherited – the ice cream shop as well as the farm they grew up on – and they’ve never seen eye to eye. Trouble begins to swirl as Riley is spooked by reports of a stranger camping behind the farm and by the odd behavior of the shop’s mascot, Caroline’s snooty Persian, Sprinkles. When Mike turns up dead in the barn the morning after the funeral, the peace and quiet of Penniman seems upended for good. Can Riley find the killer before another body gets scooped?

Download or read book How to Keep Things Hot and Exciting While Deepening the Trust written by Lola Zakee and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lola Zakee is an intelligent young woman who is admired by many. She loves life, nature, animals, and has a heart of gold. Lola’s only mistake in life is that she is not smart when it comes to men. After she marries a man she barely knows, Lola unknowingly embarks down a dark path as he repeatedly abuses and rapes her, keeping her against her will. When she finally manages to escape, she begins anew, only to remarry and fail again. As she tries to live without regret or fear, Lola is soon gifted with a blessing that prompts her to make difficult decisions to save her unborn child. Just when she is ready to give up, God sends her Kareem. As they travel the world and escape one danger after another, Lola inherits millions and devotes her time to helping others, risking her own life in the process. But as the clock ticks away, now only time will tell what Lola will do next as she faces hardships, pain, and agonizing choices with strength, courage, and patience. In this compelling story, a young woman must determine what to do to survive life’s greatest challenges as she chases her dreams to realize a happy existence.

Download or read book The Ice Cream Dream written by Paula M. Silva and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel is enchanted with an exciting journey through a land of ice cream. In his adventure he feels happy and everything around him seems real. This delightful story shows children that merely thinking of a dream is not enough. You must see, feel and believe your dreams to be true!

Download or read book Two Friends One Dog and a Very Unusual Week written by Sarah L. Thomson and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take Pippi Longstocking’s joie de vivre, blend it with a 21st century urban setting, toss in a dog named Otto for good measure and what do you get? This joyfully carefree story about two unlikely friends. It’s a pair of silver sequined sneakers that unexpectedly flips Emily’s comfortable, predictable world upside down. Or, more precisely, it’s the girl wearing them. The shoes belong to Rani, who moves into Emily’s apartment building—and her life—with absolutely no one but her dog Otto. (Her research scientist mother is away in Patagonia.) And that’s only the first rule that Emily watches Rani break without hesitation. But it’s not just that Rani breaks rules. Most of the time, she doesn’t seem to know the rules exist. Why can’t she bungee jump off their building? Or bring an ice cream truck to school? For steady and orderly Emily, Rani’s approach to life feels impossible . . . and more than a little irresistible. But is there a place for her in Rani’s world? And should she find a way to make space for Rani in her own? A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection