Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

Wealthy and devout, Michael and Julia Glynn are the envy of their neighbors and the model Irish Catholic couple, bearing Michael's increasingly painful and crippling arthritis with stoicism. In hope of a miracle, their priest suggests a family pilgrimage to Lourdes. Yet these pious holiday plans are thrown into doubt when anonymous, obscene letters begin to arrive, full of terrible accusations.

No one in Lily Lennox’s life can understand why each of the past five summers, she has shut her successful business and chosen instead to be paid minimum wage life-guarding at the exclusive Riovan Wellness Resort in a sun-soaked Caribbean island. Fortunately for her, they also aren’t aware of the mysterious deaths that have occurred on the island every time she’s there. Lily always tries to avoid bringing attention to herself. But this year (ridiculously gorgeous) guest Daniel Black is asking a few too many inconvenient questions.

It is 2003 – ten years since Spud Milton’s class of 93 matriculated and the boys went their separate ways. Despite their seemingly unbreakable bond, the Crazy Eight have not kept in touch. Or at least, not as far as Spud knows. When he receives an invitation from the school to attend the ten-year reunion weekend, Spud is determined to avoid the event at all costs, but he hasn’t reckoned with the bombardment of intrusive messages and threatening phone calls from his former dorm mates.

In the small town of Beilford, Sue, the Baker's daughter, makes an uncharacteristically impulsive decision to accept a post as housekeeper to Mr and Mrs Darnay, dashing her family's hopes of her marrying a local suitor. And when Mrs Darnay suddenly departs, Sue's position in the house is left open to idle gossip - Mr Darnay is after all an artist, and everybody knows what that means. But it is not until Sue is summoned home that she finally realises the strength of her feelings towards her charming employer. . .

I wasn’t always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty – you’ll have heard. It’s legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me. It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back. But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when you’re ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power.) I couldn’t live at someone’s mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all.

Get ready for the final FOUR novels of the sidesplitting Tome of Bill series – over 50 hours of laugh-out-loud horror comedy. Despite everything he’s experienced, gamer turned vampire Bill Ryder would rather still roll initiative with his friends than take this supernatural shit seriously. Too bad that’s an attitude the ancient horrors threatening the world don’t particularly appreciate.

O conto "O velho Lima" é marcado pelo humor: o protagonista adoece às vésperas da Proclamação da República e, passados oito dias, volta às atividades sem ter lido um jornal sequer! Em "A réclame", o comendador Viana, sem querer, empurra a esposa Laura para os braços do poeta Passos Nogueira, porque fala dele o tempo todo. Por fim, em "A Dona Branca", o leitor encontra uma história de adultério contada com o humor característico de Artur Azevedo

"Precisa-se de um professor de língua javanesa." A partir deste anúncio Castelo, indivíduo em um momento de miséria, decide se apresentar como professor de javanês. Sem qualquer conhecimento da língua, ele estuda freneticamente sobre Java e seu idioma nativo para enganar o cliente. Alimentando-se do fascínio de todos quanto à sua suposta extraordinária habilidade, Castelo constrói uma bem sucedida carreira a partir do engodo criado, ironizando a valorização de aparências sobre competência.

Es gibt doch nichts Schöneres als Familie ... oder? Im heiteren Familienroman "Die Zweisteins - Familie formt den Charakter" von Bestseller-Autorin Regine Kölpin zieht Juna Zweistein mit ihrer eigenwilligen Familie in einen verschlafenen Küstenort an der Nordsee, um ihr Erbe, ein ziemlich marodes Hotel, anzutreten. Da sind Turbulenzen vorprogrammiert ... Juna Zweistein ist Feuer und Flamme, als sie das alte Hotel ihrer Tante erbt, das im beschaulichen Tulpenboom an der Nordsee gleich neben dem Leuchtturm steht.

Un’improbabile compagnia di investigatori indaga sul misterioso omicidio di un nobiluomo...Il sostituto procuratore Roberta Burigana e il commissario Nicola Di Stefano abitano insieme nel B&B L’Essenza, una bella villa trasformata dalla proprietaria in atelier di profumeria. Insieme ai loro coinquilini – un architetto e uno psichiatra – gli investigatori indagano su un omicidio all'apparenza inspiegabile. Raffaella Bossi si definisce, prima ancora che scrittrice, una lettrice accanita. Il suo amore per i viaggi, la storia e gli animali le garantisce sempre una bella dose di ispirazione.

New York private investigators – and super-sized, ever-so-slightly-paranormal siblings—Fran and Ken Stein are back in business. Thirty-two-year-old Austin Cobb is trying to find his birth parents to get an answer for a deeply rooted question: Was he put up for adoption because he’s on the autism spectrum? Fran and Ken personally know about abandonment, due to their parents leaving to keep them safe, hence the reason they founded K&F Stein Investigations. So naturally they want to help Austin and bring him good news.

Saddle up for a wildly absurd ride in The Horsemaid, Reid Mockery’s laugh-out-loud parody of Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid. This uproarious tale of mystery and muck plunges listeners into a world of high-stakes secrets, low-stakes chores, and the questionable ethics of hooved companionship.

My Uncle Joe Harper, a lovable character, is doing his best to multitask by operating a new high-tech washer while also baking a birthday cake for his wife, Aunt Mary. The confusion arising from the instructions provided by the smart washer/and smart oven, combined with his limited baking knowledge, leads to a hilarious misadventure. This kind of chaos is not unusual for my Uncle Joe.

Experience the laughter with The Porcelain Peril: A Tale of Teenage Mischief and the Mighty '72 Lincoln. Listen as Jake recounts his hilariously disastrous prank, set to the backdrop of a vibrant lime green Lincoln. Perfect for those who love a good chuckle and the charm of classic car tales.

Headlights probe the fabric of evening as the V8’s purr and the tires grind upon the pavement. The signal clicks and flashes in rhythm to the beat on the radio. Spin the wheel, and slip through the parking lot. Wave at friends sprawled across their chariots, arms draped around other equally lonely misfits. Emptiness lures them to sit under neon lights, staring into faces profiled in shadow, touching lips and caressing with light fingertips.

Jill Grinager is holding her life together with one hand—literally. As the one-armed owner of the only funeral home in the fading small town of Rockdale, Minnesota, Jill’s days are already grim. Add in her responsibilities as the guardian of her Elvis-obsessed nephew, Randall, and her life feels like a tragic comedy. When Jill learns that a bully from her past, Vicky Veitch, is returning to town, things take a sharp turn for the worse.

At this stage of her life, Gloria Jones just wants peace, quiet, and as little stress as possible. But her habit of helping others in need is hard to break—even when it gets her into trouble. So when Gloria encounters a distraught young girl and learns about a shadowy London gang of human traffickers exploiting women, she simply can't let such injustice stand. After all, it's not the first time she has stopped vicious criminals from hurting someone . . .

1979. Jackie Chadwick is 17 and living in a supported bedsit. She’s still close to her foster parents and friends with (aka unofficial minder for) Amanda, their irresponsible daughter, but she’s enjoying her independence – until a fire leaves her temporarily homeless. Jackie’s dad, widower and recovering alcoholic Dave, has just been released from prison and sees this as his chance to make amends. He offers her his spare room – but can their relationship survive him going back on the booze, his gin – loving lady friend and her errant son?

Gloria Jones has had enough. She's sixty-five, approaching retirement, and nearing the end of her tether. When someone flings away a gun in her local park, it ends up in Gloria's hands and changes the course of her life forever. Realizing there is injustice all around, Gloria finds herself transforming from a harmless senior into a confident and ruthless vigilante, determined to help victims of crime.

Is Sex Necessary? was originally published in 1929 as a satirical and comedic exploration of romantic and sexual relationships, co-authored by iconic comedic writers E.B. White and James Thurber. Written in the aftermath of the Jazz Age and amidst changing societal norms regarding gender and relationships, Is Sex Necessary? parodies the burgeoning field of psychological and sexual analysis, poking fun at the over-seriousness with which such topics were increasingly dissected in the early 20th century.