Laugh aloud even as you look at life anew with these stories from the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? In 108 brief stories with titles like "The Bad Elephant," "Girlfriend Power," and "The Happiness License," Ajahn Brahm offers up more timeless wisdom that will speak to people from all walks of life. Drawing from his own experiences, stories shared by his students, and old chestnuts that he delivers with a fresh twist, Ajahn Brahm shows he knows his way around the humorous parable, delighting even as he surprises us with unexpected depth and inspiration.

She's looking for a family. He's a grumpy old man looking for a reason to stay alive. She gets more than she bargains for, so does he. It's all about life, love, education, choices and learning.

What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed, how are they also connected to trying to buy an Australian brewery just to get a beer, owning twenty-two cars, an American soccer team and a Swiss mail-order pornography company? The common feature is of course a certain Richard Wakeman. The Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star takes you, the privileged reader, on a trip of absurd excess, a cultural car crash of side-splitting hilarity and an unforgettable glimpse (again) into the life of one of Britain's most legendary showmen, rock stars and all-time great raconteurs.

Ready to be part of a family who loves deep? Sometimes yells? Works hard? And always, always has a place for YOU to belong? If you're ready for that, welcome to the Cooper family in Sweet Water Falls, at their generational farm in the Coastal Bend of Texas. And we're all waiting for YOU to pull up a chair at the family dinner table! To do that, you need the complete collection - all the Cooper brothers, as cross and grumpy and surly as they may be. Get it in this singular set! 4 full-length sweet contemporary western romance novels that are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and fall in love. You'll get: Book 1: Cross Cowboy - He's been accused of being far too blunt. Like that time he accused her of stealing her company from her best friend... Can Travis and Shayla overcome their differences and find a happily-ever-after together? Book 2: Grumpy Cowboy - He can find the negative in any situation. Like that time he got upset with the woman who brought him a free chocolate-and-caramel-covered apple because it had melted in his truck... Can William and Gretchen start over and make a healthy relationship after it's started to wilt? Book 3: Surly Cowboy - He's got a reputation to uphold and he's not all that amused the way regular people are. Like that time he stood there straight-faced and silent while everyone else in the audience cheered and clapped for that educational demo... Can Lee and Rosalie let bygones be bygones and make a family filled with joy? Book 4: Salty Cowboy - The last Cooper sibling is looking for love...she just wishes it wouldn't be in her hometown, or with the saltiest cowboy on the planet. But something about Jed Forrester has Cherry all a-flutter, and he'll be darned if he's going to let her get away. But Jed may have met his match when it comes to his quick tongue and salty attitude...

Enjoy this steamy best friend’s brother, opposites attract standalone romcom by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens…  He’s grumpy. A tattooed bad boy. And my best friend’s brother. Ledger Hudson screams off limits. Instead of staying away, I tell him to kiss me. It’s a kiss that sends tingles to places I never knew could tingle. When it’s over, I need more. This good girl craves the bad boy. Our chemistry between the sheets… Undeniable. Turning the frown of the grumpasaurus upside down… Most fun I’ve ever had. Everything was perfect until my best friend found out. Ledger pushes me away, saying we’re from different worlds. I tug him back, wanting to prove him wrong. When I’m dateless for the biggest gala of the year, he shows up as my knight in shiny combat boots. All my life I’ve been forced to follow a certain set of rules and a smokin’ hot guy in ripped jeans and a motorcycle isn’t on the list. When all the secrets and lies unravel, I’m left with nothing… Now it’s the grumpy, bad boy who’s determined to not let me go. Flirting with the Bad Boy is the fourth book in the Harbor Highlands series. It's a best friend’s brother, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine romantic comedy with characters from completely different worlds. Be prepared to laugh-out-loud one minute and swoon the next in this steamy standalone romcom. Each book in the Harbor Highlands Series is set in the same world and delivers a guaranteed happily ever after. Harbor Highlands Series: 1. Flirting with the Playboy 2. Flirting with the Enemy 3. Flirting with the Stranger 4. Flirting with the Bad Boy 5. Flirting with the Scrooge

Hil When I pulled into Snow Tip Falls there was nothing about it that made me want to stay. It’s a beautiful small town, but if you stop running, your problems have a way of catching up with you. However, when tragedy strikes, it’s hard not to help. And when the person needing help is a chiseled football player with brooding eyes and dimples, I’m reminded of the other purpose of my trip, to have a one night stand that finally rids me of my v-card. I know why I haven’t lost it yet. Guys confuse me. Cali isn’t confusing, mostly because he doesn’t say much. Maybe he’ll be the one. And if I get his rippling, jock body wrapped around me, it will totally be worth the heart break that will follow when he finds out who I am and what I’ve done. CALI You know how some people are rays of sunshine that light up a room? That’s Hil. Man, it’s annoying. Annoying or not, it’s not like I can refuse his offer of help if I want to stay in university, or on the football team. It’s not that he’s hard to look at. That guy makes me think dirty thoughts. And, it not like he isn’t the sweetest, kindest guy I’ve ever met… Wait, am I falling for the stranger who showed up out of nowhere wanting to fix my life? There’s a reason I like to keep to myself. And as hot as Hil is, I’m not sure my heart can take being hurt again. Note: This book is a part of the author's 'Love is Love Collection', meaning that it is available as a spicy curvy girl romance in 'My Grumpy Boss', a wholesome romance in 'I Don’t Date My Grumpy Boss', a steamy wolf shifter romance in ‘The Curvy Wolf’s Alpha’, and a Male/Male romance in 'Grumpy Boss Trouble'.

Cali, a grumpy college football player, has way too much going on to also become the host of his family’s small town Airbnb, but when his mother is injured in a car accident, he does. It’s a good thing that Hil, a curvy girl with an irresistible upbeat attitude, shows up to help. Is she there because her dangerous past caused his mother’s accident? Or because it happened while she was on a mission to lose her v-card and the chiseled football player with dimples for days is the hottest guy she’s ever seen? Working together might melt Cali’s icy heart, but he has secrets of his own. Will those secrets get the overly protective football player killed when what caused the accident strikes again? Being from different worlds might not be the only thing keeping the couple from their happily ever after ending in this sizzling, twisting, grumpy/sunshine romance? Note: This book is a part of the author's 'Love is Love Collection', meaning that it is available as a spicy romance in ' My Grumpy Football Player Boss’, a wholesome romance in 'I Don’t Date My Grumpy Boss', a steamy wolf shifter romance in ‘The Curvy Wolf’s Alpha’, and a MM sports romance in 'Grumpy Boss Trouble'.

A swoon-worthy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Opposites attract in a big way when an ex-military pilots rescues a sassy Southern chef in small town Alaska. Daphne is everything I don’t need, and she makes me crazy in all the wrong ways. This princess does not belong in the wilderness. Or, so I think. But then, thought is hard to come by around Daphne. Between flying tourists all over Alaska’s skies, hotshot firefighting on the side, and raising my sixteen-year old sister, I don’t have time for anything, much less for a woman. But time’s been laughing at me ever since Daphne showed up. I can’t get her out of my mind, and my control has fled the building. Oh, and I’m her boss. One night, just one night, I let things go too far. Now, all bets are off. Keywords: Daphne & Flynn’s story is perfect for readers who love small town romance, military heroes, sassy heroines, opposites attract, workplace/boss romance, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of steam and swoon, and a grumpy hero with a protective streak as big as Alaska. *A full-length, standalone romance.

Haru. Money. Kid. Fiancé. Never thought I'd have any of them. Five years ago, a careless mistake ended up giving me the greatest gift of all—my son. For Max, I abandoned my reckless, dark ways and embraced adulthood, fully intent on getting a promotion and securing a life for both of us. I thought that's all I needed until Summer came into our lives and showed me what I was missing. Apparently everything, because I can't imagine my life without her. Summer's come a long way from the vulnerable, naïve, misguided girl I first met, but her mother doesn’t see that. Hell-bent on ruining the happiest moment of her daughter’s life, she takes every opportunity to diminish my girl’s strength, cutting her down with vicious words and cruel actions. I wonder what it’s really about. Is she just a vindictive woman or is there something deeper here? My Grumpy Daddy is a steamy age gap romance that will make your heart melt and your temperature rise. Prepare for an emotional journey as Haru and Summer explore how deep their passion runs for each other and discover the true meaning of love and family.