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The Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio #1)
by Jon Scieszka Lane SmithThree friends, Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time having action-packed, outlandish adventures. The snappy dialogue and classic ""boy"" humor in this series of chapter books will engage the most reluctant readers.
The Knitting Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad
by Derrick Jensen Stephanie McmillanThe knitting circle is comprised of six women who meet every week to talk, eat cake and make fabulous sweaters. Until the night they realize that they've all survived rape and that not one of their assailants has suffered a single consequence. Enough is enough. The knitting circle becomes the Knitting Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad and retribution begins, but not without problems from the sinister group Men Against Women Against Rapists. Written by acclaimed author and leading voice of dissent, Derrick Jensen, this novel is both darkly comic and deadly serious.
The Knitting Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad (Flashpoint Press)
by Derrick Jensen Stephanie McMillanIn this darkly comic novel, the six women of the Knitting Circle meet every week to talk, eat cake, and make fabulous sweaters. The easy-going circle undergoes a drastic change when the members realize they are all the survivors of rape—worse still, that none of their attackers suffered consequences—and the group becomes the vengeful Knitting Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad, taking punishment into their own hands via their knitting needles. As the women take their revenge, groups of men issue statements against the vigilante ladies, from the Chamber of Commerce to the sinister Men Against Women Against Rape (MAWAR), plotting to stop and punish the Knitting Circle. Featuring strong female characters, this satirical piece explores love, revenge, feminism, violence, and knitting.
The Knockoff
by Jo Piazza Lucy SykesAn outrageously stylish, wickedly funny novel of fashion in the digital age, The Knockoff is the story of Imogen Tate, editor in chief of Glossy magazine, who finds her twentysomething former assistant Eve Morton plotting to knock Imogen off her pedestal, take over her job, and reduce the magazine, famous for its lavish 768-page September issue, into an app. When Imogen returns to work at Glossy after six months away, she can barely recognize her own magazine. Eve, fresh out of Harvard Business School, has fired "the gray hairs," put the managing editor in a supply closet, stopped using the landlines, and hired a bevy of manicured and questionably attired underlings who text and tweet their way through meetings. Imogen, darling of the fashion world, may have Alexander Wang and Diane von Furstenberg on speed dial, but she can't tell Facebook from Foursquare and once got her iPhone stuck in Japanese for two days. Under Eve's reign, Glossy is rapidly becoming a digital sweatshop--hackathons rage all night, girls who sleep get fired, and "fun" means mandatory, company-wide coordinated dances to Beyoncé. Wildly out of her depth, Imogen faces a choice--pack up her Smythson notebooks and quit, or channel her inner geek and take on Eve to save both the magazine and her career. A glittering, uproarious, sharply drawn story filled with thinly veiled fashion personalities, The Knockoff is an insider's look at the ever-changing world of fashion and a fabulous romp for our Internet-addicted age. From the Hardcover edition.
The Knockoff: A Novel
by Jo Piazza Lucy SykesAn outrageously stylish, wickedly funny novel of fashion in the digital age, The Knockoff is the story of Imogen Tate, editor in chief of Glossy magazine, who finds her twentysomething former assistant Eve Morton plotting to knock Imogen off her pedestal, take over her job, and reduce the magazine, famous for its lavish 768-page September issue, into an app. When Imogen returns to work at Glossy after six months away, she can barely recognize her own magazine. Eve, fresh out of Harvard Business School, has fired “the gray hairs,” put the managing editor in a supply closet, stopped using the landlines, and hired a bevy of manicured and questionably attired underlings who text and tweet their way through meetings. Imogen, darling of the fashion world, may have Alexander Wang and Diane von Furstenberg on speed dial, but she can’t tell Facebook from Foursquare and once got her iPhone stuck in Japanese for two days. Under Eve’s reign, Glossy is rapidly becoming a digital sweatshop—hackathons rage all night, girls who sleep get fired, and “fun” means mandatory, company-wide coordinated dances to Beyoncé. Wildly out of her depth, Imogen faces a choice—pack up her Smythson notebooks and quit, or channel her inner geek and take on Eve to save both the magazine and her career. A glittering, uproarious, sharply drawn story filled with thinly veiled fashion personalities, The Knockoff is an insider’s look at the ever-changing world of fashion and a fabulous romp for our Internet-addicted age. From the Hardcover edition.
The Knot
by Mark WatsonThe breathtaking novel from acclaimed author and comedian Mark Watson, author of Contacts... Dominic Kitchen is a wedding photographer. Every Saturday since his career began in the sixties he has photographed a bride and groom on the happiest day of their lives, captured the moment they tied the knot forever, and then faded away into the background. But throughout his life, Dominic has felt a knot inside him tighten, threatening his own chance of a happy ever after. And as the years go by, it becomes more difficult to ignore, until the ties that bind threaten to tear him apart…PRAISE FOR THE KNOT: 'A pitch-perfect tragicomedy of ordinary - and not so ordinary - family life' Jonathan Coe 'A beautifully observed, touching and funny book of considerable power' AL Kennedy, author of Day, Costa Book of the Year 'This book is just AMAZING. It deserves to be read by everyone and would be a fantastic choice for book groups. Beautifully written and utterly gripping, this could well be my favourite novel of the year' Jill MansellPRAISE FOR MARK WATSON: &‘Mark Watson is one of my favourite writers&’ Adam Kay
The Kruton Interface
by John DeChancieLaughs abound when a planet of (literally) slimy lawyers prosecutes an unemployed space captain—from the bestselling author of the Castle Perilous series. Captain David Wanker thought his career had hit rock bottom. Then he was assigned to the starship Repulse, the lowest-rated ship in the Space Forces. The navigator gets lost, the engineer speaks only Gaelic, the security personnel have narcolepsy, and the ship's doctor needs medication. No sooner than he takes command, his job as captain is lost to automation invented by a mad scientist who thinks he's Groucho Marx. Worse yet, when he meets up with the inhabitants of the planet Kruton, a world that is one huge law firm, he finds himself a defendant in the biggest lawsuit ever to hit the Galactic courts. Hilarity not only ensues--it practically goes supernova! "Unerring Marxmanship. This book would have left Harpo speechless." -- "William Tenn" (classic science fiction author, pseudonym of Philip Klass) "Madcap science fantasy--fun filled adventure!" -- Booklist "DeChancie always delivers!" -- Mike Resnick (Hugo Award winner)
The Kyriakis Baby (Greek Tycoons)
by Sara WoodShe will do anything to get her baby backEmma and Greek tycoon Leon Kyriakis had once shared an intense and passionate love, but their relationship had ended abruptly. Heartbroken, Emma had married Leon's younger brother on the rebound. But she'd paid dearly: she'd been framed for fraud…Unable to prove her innocence, widow Emma had seen her baby daughter taken away—by Leon.Emma vowed to do anything to claim her daughter back—even if that meant she would have to share a bed with Leon once more…
The Labrador Pact
by Matt HaigThe story of a family in crisis and the loyal dog that holds them together, from the witty and imaginative author of The Dead Fathers Club .
The Labyrinth of Doom (Once Upon a Tim #2)
by Stuart GibbsKnight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in this second book in the hilarious, highly illustrated Once Upon a Tim middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs.Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his chances with Princess Grace. And so, to get even, he has kidnapped the princess and trapped her in the most complicated, dangerous, complex, dastardly, biggest (okay you get the point)…and scariest maze in all the world! Now it&’s up to Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Rover to fend off menacing beasts (like the minotaur), conquer treacherous obstacles (like chasms filled with cave sharks), find their way through the labyrinth (which is very tricky), and rescue the princess before time runs out. Oh, and also they need to remember how to get back out again…or they&’ll be trapped inside the maze forever.
The Labyrinth of Doom (Once Upon a Tim #2)
by Stuart GibbsNow with a reimagined look! Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated second book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his chances with Princess Grace. And so, to get even, he has kidnapped the princess and trapped her in the most complicated, dangerous, complex, dastardly, biggest (okay you get the point)…and scariest maze in all the world! Now it&’s up to Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Rover to fend off menacing beasts (like the minotaur), conquer treacherous obstacles (like chasms filled with cave sharks), find their way through the labyrinth (which is very tricky), and rescue the princess before time runs out. Oh, and also they need to remember how to get back out again…or they&’ll be trapped inside the maze forever.
The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books: A Novel
by Walter MoersZamonia’s greatest writer investigates a mystery in a shadowy book metropolis in this epic adventure by the author of The Alchemaster’s Apprentice.It has been more than two hundred years since Bookholm was destroyed by a devastating fire, as told in Moers’s The City of Dreaming Books. Hildegunst von Mythenmetz, hailed as Zamonia’s greatest writer, is on vacation in Lindworm Castle when a disturbing message reaches him, and he must return to Bookholm to investigate a mystery. The magnificently rebuilt city has once again become a metropolis of storytelling and the book trade. Mythenmetz encounters old friends and new denizens of the city—and the shadowy “Invisible Theater.” Astonishingly inventive, amusing, and engrossing, this is a captivating story from the wild imagination of Walter Moers.Praise for The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books“What matters are his engaging descriptions, zany scenarios and the weird critters that inhabit Zamonia, some of whom bear an uncanny resemblance to Barney the dinosaur . . . A beguiling, bookish entertainment that ends on a cliffhanger promising—well, the prospect of many sequels to come.” —Kirkus Reviews“Moers's Munchhausen-esque yarn is enhanced by his equally wild illustrations. . . . Fans will enjoy journeying through Optimus's battle with darkness.” —Publishers Weekly
The Ladies Farm: Novel
by Viqui LitmanSteel Magnolias meets The First Wives Club in a touching and hilarious novel of friendship, love, sex, dreams, and good hair.After you've raised the kids, been widowed or divorced once or twice, or even if -- especially if -- you've been married for a few decades, you need a rest. The Ladies Farm offers relaxation, exercise, crafts classes, and a fully equipped beauty salon. This idyllic retreat set in the hills of Sydonia, Texas, is owned and operated by four friends: Pauline, the resident earth mother; Rita, the oft-married hairdresser; Della, a plain-spoken divorcee; and the younger businesswoman, Kat.When Barbara, widow of Richard -- a man who had a great love of womankind -- moves in, all hell breaks loose at the Ladies Farm. Turns out that all Richard's ex-lovers live in Texas; in fact, more than one of them resides right at the Ladies Farm.Take five women of a certain age, one piece of prime real estate, and one dead man who had a lot of love to give, and you have a rollicking, rambunctious novel about women who are old enough to know what they want out of life and young enough to get it.From the Hardcover edition.
The Ladies Rewrite the Rules
by Suzanne AllainFrom the author of Mr. Malcolm's List comes a delightful romantic comedy set in Regency England about a widow who takes high society by storm.Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, has no desire to ever marry again. Particularly not to someone who merely wants her for her fortune. So when she discovers that she&’s listed in a directory of rich, single women she is furious, and rightly so. She confronts Maxwell Dean, the man who published the Bachelor&’s Directory, and is horrified to find he is far more attractive than his actions have led her to expect. However, Diana is unmoved by Max&’s explanation that he authored the list to assist younger sons like himself who cannot afford to marry unless it&’s to a woman of means. She gathers the ladies in the directory together to inform them of its existence, so they may circumvent fortune hunters&’ efforts to trick them into marriage. Though outraged, the women decide to embrace their unique position of power and reverse the usual gender roles by making the men dance to their tune. And together…the ladies rewrite the rules.
The Ladies' Room Reader Revisited: A Curious Compendium of Fascinating Female Facts
by Alicia Alvrez"Full of Fascinating Fun Facts." -Chicago TribuneMore than 50,000 copies sold of The Ladies' Room Reader and every woman who discovered she needs to have sex at least 640 hours in her life to be considered average is waiting for more of Alicia Alvrez's insatiable thirst for facts about women, then and now! Back by popular demand, The Ladies' Room Reader Revisited picks up where its predecessor, the highly successful The Ladies' Room Reader, left off. In this wildly entertaining sequel, Alicia Alvrez provides even more fascinating female facts about women throughout history and from around the world. Discover and uncover that: September is the month with the highest birthrate. 80 percent of women think a vacation is the best way to rekindle romance. The divorce rate is 23 percent lower in cities with major league baseball teams than in those without. In ancient Egypt, between 3500 and 2500 b.c., the only career not open to women was judge.
The Lady He Lost (The Lucky Ladies of London #1)
by Faye Delacour"Refreshingly charming with a feisty, resilient heroine worth fighting for. I loved it!" —Amalie Howard, USA Today bestselling authorHer only interest is in making her own way in the world. Luckily, he can help.Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So, when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and reconnect with Jane Bishop, a friend who has always meant so much more to him, before returning to sea.Jane refuses to waste any more of her life pining over Eli, who chose her cousin instead of her. She needs to focus on gaining her financial independence by establishing a ladies' gambling club. Never mind that Eli keeps trying to atone for his past mistake by bringing in new members. He's obviously keeping secrets about his disappearance, which means that she can't trust him with her heart even if she did kiss him in a moment of weakness. Or three.As Eli works to regain her trust, Jane's defensive walls begin to crumble. But when Eli faces a court of inquiry on suspicion of desertion, Jane must decide if she can let go of the past to build a future with Eli, or risk losing him for good.This charming and sexy friends to enemies to lovers historical romance romp is the perfect read for fans of Evie Dunmore and India Holton."Friends to enemies to lovers at its best. I loved every minute." —Harper St. George, author of The Heiress Gets a Duke"A fun and sexy historical. It is perfect for fans of empowered women and their supportive men." —Library Journal
The Lady In Pink (Deadly Ever After #2)
by J. A. KazimerComing home to find a dead body in your living room isn't the best way to end a long day's work, especially when that work is as New Never City's premier blue-haired PI. It's even worse when the corpse is your intern, electrocuted to death, and you're the one with enough voltage flowing through your veins to power Fairyland. Blue Reynolds has nabbed his fair share of criminals--with and without the help of his alluring half-fairy partner Isabella Davis--but this one is proving to be more slippery than most. As Blue and Izzy investigate who might have wanted a lowly intern dead--and why--they begin to uncover a diabolical plan that could put both of their lives in danger...and unearth shocking secrets that stretch deep into Blue's shadowy family history.
The Lady Knows Best (Goode's Guide to Misconduct #1)
by Susanna CraigIn her print debut, award-winning author Susanna Craig launches a new Regency historical romance series, based around the daring ladies&’ magazine Mrs. Goode&’s Magazine for Misses, Being a Guide to Improve Conduct and Promote Wisdom among Young Persons of the Fair Sex—also known as Goode&’s Guide to Misconduct—and the witty, clever, often rebellious heroines behind it, including a controversial new advice columnist. A modern twist on the genre, will appeal to fans of Ella Quinn, Sabrina Jeffries, and those who love faster-paced, innovative historical romance featuring strong women. Serving as the advice columnist, &‘Miss Busy B.&’, for an often-subversive ladies&’ magazine is the perfect outlet for Daphne Burke&’s outspoken nature. But when she advises a young lady of the ton, to break off her engagement to a notorious rake, the consequences take Daphne beyond the page and into her real life. Miles, Viscount Deveraux, sometimes known as &“that devil Deveraux&”needs a respectable bride by the end of the Season, and he&’s bet a fortune that he can get one. Now, his fiancée has not only changed her mind—but done it publicly, in a letter to London&’s most infamous magazine. With the stakes high and time short, it seems reasonable to him that the columnist responsible should come to his rescue and marry him instead. Fortunately for Miles, Daphne is eager to escape the pressures of the London marriage mart. She agrees to a courtship. But at the end of two weeks, she intends to turn him down in a big, splashy, scandal that will ruin her reputation and set her free. There&’s just one shocking wrinkle: Who knew being ruined by a rake could be so much fun?
The Lady Makes Her Mark (Goode's Guide to Misconduct)
by Susanna CraigIn this Bridgerton era You&’ve Got Mail, the clever, popular, and deliciously shocking ladies&’ periodical Mrs. Goode&’s Magazine for Misses only employs women who are equal to the challenge—and for one satirical cartoonist her greatest challenge will be keeping her identity a secret from a certain Earl, who is one of her most frequent subjects. A fast-paced, innovative, sexy historical romance with a modern twist that readers of Sabrina Jeffries, Sarah MacLean, and Julia Quinn will adore. Known only as &“Miss C.&” Constantia Cooper creates satirical cartoons for Mrs. Goode&’s. But her anonymity hides a more shocking secret—one that requires she remain elusive. When a scandal at the magazine threatens to expose her, Constantia packs up and flees. But in her haste, she is struck by a carriage and suffers a blow to the head. Fortunately, she&’s rescued by a gentleman. Unfortunately, he is all too familiar. Feigning amnesia seems Constantia&’s best strategy . . . Alistair Haythorne, Earl of Ryland, would never turn away a lady in distress—even if he&’s often the target of said lady&’s biting satire. In fact, while &“Miss C.&” recuperates, he will have her teach his sisters to draw. Perhaps it will inspire a more flattering portrait of him . . . But secrets make interesting bedfellows and as Constantia and Alistair grow closer, their opinions of one another change—drastically. With love in the air, two things stand between them: Alistair&’s need to marry an heiress to keep his family&’s estate intact . . . and a series of threats that endanger Constantia&’s life. Can what keeps them apart ultimately bring them together?
The Lady Plays with Fire (Goode's Guide to Misconduct #2)
by Susanna CraigIn this Bridgerton era You&’ve Got Mail, the clever, popular, and deliciously shocking ladies&’ periodical Mrs. Goode&’s Magazine for Misses only employs women who are equal to the challenge—and for one biting theatre critic, that challenge happens to include romance. A fast-paced, innovative, sexy historical romance with a modern twist that readers of Sabrina Jeffries, Sarah MacLean, and Julia Quinn will adore. As the daughter of a clergyman, Julia Addison knows she&’ll never be able to fulfill her lifelong dream of acting on the stage. But writing forthright reviews of the Season&’s most popular plays for Mrs. Goode&’s Magazine for Misses, popularly known as Goode&’s Guide to Misconduct is surely the next best thing. Even better, she&’s got a ticket to Ransom Blackadder&’s latest irritating satire about English society. Best of all, she&’s sharing a theater box with the gruff but handsome Lord Dunstane, which is enough to make Julia call for an encore . . . Graham McKay, the Earl of Dunstane, rarely leaves his home in the Scottish Highlands. Why would he? Nothing about London has ever held his interest—until he meets Julia. But when Graham realizes she is the critic who panned his last play—and she discovers he is in fact the man behind Blackadder&’s wicked pen—will it bring down the curtain on their romance—not to mention the magazine that published the humiliating review? Or can an unexpected collaboration set the stage for a scandalous love affair?
The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl: Book 3/4 (The Lady Travelers Guide #3)
by Victoria AlexanderAn earl&’s love language is Egyptian hieroglyphs in this sparkling adventure in the #1 New York Times-bestselling author&’s Lady Travelers Society series. Harry Armstrong has spent years in Egypt, recovering relics and disregarding rules. Now he&’s back in England with a new title and a new purpose: penning his exploits. But his efforts are overshadowed by London&’s favorite writer about Egypt—a woman they call The Queen of the Desert, of all things. Worse, her stories—serialized in newspapers and reprinted in books—are complete rubbish. Miss Sidney Honeywell didn&’t set out to deceive anyone. It&’s not her fault readers assumed her Tales of a Lady Adventurer in Egypt were real! Admitting her inadvertent deception now would destroy her reputation and her livelihood. But when the Earl of Brenton challenges her to travel to Egypt to prove her expertise, accompanied by his dashing, arrogant nephew, what choice does she have but to pack her bags? With the matchmaking founders of the Lady Travelers Society in tow, Harry is determined to expose Sidney&’s secret. But the truth might not be as great a revelation as discovering that love can strike even the most stubborn of hearts. &“Alexander continues her celebration of multigenerational female bravado and intensifies the complexity of this delightfully over-the-top series through a fantastical Egyptian travelogue, and playfully praises the value of telling a good adventure tale through its imaginative, fiction-writing female lead.&” —Publishers Weekly
The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger (The Lady Travelers Guide)
by Victoria AlexanderIn the second Lady Travelers Society romantic misadventure, &“Victoria Alexander delivers on all counts . . . Inventive, imaginative, and intriguing&” (Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). She must secure her future A lady should never be obliged to think of matters financial! But when Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe&’s carefree, extravagant lifestyle vanishes with the demise of her husband, her only hope lies in retrieving a family treasure—a Renaissance masterpiece currently in the hands of a cunning art collector in Venice. Thankfully, the Lady Travelers Society has orchestrated a clever plan to get Willie to Europe, leading a tour of mothers and daughters . . . and one curiously attentive man. He must reclaim his heritage Dante Augustus Montague&’s one passion has long been his family&’s art collection. He&’s finally tracked a long-lost painting to the enchanting Lady Bascombe. Convinced that the canvas had been stolen, he will use any means to reclaim his birthright—including deception. But how long before pretend infatuation gives way to genuine desire? Now they&’re rivals for a prize that will change everything Willie and Dante know they&’re playing with fire in the magical moonlit city. Their common quest could compromise them both . . . or lead them to happily-ever-after. &“Alexander&’s adventurous, sensible, and self-assured older women, her energetic exploration of the turn-of-the-19th-century European setting, and her madcap social plotting continue to delight in the second installment of the Lady Travelers series.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“Smart, witty, and sensual, the second in Alexander&’s lively Lady Travelers Society series is delightful.&” —RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!)
The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels & Other Gentlemen: A Historical Romance Novel (The Lady Travelers Guide)
by Victoria Alexander&“Alexander spins pure fun in the first full-length installment of her Victorian-era Lady Travelers Guide series . . . Readers will savor every page.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Really, it&’s too much to expect any normal man to behave like a staid accountant in order to inherit the fortune he deserves to support the lifestyle of an earl. So when Derek Saunders&’s favorite elderly aunt and her ill-conceived—and possibly fraudulent—Lady Travelers Society loses one of their members, what&’s a man to do but step up to the challenge? Now he&’s escorting the world&’s most maddening woman to the world&’s most romantic city to find her missing relative. While India Prendergast only suspects his organization defrauds gullible travelers, she&’s certain a man with as scandalous a reputation as Derek Saunders cannot be trusted any farther than the distance around his very broad shoulders. As she struggles not to be distracted by his wicked smile and the allure of Paris, instead of finding a lost lady traveler, India just may lose her head, her luggage and her heart. &“A delightfully humorous romantic adventure. Alexander enhances the missing person&’s mystery with wonderful descriptions of London and Paris, but best of all is her cast of characters: three charming elderly ladies, two companions, an independent spinster and a swoon-worthy hero. Add to this several laugh-out-loud escapades and a surprising ending, and you have the fun read of the season!&” —RT Book Reviews (4 stars) &“A brilliant and charming tale.&” —Fresh Fiction
The Lady Waiting: A Novel
by Magdalena Zyzak&“This novel pops— Cosmopolitan, sexy, and funny.&” —Percival Everett, New York Times-bestselling author of James The White Lotus meets The Talented Mr. Ripley in this high-spirited novel of a stolen Vermeer, a Polish transplant in LA, and the charismatic couple who seduce her into a misguided international heistOne bright Los Angeles day, a young Polish émigré named Viva is driving along the freeway when she&’s flagged down by a dazzling, disheveled woman in green chiffon. The woman is Bobby Sleeper, a fellow Eastern European and an erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an accomplice in an improbable scheme involving a long-lost Vermeer masterwork, a multi-million-dollar reward, and several shadowy ex-husbands.As Bobby and her husband weave her ever more tightly into their web, Viva is swept up in an escapade that&’s one part art heist, one part love triangle, and one part education of a felon. Entranced by their lifestyle, alarmed by their ramshackle scam, Viva realizes she&’s out of her depth—and that only luck, cunning, and her own hustler&’s instinct can save her from disaster. Careening from the canyons of LA to the canals of Venice, The Lady Waiting is a page-turning caper, a cavalcade of twenty-first-century sins—rapacious capitalism, shameless fraud, and atrocious behavior—and a showcase for three of the biggest and most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.
The Ladybird Book of the Ex (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups)
by Joel Morris Jason HazeleyThe PERFECT GIFT for anyone who has ever broken up with someone or ever been broken up with, or is about to take a trip to Break-up City, population you. 'Ah well,' thinks Martin. 'At least she left me a packet of cigarettes and a little bicycle made out of pipe cleaners.'_____________Rocco paid a fortune for the website getdianeback.com but it failed to get Diane back.So Rocco built a new Diane in his shed.The Diane runs on a 1kW motor, can run most Android apps, and will probably not run off with Rocco's brother. This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. 'Hilarious' Stylist