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In the second book in the Jason Of The Valley series, life keeps moving forward and there are always a few unexpected twists. After the events of the previous year, Jason is finally on track to make his movie and reunites with his family. It's all going so well, but is it too good to be true? Matt is visited by an old friend from the past which puts a definite strain on his relationship with Jason. Mike and Ivan are enjoying their first-year anniversary trip to Europe until Ivan's mother shows up and deals a blow that transforms their relationship in a most unexpected way. Ben befriends a ...

A stinging satire of tell-all showbiz memoirs, starring a self-deluded gay icon who has managed to ride every pop culture trend of the last 40 years. Marc LeJeune has had a remarkable career in the entertainment business. Despite the carping of critics, cruel twists of fate, and the treachery of former friends who were blind to his exceptional dramatic and musical talents, he has remained true to his unique artistic vision. Through this fabulous parody of the showbiz confession, Rupert Smith has created a witty and scathing satire of popular culture and entertainment over the last 40 years.

Un ingenio que podría salvar la vida de un niño hará que se crucen las vidas de una heredera multimillonaria y una doctora obsesionada por su trabajo.Con una lucha de poder empresarial,amigas alocadas con sus propios problema y Manhattan en sus dias pre y pos navideños rodeándolas, los corazones de Liz y Juls se verán en la diatriba de aceptar sentimientos que habian dado por inexistentes o evitarlos a toda costa.¿Luchar o volar?

This book is a random curation of uncomfortable, sexually-charged mini-stories, one-liners, zingers, poetry, 'bro' humor and thoughts from a pair of really “Dirty Minds”. Some of the may be useful lines and stories to use at dinner parties, mainly to leave a strong impression, usually negative or to make sure the people you say these things to leave you alone. You have been warned.

Instant Bestseller A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space. Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but...

An audacious, inventive debut and a cult classic in the making, from a thrilling new talent in fiction. Martha is a trans woman and the picture-perfect Los Angeles housewife, though she is concealing her identity even from her own husband. When she is struck down by a mysterious illness, she...

Frances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar. She was, in fact, looking to drown her sorrows in a pint or 12 and nurse a broken heart that was shattered by the gorgeous, electric Adrienne. But somehow (it involved a steady stream of beer and weed, as things often did with Frances) Elaine ended up in Frances’s bed and never left. Now, faced with mounting pressure from her drug dealer, Dom, Frances comes up with a terrible idea: ask Elaine to move in with her to split the rent.

Diego já sabe muito bem que seu irmão só liga para ele em duas situações: no Natal e quando precisa de um favor. Mas dessa vez, unindo o inútil ao desagradável, Diogo decide inovar e pede um favor natalino: que Diego seja o Papai Noel na festa da escola dos sobrinhos. O problema é que Diego odeia o Natal. E fazer favores. Fugindo de todas as comemorações e decidido a deixar o irmão se virar, Diego recebe a visita de três espíritos natalinos (tal qual Ebenezer Scrooge) que são a cara dos seus sobrinhos e trazem a mensagem de que o Natal quer fazer as pazes.

This book is part of Apocalypse Then and Now: Collected Works 1980-2020, which contains ten of Charles Ortleb's books. This first collection of short stories by Charles Ortleb captures gay life and gay culture at the end of the twentieth century with a unique, irreverent kind of humor and satire that has never been seen before. Three of the stories were the basis for the provocative film, "The Last Lovers on Earth" which is available on DVD and can be watched online. John Lauritsen praised the collection: "Beautifully written, wildly imaginative fables, which puncture a great many sacred ...

Brought to you by Penguin. Mona is the eccentric Lady of Easley House, running a bed and breakfast to keep her inherited English manor afloat. Wilfred is Mona's 26-year-old adopted son who spends his weekends in London, looking for love in the gay bars of Soho while pining after his pen pal...

Manche Menschen liebt man oder hasst man – auf June trifft beides gleichzeitig zu. June Mayberry ist in einer beschissenen Lage: Ihre aus einer Alkohollaune heraus gegründete Detektei kommt nicht richtig in Schwung, zu ihrem pubertierenden Sohn, den sie nur einmal die Woche sieht, fehlt ihr jeder Zugang, und mit der verschwundenen Lehrerin, mit deren Suche sie beauftragt wird, war sie wenige Wochen zuvor noch im Bett.

In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire— a gender-flipped reboot of the iconic 1970’s film “Taxi Driver”—a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity and financial security . . . until she decides she's done waiting. “A ferocious...

From the award-winning author of Bang Crunch and Boo, Jones is the harrowing, funny, utterly unforgettable story of a pair of siblings attempting to survive the horror show of their family. Abi and Eli share a special bond. Eli looks up to his sister Abi, two years older, who knows how to...

Witzig, wortgewandt und mit einer geballten Ladung Girlpower: Laura Stevens feministischer Roman um drei Freundinnen, einem coolen Diner und einen frechen, bissigen Blog gegen Sexismus und Diskriminierung. Seit Izzy OʼNeil sich erfolgreich gegen einen sexistischen Shitstorm gewehrt hat, läuft es richtig gut für die 18-Jährige. Mit ihren besten Freundinnen Ajita und Meg trifft sie sich regelmäßig in ihrem Lieblings-Diner, um die Themen für ihren gemeinsamen Blog "Bitches bite back" zu besprechen.

All’s fair in love and war. But not in baking.

Shoot Me, Jesus is a “novel in short stories”, what writer Jane Lawless called “erotic magic realism with a Southwestern spiciness.” Humor is an essential element of each story. The 11 linked tales move forward and backward in time in the manner of flashbacks and foreshadowing in a novel, though the plots are always character-driven. It is their realizations, insights, and inner changes that move the collection along.

In this hilarious and sex-filled novel based on an actual event, author Joel Perry tells of 55 of Hollywood's highest awards - the Arthurs - that have been stolen, setting in motion the kind of craziness only turn-of-the-millennium Los Angeles can provide. Intrigue, murder, comedy, sex, romance, celebrity dish, and ultimately redemption play out for characters from Skid Row to Hollywood's Walk of Fame, including all the desperate wannabes in between.

From the moment Liverpool teenager Jess stars in the school musical, she knows that she's got to be a star. Fast-forward a few years, and the closest the now 22-year-old Jessica has gotten to stardom is as a children's entertainer - which is where she meets Jack, uncle to the spoiled five-year-old birthday princess who spots Jessica's talent and offers her a job with a record label. But that means that she'll have to leave her family and her home and move to London - where she quickly finds that the streets aren't quite paved with gold.

‘Heady and rambunctious … Wake up, this book says: in its plot lines, in its humour, in its philosophical underpinnings and political agenda. I'll pay it the highest compliment it knows – this book is a wild thing.’ New York Times Book Review Interlaken, Berne, 21st century. Several...

A quirky, warm novel of eccentric adventure from the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER - 'A huge treat' Daily Mail 'Patrick Gale is among the great, unsung English novelists. Think Austen, Hardy, Murdoch. Remarkable' Independent Domina Tey is a playwright, celebrated by friends, her...