Sometimes Love Stinks


Book Description

What's in a name? Everything when it's laughable. Gastrella M. Balance was living a nightmare... daily. For several years, she'd been the butt of jokes about... her butt. Moving to Knollville was a chance to start fresh. Tanner had everything a guy could ask for in his senior year of high school. He had a football in one hand and a pretty girl hanging off the other arm. Being popular and the centre of attention came naturally to him. Taking tests, however, did not and he was desperate to keep that part of his life to himself. When a series of pranks go awry, they'll both be faced with confronting their personal anxieties. Together, they might have a chance to overcome the odds and survive the year. Sometimes Love Stinks is a romantic comedy that deals with issues that are both real and difficult. While the main characters in this story are from the mundane world, readers can expect to find the signature supernatural kiss C.A. King adds in all her books.




Love Stinks! #15


Book Description

It’s February and love is in the air! Everyone in the fourth grade is getting into the Valentine spirit. The kids are making cards, and are ordering personalized candy hearts from Cinnamon’s Candy Shop, the new candy store in the mall. But Katie has had enough—she is definitely not into all this mushy gushy stuff! So Katie makes a decision: there’ll be no Valentine’s Day for her this year. But then Katie turns into Cinnamon, the candy store owner. And the personalized hearts she makes up are...well...not exactly to order! By doing this, she practically ruins Valentine’s Day for everyone. Will Katie have a change of heart and save the day?




The Salem Witches' Book of Love Spells


Book Description

The witches of Salem, Massachusetts, share their favorite spells, incantations, aphrodisiacs, and love potion recipes, some dating back to the 15th century.




Serendipity's Debt


Book Description

Money might be considered the root of all evil, but some coins take things to the next level. All Serendipity's life, she adhered to her parents' rule of not using the magic attached to a strange coin that hung on the wall. They're gone now and she is left facing the worst day of her life. It's hard to deny any help that is readily available, especially when a little luck can go a long way. Jeff always knew he wanted to be one of Knoll County's finest and had no problem achieving that dream. What he never expected was to be part of a top secret paranormal investigation team. Supernatural or not, he isn't about to ignore his latest gut feelings telling him something isn't right in Knollville. They'll soon learn luck, like a coin, has two sides, only one of which is good...




The Crazy Years


Book Description

A collection of witty, irreverent essays on subjects running the gamut from the space program to airport bans on smoking are included in this anthology. Written by Spider Robinson, The Crazy Years takes its name from Robert A. Heinlein's designation of the last years of the 20th century and contains essays from Robinson's tenure as op-ed columnist for The Globe and Mail and from Galaxy Online. Environmentalists that place the survival of earth before the survival of humanity, the idiocy of computer designs, and the downsides of the Internet are among the subjects Robinson uses to take the world to task.




Burned


Book Description

Have you ever seen a child's toy so worn out that it seemed as if it would fall apart at any moment? A toy so worn down that you pitied it? Maybe that the child who owned it may have been too rough when playing with it? Just maybe, that toy's excessive wear came from somewhere else. When you love somebody and don't hold back, no cost is too high to protect them. Don't pity these toys when you see them. Odds are, that toy was a soldier. They deserve your respect.




Cell U.R. Tales from the Script


Book Description

The script to the multimedia podcast novel. Gnathal, a virginal game-boy-human-cellphone, goes into debt to buy a custom automobile to seduce a gypsy fortune-teller belly-dancing professional escort who calls herself Vampire Elvirus. The State will not allow him to come of age, and when he expresses his frustration, he gets fired. He joins the DevaCops, gets kidnapped, and escapes to live as a hermit amongst Genetically Modified Organisms. When the equestrian daughter of a SuperUser rescues him, Daddy doesn't approve of their relationship until Ganthal becomes the murdered Godhead "Christopheles Rex," who promised to erase the inequities of iniquity, raise the late departed, and decease the ceased. Drugged into a confession, sentenced to Civil Death, Gnathal doesn't know he must enlist the aide of his lust object to rescue his fiance, who carries the seed of a new human race, or something worse... Our near future, as human cellphones that need a revolution.




Cupid's Connection


Book Description

Seeing magic in love is a talent; one Mina Amore puts to good use writing articles for Love Match magazine. When a rival targets her latest story, she is reassigned to investigating a new website for singles. There is one condition, though; love is not allowed to make an appearance. Guy Tremone has made a career out of debunking other reporter's articles. To him, love is nothing more than a string of coincidences. When a story lands him close to the unemployment line, the only path to redemption leads to questioning his own beliefs. This Valentine's Day, they are about to learn the meaning of their own Single Statuses. With Cupid watching from the sidelines, it's a sure bet that more than one connection will be made on the most romantic day of the year.




Tails Always Wins


Book Description

Shifters and humans clash in this supernatural thriller based on prejudice, injustice, uprisings, and romance. It began with a handful of dogs on a dangerous breed registry. Over time, that number grew. Complete species faced extinction. Then the unthinkable happened -- the government began adding shifters to the list. Betting against them is a deadly mistake. Wherever destiny leads them, luck is sure to follow. In the end, no matter how many times the coin is tossed, one thing holds true... Tails always wins!




Merry Apocalypse


Book Description

For centuries, families gathered throughout the holiday season to hear recitals of the famous words of Dr. Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and celebrate the long awaited return of Santa. His jovial generosity became synonymous with all that was merry and bright. Then everything changed. This year, the gatherings are sharing their own Christmas story. Merry Apocalypse includes the telling of a new traditional tale that echoes the familiar tone and rhythm of familiar poetry, but instead of joy and bliss, contains warnings of danger and death.