They are old, cranky, and dangerous. Midlife witch Missy Mindle is also a home-health nurse for vampires. You see, not all vampires are young, sexy urbanites. What happens if you were a senior citizen when you’re turned? You move to Florida, of course, to an oceanfront condo tower in Jellyfish Beach. There’s even a bloodmobile that shows up each night like a food truck. But a disturbed ex-con hijacks the bloodmobile, leaving a community of vampires who aren’t just hungry, but freaking hangry. Missy’s magick is the only way to find the bloodmobile before the residents starve or feast upon their unsuspecting human neighbors. This novella is your ticket into the Freaky Florida humorous paranormal mystery series. It includes four sample chapters from Snowbirds of Prey, Book 1 of Freaky Florida.
The New York Times bestselling duo behind Bad Manners gives you a home-cooking reboot with this fresh collection of more than 100 great-tasting, good-for-you plant-based recipes for any occasion. It’s a hell of a lot easier these days to eat your vegetables, but with plant-based convenience foods and infinite takeout options within arm’s reach, we know it’s also easy to fall back into the same bad habits that convinced you not to cook in the first place. If your plans for preparing homemade, healthy-ish food are going up in smoke because you're too tired, busy, or hungry, we at Bad Manners are here to the rescue. You can cook, we can help. Getting back in the kitchen doesn't mean making boring, bland food. These craveable and practical recipes taste so damn good that you’ll forget that you ever found cooking a chore. You’ll find weeknight-friendly meals, such as Chickpea and Tahini Soup with Orzo, Breakfast Fried Rice, and Quinoa Basil Fritters, that take less than 45 minutes to prepare—from chop to chomp. Sure-to-impress weekend dishes including Pumpkin Lasagna Rolls, Eggplant Polpetti, and Summer Squash–Stuffed Flatbreads teach you the skills you need to be a confident home cook, no matter the recipe. With dazzling photos and illustrations, creative ideas for turning leftovers into meals you’re actually excited to eat, and Field Notes that offer life-changing tips, this book belongs in every kitchen. You'll learn to whip up a salad that everyone will want to eat, practice the optimal way to stack your sandwich fixings, and discover the secrets to great beans and craveable greens. Hungry yet? Whether you need dinner on the table ASAP or have the luxury of time in the kitchen, Bad Manners is here to make cooking your default option in no time.
The New York Times–bestselling duo behind Bad Manners gives you a home-cooking reboot with this fresh collection of more than 100 great-tasting, good-for-you plant-based recipes for any occasion It’s a hell of a lot easier these days to eat your vegetables, but with plant-based convenience foods and infinite takeout options within arm’s reach, we know it’s also easy to fall back into the same bad habits that convinced you not to cook in the first place. If your plans for preparing homemade, healthy-ish food are going up in smoke because you’re too tired, too busy or too hungry, we at Bad Manners are coming to the rescue. You can cook, we can help. Getting back in the kitchen doesn’t mean making boring, bland food. These craveable and practical recipes taste so damn good you’ll forget that you ever found cooking a chore. You’ll find weeknight-friendly meals, such as Chickpea and Tahini Soup with Orzo, Breakfast Fried Rice and Quinoa Basil Fritters, that take less than forty-five minutes to prepare——from chop to chomp. Sure-to-impress weekend dishes, including Pumpkin Lasagna Rolls, Eggplant Polpetti and Summer Squash–Stuffed Flatbreads teach you the skills you need to be a confident home cook, no matter the recipe. With dazzling photos and illustrations, creative ideas for turning leftovers into meals you’re actually excited to eat and field notes that offer life-changing tips, this book belongs in every kitchen. You’ll learn to whip up a salad that everyone will want to eat, practise the optimal way to stack your sandwich fixings and discover the secrets to great beans and delicious greens. Hungry yet? Whether you need dinner on the table ASAP or have the luxury of time in the kitchen, Bad Manners is here to make cooking your default option in no time.
Nautilus Book Awards' Better Books for a Better World | Axiom Business Book Award Winner GrubHub founder Mike Evans reveals the inside story of how he grew a multibillion-dollar behemoth that changed the way we eat. Hungry and tired one night, Mike wanted a pizza, but getting a pizza delivered was a pain in the neck. He didn’t want to call a million restaurants to see what was open. So, as an avid coder, he created GrubHub in his spare bedroom to figure out who delivered to his apartment. Then, armed with a $140 check from his first customer and ignoring his crushing college debt, he quit his job. Over the next decade, Mike grew his little delivery guide into the world’s premier online ordering website. In doing so, he entered the company of an elite few entrepreneurs to take a startup from an idea all the way to an IPO. GrubHub’s journey from Mike’s bedroom to Wall Street doesn’t fit into how business schools teach entrepreneurship. In Hangry, he details step-by-step the grind of building an innovative business, with each chapter including sharp lessons for entrepreneurs and startups that Mike learned on the fly as he piloted GrubHub by the seat of his pants. Hangry reveals a decade of eighty-hour work weeks, detailed steps of how Mike garnered his first customers, his hunt for financing dollars, cliffhanger acquisitions, the near collapse of his marriage, a brutally difficult merger, and a pair of tumultuous quit/unquit moments, all to steer the company to become one of the most successful startups in the world. With a razor-sharp wit, Mike reveals hard-won truths about how startups succeed—and even harder-won truths about how startups fail. Shocking everyone, at the pinnacle of startup success, Mike leaves it all behind, quitting the company he started to bike across the United States in search of balance. But eventually, the grand vistas of America bring the lessons of the past into focus, driving the realization that for entrepreneurs a hunger for success doesn’t end, and he starts another company, even more ambitious than the first.
Are lizards the wizards of doom? Midlife witch Missy Mindle is busy enough as a home health nurse for elderly vampires and werewolves in Jellyfish Beach, Florida. But now she needs to solve a murder, too. Who or what killed Marvin Nutley, her vampire patient found incinerated on his oceanfront balcony? Marvin believed in the Reptilian Conspiracy: that Lizard People are taking over the planet. He claimed to have a video showing a human turning into a dragon. He also claimed he shot said dragon. And now there’s the threat of all-out war between vampires and dragons, and between humans and every reptile with teeth. To prevent it, Missy needs to find out if Marvin was killed by cold-blooded reptiles or a hot-headed vampire, while she also tries to learn the truth behind her father's murder decades ago. Gazillions of Reptilians is Book 7 of Freaky Florida, a humorous fantasy series filled with magic, monsters, and mystery; sarcasm and satire; and, of course, Florida Man. If you love the thrills of urban fantasy, the wit of cozy witch mysteries and paranormal women’s fiction, and a big splash of comedy, this series is for you.
They’re coming for you. Can you really blame garden gnomes for having a grudge? They’re displayed as kitschy jokes, wounded by weed whackers, peed on by dogs. After midlife witch Missy Mindle seriously bungles a spell, gnomes throughout Jellyfish Beach, Florida, are becoming possessed by an evil force and are exacting retribution. Missy has to undo the fast-spreading spell and stop the surge of “accidental” human deaths. The problem is, her regular job is home-health nurse for elderly supernaturals, and she also has to help solve the murder of one of her werewolf patients. Like the gnomes, the Werewolf Women’s Club is out for revenge. And something is coming for her, too. Gnome Coming is the perfect place to jump into Freaky Florida, a clean, humorous paranormal mystery series filled with magic, monsters, and mystery; sarcasm and satire; and, of course, Florida Man. If you love the thrills of urban fantasy, the wit of cozy witch mysteries and paranormal women’s fiction, and a big splash of comedy, this series is for you. Grab this book and enjoy a vacation in Jellyfish Beach today.
Midlife manatee insanity Who’s behind the plot to kill off Florida’s sea cows? While midlife witch Missy Mindle tries to solve this mystery, she must nurse a rescued manatee back to health. The problem is, he’s actually a human shifter, Seymour, who wants to celebrate manatee mating season with her. Missy and her reporter friend Matt face corporate villains and team up with the ruthless Mothers4Manatees. Throw in a vengeful vampire who wants to kill her, and Missy’s magick is pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, she discovers what life would have been like if she hadn’t divorced years ago: living with a flabby, middle-aged guy who leaves the toilet seat up. Dirty Old Manatee is Book 6 of Freaky Florida, a humorous paranormal mystery series filled with magic, monsters, and mystery; sarcasm and satire; and, of course, Florida Man. If you love the thrills of urban fantasy, the wit of cozy witch mysteries and paranormal women’s fiction, plus a big splash of comedy, this series is for you.
From New York Times bestselling author Alexa Riley, a friends-to-lovers romance that will bring you the happily-ever-after you’ve been waiting for Jordan Chen is the man behind the screen. As part of the elite security team for Osbourne Corporation, he has an iron grip on protection, all without having to make close connections with people. Until he meets the beautiful Jay, and suddenly his quiet life doesn’t seem so perfect anymore. He needs more. He needs her. A workaholic to her core, Jay Rose doesn’t have a lot of men in her life. Smiling in the face of her enemies gets her the results she wants at work, but doesn’t exactly project a warm, welcoming vibe. So she’s surprised when the enigmatic security expert strikes up a friendship with her—surprised but flattered, and maybe a little bit turned on. A company as powerful as Osbourne Corporation has powerful enemies, and when Jay becomes a target, Jordan realizes there’s nothing he won’t do to bring her home safe. This book is approximately 95,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!
Rhyker, tattooed bad boy and lethal jaguar shifter, falls for the sweet and caring healer, Keena. Except, she’s determined to keep him in the friend zone... good thing he’s a predator that enjoys the hunt. Together, can they heal their past and forge a future bonded with true love? SECOND BOOK IN THE ORION’S ORDER SERIES Orion’s Order returns in another addictive installment about their secret world of magic and mystery. A world where the most powerful words in the Universe are discovered in the fight against an ancient evil force. KEENA OLIVER I am haunted by my past mistakes. Mistakes that I have no idea how I even made. I am an educated mind and spirit healer after all. So how in the holy healer hell did I end up in a relationship where the male who I thought I loved… Yeah, it’s probably best not to rehash those nightmares. But if I don’t dare open up that box to my past, then how am I ever going to be able to move on? Especially because I so want to move on with a certain sexy male. A male whose lips devoured mine in a darkened corner that one time. A male whose predatory piercing blue eyes practically track my every move. A male who I shouldn’t be fantasizing about every second of every day. Why? Because it would ruin me. RHYKER KINGSLEY I’ve had my eye on a certain female for almost a year now. A female who is damn determined to keep me in the friend zone. A female who's been hurt by her ex but refuses to open up to me about it. So, you could say I go through a lot of smokes… a f*cking lot. Meanwhile, my pack of lethally trained and skilled hunters and I are gunning for an evil SOB who not only signed his death warrant the second he tried to come after my pack sister and mate to our alpha, but also the f*cker poses a threat to our world as we know it. Yet, said ancient powerful bastard has gone off the grid and is all but impossible to track. Oh, and did I mention that the past seems to be mixing with the present? I mean, the f*ck is this? The revenge year of the shitty exes? So, excuse me while I light up a smoke… or two. Devour this addictive series at your own risk... + Happily Ever After + Sexy Paranormal Jaguar Shifter Romance + Multiple POV + Mature Content + This series is meant to be read in order for the best reading experience ---------------------------------------------- RHYKER’S KEY is an adult paranormal jaguar shifter romance. If you like swoon-worthy males, heroines with feminine strength, an engaging plot, satisfying relationships, steamy love stories, happy ever afters, and getting sucked into a supernatural story, then you’ll want to immerse yourself in the world of species! ---------------------------------------------- “Wow - one of my fav reads of all time!... Shifter-romance at its finest, hot, steamy, sexy - everything and more your romantasy heart desires!” “OMG it didn’t disappoint in the slightest… this is definitely my favourite book I’ve read this year! It had absolutely everything I look for in a great paranormal romance. I was happy, then hot and flustered, then screaming with emotion.” “I could not put this down. I have too much to say about this book but will give this small warning. Be prepared to lose time once you start this book cause you not want to stop reading!!” “...had me on the edge of my sit and I couldn’t stop reading!! I didn’t expect those plot twists and I was about to start screaming! This book was full of banter, love and friendship!” “Wow! This book was like 3 books rolled into one!... keeping me guessing the whole way through.”
