Humorous Stories

When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

Abe Barrett is surrounded by ghosts - some of them are even his roommates! But now Abe's visions show something dark coming, and it wants Abe dead. ***** When Abe Barrett's family died, he started seeing ghosts. Soon he was living with three of them, and it turns out ghosts are just as eccentric as people. Abe is bothered by the ghosts constantly since he doesn't want to solve their murders, avenge them or do much of anything. He just wants to do his job and relax. His dreams, however, have been getting darker as people in town start to disappear. Soon Abe realizes there is something hunting him, and that same threat was involved with his family's deaths. A legacy of darkness is chasing Abe Barrett, and his supernatural roommates may not be enough to save him. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

EDELWEISS OF DISTANT STARS - Book One Some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. Captain Alex Voron has spent thirty years crossing the stars on the assault cruiser MARGARYS. He's seen wars, lost crew, made peace with silence. He thought he knew what the universe had to offer. He was wrong. When a set of coordinates surfaces from a classified archive - coordinates pointing to something that shouldn't exist - Alex makes a choice that will change everything. Not just for his crew. Not just for humanity. For everyone. Because at the edge of explored space, something ancient is waiting. Not with hostility. Not with indifference. With hope. The MARGARYS and her crew - a sardonic AI who calls everyone "meat-bags" and means it with affection, an engineer who speaks only in silences, a navigator who left everything behind, a rabbi with endless tea and endless wisdom - are about to discover that the greatest mystery in the universe isn't what's out there. It's whether they're ready to meet it. The first book of a nine-part saga. Adventure. Heart. Stars. Perfect for fans of: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Mass Effect - found family in deep space Warm, character-driven science fiction with genuine stakes Stories where humanity's best qualities carry the day About the series: Edelweiss of Distant Stars spans nine books - each one a step further into the unknown, each one anchored by the same crew, the same ship, and the growing understanding that in the vast cold universe, the most powerful force is the one that brings people together. Book One is where it all begins...

Reagan Belrose has been dreaming about the same man. Vividly. In her dreams, he knows her, teases her, calls her wife with an ease that feels less fictional and more... remembered. She tells herself it's harmless, just an overactive imagination stitched together from late nights, rom-com addiction and romantic novels. Until she walks straight into him on campus. That same face.....those same eyes and an infuriatingly steady presence. Except this version doesn't look at her like he knows her or soften at the edges when she speaks. If anything, he looks mildly annoyed she exists. The resemblance ends at appearance. His charm is replaced with cool detachment. His warmth with cutting restraint. And whatever dream-version tenderness she'd grown embarrassingly used to? Completely absent. But then they keep running into each other, and every encounter sharpens the tension.... irritation laced with something dangerously familiar. Because the more she watches him, the more certain she becomes of one thing: He moves like the man in her dreams. And sometimes, just sometimes... he looks at her like he's trying not to recognise something too. Is it a coincidence? Psychological projection? Or a trick of an exhausted mind?

When a plane crash kills her abusive mother and stepfather, 12-year-old Sky Rossi is ripped from years of neglect and thrown into the guarded world of the Rossi mafia empire. Stolen at two. Forgotten. Starved. Scarred. She returns tiny, malnourished, with jagged short hair she cut herself and clothes that scream "stay away." Her eight older brothers rule New York's ruthless Italian mafia - cold, powerful, and deadly. They expected a fragile little sister they could shield and pamper. They got Sky - a stubborn, hot-tempered tomboy who glares instead of speaking, pushes everyone away, and would rather sleep on the floor than accept their luxury. She trusts no one, flinches at loud noises, and hides her terror behind icy silence or sudden outbursts. The Rossi brothers have faced every enemy in the underworld. But this short, rebellious girl might be the one who finally breaks through their armor... or forces them to face the family they failed.

"If she is as beautiful as they say, then bring her to me." Here is the story of Y/N, in which she's called Thea ! so, let her immerse you fully into her tales in the Divine Pantheon. Let the show, begin.

Essie and Chrissie's Glorious Goofs Mishaps, Mayhem and Non-Stop Giggles From paddle boat pirouettes that end in flip-fests to zip-line zeal launching bionic hips into orbit, Essie, Chrissie, and their blundering buddies turn everyday adventures into epic disasters. Picture dripping aunties on towel-less treks, super tubes with ankles akimbo, Derek's showdown with the Speed Queen, and winter splashdowns in tub traps. Reunion rises go painfully slow, bungee babes swing like pensioner pendulums, and chalet quests end in face-plant fiascos. These true-life tales of glorious goofs prove one thing: when plans go wrong, the laughs go right!

This here is just a collection of non-canon short Paw Patrol tickling stories, that I've been thinking of for quite a while now. The characters of this collection of non-canon Paw Patrol tickling stories are as followed: Ryder! Marshall! Rubble! Chase! Rocky! Zuma! Skye! Jake! Everest! Carlos! Tracker! Mandy the monkey! The Princess of Barking Berg! Sweetie! Mayor Goodway and Chickaletta. The reason why I chose these characters are because they are my absolute favorite characters of the entire Paw Patrol tv franchise, as well as some of the very first characters that have been introduced in the Paw Patrol tv series and franchise. Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of the Paw Patrol tv series and franchise. All characters are the properties of both Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment. All tickle stories are mainly about the characters having fun or cheering each other up through the use of tickling, and is mainly meant to be kid friendly entertaining reading material only. The tickle spots are mainly the characters, sides, belly and feet, there will be no inappropriate touchings or actions of any kind. I'll see to that, thank you. Enjoy!

Alyssa Kincaide was a normal girl-a senior in high school with a bright future ahead of her. Then she was blackmailed. Noah Lester is Alyssa's best friend. He wouldn't dare let anyone hurt her. But what can he do when his best friend falls involved with someone who is nothing but bad news? Calvin Wright--the man who changes lives for the worse. The man without mercy or patience. He meets Alyssa and wants her instantly. Why does he really want her?

Four teens and a college student are thrown into the midst of an otherworldly civil war when shadowy monsters - known as the Volken - open up portals around their home town, leading them to a fantasy world. After they find themselves wrapped up in a prophecy that requires them to end the war from all corners of the battlefield, they must find a way to play their part, save this new world, and return home. This book tells the story of all five main characters' perspectives (with a few side perspectives here and there) as they venture about the treacherous world of Frubana and learn about the magical, resilient enemies they are pinned up against. Cursing, violence, and death found within.

This story is about lost hopes in friendship and the struggles of the main character. The reader will watch character grow, develop as a person, meet different people and go places. "Fake smiles are not against the law" takes place in Europe and is written from the first point of view. I hope you like It (;

In Neo-Aethel, the future isn't just smart-it's alive. On the hidden island of Neo-Aethel, 2070 isn't defined by cold steel and rigid logic. It's a place where high-tech convenience clashes with ancient, wild magic, creating a world where toasters sing opera, holographic pets develop attitude, and the laws of physics are merely suggestions. Enter Pip, a "Tech-Exorcist" with a messy workbench and a knack for fixing machines that have caught a case of the "magical blues." But when a routine house call unearths a mysterious, pulsing data-crystal, Pip stumbles upon a secret that could trigger a "System Reboot" for the entire island-a glitch that threatens to wipe away the delicate balance of magic and machine forever. With a sarcastic security drone who thinks he's a knight in shining armor and a sentient, mischievous vine as her only allies, Pip must traverse a landscape of shifting gravity and neon-lit wonders. Welcome to BINARY BLOOM-where the technology is legendary, the glitches are heroic, and the adventure is just beginning.

An anthology of rib-tickling short stories.

Delancy, Nebula, Romanov navigates life with the struggles of her mental complications, balancing school academic pressures, social, past trauma and well... the will to live. Year 11 takes her to Estoria elite boarding school where an old face appears back into her life, Ren Young. Finding herself battling her will to live, he becomes another problem in her life... or is he the solution?

When Roger, a terminally ill man reborn as the Prince of the elusive Takhira Elves, discovers that his newfound role as the sole male heir to the kingdom comes with unexpected responsibilities and conflicts, he must navigate the challenges of elven politics, magic, and his growing relationship with the powerful Elven Queen, all while facing the looming question of whether he can truly become the leader his people need.

Goodly is a good guy who lives in good ol' Goodlyton, where nothing goes wrong. Ever. Goodly, Stache, and his... misshapen horse(?) go on a journey to discover who they truly are. While also destroying a few things on the way. I own everything. The fantastic storyline, all the way to the amazing characters. It's all mine baby. (This is a joke. Please don't take anything seriously.) #1 in oddly 5/20/20 #2 in oddly 10/10/20

Growing up in Lagos without a father wasn't easy for Chinedu and his siblings but they managed well. His mother's constant care and supervision were all that kept him in check. Yet, he felt strangely out of place in his own the family. Now a man, he quickly finds out that life is not as exciting as he once believed it to be. His brother is an accomplished banker and his sister owns a popular TV-show but he's just an underachieved artist. They soon forget their younger brother-Chinedu who can't even pay his rent or feed properly without asking for their financial aid. Frustrated, he sets out on a perilously profane path to financial liberty. When his siblings learn of his illicit dealings, they are distraught; their relationship with their brointher degenerates further into something worse than envy and contempt. Meanwhile, their mother is terribly sick in the village; she's caught in between saving her family and keeping her health as her family sadly falls apart.

"You can interview me all you want. Analyze me to your heart's content. Does that change what I've done? What I'm doing? What I'm going to do? I'll answer that. No. It most certainly does not." Meet Seth Sykes. Smart. Attractive. Funny. A murderer.

What happens when Ally Hunter hacks a group chat adding her and her friends to it! This book is filled with humour! At least the it's supposed to be. It's all a matter of opinion. You get to see the messages between Ally, some of her friends, and One Direction! Cover by @cupcakemaree ❤️❤️❤️