Short Game

Love Roulette is a reality show with enormous prize for the winners. Karin and Declan, best friends for years, see taking a gamble and entering the contest as their chance to get out of debt, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and an “easy” way to realize their lifelong dreams. Surely, pretending to be a “couple” should be easy? But are they denying that tiny flicker of attraction between them? Can they pretend to be a couple without really being a couple? However, living a lie, pretending to be an “item” proves more challenging than either of them ever imagined.

Financial version of Arab spring? Or just another populist wave? This book reviews the short squeeze of GameStop shares in simple terms to make sense of what happened and what lessons it has for your investment decisions. At the start of 2021 GameStop shares (a company selling games, think: EB Games, Micromania, ThinkGeek stores) went all the way up to $500 from being less than $20 within days.

Short stories about dystopian worlds created by people longing for immortality and power. Once attained—what's next for humanity?

The MacAllisters of Rivers End boxed set includes books #1-4 - If you love contemporary small town romance, then come home to Rivers End and meet the MacAllisters and the Murphys. They just want to settle down and lead normal lives in their small Vancouver Island town, but romance blossoms in the unlikeliest places. And trouble has a way of finding them, every time...

They had a plan, but they never thought the plan would be reality. Friendship as a whole is strong, but during an apocalypse it is a different story.

Follow the adventures of Dilly the dolphin! Dilly is an exchange student from Saltwater Academy. His new school is Freshwater Elementary. Will he fit in?

It’s one single steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in New York City, otherwise known as the Cage. Hotshot baller ESPN is wooing the scouts, Boo is struggling to guard the weird new guy named Waco, a Spike Lee wannabe has video rolling, and virgin Irene is sizing up six-foot-eight-and-a-half-inch-tall Chester. Nine of young-adult literature’s top writers reveal how it all goes down in this searing novel in short stories that each ingeniously pick up where the last one ends.

Losing your virginity should be epic. But what happens when you're nearing 30 and the right man hasn't come along? Apparently, you sign up for a crazy dating game at a club. Kellan hasn't even thought about dating since he walked in on his fiancée cheating on him two years ago. He's dedicated all his time to his medical practice, afraid to give his heart away. But when his friend drags him to The SX Club, all that's about to change.

When the late-night delivery order came into Frank's Pizza, Alicia knew she'd be the one stuck with having to deliver it. She just never thought it might be her last night alive. Drugged and abducted, Alicia awakens to find herself tied to a wooden chair in a basement, surrounded by corpses, and is suddenly forced into a high-stakes poker game. One where losing comes with the heaviest of penalties.

Follow the adventures of Jimmy the giraffe. Jimmy the giraffe is the tallest animal in the jungle. Along with his best friend, Jayne the jaguar, they find lots of fun adventures to go on! Find out what kind of adventures they go on in this awesome audiobook for kids.

Follow the adventures of Ricky the rooster and his friends! Ricky lives on a big farm with lots of other animals. Find out what kind of adventures Ricky and his friends have on the farm.

Follow the adventures of dinosaur tales. These are five cool stories about five different dinosaurs and their fun adventures. This is an excellent audiobook for beginning and early listeners. Each story is fun and exciting, and also includes some funny jokes.

After winning a contest for a popular game called Wordwick Games, five teens; Gemma, Sparks, Rio, Kat, and Jack, are invited to stay at Wordwick Games inventor Henry Word's mysterious castle and play the newest level of Workwick Games. Little do they know, the castle is the doorway to a wondrous world call Anachronia where words can be used as weapons, power, and commodity.

When a prominent chemist disappears for more than a few days, the family hires Smith Investigations to find her. It is Rob's first official case. The members of the investigation team thinks the chemist may be dead, but Rob thinks otherwise. In the midst of this investigation, Rob has to deal with issues of her team. Is the chemist dead for sure?

Find out what happens when Blow the whale goes looking for food when his tummy starts to rumble. He better find something to eat soon because he is getting hungry!

Billy is a potato bug that lives in a colony under a rock in the garden. No one has ever left the rock, but Billy has other plans. Is he brave enough to do what's never been done? Follow the adventures of Billy the bug to find out what happens next.

Follow the adventures of Zippy the pippy puppy. Zippy is a brave little pup that loves to go on adventures! These are five fun stories about Zippy and the fun he has on his journeys.

Follow the adventures of Lenny the lion. Lenny is an adventurous little lion. He loves to explore and have fun with his brothers and sisters. What kind of adventures will Lenny get into next? Find out in this awesome audiobook for kids.

Snapper is a very shy shark. His best friend, Shelly, helps him overcome this! Follow the adventures of Snapper the shark and find out how he overcomes his fears!

Follow the adventures of Tooty the tiger. Tooty is a special and adventurous little tiger. She only has three legs but that doesn't stop her from doing anything.