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Satire

Real life, exaggerated just enough to sting

5 items found (1 series, 4 stories)

She's Fine

She's Fine

Story

by Jessica C. Wheeler

*She’s Fine* is a collection of satirical short stories about women who are, by every visible measure, doing just fine. Thank you for your concern. No need to call anyone. Behind the appropriate pauses, polite nods, and well-practiced coping strategies, these stories examine the considerable amount of effort it takes to appear effortlessly fine. Blending sharp satire with tenderness, the collection finds meaning in the seemingly ordinary. Some characters bend. Some come apart with admirable efficiency. Others discover that holding it together is less impressive once it becomes clear who benefits from the arrangement. Clever, character-driven, and emotionally exacting, *She’s Fine* offers a candid look at contemporary womanhood and the gap between public composure and private reality. With humor that ranges from wry to quietly mortifying, these stories celebrate women in all their complicated humanity. They’re gracious, occasionally unhinged, and far more interesting than the version they present to the world. They’re fine. Really.

Satire
Women's Fiction
Anthology
Literary Fiction
Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

Story

by Jane Austen

[<u>Northanger Abbey</u>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northanger_Abbey) by [<u>Jane Austen</u>](https://janeaustens.house/jane-austen/novels/northanger-abbey/) is a coming-of-age satire following 17-year-old Catherine Morland as she visits Bath, stays at a spooky estate, and learns to separate gothic fiction from reality.

Romance
Satire
Comedy
Daughter of the Falcon

Daughter of the Falcon

Story

by Sarah Bantu

**About the Story** What if the key to your survival was locked inside a secret, ancient bloodline?\ Spun from a fascinating true piece of Russian history and set against the brutal, breathtaking backdrop of the frozen north, *Daughter of the Falcon* blends gripping suspense with an unforgettable romance.\ For centuries, deep within the endless, snow covered forests, an elite and hidden clan of warriors lived by their own laws. They did not just survive the winter they ruled it, training lethal military falcons to hunt, fight, and protect secrets hidden from the world. Today, that fierce bloodline legacy is alive, but the isolation of the frozen north is cracking. A dangerous, unpredictable threat is closing in, forcing old secrets into the light and testing the loyalty of a clan that has never bowed to anyone.\ Filled with high stakes twists, deep betrayal, and a slow burn love story that burns hot against the bitter ice, this fiction novel proves that some family histories can never stay buried. Step into a harsh, beautiful world where danger hides in every shadow, trust is a luxury, and you never know what's going to happen next. Discover what happens when the frost bites deep, and the falcon finally takes flight.

Fantasy
Health & Fitness
Literary Fiction
Western
Mystery
Satire
Dystopian
Thriller
Adventure
Politics
Business
Action
Crime
Essays
New Adult
Self-Help
True Crime
Middle Grade
History
Historical Fiction
Science
Science Fiction
Anthology
Food
Memoir
Comedy
Contemporary
Romance
Cyberpunk
Drama
Poetry
Philosophy
Military
Biography
Journalism
Paranormal
Verse
Young Adult
Travel
Women's Fiction
The Art of Intimacy

The Art of Intimacy

Story

by Tabitha Polenz

--- What if everything you thought you knew about sex, love, and intimacy was just the beginning? This book is funny. It is crude. It is psychologically precise and occasionally so direct you will feel personally called out — because you probably should be. We are going to talk about pussies, cocks, scrotums, licking, sucking, and the kind of lovemaking that lasts nine hours and leaves you permanently ruined for anything less. We are also going to talk about childhood wounds, generational trauma, the chakra system, plant medicine, Tantric philosophy, and why so many grown adults are still operating with an eight year old's emotional toolkit. At the center of it all is a love story. A real one. A man named Seymour who was brilliant, quietly charming, and a prisoner of wounds he didn't know he was still carrying. A woman in the middle of her own becoming who thought she was just dating and ended up in the most profound classroom of her life. This book is the map she built from that experience. From the dating field through the blockades and the wounds, through the chakras and the sacred body, all the way to the other side where Tantric lovemaking sessions last twelve hours, orgasm is not a moment but a sustained state, and two people who have actually done the work discover what connection was always supposed to feel like. If you are tired of the same old patterns producing the same old outcomes, this book is for you. So, buckle in buttercup. Let's go for a ride.

Romance
Self-Help
Memoir
Women's Fiction
Philosophy
Satire
NSFW
Stephanie Beroe Chronicles

Stephanie Beroe Chronicles

Series

by J.A. St. Thomas

***Foray* into this *highly* entertaining and thrilling mystery series where Stephanie Beroe, risks everything to combat the dark side of the one percent.**

Mystery
Satire
Thriller
Adventure
Politics
Business
Action
Romance
Drama
Women's Fiction
NSFW