Daily Archives: January 27, 2022

The Other Hotel by Jack Stroke

A night to remember in a place to forget.

(*Well, true-ish. True tales from a post-truth world)

It should have been simple. Go in and steal the cash. But no job is simple when the two guys named Lenny and their buddy Hot Sauce are involved.

Sprinkle in a backpacker who is not what she seems, some cashed-up tourists who don’t speak English, a couple enduring the night from hell, not to mention the mysterious Jack the problem solver and you have a night full of sex, drugs and misadventure.

If you love hilarious stories that will keep you laughing and guessing all the way to the end, you’ll love Jack Stroke’s The Other Hotel.

Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery, and Billion-Dollar Deals by John LeFevre

The hilarious New York Times bestseller “sharply observes the lives of globe-trotting, overindulging investment bankers” (Entertainment Weekly).

“Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her I’d wonder where the rest of my money went.” —@GSElevator

For three years, the notorious @GSElevator Twitter feed offered a hilarious, shamelessly voyeuristic look into the real world of international finance. Hundreds of thousands followed the account, Goldman Sachs launched an internal investigation, and when the true identity of the man behind it all was revealed, it created a national media sensation—but that’s only part of the story.

Where @GSElevator captured the essence of the banking elite with curated jokes and submissions overheard by readers, Straight to Hell adds John LeFevre’s own story—an unapologetic and darkly funny account of a career as a globe-conquering investment banker spanning New York, London, and Hong Kong. Straight to Hell pulls back the curtain on a world that is both hated and envied, taking readers from the trading floors and roadshows to private planes and after-hours overindulgence. Full of shocking lawlessness, boyish antics, and win-at-all-costs schemes, this is the definitive take on the deviant, dysfunctional, and absolutely excessive world of finance.

“Shocking and sordid—and so much fun.” —Daily News (New York)

“LeFevre’s workplace anecdotes include tales of nastiness, sabotage, favoritism, sexism, racism, expense-account padding, and legally questionable collusion.” —The New Yorker

All At Sea (Maisie Frobisher Mysteries Book 1) by Liz Hedgecock

They say that travel broadens the mind…
When socialite Maisie Frobisher heads off on a cruise to India in search of adventure, little does she know what form it will take.

First some jewellery, then an important document goes missing from an ambassador’s cabin. If that document gets into the wrong hands there will be trouble. And it’s definitely in the wrong hands…

Maisie already has her suspicions of a fellow-guest at the captain’s table. However, when he turns out to be a police inspector travelling incognito and takes over the investigation, Maisie’s nose is put firmly out of joint. Then a crime of an entirely different kind rears its head, and Maisie finds that the past she is trying to escape from just won’t let her go…

With less than two weeks until the ship reaches port, can Maisie put aside her prejudices and learn to work with Inspector Hamilton? Can they trust each other? And most importantly, can they find that document before it causes an international incident?

All At Sea is the first book in the Maisie Frobisher Mysteries series, set in the mid-1890s.

Twilight’s Spellby Sela Croft

An ordinary human girl is drawn into a magical realm.

Callie Mayfair’s violet eyes and raven hair make her an outcast in high school. She dreams of finding her purpose in life. When her sister steps into a dark church alcove Callie follows. She is drawn into a strange world of dragons and supernatural creatures. But she vows to find her sister, despite the terror that surrounds her.

Logan Bayne is the Vampire Prince of Shadowland. He’s handsome but terrifying. War, strife, and too many enemies have pushed the vampires near extinction. A human girl with violet eyes appears and he fears that she is a spy. Her scent is special, but he must fight the attraction. Until he discovers how she affects the future of his realm.

Tequila Trailsby Ali Parker & Jessica Mills

She’s my friend with benefits.

But I had to break it off. She’s my best friend’s sister.

Even though the woman is hotter than sin, sneaking around behind his back is too much.

I’m not sure what the hell I thought was going to happen.

That she was going to go good-girl and never see another man?

Not a chance. A billionaire in town has taken a liking to her and there’s one problem—she’s mine.

But I gotta be smart about this. This guy could destroy the town.

Or maybe I should hit the Tequila Trails and realize I made the biggest mistake of my life letting her go.

Maybe the billionaire would be better for her.

No. That’s not how I ride. This woman has one future.

The one with me.