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Daniella Belle wants nothing more to do with members of the opposite sex; instead, she'll focus on what matters most - becoming a lingerie designer. That's until she's offered an opportunity of a lifetime by an annoyingly arrogant man who believes he can charm the panties off of every woman he meets. Antonio Michaels has never had to work hard at anything. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he's been served up a hefty life of entitlement. He's handsome, charmingly arrogant, and dates a different model every month.

For more than 30 years, H. G. Nelson has been finding the poetry in the punt and humour during half-time. Now, he turns his keen eye for facts and folly to the illustrious history of our great sporting nation. In his trademark fast and furious style, H. G. dives deep into the moments that have truly made us who we are. He reminds us of our leaders' great sporting triumphs, from Harold Holt's swimming to John Howard's bowling, rewrites the record on legends such as 'Aussie Joe' Bugner and Jack Brabham; and explains why Australia's reality TV is the best in the world.

Once upon a time, a young and innocent hero set forth on a quest. It lead him to the lair of a wicked villian, the sort of man from whom you wouldn't buy a used car. And yet, our hero did buy a used car and lived happily ever after. Which is why this is a fairy tale.

There’s nothing magical about Linda’s life; cleaning up manure and shoveling hay as an overworked and underappreciated stable girl. But when her tiny Montana town’s very own celebrity, star bull rider Blake Lockwood, comes to visit, there is a glimmer of hope for Linda to finally meet her childhood hero. When Linda’s stepsisters, who have plans of their own for Blake, leave her stranded and covered in manure on the night of the annual barn dance, her chance to meet Blake vanishes like a puff of fairy dust.

Confirmed bachelor Noah Meyers thinks living his life without a partner is just fine and manages to dodge his meddling mother’s repeated attempts to fix him up. When an adorable dog named Gracie finds her way into his life and decides to play matchmaker, Noah finds his carefully constructed world is turned upside down. Will Gracie complete her mission to finally find a fairy tale happy ending for Noah and ultimately help herself find happiness, too?

Bicoastal buds T and B discuss hard hitting topics ranging from 90s television to treadmills, American History to heirloom tomatoes and everything in between. Nothing is off limits. Proceed with caution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Fairy Tale Fix! A podcast for the modern maiden, clever lad, evil witch, frog prince, mischievous faerie, or what have you. Tune in every other Tuesday for fanciful tales between two friends.

In this brilliant retelling of the classic tale about the transcendent power of love, author Stephen Mitchell writes, "There are two kinds of women: those who marry princes and those who marry frogs.” While the frogs never become princes, over the course of an ordinary marriage, a prince may turn into a frog. However, Mitchell tells of a different kind of love story. This adult fairytale is the story of a meditative frog's love for a rebellious princess, how she came to love him in spite of herself, and how her refusal to compromise helped him become what he was truly meant to be.

Welcome to Fairytales and Cocktails! We are best friends and roommates who love to read, and love a little adult beverage! Each week we pair a book with a mixed drink, and get a little bit tipsy as we review each book.

Embark on a rollicking adventure to the enchanting shores of Mango Island, where dreams are as diverse as the colorful characters who inhabit it. In this uproarious contemporary tale, a motley crew of residents—from illegal Colombians to enigmatic sea captains, from a passionate French chef to affluent Iowa farmers—converge in pursuit of their American dreams. Amidst bankrupt diamond dealers and unexpected encounters with a charismatic porn star, each inhabitant of this eccentric island community finds unexpected ways to carve out their slice of paradise.

He's been poor, rich, and mega rich. His story is probably a lot like your family's minus the living every day as a fairy tale adventure with magic beanstalks, witches, and more! The Big Bad Wolf really isn't bad. His name is Aladdin Todd Jackson, a young wolf living large whose life changed forever from the time he met the genie in the diet energy drink soda can.

Benjy Ballou lives in Smiles, Pennsylvania and is the best little boy in all the world. One might almost call him unbearably good. He's such a very good boy he gets an extra-special wish from a Good Fairy! And oh, what a wish....

Manderella is a gender-bending one-act play about a lonely man-boy whose only dream is to fall in love. With the help of his Fairy Godfather, Manderella hopes to overcome the strict rules enforced by his wicked step-father and wicked step-brothers with miracles...real miracles.

Each week Keith Conrad and his menagerie of comedians, voice actors, radio folks and other misanthropes present a hard-hitting and divisive news story in the form of an adorable fairy tale.

Rescue Your Own Damn Self is a straight-talking, raw, and funny dissection of fairy tales, fables, rom-coms, and storybook “happily ever afters” rolled up with honest life lessons and empowering “aha” moments. When you’re not cheering “Damn right”, you’ll be ugly crying into a handful of tissues as Lori helps you realize that life isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, despite being fed a lifelong diet of unattainable role models and idiotic ideals.

In the two hundred years since Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of fairy tales, things haven’t gotten any less—ahem—grim. So tuck yourself in with some of the classic bedtime stories, retold by award-winning author Mark Russell. Grimm and Grimmer offers fourteen of the Brothers Grimm’s finest stories—a mix of well-known tales including "Rapunzel" and "Cinderella," and ones you might not know, like "The Boy Who Didn’t Know Fear"—reconceived for a twenty-first century while staying true to their roots.

After having been trapped in his office for 10,000 years, Lacerto, the god of small to medium-sized lizards, escapes to seek revenge. They say when you go looking for revenge, dig two graves. If you're a god, make sure one of them is the size of Mount Olympus.

Let us have a fair hearing at last for the Twelfth Fairy who has for so long been unjustly accused of sending the Sleeping Beauty to oblivion on her 16th birthday. The Lady Melicia never denied that she played a key part in this unhappy affair but, in her defense, has a question for her accusers: Do you really believe in fairies? In this retelling of a classic fairy tale 12 fairies confer miraculous gifts as proof of God’s existence. Things go wrong when one of the 12 turns unbeliever and declares that fairy gifts are nonsense.