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Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital. And then there’s the devil herself: Jane’s senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact.

Jerusha "Judy" Abbott's life is drastically changed one day when a mysterious and rich benefactor scoops her up from an orphanage - the only home she has ever known - and offers to pay her way through college. Her benefactor has many requests, the two most important being that she uses this opportunity to become a writer, and that she writes him monthly to update him on her studies.

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City. Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and - with a little encouragement from her friends - a few blind dates.

He spent six months looking for the beautiful, bookish girl who dropped a patch. Finding her was the easy part. Logan I grip too hard. My pitch. My family. Even the memory of Georgie, the girl I met six months ago at a Spring Training fan event. The girl with the dimpled smile, the coffee-shop...

On a September night in 1971, a few days after getting busted for dropping acid, a sixteen-year-old curls up in the corner of her ratty bedroom and begins to write. Now the truth can finally be revealed about the mysterious day long ago when the authorities found a child, calmly walking in the boiling desert, covered with blood.

Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilters Association for more than twenty years when it is announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to Utah. With the clock ticking and a chance to finally beat their long-time rival quilting circle, the women welcome two young gay men to their group as they bicker their way to an award-worthy entry.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Step into the eerie and darkly humorous world of Trinity Church graveyard, where a cynical young journalist seeking refuge on a mild May night accidentally stumbles upon a midnight convention of restless ghosts. From disgruntled ship captains and giant...

Their engagement produces the highest ratings in show history, and legions of fans are obsessed with their every move. While Noah returns to work as a lawyer, Olivia dives into influencing, trying to parlay her fame into a Hollywood career. Soon the in-demand pair are offered another reality show, brand deals, exotic vacations, and invited to high-profile events.

The comically delusional Ronald Kozlowski has arrived in Hollywood, the land of broken dreams, ready to beat the odds and claim his destiny as America’s next great comedy icon. But after two years in search of stardom, with his vengeful assassin ex-wife out on parole and her shadowy secret society hot on his tail, Ronald’s time is running out. Meanwhile, back in Dallas, Lone Star Lance Ford is enjoying the simple life with his wife, Emmy, a renowned private investigator with a knack for busting human trafficking rings and finding lost sippy cups.

Filmfan, Mutters Liebling und völlig gelangweilt Coming-of-Age in Brandenburg — nach Art von Marvin KaminskiMarvin Kaminski lebt ein Leben, das vor allem eins ist: durchschnittlich. Seine Arbeit im Rathaus ist öde, das Haus mit Mutter zu eng, sein Alltag langweilig – bis eine merkwürdige Webseite und ein ebenso merkwürdiger Auftrag sein Leben komplett auf den Kopf stellen. Plötzlich steckt Marvin mittendrin in einer Welt aus verschwundenen Bauern, dubiosen Gestalten, einer zwielichtigen Gaststätte, überraschender Waffenkenntnis – und einem Mord. Oder war es doch nur ein Unfall?

Join gardener-turned-amateur-sleuth, Steph Williams, and her trusty sidekick, Mouse, on a festive adventure in the very first short story in the beloved Gardener Mystery series! Coming soon...

By turns hilarious, unsettling, and unexpectedly tender, this final volume of the Tennis Player Confessions series that began at the Wimbledon tournament comes finally to Flushing Meadows, where the last match is played not with a racket, but with the truth. Written largely as a stage-script, the text shifts into meta-cinema, opening with a drone shot sweeping from the River Mersey to a hospice ward. As reality blurs into dreams, surveillance drones hum through the corridors and Andy is forced to confront what age means in a world that so easily discards its heroes.

Brudna, szczera i absurdalnie zabawna opowieść o gościu, który rozpieprza sobie życie albo ratuje sam siebie – w zależności od punktu siedzenia. 

 Praca w Warszawskiej Agencji Wpływu Społecznego "Paulsen & MacKenzie" wypalała wnętrzności Petera H. Lawrence'a. Trzeci rok...

Lord Andrew believes that he has won the vote for the club chairmanship: his time has come, his victory is total. But not complete. What's the next challenge for the tennis player who's just won Wimbledon? To win the Australian Open in Oz of course, so our hero bids farewell to his beloved tennis club and sets off on his journey to Melbourne (known in the 'real' world as HM Prison North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire where our hero is serving out his sentence for arson having set fire to the tennis club's racquets.)

Margherita Fiori ha sessant’anni e agli altri è sempre sembrata una donna senza qualità. Impiegata al tribunale, immersa nei suoi appunti costellati di piccoli schemi, per anni ha continuato a essere dipinta come la definivano a scuola: stramba, distratta, poco portata. Solo più tardi ha...

Quem nunca ficou com uma música presa na cabeça, sem conseguir se livrar dela de jeito nenhum? É sobre isso que Mark Twain versa neste conto, "Marquem, irmãos, marquem", no qual o narrador e um padre que é seu amigo precisam lidar com uma letra...

"Filho de uma pisadela e de um beliscão" Leonardo, filho do espertalhão Leonardo-Pataca e de Maria da Hortaliça, é uma criança travessa e sem controle. Na contramão do que se espera para ele, Leonardo cresce sem rumo, mas se torna um sargento...

O romance mais conhecido de Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro é um ícone da literatura brasileira, considerado por muitos um dos melhores livros de todos os tempos. Escrito em 1899, a história se passa em um subúrbio carioca, palco de muitas histórias do autor, e...

The Marlow Murder Club meets again … It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks—AKA the Marlow Murder Club—since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey. Sir Peter is having a...

Alles was Frau können bzw. wissen muss! Eine Frau sollte einige Dinge wissen über das Leben. Auf diesem Hörbuch wird u.a. verraten wie man an der Börse spekuliert, mit einem Nichttänzer tanzt oder wie der souveräne One-Night-Stand funktioniert. Dieses Hörbuch liefert höchst unterhaltsame...