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Was passiert, wenn eine gefühlsresistente Spitzenmanagerin ein Achtsamkeitstraining bei einem Coach absolvieren muss, der selbst in einer Sinnkrise steckt? Maxim Leos rasend komischer und tief berührender Roman über die Suche nach dem richtigen Leben und den Weg zu uns selbst. Marlene Buchholz soll Vorstandsvorsitzende des »Aviola«-Konzerns werden. Ihre Kollegen sind sich einig, dass sie fachlich hochkompetent ist – aber menschlich eine ziemliche Katastrophe. Weshalb sie zum Coaching in ein Brandenburger Schloss geschickt wird – zu Alex Grow, dem berühmten Seelenflüsterer.

Vet Molly has always been career-driven and focused on caring for her animals, but when she meets a gorgeous Mystery Man at a conference and their connection is off the charts, well, one night off work won't hurt anyone…except the next morning he's vanished and all Molly knows about him is his first name.

Da lösen sich die Daten in der Cloud einfach in Luft auf, Influencer geben im Netz fatale Techniktipps und verrückt spielende Smart Homes nehmen ihre Bewohner als Geiseln. Derweil werden die Kunden immer frecher, die KI immer schlauer und die Zeiten immer verrückter.

Massage therapist Joan Johnston may work at an iconic Vermont spa, but her life feels anything but serene. She’s deep in debt, burnt out, and still grieving the death of her boyfriend. Enter spa guest Carmen Bronze, a hotheaded bestselling romance author, who offers Joan a chance to pay off her debt by dishing spa secrets for Carmen’s next novel. Sounds easy enough . . . until Joan realizes she wants to write the story herself.

Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A...

Can a school detention be saved by a tragicomedy? It's all about the play itself. After being murdered, a psychotherapist finds herself dragged into the Hell’s ‘Workers Support’ program. Witness how she exorcises inner demons of her demon patients. Whilst back on Earth, two detectives are trying to see through this whole supernatural conspiracy.

We share an innovative, light-hearted story as our hero traverses a typical English hamlet, helter-skelters along (with the aid of providential fate, in particular, the natural world of plants, trees and the numerous animals roaming the village) while, at the same time, being plunged into unexpected adventures and discovering how Christmas traditions have evolved from their inception to current Christmas practices and values.

What happens to teenaged heroes once they've fulfilled the prophecies and saved the world? Well, the lost prince of Atlantis is going to speed dating events in Manhattan, and having a surprising meeting.

Kevin Mallory’s self-centered mindset and utter lack of knowledge of the world don’t keep him from being picked as a vice presidential candidate, but they may keep him from converting his friendship with no-nonsense Kathie into anything resembling a romance. His career as a grudging Customer Support Representative at the UniCast Cable Company is in jeopardy, his car has been repossessed, his finances are in the dumpster, his co-worker in the next cubicle hates him, and he’s failed at every romantic quest he ever started.

A Southern woman moves to Sarasota, Florida (also known as Paradise), and finds it to be anything but.

My conversations with a cactus, a good old fashioned American West tale told through a first-person POV. It deals with the grim subjects of death, pain, and betrayal with a generous amount of humor.

"The coffee's strong, the books are dusty, and the ghosts are chatty." That's Linny Crane's motto for The Curious Case, his Ebonreach Bay cafe and discreet side-hustle as the town's resident supernatural troubleshooter. But when beloved handyman Frankie Jo McCrae turns up drowned – a death her very persistent ghost insists was no accident – Linny is pulled into a mystery far darker than his strongest brew. His unexpected ally? Nora Penrose, a sharp, new-in-town journalist whose own secrets are as intriguing as the town's unsettling past.

Saying all priests and preachers are good people is like saying all politicians are honest. That is a bridge too far. So, have a laugh at this bewildering congregation of ghosts who were in limbo, the name of the place between Heaven and Hell where they were free of their vows of silence and were able to giggle at the confessions they had heard and even their own follies that they owned up to when the pressure was off.

From high atop the magnificent Hollow Victories tower in the middle of beautiful downtown Goobertown, welcome to My Birth Certificate Is a Petroglyph, 40 wild rides with Ken, the time-traveling Oracle of Defy. Ken has been voice of resistance and general insanity since — well — no one really knows how old he is, but he does remember playing racquetball with Methuselah. The author recommends listeners keep their seatbelts securely fastened during all the rides. Enjoy!

Mairéad is single, child-free and head of a successful influencer talent agency. The young people at work may be mean to her, she hasn’t seen her only sister for nine years and she’s one bad date away from giving up on men completely–but other than that, she’s got life sorted. Until Sunshine shows up. When her militant, off-grid sister has a mysterious accident, Mairéad’s inscrutable niece comes to stay, turning life upside down. Just for a couple of weeks. Or is it?

Four friends embark on a quest for revenge, but inadvertently discover a way to make a lot of money. Their discovery brings them into the world of espionage where they are forced to work for a secret government organization. They’ll soon uncover deadly secrets that could easily tilt the balance of power in the world. Join them as they escape the cold grasp of a sinister organization that will stop at nothing to establish itself as a new global power.

Absolute Anhedonia is a satirical novel about Jeff Winters, a man living in a dystopian society. Believing life to be meaningless, Jeff has lost the ability to feel anything. He is addicted to the internet, working, and generally tries to avoid contact with other people as much as realistically possible. When he makes a big mistake at his job, Jeff is forced to abandon his comfort zone and flees to an island with no real plan.

If Guy Ritchie directed an episode of Queer Eye, it might look something like this hilarious and action-packed spy thriller by Paul Rudnick, acclaimed screenwriter and author of Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style, that blends espionage and social commentary, with an elite, gay secret...

A vibrant and absorbing novel of six friends--each an unforgettable Latina in her late twenties--and the complications and triumphs in their lives As soon as it was written, The Dirty Girls Social Club began turning heads. The Chicago Tribune reported that the book "set off a bidding frenzy"...

Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton This program is read by the author, the host of the popular podcast, Unknown History with Giles Milton. The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's...