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From its beginning as a weekly column in a British newspaper, Bridget Jones’s Diary quickly became a best-seller in England. After gaining international popularity, it also shot to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. A 30-something single professional, Bridget Jones prefers a diary to a day planner for tracking her life. Each entry is an honest and hilarious step in her endless quest for self-improvement.

Julia Dorning is about to lose it. Between her over-the-top wedding that her sister, Anna, took upon herself to create and the understaffed popular bakery she runs, she can barely find time to breathe. All Julia ever wanted was a quaint wedding on the beach with family and friends. But now, Julia has to contend with not only her sister's plans, but those of her future mother-in-law, as well. Not wanting to step on anyone's toes, especially her mother-in-law's, Julia just goes along with it. She can only take so much, though.

The beloved King Ik is dead, and there was barely time to check his pulse before the royal throne was supporting the suspiciously shapely backside of an impostor pretending to be Ik's beautiful, long-lost daughter. With the land's heroic hunks busy drooling all over themselves, there's only one man left who can save the kingdom of Jenair. His name is Dungar Loloth, a rural blacksmith turned innkeeper, a surly hermit, and an all-around nobody oozing toward middle age, compensating for a lack of height, looks, charm, and tact with guts and an attitude.

Serge and sidekick Coleman head out west to take on Hollywood bigwigs and L.A. lowlifes in Dorsey's most outrageous novel yet. Before Tinseltown knows what's hit it, Serge has made an unforgettable foray to the Playboy Mansion and come up against Japanese Yakuza and a host of wacky characters.

A sexy agent hounds Wall Street's hottest new wolf in an exhilarating novel from New York Times best-selling author Lauren Layne. Ian Bradley is the definition of a Wall Street hotshot: seven-figure salary, designer suits, and a corner office. His drive off the floor is just as potent. Every woman who knows him has felt the rush. But now he's met his match in Lara McKenzie - a woman with the power to bring Ian to his knees. An ambitious, whip-smart daughter of FBI agents, Lara is a rising star in fighting white-collar crime.

Beautifully rounded stories from some little-known regions of Australia.

So, I have a problem. There’s this guy, Darcy, that keeps showing up in my life. No, my life is not going to turn into this enemies-to-lovers story. Attraction between opposites is NOT really a thing. Trust me. Well, at least I hope not. Because I might be in love with my college professor. At least, I thought I was. But he’s clearly not in love with me. Wow, that was embarrassing. So much for some sort of May-December romance or happily-ever-after. How much more heartbreak can I take?

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Platon Ilici Garin, medic de provincie, își propune să ajungă cu orice preţ la datorie, în Dolgoe, unde o boală misterioasă transformă oamenii în zombi. Pentru că nu găsește cai de schimb la poșta din Dolbeșino, doctorului i se recomandă tovărășia cărăușului Kozma, care, pentru cinci ruble, îl poate duce cu mașina la destinaţie.

Deel 1 in de Coco Pinchard-serie van multitalent Bryndza. Ha Chris, heb je een goede kerst gehad? Ik niet. Ik kreeg de volgende cadeaus: Marlboro Lights. Ik weet niet wat treuriger is: dat mijn zoon sigaretten als mijn kerstcadeau heeft gekocht, of dat ik ze op mijn verlanglijstje had gezet. Corrigerend ondergoed. Drie paar dikke zwarte kousen en een fles antimuggenspray, aan elkaar getapet. 'Voor je spataderen,' fluisterde Meryl. Ik neem maar aan dat ze de kousen bedoelde. Een iPhone, waarover later meer. Coco Pinchard is net veertig geworden en ze voelt zich fantastisch.

Cheers to the best group of friends a woman could ask for. Cheers to small apartments and even smaller...paychecks. Cheers to a broken heart and healing it one dirty martini at a time. Cheers to Happy Hour! Sawyer Henderson was a Southern belle through and through with a bohemian side that made her father’s skin crawl. Becoming a wedding photographer was not in the plan for Sawyer's life - but it was her passion. Refusing to follow in the family's footsteps, Sawyer became the black sheep - a title she relished. Her life was going exactly how she wanted it - with one tiny flaw. Sawyer ...

Cheers to the best group of friends a woman could ask for. Cheers to small apartments and even smaller...paychecks. Cheers to a broken heart and healing it one cosmopolitan at a time. Cheers to Happy Hour! Caroline Waters has always been sweet as cherry pie. The token sweetheart of her group of friends and a first-grade teacher, Caroline lives life by one simple rule: everything is better with a smile. There’s only one problem, she’s putting on a brave front for her gal-pals. Unlucky in love, watching all three of her best friends basking in new thriving relationships, Caroline has ...

Audio book based on Marathi translation of the famous satire Animal Farm by George Orwell. Basically, written on Russian revolution but now it has become a universal truth as it is applicable to any dictatorship. A must listen audio book for all. It is the satire of the era.

Maya joins the long-running and much-lauded Bennett Station Adelie Penguin Program as a research assistant in Antarctica. By the time everyone figures out Maya’s completely unqualified for her job it’s too late – the ship is already en route back to Australia and no-one is getting in, or out, of Antarctica until the summer season ends.

The Cold Cold Grave, a humorous short story by T.P. Caravan narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, takes us into the classroom of an evil professor whose primary goal in life is to make his students miserable.

First we live. Then we die. And then...we get another try? Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to "get it right". Answer all the big questions. Achieve wisdom. And become one with everything. Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn't make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

Britt-Marie can't stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But at 63, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless 40-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis.

If I had to pick a bride of convenience, my first choice would not be Peach Maloney. My 50th choice would not be Peach. Top spot on my list of occupational hazards? Yes. Royal pain in the crumpets? Yes. A bride of convenience? No. But I've unexpectedly gone from royal bodyguard to monarch, having inherited a crown that was stolen from my family long before my birth. The kicker? In order to take the throne, I must find a wife. Have I mentioned Peach would not have been my 100th choice? But I've no other options, and she needs a favor that my new position can fulfill quite nicely.

Spencer Quinn's Heart of Barkness is the latest in the New York Times best-selling series that the Los Angeles Times called "nothing short of masterful".

Praising Tim Dorsey’s tongue-in-cheek humor, the Miami Herald wrote, “Nobody, but nobody, writes like this guy.” Here Florida politics take the main stage in a rollicking satire that proves Dorsey’s at the top of his game. When a traumatic experience forever changes Florida gubernatorial race candidate Marlon Conrad’s life, he hits the road in a Winnebago to find the “real” Florida. But his odyssey is plagued with would-be assassins and cutthroat journalists.

With her phenomenally popular Miss Julia series, author Ann B. Ross has graced the New York Times and other best seller lists on her way to capturing the hearts of her many dedicated fans. Miss Julia, a graceful Southern lady with impeccable manners and a penchant for problem solving, has become a beloved heroine for countless admirers.