Résultats pour "The DoOver" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Thea Rogers hat ihr Leben ihrer Karriere gewidmet. Nun ist sie auf dem besten Weg, die jüngste Partnerin ihrer Kanzlei zu werden. Doch als ein Seniorpartner unerwartet stirbt, stellt Thea fest, dass die Leute bei seiner Beerdigung nur aus Pflichtgefühl dabei sind. Plötzlich wird Thea die Frage nicht mehr los: Wenn sie morgen verschwinden würde, würde das irgendjemanden interessieren? Zum ersten Mal beginnt Thea, ihre Entscheidungen zu hinterfragen. Vielleicht ist jetzt der Moment, alles anders zu machen und ihr Leben mit Dingen zu füllen, die wirklich zählen.

From the author of the “genuinely funny” and “delightful” Loathe at First Sight (NPR) and “cinematic, charming” So We Meet Again (Emily Henry), a fun rom-com about a young Korean-American woman having to return to college after discovering she’s a few credits shy of completing her...

Thea Rogers has dedicated her life to her career in corporate law. Apart from her colleague and long-time friend-with-benefits Alasdair, she’s forgone friendships and relationships, and now she’s on track to become her firm’s youngest ever female partner. She should be ecstatic. But when a senior partner dies unexpectedly, Thea realises the people at his funeral are only there out of duty. Suddenly, Thea can’t shake the question: if she disappeared tomorrow, would anyone care?

Perci hat es nicht leicht: Erst wird sie von ihrem Ex auf die denkbar demütigendste Weise abserviert (Zu Silvester! Live im Radio!), dann mischt sich ihre übergriffige Mutter in ihr Liebesleben ein. Um sie sich vom Leibe zu halten, erfindet Perci einen Fake-Boyfriend, dem sie dummerweise den Namen ihres Nachbarn gibt. Ihres sehr, sehr heißen Nachbarn. Der keine Ahnung hat, dass er Perci angeblich datet. Was könnte da schon schiefgehen?

Fifteen years is a long time. Long enough to forget the past, forge ahead, and create a terrific life. Bella Hunt has done exactly that, complete with a successful career, a gaggle of close friends, and a home she loves. Life is good. Or it was, until her teenage nightmare and the bane of her high school existence shows up for Bella’s class on conflict resolution.

A witty, romantic comedy of errors as former high school rivals McKenna and Henry inadvertently reunite in their hometown. Hot-shot lawyer McKenna Keaton finds herself in hot water with her own law firm when she’s (falsely!) accused of embezzlement. Placed on unpaid leave, she suddenly finds...

Darby doesn't want to go home for the holidays, but a career fail sends her slinking back to the small town she always wanted to escape. No one there is especially glad to see the former mean girl--especially not her sister, Erica, or childhood best friend, Gregory. Darby is working hard to be a...

Award-winning crime novelist Rob Riley takes a sharp turn into dark, psychological territory with his new short story, The Do-Over. Bill Simons, a man who needs to change his life and location, moves to New York City to begin again - in many ways. A professional and a gentleman, he is off to a fine start, when he meets and begins a relationship with a beautiful woman. The past oozes into and pollutes the present, and the changes he is forced to make bring a do-over of the nightmare from which he had escaped.

His life in utter ruins after a shameful loss, the hare connives the tortoise into a rematch.

What if you woke up one morning and discovered that you were your preteen self, but with all your present memories intact? What if you had a chance to undo the many things you regretted? To act on those opportunities you missed? What tragedies would you act to prevent? Given the chance, what would you change about your life - and the world?

In this audio exclusive, a Generation X'er makes a last ditch stab at previous glory by going back to his alma mater as a college student again. He gets more than he bargained for in a series of madcap adventures.