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The Assistant
- A Pulse Pounding Thriller
- By: Bonny Fawn
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Her job is to protect powerful secrets. Now she’s trapped inside one. Laney Marrs has built a career anticipating the needs of Hollywood’s elite—fixing problems, burying scandals, and never asking questions she doesn’t want answered. The job is degrading, exhausting, and temporary—or so she keeps telling herself. But when she wakes up in a New Orleans hotel beside her famous employer with no memory of how she got there—cameras start flashing, and paparazzi are buzzing.
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Fast paced thriller
- By Tracey Jackson on 06-05-26
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The Assistant
- A Pulse Pounding Thriller
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 08-04-26
- Language: English
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The Assistant
- By: Bernard Malamud
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Bernard Malamud's second novel, originally published in 1957, is the story of Morris Bober, a grocer in postwar Brooklyn, who "wants better" for himself and his family. First two robbers appear and hold him up; then things take a turn for the better when broken-nosed Frank Alpine becomes his assistant. But there are complications: Frank, whose reaction to Jews is ambivalent, falls in love with Helen Bober; at the same time he begins to steal from the store.
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The Assistant
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 29-07-14
- Language: English
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
- The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 2
- By: Darren Shan
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The nightmare continues for the new vampire's assistant in the second installment of the New York Times best-selling Saga of Darren Shan.
Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the Cirque du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampire's assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. But destiny is calling. The Wolf Man is waiting.
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- By Louis-Sebastian on 28-08-16
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
- The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Series: Cirque du Freak, Book 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 17-09-13
- Language: English
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Assistant to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 1
- By: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance235
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With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer—naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie. But just when she's getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat . . . and not just the literal kind.
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Great story but let down by narrative
- By Kerri Dowling on 09-12-24
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Assistant to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 1
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Series: Assistant to the Villain, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 29-08-23
- Language: English
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The Assistant
- By: S. K. Tremayne
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance97
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Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend’s spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous home assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights - and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company. Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo’s fragile world in two: ‘I know what you did’. And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable.
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Brilliant Concept but soon became unbelievable ...
- By Passion for Podencos on 19-01-20
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The Assistant
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 26-12-19
- Language: English
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The Incubus's Assistant
- Charmed Away Temp Agency, Book 1
- By: Amy Padilla
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance53
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When Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss's desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he's determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help. After all, that's what any good assistant would do. Right?
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Enjoyable story
- By Mrs. E. J. Curtis on 22-04-26
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The Incubus's Assistant
- Charmed Away Temp Agency, Book 1
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Series: Charmed Away Temp Agency, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 16-09-25
- Language: English
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The Assistant
- By: Amanda Reynolds
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Rose Robinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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I know many things about Larissa. I know what she eats, which must-have brands she applies to her face, and the price of each carefully selected ‘piece’ in her multi-million-pound home in Belgravia. Because Ris, as she is known to her many followers, likes to share. And now I’m here, in her home, watching her every move. Entrusted with her secrets and running her diary from the bijou basement flat, I’m on hand to fulfil Ris’ every need. Her right-hand woman. But what she doesn’t know is why I’m really here.
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another story about how crazy women are re babies.
- By Hawt on 10-07-23
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The Assistant
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Rose Robinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-04-23
- Language: English
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Accomplice to the Villain
- Assistant and the Villain, Book 3
- By: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Evie Sage didn't mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom's most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised "light paperwork and occasional beheadings," and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss.
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Dragged a bit
- By Beth on 26-01-26
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Accomplice to the Villain
- Assistant and the Villain, Book 3
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Series: Assistant to the Villain, Book 3
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 05-08-25
- Language: English
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Apprentice to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 2
- By: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance95
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Evie Sage has never been happier to be the assistant to The Villain. Who would have thought that working for an outrageously handsome, evil overlord would be so rewarding? Still, the business of being bad is demanding, the forces of good are annoyingly persistent, and said forbidding boss is somewhat . . . out-of-evil-office. But Rennedawn is in trouble, and all signs—Kingsley's included—point to catastrophe. Something peculiar is happening with the kingdom's magic, and it's made The Villain's manor vulnerable to their enemies . . . including their nemesis, the king.
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inconsistencies and tired of the will they won't they
- By Xtin on 22-01-25
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Apprentice to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 2
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Series: Assistant to the Villain, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 20-08-24
- Language: English
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The Assistants
- By: Camille Perri
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance21
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Tina is a good person. Tina has done something bad. But she did the wrong thing for the right reasons, and that makes it a bit less bad - doesn't it? For six years Tina has served drinks and collected dry-cleaning for a boss who spends more on lunch than Tina does on rent, and her debts are piling up. Then a blip in the expenses system offers her the opportunity to change her life: a big fat cheque that shouldn't have Tina's name on it. And her moral compass temporarily malfunctions.
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Zipped along nicely - brilliantly narrated
- By Hot Potato on 03-05-24
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The Assistants
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 21-04-16
- Language: English
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Wanted: Vampire's Assistant
- Moonhaven Cove, Book 1
- By: Dusty Rose
- Narrated by: Amanda Fongené
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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She’s scrappy and pure sunshine. He’s a 1,000-year-old vampire. Together they’re magic. Ever had life kick you in the teeth after it first stopped to shove you down the stairs? Yep. This used to be the story of my life. Until one day I saw an ad in the paper that changed everything—Wanted: Vampire’s Assistant. The list of qualifications that followed the listing for the job were ridiculous. Sturdiness? Not prone to fits of terror?
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good story
- By Dawn Cass on 04-06-26
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Wanted: Vampire's Assistant
- Moonhaven Cove, Book 1
- Narrated by: Amanda Fongené
- Series: Moonhaven Cove, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 30-05-23
- Language: English
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The Leader Assistant
- Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant
- By: Jeremy Burrows
- Narrated by: Jeremy Burrows
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Assistant, you are a leader. As an assistant, you constantly face obstacles that hold you back from accomplishing your career goals. Whether it’s a job change, shifting deadlines, a micromanaging executive, a toxic coworker, a high-pressure project, or an intense negotiation with a vendor, the administrative profession is not for the faint of heart. If you’re looking to maintain the status quo and be “just an assistant”, this audiobook is not for you. But, if you want the confidence and ability to conquer the challenges that most try to avoid, then you’re in the right place.
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Incredibly Helpful
- By Anonymous on 24-02-24
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The Leader Assistant
- Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant
- Narrated by: Jeremy Burrows
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 08-09-20
- Language: English
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The Assistants
- By: Camille Perri
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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“Ocean’s Eleven meets The Devil Wears Prada” (The Skimm) in this hilarious, razor-sharp debut novel about a group of overeducated and underpaid women who decide they’ve finally had enough... Rule #1: All important men have assistants. Rule #2: Men rule the world. Still. Rule #3: There is...
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The Assistants
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-05-16
- Language: English
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 3
- By: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
- Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes an uncomfortably hilarious Mystery with a heaping help of sexual frustration, THE LIBRARIAN’S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT, Book Three. (Yep! It’s a STAND-ALONE. But why not read them all because… fun!)FALLING IN LOVE WITH A LIBRARIAN JUST CAN’T GET MORE AWKWARD... Michael Vanderhorst is not your usual vampire. For starters, he works in a library, is in love with Miriam, his hot nerdy human boss who has no clue what he is, and he looks like a college student.
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
- Series: The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 3
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-05-26
- Language: English
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The Assistant
- Honor of the Fleet, Book 3
- By: Felix R. Savage
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Assigned to break a VR smuggling ring, Siegn makes his first visit to the Moon—but his chief suspect is found dead. Now he must solve the murder before the killer strikes again. That’s not going to be easy. On the Moon, VR is a way of life, and no one wants a Martian prying into the reality beneath the glamorous fantasies. But reality gatecrashes the party when hackers attack the Moon’s prized space elevator. Now the race is on to find the criminals before catastrophe strikes.
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The Assistant
- Honor of the Fleet, Book 3
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Series: Honor of the Fleet, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 13-06-25
- Language: English
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The Witchfinder’s Assistant
- By: Ruth Goldstraw
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Beautifully written and a thoroughly absorbing read. I found it impossible to put down' Deborah Carr, USA Today Bestseller THE TOWN OF WEM, SHROPSHIRE 1643 Civil war is ripping England apart. Families are divided, emotions run high. Whether on the bleakness of the moors or in...
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Engaging and brilliantly read
- By Wonderland on 06-12-24
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The Witchfinder’s Assistant
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 13-09-24
- Language: English
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant
- By: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
- Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Horribly Sunny Mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant. NOBODY MESSES WITH HIS LIBRARIAN. . . Who killed Michael Vanderhorst’s maker? It’s a darn good question. But when the trail brings Michael to hellishly sunny Phoenix, Arizona, his biggest problem soon becomes a cute little librarian he can’t seem to stay away from. He’s never met a bigger danger magnet! Even her book cart has it out for her. And is that the drug cartel following her around, too? “Dear God, woman! What have you gotten yourself into?
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant
- Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
- Series: The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-05-26
- Language: English
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Adversary to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 4
- By: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Once Upon a Time meets The Office in the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensations Assistant to the Villain, Apprentice to Villain, and Accomplice to the Villain by laugh-out-loud TikTok darling Hannah Nicole Maehrer.
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Adversary to the Villain
- Assistant to the Villain, Book 4
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Series: Assistant to the Villain, Book 4
- Length: 15 hrs
- Release date: 04-08-26
- Language: English
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The Assistant
- By: Kjell Ola Dahl
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Oslo, 1938. War is in the air and Europe is in turmoil. Hitler’s Germany has occupied Austria and is threatening Czechoslovakia; there’s a civil war in Spain and Mussolini reigns in Italy. When a woman turns up at the office of police-turned-private investigator Ludvig Paaske, he and his assistant – his one-time nemesis and former drug-smuggler Jack Rivers – begin a seemingly straightforward investigation into marital infidelity.
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Yeah fine
- By The Curator on 16-05-21
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The Assistant
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-05-21
- Language: English
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She's Alright When You Get To Know Her - UK Podcast for Virtual Assistants
- By: Catherine Gladwyn - UK Virtual Assistant Trainer
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Ever feel strangled by your 9-5? Let me guide you through the steps to leave employment and embrace freedom as a self-employed Virtual Assistant. I like to call it 'from employment to enjoyment' with methods that work. The podcast for aspiring, new and even established Virtual Assistants; giving you tips, advice and zero fluff.
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