When the company behind Virtual Children creates a reality TV show called "The Substitute," 10 couples compete to raise a Virtual Child from birth to age 18 in a nine-month period where the prize is the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby.

"From the editor in chief of Variety and author of the New York Times bestseller Ladies Who Punch, the never-fully-told, behind-the-scenes story of Donald Trump and The Apprentice, the long-running reality series that catapulted him to the White House"-- Amazon.com. "Here for the first time is the definitive untold story of Donald Trump's years as a reality TV star. Trump himself admits he might not have been president without The Apprentice. Now,...

"On the set of a kitschy reality TV show, staged scares transform into unnerving reality in this spooky ghost story from multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker. "Don't talk to day about what we do at night." When aimless twenty-something Mara lands a job as the night-shift production assistant on her cousin's ghost hunting/home makeover reality TV show Haunt Sweet Home, she quickly determines her new role will require a healthy...

In a bitter divorce settlement from her billionaire husband, Rupert Mannion, Rebecca Welton becomes the new owner of British football club AFC Richmond. She's assisted by her Director of Football Operations, Higgins, who formerly worked for her husband. Her first order of business is to fire the team's current manager and replace him with an idealistic all-American football coach, Theodore 'Ted' Lasso. Ted and his friend, assistant coach Beard, cross...

"Good villains make good TV. Romance novelist Jacqueline Matthis's big career has gone bust and she's ditched the bright lights of New York City for her more affordable South Carolina hometown. Desperate, Jac dreams up a comeback plan - she is going to be a contestant on the 1, the most obsessively watched reality dating show in the world. After all Jac is a romance writer - she knows how to pull off a meet-cute and create a spicy plotline. On set,...

A not so royal Christmas: Tabloid journalist Charlotte attempts to land an interview with a reclusive Count. In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper pose as the Count since the real one fled years ago. Heidelberg Holiday: Heidi is a glass artist and has long had a dream of having a booth at the Christmas market in Heidelberg, where her grandmother comes from. Suddenly, an opportunity arises, and she quickly packs her things and travels...

Retired archaeologist Judith Potts's peaceful evening in Marlow is shattered when she witnesses a brutal murder. With the local police, led by newly promoted DS Tanika Malik, reluctant to believe her story, Judith teams up with local dog-walker Suzie and unfulfilled vicar's wife Becks to investigate.

"The definitive book on the TV show Ted Lasso, written by New York Times journalist and editor Jeremy Egner, celebrating the show's improbable rise and cultural impact while never losing sight of the heart, friendship, and passion that have made it an enduring favorite for the ages When Ted Lasso first aired in 2020, nobody--including those who had worked on it--knew how a show inspired by an ad, centered around soccer, filled mostly with unknown...

A synthetic woman, Julia Walden, created to win the love of Josh LaSala on a reality dating show, finds her dream life turning into a nightmare when her husband disappears during a hiking trip and the case quickly escalates to a full-on murder investigation with her as the main suspect.

Prime Minister Robert Sutherland is plunged into chaos when an environmental demonstration meets with grave consequences, just as his popularity is plummeting in light of a controversial police-protest bill. Meanwhile, his home life is in turmoil, and his government is still reeling from a recent cyberwar.