“The Devil Wears Scrubs” by Freida McFadden: This bestselling novelist’s first novel has a protagonist with an italicized voice in her head:

To buy a sandwich in the hospital cafeteria, newly minted intern, Dr. Jane McGill, borrows cash from Sexy Surgeon and thinks, “The last thing I want is to owe money to Sexy Surgeon, no matter how great he looks in blue scrubs” (1 p. 33), which is followed by the warning from an italicized voice in her head:

“Jane, stop staring at Sexy Surgeon and eat your lunch. Right now, Jane!” (1, p. 33).

Comment: To repeat, her own thought is followed by the italicized command from a voice in her head. Thus, there are two speakers, her self and the voice in her head, the latter of which which I attribute to a creative, alternate personality, as discussed in many past posts of this blog (search “italicized voices" in this blog).

1. Freida McFadden. The Devil Wears Scrubs. © 2013 by Freida McFadden.

2. Wikipedia. “Freida McFadden.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_McFadden