Fiction - Family Life - General

We each have our own song - a compilation of poetry, stories, and tales - narrated by our life. Some are epic adventures, while others are marked simply by their existence. Orphaned before her second birthday, Brenda Miller is an eight-year-old, happy-go-lucky girl with...

Inspired by her own true story, author Erin Spencer explores what happens when you get everything you never knew you always wanted. I wasn't looking for love. Putting down roots in this small, southern town was the last thing on my mind. Ben changed...

The wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win?Things are finally looking up for the Benson family. After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their...

The Benson family needs a fresh start. Can they find peace and happiness on the beaches of Nantucket?Last summer, a storm blew the Benson family's lives to bits. It's been almost a year since that fateful day, since they learned that life at the...

Nantucket was her paradise--until reality came barging in.Mae Benson was happy--a beloved wife, beloved mother, beloved neighbor. But even she wasn't ready for the tragedy looming around the corner. The accident that claims her husband's life rocks the whole family. And it's not the...

When an editing pen has the power not only to change stories but also to change livesBook editor Emily Bryant finds herself unexpectedly in the charming town of Cascata on California's Lost Coast, holding the keys to her grandmother's rambling Victorian mansion. While sorting...

A hostile mother-daughter relationship stands at the center of this astonishing, blackly humorous novel by the acclaimed author of First Love.Helen Grant is a mystery to her daughter. An extrovert with few friends who has sought intimacy in the wrong places, a twice-divorced mother...

In The Porches of 101 North Pine Street, Cody visits the home of his deceased grandparents 20 years after an eventful summer there to discover there was much more to the history of that home, the town, and the life of his childhood friend...

Margaret always dreamed the baby she gave up for adoption decades ago would one day track her down. When she receives an unexpected wedding invitation, she discovers her long-lost daughter has been fed a pack of lies about the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy. What...

A USA TODAY best-selling book A 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist "Fast-paced and chilling...a brilliant mystery about lies, shame, and secrets."-Apple Books If you don't confront your past...it might confront you first. Dr. Gregory Weber appears to have an enviable life....

Longlisted for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal - Literary Fiction Featured on PBS NewsHour Named by Good Morning America, New York Post, and Los Angeles Daily News as one of the Best Books of Spring 2023...

The year is 1799, a time when the kingdom is called Denmark-Norway and Oslo is called Christiana. Gertine's happy, well-ordered world is upended when her sister's wedding, only days away, is inexplicably called off by their mother, Mette. Inspired by a runestone she discovers...

A Good Morning America Book Club PickA captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man. Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs sink...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, VOGUE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NPR, ESQUIRE, AND KIRKUS"There's some kind of genius sorcery in this novel. It's startlingly original, hilarious and harrowing by turns, finally transcendent. Watkins writes like an avenging angel. It's thrilling...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S CARNEGIE MEDALNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY NPR, TIME, AND THE STAR-TRIBUNE "Sunjeev Sahota's new novel follows characters across generations and continents...Heart-wrenching." --Entertainment Weekly "An intimate page-turner with a deeper resonance as...

It should have been the best summer of their lives - unfortunately, life doesn't always go according to plan.Summer in the Hamptons should be filled with cocktails by the pool, bonfires on the beach, and sunset clam bakes. Instead, Nora, Megan, and Courtney are...

A tragedy on a cold Adirondack day robbed country doctor Enoch Farrell of his three oldest children. Then all his hopes rested with his son, Martin, who dreamed of becoming a doctor too. Intelligent, gifted Martin could have a brilliant future. All that stood...

This eighties-centric, Ritalin-fueled, pitch-perfect comic novel by a writer to watch brings energy and originality to the classic Midwestern coming-of-age story.Meet Justin Cobb, "the King Kong of oral obsessives" (as his dentist dubs him) and the most appealingly bright and screwed-up fictional adolescent since...

Nasir Lassiter is a college basketball star with a promising future-until a murder rap lands him in prison with a life sentence. Without hope, Nasir shuts down. But after five years he's suddenly free and surprised to see how much the outside world has...

The instant New York Times bestseller is "a fun, delightful, un-putdownable novel" about two identical twin sisters who couldn't look more alike . . . or live more differently (PopSugar). Nantucket is only eleven miles away from Martha's Vineyard. But they may as well...

From the "inventive...entertaining and thought-provoking" (Charles Yu) New York Times-bestselling author of Underground Airlines and Golden State, this sweeping legal thriller follows a sixteen-year-old who suffers from a neurological condition that has frozen him in time--and the team of lawyers, doctors, and detectives who...

"Regret is what stands in the way of happiness," she said then turned and walked away... From award-winning USA TODAY Bestselling Author BETTE LEE CROSBY comes an early twentieth-century family saga of two Southern men who come up against one another. Both are prideful,...

Can the faith of a child inspire forgiveness in the heart of a woman seeking revenge? From award-winning USA TODAY Bestselling Author BETTE LEE CROSBY comes a heartwarming Southern family saga that redefines the meaning of family. Crime is a rarity in the small...

A woman grieving her loss. A boy running for his life. A town defending them both. THIS USA TODAY BESTSELLER is a gritty, small-town, family saga in the tradition of the finest Southern fiction. Midwest Book Review dubs it "A skillfully written tale populated...

Mommy, Who is this lady?Before you were born your mommy had a best friend that she did everything with. That best friend is now the random lady at all your family parties, buying you gifts, and making your mommy laugh really hard.She is your...

"Unique and beautifully done...an enriching experience from beginning to end - deep, emotional, and moving." -Sacha T. Y. Fortuné, Discovery Book Review"[Nercessian] is so skilled at creating characters vulnerable and real that we can feel their pain and deeply-set regret...a truly satisfying journey" -...

Shortly after their wedding, instead of heading for Israel as their families expected, a young Orthodox Jewish couple takes on new identities. They leave a note with no forwarding address and move to a small town in the Midwest. The woman finds a job...

Everyone has a story and as I tell mine, I have hopes that my success and failures will help someone else's life. Trials and tribulations may come but you have to weather the storm. When one door closes another one opens. Author Charles Lee...

As a girl child, Ugo wonders why her life is difficult because of her gender. She is intelligent and makes the best of her situation. However, events unfold, plunging her into more trouble, making her take drastic action. Author: Awele OnwukaISBN-10: 8780137709ISBN-13: 9798780137702Publisher: Independently...

At the back of a run-down abortion clinic, the lives of two women change forever. Told through alternating narratives, Life As An Almost follows the separate yet inevitably intertwined stories of abortion survivor, Evie Mission, and her biological mother, Charlotte Anderson. Evie Mission is...

Christmas has arrived at Dragon's Gap along with the appearance of the Christmas maze. It appears Santa will not be the only one delivering gifts this year.The small pride lead by Paige and a reluctant Clint have decided they need to arrange a very...

Let the stress melt away as you lose yourself in this beautiful coloring book. Sweet animal moms snuggling with their babies--what could be more relaxing This book is filled with unique, hand-drawn images with a variety of adorable mom and baby animal pairs. Coloring...

ren-e-gade - a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.Clutch Hayes has always been a Rebel, but when an old enemy comes gunning for revenge, he'll sacrifice everything to protect the little girl who holds his heart. Including going...

Does your child love fish? Then this is the perfect gift for him or her size 8.5 x 11 in 45 pagesAuthor: Coloring Book For KidsISBN-10: 8577167453ISBN-13: 9798577167455Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2020Pages: 46Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.10d

The mother-daughter relationship can be complex, diverse and sometimes difficult. In perhaps no other relationship are the expectations so high and the disappointments so devastating. Are you a mother looking for ways to heal and repair the bond with your daughter? Maybe you're not...

You have not faced love if you found no adversity. In this series of works, this family will face many obstacles before realizing what is most important. Every obstacle will drive them into their God-given purpose. Only wisdom, accountability and love can drive out...

Quinnley, was raised by her abusive mother, in a home where love or any type of affirmation didn't exist. After suffering a tragic miscarriage, Quinnley leaves her childhood home and instinctively decides to never look back, leaving everything and everyone behind. Life goes on...

Two Feuding Families. A City To Control. A Dangerous Love.Bryce Misterro is the eldest of the famous Las Vegas' gangster duo.In an age of old-school mobsters, the brothers head a ruthless gang of hyper-intelligence, technology, and information, making their family millions, yet that's all...

The key to teaching children about important life lessons is relaying it in a way they can understand. This book is a take on what a child may question when introduced to the concept of "boundaries". "Cool lady" acts as your little one's source...

A blind date gone horribly wrong...or horribly right? Adam Schiffman isn't opposed to being set up on a blind date, until the woman in question turns out to be the one he isn't allowed to want. After all, he and her husband had worked...

Grief is a natural process. It may have different emotions, even strong feelings. Sometimes, we are not ready to say goodbye and we need time to process the new reality. Farewell Grandpa presents the experience and perspective of a teen girl who lost her...

Meeting someone unexpectedly can bring tremendous life changing experiences.Amruta, a divorcee, although in love with Rama, decides to adopt a child, going against the norms, traditions and giving up her dreams.Karan adopted to this family realizes the Blessings he has received to be raised...

An emotional standalone romance about finding second chances where we least expect them... Four years ago tragedy hit Helen Larson - hard. But she has her beautiful baby girl, the love and support of her family and a job she's great at as the...

The second book in the Magnolia series is entitled Humble Home: Life in a Small Texas Town. This Christian fiction novel takes the reader from one adventure to another, with surprising results. Sometimes friendships are made and strengthened in the most unlikely ways. Other...

One of the most spectacular successes of the flourishing literary marketplace of eighteenth-century London, Pamela also marked a defining moment in the emergence of the modern novel. In the words of one contemporary, it divided the world "into two different Parties, Pamelists and Anti-pamelists,"...

All it takes is the right book to turn a book hater into a book lover ...That was Elliott's belief and the reason why he started the Book Haters' Book Club--a newsletter of reading recommendations for the self-proclaimed nonreader.As the beloved co-owner of Over...

CBC BOOKS WORKS OF CANADIAN FICTION TO READ IN THE FIRST HALF OF 202349th SHELF EDITORS' PICK FOR JUNE 2023When a family is forced to return to the mother's childhood home, she seeks meaning in her ancestral roots and the violent beauty of the...

A richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and daughters in 1930s Appalachia.The folks in the Kentucky Appalachians are scraping by. Coal mining and hardscrabble know-how are a way of life for these isolated people. But...

A funny, warmhearted novel about falling in love, falling apart, and pulling it all together again by the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners.After three marriages and a lot of living, resilient Billie Slate knows exactly what trouble love can bring. Now she's reinvented...

From author Annette Chavez Macias comes a heartfelt novel about a woman who embarks on an emotional journey when she meets her biological father on the day of her mother's funeral.No one expects to meet their father at their mother's funeral. But for Gabby...