Fiction - Family Life - General

All Rebecca Butler wants is a good home for her young son and disabled father. At first, Waterview Housing Co-op seems perfect. But then she finds the body of the building's manager. When Rebecca discovers that another murder happened in the building twenty years...

Fifty-year-old Karen Anders, a high school English teacher and the adoptive mother of Tiffany, comes to terms with being a single-parent and a clumsy drunk in the multicultural melting pot of Houston, Texas, as she forges an unlikely friendship with Leona Supak, a WWII...

Can these opposites turn up the heat... without burning down the house?House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can't wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a...

An unlikely souvenir from the American Revolution becomes the unusual focal point of a spur-of-the-moment fly-fishing trip. The coveted relic, an inkwell, spirals from a casual topic of conversation into a wondrous curiosity, a reason for family introspection and a backdrop for a lifelong...

Joe Nelson is dying of colon cancer. He has very little time left, which is why he invites his favorite grandson Jack to visit. Joe's wife died three years earlier, but together, they made a final decision: upon their deaths Jack would inherit everything...

Coming Home is a book about life's unexpected changes, dealing with them, and coming to the realization of what is truly important in life and how to be happy. Justin and Jackie Jacob have just separated, with Jackie taking Jesse, their daughter and heading...

Emeka is an immigrant who has just arrived in America, landing at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. He quickly realizes that he is now in a new world, far from the life he lived in Africa. He's not the only one facing challenges. The values decreed...

Distraught from recent tragedy, Meredith Jaynes takes pity on a young girl who steals from her. Meredith discovers "Bean" lives in a hovel mothering her two younger sisters. The three appear to have been abandoned. With no other homes available, Social Services will separate...

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).Frances Eliza Hodgson was...

Lia, Lia, Lia She could still hear the chants from the thousands who'd come tonight to see her perform, as Jaycee Williams, her security escort, walked with her back to the dressing room. Emilia Hanson had come a long way as a child living...

Life is filled with disappointments so they tell you to expect nothing from nobody, but we still hold family to a different standard. It's hard when betrayal comes from a friend, but it's even harder when it comes from family.Nakia spent her whole life...

Catherine was recovering from an illness that even their local doctor could not cure. She had the notion that Pastor Roderick T. Kennedy was her son. Catherine looked lovingly at Todd her husband and told him he is like a son to me. Todd...

This is the story that parents everywhere will be able to relate to. How many excuses will little Zayd have before his mother can get him to bed? Set in a traditional Muslim home, this is a heart-warming rhyming tale, where children learn about...

Freshly graduated and orphaned at the same time, day-dreamy Celeste is hypnotised by the ethereal mosques and dazzling bazaars of Istanbul as an escape from all that hurts her. Yet running away from her problems only leads her into new ones. Her students at...

Weedon Grossmith's 1892 book presents the details of English suburban life through the anxious and accident-prone character of Charles Porter. Porter's diary chronicles his daily routine, which includes small parties, minor embarrassments, home improvements, and his relationship with a troublesome son. The small minded...

With another chance at love, what could possibly go wrong?Recovering from heartbreak, unlucky-in-love events manager Cara has vowed to avoid relationships. That is until fate throws her into the path of handsome and kind Henry, who is worlds apart from the men she's dated...

What if all you inherit from your mother are her secrets?Isla knows her family kept things from her. When she inherits the cliffside cottage where she spent her childhood, she must face dark shadows of her past--the mother who rejected her in favour of...

In a deeply emotional novel of family, cultural heritage, and forgiveness, estranged sisters wrestle with the choices they've made and confront circumstances beyond their control.Nona "Peaches" Davenport, abandoned by the man she loved and betrayed by family, left her Natchez, Mississippi, home fifteen years...

Respectful Rabbit teaches a child about being respectful Being respectful is important and is discussed with a short story and questions to engage a child in this trait. Like their own personal journal about being respectful Respectful Rabbit talks about being respectful each and...

Lyle and Kimberly Detmore are a young married couple who have settled into a quiet life together. Henry and Alice Detmore are an older married couple who were having a good life before their health issues forced them to sell their home. They moved...

'A fascinating novel exploring responsibility, desire and the very stuff of existence with verve and sensitivity' Heidi James, author of Wounding 'A thought-provoking exploration of relationships, obsession and what it means to be a father' Justine Roberts, CEO of Mumsnet Fred Pooley feels as...

Widower Adam Verver is a wealthy American who has emigrated with his attractive daughter, Maggie, for the sole purpose of luxuriating in the brilliant shine of gilded society. Then Maggie falls in love and weds a charming Italian prince named Amerigo. Adam, too, finds...

Graffiti Girl is about a girl named Vicky Morgan. She goes through some good times and bad times, surprising events and some things that will change her life forever She goes into a foster home when she is very little and meets some pretty...

The most famous of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, and it remains a source of fascination for modern readers; regularly ranking near the top of lists of "most loved books", no surprise...

Tim Quincy The Elevator Kid opens the eyes of its readers to see the world and embrace the creative and fun way of thinking.Author: Rhudenia Hopes-JohnsonISBN-10: 1532053266ISBN-13: 9781532053269Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2018Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

The Other Me is an unforgettable story about David Goldman, a child born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, whose time is running out and is in need of a healthy heart. His family anguishes watching him wait for a lifesaving heart transplant. Time has...

After endless hard work and dedication, Abigail has finally established herself as a top producer within a male-dominated industry, but a family crisis threatens it all. Abigail's father has taken on the growing needs of her dementia-stricken mother for the past two years. Now...

What makes a parent?It's a question most of us never need to ponder. Patty's spontaneous offer to help her sister Karen become a mother by donating her ova yields a child they both want to raise - but each in her own way. Karen...

Free from prisonNot free from the people who got him thereA clean ex-drug dealer is aA threat to those who are still dealingKidnapping and attempted murder are just a few of Mike Loomis' problemsJoin Brigid, Sheriff Mike, and Deputy Lindsay as they try to...

Chris Stephens is a single dad who lost his wife to breast cancer at an early age. He and his 3 children moved to the Outer Banks for him to take a radio job at Ocean 105 as the afternoon DJ. He is helped...

A Mother-Daughter Story....A heart-wrenching story based on real events, this book offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life a little girl and her mom, whilehighlighting the extraordinarily emotional moments of love and separation in this spectacularly universal relationship.A great read for children and...

Success can be a powerful motive for murder.Particularly when a man is only twenty-four years old and has made millions.But maybe it was revenge, greed, or even his extramarital affairs.When Connor, the wunderkind, rented out the entire Red Cedar Lodge and Spa for just...

A broken tree branch.A dead body.An ambitious personal assistant.An unfaithful husband.Was it murder or simply an unfortunate accident?A lot of people resented Amelia Prescott, the grande dame of marketing agencies, because of her success. But did someone resent her enough to murder her? That...

The world of Wattle & daub is inhabited by mysterious and peculiar creatures. A woman who fears the living thing in her apartment walls. An office-based streaker with an axe to grind. Automatons that finally recognise their creator. A disgraced crusader. A terminally ill...

Reconstruction features nine interconnected stories about a diverse group of people living in Atlanta, Georgia in the early part of the 21st century. These individuals must deal with changes in their lives which cause them to come to terms with their past actions and...

Every family has its secrets. For the Callaghans, this burden is more intimate than most; for they have kept their secret from the world, from each other and even from themselves. The once proud and strong family is not what Maggie remembers. The distance...

When horse-savvy James is hired by the Duke of Dorchester to deliver a young Arab stallion to the colony of Newfoundland aboard the Hindsight in the year 1800, James and the duke's beautiful daughter, Alicia, realize this is a perfect opportunity for them both...

"A poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, weird, and heartbreaking window into being bereft and being in love... a striking reminder that there can be beauty in devastation." -- EMILY AUSTIN, author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be DeadA heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of...

"Timely and tantalizing, C.S. O'Cinneide masterfully blends domestic suspense with a touch of black magic in this bewitching thriller" -- Erin Ruddy, author of Tell Me My NameAfter losing her young son in a tragic accident, Eve struggles to protect the one child she...

"I was totally blown away!" -- Tara Sue Me, New York Times bestselling author of the Submissive series Sometimes it feels good to be a little bad. Callie has found the perfect job. As nanny for a single dad and his adorable daughter, she...

A charmingly hilarious and deeply insightful novel about the importance and impossibility of making peace with our family. Despite her name, Keats Sedlak is the sanest person in her large, nutty family of brilliant eccentrics. Her parents, both brainy academics, are barely capable of...

A heartwarming novel of women's friendship from the author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship. HOW MANY OF THESE DATING RULES HAVE YOU BROKEN? 1. Choose Your Own Man 2. Make Sure Your Friends Approve 3. No One-Night Stands 4. Trust Your...

From the editor of the New York Times bestselling essay anthology The Bitch in the House and the novel Sweet Ruin comes a heart-pounding drama about a woman who must hold her family together after her husband disappears. Called "beautiful, complicated, and often funny"...

They Say You Never Forget Your First Love . . . Nelson is a bright-eyed, inquisitive half beagle, half poodle. He lives with Katey and Don, newlyweds whose marriage is straining under the pressures of domesticity, but Katey's devotion to Nelson buoys the pup...

Amy Judith Levy (1861-1889) was an English poet, novelist, and essayist. She was notably the first Jewish woman to study at Cambridge university, and she became well-known for her feminist positions as well as her romantic relationships with both male and female political and...

Seven years have passed since Clyde Jansan's neice, Lilly Jean, was rescued from Horace Hammond's well. During that time, Clyde has married, has a daughter and is the owner of the store he always dreamed of. With Horace Hammond in prison and his sons...

Forty-four-year-old Cape Cod clam bar owner Mary Hopkins is stuck in the cycle of her seasonal business; overwhelmed by the relentless influx of new names and fresh young faces, she feels as if life is passing her by. In the first days of the...

When reading books Miss Savannah had laughed out loud, cried, felt pain and the deepest love and smiled at the wonderment of being creative enough to pull someone into the story unfolding. The pages of books were a cherished labor that could have taken...

On the eve of World War II, a Dutch farmer concerned with developing events in Germany sends his twenty-year-old son to live with friends in America. As Johan crisscrosses the United States and eventually travels to Australia with his new bride, Emma, war finally...

The author would like to invite the reader to take a journey with her back in time. I am writing this novel about my family who lived in the late 1800s. My parents, Michael and his wife Filomena Dell'Orfano, were born 1878 and 1882,...