Fiction - Family Life - General

Deborah Deneaux is dying.But hospice volunteer Pauline Swanson is determined to uncover her story before it's too late.Why did DeeDee leave her beloved Creole neighborhood of 1960's New Orleans? What adventures did she have in San Francisco, and what became of her brother after...

Escaped convicts, and a young mixed race woman with her great grandmother going to the Peace and Justice Museum in Montgomery Alabama, paths will cross and time seemingly goes back to a simpler time, but there are still conflicts that need addressing.Author: Jerry Patrick...

At Tiffin Academy, excellence is everything-until the pursuit of perfection tears the institution apart.Behind its polished brochures and pristine campus, the elite boarding school thrives on secrets. Students jostle for social dominance, faculty maneuver for influence, and administrators cling to the school's shining reputation....

Gia Giordano lives by three rules: work hard, be kind, and help others. But this summer, those principles are about to be pushed to the limit.A beloved high school guidance counselor, Gia heads to Deer Valley, Utah for a long-overdue vacation with her big,...

Some spirits haunt. Others pour another glass. Locked in a cellar beneath the family estate, Alestria Fawnwell is left alone with wine bottles, ghosts, and the memories she tried to drown. But sobriety is no sanctuary when every bottle whispers of betrayal, and every...

In A Mary Maeburne Christmas, Mallory and Lucinda spend five days celebrating "Christmas Week" with the town of Maeburne residents doing all the Christmas things planned and organized by Mary Maeburne.Author: Mandy MillerISBN-13: 9798218806705Publisher: Mandy Miller StudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2024Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.00h x...

What if the pain you carry isn't even yours?Mae thought she was just surviving. From her first love that broke her spirit, to the abuse that hardened her heart, to the man who finally offered her peace-she was caught in a cycle she didn't...

Through the Years is a complete trilogy edition of the Making Room Series. From Making Room to Moving On, the trilogy follows the lives of three women as they navigate through everything life has to offer. Each of these women, Kendall, Lucille, and Harper...

The Garland Ball is coming, and Prince Charming is nowhere to be found. Cinderella couldn't care less...But things can change.In this light-hearted holiday tale set in the small fictional town of Connors Falls, Pennsylvania, Cindy Michaels finds herself unexpectedly in charge of resurrecting the...

His biggest book since Oblivion, Héctor Abad's humane voice buoys the spirit and reminds us of the value of human connection and the power of art. "Mr. Abad's prose is elastic and alive . . . [His writing] is extravagantly big-hearted."-- Dwight Garner on...

For readers of Miriam Toews and Claire Keegan, an immersive and deeply poignant new novel set on the Rock about female friendship and found family Ruby Nolan is a new widow. Hidden in her grief and guilt for her husband, Joe, is a sense...

The Keeper is a magical being, filled with light. She was made back before the moon, and set over all time into the bodies of mortals, to watch and keep the balance of creation. While the Keeper's story is never-ending, these stories tell of...

Her Father's Dream. A Family in Pieces. A Love Worth Fighting For.This captivating romance follows Violet "Vi" Sterling, a determined writer navigating a health scare brought about by her stifled life, and Cal Redfern, a man with a mysterious past, as they build a...

The story of a Boston heiress who wishes for nothing--except happiness--by a New York Times bestselling author who "never falters when it comes to storytelling" (Publishers Weekly). Caroline Ames is rich beyond imagining. But after a childhood with a cold, rejecting father, she is...

The next installment in Alexander McCall Smith's charming 44 Scotland Street SeriesIt's the most anticipated, and perhaps controversial, event of the decade--Lou and Bob's wedding--and everyone is invited. But the relative peace and tranquility of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Outspoken...

"A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins 'Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read - I sped through it in a day - but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins...

Researcher Lucy Clough temporarily moves into a friend's studio to work on an important legacy project. Time is short and Lucy can't afford distractions. Until she meets the sad, sweet and sexy single dad in Studio 7D.How do you pay debts to the dead?Meet...

What is your soul? Every living being has a soul. If you look into a friend's eyes when they smile at you, you may notice a little sparkle, something shining, something dancing and bright, something laughing. You may catch a glimpse of their soul....

Layla, an aspiring poet and third string editor in Boston, brings her two children to visit her former in-laws at a lakeside cottage in rural Maine. There she is greeted with wariness, and there she discovers love and trouble across the water. Set in...

An inspirational novel about a bully redeemed Henry Fitzwater is a troubled teen. He struggles to overcome the guilt of accidentally killing his parents in a house fire when he was a child. When Andy Reinhart befriends him, Andy gets in more trouble with...

The Secret of Singing Springs is a story inside a story that is inside still another story. The book opens with the discovery of an old axe, leading geologist Morgan Russell and his three children on a treasure hunt and transporting them back into...

When you're caught in a traffic jam, you've got nowhere to go... Val Delton's life is spiraling and there's nothing she can do to stop it. Her dad lost his job, her mom works fourteen hour days to pay the bills and yet somehow...

Life Doesn't JUST Go On... is the moving and heartfelt story of a young woman who finds it in herself to forgive her estranged alcoholic father just a month before his sudden death. The story reflects on her life from childhood going into adulthood,...

Michael Lindstrom's wife of almost thirty years has died from breast cancer, and in the aftermath, he decides to take a leave of absence from his teaching job and travel around the United States to visit family and friends. Along the way, he learns...

When a fun-loving American nanny turns a millionaire British single dad's world upside down, it's inevitable life is going to get complicated.Taking a break from screenwriting in New York City, Londyn Bellerose takes a nannying job in Colorado to get away from the hubbub....

Contessa and Ettore Saforo awake to a normal day in war-stricken, occupied Italy. By the end of the day, however, their house is in ruins and they must seek shelter and protection wherever they can. But the turbulent politics of 1944 refuses to let...

It's 1967 East Los Angeles. Duffy Chavez is ten years old and from a large, mixed-race, single-parent family. Growing up is never easy, but for young Duffy Chavez, whose childhood is anything but innocent, the journey is particularly painful. Swimming against the tides of...

Set in the early 1900s, this is the story of two families torn apart by conflict, suspicion and betrayal, and takes us from a safe village backwater in the Welsh Marches to the drought-ridden perils of the Australian outback. The harsh reality of racial...

A gripping read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- perfect for fans of Nora Roberts and Christina Dodd. On a journey of healing and self-forgiveness can a famous film star hide in plain sight, find love and family, or will a dangerous stalker end all her dreams? With all...

Has Katy inherited Johnny Norfolk's unerring left foot skills? Will Annabelle's shins ever recover? Just what do you wear to a Basque Night? Why doesn't Michael find anything easy? Why doesn't Judy enlist the aid of Johnny Stevens in writing her tennis/espionage novels? Why...

As the next in the line of succession to a global empire, Ford Cooper Pope is royalty. But beneath his cocky façade lies a broken man filled with self-doubt. He once longed to leave the unattainable expectations of his father behind and run away...

The French translation will follow the English version. La traduction française suivra la version anglaise. With 9 poems written in English then translated in French by Adrienne Mushiya Kalamba, Preserving Peace in Our Family is a multipurpose book: A poetry book dedicated to family...

A serial killer on the west side of Cincinnati is attacking women in their homes, terrifying the residents of the normally peaceful, family-oriented neighborhood where Ann Malone Kern and her family live. But Ann pushes those fears to the back of her mind as...

1 sexy surfer + 1 single mom = One Helluva summer!Successful, driven, and divorced mom Addilyn Tate writes romance novels. She has only eleven weeks to deliver her next bestseller to the publisher while scouting film locations. This year's annual beach vacation with her...

"... Ấy vậy mà nghĩ về Doãn Quốc Sỹ, khi thì sống thiếu trước hụt sau ở nơi phố thị, khi thì khổ ải đớn đau trong chốn lao lung, tôi vẫn nhớ đến bạn trong khi tai nghe từ xa vẳng đến một...

The book is a collection of short stories. Each story has a peculiar situation and scenario.These stories bring out a better perspective on life. Every individual will be able to connect with the situations from these stories.Author: PavanISBN-10: 1647839734ISBN-13: 9781647839734Publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt...

With his father dead, a gifted, fourteen-year-old pianist finds himself sent away from his Caribbean home against his will, to study classical music in the U.S. with a family friend he's never met. His first angry, frightened step away from the controlling mother he's...

But Do You Love Me with Locura? is a story of where home ultimately lies. It is also a story of family loyalties, smoldering resentments, compromised ideals, and the question of what love means. Rosie Logan hopes learning Spanish deep in Mexico will be...

E.F. Benson, in full Edward Frederic Benson, (born July 24, 1867, Wellington College, Berkshire, Eng.-died Feb. 29, 1940, London), writer of fiction, reminiscences, and biographies, of which the best remembered are his arch, satirical novels and his urbane autobiographical studies of Edwardian and Georgian...

Honorable Mention in the New England Book Festival: General Fiction Honorable Mention in the London Book Festival: General Fiction Tzippy is a wealthy widow, feisty, determined, vain and living in Florida. Her three children will be visiting for Tzippy's 80th birthday celebration and will...

In the compelling novel Silkwin's Quest: A Sequel to Silkwin's Edge, Eric Silkwin continues his journey in Benford, Illinois, a typical Midwestern small town. It is 1949 and Eric is visiting the grave of his best friend. A lot has happened the past couple...

Reviews: "Beth Schorr Jaffe nails the damage secrets foment in a family. And she does it with a freshness, passion, and prose so exquisitely precise, her words feel like a gift. I couldn't put Stars of David down." -Patricia Volk, author of STUFFED: Adventures...

Is Allan Vickery alive, or is he dead? After a blow to the head from a golf ball, Vic isn't certain himself. As it turns out, he's comatose and the things he learns while unconscious are life-changing when he reawakens. But for a man...

Danny Boyle isn't all here. Years of destructive behavior have left him in an alcoholic coma. Meanwhile, his marriage is over, one of his children wants nothing to do with him, and the other suffers by his bedside.And while the complexities of life swirl...

A woman in New York awakens knowing, as deeply as a mother's blood can know, that her grown son is in danger. She has not heard from him in weeks. His name is Jonas. His girlfriend, Vic, doesn't know what she has done wrong,...

A mother's brief reunion with her imprisoned son is saturated in both love and menace in this complex and compelling novel. Linus has been granted a five-day furlough from prison, where he is serving a life sentence for murder. His mother has decided to...

In Department of Temporal Adjustment, a fresh, funny, wisecracking novel by Veronica R. Tabares, chick lit makes a pact with science fiction and seals it with a kiss. In the spirit of being a doting wife and good mother, Vanessa spends her time directing...

Route 66 Sweetheart tells the story of a young woman growing up in Rutherford, New Jersey, in the 1930s. Marion (Mid) Lacy, who traces her ancestry back to the early New World Settlement of Nantucket, worries that she is overshadowed by more brilliant siblings...

Joseph and Anita are a successful, strong Christian husband and wife with beautiful children and a happy life. However, the flesh is weak. Joseph meets a woman who shares his wife's name at a coffee shop. She is flirtatious and lovely, and Joseph is...

An Amazon Charts bestseller.When a family camping trip takes a dark turn, how far will one mother go to keep her family safe?Struggling with working-mother guilt, Marlene Greene hopes a camping trip in the forest will provide quality time with her three young children--until...