Fiction - Family Life - General

A young mother has done everything possible to put the past behind her, but it might not be enough in a gripping novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Jane Doe novels.Abandoned by her fugitive ex-husband, Lily Brown is rebuilding...

He kicked and struggled as his sister was carried out through the shallow water to one of the boats. The distance between them seemed to stretch out and out. There was nothing he could do. He cried out to her, his voice hoarse with...

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeOn a cold November night, Evelyn Van Pelt steals her roommate's two underfed and neglected little girls from their beds and drives to the northwestern hometown she fled fourteen years earlier--Cormorant Lake. There, hidden in the...

There's no such thing as a perfect family. A perfect life. A perfect man. Frank is proof of this. He's everyman and yet as unique as a fingerprint. With a wonderful wife and children he loves most in the world, he couldn't ask for...

For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle's sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration...

The tears began to flow. 'I can't do this on my own, ' Emily sobbed. 'I don't know how.'When Emily's husband dies in a terrible accident, she's not the only wife he leaves behind.Because, before their whirlwind romance and Emily's discovery she was pregnant,...

"A resounding defense of women's reproductive autonomy. An elegantly written and damning narrative." - Kirkus Reviews In 1956 the worst thing a teenage girl could do was to become pregnant. Joanna, Prissy, Jessie, and Mary become lifelong friends when they are incarcerated in the...

A story of betrayal, desire, and family drama, written by a giant of Egyptian popular fiction who shocked readers in the 1950s when this Lolita-esque novel first appeared and whose work has never before been available in English Sixteen-year-old Nadia had been raised by...

She doesn't hold back from telling adults what she thinks. So why won't they tell her where she came from? Celia Canterberry had no idea she was famous. Abandoned by her parents at birth and raised by her beloved Nan, the spirited seven-year-old much...

"One fateful moment changes Dr. Landon Ratliff's life in numerous ways; robbing him of his professional identity and work ethic, and exposing his emotionally guarded personal life. Forced to confront his fears, he slowly begins to heal not just his body, but the relationships...

"I loved The Forever Bridge from its first beautiful sentence to its breathtaking final one." --Ann Hood With eloquent prose and lush imagery, T. Greenwood creates a heartfelt story of reconciliation and forgiveness, and of the deep, often unexpected connections that can bring you...

Is Wendy's dream house about to turn into her worst nightmare? From the moment Wendy Thornton first laid eyes on number 37, The Ashes, she knew she had to have it. It may seem neglected on the outside, but Wendy is convinced it's her...

Jackson's battle to take control over his own mind and life portrays what millions of people are fighting with around the world - mental illness. His mother, desperate to free him from his demons and desperation, faces her own turmoil and anguish, doing anything...

A love so strong that decades couldn't tear it apart. Poring over a dusty hatbox of photographs in her grandmother's closet, Emily Prentice is shocked to discover her father was married and divorced before meeting her mother. In the summer of 1968, Jack and...

A tough town like Olean offers a guy only so many job options: sweat in the stench of oil refinery crude, like his immigrant father does, suffer boredom in a factory job, or apprentice in a trade. Icky Haut chooses the latter and works...

Jules, Gwen and Ellie have known each other since college. Marriage and kids bind them together even further. Little peanut butter and jelly fingers, babies up all night, and crunching cheerios with their bare feet: all a normal day for them. Their "All-Sacred Friday"...

Anne's diagnosis of terminal cancer shines a spotlight onto fractured relationships with her daughter and granddaughter, with surprising, heartwarming results. A moving, elegant and warmly funny novel by the Norwegian Anne Tyler. 'Helga Flatland writes with such astuteness ... Her portrayal of a fractured...

If you love Susan Mallery, you won't want to miss this novel of three high school friends who find themselves emotionally fractured when tragedy strikes, so they go on a road trip they'll never forget and rediscover what made them "best friends forever." It...

Abby, a wife and a mother, just got the life she always dreamed about. Retired and ready to travel the world with her husband didn't go as planned. An untimely death left this family shattered, but Abby was not ready to leave her family,...

In one of the greatest American classics, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand...

"A wonderful story. I laughed - and cried - a lot! You have to read this." *****Anne-Christine, Amazon customer"Bitter sweet!" *****Amazon reviewer"A wonderful read full of depth and emotion"****Morgan, Netgalley reviewer As a childcare centre director, Morgan has to deal with kids every day...

'Thoroughly entertaining. The characters are warm and well drawn. I thoroughly recommend this book if you are looking for a light-hearted read. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' SUE ROBERTS 'I loved spending time on Shetland with this story!' CHRISTINA COURTENAY If you love Lucy...

Mark McGregor and Lynda Dobbin-Turner have worked together for over a decade, blending their experiences from two very different worlds to create a unique combination. Three decades after they completed high school together, they reconnected in support of Mark's Leadership business where they began...

Zinnia Colby doesn't like keeping secrets from her close knit family, but an exciting new job gives her no choice. The last thing Hart Land guest David Ingram expects is a conflict of interest with his client and the General's granddaughter. When scandal rocks...

Hope, healing, and happiness live here A grieving widow tries to find a new path forward. A young woman goes missing and a surprise visitor has nowhere to turn. Is a walk along the moonlit beach offering happiness or more loss? Lily is still...

The Bowman family is back and fighting to survive an enemy more dangerous and deadly than any they have faced before.Picking up a few years after the first book in the Sultan Saga series, the Bowmans are thriving in the little outpost town of...

In 1923 East Texas, young Leola leaves her loving family for a teaching job in a backwoods community miles from home. She knows there will be challenges, but doesn't anticipate a bitter, unkind co-teacher, a parent who wishes to harm her-or the man from...

Father Goriot (1835) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. An early work in his La Comédie humaine sequence, Father Goriot has since become one of Balzac's most critically and commercially successful novels. It contains several characters who appear throughout his other...

Eight Cousins (1875) is a novel by American author, feminist, and abolitionist Louisa May Alcott. Based on her experience of being raised by a father dedicated to education reform, and grounded in her radical beliefs on the role of women in society, Eight Cousins...

Small dreams can damn as much as full-blown nightmares, as proven in the short stories Laura Argiri has written in her debut collection, Guilty Parties. Small town life can host the bitterest gossip, and and small-minded folk can offer the cruelest taunts and regrettable...

"There are two things I am afraid of. One is dying young. The other is Johnny Monroe."Small southern towns have few secrets. But when a grieving daughter confronts the local bully, she unwittingly triggers a series of traumatic events that will change her life...

Who Says Giving Up Dreams Isn't Success? Ally Cervantes has all she wants in life-an upcoming wedding, a chance to prove herself with a writing gig, and two great kids. But her life turns for the worse when the unexpected happen and she soon...

It is said that all England mourned the heartbreaking fate of little Paul Dombey, but it is the ordeal of his loving and long-suffering sister, Florence, that carries the full emotional weight of the story. Their father's cold obsession with the future of his...

Four people looking for love. Four choices that could be the start of everything.At thirty-three, nurse Heather is desperately waiting for her romantic life to begin. Then she meets handsome, strong Anthony and is sure she's found the one. Brushing any doubts aside, she...

Come along as to meet Drayden. Drayden's siblings will be sharing what a typical day with Drayden is like. Drayden has Autism and is completely awesome! We hope you enjoy getting to know Drayden. A book celebrating diversity & inclusion.Author: Cameron Wilson, Dana Young-AskewISBN-10:...

Synopsis Drama.Laugh Out Loud Humor Intrigue.Adventure All this and more is what awaits you as you trace the pages of this book, 'Mukai, Arise 'It is a true story of a dynamic, powerful, strong, courageous woman who hails from an African country situated in...

From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale of one woman's journey to the lush vineyards of Tuscany--and into the mysteries of a tragic family secret.If Fiona has learned anything in life, it's how...

Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling. The two friends try to reconcile their versions of the past over the course of one night. A comic and poignant portrait of the many forms love can take.Author:...

"After accompanying Melanie and B.J. on their hysterical road trip, readers will feel like they've made friends for life."-Kirkus TWO BEST FRIENDS. A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. AND A ROLLICKING ROAD TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. "A spunky, lighthearted road trip down memory lane. Another delightful...

Motherhood adds and subtracts at a feverish pace. More belly laughs and moments of awe. Far less sleep and hardly any self-care. With the toddler years in full effect, Gwen has found herself both overwhelmingly happy and suddenly rudderless. Seeking a work/home balance proves...

For as many generations as Charles and Elizabeth can remember, the sleepy town of Mohawk Trace has been untouched by the outside world, sheltered by steep green mountains, bound by tradition. But as the devastation of World War II begins in Europe, the Granger...

A young girl is in terrible danger ... but can they reach her in time?Somebody's coming for youCalifornia: Twelve-year-old Melanie has been in foster care her whole life, moving from home to home--unloved and unwanted. And although she has found relative contentment with her...

Time. Solomon is running out of it. A broken and forgotten man fighting the demons of dementia, he longs for the past when both he and his beloved military town of Ginger Ridge once thrived. When his stooped body collides with the hardened realities...

Welcome to the guesthouse on the Green, where Mammy and her girls will make you feel part of the family. Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds. Mammy, otherwise known as Maureen O'Mara, has had...

'I only ever asked you for one thing, ' my father said, a quiver in his voice. 'Just this one thing.' It was as though I had smashed the Ten Commandments.'Oh father, ' I cried, grovelling at his ankles while my mother and siblings...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters comes a delightfully entertaining story about a ruse that goes awry and a chaotic homecoming that proves that confronting your past can sometimes set you free. Sometimes you have to go big to...

Thrilling and deeply moving, gorgeously written and intricately plotted . . . bold and brilliant. -ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN Set in a wealthy Parisian suburb, an emotionally riveting debut told from the point of view of six women, and centered around a group of au pairs,...

Labor Days, Labor Nights is a big-hearted carnival jammed with all the belly laughs and heart-twisting poignancy we've come to expect from Larry Thacker. It's all here, folks: roller-derby angels, pygmy goats, shrunken heads, lightning-rod preachers, catfish wranglers, grieving altar-builders. Studded with unforgettable characters,...

Sagan, a young boy who lives near the ocean, makes an unusual discovery. This is the story of how he responds to a living creature in distress. It is a sweet story of adventure, compassion and bravery.Author: Judy McNallyISBN-10: 1667802313ISBN-13: 9781667802312Publisher: BookbabyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2021Pages:...

In 1962, young Arthur McCutcheon hails from a well-to-do family who want ivied collegiate walls for him. Instead, Arthur is drawn to the tree-covered hills of Painted Post. Just beginning to explore the forests, Arthur's life is turned upside down by villainous schemes, and...