Fiction - Family Life - General

"The Rainbow" is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence. It follows a Nottinghamshire farming family through the transition from the pre-industrial to the industrial age, with a particular focus on the young and aspiring Ursula who dreams of a more fulfilling life. Lawrence's...

This story is centered around Radha, a woman who is on her way to meet her husband after many years. The narrative takes the reader on a journey of remembrances, past injustices and indignities, on surprise revelations and an unexpected ending.Author: Pranav Dixit, Sudha...

Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress, as he no longer has enough money to keep up his estate, Stornham Court. He marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return...

AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME In this powerful novel, a young librarian grieves the loss of her husband...and discovers a love that defies classification.It's been over three years since a train accident made a widow of Katrina Lewis, sending her and her...

This heartfelt story about sisters, family and the tenuous connections we forge in life will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Rose was a child when the worst possible thing happened-her sister Lily drowned. While Rose was supposed to be...

Is love the most revolutionary of all acts?In this wide-ranging collection of twelve short stories, a startling array of characters explore their perspectives on love. The stories sweep from sharp realism to heady allegory, haunting fables to sci-fi thrillers, starring teens and drifting husbands,...

Two families escape the rat race to holiday at a remote coastal retreat, but what lies are they telling themselves and each other? The new family drama by beloved Australian storyteller Fiona PalmerAshley has recently lost her husband. Daughter Emily is being bullied online.Best...

Carrie Barclay, a seventeen-year-old high school senior gifted with brilliant communication skills struggles with maturity issues and manages to find trouble because of it. She navigates her world and searches for direction, a good job, and a prom date-opportunities arise which test her resolve....

"Sylvie Germain's The Medusa Child beautifully translated from the French by Liz Nash, tells a heartbreaking and violent story about sin and redemption in fantastical language; a myth from la France profonde." Books of the Year in The Independent on Sunday 'Germain's language is...

Boy-meets-girl and they fall madly in love. She is desperate to be a wife just like all her friends...and he would do anything to feel like a man. But as soon as they wed, their innocent romance takes a shocking and horrific turn. Strap...

FINALIST, 2020 FOREWORD INDIES AWARD (General Fiction)Young Anna Bishop's life is turned upside down by a series of traumatic events. In 1974, after her mother remarries, she's forced to leave behind an idyllic childhood with her grandparents and move into a new house that...

A celebrity television chef with aFledgling VIP catering company.A 10-year-old niece she didn't know she had.Mix those with poison, car bombs, and murderersAnd her carefully laid out plans for a future life become completely upended Tragically, her parents died in a place crash, and...

Follow the magic. Follow the pink. Fairy Cornbread brings readers into Zoe's world, introducing concepts of family, giving, and courage, all with a drop of magic and a sprinkle of suspense. It's a fun and engaging picture book featuring a modern day African-American family....

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a story that asks: what would you risk for a shot at happiness?1984. Bessie is a confident sixteen-year-old girl with the world at her feet, dreaming of what life will bring and what...

From the author of Elsey Come Home, a stunning novel about a mother caring for her two teenage sons while the crumbling fishing industry her New England community relies on threatens to collapse around them. After a fishing accident leaves her husband hospitalized across...

Big Little Lies meets One Plus One in this story of three women neighbors looking for a fresh start, and the love affairs, rivalries, and scandals found on the other side of the white picket fence. One happy street. Three pretty houses. So many...

This book is the story of four-year-old Cameron's summer road trip from his grandparents' home in Louisiana to meet his mom in Kentucky where they will drive home to Detroit, Michigan. His travels take him through eight states: Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois,...

An American POW returns home after the Vietnam War only to find that his life has changed drastically. He is now a single father of two. The family ranch that he grew up on is about to be sold to someone else and his...

"With unfailing panache and a style that swoops from crisply cynical to downright voluptuous, Princess Daisy is a guaranteed winner."--Cosmopolitan She was born Princess Marguerite Alexandrovna Valensky. But everyone called her Daisy. She was a blonde beauty living in a world of aristocrats and...

Death, much like life, presents us with choices. In this short story, Ryan McMichaels suddenly looses his father in a car accident. He did not know how he could ever play football again. Ryan's father prayed before Ryan was even born that he would...

A LIFETIME OF SECRETS. A SUMMER OF NEW BEGINNINGS._____________________"So tender and thoughtful. I loved it" MARIAN KEYES"A gorgeous, rich treat" JANE FALLON"Warm, intriguing, brimming with tenderness... A joyous book" RUTH JONES________________________ONLY THE TRUTH WILL SET HER FREE . . . After her wedding in...

The ups and down of three plucky factory girls, set in Britain's best loved wrapped chocolate factory.The Quality Street Factory is fizzing with the news that the King and Queen and the two young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, are going to visit the...

The Garlucci Family reunites to celebrate Christmas in Savannah. After the festivities turn deadly, Carlita faces a list of suspects as long as Santa's naughty list. "Christmas Family Style" is Book 15 in the Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series BONUS: RECIPE INCLUDED ------------------------------------...

"A beach chair worthy read."-New York Times "A hot summer beach book."-USA Today "Bestseller Cook charms again in this lively, warm-hearted look at changing courses mid-life."-People Magazine Just when Jill Murray has finally figured out how to make it on her own, her husband...

Imagine you get home one day... and waiting for you on your doorstep is a gift. It is wrapped beautifully, and inside is a notebook, its pages empty. There is no message. But its sender has a story to tell. About a secret. About...

A powerful story of drugs, poverty, and dysfunctional families.Growing up in a fractured family in Guam, Veo Mafnas spends his adolescence struggling to maintain his relationship with his father and brothers. He knows that despite their difficulties and their mother's absence, he has to...

If I stay, he will kill me. If I leave, he'll destroy Addie and Drew.Jillian Kane appears to have it all - a successful career, a gorgeous home, a loving husband, and two wonderful children. The reality behind closed doors is something else entirely....

Recently married, a fulfilling career, and a new baby on the way, Hannah Jefferson couldn't be more pleased. After experiencing many difficulties in her past, Hannah simply desires to be a good wife and mother and build closer family relationships, yet her aspirations are...

A laugh-out-loud, poignant and uplifting ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life. Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, Rosanna Ley and Ruth Hogan. "A lovely feel-good story" -Lisa, NetGalley reviewer "I adored this book... a wonderful discovery!" -Breves litteraires blog How...

Ali Cruz is not your average child. At the age of only four, Ali can read entire books in a matter of minutes and has an intelligence that no one from her home in the Philippines has ever seen. Father Bayon, the local priest,...

One night, without warning, two quantum physicists commit suicide, leaving behind three young-adult children. No note, no explanation and zero inheritance. Why did they kill themselves? Bizarre electromagnetic frequencies hit key cities around the globe, causing chaos, suicides, emotional collapse, government scandals and media...

Can happiness be made in Devon?...After the sudden death of her estranged husband, Clare is shocked to discover she has inherited a dog and a small fortune. Convinced by her adult children to finally do something for herself, Clare embarks on a coast-to-coast adventure...

There is nothing more pure and sacred than being loved by a cat. That's what Michelle always told anyone who would listen. Then again, nothing hurts worse than having to say goodbye too soon.Still reeling from the unexpected loss, she helps other hurting pets...

A boy is sick, and he cannot go to school. He cannot leave his house, he cannot leave his bed: "The Doctor came, he said real slow: IF YOU WANT/ THOSE MUMPS /TO GO/ YOU HAVE TO STAY /IN BED YOU KNOW " Not...

Is there a person that you did not like or hated when you were in high school and/or college, and today the two of you are either friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, engaged or are now married? This is that story."The Story About the New Roommate" is...

Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once,...

The sequel to Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a true story If you haven't read it yet, you can get it here -- https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B00HVOE3VK After the death of her abusive mother, Sam's life was finally turning around. She had married her high school sweetheart,...

Recently widowed Sara Ness moves to Cliffside Bay to hide from her painful past and the scandal that cost her far too much. With a baby daughter to raise alone, the peaceful privacy of small town life, and the comfort of the local grief...

That's the problem with this goddamn world, anyway-it's hard enough to breathe, let alone touch the stars.Every August, Ben and his daughter Gracie pack up their Subaru and go fly fishing on the Elk River. While their trek to the Elk remains the same...

The book which is partially semi- autograph-able is tinged with humor and reality. The author feels as if she has lived three or four lifetimes in her several decades. Life has been a blessing and she and her family have been very fortunate to...

"She'd been born and raised on her Fayette County mountain in West 'by God' Virginia, and in all her thirty-three years had never stepped foot outside the state's borders. Her family and that mountain had overshadowed her entire unremarkable life. It wasn't that she...

As a young girl in France, Marlena Hunter's life was a fairy tale. She had a talented artist for a father, a doting mother, and a brother she couldn't be closer to. She loved her family; she just didn't know what her family actually...

Book #2After eight long years, Olivia makes her way home......and there he is, sitting at her counter in the little cafe. She is harboring a secret that no one knows, not even her family.......is it time to reveal it in order to heal or...

More than anything, Jennifer wants to be happy. But when she's embarrassed to step out her door, is happiness even possible?At 27, Jennifer's out of work, her mom just died, and despite stellar qualifications, every job interview ends in rejection.Haunted by the teasing, taunts,...

Still Saving is the triumphant story of Agnes Firestone, whose childhood is upended by divorce and death. Her mother, Liandra, begins bringing home many useless items that soon begin to crowd the home. A "goat path" must be made in each room so a...

Emmerdale at War is a must for fans of ITV's Emmerdale, and readers who love heartwarming and heartbreaking stories set during wartime. Britain is at war once again and the families of Emmerdale are trying their best to cope with a new way of...

Secondhand TreasuresGino's Pizza ParlorBarney's AntiquesSure, everybody could use a little extra cashBut is stealing from a business worth the risk of getting caught?Someone thought so.Someone is going to prison.When money is stolen from several businesses on Main Street in Cottonwood Springs, Brigid and Sheriff...

John is your average teenager who is trying to find out what God wants him to do in life. His life was normal, until a girl from his school ran into his church during a sermon on a Sunday morning. Her name was Katherine...

You'll never see a wasp in the same way again ...When Beth's marriage ends, she's determined to build a new life in the country for herself and her children. A quiet life lived closer to nature. She thinks she's achieved the impossible - a...

Is blood truly thicker than water? After a desperate search for her birth mother, fashionista Lily Rose is forced to confront her turbulent past. Love has set the tone for most of Lily Rose's young life in Cumberland Falls, high in the mountains of...