Fiction - Family Life - General

Perhaps it's possible to meet someone who will turn your life around for the better just by two sets of eyes meeting, a coinciding double take, where each person's feeling the other is "the one". Women pray for this man of their dreams, a...

A town of nine square blocks, surrounded by wheat fields along a railroad line in eastern North Dakota, makes an intense and magical world for Caroline (Line), Margaret (Marty) and Paul, the three middle children of the Lutheran pastor and his wife, the Mikkelsons....

Causing a scene in the middle of a marriage ceremony is not how a bride should behave.Running a marathon in a white wedding gown is not how a bride should behave.Trying to sell an engagement ring in a bar is not how a bride...

Four scattered siblings are brought together by the unexpected death of their mother. Carol, a single mum and long term environmental activist, Robert, the older brother struggling with a mental illness, Jennifer, losing her husbands's family farm to a relentless drought, and Andrew, living...

Silkworm Secrets Series: Book 2The days pass for Ruby and Bobby just how they like: slow and peaceful with plenty of time for the two of them. The dark secrets they once shared have faded into the past, and their life in the Sunshine...

Come join Fred, Jenny, and Bailey in this heartwarming and humorous story of love, impending disasters, and unexpected joys. Fred inherits his Uncle's farm with a very unusual proviso and he and his wife struggle to maneuver through many awkward happenings to manage their...

Why was the small town girl Samantha Wilds targeted for murder? Small towns hold very few secrets, and as Samantha's sister, Sarah, hones in on her instincts it becomes apparent a deadly plot is brewing. The question is who is behind the attack on...

Lies, lies, lies? Oh, my! Shanae Alexander is not your average lady?far from it. Just ask her string of lovers, including former boyfriend Tremaine, who learned the toughest lesson of all. Interested in only one thing, she meanders her way in and out of...

After narrowly escaping the clutches of an abusive marriage, Katrina McAllister is determined to gain custody of her two beloved children; but in a town where her corrupt in-laws pull all the strings, the odds are stacked against her. With judges, attorneys, politicians, and...

The stories of the Mikkelson siblings round out as the fullness of each of their lives and partnerships comes to fruition. Line and Stephen return home and settle into their Santa Cruz community, welcoming their wayward kids. "But where is the progeny?" Stephen's father...

A powerful tale of the bond between Mario Colucci, a highly decorated, PTSD-crippled Korean War hero whose trauma turns him into an oddity neighbors call the King of Kreskin Avenue, and a sixteen-year-old neighborhood kid, Robbie Shumstein, trying to come to grips with the...

As the end of the year looms, our residents of Thornbury prepare for the Christmas season, but for some it will be quite different.Events unfold that have many challenged or struggling, but this is a small town and the community spirit is alive.Mark and...

"I'll never go back," she said. "Never."Sandra McLeod arrived in New Zealand as a child, with her British family. It was 1954. But the family's hopes for a new and better life faltered in the raw timber town and at sixteen Sandra fled. All...

Jenna is a woman who has gone through life largely with her eyes on her own needs, paying little attention to the events and happenings around her. This begins to change when her children are in their teenage years, however as life often affects...

As Alexander McDonald read the notice at the Tobermory wharf he knew that he would be one of the first to sign up for the long journey across the ocean. But first he needed to find a wife, someone who would willingly share the...

The Silverstein family is coming together in Great Neck, Long Island, for the nuptials of the youngest daughter. Always considered the favorite--and the object of much envy and resentment--Angelica has planned a fairy tale wedding to her fiancé, a former fighter pilot. But there...

"Loving Daughters" takes place in a small village in New South Wales and is a brilliant, unsentimental portrait of two sisters: one artistic and restless, the other houseproud and her father's favorite. The entry of an eligible young man into their lives creates a...

A stunning work of fiction about contemporary immigrant life from a dazzling new writer. It's New Year's Eve 1982. At Victor and Nandini's home, family and friends gather to celebrate. Whiskey and arrack have been poured, poppadoms are freshly fried, and baila music is...

Rainbow Child tells the story of young Rebekah and the people she discovers as her family settle in a new town far from their ancestral home in Ireland. Set in the 1970s, dark family secrets begin to unravel and her life takes many turns...

You wake up every morning and expect your day to be like every other day. You don't wake up knowing this day will be different. There is no sense of dread. In a heartbeat it changes and your life crumbles around you. Kit Bennett...

A collection of poems to suit every imagination, everything from nature antics to life as a baby to an aging adult to the end of time. Adventures of all seasons, winter, spring, summer and fall, will keep you amused, make you cry, shake your...

Wilson's ambition alone is exciting. . . . [His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact." --Boston GlobeThe eagerly-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Family...

Author: Tom CosentinoISBN-13: 9798295750939Publisher: Local Pub PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2026Pages: 374Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.83d

Author: Abi BrooklynISBN-13: 9798234013330Publisher: ABI Brooklyn, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2026Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: Lisa L. OsborneISBN-13: 9798233664038Publisher: Capricorn CreationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2026Pages: 612Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.36d

"First published in Israel as Shalosh Komot by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, Tel Aviv, in 2015"--Copyright page.Author: Eshkol NevoISBN-10: 1590518780ISBN-13: 9781590518786Publisher: Other Press (NY)Language: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2017Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017Publishers Weekly 08/14/2017Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 113Booklist 10/01/2017 pg....

Author: Michael B. PalmieriISBN-13: 9798994546512Publisher: Alive in Draft PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2026Pages: 434Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d

Author: Edward Gale MoviusISBN-13: 9798900001807Publisher: Readersmagnet LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2026Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

Author: Anna QuindlenISBN-13: 9798217412723Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2026Format: CD

Author: Shari J. RyanISBN-10: 1805506226ISBN-13: 9781805506225Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2026Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d

Author: Wendy ClarkeISBN-10: 1805503847ISBN-13: 9781805503842Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/2026Pages: 334Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.75d

Author: Rebecca RaisinISBN-10: 0008389179ISBN-13: 9780008389178Publisher: HQ DigitalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2020Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.80d

Author: Janelle BrownISBN-10: 0593449800ISBN-13: 9780593449806Publisher: Random House TradeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2026Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.78d

The Gentleman Farmer is a work of literary fiction set in Napa Valley. Threaded throughout the novel is a vibrant cast of supporting characters, winemakers, consultants, business owners, vintners, patrons, and power brokers, many inspired by real figures and places in Napa Valley. For...

Before she became the world's most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie wrote novels of emotional depth and psychological insight under the name Mary Westmacott. Giant's Bread is the first and most ambitious of these works-a powerful, introspective novel about genius, ambition, love, and the...

In a world where everyone can jump through time three times in their life, Yasin Al-Razi never used a single jump.As a clockmaker in a close-knit Muslim community, Yasin has built his life around patience, faith, and the wisdom his father left him: that...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart. **The gorgeous first edition trade paperback of These Summer Storms features...

They return because there's a deadline.Their mother calls with the kind of problem that can't be ignored: the septic has failed, an inspector is coming Tuesday, and she can't do it by herself. Brian drives in first from North Carolina with his wife Julie...

Every lie sinks in time, but the truth eventually surfaces...Grieving the loss of her boyfriend, Jessie flees to Adelaide to start over.A chance encounter with a former classmate who has turned his life around reignites her hope that life can change. That is, until...

The Goodest Boy delivers ten heartfelt tales of canine hearts!In the trusting eyes of a devoted dog lies a universe of unconditional love, quiet courage, and life-changing moments waiting to unfold.From the ancient wilderness to modern city streets, from weathered farmlands to peaceful seashores,...

"Haunted by guilt after her sister's tragic death, a young woman seeks a fresh start as a caregiver in North Carolina and gradually finds the healing she seeks-but unexpected love and a life-threatening storm will test her strength all over again!" -Cam Torrens, award-winning...

AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR - "A true modern classic. The Manor of Dreams is beautiful, eerie, and woven with enough intrigue to hold all who enter captive. Christina Li remains unmatched in breathing characters to life--and the hauntings thereafter." --Chloe Gong, New...

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future. Free land? Who could resist? Never mind the land wasn't the government's to give away, homesteaders had strict and financially...

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Last Caretaker comes a hopeful and empowering novel about the messy beauty of female friendship and the deep courage it takes to rebuild a life at any age.When four ride-or-die friends reunite for a getaway, they're...

About the AuthorJoAnn Johnson writes with a heart for stories of survival, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Drawing on her passion for exploring the human spirit in its most vulnerable and resilient moments, she brings characters to life who face darkness but...

Sounds Like Trouble to Me sheds light on what happens when a corrections officer kills her abusive husband and suddenly finds herself on the other side of the law. Not only is she shocked with the systematic abuse against fellow female prisoners but confronted...

In the quaint, serene corners of a small Brazilian town, Maria Helena-affectionately known as Leninha-radiates an infectious joy that captivates everyone around her. With her graceful demeanor, elegant simplicity, and unwavering readiness to lend a hand, she is the epitome of kindness and strength....

This tale of the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, "a terrific character" (Stephen King), will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond in a brand-new, whirlwind adventure, Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue! Mrs. Plansky is fresh off winning a thrilling senior tennis championship...

A woman adrift finds a unique path forward in a charming and heartfelt novel about memories, identity, and the wonderful mysteries of life by the author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time.Grace Whittaker's life is coming apart.In the wake of her mother's...

When a 60-year-old businessman suffers a catastrophic stroke, leaving him totally paralysed and uncommunicative, his view that the world in which we live in is absurd is put to the test as he faces the prospect of death.He considers but is not tempted to...