Fiction - Family Life - General

Their love was put to the test. And it's positive! Riley Thompson was happy being Josh Bravo's secret lover. But now she's pregnant! And that's how Josh's ex pressured him into marriage. Plus, after tragically losing the love of her life, Riley isn't looking...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.'Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells...

The Sojourn by Ralph M. Akale is a powerful and evocative tale that delves deep into the human experience. When the protagonist receives news of a friend's death, they are thrust into a whirlwind of emotions that reverberate throughout the story. Through a series...

In classical Tamil, Senkonmai means Righteous Sceptre. In latter centuries it became senmai, or when shortened even further-sen. Kol is the wooden rod used by a shepherd to guide and protect his flock. Combine the two words, and senkol (a word in popular use)...

In King of the Jungle, the bouts of ethno-religious violence in Jos are fused with the heartbreaking story of two brothers who go through life unaware of each other's existence. Carefully crafted with local colour which evokes memories of pre-2001 Jos, Bizuum Yadok's first...

"Hubert's Wife" by Minnie Mary Lee is a compelling Southern domestic fiction that intricately explores the complexities of marriage, family, and society within the vibrant backdrop of Southern culture and small-town life. The novel delves into the intricate dynamics of relationships, where love and...

Step into the vibrant world of college life with ""The Adventures of a Freshman,"" a delightful journey penned by Lynch Williams, Jesse. This captivating tale, long out of print and now lovingly restored by Alpha Editions, invites you to relive the exhilarating and often...

"Growing up, my sisters and I played rough, and throughout the years we were known to have several fist fights. A day didn't pass without one of us ending up with a new scratch or bruise, and we certainly had our fair share of...

Like a lot of folks in the rural South during the first half of the last century, I had what people today might think was an unusual name. But I don't mind.Each word of my name is like a stepping stone that explains my...

It Takes More Than Time To Heal...It Takes Love.Former marine Sebastian Bennington is coming home for a friend's wedding. He tries to pretend everything's the same, but he can't ignore the fact he's not the same man who left. He can't ignore the fact...

A summer house in the Hamptons doesn't always buy happiness, as one woman is about to find out... For fifteen glorious years, Gina Dewar has been married to her college sweetheart Bobby. Years in which she has lived in the small company town of...

Maggie O'Reilly died on a Wednesday because she planned it that way. Maggie was a good Catholic widow. She had six children, gave generously to the church and never drank Guinness on Sundays. Everyone knew she was loaded. She had money too. She smoked...

Out in Chicago, the Miller family has taken health, happiness and peace of mind for granted for the last time. Jonetta Miller, the matriarch of the clan, is alive after suffering a stroke at her sister's funeral, Much to her dismay, she is unable...

"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure." The protagonist in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park is Fanny Price, a young girl who is raised in the house of her wealthy uncle, Sir Thomas. She ultimately falls in...

Annie Kidd's story is one of innocence, survival, and courage, inspired by the real-life experiences of settlers in a remote area of northern Canada just before and during World War I. Annie is a young English woman who follows her husband, Jim, to a...

When fate dismantles her world, a young woman discovers the strength to build a new life in a wild land.In a tale that spans continents and generations, Family & Fortune follows the extraordinary journey of Mary Ann Turner, a young woman from 19th-century England...

Popa Pop-a-Lot's Poptastic Adventures is a wonderful story about Popa's adventure running Mama Lee's Popcorn Shop! Join us on this wonderful journey!Author: Matthew Chagoya,Chris SumnerISBN-10: 1699668426ISBN-13: 9781699668429Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2019Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d

Artists is a brilliant exploration of the world of art, past and present, and two of its contemporary practitioners. They are a father and son team, although 'team' is a misnomer, as the father is by far the more brilliant of the two, with...

The man stood upon the step, pounding on the panels. His clothes were hideous with filth. Yet Morris knew it was his younger brother. Morris fought down his first impulse of flight. What does it matter now? He looks like murder! he thought with...

Bedtime has come and one Goodnight Kiss just won't do. Five Goodnight Kisses is a new instant classic in the world of children's literature. Join in the heartfelt fun as a little girl and her pug sidekick invent a loving way to extend their...

In this heart-warming Christmas adventure, seven people gather together to give one wandering beagle what she longs for the most.Author: S. E. EatonISBN-10: 1540489876ISBN-13: 9781540489876Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2016Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d

"With compassion and superb craftsmanship, Eddie Mark invokes a world of fascinating and unforgettable characters whose trials and tears become our own. The Garden of Unfortunate Souls is a powerful debut by a writer concerned, first and foremost, with the human heart." -Charles Johnson,...

"She glanced at her watch. They would be in Merlin Bay in less than half an hour now. Her heart began to beat more quickly. Something was waiting for her at Merlin Bay. She didn't know what it was yet, but she would know...

February 2016 Indie Next List Pick This snappy, sassy redemption story set in small-town Montana is "a wild and crazy debut novel by a talented young writer" (Jackie Collins), filled with an uproarious and unforgettable cast of characters you won't want to leave behind....

From the beloved bestselling author of Must Love Dogs comes a winning and witty novel about a woman who emerges from the shadow of her overbearing family and finds herself "dancing with the stars." Deirdre Griffin has a great life; it's just not her...

In 2026, Penny O'Rourke, a former Manic Vibes Liverpool presenter, is abruptly sacked as part of Manic Radio's corporate purge under new CEO Ralph Bernard. Now unemployed, broke, and stuck in Belfast with her husband Weston and their four-month-old son Alfie, Penny struggles to...

Rosalind Murray's "The Happy Tree" offers a compelling glimpse into 20th-century Great Britain through the lens of domestic life and family drama. This historical fiction paints a vivid picture of a bygone era, exploring the complexities of relationships and the everyday realities of life...

Dorothy Canfield Fisher's "The Home-Maker" explores the complexities of marriage, family, and shifting gender roles in the 1920s. This thought-provoking novel delves into the dynamics of spouses and domesticity amidst a period of significant social change. Through compelling fiction, the book offers a nuanced...

Experience the sweeping drama of pioneer life in Margaret Hill McCarter's "The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas." This classic historical fiction novel immerses readers in the heart of the Kansas prairie, depicting the challenges and triumphs of early settlers. A captivating...

"The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations" by Charlotte Yonge offers a captivating glimpse into Victorian family life, exploring the intricate dynamics of sisterhood and the universal experience of coming of age. This domestic fiction classic delicately portrays the hopes, dreams, and moral aspirations of a...

Dive into the enchanting world of Eleanor Hallowell Abbott's "Fairy Prince and Other Stories," a collection exploring the complexities of family dynamics and the timeless allure of romance. These delightful short stories weave elements of the fairy tale into everyday life, examining the humorous...

Ernest Poole's "His Family" offers a compelling portrait of family dynamics against the backdrop of early 20th century New York City. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic exploration of social change and the immigrant experience. Through the lens of urban life, the...

Charles Dickens' "Dombey and Son" presents a compelling character study set against the backdrop of Victorian England and a family-owned business in London. Originally published in serialization, the novel offers a critical social commentary through the lens of family life. Delve into a classic...

In the middle of the night, the doorbell rings, and Jennifer Johnson is pulled from a deep sleep. Outside her front door stand two police officers, messengers bearing tragic news. Joe, Jen's recently estranged husband, is missing, the victim of a scuba diving accident....

The Labyrinth Year takes place mainly in Oxford, UK, and follows on from Baby, Baby (first in the Mullins Family Saga series), though it can be read as a stand alone novel. Jenny Guthrie Mullins spends a year in self-discovery, feeling her career as...

A rock musician on the brink, his drunken father and the grieving widow of a murder victim. Facing the Strange is a tale of three lives in free-fall at the end of the analogue age - the lives of three characters that hold the...

Tom, in his mid-thirties, sells his London pub chain (themed around Charles Dickens' novels), splits with his girlfriend and moves to rural west Oxfordshire. There he begins a relationship with Sarah, which he recounts later as a form of writing therapy. Having trained as...

The lives of a very eccentric family Sir Basil and Lady Clarissa Hare Bell and their children who live in a large manor House in England is dramatically changed with the arrival of an American Charles Huxley who is an advocate of Cryogenics -...

With the husband she loves, Eliza migrates to Western Australia in search of a better life, arriving just in time to be swept up in the gold rush. The young couple meet with tragedy at Southern Cross, and Eliza is on her own, only...

How do you rebuild your life after heartbreaking loss?It's 1963, and the world is changing. Kate Sinclair is a young mother of two small children. Married life with her dashing and successful husband, an amateur pilot, is all she had hoped it would be....

Raymond has just lost his immediate family in a horrific road smash. Once he has attended to the funerals (3) he is forced from his home and needs to find somewhere to live. Now an orphan, without family support, except for a crippled Grandmother,...

My name is Beth, and I am 9 years old.This simple sentence began a lifetime of friendship and support for Beth, Claire and JJ. As their letters flew around the globe, each of them dealt with their own insecurities and reached out to the...

Oscar & Alice is a suburban Gothic tale of a dysfunctional family failing to cope with the aftermath of their son's sudden and gory death by lightning. Oscar, whose head was apparently vaporised in the incident, begins to haunt his still-living twin sister, Alice....

First loves and fist fights. Best friends and break-ups. Nights of elation and mornings of regret. You remember the feeling. In the summer leading to high school, a bb gun accident ignites a thirteen year-old boy's fascination with his mortality, while propelling him into...

Assumption is set mainly in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan and on an isolated lighthouse island off the west coast of British Columbia. For over five decades, the lives of Laura, Michael and their mother Elizabeth are affected by the challenges of the...

Two young men, Kit Ganderton and Dougie Bourgore, born over one hundred and seven years apart, face the vicissitudes of life without knowing what connects them. Claris Feutrill tries to establish the relationship using DNA traces and genealogy research. Warwick Faulkner strives to get...

Penelope, aged 9, and her family emigrate from the UK to Australia. This book covers her journey onboard the ship and her family's friendship with a Greek family. This friendship continues in Australia throughout their life's journey.The book includes the life effects of being...

Five petticoats, in a row . . . Under the pretense of 'all is well', Papa secretly wondered how he would support his wife, five daughters, and pay for a governess he couldn't afford, but desperately needed. There were good times and hard times;...

John's second book of stories, some not so short this time, delves again into the consequences of some ordinary, and some extraordinary, events involving otherwise ordinary people in mid-life. Some face ghosts of their past and contend with their own character traits and flaws....

At times like these, families should be coming together, not tearing each other apart. On her remote North Queensland cattle station, Ivy Dunmore is facing the end of her days. Increasingly frail, all she holds dear is threatened not just by crippling drought, but...