Fiction - Family Life - General

An emotionally rich novel about family and secrets from the acclaimed author of Chance Harbor. The Bradford sisters are famous in Rockport, Massachusetts: for their beauty, their singing voices, their legendary ancestors, and their elegant mother, Sarah, who has run the historic Folly Cove...

A woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time--and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle. Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death...

Your boyfriend is cheating on youYou will be passed over for the promotion5-8-12-24-39-43Your soulmate is a royal princeAnd your time is up a week from MondayWhen Lilah Goodluck saves the life of Good Witch Willow as they're crossing a busy LA street, the last...

Escape into a world of fresh starts, new friends and the opportunity for love...When Molly Wilson and her two children are forced to leave their old lives behind, will a small rundown shop in the middle of Payton-On-The-Water, a quiet village in the English...

From New Yorker and Paris Review contributor Zach Williams comes a striking and savage debut story collection that confronts parenthood, mortality, and life's broken promises. A couple awakens in a home in the woods to find themselves rapidly aging as their toddler remains unchanged....

The Rowan Tree is the second book of The Family Tree series. When 12-year-old Iris Gibson met her grandparents as a result of a 7th grade genealogy assignment, she discovered a family tree as big as a Scots pine. She also discovered the strange...

Author: Sarai JohnsonISBN-10: 0063294435ISBN-13: 9780063294431Publisher: HarperLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/09/2024Pages: 400Format: Hardcover

Until We Are Stardust: A Second Chance for Love. Thirty years after leaving love behind, a chef and author decides to seek out the woman whose heart he never should have broken. Will she forgive him? Will her children accept him? Can they rekindle...

In December 2018, we meet Rudy Coyle, a bar owner's son from Flushing, Queens, in the throes of a major quarter-life crisis. Cut out of the family business, he gets a Hail Mary job as a night doorman in a storied Park Avenue apartment...

'Angelica had always known her lack of high birth, fortune or influence debarred her from being presented as an eligible young woman worthy of marriage. To cap it all, being an actress assured she was utterly beyond the pale of respectability.'Nightly at the Covent...

Ricardo and Dorothy are a young couple who live an irresponsible life, but they are happy. Their happiness is soon shattered when little Ricky appears in their life. Little Ricky doesn't filter his comments, causing one incident after another in both families. Ricardo and...

The greatest short stories by Padraic O' Conaire. Greatly influenced by Maupassant Padraig himself has had an immense influence on all Irish writers. He was the only creative writer in Irish in his time and is considered to have been the greatest. Though his...

What if everything you knew about your life was wrong? Years ago, Juliet Clark gave up her life in California to follow the man she loved to Mexico and pursue her dream of being an artist. Now her marriage is over, and she's alone,...

The Lakeshore Chronicles have captivated thousands of readers with unforgettable characters, warm humor and engaging stories. Summer at Willow Lake is the story that started it all. Meet Olivia, Connor and the families and friends of Willow Lake that make these emotional romances must-reads....

Fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood is special. Others notice the way he blurts out anything that comes into his mind, how he cannot foresee consequences, that he's more child than teenager. But his mother sees a boy with a heart as open and wide as the...

"Karma Brown's work is as smart as it is effortless to read." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Daisy Jones & The SixFrom #1 internationally bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife comes an unforgettable story...

This summer Rosa Capoletti is about to rediscover the pleasures of love and laughter, food and wine, friendship and romance... With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa Capoletti took a run-down pizza joint and turned it into an award-winning restaurant that...

If you trust your heart, you'll always know who you are... Each summer, Kate Livingston returns to her family's lakeside cottage, a place of simple living and happy times--a place where she hopes her son, Aaron, can blossom. But her quiet life gets a...

She left her child behind, but couldn't let her go As an irresponsible young mother, Jessie Ryder knew she'd never be able to give her newborn the stable family that her older sister could, and the security her child deserved. So Luz and her...

"A zany, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud funny debut."--HelloGiggles Emily Glass knows she's neurotic. But she's got it under control. Sort of. Thankfully, she also has David, the man she'll soon call husband--assuming they can survive wedding week with her wildly dysfunctional family. Emily's therapist mother,...

They think nothing can tear their bond apart, until a long-buried secret threatens to destroy everything. Every year they have met up for a vacation, but their time away is much more than just a bit of fun. Over time, it has become a...

The Historical Novel Society has described Kings of East York as "a potent, multi-layered novel that will enthrall readers." Other readers have called it "a captivating read, evoking latent memories with an ending that ensures the reader will ponder it long afterwards." Kings of...

It's an election season gone wild in this "irresistible" (Cosmopolitan) and "whip-smart" (Us Weekly) novel about a delicious cast of characters who forge an unlikely friendship while their significant others are out on the campaign trail. Cady Davenport is living the American dream... At...

Author: Joy WilliamsISBN-10: 0679726195ISBN-13: 9780679726197Publisher: Knopf Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/1990Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.61d

An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble "Were we gangsters? No. But did we know how...

Dr. Olivia Simon is on duty in the emergency room of North Carolina's Outer Banks Hospital when a gunshot victim is brought in. Midway through the desperate effort to save the young woman's life, Olivia realizes who she is--Annie O'Neill. The woman Olivia's husband,...

Separated by a continent from her child, Gina Higgins comes to Kiss River with little more than a desperate plan. Now, saving her daughter depends on whether she can uncover a message buried deep below the ocean's surface. Kiss River's historic nineteenth-century lighthouse has...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan WiggsRevisit the tranquil shores of Willow Lake and the Bellamy family in this heartwarming tale of a woman who discovers that small moments can end up being life's most cherished memories.International lawyer Sophie Bellamy has dedicated...

A poignant and powerful story about how one woman's best intentions lead to the worst of situations, and how love helps her to heal and ultimately triumph. From the outside looking in, Lauren Delaney has a life to envy--a successful career, a solid marriage...

Susan Wiggs's Lakeshore Chronicles series has captivated thousands of readers with its relatable characters, warm humor and engaging stories. Return to the tranquil shores of Willow Lake with this story of uncovering the past and finding somewhere to belong. On the longest night of...

"A close-up look at how wartime chaos affects a tight-knit group of women living on Hawaii in 1944 at the height of Pacific combat.... Violet's] journey overcoming her trials and grief through friendship, family, and romance is a story of strength and perseverance."--Booklist Violet...

The Lakeshore Chronicles has captivated thousands of readers with unforgettable characters, warm humor and engaging stories. Revisit the tranquil shores of Willow Lake in this irresistible tale of a woman's emotional journey from the heartache of the past to hope for the future. With...

"Somewhere the ghosts of Shirley Jackson and the Henry James of The Turn of the Screw are smiling, because a wildly talented young writer has joined their lineage."-- George Saunders, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo "One of the...

Now a Hallmark Original Movie!"A perfect read for lovers of Antoine Laurain's The Red Notebook, Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, and Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove." --Library Journal, starred review"Phaedra Patrick understands the soul." --Nina George, New York Times bestselling...

A 2021 Alex Award Winner "A sparkling tale about fame and family... Fans of Elizabeth Berg and J. Ryan Stradal will relish the novel's humor, spark, and verve." --Booklist"Smart yet surprisingly sweet, this meditation on family and media is as captivating as a favorite...

Love and loyalty made them sisters. Secrets could still destroy them. As children in foster care, Cecilia and Robin vowed they would be the sisters each had never had. Now superstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when Robin is nearly killed...

Look for Gretchen Anthony's hilarious, timely new novel, The Kids Are Gonna Ask. Best Books of Fall 2018 Selection by PopSugar "Stunning... An intricately satisfying story about love and understanding that is full of both nostalgia and surprising optimism." --Kirkus Reviews "A propulsive and...

Filled with compassion, humor, and tenacity in the face of almost insurmountable odds, here is a rich, inspiring tale of friendship and family, sisterhood and mother love . . . and of finding grace where you least expect it. Canaan Creek, South Carolina, in...

Author: Ann HazelwoodISBN-10: 1604602775ISBN-13: 9781604602777Publisher: C&T PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/13/2015Pages: 2Format: HardcoverWeight: 6.30lbsSize: 8.70h x 5.60w x 5.00d

Look for Robyn's new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life--order your copy today Mothers and daughters, sisters and cousins, they lived for summers at the lake house until a tragic accident changed...

The grass is always greener on your sister's side of the fence...Divorce left Harper Szymanski with a name no one can spell, a house she can't afford and a teenage daughter who's pulling away. With her fledgling virtual-assistant business, she's scrambling to maintain her...

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has...

A beloved daughter. A devastating choice. And now there's no going back. Four years ago, nineteen-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his own. While most of his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home,...

This Fortune is back and determined to reclaim what's his West Fortune thought he could never be with Tabitha Buckingham again. After all, he faked his own death shortly after they broke up. But when the man who threatened him dies in prison, the...

Niall Williams's internationally bestselling "delicate and graceful love story . . . a magical work of fiction" (NYTBR), now a major motion picture starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gabriel Byrne. Nicholas Coughlan is twelve years old when his father, an Irish civil...

She could hear the house calling her before they even turned the corner and saw it. An old, beautiful, empty house. Little did she know that she, her husband and their dog Ralph would rent the house in just a short time. While they...

, 'Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. The characters reach out to you and challenge your preconceptions in this testament to a tragic chapter of history that moved me to...

A dangerous secret. A suspicious death. A mother determined to find answers. A gripping story of a mother's courage and devotion by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend Michelle Francis. Getting pregnant as a teenager was never part of Kate's plan, but...

The Brand New Instalment in the Coronation Close Saga from Lizzie Lane.There's talk of war and dark clouds fester on the horizon...Bristol 1938A shadowy presence overshadows Coronation Close, watching and waiting. Jenny Crawford is the first to notice the stranger and wonders why his...

An emotional novel about a small-town Texas family, forgiveness, and coming to terms with the past by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Angela Marie has spent all of her thirty-five years on Meadow Falls, the farm that's been in her Texas family for...