Fiction - Family Life - General

When Bob Thompson asked his granny years ago why she continued to create so many of her beautiful quilts, she said it was the only way she could reach across time, touching and giving her descendants her energy. And just like his granny, Thompson's...

These four sisters who are not close due to family issues, but soon find their way back to one another with the help of Auntie Marg but Marg is hiding a huge secret from the sisters but has been hoping and praying that one...

This is a coming of age book based off the author's childhood. The reader is taken on a journey through the imagination of a small boy, and how he learns the importance of family, and how to overcome adversity.Author: Dallin D. BirdISBN-10: 109159113XISBN-13: 9781091591134Publisher:...

Casey (KC) Howards, an All American kid from Idaho, loves playing baseball. He constantly daydreams about playing in the Big Leagues. However, KC struggles with telling the truth and his lying leads to BIG problems with his friends. His lying and love of baseball...

Derek Anderson is an ambitious go-getter. After several years as a professional student he decides to step out in faith and take a huge promotion that requires him to move his entire family from their comfortable home town in Bradley, Ohio. On his quest...

From the Foreword: The COODLE Society is a work of fiction, at least in part. It is another matter entirely in regard to the events described. Many actually came right from the daily headlines. These things were occurring with alarming frequency as the book...

A priest struggling with temptation moves back into his working-class childhood home in this "suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Let me begin today, illumined by Thy light, to destroy this part of the natural man which lives in me in...

A woman's ambitions clash with familial expectations in a captivating novel about generational secrets and self-discovery by the bestselling author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave.Raised by her mother and grandmother and tutored in the healing wonders of spices, Tulsi Gupta is expected...

From the enchanting and humorous mind of author Jen Telger comes the charmingly nostalgic and quirky town of Pullman Station. Join Annabelle Walker and her neighborhood friends as they navigate the perils of her unfortunate house placement between the two nastiest old bats in...

Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life. She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day, buys the same groceries for the same meals every week, and owns thirty-six copies of The Hobbit (currently arranged by height). The closest thing she...

"A family secret, a DNA test, a journey as rich and colorful as the early-day circus itself. Through Cecily Larson's hidden life, Ellen Baker tenderly examines personal determination, lost love, family ties, and our innate need to discover our own truth." -- Lisa Wingate,...

Fletcher Dukes and Altovise Benson reunite after decades apart--and a mountain of secrets--in this debut exploring the repercussions of a single choice and how an enduring talisman challenges and holds a family together. On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia,...

"Kilt Trip left me with an incredible book hangover and lots of internet searches for plane tickets to Scotland." --Sarah Adler, author of Mrs. Nash's Ashes Addie Macrae has always followed her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet-sets around the globe, which means...

A dangerous life. A forbidden relationship. Is freedom worth the price?The first book of The Guild series is a gripping and suspenseful thriller that delves into the dark and twisted world of a teenage girl trapped in a cult. Obedience is the only currency...

Why are there so many things we never say, and questions we never ask, not realizing their importance until it's too late? All of us have made that mistake, and Bruce Archibald is no exception. His late father, John (Jack) Archibald was a brilliant...

Two women wrenched apart by a family member's disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree. Nessa Garvey's sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time,...

'A heady mix of thrills and heartbreak . . . I enjoyed it so so much' GRAHAM NORTON 'What [Macmanus has] managed to do with London, and what London means to different generations of Irish people, is terrific, and deeply moving' RODDY DOYLE I'm...

As the small town of Hideaway Bay prepares for the wedding of Alice Monroe and Colonel Jack Stirling everything that can go wrong, does.Meanwhile, Della Rossi, the owner of the Hideaway Bay Olive Oil Shop, is busy with her social club and their genealogy...

The early 1900s were a time of great turmoil in both North America and Europe-two great wars devastated the lives of all. As if that were not enough, the Great Depression threw the world into chaos, the Spanish Flu decimated populations, and the Dust...

A scammer as alluring as she is elusive irrevocably upends the lives of two strangers in this gripping novel from the acclaimed author of The Best Kind of People. "The genius of Zoe Whittall's writing is her clear-eyed understanding of human nature, which she...

"Gripping."--Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls"Shetterly's debut achieves a subtle grace, a quality of light and shadow worthy of a Bergman film."--Allegra Goodman, New York Times Book Review"Pete and Alice in Maine is a tender, big-hearted, clear-eyed portrait of a marriage, and a family,...

Muriel, a former bestselling romantic novelist, and Ruth, a journalist, are best friends. Inseparable since they were little, they've shared everything; unable to be without each other, even after the most vicious of fights. Now fate has left them living together in a North...

Rose is poised at the beginning of a new chapter of her life. She's ready for a fresh start and a place to call her own.But just when she thinks her life is settling down, secrets are revealed that shatter everything she's believed about...

Fiction about a family leaving Denmark coming to Canada just before the Depression and World War Two. Carlos dies and Carl goes to war, returns and goes to Toronto to work. He meets his future wife, Nicole, a real estate agent. There are ensuing...

Her husband's cheating on her. She hates Boca. Sylvia is mad and she isn't going to take it anymore. She's moving back north, to the city of her dreams--with her best friend, Evie, in tow. Think a screwball comedy featuring a sophisticated Thelma and...

"Poignant, quirky, cleverly humorous, and infinitely relatable." --Booklist (Starred Review)Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion HonoreeAwesome Indies ApprovedA group of geeky 20-somethings in Scranton, PA, struggle to form post-college identities without alienating each other in the process.When happy-go-lucky Wade is dumped by his longtime girlfriend, he's left...

In 1940 Andy Bertellotti, with his pregnant wife Kathy and their daughter A da, is running their profitable fish-and-chip shop in Scotland. When Mussolini joins Hitler and plunges Italy into the world war, Churchill proclaims "Collar the lot," thus condemning resident Italians in Great...

The author of Monkeys and Evening focuses her observant eye and lyrical voice on the delicate emotional negotiations of young New Yorkers. As in a series of deceptively simple watercolors, these stories uncover small moments that yield larger truths--about the ways in which women...

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk.Sophie Chesterton is London's "It Girl". She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties,...

"Warm, original, funny and heartbreaking, this novel made me drop everything so I could read it in one lovely afternoon. When You Read This is inventive and witty, but more importantly it's honest and wise. I adored it." -- Jennifer Close, author of Girls...

"Suffused with the mystical charm of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou, Leganski's lyrical debut novel conjures dreams of voodoo, the power of healing, and the distinction between hearing and listening. This extraordinary, evocative novel will cast a spell over fans of magical realism...

Guadalupe Magdalena Molina V squez -- wife, scoundrel, courtesan, mother -- is full of contradictions: she believes in love but is suspicious of men; she rejects religion but admires the Virgin Mary; she respects tradition while breaking all the rules. Here, in the Golden...

In the second installment in the One Year to Wed quartet by Rachael Stewart, a PR exec's unforgettable night with a tempting stranger has binding consequences... UNWILLING BRIDE, UNEXPECTED BABY! Returning to her family's outback homestead, Eve feels like a fish out of water....

Few family members stick around long enough to see their children grow up. In Preston Adam's case, his father is estranged and rheumatic, living alone an hour north. Despite fallouts between his dad and sister, Preston attempts to make amends when his stepmother suddenly...

Growing up in rural Ontario, Shirley knows how difficult life can be. With an abusive father and a loving but ailing mother, she relies on her farm and a lot of hard work to survive. While enduring economic downturns, harsh winters, and a world...

A bright pre-teen who remains on the fringe. Karen watches other kids having fun together and wonders if she could ever be a part of the group. Her protective mom tries to shield her from the world, limiting her contact with peers in case...

A snowstorm is brewing. Father squirrel must fin a place for his family to stay warm, but another animal is hiding out in every place he finds. hen he discovers the perfect placeƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"a glove that someone has lost. As the family snuggles in, the...

Sunset, Missouri, 1954. As hope flourishes in postwar America, a young widow dares to dream of a second chance at a forever love . . . Clara Sinclair has learned to live one lonely day at a time. It was the only way she...

Tom Lowe's identity and his pride are invested in the work he does with his back and his hands. He designed and built his family's dream home, working extra hours to pay off the adjustable rate mortgage he took on the property, convinced he...

There's an inner strength buried somewhere inside of you, Lizzie. When you find it, it will change your life forever. I wish with all my heart that I was going to be here to see it, but of course here lies the irony: it's...

"I don't know what to think about things unless we talk them out first."Inseparable friends Val-and-Tal are used to making their decisions together. But what happens when their choices become their own? CHOOSE THIS NOW, a novel-in-stories, illuminates the small moments that shape their...

The last thing Silky wanted was to leave South Central, LA running for his life, but he had no choice when Queen B made it obvious what her true intentions for him were. Silky knew if he was to get caught slipping his life...

Without question, Fawn Birchill knows that her used bookstore is the heart of West Philadelphia, a cornerstone of culture for a community that, for the past twenty years, has found the quirkiness absolutely charming. When an amicable young indie bookseller invades her block, Fawn...

Our Town is the debut of a striking literary voice, one that captures the disillusion at the fringes of Hollywood as seen through a haze of drugs, alcohol, abuse, and fallen aspirations. An unseen narrator guides us through the dark fairy tale of Dorothy...

The Newcomes was published serially over about two years, as Thackeray himself says in one of the novel's final chapters. The novel shows its serial origin: it is very long (an undated but clearly very old edition with tiny type fills 551 pages) and...

A Basset Hound named Homer learns the ways of the human world when Patty and Mark, a beautician and a musician, adopt him. Together, the three form a small nuclear family. Homer keeps his nose to the ground, his eyes open, and his long...

Sakes Alive continues the love story of Dr. Adam and his wife, Clarissa. The Norcutt family now encounters the joys and difficulties of family life, community struggles, and surprising events. Everyone must rely on God and one another in new ways. Forgiveness energizes the...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching...

The wonderfully festive sequel to Melissa Daley's uplifting tale, Molly and the Cat Cafe. "An engaging, pleasant read full of colorful characters with enough mentions of the cat cafe's cat's whiskers cookies and feline fancies to satisfy any appetite for a gentle, heartwarming story."...

From the outside Maya had the ideal life - the well-paid job, the flashy car, the big house in the country - but something was stirring within her that could not be denied.No longer able to suppress her growing need to break free from...