Fiction - Family Life - General

Welcome to Crescent Hills, where beauty only runs so deep. Scandal lurks below the surface behind the McMansions, designer clothes, and fancy cars. When the town is shaken by the disappearance of journalist Ivy Fields, whispers of betrayal and intrigue begin to unravel the...

The "supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks."Deliciously precise. . . . Built in...

Coloring Book & Connect the Dots Fairies Princesses And Mermaids; This adorable coloring book is filled with a wide variety of cute fairies princesses and mermaids coloring book & dot to dot traction practice: Activities such as coloring will improve your child's pencil grip,...

Tidge Mackiewicz, has proof the German Luftwaffe shot down Santa Claus on Christmas Eve in 1944. Tidge wears a treasured scuffed and stained Army Air Corps flight jacket that still carried the lingering redolence of old tobacco and stale booze and has proof the...

In the Light of the Garden is a novel about unearthed family secrets, the enchantment of past loves, and the indelible power of forgiveness.Inheriting her grandparents' island estate on Florida's Gulf coast is a special kind of homecoming for thirty-one-year-old Charity Baxter. Raised by...

Charlie's Moment is an intensely, emotional story of a family held hostage by their love for a son caught in the agony of drug abuse and the tragedy that follows. Stevie Thomas' eighteen-year-old son, Charlie, is missing. It isn't uncommon for him to disappear...

A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Attending a New England summer camp, young Eric Schroder-a first-generation East German immigrant-adopts the last name Kennedy to...

When art history grad student Lynn Fleming finds out that Wylie, her younger brother, has disappeared, she reluctantly leaves New York and returns to the dusty Albuquerque of her youth. What she finds when she arrives is more unsettling and frustrating than she could...

The sheltered, comfortable, liberal upbringing undergone by Lori in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago in the United States did not prepare her for marriage into the difficult and quirky working-class family of her husband, Jerry-or for the sweeping societal and social changes of...

In "Guardian Angels of Dreams" you will find twenty children's tales that will bring smiles and different, beautiful and surprising daily teachings, plus a little prayer at the end of each story for before bedtime. By reading them, children will learn in a simple...

Rose became a widow at age 80 when her husband and love of her life died suddenly. Living alone, Rose is determined to stay in her home of sixty-one years. Her two grown children, who live in different cities hours away worry about her,...

When journalist Adam Chapman returns to the village of Little Bassington after inheriting his great aunt's estate, what he finds at first glance is an English idyll, untouched and unspoiled. The fields are as green as he remembers, the WI still gossip in the...

"Remembering the Christmas House" is a captivating and heartwarming coming-of-age novel that follows the life of a spirited 6-year-old girl as she navigates the ups and downs of growing up. From moments of hope, excitement, and joy to facing daunting challenges and overcoming disasters,...

Galadriel gave up the Andoran throne for education and love. But right now, she wishes she hadn't. Galadriel's sister, Hilda, is poised to marry the man she loves and take the throne. All Galadriel can do is hope that nothing else goes wrong.Author: G....

Combining "fast-paced historical fiction with a hint of suspense" (Booklist), this epic saga from Julia Kelly explores love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of her: marry a Catholic...

When you look at the life of Ben Davis, you'll see a man with a heart of gold. He's the perfect husband, the best example of a father you'll ever find, a great friend, and a man who loves God and wants to serve...

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will leave them all forever changed.Celebrity cooking show host Marni McGuire has seen it all. She's been married--twice--and widowed and divorced. Now in her midfifties, she's single. Happily...

"A fantasy that hews uncomfortably close to today's reality, where facts and the truth are selectively recognized at increasingly subjective whims . . . . The specifics of Mania are the stuff of bleeding satire, but the novel's guiding concept cuts close to the...

From the bestselling author of Daughter of the Reich, an historical drama set in London about a bookshop involved in an espionage network."An utterly atmospheric and completely compelling read!" --Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Lost English GirlTwo courageous women. One astonishing secret....

"This book is a masterpiece: profound, gripping, urgent, and beautiful." --Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles A heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives kept by thosedetermined...

WINNER OF THE BIG MOOSE PRIZEAllie Krane is heavily pregnant when she and her husband flee urban life after a rash of eco-terrorism breaks out in their city. They reinvent themselves as the proprietors of a northwoods fishing resort, where they live in relative...

I've always had the urge to look after other people's children. To pour care and love into their lives, because I know what happens when you don't. There are terrible people out there, who have been neglected and hurt and want to see the...

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and--with a little bit of luck--starting over.Family doesn't mean everyone has to like each other. That's the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas,...

Welcome to ... a prairie love story.Nothing much happens in Tatum, Saskatchewan. But when crop circles are discovered on Kurt Scholl's debt-ridden farm, things change fast, especially when newspaper reporter Denise York arrives to investigate. Bent on proving the circles a hoax-and Kurt a...

"[The Starlet in Cabin Number Seven] feels like catching up with old friends as the narrative amiably revisits the highlights of Lake Arrowhead.... A light and engaging read, with an enticing mountain setting." -Kirkus"[Braun's] storytelling skill and pacing are engaging and evocative, making this...

Twisted Branches is a dark domestic noir on familial love, poisoned loyalty and how we, knowingly and unknowingly, mess up and light up each other's lives.Artist and matriarch Effie clings to the house five generations of her family called home. But are its ghosts...

BEWITCHED LANDS is a novel of conflicting passions and loyalties, a fascinating tale of long-latent-and at last over-violence on a feudal hacienda deep in the lush, uncharted Chaco region of Bolivia. The principal characters of this unusual and sophisticated story are: Don Pedro Vidal,...

"A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ." --ABBY JIMENEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by...

At the age of nine, Gabriel "Gabe" Guzman (a.k.a. George Garrison) must move in with his grandparents after a tragedy leaves him parentless. His grandparents live in the countryside of South Florida, in a little area he nicknames World's End. There, he meets the...

Athena Brkovich believes in true love.Young, successful, beautiful and wild, Mason and Athena Armada are a romance for the ages. They appear to have everything anyone could want.As money pours in, their lives become more reckless. Passionate and dangerous, blind devotion leads Athena to...

It was supposed to be a holiday of a lifetime...But when Jen's boyfriend David suddenly cancels their romantic Paris trip, needing to urgently travel to Athens for work, it's best friend Bonnie who suggests they surprise him.Having already booked the time off from her...

An insightful, humorous, and uplifting story told from a cat's point of view.Bella is a Tabby cat rescued from a garbage dump by Karen, a counsellor. Karen recognises Bella's calm, affectionate and easy-going temperament, and she becomes Karen's therapy cat. With her deep purr...

First-time mum Roxy feels perennially ticked off. She and her partner Jack have left London for a new life in the village of Riverside, with their ten-month-old daughter Joey. But their new house resembles a building site and Roxy is struggling to cope with...

Emma Jarvie is your typical teenager-sure, she's an Iranian American immigrant living in Santa Ana, CA, a neighborhood becoming notorious for its growing violence. But like every teenage girl, she worries about boys, tries to keep her grades up in school, and shops for...

In the novel The Benefits of Insanity, a doctor with a traumatic childhood recounts his experiences with the mental health system through his friendships. At the age of nine, Gabriel "Gabe" Guzman (a.k.a. George Garrison) must move in with his grandparents after a tragedy...

Four friends, one big secret... and the journey of a lifetime.It's nineteen years since they stopped speaking to each other, but now Morgan needs to contact her three best friends from school: Paige, Emily and Tiff.Her teenage son wants to meet his dad and...

Welcome to Crescent Hills, where beauty only runs so deep. Scandal lurks below the surface behind the McMansions, designer clothes, and fancy cars. When the town is shaken by the disappearance of journalist Ivy Fields, whispers of betrayal and intrigue begin to unravel the...

This bestseller from the country's number one storyteller is a deeply moving and powerful tale of love and courage and a sacrifice no man should be asked to make. Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It's an encounter which is destined to change...

Marigold and Rose is a magical and incandescent fiction from the Nobel laureate Louise Gl?k. "Marigold was absorbed in her book; she had gotten as far as the V." So begins Marigold and Rose, Louise Glück's astonishing chronicle of the first year in the...

On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt and her husband. So begins an exhilarating forty-year...

"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love FlowersThe ultimate holiday gift from New York Times bestselling...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children's author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner's life in this absorbing and whimsical novel. "Clever, dark, and...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers a poignant novel about a mother and daughter who must repair their relationship and find a way to follow their hearts.Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. Radiant at sixty-two, she is the epitome...

Cozy up with New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand's first Christmas novel, hailed "a diverting tale... filled with humor, romance, and realism" by USA Today, in which a family gathers on Nantucket for a holiday filled with chaos, caroling, and cheer. Kelley Quinn...

Pendulum is the tale of a family at a crossroads. In this novel, Charles Ellis and his wife, Sally, manage their old family ranch in the semi-arid region of western Nevada.After Charles experiences a health scare, his brother, Sam, returns from living back east...

An Amazon Best Romance of the Month!"Be quiet and listen: He is cheating on you. The name of your soulmate is Alistair George Arthur Lennox. You will be passed over for the promotion. The winning numbers are 5-8-12-24-39-43. And I'm very sorry to tell...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman running her family's luxury department store and the wealthy investor who threatens to take it over. Spencer Brooke always knew she was destined to be CEO of her grandfather's...

"A touching, inventive novel about belonging and loss" (People) from the critically beloved, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife and Inland"I marveled at the subtle beauty and precision of Obreht's prose. . . Read in the context of today's conflicts and...

"Distressingly smart, wickedly sly, and side-clutchingly hilarious." --Vanessa Chan, author of The Storm We Made "If you want a book that perfectly evokes millennial sexual politics under late-stage capitalism, and in which all of us--gay, straight, cis, and trans alike--are read for absolute filth,...

It's 1973 and Will Ross, a divorced American geologist, has signed on to work on a troubled dam in a remote, rugged part of Turkey. He decides to take his children with him, but they think they're only going for their usual two-week stint...