Fiction - Sagas

In this rich, involving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a woman's life catapults from the old to the new, as she learns to seize the moment. Stephanie Adams is a devoted stay-at-home mother, married to a successful lawyer in...

Yellow Mill River is a 40 year saga about the rise and fall of an African-American Crime Family headed by a man named, Maurice "Mo" Lomax. At the age of 15, young Mo is forced to leave Alabama and move to the Yellow Mill...

A heart-warming story of hope, love and family. From the healing sands of Captiva Island, to the white cliffs of coastal England and a beautiful ch穰eau in France, Windsong celebrates the many facets of love and the pain we endure to uphold our truth.When...

Did you ever hear the words in your head ... 'what if'? What if you chose one path earlier in life but later had the chance to walk down the path previously unchosen? Would you?In her early adulthood, Debbie made a choice. She had...

Senses awakening physically and mentally more and more each passing day as Caleb searches for the origin of his story. Going against unsurpassable odds, can Caleb make it and figure out the secrets and who is behind the ReinTech program that altered and made...

It begins with two girls: Neva, from the Caucasus, sold into the sex trade; and Poppy, the adopted daughter of a wealthy New York real estate family, the Zanes. As their paths cross and their fates intertwine in an exquisite high drama that blurs...

Ena shook off the memories of those days and looked down at the River Thames. It was deep and dark and held more secrets than the British intelligence and security services, which she'd grown to despise...Ena Dudley's new office is a welcome change from...

Over seven decades, from 1940 to 2010, the pieds-noirs Cassars live in an itinerant state--separated in the chaos of World War II, running from a complicated colonial homeland, and, after Algerian independence, without a homeland at all. This Strange Eventful History, told with historical...

An Irish country doctor is sickened by all he saw in the First World War. His children are now determined to fight in World War 2. How far can you stretch the ties that bind a family?In the turbulent and uncertain times of Ireland...

'A worthy continuation of the Seton Chronicles, packed with personal, political and religious tension and intrigue.' Margaret Skea, award winning author.Italy 1555. Bethia and her growing family find themselves in the midst of the Inquisition's vicious attack on Jews and Conversos. Despite Bethia's commitment...

Berlin, 1944Ariella Bannon is being hunted. Someone is determined to betray her as a Jew, but she has survived against incredible odds, and the end is in sight. She will be reunited with her precious children, no matter what it takes.Meanwhile, Liesl and Erich...

My twelve-year-old daughter frequently moans that Ballycarrick is the most boring town in Ireland.Nothing ever happens here.She's right.And as the local police sergeant, this is something I'm delighted about.I've enough to worry about-the polar ice-caps, the evil monster that's shrinking my trousers, not to...

For eighteen year old Lena O'Sullivan, life is predictable and dull. A future of hard work, marriage to a local boy, and a family of her own one day is all she has to look forward to. People from her background know not to...

Ardith Rogers blossoms from a shy and lonely girl into a beautiful young woman at debutante balls in Washington and Newport. We follow her life through marriages and love affairs and a career. She searches for her vanished father and finds him and wishes...

A runaway heiress . . . a legacy of shame . . . an empire built on blood and revenge . . . The three met in the aftermath of San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake--the Mandarin Lai Tsin, a runaway American heiress, and a...

This incredible debut historical novel--in the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Jennifer Robson--tells the fascinating story of a young mother who flees her home on the rocky cliffs of Cornwall and the daughter who finds her way back, seeking answers.Cornwall, 1940. Back in England...

When Bonnie runs away from home she leaves her mother Grace and sister Rita heartbroken. Each of their lives are in turmoil but their love for each other will see them through the most troubled of times. Worthing, 1947 Widowed Grace Roberts comes home...

An emotional and compelling wartime drama from the author of Only a Mother Knows and A Christmas Promise. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. The phoney war is over and Hitler's bombs are raining down on the city of Liverpool. Rita Kennedy is forced...

In The World Goes On, a narrator first speaks directly, then narrates a number of unforgettable stories, and then bids farewell ("here I would leave this earth and these stars, because I would take nothing with me"). As László Krasznahorkai himself explains: "Each text...

Carpentaria is an epic of the Gulf country of northwestern Queensland, Australia. Its portrait of life in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance centers on the powerful Phantom family, leader of the Westend Pricklebush people, and its battles with old Joseph Midnight's renegade...

This Strega Prize winner "ticks all the boxes of a thriller while also being a masterfully written, baroque, many-faceted depiction of modern Italy" (The Spectator). Bari, southern Italy: On a stifling summer night, on the outskirts of town, a young woman named Clara, daughter...

Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, Ireland. 1946.Years of neglect and abandonment have left the family seat of the Keneficks almost derelict, but the new Lord Kenefick and his charming young wife Kate, are determined to breathe life into the old house once more.The war is...

'If you enjoy Dilly Court or Rosie Goodwin, this one will be right up your street' reader review 'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire Post In the grand tradition of Catherine Cookson, Josephine Cox and Poldark, comes a page-turning and enthralling new...

An enjoyable read about love, courage and discovery during a time of change in post war Britain. A lovely story! KITTY NEALEWhen Nurse Kitty becomes the NHS's poster-girl for its overseas recruitment drive, she swaps the grey post-war backstreets of Manchester for the palm-fringed...

With the death of his father, Connachtach is finally free: Free to leave the family farm, free to return to the monastery of his youth, and free to scribe--a skill held by few in eighth-century Scotia. But answering what he hopes is God's call...

In her nostalgic and heart-warming new saga, Sunday Times bestselling author Lyn Andrews evokes the ups and downs of life in the back streets of 1930s LiverpoolLiverpool, World War II. Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool....

A devastating tragedy tears a family apart - a superb novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE SEPTEMBER GIRLS. Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport Pier in 1939....

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily and NPR! "Dazzling...Finally free from the book's grip, now all I want to do is get others hooked."-- The...

From the brilliant author of the Fox Family saga comes a new spin-off novel, following Bertie's journey to become a pilot as she takes to the skies in Cornwall 1930, Cornwall.Bertie Fox has had her dreams of motorcycle racing cut short by a life-changing...

From the Sunday Times Bestselling author. In a time of war, what's holding them together could tear them all apart... London, 1940. Winnie Berry is at the heart of the community in her pub, The Battersea Tavern. Her door is always open to those...

**Winner - 2020 Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General and 5-Star Review**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The...

A gripping saga of courage and resilience from the bestselling author of The Guardian Angel Violet Daniels is flawed. She's made mistakes in her life, but the deep love she has for her five-year-old twins is beyond dispute.When their feckless and often violent father...

1973 - The hidden terrors of Cassie's past have prevented her from embracing life as fully as she might have. The Polish immigrant leads a quiet life as a nurse but when her friend's daughter asks to interview her for a Remembrance Day feature...

After suffering a bad fall on the ice, Dalia finds herself at crossroads in her life. Ryan a gorgeous stranger, gives her an ultimatum forcing her to choose between himself, a guy who promises her a chance at becoming all that she can be...

Can their love survive the darkest of days?1943: Europe is at war--but neutral Ireland is isolated from the storm. In a sleepy coastal village south of Dublin, eighteen-year-old Aileen Sweeney meets soldier Niall O'Rourke at a dance, and the spark between them soon ignites...

Covering the eighty-plus years of the life of Minnie O'Brien, who is bound to take her place alongside James Joyce's Molly Bloom, The Banyan Tree is a rich saga of rural Ireland in the twentieth century. In distinctly layered prose that has been compared...

Having grown up in London as inseparable friends, Minnie and Emily are forced apart when Minnie falls in love and marries a handsome young man. Together she and her new husband try their luck as farmers on the Alberta prairie, full of high hopes...

Lilia is an emotionally wrenching coming-of-age and compelling family drama. Trapped under Mussolini's reign and Hitler's occupation, this riveting true story is propelled by a brave girl's courage and a family's bond as they struggle to survive the battle between the forces of evil...

"Articulate, riveting, deftly crafted, and thought-provoking, Children of Tomorrow is especially and unreservedly recommended for both community and college/university library fiction collections." -- Midwest Book ReviewChildren of Tomorrow is a history of family and friendship that spans generations and geographies over a century of...

What lies ahead for the Railway Girls this Christmas...? The brand new festive novel from much-loved saga author Maisie Thomas, available to pre-order now. __________________________________________ Readers LOVE the Railway Girls: 'Make yourself a cuppa and find a comfy spot on the sofa because you...

Would you trust a group of strangers with your life?"I was hooked from the first page, and so excited to dive back into this interesting, complex world!" J Townsend.When King Korah launches a brutal crackdown, tensions run high, and loyalties are put to the...

At 28, Nick's life is going nowhere. Homeless and addicted to speed, he spends his days dealing drugs and his nights couch surfing...until the day he meets the woman of his dreams, a woman who shares his interest in getting high. At 34, Trisha...

When Conor's dream for Castle Dysert is facing ruin by circumstances outside his control he refuses to be beaten. Surely there must be a way to save everything they've worked so hard for? Then, as all hope seems lost, a solution in the form...

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . . "Gripping . . . a masterly piece of writing."--The New York Times...

Charleston native, Taylor Abbott, has just relocated to Nantucket for her dream job as a junior news reporter at the local paper. Ten years ago she was Abby Hodges college roommate and is looking forward to living near her best friend again.Until her rental...

The Ryan family are in dire straits, having been evicted from their crofter holdings in Ireland. A chance for a new life and brighter prospects is offered to them with their passage paid by a benevolent society. It is an opportunity to own their...

Sydney and Sebastian were finally on the road to eternal bliss or so it seemed.Jonathan's marriage proposal to Sydney pushed Sebastian over the edge.Sebastian refused to give Sydney time to decide who she chose. Sebastian walked away.Sebastian and Sydney's dissolved relationship has left them...

A young Jo Deming will find an explosive stash of evidence at exactly the wrong time, and she may become just another lost butterfly in a weary and darkening world.We don't always see the butterflies in our midst and in our lives - the...

The simplicity of Ojai farm girl Meggie Baxter's life is shattered when she must choose between loyalty to her rough-hewn friend, Rusty, and the dashing Charles. As the decades of her life unfold, she faces the elemental dangers of floods and fire as well...

This is not a story about a noble leader, famous samurai, or acclaimed artist of note. This is the journal entry and life account of an ordinary man, born into poverty and raised in a town called Toyama, during feudal 16th century Japan. In...