Fiction - Sagas

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...

A heartbreaking betrayal. A secret life. A love that deserves a second chance. Iain MacInnes, Duke of Balgair, has spent the last thirteen years believing his wife is dead--until he receives word that she is very much alive and living under an assumed name...

The character of the Montagutesi men and women was formed over centuries in the crucible of war, feudalism, religious strife, the black death, political corruption, and banditry. A strong Catholic faith and family honor were important aspects of that character; they provided glimmers of...

In this compelling new time-slip mystery, a little girl goes missing from her family's castle in the Thousand Islands of New York. Eighty-five years later, a journalist teams up with a woman living on Koster Isle to find out what happened to Poppy, once...

Ruby Among Us examines the power of memory and how it reaches across generations, seeking to be known.Lucy DiCamillo is safely surrounded by her books, music, and art-but none of these reclusive comforts or even the protective efforts of her grandmother, Kitty, can shield...

The first novel in the long-running sword-and-planet series set on a Counter-Earth, where warriors rise above the chaos of bondage and brutality. Tarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of Earth. He has no inkling that his destiny is far greater...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes the "wondrous...mesmerizing" second installment (The Washington Post), following Some Luck, of her widely acclaimed, bestselling American trilogy, which brings the journey of a remarkable family with roots in the Iowa heartland...

New York Times Bestseller: Sweeping from the 1850s through the early 1920s, this towering family saga examines the price of ambition and power. Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh is twelve years old when he gets his first glimpse of the promised land of America through...

New York Times Bestseller: A breathtaking saga of ancient Greece and one of history's most influential political couples, Aspasia and Pericles. Born in the Greek city of Miletus, Aspasia was destined for a life of tragedy. Her wealthy father vowed to abandon any female...

New York Times Bestseller: A man who gained the world but lost his soul faces a critical midlife crisis in this suspenseful and inspiring novel about love and forgiveness. On a stormy, windswept night, Guy Jerald tried to kill himself. But he did not...

Qu'est-ce qui peut inciter sept générations de Blanchet à choisir un métier triste à mourir aux yeux du commun des mortels? Quelles sont leurs motivations fondamentales? La morosité ou la vitalité? L'appât du gain ou un souci insatiable de servir le prochain?Le respect de...

I'm his new trainee, and he has one rule: no dating employees. Sick of working for my parents in our small town, I apply for a traineeship in the city. While waiting at the airport, on a high from nailing my job interview, I...

THE BRAND-NEW WARTIME SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON, MUCH-LOVED AUTHOR OF THE HALFPENNY GIRLS 'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson' Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass Troubles lie ahead - will friendship see them through? BLACKPOOL,...

Author: Suzie HullISBN-10: 1398715441ISBN-13: 9781398715448Publisher: Orion DashLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2022Pages: 450Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.12d

Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly 'Heart-warming, emotional and simply wonderful . . . If you think family sagas aren't for you, you've never read...

National bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return to Cutthroat County, Montana and the bold multigenerational saga of two ranch family dynasties fightiing to build and maintain their legacies, told in alternating timelines across 132 years, from 1891 through 2023. Two Families....

1913 Yorkshire, England Beth Beaumont enjoys her life as a rhubarb farmer's daughter in West Yorkshire. Working on the family's stall selling the fruit and vegetables grown in their own fields gives her a sense of purpose and is healthier than working in a...

Torn from a life of comfort and luxury, his family destroyed by political intrigues and aspirations, a young boy must quickly grow into a man before the deadly streets of Southport devour him. Follow Azerick through a page-turning adventure that pits him against thieves,...

Geneva hadn't planned on falling in love that night. But when the big, handsome, professional hockey player known only as "Y" arrives in her Vancouver Emergency Room with a leg injury, Geneva -- the ER physician on duty -- feels a strange vibration circling...

Daniel hated his brother. He knew it was wrong; knew his parents would be grieved if they discovered what was in his heart. But he'd had his fill of living in Taregan's shadow . . . Taregan the bold, the athletic, the courageous. How...

"An unforgettable journey . . .[that] will certainly intrigue and encourage!" -- Beverly LaHaye"Powerful stories rich with historical detail and compelling characters." -- --Francine Rivers, novelist "Angela Elwell Hunt single-handedly sets a new standard for inspirational historical romance with her high quality of writing."...

My Husband is a Sex Addict" is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the dark and complex world of addiction and its impact on a marriage, David is grappling with a secret life consumed by an insatiable desire for sexual encounters.As the truth...

On December 31st, 1999 history changed. Precisely at midnight. David Becker was born into abuse and left home young. Rescued by Deborah Glasscock, a natural-born leader from three generations of extraordinary women, they married in 1998. With the first tick of Saturday January 1st,...

Vienna's alter ego, Katarina. has come back to haunt her. She brings with her suspicions of her husband's fidelity. Rainey's impatience with Vienna is justified as he struggles with thoughts that she is secretly wishing to be back with Anton DeMarco; the man who...

As long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life. But something is pulling her home. Should she resist?She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. As far as she's concerned, the sadness...

As someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and...

Bad things always seem to happen around Christmas, which is also Angela Stark's birthday. On December 1, she is both fired and evicted. The next day, her car dies. She lives in San Francisco, the most expensive city in the country and was working...

A young woman must follow her head or her heart in this powerful family sagaLiverpool, 1958. Nursery nurse Irene Miller can't help herself falling for her friend Peggy's handsome older brother. But nothing can come of it, for Marty is married, trapped in a...

"Terrifically intelligent, moving, and entertaining."-The New York Sun "With snappy dialogue and] intelligent prose . . . Begley paints a memorable portrait of lasting friendship and of the strength required to step outside of the expectations that surround each of us."-Rocky Mountain News At...

One House, two families and a war that changes everything that once was true....Robinswood, Co Waterford, 1939.The once grand house is home to two very different families.Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children, live a life of decayed opulence...

When Anna hears her father's plans to marry her off to an old widower, she is determined to escape. Gathering together everything they own, Anna and her childhood sweetheart Jan board a boat from Holland to England. Heading for Colchester, the hub of the...

In this epic, "[a] brilliant concept of the imagination," an amnesiac wanderer rediscovers his destiny as ruler of a vast planet (Chicago Sun-Times). Valentine, a drifter who remembers nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city. Joining a motley...

In the sequel to Lord Valentine's Castle, the history of Majipoor is revealed through thrilling tales of rulers, warriors, murderers, and thieves. "If you like tales with an Arabian Nights piquancy, this book belongs in your hands." --The Washington Post Book World Lord Valentine...

In the third novel of this acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy series, the ruler of a vast planet faces a threat of war--and conspiracy within his own court. Plagued by nightmares of blizzards and earthquakes besieging the planet Majipoor, Lord Valentine believes these dreams signal the coming...

The Corrections meets We Need to Talk About Kevin in this harrowing multigenerational saga about a family harboring a serial killer in their midst in this "masterful novel" that "peers into the dark heart of America" (Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day)...

Two ranch-owning cowboys team up with two city gals. The trouble these couples encounter becomes a life-threatening mystery.Hannah and Ivy win an undeveloped ranch property in Wyoming. They each fall in love with a McAllister rancher, and there is talk of two weddings in...

From author Diney Costeloe, a gritty drama about a mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War II Germany.Germany 1937: fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime.When Ruth Friedman's...

Written historically authentic, Jenice Graham Benedict's true-life novel, IN THE LAND OF COTTON, tells of her family through seven protagonists. The novel is set in America's mid-nineteenth century, moves forward a hundred years through the Second Industrial Revolution, and ends in the modern twentieth...

The curse condemned them. The war divided them. Only one could save them...For centuries, Reivn and his line have led the Alliance war against the Principatus, hidden beneath the veil of night. The Principatus desires the annihilation of humanity, and the only thing stopping...

A helpless baby is forsaken in a churchyard. This is how life begins for orphan Emma. Unwanted, cast aside and thrown on the mercy of strangers, she grows up wondering why. And what are the mysterious gifts each year placed where her cradle was...

Deklan Kelly comes from a family of well-known attorneys, and throughout his childhood, his parents had told him that was what he wanted to be, too. Privately, he wished he could spend his days sketching and painting the beauty of life instead of wheeling...

With divine beauty comes dangerous power.Helen believed she could escape her destiny and save her people from utter destruction. After defying her family and betraying her intended husband, she found peace with her beloved Theseus, the king of Athens and son of Poseidon.But peace...

Situated in the heart of Cheshire, Hatherton Farm is a run-down, smallholding positioned on the Marshall's prestigious six-hundred-acre Estate. For three generations, a family feud has been the cause of misery and bitterness between the aristocratic Marshall family and the humble Browning family. ********************In...

Imagination is funny. It makes writers write stories―stories with endings that don't work. And romance stories don't always have happy endings, no matter how much we wish it to be otherwise. When writer Charlie Hudson (CK Hudson to her adoring readers) finished her great-grandmother's...

In the darkest hours of World War II, courage flares brightest.As the storm of war intensifies, Clyde finds himself in the thrumming heart of the action. While his valor is tested on the battlefields of Leyte Gulf, Mindoro, and Corregidor, an unacknowledged yearning for...