Fiction - Sagas

April 1862. The War of the Rebellion threatens the Deep South after Grant's army occupies most of west Tennessee. The Federals grow in strength as new recruits arrive every day and veteran divisions march from Nashville. Expectation rides the air in the Federal army....

Katherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called "Charles the Mad," given to unpredictable fits of insanity. The young...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "marvelous romantic comedy" (The New York Times Book Review) from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen "[A] wise tale about second chances, starting over, and going after what is most important in life."--Minneapolis Star TribuneStill Life with Bread Crumbs...

A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick"A riveting mother-daughter tale." -- Elle"Radiant. ... An intimate account of one family's planting of roots in American soil and the sacrifices great and small that each member makes along the way." -- Washington PostA sweeping, evocative debut...

Blossom I've had my heart crushed more times than I can count. Swearing off men was the best thing I ever did. The second best-taking a job waitressing at The Firken bar off campus. My grumpy boss is nice to everyone... except me. Which...

The dynamic epic novel of political upheaval and societal change in late 1800s Japan, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James ClavellThis epic novel by master writer James Clavell, loosely based on the Namamugi Incident and...

The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James ClavellThere can only be one Tai-Pan.Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as...

Italy, 1906. Sophie Romano's excitement at the prospect of moving to Britain with her parents, belies the many tragedies that are about to change her young life. The family's silk business, a silk farm in Italy and a mill in Britain thrive as British...

A novel steeped in the air and water and people of the rural MidwestOvercome with grief following the death of his youngest child, Cal Franklin uproots his wife and teenaged children to a ramshackle subsistence farm in far northern Wisconsin. Withdrawn and estranged from...

As war is declared can The Variety Girls keep smiling through...Cleethorpes - September 1939Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home and theatres are closed, friends Jessie Delaney and Frances O'Leary search for work to see them through until...

Bristol 1927Ten year old Magda Brodie's world is torn apart when her mother dies in the workhouse two weeks before Christmas.Her wastrel father arranges for her sisters to be sent to their grandparents in Ireland and for her younger brother to be adopted leaving...

A sweeping family saga exploring the secrets we keep and the lines we'll cross for love.Cailin is a na?e, adventure-seeking girl living in a Jamaican Great House. Archie is a teenage boy with a chip on his shoulder. Sharpe is a young man with...

"Nutshell is a genre-bending thriller that offers readers a birds eye view into the rigors of med-school through the lens of a supernatural-tinged, multi-generational drama." -Vine VoiceDuring Dust Bowl days in west Texas, a country doctor with shaky credentials delivers a baby, a so-called...

Will she be able to keep her family together? 'A novel that reminds us that there is always hope in the face of darkness' Katie Fforde After their parents die unexpectedly, Connie, Dom, Leo and Pearl are forced to journey to Wolsingham, England, in...

A Woman of Valor is a monumental family saga that is in effect a history of the Jews in the twentieth century. It centers around a heroine who grows up in Bialystok, survives the Holocaust fighting in the Underground, and rebuilds her family in...

From an internationally bestselling author comes the powerful and poignant final book in his Rome Novels trilogy, following two soulmates whose lives will be intertwined forever--perfect for fans of Reminders of Him and In Five Years. Step Mancini has more than any man has...

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Inspired by the life events of Antje Paarlberg, So Big is an award-winning drama that depicts the life of Selina Peake de Jong. Raised in a strict farming community, Selina decides to be a schoolteacher. Good-hearted and kind, she attempts to...

Pulitzer Prize finalist At Weddings and Wakes is "a brilliant, highly complex, extraordinary piece of fiction" (Chicago Tribune)Lucy Dailey leaves suburbia twice a week with her three children in tow, returning to the Brooklyn home where she grew up, and where her stepmother and...

From the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Three Junes comes "an engrossing, richly drawn and exquisitely told story of small-town residents grappling with the difficulties of changing times" (People). "Full of secrets and surprises...A must-read." --J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Friends and StrangersWhen...

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and brutal reign in this extraordinary historical novel. "A delightful yarn . . . an all-around fun read about...

For the first time in one volume, Jean Plaidy's duet of Borgia novels brings to life the infamous, reckless, and passionate family in an unforgettable historical saga. Madonna of the Seven Hills: Fifteenth-century Rome: the Borgia family is on the rise. Lucrezia's father is...

"For anyone who has ever suspected something sinister lurking behind the craze of new-age spirituality, Jessica Grose has crafted just the tale for you. With the delicious bite of satire and the page-turning satisfaction of a thriller, Soulmates is a deeply compelling, funny and...

In 1980, Yrvin Lacroix, a 17-year-old sailing from Haiti to Miami, Florida, leaves behind his childhood sweetheart, R馮ine, along with a promise to return. As time passes, Yrvin's affection for R馮ine wanes, overshadowed by his primary goal of pursuing an education. In Miami, he...

1797, seventeen year old Jonas Wesfeld finds his life rapidly changing as he has left his life of a peasant laborer to become a "Guardian", an assassin's assassin. A secret society that Jonas has no knowledge of, is shaping his life to be able...

The final stand-alone story in the HOLIDAYS IN HEART FALLS series by New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend. While this book can be enjoyed on its own, series readers will delight to discover all sorts of Heart Falls easter eggs, past and present!-------This...

Their love brought scandal and demons.Lucy Easton, an aspiring novelist, will do anything to help boost her chances at publication-including betraying her family. But when she crosses paths with the charismatic Alexander, her aspiration for success pales in comparison to the attraction she feels...

Berlin, 1943: "No matter what happens, no matter what they do to me, they will never stop me loving you," he said, placing a kiss on my tear-stained cheek. Based on a true story, this heartbreaking World War Two page-turner shows that, in the...

Discover the brand new instalment in Lizzie Lane's bestselling Tobacco Girls series!War is fleeting, but true love last forever...May 1944Hope and excitement is in the air when news breaks of the allied forces landing in Normandy. D Day has arrived. However, the day-to-day struggles...

It was supposed to be one fun night of hot sex.It turned into a second. Then a third.Now Mother Nature is having the last word-with a secret baby surprise!Jade Dare has done everything in her power to overcome her mother's unstable influence. Changed her...

His world turned alien and treacherous, Bitterroot Bob seeks isolation at his family's homestead at the northwestern edge of America's arid Great Basin. The nation's duplicity also reactivated childhood nightmares where his contradicting sense perceptions terrify him. He hopes finding words for what happened,...

This novel is based on a true story about Lambert Roth, and his two brothers, Xavier and Michael. They immigrated from Germany to Russia in the 19th century in an effort to avoid a revolution. Their father obtained a homestead in Russia which was...

This novel is based on a true story about Lambert Roth, and his two brothers, Xavier and Michael. They immigrated from Germany to Russia in the 19th century in an effort to avoid a revolution. Their father obtained a homestead in Russia which was...

Prep meets The Secret History in Nash Jenkins's Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos, a searing debut novel about a tragic scandal at an American prep school, told in the form of a literary investigation through a distinctly millennial lens. "[A] striking debut . ....

REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK BOOK OF THE MONTH MAY 2023 PICK A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz When Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen, dies and bequeaths...

An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream, but not for Paula. Having put bad times behind her, she is now happy and secure in Western Australia with her own business. This is a complete contrast to her rootless childhood, and she has little interest...

No relationships. No falling in love. Those are Claire Sullivan's rules. Simple. Easy. Uncomplicated. Then Kyle Grant walks into her life and tries to mess all that up with his GQ model looks, irresistible charm and cocky, take-no-prisoners swagger. Despite all that, she is...

A maligned and shamed teenager transforms into our planet's only hope of salvation.Blenkush pens an engaging story of sorrow, courage, and learning how to love by overcoming fear in the Solstice Series. The first-person narrative features a young woman (Julissa) who is desperately trying...

A maligned and shamed teenager transforms into our planet's only hope for salvation.In Telos, the city buried beneath Mount Shastina, the remnant DNA strain of the Lemurian race is at its end. On the earth's surface, world apocalypse looms. A surface-equal - a virgin...

Avery Davies is ready to start living. After years of barely getting by while she put herself through school, the time has finally come for her to get what she wants. Starting with a job in the idyllic lake town of Cedarville. Along with...

Melanie has a problem and that problem's name is Logan Graham.She's loved him for as long as she can remember even though he drives her crazy at times. For years, his job took him away from Cedarville weeks and months at a time, allowing...

Hilary French has faced defeat and hates the taste. Now she's on a mission to try and persuade the grower of the best shellfish she's ever tasted to join her stable of suppliers to Seattle's top restaurants.Arlo Hope has never gotten over the death...

One decision changed his entire life. And he's been paying for it ever since. Seattle felt like the perfect place for Luke Walker to hide. A reformed hacker who now fights for the other side, he's a country onto himself. Especially since his past...

A maligned and shamed teenager transforms into our planet's only hope for salvation.The Solstice book series is nothing like I have ever enjoyed reading before. The story of Jules from her humble beginnings to her foretold end is inspiring. Fans of Stephanie Meyer will...

He runs in high-society circles ... and he's running circles around her heart.In retrospect, it was all Gran's fault.Logan Montgomery has found his niche as an assistant district attorney. But Gran just revealed some worrying intel--dear old dad and his political cronies are about...

"Readers are certain to devour this lavish and exciting work." - K.C. FinnFrom the wilds of the Amazon rainforest to the cut-throat world of high society in New York, a thrilling generational tale of struggle and wealth as one woman endures twisted horrors.In 1907,...

This book is based on legends and folk stories of the German folk hero Thyl Owlmirror. The story reflects the events during the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish empire. This 16th century epic is compared to the stories of Don Quixote and Robin Hood...

Aus dem Buch: "Ihr habt l ngst - begann der Lehrer, nachdem sich der Kreis seiner Z glinge um ihn gesammelt hatte - von dem ber hmten trojanischen Kriege geh rt. Ihr wi t, da es nach einer zehnj hrigen Belagerung endlich der vereinigten...

Bangkok in Times of Love and War is the story of life and death, passion, loyalty and loss, and of a man and a woman caught up in the upheaval of history.Author: Claire Keefe-FoxISBN-10: 6164510414ISBN-13: 9786164510418Publisher: River BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2020Pages: 508Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.30h...

In the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, Billie Murphy is forced to come to grips with her grief, her mysterious past, and her conflicted feelings for the two men in her life, in Awestruck at Dusk, the third book in the Moonstruck series. Just...

The second book in John Reinhard Dizon's Generations series tells the story of Teodulfo Dizon: a teenager from Bical, the San Pedro District of the Philippine Islands.Son of a decommissioned Spanish officer, Teodulfo works as a house boy in the U.S. military sector and...