Fiction - Women

Being raised in an orphanage was the only life Sarah Whitfield had ever known. Being offered an opportunity in a new town is both frightening and welcoming to the young woman. Sarah hopes that maybe now she will find a way to be loved....

A page-turning epic of adventure, suspense, and romance that crosses the chasm of societal rules.Leah is not your typical young woman. A debutante from an upper-class aristocratic family, her Caribbean mother had died giving birth to Leah.On her 18th birthday, Leah's arranged marriage is...

Welcome to Layton, Alabama. Population 11,000. Where the sweet tea runs through our veins, the air smells of cobbler, and the secrets lie so deep that not even the confessionals are safe anymore. My name is Sunny Gardner. And Layton is my home, or...

"Entirely satisfying, an expert balance of warmth and compassion, terrific supporting characters, a little steamy sex, and just enough suspense to keep you from guessing how it will all go down." --Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA sassy, sexy, sometimes poignant look at small town Southern life, as...

A new job seems to be Marg's dream come true, but it turns into a nightmare when she discovers what her boss is doing...and what really happened to her predecessor.Author: Allison M. AzulayISBN-10: 099483828XISBN-13: 9780994838285Publisher: Allison Margaret AzulayLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2020Pages: 306Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h...

From beloved international bestselling author Hannah Richell comes a spellbinding novel about the secrets brought to the surface when a large family gathers for a wedding.Can the damage of the past ever be healed? In their ramshackle Somerset home, with its lush gardens running...

Nothing left to live for...that's how eighteen-year-old Daisy Sugarbush feels after an explosion inflicts deep burns over seventy percent of her body, condemning her to six excruciating months in the hospital, where her pleas to stop treatment are ignored.Blind and horribly disfigured, she wishes...

The timeless coming-of-age novel about five young women who meet at Radcliffe College and together grow to maturity--through intrigues, ambitions, affairs, and marriages--from World War II to the 1980s. Lavinia, Peg, and Cathy seem to have little in common save for their freshman status....

Two years ago, the Canaries scattered into the wind, eager to see what else the world held for them. Karen and Laura stayed in Seattle and started a family. Karen released a solo album to critical and commercial acclaim, but lately she's only been...

Temperatures rise globally when a blazing car containing the charred body of an arms dealer is discovered near a major Maryland airport and a Russian-born woman with a significant past and high-profile friends is found brutally murdered on the Pennsylvania border. Who better than...

Karen Everett isn't looking to join a band the day she loses her notebook of poetry. She plays the cello and is unsure about what she wants in life, but she's pretty sure it doesn't involve being a professional musician. But a crush on...

"The Year of the Short Corn" was first published in 1949, and the war, or its immediate aftermath, forms a presence in most of the stories. It can be a civilian family gathered together with scattered serving children for a precious Christmas leave, or...

The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Take a Look at Me Now, returns to New York with her most heart-warming, romantic story yet. Have you ever given up on love? When her boyfriend lets her down for the last time, Brooklyn bookshop owner...

Beyond the Pain. Beyond the Darkness.Left behind enemy lines for nine years, tortured beyond endurance, Navy pilot and Vietnam veteran Glen Tanner survives for one reason--to destroy the wife who deserted him. Instead, a concerned VA psychiatrist introduces Glen to Katie Kelly, an artist...

A brilliant novel by Canada's own award-winning Claire Messud, author of the "New York Times" bestselling" The Emperor's Children." "The Woman Upstairs" is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed and betrayed by passion and the desire for a world beyond her own....

Imagine a new life. Maxine Carter suddenly finds herself searching for a fresh start--a way around her own gnawing fear of an untimely death and a wasted life. What she discovers is her neighbour's nine-year-old son, Kyle. As Maxine becomes the boy's constant companion...

Think the world of cabin crew is filled with glamour, adventure and excitement? Think again.Enter the world where everyone wears a smile; the world where the hair is slick, the uniforms are starched and the nails are immaculate; the world where everyone has something...

Originally published in 1924, "Dreams" is a collection of short stories written by South African writer Olive Schreiner. Her second book, "Dreams" contains eleven short stories inspired by Schreiner's dreams and her experiences living on a South African farm. Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) was a...

FINALIST FOR THE FRANK O'CONNOR SHORT STORY AWARD NOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL STORY Heralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction, If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the...

In this domestic, psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and The Woman in the Window, one woman wants nothing more than to prove her innocence. But those closest to her will do anything to keep the truth from surfacing. Convicted of...

A red-hot read from a brand-new voice in erotic romance. He wanted all of her?and did she ever let him have it? Vic Savian knows what he wants when he sees it. And what he wants is his sexy neighbor, Niall Chandler. When he...

This wide-ranging collection of the stories by the renowned Nobel Laureate--spanning more than two decades of her astonishing career--highlights her singular gifts for portraying the complex lives of men and women in a modern, often alienating world. Included are seminal stories like "To Room...

The heartwarming and provocative sequel to Diane Hammond's Hannah's Dream, Friday's Harbor is the compelling story of a dying orca, the caring zoo that saves him, and the controversy that threatens his captivity.It's been three years since Hannah, the elephant, departed the Max L....

Author: M. E. EvansISBN-10: 1733415521ISBN-13: 9781733415521Publisher: Me LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2024Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d

On a trip to the tropical paradise where her fianc?e died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident--and the killer's still on the island--in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick We...

Author: Leonie MackISBN-10: 1836033451ISBN-13: 9781836033455Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2024Pages: 466Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.16dLarge Print

Author: Carrie Fancett PagelsISBN-10: 1736687573ISBN-13: 9781736687574Publisher: Hearts Overcoming PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2024Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d

Author: Lisa JewellISBN-10: 1668033879ISBN-13: 9781668033876Publisher: Atria BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2025Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d

She's a bridal shop owner looking for love. He's a grumpy single dad who doesn't want to fall in love again. I should have used my college degree to become a lawyer, politician, or heck, even a Time Lord--hey, it worked for Dr. Who....

Includes readers's guide and discussion questions.Author: Victoria RedelISBN-10: 0735222592ISBN-13: 9780735222595Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/2018Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d

An absorbing novel about family, love and friendship from the bestselling author of Last Christmas. With four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum suffering from dementia, Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle. When her eldest daughter, Mel, starts going off the...

In the latest Harlequin Romance novel by Nina Singh, faking an engagement with a prince gets complicated when their royal ruse starts to feel a little too real! HOAX--TO HAPPY-EVER-AFTER? To shield his sister from media attention, Prince Raul needs to distract the press--what...

Will traveling around Copenhagen with a billionaire spark inspiration for a writer's next book? Find out in Sophie Pembroke's latest Harlequin Romance novel! THE START OF A NEW CHAPTER? Traveling to Copenhagen to research her book on happiness was always part of Ellie's plan....

A podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating--but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love? From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo. Cecily Foster loves to make podcasts. She...

A workplace flirtation leads to something more in this New Jersey-set romance in the series that gives each state a love story to call its own. As one of the few female "cameramen" in the TV business, Jersey girl Petra "Pet" Wallis works hard...

Author: Sophie KinsellaISBN-10: 1420519719ISBN-13: 9781420519716Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2024Format: Library BindingLarge Print

A new, twisting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Teacher and The Housemaid!She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen...

Author: Fern MichaelsISBN-10: 1420515578ISBN-13: 9781420515572Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2024Format: Library BindingLarge Print

I've spent my entire life trying to make up for what happened that day. I was barely fifteen when I killed my mom.Twenty years later.I've turned my life around. I have a handsome, wealthy husband; two daughters who are everything to me; a stunning...

In a world of magic, witches have their power controlled by human law. Their coven is their refuge. When a witch has conflict within her coven, her entire world threatens to crumble.Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House meets The Craft in this contemporary fantasy novel about...

In the 1970s, Gwen is an ambitious young student looking for a profession that will grant her independence. She decides on dental school, and asks to shadow Dr. Lee, a well-respected and very successful dentist. Dr. Lee has a happy marriage of more than...

"Deluged with gorgeous language and imagery, Mandira Pattnaik's novella-in-flash Glass/Fire reveals the magic in the malleability of prose and style. Powerful, complex, and emotional, Pattnaik wonderfully threads a narrative about families and friends and loss and love, showing the possibilities of what happens when...

Dive into the heart of Australia with this blockbuster debut as one woman confronts her past, family secrets, and her own identity amid the chaos of midlife, offering a poignant exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. Layla Byrnes is exhausted. She's juggling a demanding...

Author: Shawna HollyISBN-13: 9798987966266Publisher: Shawna HollyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 426Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.95d

After a devastating global pandemic, Irina Karrigan is left to raise her son in a hollowed-out world. Determined to build a better life, she embarks on a perilous 400-mile journey to Ferndale, California, guided by a flyer promising a new start. There, instead of...

BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. Star Valley Winter by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne Single father Matt Harte learned the hard way not to trust women. His wife left him because she couldn't deal with ranch...

In this whirlwind regency romance, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton, a woman with a secret identity and a rakish bachelor find themselves unable to resist each other. Author: Samara ParishISBN-10: 1538757737ISBN-13: 9781538757734Publisher: ForeverLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2025Pages: 336Format: PaperbackSize: 6.75h x 4.19w x 0.88d

Trial and Error honored as a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! Katie Richter is a divorced mom of two teenage girls, working full time during the day and attending law school at night, all while fighting to keep her younger daughter...

It's not a pyramid scheme. It's an opportunity-for revenge.Victoria Sterling is living her dream life in Splendor Springs, where Mormons, mommy bloggers, and MLMs reign supreme. The flawless influencer only needs one more recruit to reach the top of Puremetics, but when she targets...

Alice Katz is a young Jewish physicist, one of the only female doctoral students at her university, studying with the famed Dr. Oppenheimer. Her well-to-do family wants her to marry a man of her class and settle down. Instead, Alice answers her country's call...