Fiction - Women

SINCERITY OF HEART - A collection of modern Austen inspired short stories, themed around different holidays and seasons. Melissa Buell has taken her HOLIDAYS WITH JANE stories and compiled them into one anthology. Sweet, clean romance. "Concealed Spark" - A MANSFIELD PARK StoryLiving with...

From the bestselling author of GILDED SUMMERS comes a powerful novel of the last eight years of the American Women's fight for suffrage.The battle for the vote is on fire in America. The powerful and rich women of Newport, Rhode Island, are not only...

My name is Joy, Joy Chappell. Over the top, I know, but my Mom wanted me to sound all innocent. And maybe I was, in my own way.Can a car stealing, pot smoking, LSD tripping chick be innocent? I thought so.Even though it was...

"10 *fanf#%kingtastic* Stars One of the best releases of 2018! Absolute perfection." - Dreamland of LivOne of us is innocent and the other far from it.College senior Willow Young has two goals this year: to graduate and lose her v-card. The first seems easy...

"Some of today's pop novelists can be relied upon to serve up a steady supply of the kind of zip and zing -- the snappy, wicked wit -- that can make it easier to get through the day. To others we turn for the...

Author: Marilyn PappanoISBN-10: 0440241197ISBN-13: 9780440241195Publisher: Bantam DellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2003Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 6.94h x 4.26w x 1.07dAward: Rita Awards - FinalistReview Citation(s): Romantic Times 10/01/2003 pg. 102 - Excellent

A holiday in paradise they'll never forget... Sheila O'Flanagan's THE SEASON OF CHANGE transports her readers to the Caribbean island resort of White Sands, where visitors arrive hoping their dreams will come true - and they sometimes do. Not to be missed by readers...

While her husband Gideon is recording a new album with his band NightHawk, Abi Hawk is busy getting her own career as a portrait painter back on track. Following the death of her father, which coincides with the opening night of her first exhibition...

The women's fiction debut of USA-Today bestselling author Edie Claire Once upon a hot, lazy summer at Indian Lake, Pennsylvania, two giggling twelve-year-old girls swore to stay best friends forever. But some promises are hard to keep...When hospital social worker Teagan Hansen is called...

Fiction. Journalist and armchair thrill-seeker Jan Richman gets a freelance assignment to write about the nation's antique wooden roller coasters. Jan takes off across the U.S. to report on a fanatical sub-culture. This picaresque research junket dovetails with the wedding of her Tourette's-riddled father,...

How do you watch your friends and family fall in love and not wish the same for yourself? The hardest part of not having a mate was knowing that you had an eternity of life to live without the feeling of your other true...

It's been 150 years since Alice first entered Wonderland in Lewis Carroll's beloved classic book. My, how times have changed! Now, from the multi-award-winning poet and scholar Steve McCaffery comes Alice in Plunderland, a reimagining of Lewis Carroll's Alice books that will forever change...

A father and husband commits suicide for a murder he never did. A wife devastated by the death of her husband and sister. Two families left wondering why.Author: Arthur ButtISBN-10: 1625264933ISBN-13: 9781625264930Publisher: Solstice PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2016Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Recently widowed, unhappily stuck on a pricey whiplash tour of Italy, Elizabeth Berman comes face to face with the first documented painting of a teardrop in human history, and in the presence of that tearful mother, and the arresting company of the renowned and...

A woman reveals her most intimate fantasy... a stolen secret which could lead to murder A strait-laced patient in San Diego running for District Attorney is threatened by a midnight phone caller who knows her dirty secret--her fantasy of living as a prostitute--a secret...

The stars are moving over Locust Ridge, Tennessee, in early March 1973. Sixteen-year-old Genevieve Delany witnesses the odd phenomenon in the skies above the one-bedroom house she shares with her mother, Eva. A self-reliant girl often left alone by her workaholic mother, Genevieve starts...

In a matter of two days the quiet lonely life of Hannah Jacobs makes a complete turnaround. She is stunned when she sees none other than Ezekiel Melancon along with his brother Budrow unloading a rental truck at the house next door. Patricia Melancon...

When twenty-eight year old Haley Simpson, a sales associate for her best friend's clothing boutique in Columbus, Ohio, begins a secret affair with the boutique's potential New York City business partner, she digs a cavernous hole of deception that not only threatens to end...

"Lyrical [and] haunting, Am?rica's liberating epiphany will have readers . . . on their feet and cheering." -- Washington PostDeftly written and fiercely resilient, Am?rica's Dream explores the ever-shifting definition of what it means to be American and exemplifies the spirit of every immigrant...

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell comes a dazzling new thriller.June, 1975. The Taylor family shatters in a single night when two teenage siblings are found dead in their own home. The only...

Author: Gabriella GamezISBN-10: 1538726653ISBN-13: 9781538726655Publisher: ForeverLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 352Format: PaperbackSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d

Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars at a picturesque mountain getaway in this powerful novel about love and family by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends.At the Vis Ta Vie inn, Rene? and Jean-Paul De...

In this season's must-read for fans of Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and Janet Evanovich, a woman imprisoned by her painful past faces a crisis that might just set her free to claim the life she deserves. From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat,...

She wants it all. But life has other plans...After years of hard work, Madeleine's life is very nearly perfect. She's about to move to LA to pursue her dream job--and there's a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill,...

Lauren is up for the opportunity of a life-time, to be the lead producer for a new reality show set in Nantucket. Nantucket Influence will follow a group of young influencers as they spend the summer at a gorgeous waterfront home. It is a...

September 1942Having done her duty as an ATS girl, Lance Corporal Ruth Cox is moving on to new challenges and has signed up to work as a gunner girl, helping to keep the skies clear of enemy planes and safe for our brave boys...

An ear-splitting blast blows me sideways and debris starts to fall on top of me. In my shock it takes me a moment to realise the very worst has happened - the hospital has been bombed. The screams of panicked patients are deafening. But...

Jenna spent the last two decades running from her hometown, and the memories of her past. She built a beautiful life with her military husband David and teenage daughter Lexi. When she and Lexi are forced to move back to Iowa during David's year...

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of "biographical fiction" that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century.When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald's mother...

A college professor is offered a chance at redemption--if he can figure out the right thing to do in this thoughtful psychological thriller from the author of The Surrogate.Sociology professor Matthew Larkin is barely holding on. After the death of his toddler son, his...

FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS MAGICAL, FESTIVE, SECOND-CHANCE, SCOTTISH ROMANCE.A Christmas to remember.When Beth Ferguson's dream of a career in journalism in London ends in tatters, she's offered a new start as the local reporter on the Isle of Arran.The only problem? Returning to...

Journey to 2125: One Century, One Family, Rising to ChallengesThe story of a family facing our futureIt's 2125 when a long-separated grandson suddenly arrives on his doorstep looking for answers. Max MacGyver retells their family story and secrets, revealing a century of challenges that...

The story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolution.An atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed...

A heartbreaking tale of triumph over tribulation - perfect for fans of Katie FlynnOnce a workhouse girl, always a workhouse girl...Enid Hardcastle has always had a hard life, but when her family can't make ends meet and are moved to the workhouse, it feels...

Raina Matson has just buried her Gramma D when a stranger appears stating she is her great-aunt, Katarina Nilsson. Raina, who believed she was alone in the world, is stunned by the appearance of the aunt she believed was dead. As they get acquainted,...

Follow the touching journey of a woman of great faith who faces the heart-wrenching trials of infertility. Set in ancient times, Hannah, the daughter of the Levite Eleazar, prepares for her wedding amidst familial and societal expectations. This deeply moving story explores the strength...

For a beloved television star in 1950s America, image and reality clash in an insightful novel about fame, marriage, and secrets by the international bestselling author of The Light After the War.New York City, 1950. Dreams come true for radio personality Maggie Lane when...

Author: Ron CurrieISBN-10: 0593851668ISBN-13: 9780593851661Publisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2025Pages: 368Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Library Journal 10/01/2024 pg. 4

Happiness is just outside the door...if you're brave enough to seek it. Freya, Callum, Mischa, and Victoria have nothing in common--well, except for one thing: they've each experienced a deep personal loss that has led them to an unconventional group meeting, every Tuesday night...

Sweet Magnolias meets Fixer Upper in this delightfully refreshing debut about a woman bravely chasing her dreams, building a life on her own terms, and maybe even discovering a second chance at love.Magnolia "Mack" Bishop is staring down the barrel at single motherhood--thanks to...

Love's in bloom in this charming small-town romance where a flower shop owner starts a fake relationship with her grumpy new neighbor to get rid of her "good girl" reputation, but who knew being bad would feel so good--perfect for readers of Rachel Hanna...

A bookstore owner discovers that life as a recluse isn't for everyone in this sharp yet sweet novel about how sometimes you need to abandon the quest for love to find your true passion.Emma Rini is in a rut so deep she could shelve...

From the bestselling author of The Storyteller's Secret comes an unflinching exploration of betrayal, forgiveness, and the healing power of a second chance.Celine's life is spiraling out of control. She's in danger of losing the beloved equestrian farm that was her childhood home. Her...

From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes the heartfelt story of a woman determined to reunite a lost ring with its owner, who ends up finding herself along the way.Mira Salvi has the perfect life--a job she loves, a fianc? everyone adores, and...

A dazzling novel based on the real, ultra-glamorous lives of Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton, the public rivalry that defined them, and the secret bond that sustained them both, from the author of the acclaimed Such Good Friends. The press dubs them "the Gold...

Growing up in India, Kamini often found herself struggling to be noticed: noticed by her beloved, storytelling father, whose position as a railway officer took him away from home for long stretches of time; and noticed by her distant, distracted mother, Saroja, whose biting...

Running from the ghosts of yesterday . . ....Author: Davis BunnISBN-13: 9798891643420Publisher: Center PointLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2024Pages: 500Format: Library BindingLarge Print

From the author of Penelope in Retrograde comes the sparkling story of three generations of women, each trying to live out their own dreams without breaking a leg in the process.Liza Day's mother isn't dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself...

If these walls could speak...Hannah, her husband Michael, and their daughter Molly have moved to Indianapolis and purchased a dilapidated, one-hundred-year-old mansion that will be their home. While clearing out the attic in anticipation of renovations, Hannah finds a box containing photographs of the...

ESCAPE TO PORTUGAL FOR SUMMER SUN AND SECOND CHANCES.Could an unlikely inheritance be the secret to Bella's happiness?Bella Cresswell likes her life organized. But when she inherits her great-aunt Florence's house in the Algarve, her life gets decidedly disorganized.Bella flies to Portugal hoping for...