Fiction - Women

At twenty-three, Robin Chapel isn't like you-if you believe her new boss. As the only black person at an ad agency in whiter-than-snow West Virginia, she has an uphill battle to learn a new career. Despite the support of a loving husband and no-nonsense...

What if we confuse pride for strength? Maybe growing more like Christ means doing the hard work of confronting our own prejudices. Beth Beckett is a schoolteacher with a wanderlust her paycheck can't support and a desire to put a little more space between...

What happens when secrets just won't stay buried? After a lifetime of heartache, things are finally looking up for Jenny Boyd. Daughter of a World War II hero, she's now the mayor of her small town Oregon hamlet and preparing for a weekend celebration...

Nestled along the coast of Massachusetts sits the quaint town of Plymbury, steeped in history, tradition, and an undercurrent of magic. Ravenna Greene is the latest to inherit the mystical Sea Glass Apothecary in this town where stars turned to glass and fell into...

Clutching my husband's hand, I screech with delight as the rollercoaster loops through the air. I feel young and free for the first time in years, but as we roll to a stop and I look for our three beloved children in the crowd,...

A Regency Romance for all Austen fans! From bestselling author Fenella J MillerMiss Kitty Bennet is travelling to Pemberley in order to become a companion and friend to Miss Georgiana Darcy when the coach she is travelling in crashes.Bingley is hurt in the accident...

A Regency Romance for all Austen fans! From bestselling author Fenella J MillerMiss Kitty Bennet is travelling to Pemberley in order to become a companion and friend to Miss Georgiana Darcy when the coach she is travelling in crashes.Bingley is hurt in the accident...

Set against the backdrop of rural Victorian England, Tess of the d'Urbervilles explores the tragic journey of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman burdened by her family's newfound, but hollow, connection to nobility. As Tess navigates the rigid social structures of her time, she faces...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Danielle Steel delivers a poignant novel about a mother and daughter who must repair their relationship and find a way to follow their hearts. Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. Radiant at sixty-two, she is the epitome...

As the U.S. joins World War II, the manager of a luxury hotel set in the remote West Virginia mountains finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats--and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them, by the #1 New York...

Leigh Ann Eden had a great life in New York as a partner in a public relations business she'd helped to build-and lost it all when her father was charged with financial crimes. She wasn't involved in his business or the fraud, but her...

Quirky mom meets messy suburbia in this entertaining tale.Eddie's new suburban town is far from normal. She thinks it's her purple hair and tattoos that make her and her 9-year-old daughter outcasts. What else could it be? She tries to be a good mom,...

There's a knock at the door. It's every mother's worst nightmare: the police are here. They tell me my beautiful daughter Charlotte has been hurt. They'll take me to the hospital, there's no time to lose... and I know this must be all my...

In the early months of the Spanish Civil War, Canadian-American archaeologist Dr. Grace "Shale" Clifden and her inexperienced field crew of well-met Canadians-Dorothy Livesay, P. K. Page, and Sheila Doherty-are documenting a rare discovery of prehistoric cave art in Galicia when they are kidnapped....

As the world enters an era of uncertainty in 1928, a hidden queer community struggles to find love and acceptance in this compelling LGBTQ+ women's literary fiction novel. Cara O'Shea encounters her first look at a fully nude female figure in Die Freundin, and...

'They're making me do this. I don't want to, but I don't have a choice. Please believe me.' As I look into his blue eyes, I feel in my heart that he's telling the truth. But can I trust a German spy?England, 1940. When...

For twenty-five years, Lola has endured a tumultuous marriage marred by her husband Jack's infidelities and abuse. Despite his betrayals, she clung to the hope that things would change when Jack landed his dream job as university president.However, Jack's new position thrusts them into...

Featuring beautiful spray-painted edges with vibrant designed endpapers. The New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center's next laugh out loud, feel good rom-com about writing your own story. She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to...

Still recovering from an amazing-turned-terrible date, Hilary Brandt lives each day as best she can with her successful event planning career, flamboyant assistant, escape-artist cat, and eccentric roommate.Most events run smoothly for Hilary, but occasionally, one goes awry and a client turns...evil. Relieved that...

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a brilliant finish: when rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem--and a possible murder follow. Can Nantucket's best locals save the day, and their way of life? Chief of Police...

The BRAND NEW gorgeous, escapist romantic read from Jennifer Bohnet for 2024 A fresh start in the beautiful Brittany countryside is what dreams are made of... Buying and relocating to the Ch?teau du Cheval in rural France has fulfilled one of Peter and Ingrid...

In the crumbling Shadowbrook House, governess Pearl Ellicott and heir Oliver Waverly unravel a haunting mystery while confronting their growing forbidden love. London, 1880 Pearl Ellicott dreams of falling in love and having a family of her own. Until then, she is content working...

For readers of Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kingsbury, the first in a dazzling new series of romantic, feel-good standalone stories with a dash of adventure set against the dramatic landscape of North Carolina's Outer Banks - the perfect place for second chances, bittersweet love,...

This debut novel will have you pondering your attachment to physical objects and how these hold unexplainable power to connect you with others...have you considering how your energy and actions ripple across social divides and age differences, influencing more than you could imagine...have you...

From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother's world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves?...

"Every shut eye ain't sleep, every goodbye ain't gone and what's done in the dark always comes to light." Karina can't ignore the nagging fear that her grandmother's last words will prove prophetic. Her worry intensifies when her sister, Candace, shows up to Mama...

When World War II explodes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, everything changes for the people of Hawaii.Schoolteacher Rose McKenzie loves her home on Maui-its beauty, its people, and her little farm in a peaceful rural community.Then war begins, and Rose's friend and...

Considered Sarah Orne Jewett's best work, The Country of the Pointed Firs tells the story of a Boston writer who comes to the Maine seacoast town of Dunnett Landing to finish her book. Instead of finding peace to write, however, she is drawn into...

From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes a dreamy, laugh-out-loud summer romance that asks: What do you do when the life you've planned isn't what you've dreamed? Clara Millen's life is spiraling out of control: her dream job is a nightmare, she's...

Maggie Reynolds is finally ready for love again--until the past shows up in the form of someone who may or may not be the late husband she thought she'd lost.Five years after her husband's death, Maggie is finally ready to let go of him...

A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition--including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld's iconic novel Prep--from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy In her second story collection, Sittenfeld...

Candice Bartlett is determined to push the limits on her radio talk show, The Adjustable Lives of Women. Against the instincts of Barbara Ann, her cautiously pessimistic producer, Candice allows her unscripted impulsivity to guide her listeners and callers through an exploration of happiness,...

Candice Bartlett is determined to push the limits on her radio talk show, The Adjustable Lives of Women. Against the instincts of Barbara Ann, her cautiously pessimistic producer, Candice allows her unscripted impulsivity to guide her listeners and callers through an exploration of happiness,...

Escape to the Cornish seaside in the BRAND NEW instalment in Sarah's Hope's gorgeous series - guaranteed to make your day brighter!Life begins outside your comfort zone...Book-keeper Megan has always lived life by a set of very rigid rules, but with impending divorce papers...

PRAISE FOR "THE ART OF BURGLARY"Joan Baril creates believable characters. They laugh and love and plot and scheme, like your neighbours. This is literary fun. Highly recommended. Michael Sobota, Journalist and culture critic Entertaining, vividly-written and diverse, Janet's stories will steal your heart making...

'Read yourself happy' with bestseller Maxine Morrey's latest comforting and utterly uplifting love story.Willow asks the universe to find her The One, but will she recognise him when he appears?When Willow moved back to the village she grew up in for a new start,...

A riveting literary page-turner that maps the extremes to which a family will go in order to protect their own. No one appears more surprised than Hailey Gelman when she comes under suspicion for the murder of her soon-to-be ex-husband Jonah. Hailey--nicknamed Sunshine by...

An immersive historical drama about a young mother who starts a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths on the Titanic--the U.S. debut of an acclaimed British novelist. Sometimes it takes a disaster to change your life. Marrying above...

Twelve years ago, tragedy struck a sleepy Texas town. Only a small number of those impacted survived--a group the media dubbed The Ones Who Got Away. This is their story.HER SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE: After spending years struggling to move on, Kincaid Breslin has...

For fans of Sarah Penner and The Foundling comes a slow-burn gothic mystery following Gillian, a young girl enthralled by the enigmatic Claybourne sisters, their house at Thornleigh Hall, and the tragedy that binds them together for good.To become a Claybourne girl, she'll have...

For fans of Mary Alice Monroe's The Beach House comes a heartwarming story from women's fiction author Diane Owens Prettyman about second chances as two people find a pathway out of their grief--directly in the aftermath of a hurricane. The Texas Gulf: beautiful yet...

In the aftermath of a shocking breakup, a woman's desperate quest for answers ignites a psychological inferno that will consume her past, present, and future in this hair-raising debut from an exciting new voice in suspense. She's been ghosted. But she won't be forgotten....

Rock bottom meets redemption in this hilarious and heartbreaking story about two unforgettable misfits on a bumpy voyage of transformation. Adulting is hard for twenty-eight-year-old Kate Denai. She's single, alone in a new city, and having the Worst. Day. Ever. Her chaotic life spirals...

The perfect feel-good story from besteller Judy Leigh. A must read for all fans of Maddie Please, Dawn French and Caroline James.Sixty-nine-year-old Fliss has lived a life!A career running her own successful business, a beautiful home, a wardrobe full of designer clothes - Fliss...

"After graduating from her MBA program, Alice Reed is surprised when she's recruited for the management training experience at legendary Camp Durand, owned by Durand Inc.'s young billionaire CEO, Dylan Fall. The company usually recruits from Ivy League schools, not insignificant colleges like Alice's....

Laurel Dane's return to Appleman's Gap was meant to be a respite. Following the death of her father, the town's beloved police chief, Laurel, an FBI agent on leave from Washington DC, longs for solace and a break from her chaotic life. However, her...

From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women's hotel in 1960s New York City.The Beidermeier might be several rungs lower on the ladder than the real-life Barbizon, but its residents...

Sit back and enjoy two stories of couples who are perfect for each other but just don't know it yet! The Man You'll Marry After her best friend's wedding, Jill Morrison finds that the bride has sent her the dress, a family heirloom that...

A powerful debut with a magical twist about one woman's discovery of her family's secret healing abilities and the mysterious consequences she must contend with when she uses them on someone she loves."A profound tale of love, family legacy, secrets, and the extraordinary power...

It's all relaxation and pampering... until another passenger winds up dead. After surprising her aunt Bee with the cruise vacation she's always dreamed of, Jessie Henderson is looking forward to a week of rest and relaxation. The most difficult thing she'll have to do...