Fiction - Women

Anna and Sebastian opens as a much older Anna grapples with aging and a disorienting change in the relationship with her long-time lover, Sebastian. Years earlier he hired a woman who, unlike Anna, was still of child-bearing age. Now, eighteen years later, the daughter,...

Just as the tides ebb and flow, so does life on Whisling. Lou is beyond happy with Jax. Sure, she still doesn't feel completely comfortable in her own skin, but she's working on it. And Jax's affirmation has helped her to feel more confident...

Succession meets Saltburn in a crackling locked-room thriller of inconceivable wealth, unchecked power, and the secrets poised to bring a powerful family downIt's 2004 and former reality TV star and party girl Maya Miller has just married the most eligible bachelor on the planet:...

How do you mend the broken, be it toasters, relationships or people? Julia once re-created broken objects to be better than before. However, a series of earthquakes triggered Julia's descent into apathy and now she's lost the will to repair anything, including herself. She's...

Returning to Welcome was easy...staying will be a challenge. Especially when someone is determined to drive her out.Brianna Bowler has returned to Welcome to help run Bowler's Dog Rescue. She's also doing everything she can to set aside thoughts of her high school crush...

Bella is house sitting in Portree, Scotland, for her brother, Finley, while he's on his honeymoon. She expects a quiet time, enjoying the harbor town's breathtaking views and quaint shops. So, imagine her surprise when one of Great Britain's most eligible bachelors comes pounding...

April and her family have returned to the place where her nightmare began. It's bad enough that she feels trapped by a building, a virus, and the upcoming winter, but the indistinguishable whispers in her head hold her captive as well.For April, remembering is...

Sons of Pendragon: Brennan - Book OneSons of Pendragon--Seven brothers with secrets, taken from their own time and raised in the present to continue their father's work. All they require are the weapons their father gave them as children.Keepers--Seven women with a secret mission....

Pink tutus, magic, sarcasm, amulets and bushfires: this is suburban fantasy in Australia.Life is never quite what it seems, even without the lost family heritage delivered to Judith and Belinda. Judith wants an ordinary life... mostly. If Belinda weren't Judith's sister, and if it...

When Hannah Reilly leaves Ireland and steps off the ship on the shores of Ellis Island in 1912 she has no idea that it is not a convent that awaits her. It is a man who finds her far too beautiful to marry God....

This hilarious and profound debut for fans of Mostly Dead Things and Goodbye, Vitamin, follows a morbidly anxious young woman--"the kindhearted heroine we all need right now" (Courtney Maum, New York Times bestselling author)--who stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a Catholic...

Can a blind date turn into a romance? Amy Callahan wants to find out, so when she flies to California to spend a week with Matt Slagal, she discovers the ups and downs of a long distance relationship. Which one prevails..."Absence makes the heart...

The suitcase sat at the top of Danielle's closet for years, holding memories, promises, and undeveloped film. From struggling with homework, to her final farewells with her parents, this is the story of one woman's life and loves. Through hopes and laughter, heartaches and...

It's Washington, D.C. in 1990 and yuppies Lauren and Mack Weiss seem to have it all - great jobs, nice cars, and each other. All they desperately want is a baby to complete the picture. Laugh and cry your way through their five-year quest...

Martha Moody's national bestseller--a compassionate and tender novel about best friends from college. A testament to the power of female friendship. When Clare Mann arrives at Oberlin in 1973, she's never met anyone like Sally Rose. Rich and beautiful, Sally is utterly foreign to...

Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848,...

Gretchen McLaren has her life mapped out. A tour of duty with the Peace Corps, then working as a social worker for the elderly. But her boyfriend Joe Walker doesn't agree with her plan, and tries everything in his power to change her mind....

Meet Keri Patterson, a sophomore at Arbor University, pursuing an Auto Technology career in the middle 1980s. The college is located in the fictional town of Arbordale, Indiana, and Keri's dream is to one day be a part of an Indy car racing team....

Stephanie Ridgeman is sick and tired of watching her best friends go through heartache and question their goals, all in the name of love. When she meets a young woman who introduces her to another lifestyle, Steph's curiosity overwhelms her. She discovers there are...

Caitlyn McCarty plans to marry her high school sweetheart, Bryan Johnson, and teach elementary school after graduating from Arbor University. But after Bryan's life turns upside down with an unexpected turn of events, Caty begins to question her goals and every decision she's ever...

Casey is pregnant. And she's not happy about it."FINALLY! A pregnant woman who...Loved being Pregnant!"Kindergarten teacher/wine saleswoman Casey Samms has always wanted to be a mother. Now that the blessed event is actually going to happen, she's ready to give up the wine and...

Dynisha is back with her family and friends attempting to help her find love even after her move to Atlanta from Memphis. She has found love in the wrong place once again after marrying an old flame. Jordan has many flaws and his dangerous...

A Family Legacy - A Peace Within is the story of a woman who after twenty-eight years follows her dream of visiting the town of her ancestors and meeting her distant cousins. Suffering from severe motions sickness, she experiences not only discomfort, but panic...

A B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. One klutsy girl + Several neurotic fears= Lots of dilemmas in this hilarious debut novel by Victoria L. Thurman. Partially based on the author's real life, twenty-four year old Delilah Dunnfield (but please call her Deli- yes like the sandwich...

Sexy bike racer Jacob Hunter is turning heads on the international cycling circuit . . . in more ways then one. Rumor has it the handsome daredevil owes his success to more than just muscle and willpower. Allegations of drug use have followed Jacob...

Death in the Highlands.Life is not easy for the women of Glasdrum... A skeleton is unearthed, too many walkers are falling to their deaths off mountain cliffs, and the local pub doesn't know how to make a decent raspberry daiquiri.Single mother Megan is a...

Love conquers all? Maybe for some people. Samantha flees Dodge--or rather Beaufort, NC--to free herself from a relationship that should never have happened. But does she leave in time to stave off trouble for others as well as herself? Teo isn't looking for romance...

Self-pleasure is the catalyst for a much needed life change, in this quirky, humorous and inspirational story about a woman's journey of self-discovery. This is the tale of how mild mannered, utterly lonely, socially inept, and thoroughly bored, bookkeeper, Breezy Deigh, transforms her stiff...

PASSION... In a tale as timely as Scruples, as compelling as Dazzle, as intriguing as Mistral's Daughter, Judith Krantz launches three innocentbeauties on the city of fashion and love.... SCANDAL... It's the hottest thing that's ever happened to Loring Model Management. Three of its...

A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year In these nine virtuoso stories, Helen Simpson turns her wickedly wry wit to the stations of life, the vulnerabilities of age, and the lives of ordinary people in complicated times. The title story follows two old...

St. Elizabeth, Georgia, offers charm, Southern hospitality--and the occasional murder. This time, when a new hair salon tries to steal business, it's someone's life that gets cut short... Violetta's salon is up in arms. Business is dead. Snippets, a big box haircutting chain, has...

After her marriage falls apart, Sophie McPhee returns to her hometown of Lonesome Way, Montana, planning to steer clear of men and focus on her new bakery, A Bun in the Oven. Who she doesn't expect to see is Rafe Tanner, her first crush...

Until events run wildly out of hand, Charleen Forrest manages to cope with the uncertainties of a failed marriage, trying to live her own life and raise a son on her frugal income. She is not unaware of the hazards: "family, banktellers, ex-husband, landladies,...

Soon to be an original streaming series on Hulu! "Fun, sexy and unputdownable--a classic." --Marian Keyes "Flawlessly entertaining." --Helen Fielding "Joyful and mischievous." --Jojo Moyes Fleabag meets Succession as rival TV execs bid for the local franchise in this exuberant romp filled with drama,...

Author: Abby JimenezISBN-10: 1538759195ISBN-13: 9781538759196Publisher: ForeverLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2025Pages: 368Format: HardcoverSize: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.25d

Author: Claire S. ArbogastISBN-13: 9798990301801Publisher: Margin KeyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 374Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d

Author: Lesli WeberISBN-13: 9798218472634Publisher: Sicilia Stories LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2024Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d

Author: Hilary LiftinISBN-10: 0143109383ISBN-13: 9780143109389Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2016Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Author: Lynn BuckleISBN-10: 1838059288ISBN-13: 9781838059286Publisher: Epoque PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2024Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.31d

Author: Regina MarshallISBN-10: 1663261792ISBN-13: 9781663261793Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2024Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d

Author: Jennie NashISBN-10: 0425219275ISBN-13: 9780425219270Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/2008Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.82w x 0.76dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 12/03/2007 pg. 50Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2007 pg. 1262Romantic Times 02/01/2008 pg. 56 - ExcellentBooklist 01/01/2008 pg. 43Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001

From the acclaimed author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour comes a chilling, compulsive story of five amateur sleuths, whose hunt for an elusive killer catapults them into danger as the world watches.It's the most famous...

Hollywood Wives meets A Visit from the Goon Squad in this emotional debut novel from Variety chief correspondent and a moderator of the Actors on Actors series about a group of actresses confronting their careers, their secrets, and each other throughout one turbulent awards...

Spanning several decades and three countries, these enchanting short stories dwell unsentimentally on shifting homes and lost ancestral homelands, distant memories and fragmented family ties. Largely inspired by the author's own life experiences, they depict close parental bonds, poignant encounters, tragedies and personal triumphs....

Vivianne Johnson grew up in a small town with a normal life until her world is turned upside down by an assault that she experiences within her first few months in college. Her assailant, Orion McCray, comes from a wealthy and influential family, which...

Return to the snow-covered mountains of the Isle of Skye this winter in book two of The Skye Sisters Trilogy - where new loves and unknown family are just waiting to be found... Available to pre-order now! 'I love all of Sue Moorcroft's books!'...

Two small-town besties once shared everything. By age thirty-five, one woman is living a seemingly perfect life. The other may be dead.Charleston divorce attorney Lisa "LeeLee" Moretz has a successful career, a beautiful family, and a coveted South of Broad address. But beneath the...

Author: Eleanor Barker-WhiteISBN-10: 0063341271ISBN-13: 9780063341272Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2025Pages: 304Format: Paperback

The story of my birth was both mystery and tragedy. Ghost Grace White died the day she was born. Though revived by doctors, no one could rescue her fragile mother from the grip of psychosis. Raised by her Grandma June, Ghost heard countless stories...

A roofing family's bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town--from Amy Jo Burns, author of the critically acclaimed novel Shiner It's 1990 and seventeen-year-old Marley West is blazing into the river valley town...