Fiction - Women

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...

"Seamlessly blending fascinating historical detail with a legal drama and a contemporary romance, Hugo exquisitely captures not only the wind-swept landscape of the outer Cape, but also the complicated landscape of the heart." -- Karen Dukess, author of The Last Book Party Award-winning novelist...

A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong?FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD - "Fast and furious . . . You'll...

She has his dead wife's heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature "taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive" (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who...

"There is so much at play in this wondrous novel. Vi, struggling to place herself in any context that makes sense within the world, earnestly leads us into a wild experiment, to turn a blob into the man of her dreams, and I was...

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.NEVER ADMIT THE TRUTH: Taryn Landry was there that awful night Long Acre changed from...

The slow-burning, deeply felt story of a social outcast reckoning with the wounds of her pastRegina is a socially awkward loner who is content to live a life withdrawn from everyone except her cherished pet bunny. But after seven years of silence, Regina's brother,...

It was fear of missing out on life and succumbing to cats that drove 49-year-old Fenella Woodruff into a house share with young, free singletons. Juggling her job at a gallery with the demands of an invalid mum, the arrival of a handsome new...

A sentimental romance about a woman who thought she had it all--fame, success, and wealth--until she attends her best friend's wedding and discovers her own chance at a happily-ever-after. Harper Emery has always lived in the shadow of her best friend, Sidney Westwood. While...

Blueprints: A Tale of Love and Resilience Between a Single Nurse and a Solo Father, United by Past Struggles and an Unexpected Connection.Meet Nora, a fiercely independent nurse who has built a life for herself, navigating the world on her own terms. Her past...

Based on a compelling and sometimes tragic true story, this novel follows young mother Ava from the go-go bars of the 1970s to the heart of Florida's drug trade to a Kenyan prison to, ultimately, a place of forgiveness, faith, and love through recovery....

A small-town baker faces off against her longtime nemesis on a reality TV competition in this delightful romantic comedy. Magda Miller's feud with rival baker Mackenzie Newton is so old, folks in tiny Pine Hollow, Vermont forgot how it started. But Magda remembers: Ten...

From the author of The Catch comes its long-awaited follow-up, The Hold. Equally enjoyable as a stand-alone book, The Hold tells Julia and William's story of grown-up love and blended families in a way that's poignant, powerful, and joyful.Since high school, aquarist Julia Beale...

A marriage torn apart by grief. A cryptic letter left on a grave. A secret promise engraved on a carousel horse.When artist Maya Brice and her husband Vale move to the Delaware beach town where she spent her summers with her grandparents, Maya takes...

Already in the throes of grief after the sudden loss of her husband, Miriam Renata is shaken by the news that Hugh Hefner, the lecherous founder of Playboy, has been recently entombed next to Marilyn Monroe nearly sixty years after her death. Unable to...

Author: Roohi ChoudhryISBN-10: 198590196XISBN-13: 9781985901964Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2025Pages: 320Format: Hardcover

From esteemed author Julia Bryan Thomas comes a novel for readers who loved the fashion and glamour of The Secret Life of Mirielle West and the clandestine intrigue of The Secrets We Kept, showcasing a journey to France through the eyes of a wide-eyed...

Don't give up, Erin. I'm waiting for you. Find me. What happened to Gina Washington? Twelve-year-old Erin's world was turned upside down twenty years ago when her mother suddenly vanished and never returned. Arriving at the Seafarer's Rest B&B in the coastal resort of...

This collection brings together an unprecedented range of beautifully crafted short stories by women that span a century and a half of African American literary tradition. Editor Asha Kanwar's introduction provides historical background and context for the selection of stories by authors as varied...