Fiction - Women

A razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadlyOne woman's elixir is another woman's poisonRhoda West is Silicon Valley's favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing startup Radical,...

Fates and Furies meets Melancholia in this ominous and absorbing debut novel about marriage and motherhood in a time of ecological collapse, as mothers around the world begin to mysteriously vanish from their homes Ada--a woman from Montreal living reluctantly in Michigan--vanishes from her...

An internationally award-winning writer makes her triumphant American debut in this emotionally powerful story--a potent blend of Queenie and The Vanishing Half--about a woman's journey to uncover a foundational family secret from the childhood she does not remember. On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian...

A brand new special collector's edition of the fan favorite, USA Today bestselling enemies-to-lovers romance It Happened One Summer from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey. This gorgeous edition features sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, full-color designed endpapers and a foil stamped...

The first time Ryder James broke my heart, I was fifteen and fearless.The second time he broke my heart, I was eighteen and jaded.Both times, I fell for him effortlessly.Falling is easy.Our landings are hard. Painful.We were a sad song with a slow melody....

Seven-year-old Abby didn't kill her own sister, her imaginary friend did. Why would no one believe her?Abby starts to remember the truth behind her sister's death when she hears her daughter talking to her dead twin sister, Ally. These haunting memories escalate when she...

Fall in Love with Rock and Romance on the Sunset StripDive into the electric allure of the 1980s rock scene with Star Maker. Meet Kit McKenna, a bright-eyed entertainment attorney on a mission to conquer the music world. But when she meets the charismatic...

Return to Hawk Island and the village of Two Brooks in Manuela DaCosta's fifth book in the Hawk Island series... After a series of crimes, the villagers of Two Brooks continue to question their notions of love, justice, and courage.In the middle of the...

Chiara is an eighteen-year-old Italian woman who moves alone to South Africa in 1970, catapulted by love and circumstances into a foreign land five thousand miles away from home. In her brief initial stay in South Africa, she experiences a turmoil of emotional events,...

Author: Kit ToselloISBN-10: 0800746457ISBN-13: 9780800746452Publisher: Fleming H. Revell CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2024Pages: 352Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie returns with a thrilling story of Christie's legendary rival Dorothy Sayers, the race to solve a murder, and the power of friendship among women. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers...

This life-affirming novel explores marriage, community, and the power of dignity for a fifty-seven-year-old woman forced to rebuild her life, unexpectedly and alone, in 1960s Texas--perfect for readers of Elizabeth Strout, Paulette Jiles, and Anne Tyler. It's 1964 and Eliza Kratke is mostly content....

Author: Tessa BaileyISBN-10: 0063398303ISBN-13: 9780063398306Publisher: Harper Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 400Format: PaperbackLarge Print

The Edgar Award-winning author of A Dreadful Splendor blends mystery and spooky thrills with friendship and romance in this delicious love letter to Gothic fiction, featuring two brides who must band together to unravel the ghostly secrets at the heart of a crumbling island...

It's official: I'm spending a full month on the ocean shores of Cape Breton.Alone.Avery spends most of her time hunched over a laptop, writing the kind of words that end upon website homepages and glossy brochures. But ever since "The One" turned out to...

Social engagements are the cornerstone of the college experience. Unfortunately, this is not one of them.A broken heart, something to prove, and discounted dairy products create a perfect storm of disaster at a party where the wine is actually a dollar store garbage can...

When her student goes missing, an independent bluestocking must seek the help of the arrogant duke who spurned her in this sizzling tale of romance and intrigue, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series Phoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of...

A happily married woman wakes up to an astonishingly different life in a funny, emotional, and twisty romantic comedy in reverse by the author of Three More Months.It's Riley Ricci-Chase's first wedding anniversary, and she's living a perfect life in London with her utterly...

Ice to Water is a raw portrayal of survival, loss and love, and the hidden complexities experienced by those whose lives are profoundly transformed by climatic changes. "M Jackson is a linguistic sorcerer, making you fall in love by proxy with the geological memory-keepers."―Foreword...

Sisters is an unsettling story of sibling rivalry for fans of TM Logan, by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend, Michelle Frances. 'I tore through the pages. This high-speed chase of a novel is a perfect summer read' - Louise Candlish, author...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Jaw-dropping ... A darkly comic send-up of motherhood." --People"With devourable writing and pitch-perfect humor, Cutting Teeth is a sharp, original, wickedly astute look at the sting of modern motherhood." --Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The PushNew York Times bestselling...

Second Place Winner of Best Short Story Collection by a Single Author in the Delaware Press Association Professional Communications Contest 2022!Against the backdrops of thundering waterfalls, raging rivers, reflecting ponds, and the ever-alluring ocean, Kathleen Martens' award-winning short stories take the reader on tough...

'Dear Diary, I have so much to keep secret. Maybe I am cruel to leave. But I have no choice...'Thirty-one-year old Clara's family have called their cosy cottage in the grounds of Brellasham Manor 'home' her whole life. And when River, the owner's son,...

It only took a moment for everything to go wrong. In the blink of an eye, the birthday party became a nightmare when we heard the screams... How did this happen? And who is to blame?I'm so happy as I walk to pick up...

The next instalment in the emotional Nightingale Family series from Fenella J Miller A future free of peril? After the death of her husband, Sarah Cooper becomes betrothed to Robert Billings and moves her family back to Colchester. But with Robert away on-board ship,...

The next instalment in the emotional Nightingale Family series from Fenella J Miller A new family, an old fear... After the death of his wife, Sarah Nightingale marries Dan Cooper and becomes mother to his three little boys. They move to a fine house...

On an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp--an area known as "The Waters" to the residents of nearby Whiteheart, Michigan--herbalist and eccentric Hermine "Herself" Zook has healed the local women of their ailments for generations. As stubborn as her tonics are powerful, Herself inspires...

"LOVE In the Shadows," the final book of the Passaic River Trilogy, takes the reader from 1947 Newark through the dark shadows where mindless brutes of all classes preyed on the helpless. Women were fighting back and for the first-time muscular feminism was changing...

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 has everything she ever wanted. So why does she feel so lonely? Sixty-six-year-old Shirl didn't expect to be looking after...

The Latecomer by Sarah Aldridge was the first book published by the legendary Naiad Press and one of the first known novels to grant a happy ending to its lesbian main characters.Coming home from a summer spent in research in Europe, Philippa unexpectedly shares...

It's 1970. Bashful Susie, a pill addict's daughter, sets out to build a better life for herself. Fellow Mennonite Simon loves Susie's courage-and her. He proposes. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law. Adeline manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved...

Sparks fly when an interior designer and a game designer cross paths, but they must learn if they can design a happily ever after in this heartfelt romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton. Natalie Parker is in her mid-thirties, divorced,...

Two eccentric orphans bring together a grumpy viscount and the free-spirited heroine who steals his heart in the first novel in Eloisa James's new Accidental Brides series, in which haughty aristocrats find themselves married to the wrong women. He wants a nanny, not a...

A brilliant and ambitious young woman strives to find her place amid the promise and tumult of 1920s Wall Street in a captivating historical novel by the author of The Lobotomist's Wife.Bea Abramovitz has a gift for math and numbers. With her father, she...

Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men in this wildly entertaining debut novel, set in glamorous Rome in the late 1960s, which follows the free-spirited wife of an American diplomat as she desperately tries to contain a scandal of her own making.It is the summer...

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generations of women who depended on each other to survive.Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the...

Justice comes at a price. Grace Hughes has finally uncovered the truth behind the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter. But now that she knows the truth, she must act on it. Her conscience demands nothing less. With the help of an unlikely...

Maybe some secrets should stay buried.After the devastating loss of her husband and daughter, Grace Hughes is determined to rebuild her life. She has created a community for herself and forged a new career helping children in need. She evens starts dating again. But...

After the death of their artist father, Alex, Brenna and Cordelia Bellwood return to Slate House - the Victorian mansion in the Lake District where they grew up together. But the three siblings have very different memories of being there and of their relationship...

Author: Priscilla MorrisISBN-10: 0593946766ISBN-13: 9780593946763Publisher: Random House Large Print PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2024Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.57dLarge Print

Tori Duran seeks refuge on the quiet island of Magnolia Key, hiding her past and her identity. She sets her sights on restoring the cherished local theater - a decision that unexpectedly causes her to work side-by-side with Gavin, the gruff owner of the...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others "Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale,...

A lot has been said about women's freedom. If there is one area of male-female propaganda, it's the claim that women were denied their freedom. The Devout Woman, by Professor Odongo-Aginya speaks contrary to that misconception. Women, especially, the Acholi of Uganda, had always...

A bureaucracy with the power to heal or hurt, and a child caught in their storm...Clare Rafienne and her daughter, Sloan, live a simple life in the mountains of rural Pennsylvania. The last thing Clare expected was to have social services show up on...

The first in a new series from bestselling author, Julie Houston! Robyn Allen is finally getting closer to her dream of West End stardom. And along with her role dancing in the latest hot musical, she's being wined and dined by an equally hot...

In this new collection of short stories that Ben Fountain declares "all marvels," Robin Romm (author of The Mercy Papers) revels in the mess behind the slick veneer of modern life. A financially-strapped college student sells her sought after "Ivy League eggs" to a...

Imperfect is the story of one woman's loss, courage, love, and perseverance before and during the Iranian Revolution. Based on the experiences of the author's mother, Vida Shamsa's life takes an unexpected and dramatic turn with the sudden death of her young husband in...

Welcome to the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane--perfect for fans of Ana Huang. Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! "Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire."Anthony St. Clair. The future Duke of Ashford....

War thrust them together. Love will tear them apart. Inspired by a true story... When the Nazis invade a sleepy Polish town in 1939, Mirek Kozlowski swears to keep everyone in his orphanage safe at all costs. However, despite his struggles and sacrifices, the...

Summer camp heats up for a grumpy rockstar and a cynical dance instructor in this funny and heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance. Gretchen Miller is a bit of a badass. But even badasses get the blues when it comes to romance, and Gretchen could use a...