Fiction - Women

From a USA Today bestselling author comes a poignant, funny, and heartfelt novel about a wife and mother grabbing hold of a second chance she never saw coming.Vivian Quackenbush enjoys a typical life. She has winesday evenings with her two best friends. Her son...

A sweet and spicy holiday romance between a spirited artist who returns to her small town for Christmas and her older brother's best friend, a serious architect who pushes all her buttons--but whom she can't seem to stay away from. Now with exclusive bonus...

The Harpe Brothers were America's first serial killers. Their tales of brutality are hauntingly familiar, but little is known about the women who traveled with them on their murderous spree. Whither Thou Goest is a story of loss, horror, and forgiveness. Join us to...

The ultimate Didion: all 17 of her major works of fiction, journalism, and memoir together for the first time in a 3-volume boxed set A must for fans of the most eclectic and enduring writers of the last half century In 1968, a collection...

"Delicious, decadent, and utterly diabolical. No one serves up a scandal like Asha Elias."--Kirsten Miller, author of The ChangeA seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite elementary school in Miami Beach, Pink Glass Houses is very Big Little Lies and...

"Shaylin Gandhi is a writer to watch (and read!). When We Had Forever is lovely, smart, and layered with emotion and heart. I can't recommend it enough." --EMMA SCOTT, USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Full Tilt An emotionally powerful roller...

"A fascinating glimpse into the intersection of art, class, and the complexity of adult friendship. . . . I couldn't put this book down." --Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Turning Leaves An intimate, explosive story of creativity and friendship between two young...

When did having it all become doing it all? Penny Baker is coping...just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely, but sometimes oblivious husband. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school moms--if you don't look too closely. But when...

No one ever thinks the unthinkable will happen.When Grace Hughes's family was murdered outside their suburban home the police told her it was a tragic accident. Just another madman with a gun. Happens every day in America. One year later and still overwhelmed by...

I always picked the devils I knew. Smiling demons that reflected the narcissism and don't-give-a-shit-ism of my mother and the abusive partners she married and discarded. Abuse is familiar. It feels like, "Oh, I hear this song a lot. I know all the words."...

When Chief of Police Brash deCordova is hurt in the line of duty, a new threat rolls into The Sisters.With Otis Perry temporarily at the helm, the police department is thwarted by the man's inflated ego. Newly appointed Deputy Nate Stone does his best...

A fresh startIt's been a year since book editor Melissa Martyn's husband passed away. Now it's time to write a new chapter for herself.And so she is welcomed back to the cozy Cornish village of Penworthal. Her close-knit group of girlfriends even start a...

Seven Children. Five Mothers. One idyllic commune. What could go wrong?Annabel Cooper wants to save the world. Her story begins in 1964 with her journey to Freedom Summer in Mississippi, where the disappearance of her first love ignites a lifelong fight for justice. Years...

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past. Cate Kay knows how to craft a story....

From the author of The Reunion, a cozy rom-com about a writer who decamps to a Vermont lodge for work but finds herself distracted by the charming ski instructor next door. Alix Morgan just got her big break as the ghostwriter of a memoir...

A steamy chance encounter between a professional hockey player and the manic pixie dream girl he just can't seem to forget takes a turn when the pair realize that their parents are engaged--in an all-new rom-com by #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa...

"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...

An epic, heartfelt saga of hope and resilience, Westward Courage follows a New York socialite struggling to adapt to the sacrifices of life on the Oregon Trail.1850, Independence, Missouri: At twenty years old, Caroline Harper has everything she could want-wealth, position, the attention of...

Set in the late 1970s, Trudy finds herself abandoned at a truck stop by Harold Faust, the attorney who counseled her through an unwanted pregnancy and adoption. The unlikely hero of the story is Mac, a trucker, Vietnam Vet and survivor of Post Traumatic...

Michelle doesn't believe in fairy tales. She's a hard-headed businesswoman, making a fresh start in a new town. And when she decides to take over a neglected book shop, she knows the perfect manager. For book-loving Anna, it's a dream come true--and not just...

It's a tragedy when we don't realise that what we longed for, has been with us all along....Until it's too late.Such is the story of Abigail Applewood.A gorgeous stranger steals Abigail's heart. But is he for real?Explore the trials of life with Abigail as...

'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire.'From USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane comes the second installment in the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from - perfect for fans of Ana Huang. Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! The man...

No help.No cell coverage. No one to hear them scream. Burned-out by both her marriage and work, Liz is desperate for an escape. More than that, she craves an adventure, a total reset. So, when she plans a vacation with her three best friends,...

"It's a house that takes in strays."Nadine Eberhardt's seemingly idyllic life is shattered when an unexpected visitor arrives on her doorstep, unraveling the threads of her carefully woven existence. As the revelation of her husband's secret love child emerges, Nadine is thrust into a...

When Gemma's anxiety gets the best of her, she opens her sock drawer and starts counting. Lately, she's been counting a lot of socks.As a high school history teacher, Gemma Jones loves the certainty of the past--specific names, solid dates, proven statistics. Maybe that's...

An unforgettable novel that captures the power of longing, loss, and love, The Time Keepers transports us from 1979 suburban New York to war-torn Vietnam, revealing that sometimes the most unexpected friendships can save us. Two women from different worlds, Grace and Anh, are...

Memories LostMargo, the matriarch, struggles with her ailing mind as the lines between her past and present blur and disappear. She has spent her life trying to create the life she wanted, but now that her memories are slipping away, she finds herself in...

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. A humorous, heartfelt, feel-good novel from the author of Crazy to Leave You.For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing's missing:...

A formidable, uncanny, and utterly unique new work from accomplished novelist and poet, Anna Moschovakis, whose translation of David Diop's Fr?re d'?me (At Night All Blood Is Black, Pushkin and FSG) won the 2021 International Booker Prize After a seismic event leaves the world...

"An absolute joy to read....Obuobi's perfect balance of humor and wisdom made this one a true standout." -Emily Henry, #1 NYT bestselling authorKennedy Ryan meets Carley Fortune in this swoon-worthy story of love and friendship in the age of social media--where what you see...

Taylor Jenkins Reid meets 100 Foot Wave in this dazzling new romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Sara Ackerman. 'Iwa Young's life is high in the Maui rainforest. As a field biologist, she's happiest in company with trees and birds and waterfalls. When a...

For fans of The Cloisters and The Cartographers comes a gripping speculative suspense that follows one woman with the ability to enter the dimension of art, who finds herself trapped in a French estate as the pawn in a rich man's game...Every estate has...

From the author of The Summer Book and creator of the Moomins, an off-beat novel about a retirement community in sunny Florida. In works like The Summer Book and The True Deceiver, as well as in her many short stories, Tove Jansson was drawn...

The first Picador edition of Rebecca Miller's debut book "remind[s] us that good material is everywhere" (The Washington Post).The vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different...

[A] warm and witty exploration of our hidden vulnerabilities' - Catherine SimpsonEllis's life has crumbled without warning. Her boyfriend has fallen in love with someone else, her job's insecure, her bank account's empty and she has a mouthful of unreliable teeth. Forced back to...

Winner of Spain's Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 2023"A funerary poem about a bird flying underground; a psychodrama of two sisters drowning in the mirror of memory; a center of a necrophilic labyrinth; Virginia Woolf's Rhoda lost in John Hawkes's Travesty. Pilar Adon's novel...

The water slurps my shoulders, torso, and back in a big, wet kiss, bending my image into an ironic clone of the truth. I bow to its dominance and let it break me open. The water alone will have me. Watched obsessively by her...

Chasing tornadoes has never been this hot... Kansas meteorologists Kit Lanier and Ryder Jackson have been rivals for a while. And when it comes to tornadoes, neither wants to miss out on the big one. So when Ryder shows off his new tornado chasing...

Raymie Jamieson inhabits her own world, a quiet one of muted colors and shapes distorted by declining eyesight. On a gray September day, an outgoing stranger named Marcie brings a splash of color to that world. Drawn to Marcie's mix of audacity and kindness,...

The second novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' stunning Chesapeake Bay Saga, where the Quinn brothers must return to their family home on the Maryland shore, to honor their father's last request... Ethan Quinn is a waterman. He wasn't born...

It is a time of turmoil, with the nation mired in an unpopular war in Korea and with Senator Joseph McCarthy stirring up fear of a lurking Communist "menace." Racial discrimination is rampant. A woman's place is in the home. And when a shocking...

She meets the man of her dreams in her dreams. Fiona Abry excels at keeping busy, running her family's Swiss watch company, and guarding her heart. She's so busy she doesn't have time for a vacation much less a love life.But then she's given...

Five friends. One betrayal. A reunion that will change everything.Naomi thought she had it all figured out: a gorgeous husband, adorable twins and a monthly cocktail catch-up with her three best friends. But when Zara, the fifth member of their once inseparable Girlfriends' Club,...

Coworkers at a legendary but troubled New York City museum struggle with issues large and small over the course of one extraordinary day in this whip-smart "marvel" (Mona Awad, bestselling author of Bunny) of a novel in the vein of The White Lotus. When...

Discover the original stories of nine magical women as we celebrate the witch in her truest form: a feminist icon. This powerful collection of mythological writings showcases the strength and prowess of witches. The witch has known many names--she-devil, crone, sorceress--and despite being often...

In her debut book 'The Teacher Who Lost Her Smile, ' author Bec Wright artfully weaves a whimsical narrative, exploring the universal challenges and tribulations experienced by educators everywhere. As the narrative unfolds, Bec's heartfelt conclusion beautifully encapsulates the true purpose that teachers use...

Rome, 8 CE. Julia, eldest granddaughter of Augustus, is four months pregnant, and it should be cause for celebration. The only problem is that her husband was executed a year ago for treason. The math is simple, and damning.Julia is exiled to a remote...

FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS FUN, FEEL-GOOD, HE FALLS FIRST, CELEBRITY, FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE.________________________________________________'Just a wonderful read. Don't wait 'till summer!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐He's everything she doesn't want but can't resist.Scarlett De Verre has sworn off men. Instead she is putting all her focus towards building a...

Four women assassins, senior in status--and in age--sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age. After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and...

A story about perception, vulnerability, and the healing power of art."...Firefly was the nickname for the cluster of searchlights attached to the Huey looking for Danny that night. A rotating mount aimed the beam across an arc twenty to thirty degrees forward and aft,...