Fiction - Women

The vibrant stories in I'll Give You a Reason explore race, identity, connection, and belonging in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. A young widow goes on her first date since her husband's death and finds herself hunting a bear in...

Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever. Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an...

Two hotel receptionists--and arch-rivals--find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way. It's the busiest season of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when...

USA Today BestsellerWelcome to McKee University in this spicy adult sports romance, first in the BookTok sensation Beyond the Play series--with new exclusive content in this edition.Tutoring the star quarterback in exchange for a few fake dates won't lead to anything more... right?JamesFootball is...

What is more important: a successful career or a happy marriage? In the small town of Hubli, Shrikant discovers that he is attracted to his plain-looking but charming neighbor Shrimati, who always does better than him in the school exams. Shrimati too falls in...

Do you feel like a misfit? Like you don't belong? Feeling alone in your journey through life thinking it only happens to you?Then this book may help you. It may even change your life! This is therapy by the power of fiction, but without...

The glorious novel from the beloved author whose bright, hopelessly romantic New York Times bestsellers have been called "My perfect 10 of a book" (Emily Henry) and cheered for their "speedy pacing and sexual tension for miles" (People).Love may be blind. But what if...

The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, with more than nine million copies sold worldwide "What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet..." When retired math teacher...

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London.In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She...

A deliciously intense erotic romance. Two resilient women, both juggling the weight of heavy pasts, find hope and healing in each other. Jennifer Dupont lives a successful solitary life as cr鑪e de la cr鑪e of San Francisco's most elite escort service. To clients, she...

When an old rival reappears right before the holidays, a professional dog trainer must decide if the melting frost between them can make up for their ruff past, from the USA Today bestselling author of Dog Friendly. Chelsea Higgins is doing just fine. She's...

The exquisite niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is outraged over her abduction by the arrogant, devilishly handsome Nicholas Eden--and is determined to make the rogue pay . . . with his heart.A golden-haired seducer, Nicholas has been hardened by...

In the spirit of Colleen Hoover and Josie Silver's One Day in December, a heartbreaking story of star-crossed, fated love, and two people who are brought together and torn apart every five years until they must make a choice that's bigger than their lives...

Leave a Message After the Beep: Jojo... I mean, Mom. Oops, my bad. You've probably heard through the grapevine that I made quite a scene last night-and yes, at your favorite new restaurant, no less. Sorry about that. But, honestly, you'd have been on...

Welcome to Sunshine Bay, where the joys of summer last all year round. Lila Rosetti Sinclair returns to Sunshine Bay a bundle of nerves. After being gone for years, sharing the news that she's engaged--to a man her mother has never met--is going to...

From Edinburgh's enchanted cobbled streets to its misty hills, a timeless romance blooms.Burned out in grad school, Olivia Boyd jumps at the chance to spend a semester studying abroad in Edinburgh. There she discovers a city alive with music, history, and charm-not to mention...

A rare gift determines one woman's destiny in the breathtaking debut of a new trilogy from the international-bestselling author of the Ivory Carver Trilogy. At just six years old, it becomes clear that China Creed's birthright, passed down from her mother's side of the...

A rare gift determines one woman's destiny in the breathtaking debut of a new trilogy from the international-bestselling author of the Ivory Carver Trilogy. At just six years old, it becomes clear that China Creed's birthright, passed down from her mother's side of the...

A young woman rises from the streets to battle a sinister evil in this magical fantasy adventure by the bestselling author of the Darwath series. Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to--when they work at all....

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK - REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER From GMA BOOK CLUB PICK and WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana, an electrifying new novel about a woman who has...

In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women's pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro...

A December Indie Next Pick A Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a...

Four newly widowed women face the shock of their lives in this novel from a New York Times-bestselling "consummate storyteller" (Debbie Macomber). David Logan is a con man with four wives he plays like a deck of cards--until a car accident deals him a...

Five nuns confront nature--physical and human--in a remote Himalayan convent in the bestselling novel that inspired the new FX miniseries. Under the guidance of Sister Clodagh, the youngest Mother Superior in the history of their order, five European Sisters of the Servants of Mary...

Three lonely people come together in this poignant and witty novel of thwarted dreams, scandalous secrets, and star-crossed romance After being jilted by her fiancé, Dulcie Mainwaring despairs of ever finding true love. For a distraction, she goes to a publishing conference, where she...

Charlotte Rose's quiet life on a remote island is forever altered on the day Michael Cordero, injured and bleeding, steers his forty-foot ketch into Eagle Cove. Using skills she's learned over years of caring for her husband and son, who are away fishing for...

The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of The King's Daughter. On an Earth scarred by nuclear war, Snake harnesses the power of venom to cure illnesses and vaccinate against disease. The healer can even ease patients into death...

A retired musician returns to performing in this "soul-satisfying" novel from the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time (Norman Lear). Now in her seventies, Katherine Vigneras, n馥 Forrester, has returned to New York City after a successful career touring as a concert pianist...

The daring debut of the Beat Generation's first woman novelist It's 1955. Seven days before her graduation from Barnard College, Susan Levitt asks herself, "What if you lived your entire life without urgency?" just before going out to make things happen to her that...

Angry and candid, 'Bitter Bitch' is an uncompromising novel, at the heart of which is one of the most important women's issues: how can we ever have an egalitarian society when we can't even live in equality with those we love?Author: Maria SvelandISBN-10: 1849019681ISBN-13:...

Author: Katherine HeinyISBN-10: 888578707XISBN-13: 9798885787079Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/28/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.59w x 0.79dLarge Print

Inspired by current cultural movements and the new wave of feminism, these releases of classic books feature strong female protagonists who must navigate difficult situations involving class and power, love and loss, sex and family, independence and societal norms, and more. From the front...

An engrossing historical saga based on the life of the eighteenth-century woman who endured loss and betrayal--and dared to pursue her dreams. Her parents warned Elizabeth that Alexander Blackwell would not make a dependable husband, and only after eloping with him did she learn...

Heiress to an energy fortune built off fossil fuels, recent college graduate Missy Mayburn Crowe is stricken with overwhelming anxiety over what she fears is a looming "climate apocalypse" and her family's role in it. She develops an involuntary twitch, a conversion disorder that...

The story of how two women, who should have been bitter foes, combined their courage and wisdom to wield extraordinary power and influence behind the scenes of the fledgling colony. 'Well-written, rich in historical detail and engaging...a lovely novel and recommended reading especially for...

Mallory Timmerman could no longer deny that she had feelings for Jordan Fogarty. Her sudden awareness came like an epiphany. His two daughters work for Mallory in her two businesses and have encouraged her to spend time with their father. But where is this...

An English royal melts the heart of a lonesome ranch girl in this Americana romance set in the Roughrider State from the New York Times-bestselling author. At twenty-one, Katherine "Kit" Bonner is the de facto manager of the Flying Eagle Ranch in the badlands...

Everyone has something to hide. Back then, I was a young woman, without the imagination to know how it would all end, and how the terrible consequences of the choices I made would echo down the years... 75-year-old Ronnie has made it her mission...

the beach is a story of love, loss, and rebirth. I longed for the beach that I'd soon find. my journey of growth kept me here to find love and purpose. alone and in love with me all on my own. on my beach,...

A riveting spy thriller, Jericho's Fall is the spellbinding story of a young woman running for her life from shadowy government forces. In a secluded mountain retreat, Jericho Ainsley, former CIA director and former secretary of defense, is dying of cancer. To his bedside...

The New York Times-bestselling author proves that appearances can be deceiving in this irresistible Americana romance set in the Buckeye State. Married at seventeen and widowed shortly thereafter, Elizabeth Carrel, known about town as "young widow Carrel," barely even knew what it was like...

A resort owner teaches a flirtatious guest the true meaning of love in this Americana romance from the New York Times-bestselling author. At the tender age of twenty, romance is still a game to stunning Annette Long. She's looking for some excitement to spice...

On the slopes of Colorado, an actress is caught in a passionate love triangle in this electrifying novel by a New York Times-bestselling author. Six weeks ago, Kit Masters was a nobody--a farm girl from Aspen, Colorado, who came to Hollywood hoping to make...

In coastal Maine, a woman's scandalous past comes back to haunt her--and tempt her--in this Americana romance from the New York Times-bestselling author. In a picturesque fishing village off the coast of Maine, twenty-six-year-old attorney Gina Gaynes has a thriving career and a bright...

A divinely funny novel from the celebrated author of Single, Carefree, Mellow about the challenges of a good marriage, the delight and heartache of raising children, and the irresistible temptation to wonder about the path not taken. When Graham Cavanaugh divorced his first wife...

"A deft, fascinating page-turner replete with richly drawn characters and plot twists that would stump Hercule Poirot." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network, The Huntress, and The Rose CodeThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The...

An artists' colony is a false paradise for a frustrated writer in this "witty, knowing, and perceptive" novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (The New Yorker). The mansion is called Illyria, but for the writers and artists who flock there each summer, it's a...

An award-winning author explores the meaning of family in a novel that draws parallels between the lives of a modern man and an ancient biblical king. As he struggles with cancer, legendary screen actor David Wheaton contemplates the one role that always eluded him:...

In this lyrical novel set in a Cuban-American neighborhood in Miami, three generations of women face an unexpected--and ultimately life-changing--trial. When Maribel, an overly cautious and orderly market analyst, gives birth to a severely handicapped baby, her mother, Adela, and her grandmother Cuca must...

In the rugged country of Arkansas, a young woman fights for freedom, passion, and love in this Americana romance from the New York Times-bestselling author. Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey's classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty...