Fiction - Women

A heartwarming story of friendship, new beginnings, and second chances that will have you reaching for the tissues!Lucy Brown has spent years hiding from the world, as far away as she could get from her old life - and her ex-husband - back in...

A heartwarming story of friendship and new beginnings set in the sleepy village of Padcock.What if your happy ending has been within your grasp all along?Matilda Matthews has big dreams. But after being dumped via text and watching her rival get their artwork in...

The discovery of her mother's diaries unravels a secret which sends Lani on a journey to New Zealand ... She lost her mother in an accident. Now, Lani Dekker is determined to meet the man who, according to her mother's diaries, is her father....

As the war reaches London, they'll band together...War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cordelia when her flat is bombed, and her beloved Robert is called up and sent abroad. Fortunately, her colleagues Mavis and Jane can help see her through hard times.The...

Ethel Carnie Holdsworth contributed these short pieces to The Cotton Factory Times, a weekly newspaper published from Ashton-under-Lyne, outside Manchester. Anecdotal vignettes, reflecting the social structure of mill workers' lives, they date from 1906, when she was still working as a mill girl, until...

A spreading darkness, a final prophecy, and one last chance to live ... or die.In his desperate bid to find answers of his own, Cassius Longinus-the ancient Child of Rome-released the killing darkness upon the world. A betrayal by Julia and Dom's strongest ally...

Life has never been easy for Faith. Losing her mother at a young age, Faith has had to fend for herself, and hasn't made the best decisions. She decides to escape an abusive relationship by renting a vacation house in beautiful Prince Edward Island.While...

Meet Tilda Wright...Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl who was scared of everything, whose family pushed her away, who hit rock bottom. Now she runs her life - as she does her successful...

'You might think you've met the man of your dreams. But if you marry him, it will end in tragedy within five years. If you want everyone you love to stay safe, you should walk away...'The fortune teller told me my fate. But I...

Audrey Needham, Bay Area interior designer to the rich and pretentious, is down to her last nerve. Her boss is impossible to please, her future is in jeopardy, and her great-aunt Daisy needs support as her husband descends into Alzheimer's. When Daisy enlists Audrey's...

In this splendidly bittersweet romantic comedy, enemies forced together by a mutual loss are led on a cross-country journey toward a second chance. Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother's dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that...

In Justine Lewis's latest Harlequin Romance, the second in her Invitation from Bali duet, discover how a billionaire and a singer go from fake dating at a destination wedding to real feelings under the Bali sun! A CONTRACT FOR A DATE Billionaire Will only...

On camera, they're teammates on an interior design show. Off camera, they're tempting one another with every look... Escape to Greece with this bodyguard romance from Michelle Douglas! HER PROTECTOR 24/7! Out of her comfort zone, Janie's signed up to compete on a reality...

"A captivating novel that takes readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, sensuality, and the profound secrets of tantra." -- Book ReviewerImagine yourself on an Eat, Pray, Love - type journey to learn and explore the secrets of love and life, full of romance...

When your old life ceases to exist, it's time to build a new one...It's early summer on the French Riviera when Vivienne Wilson arrives for a one-woman writers' retreat after learning that her philandering husband of 30 years, wants a divorce.There to collect the...

A summer getaway triggers a psychological game of cat and mouse in a novel about the frightening damages of love, family, and obsession by the bestselling author of Open House and We Were Mothers.When Georgia rents her country home for the month of August,...

From the author of The Rise and Fall of Ava Arcana comes an emotional and empowering multigenerational family saga about a mother and daughter, and the secrets they keep from each other--and from themselves.For more than thirty years, Elizabeth Stone has been an irreplaceable...

At once an ode to birds, an elegy to space, and a journey into the most haunted and uncanny corners of the human mind, The Avian Hourglass showcases Lindsey Drager's signature brilliance in a stunning, surrealist novel for fans of Jesse Ball, Helen Oyeyemi,...

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of "biographical fiction" that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century.When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald's mother...

The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved,...

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the bonds of female friendship, and the haunting impact of secrets.What you see isn't always what you get.Take Ainsley. The gorgeous mother of two lives a picture-perfect life with...

Author: Laura LippmanISBN-10: 0062998072ISBN-13: 9780062998071Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2024Pages: 320Format: Paperback

If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, you don't want to miss the Christmas Cherry Auction! They're auctioning a lot more than Christmas Cheer! Sparkles and SpankingsMy sassy mouth has...

'Simultaneously tragic and uplifting. And I have to say at times funny. Charlotte Levin is SUCH a clever writer . . . A magnificent read.' - Ruth Jones, author of Love Untold 'This emotional rollercoaster is alternately heart-breaking and hopeful. I was gripped.' -...

"Extraordinary--and totally engrossing. Lásko is at once an intimate tale of personal awakening, a love story, and a provocative parable about the lures and dangers of influence." JOHANNA SKIBSRUD, author of IslandWhen Mája was seven, her mother disappeared. Now Mája has an urge to...

Lissa always considered herself a true Texas girl. She loves Willie Nelson, weekends on a ranch, Texas-style BBQ and Longhorn football. But, as she grows up, Lissa's path leads her far from her home state and things start to get ... complicated. She and...

The plan was to fix up the farmhouse, sell it, and leave. Then I met Drew.I'm a stranger in this place. When a car accident nearly killed me, Mom took me away from my father and this small Texas town. Now, I'm back, and...

It's not over until someone says 'I do'...While her friends join the "Wife Club" one by one, Poppy feels like that part of her life is done and dusted. Already married and divorced she's not desperate to go through all that again.But what if...

Sonia is ready to take a chance...It's ten years since she reclaimed her life and it's time to celebrate. When boy-next-door Nate Buchanan arrives looking hot and dangerous at Jacquie and Pierce's wedding, Sonia hears opportunity knocking. Bringing Nate home might turn out to...

When award-winning photojournalist M.C. "Maggie" Warner decides to take a break from assignments in war-torn locales, she picks Balloch, Scotland on the shores of Loch Lomond to get away. She knew she would find solace and beauty around the Loch. She didn't expect to...

At the beginning of her college sophomore year in 1994, Sabella Pierce surrenders to her semester-long psych class assignment: volunteer as a companion for eighty-three-year-old nursing-home resident, May. Having grown up with a bitter grandmother and a well-earned lack of enthusiasm for old people,...

At forty, artist-turned-librarian Eva Hutchinson isn't looking for a change. But on a hot Friday the 13th in June, Hutch, her husband of ten years, picks up his suitcase and walks into the night, searching for the "joy" that he feels is missing from...

You know that feeling when the famous musician you're totally crushing on shows up at your brother's wedding dressed as Elvis? Really? Huh. Guess it's just me, then... Collin West isn't just hot. And he's not just 'the next big thing, ' either. He's...

Entering her second season in the North American Hockey League, Sophie Fournier sets her expectations high. The Concord Condors will make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They have the veteran core to do it and the new talent to give...

Jordan, Florence, Zoe and Madelyn's friendship is put to the ultimate test when a terrible tragedy is revealed. How far will these women go to prove their loyalty? And will they take matters into their own hands? Each one of them is on a...

I was six the first time I proposed. Twenty years later, will she say I do?In kindergarten, I fell in love with Maisie Brown. In seventh grade, she moved out of state. Now, she's back......but only for a week.When fate brings Maisie back to...

Can you know what you want before you have it? Or do you have to lose it to know for sure? Mild-mannered Matt Coxwell has finally found something worth fighting for. In fact, it's only after he's left his marriage that he realizes he...

Some people will do anything for true love - even if they have to fake it. Jen Maitland had no use for handsome guys with easy charm - until she met Zach. He's the perfect fake date to end her mother's matchmaking scheme before...

Two sisters. One disaster. First things first: I'm the bad twin. While my sister, Marcia, has the perfect family in the perfect suburb, I've been making my living as an Internet advice columnist and designing Web sites in my downtown loft. I always thought...

I always get the math wrong. Is the third time the charm? Because I can think of three good reasons not to let Nick Sullivan back into my life. FIRST, I got over my infatuation with him - cold turkey. So what did he...

This legal thriller offers an insider's perspective on the triumphs and failures of the law. After taking up the case of an assaulted teenager, an up-and-coming lawyer must face manipulative opponents and an unreliable judge to fight for what she believes is right. An...

Elle is a psychological thriller that recounts thirty days in the life of its heroine Mich le--powerfully portrayed by Isabelle Huppert in Paul Verhoeven's award-winning film--where memory, sex, and death collide at every page. A few weeks before Christmas, Mich le picks herself up...

Jan Symons, Head Girl at an exclusive private school in South Africa, meets three young men, Bruce Ferguson, James Donahue and Morris Galliers, at the School Dance, who become important in her life. Ferguson is killed while still at school but continues to impact...

The Waiting Room is an adult-YA crossover about a woman coming of age in high school, college, and young adulthood, then coming of age again at thirty, when hitting rock bottom prompts her to revisit the choices that shaped her life. Taylor Collier has...

'Dogs with Bagels' is the New York City story of a family of Romanian immigrants for whom the American dream takes a few unexpected detours. It is a novel about mothers and daughters, female friendships, survival in one of the world's most expensive cities,...

The Bad Girls' Club: it's about sex, it's about dares, but most of all, it's about friendship Imogen, Juliette and Beth have had a gutful of the manipulative Poppy so, when they are seated together at her wedding, their resentment not only unites them...

Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies meets Rachel Cusk's The Lucky Ones in this astounding debut novel about a woman on the verge of infidelity.Tessa is a thirty-seven-year-old real estate agent living in Montreal. She adores her husband and three young sons, but she's deeply...

Fans of Jodi Ellen Malpas, K. Bromberg, and Joanna Wylde will be unable to resist this sexy, deeply intimate tale of a woman running from her past, and the darkly mysterious man who sets her free. I didn't think answering someone else's cellphone would...

Ten all-new stories that celebrate our animal friends, by bestselling and award-winning authors. From Seeing Eye dogs to the cat who cuddles in your lap, animals are there for us in more ways than we can count. Helping us get through the day with...

As Mona Lisa learns the erotic and savage customs of the Mon re elite, some of her new subjects chafe at being ruled by one whose lineage is diluted with human blood.Author: SunnyISBN-10: 0425224945ISBN-13: 9780425224946Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2008Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 6.80h x...