Fiction - Women

What would you do if your husband was married to his job? Sharon Moskovitz is living the dream. She is a lawyer, mother of two beautiful daughters and happily married to a high-ranking electronics engineer. Yet, something is missing from her life. Her happiness...

For April Sullivan-LaMonica, the last ten years have been hell: her husband and young son were killed in a car accident, and soon after, her mom descended into the darkness of Alzheimer's. So when broadcast journalist Maggie Prescott shows up claiming to be April's...

She had three great reasons to make it to the top. Love, Sex, and Money.What more does life hold and how can anyone woman have it all?It begins on graduation day in Berkeley: the story of three women, friends for life, whose passions and...

Gabriella Fredrickson has filled her life with meaning after the tragic loss of her mother by co-founding a fundraiser to help children in the foster care system and by working at a crisis shelter for abused and neglected children. She never imagined the son...

Get ready for your next favorite romantic comedy, THE REAL DEAL, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely April Hamilton wants you to know she hasn't been on GigsForHire since that time she sold her futon after college. She doesn't even spend...

Once Ellie Gillman waves her husband off on his grand adventure-a cross-country bicycle trip to publicize the perils of climate change-she realizes she's got her own environment to take care of: the environment of her home, her daughters, and her cozy New England town....

FEATURED ON LITHUBCBC BOOKS: 2024 SPRING FICTION PREVIEWDickinson after her death: a novel of the trio of women who brought Emily Dickinson's poems out of the shadows When she died, Emily Dickinson left behind hundreds of texts scribbled on scraps of paper. She also...

On New Year's Eve in The Sisters, Texas, anything is possible. Madison and Brash deCordova are hosting a masquerade party, so a bit of mystery and drama is expected. Murder, however, seems a bit drastic, even with Madison's knack for finding dead bodies.The victim...

Eating too much, eating not enough, having sex, not having sex, aging parents, grief, drugs, childhood trauma, and the last call of ovaries--a woman's body at mid-life can get messy. Debbie Bateman's stories take a clear-eyed look at the largely unexplored private world of...

Freedom, Massachusetts: by 1973, thirty-year-old Connie Lewis sees only irony in the name. She's ready to leave her hometown and move with her recently widowed mother to Florida, freed of financial worry to write the novel that's been languishing in her imagination. The novel's...

I was hoping to never see my playboy ex ever again. Adrian Banks can go jump.But wouldn't you know it, I'm his new boss...and his job is on the line. You should have seen his face when he saw me for the first time...

Author: Ruth HoganISBN-10: 0063348748ISBN-13: 9780063348745Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2024Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.72dReview Citation(s): Booklist 05/01/2024 pg. 20

A normal life sometimes requires drastic measures in order to keep going.Rebecca Gilpin's idealistic life style falls apart. One sister experiences sexual consequences. An unexpected surprise shows up on the doorstep. Set in the 1890s in New England, Rebecca must ward off Cousin Ross...

"With creeping claustrophobia and a filter of the surreal over lushly detailed lives, The Pecan Children captures both the magic and despair of trying to hold onto home when the world is determined to take it away from you." -- Kiersten White, #1 New...

Two lovers separated in war-torn Italy struggle to reunite in a riveting and heartrending historical novel by the bestselling author of Once Night Falls and From These Broken Streets.It's 1945. The Nazi occupation of Italy is in its closing days. But risk is ever...

Rachel and Joel Matthews lived next door to Chris and Scott Wilson. Not only were the four best friends, but they were also preppers, believing that they needed to be prepared for the troubled times they firmly believed were coming. Although they dearly wished...

Susy has made her home the little enclave of San Pedro. Through flavors and memories, the ladies of Sea Foam Lane will discover more about themselves during the holiday season.When a sports car is left in the charming cul-de-sac of Sea Foam Lane a...

A man living on a Florida barrier island must protect his family from both an approaching hurricane and a relentless killer. Jake Powell is racing to get off the island as a powerful hurricane approaches. When he finds his best friend Dallas, the building...

From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers "what if" romance about a prom kiss that never was, and one woman's magical chance to live what might have been. This is not how Liv wanted to see Jake Glasswell...

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind The Coin's narrator is...

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife--until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer. Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce...

Paranormal Women's Fiction & Romance from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow.After a fake psychic scammed her mother out of her retirement, Cynthia Clarkson has made it her life's mission to expose every single one of those charlatans. So when she hears...

A young Jo Deming will find an explosive stash of evidence at exactly the wrong time, and she may become just another lost butterfly in a weary and darkening world.We don't always see the butterflies in our midst and in our lives - the...

Newly widowed and unemployed, a woman in her mid-fifties sets off on a journey of trespassing and adventure through the American West and beyond in this witty, thought-provoking novel from the PEN USA Award-winning writer. "Filled with award-winner Pritchett's electric prose and love of...

In the third in the "spellbinding" (Seanan McGuire) series from the author of the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, magic has been loosed upon the world--and the consequences could destroy all of humanity, magical and non-magical alike... Lyse MacAllister used to be like everyone else--blissfully ignorant...

Ruby McGavin has inherited part of a cattle ranch from her late husband, only to discover that his family is very much alive, in contrast to what he told her. Even as she is drawn to handsome saddlemaker Lucas McGavin, she learns more about...

The scandalous women of the USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Peckham's Society of Sirens are back with the final stage in their fight for female rights--and this time the battle is to be waged in bed...She's the most infamous harlot in London...and she's up...

No so terribly long ago, Heather McElhatton's flawed, neurotic, yet lovable average American heroine Jennifer Johnson was sick of being single. Now Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Married. The author who brought us the wildly popular Pretty Little Mistakes now favors readers with...

"Things We Didn't Say is impossible to put down, and even harder to let go of."--Julie Buxbaum, author of The Opposite of LoveKristina Riggle's star continues to rise. Tiffany Baker, the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County, says...

The BRAND NEW novel from Number 1 bestseller Louise Douglas.The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands on the desk of the Toussaints detective agency, there can be no time to relax. As...

Dressing the Saints, the second selection for the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series, vividly explores the lives of Cuban Americans. Set in the lushness of Cuba and Florida, and spanning decades, the stories chronicle lives left behind and new ones forged with struggle, melancholy,...

'Absolutely adored this book, what a brilliant read... Would highly recommend.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A fresh start brings a second chance at love...When Orly's boyfriend and business partner dumps her for a celebrity fling, she finds solace in tacos, tequila and tears. One terrible hangover...

All seven sisters are finally home for Christmas, but can the last two find love like the others?As Endora Simmons plans her Christmas wedding, she's delighted to have her last two sisters, Rae and Bo, finally back in Spanish Fort, Texas. Endora figures if...

Susannah Mobley, expecting her slave lover's baby, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James, who is headed to Texas to claim a land grant.Caught in a series of lies about her pregnancy, as well as the beautiful ring woven from her red hair,...

Susannah Mobley, expecting her slave lover's baby, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James, who is headed to Texas to claim a land grant.Caught in a series of lies about her pregnancy, as well as the beautiful ring woven from her red hair,...

Willow Richmond and her daughter, Sunny Graham, have returned to their hometown for the funeral of the family patriarch, Howard Richmond, and are soon faced with the monumental task of cleaning out the farmhouse where they both grew up. When Sunny finds a secret...

"Set against the backdrop of the Prohibition Rum Wars, Robuck has brought two real-life figures to the page with heartfelt intimacy and crackling suspense. A fascinating read!" -- Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Cuban HeiressTwo real, brilliant women on opposite...

Jane Smith is being hailed as James Patterson's greatest character yet, a tough-as-nails attorney up against a relentless killer. Hard to Kill features possibly the author's most stunning twist ever. Attorney Jane Smith is mounting an impossible criminal defense. Her client, Rob Jacobson, is...

WINNER OF THE 2023 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEShortlisted for the 2023 Booker PrizeIncluded in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023 For readers of Shirley Jackson, Iain Reid, and Claire-Louise Bennett, a haunting, compressed masterwork from an extraordinary new voice in Canadian fiction. A young...

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel'Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.' SINDHU VEE'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMONDWelcome to a hen do where revenge is served colder than a frozen margarita...Cara Carmichael's bestie is finally getting hitched, and she's over the moon...

The Un-Inquired is the confession of refugees, families, and lovers who have no right to love. It chronicles the stories of those who are struggling to find their voice in society and discover themselves, recollecting their trauma and memories, from the loss of a...

For Serena Otaki, free-spirited Californian, life is simple. She loves smashing atoms at The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. She loves Star Trek, spicy tofu, and her cat, Captain Purrk. She loves her messy (slob-fest) apartment, her chaotic brand of organizing, and staying...

Two friends battle feelings for each other as they work together to renovate a school bus into a home in this charming romance novel from the viral TikTok author of Next of Kin and Out on a Limb. "Warm, sexy, and vulnerable . ....

Penelope's big-city dreams aren't turning out exactly as she planned. When she moved away from her family and their small business, she envisioned a life creating fantastical events and taking advantage of all the things New York has to offer. She certainly didn't see...

I've struggled to build a good life for me and my son. But one moment will destroy everything.I hear my son cry out. I rush, half-dressed, to the window and see two men marching up my driveway. They knock my son to the ground....

A series of stepfathers and a difficult childhood have left Fletcher "Grey" Pryde, 5th Duke of Greycourt, with a guarded heart, enviable wealth, and the undeserved reputation of a rogue. Grey's focus on expanding his dukedom allows him little time to find a wife....

"An exquisitely crafted novel of love discovered and friendship found."--Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Ruby's life glitters with success, but she still must conquer her tragic past and discover what love really looks like. Lily Decker never meant to become a showgirl....

"Brydie Lee-Kennedy's writing is sharp and funny and humane. A passionate chronicler of the ridiculous--in people, in society, in sex--Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit." --Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, ActuallyFor readers of Dolly Alderton and Candice Carty-Williams,...

"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...

With one phone call, Mattie's world becomes a living nightmare. Can she navigate her way through love lost to find love again?In the Deep South, family gatherings and outdoor garden parties with neighbors and friends make life a delightful reverie. Having left her home...