Fiction - Women

A BRAND NEW heart-pounding, high-concept locked-room thriller from bestselling author DE White, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley. Everyone is trapped. Someone is lying. A luxury hotel in the heart of London. A routine journey to the twenty-ninth floor. The lift...

A BRAND-NEW gripping Victorian Scottish historical saga from AWARD-WINNING author Liz Harris. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Anna Jacobs! 'A five-star read that lovers of Rosie Clarke and Rachel Brimble books will adore.' Reader Review When independence comes at a...

A totally gripping, BRAND NEW heartbreaking read about love and families from Lisa Timoney, that readers of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, and Emma Robinson will love. 'What happens if Daddy dies? Who would I live with?' Katie loves her 6-year-old stepdaughter Maisie with all...

In Montecito, rules are made to protect the powerful-and keep everyone else out.Sofia Reyes serves the champagne in Montecito. She's not supposed to drink it. And she's definitely not supposed to fall for the heir.For five years, she's built her catering business one flawless...

Two women. One hospital. One wound neither of them can ignore.When a tense encounter in a hospital hallway turns into an official report, Amanda Fields, a respected Black nurse leader, finds her professionalism questioned and her character quietly placed on trial. Kelly Monroe, the...

What Happened NextA Mind-Bending Psychological ThrillerSome memories are weapons. Some secrets can destroy you. And sometimes, the person you trust most is the one who has been erasing your mind.By Mike Vex The SetupElena Marsh has spent eight years in therapy with Dr. Adrian...

A mechanic unintentionally wins a contest to co-star alongside her favorite adult film actor, in this spicy debut romance. After a lifetime of sexual frustration, an exceptionally bad day at the garage, and a full box of grocery store wine, Amelia Roarke finds herself...

After a near-stranger dies in their small town, a tightknit group of friends can no longer ignore their long-dormant desires and unfulfilled dreams--"a moving story of betrayal, grief and forgiveness" (People). "A loving sprawl of busy lives, the happy and sometimes messy web of...

What begins as a brief, accidental exchange turns into a quiet thread running through her evenings-conversations that feel easy, unforced, and strangely grounding. There's no plan, no expectation, and no reason to think it will become anything more.But something shifts-slowly, subtly-in the pauses, in...

She perfected her life. She perfected her marriage. She just forgot to include herself.After years of living a carefully controlled life, Maggie Donovan is slowly learning what freedom feels like. Helping at Harmony Bay's small-town music shop has given her something she hasn't had...

When Latin and Raleigh matched on a dating app, they hit it off instantly. The only problem? They live 1051 miles apart. Raleigh has no problem closing the gap in between them and offers to fly her to Memphis without second thought, Latin's father,...

There's a half-naked hockey player in my hotel room. This would be a fantasy come true. If I didn't hate him.Let me back up.Nate Sullivan rejected me ten years ago in college. Now we're maid of honor and best man at the same Vegas...

Author: Mary NewnhamISBN-10: 1399751875ISBN-13: 9781399751872Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2026Pages: 368Format: Paperback

"The Quiet Lady" is a compelling historical novel by Agnes Mure Mackenzie that transports readers to the early nineteenth century. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic era, the story explores the delicate intricacies of social expectations and the quiet resilience of its protagonist....

"Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book." --Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Come and Get It "Complex and enduring...We would follow Zuzu anywhere." --Oprah Daily What would...

Choice is a luxury many women are never given. And Helena Torres is no exception. She didn't choose her future occupation as a lawyer, nor current job as her father's glorified assistant. As a New York City DA, he's mastered the art of control...

Strong Doesn't Mean Closed is Book Three in the Becoming Selah: In the Midst of Vows and Valleys series-a soul-deep exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet redefinition of love.Selah is a counselor trusted with people's deepest wounds. She listens. She guides. She holds...

A BRAND NEW beautiful, emotional, escapist read from Patricia Wilson that will enthral fans of Lucinda Riley and Dinah Jefferies. When Trisha receives a mysterious letter to her Liverpool home, it opens a decades' old mystery, drawing her back into her family's forgotten past,...

From the author of Death of a Flying Nightingale comes the moving story of a solitary seventy-year-old curmudgeon embracing the connection of family and daring to follow her dreams.Primrose Honeychurch doesn't really "get" people. Books, though, make perfect sense.At seventy, the sharp-tongued recluse prefers...

The Compass has awakened, and it is calling.When sisters Eliza and Esme Wren board a luxury yacht bound for the Mediterranean, they expect a rare moment of peace after months of danger and loss. Instead, they are drawn into a centuries-old secret centered on...

This bravely optimistic work of fiction paints a portrait of later-in-life queer love, brimming with spirituality, self-discovery, and the natural beauty of Southern California. When newly divorced fifty-year-old Grace Callahan spies a fixer-upper historic home for sale in Ojai, California, she decides to fly...

Sometimes, the second chance we truly need is the one we give ourselves. Ginny Carmichael feels trapped in her abusive relationship until an otherworldly visit ignites her determination to break free. With her baby daughter in tow, she embarks on a courageous road trip...

From prize-winning author Aurora Venturini, a masterful and acerbic novel about a successful artist in her 80s returning to her hometown in Argentina after decades living and working in Europe, reckoning with old and new friends, lovers, and ideas In a breathless, incantatory voice,...

If you loved the slow-burn danger of You and the obsessive chemistry of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you're not ready for what's coming next...She's buried a past she can't afford to remember.He's hunting a woman he doesn't know he's already found.In a city fueled...

If you loved the slow-burn danger of You and the obsessive chemistry of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you're not ready for what's coming next...She's buried a past she can't afford to remember.He's hunting a woman he doesn't know he's already found.In a city fueled...

From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children Babs and Nora became friends thanks to...

The Power Behind Closed Doors Behind every closed door lies a story no one else sees. The Power Behind Closed Doors is a powerful and emotionally gripping exploration of the hidden forces that shape our lives, secrets, control, resilience, and the quiet strength it...

A talented young trick rider finds unexpected community in a traveling carnival, only to discover secrets in the shadow of the Big Top.Kentucky, 1954. Sixteen-year-old Charlie has no memory of being abandoned as a toddler--only the life she's known with Mama Rose and Papa...

Selah is a counselor trusted with people's deepest wounds. But this time, walking with a couple through betrayal and forgiveness stirs something deeper than empathy-it awakens a fear she's long buried: What if I'm too healed... to be loved?Her best friend confronts her with...

CAN ANYTHING REKINDLE THE SUMMER LOVE BETWEEN FORMER SWEETHEARTS FACING OLD WOUNDS AND A DIVIDED TOWN?Emery Quinn finds herself at a crossroads between her career and complex family dynamics. Struggling to connect with her blended family and ready for a fresh start, Emery accepts...

LONGLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARDS "Powerful and unrelenting prose.... I loved this book." --Reema Patel, author of Such Big Dreams Gorgeous and compelling, The Afterpains is a heartbreaking portrait of two families trying to cope with grief, isolation, and living far from one's...

The fate of two strangers becomes part of the heartbreaking history of a celebrated painting in a novel of suspense and forbidden love by the bestselling author of The Lost Letters of Aisling.The historic art gallery Hatterfield House symbolizes hope for cancer survivor Hannah...

In the 1930s, two women defy societal norms and pave the way for a medical breakthrough in a powerful novel of female solidarity and scientific perseverance inspired by an extraordinary true story.In the midst of the Great Depression, a biology degree does Grace Aller...

With incidents of unwed pregnancies dramatically increasing during the seventeenth century, legal and moral authorities revised an English statute, making the concealment of a bastard child's death a capital crime in a bid for moral restoration. Rather than face a life marred by disgrace...

American Salvage is rich with local color and peopled with rural characters who love and hate extravagantly. They know how to fix cars and washing machines, how to shoot and clean game, and how to cook up methamphetamine, but they have not figured out...

A haunting past, a mysterious connection, and a chance for redemption on the beachfront. Prepare to be enchanted by the third installment of Ainsley Keaton's Sconset Beach series, The Beachfront Reunion. When Jessica Bennett, James Bloch's granddaughter, arrives at the inn, Ava finds herself...

Turning the conventions of Regency London upside down, a single lady desires a carefree, no-strings-attached dalliance with a devilish rogue in this spicy, irresistibly sensual new romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce. But is her all-wrong scoundrel actually...

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives--a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose.After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard's life is about to...

Their Eyes Were Watching God for a new generation craving a romantic finale--a sweeping historical tale that is a journey of the heart and of the times.If it wasn't for Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nola Denny didn't know how she...

A heartfelt short-story collection about ordinary people facing quiet reckonings, second chances, and the hope that keeps us going."Beautiful vignettes of hope...I teared up at least once in almost every story."Have you ever wondered about the hidden lives behind the faces you see every...

A dynamic, honest, and beautifully written novel about a young mother who returns to her small-town Wisconsin home after living in a cult-like "Mommune," and what happens with the other women in her family as they each navigate the constraints, complexities, and joys of...

Can we ever truly know other people?Does love reveal or obscure us from each other?Is love really all we need? In Western Australia in the early 2010s, five women grapple with love - platonic, romantic, familial and fraternal - as they seek their own...

A humorous and deeply human short story collection that celebrates outsiders, dreamers, and the queer. The award-winning Slovak writer Barbora Hrínová's short stories paint an intimate portrait of people searching for happiness in a world that feels increasingly unstable and uncertain. Across the eight...

"I am a woman, and if there's one thing I know, I have the strength that comes to all of us in our darkest hour."An eighty-five-year-old woman tracks a rogue stallion through the bush. A musician contemplates death the night before her big break....

Olive Thornbury only had one crush in high school, and his name was Asher Gallo. She was smitten with him from the first time she had laid eyes on him. But instead of acting on how she felt, she kept her nose stuck in...

The town's wildest heart wants only one woman-but can she trust the man he's becoming? Matthew Baird has always been the charming rogue, the man that women chase but never catch. Now, he's ready to prove he's more than a pretty face or reckless...

In the haunted stillness of Sweetpatch, Georgia, three women gather each month over cheesecake and tea - but their table is no ordinary circle. Beneath the laughter and sweet cream, bones are whispering in the walls, secrets sewn into the quilts, and old debts...

“Precipitations” by Evelyn Scott is a compelling work of early 20th-century literature, showcasing the authorâ€(TM)s innovative use of stream-of-consciousness and psychological depth. Set against the backdrop of the American South, the novel delves into the intricate inner lives of its characters, exploring themes of...

Romance novelist Olivia Stevens is on a book0signing tour in Utah when she meets and is instantly attracted to Tim O'Neal, a small-town newspaper reporter. Problem: he's marred-very married. But she and Trim become friends and, when she meets Tim's wife, Keri, she becomes...

Their Fire Is Too Explosive To Be Put Out. KAI MAHINAFighting fires is in my blood.For four generations, my family has worked at the same fire station.I live a simple life in a small town where nothing ever changes.That is, until a movie studio...