Fiction - Women

"[Thayne] engages the reader's heart and emotions, inspiring hope and the belief that miracles are possible." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorCome home to Shelter Springs this Christmas, where hearts are warm and hopes are bright...Growing up at the Shelter Inn hotel,...

She's waiting for him to say, "I love you," but he won't say it until he's sure he loves all of her.After what they went through this past spring, Larisa and Quinn are starting off their official (real this time) relationship in a strange...

"A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of ParisA twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5--in chasing the secrets of others, how much will...

The international bestselling author of The Secret River andA Room Made of Leaves returns with a fictionalised account of her grandmother'slife, commemorating a strong female character making the best out of the timesand society she was born in.Dolly Maunder is born at the end...

"Absolutely gripping, this is revenge lit at its best. Provocative and compelling. I was left breathless at the final twist." --Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Remains Lost. Missing. Murdered? How do you find a woman who didn't exist?It's a case that has gripped...

USA Today bestselling author Debbie Mason delivers a touching romance where one woman gets a second chance with her first love. True love deserves a second chance. For family and marriage therapist Brianna MacLeod, moving back home to Highland Falls after a disastrous divorce...

One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister's No Two Persons is "a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives." (--Nina de Gramont, New York Times bestselling author of The Christie Affair) That...

From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes a funny, sexy romantic comedy featuring a twice-divorced, stressed-out romance writer who finds out that sometimes true love can be a hot mess.Who buys a cottage in a New England fishing village on a whim?...

A Swedish single mother and her biracial daughter confront family secrets when their lives intersect with a wealthy American socialite.For fans of Maame, Black Candle Women, Memphis, Black Cake, Mika in Real Life, In Every Mirror She's Black, Sankofa, The Vanishing Half, Little Fires...

Brilliant, fast-paced, and highly suspenseful, Tenderwire tells the story of a reckless young musician and her obsession with a very old violin. Eva Tyne leaves her home in Ireland for New York to play in the New Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra. She collapses after her...

In this heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Courtney Cole, an unhappily married couple makes a wish on an enchanted snow globe that they had never met, but when they wake up the next day in separate lives, the magic of Christmas...

From master storyteller Angela Hunt, a powerful story of a family's journey toward healing and hope after an unimaginable loss.Seventeen-year-old Maddie is left reeling after the unexpected passing of her beloved father. No one has any idea why he betrayed them all so spectacularly,...

Author: Davis BunnISBN-10: 1638088772ISBN-13: 9781638088776Publisher: Center PointLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2023Pages: 500Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 8.85h x 5.58w x 0.80dLarge Print

The Magdalenes is a story of redemption and reinvention.Jude Madigan is a successful plaintiff's attorney who lived out a nightmare and spent years keeping it hidden. After being raped and impregnated by a Catholic priest when she was fourteen, she has spent years creating...

"Transportive." --People"Extraordinary." --BuzzFeed"Haunted." --Seattle TimesA lively, spellbinding tale about the extraordinary women within a Vietnamese immigrant family--and the ancient zodiac legend that binds them togetherIn present-day New Orleans, Xuan Trung, former beauty queen turned refugee after the Fall of Saigon, is obsessed with divining...

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world. In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria...

A blazingly honest portrait of ambition and marriage, and a brilliantly funny send-up of young D.C., from the bestselling author of Girls in White Dresses. "Hilarious.... A pleasure to read."--The Washington Post A New York newlywed, Beth was supportive when her husband, Matt, decided...

"The closet will never be the same after reading In The Mirror." -- Anondra "Kat" Williams, author of Sista Girl"The storyline is amazing." -- BOOST Book Club What does a woman do when she needs to prove that her boyfriend is not in love...

A turf war between neighbors leads to a small-town crisis in this sharply observed debut novel perfect for fans of Tom Perrotta, Meg Wolitzer, and Celeste Ng.The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it...

Set on a beautiful island off the coast of Maine, this deeply moving and powerful novel by New York Times bestselling author and first-rate storyteller (The Boston Globe) is about three people who survive a boating accident, exploring not only how each person deals...

In this electric collection, Mary Slechta brings magical realism and U.S. history to bear on the community of Mulberry Street-- an African-American neighborhood with a disputed past. Is this enclave the result of white flight, a tenuous foothold for Southern transplants, or a sliver...

An accomplished novel from a talented writer, Letters to the Lost is a stunning, emotional love story. Iona Grey's prose is warm, evocative, and immediately engaging; her characters become so real you can't bear to let them go. Late on a frozen February evening,...

In this witty and heartfelt debut from author Brooke Abrams, a romance writer with a passion for astrology reluctantly travels home for Thanksgiving to make amends with her estranged family...and possibly manifest her own happily ever after.Romance writer Penelope Banks can write the perfect...

One woman must return home to face the past that left her forever changed in this novel about finding your place in the world, the importance of family, and discovering love when you least expect it, perfect for fans of Brenda Novak and Robyn...

Family Secrets. A genealogical quest takes Van back 100 years to the Iowa prairie in search of an ancestor no one has claimed.As Van Reinhardt clears out her father's belongings, she comes across a request penned by her father prior to his death. Examining...

The story of Saloma, a minority in Singapore and her struggle to succeed in life and marriage, shaped by her upbringing and relationship with her race This novel asks the questions about the role of women in marriage, the burden of cultural inheritance, the...

Fake dating my enemy so I can design my dream bakery should be easy ... as long as I don't fall in love with him. Dominic Hardy might be an award-winning architectural engineer with fancy degrees and considerable accolades, but he doesn't know a...

"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love FlowersThe ultimate holiday gift from New York Times bestselling...

Welcome to the charming Scottish seaside town of Gandiegow--where two people have returned home for different reasons, but to find the same thing.... Caitriona Macleod gave up her career as an investigative reporter for the role of perfect wife. But after her husband is...

A Good Foundation ... For MurderPix Miller, Faith Fairchild's next-door neighbor, expects to find more than a hole in the ground when she goes to check on the progress of the summer cottage the Fairchilds are having built on Maine's Sanpere Island. She expects...

In this sweet second-chance holiday romance, former high school sweethearts face off in a small-town mayoral race--only to rekindle their once forgotten feelings for each other. ​ With her dreams of being a wedding dress designer suddenly over, Arianna Bell isn't expecting a holly...

New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's sequel to The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur once again showcases Joshi's rich storytelling and talent for transporting readers to a different cultural place and time with themes that are universal. Here the year is...

USA TODAY BESTSELLERWhat would you change if you had to start your life--and love life--over again?When Emma Harris wakes up from a coma she learns that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love, she's lost her job, and the life she knew...

An inheritance forces three estranged sisters to face past hurts and painful memories in a heartfelt novel about family and resilience by the author of Happy Is On Hiatus.When the Butler sisters learn they've inherited their beloved grandma Betty's beach house in South Carolina,...

One little word. One bad habit. One year to stop saying sorry.What happens when one woman resolves to 'break up' with saying sorry?Charlotte Thomas is polite. Manners cost nothing, her mother always said ... yet there's a fine line between diplomat and doormat.But every...

She sparkles. He growls. Baring their true feelings could be the start of a wild love story--or the end of it--in a sexy romantic comedy by a USA Today bestselling author.One spilled glass of wine and bridesmaid Ensley James is ejected from a country...

From the author of It's Always the Husband comes a riveting new suspense novel about privilege, power, and what happens when we let ambition take control. For Rose Enright, enrolling in a prestigious New England boarding school is the opportunity of a lifetime. But...

From India to America, a woman's search for family, home, and self becomes a journey of secrets and forgiveness in a powerful novel by the author of No Ordinary Thursday.At twenty-one years old, Gia Kumari finally leaves the Delhi orphanage where she was raised....

This dazzling novella from a rising star of Indonesian literature explores generational legacies, lost loves, the damage that war does to men, and the damage that men do to women. In today's Jakarta, an unnamed man tells the story of his lifelong friend Nastiti,...

From the author of Girl One comes a spellbinding adventure about a strange power lurking in the Arkansas Ozarks, and the group of friends obsessed with finding it.Five friends arrive back in Eternal Springs, the small town they all fled after high-school graduation. Each...

Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Palace at Dusk explores the complexity of love in an illicit office romance. Harvard-educated corporate attorney Jasmine "Jae" Phillips promised herself that she wouldn't date anyone at the office. She's too focused on...

They've made the ideal connection on a hot new no-strings hook-up app. But their hearts have other plans in an unpredictable and wildly sexy romance by a USA Today bestselling author.Hooked. An app designed for the ideal one-night stand is the brainchild of Harvard...

An unprecedented view of Lincoln's Springfield from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Loving Frank.Nancy Horan, author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, returns with a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to...

In this tenderly hopeful story about moving on from past pain, a jaded widow is caught between a father and son who fall for her, forcing her to reconsider whether love is done with her after all.Claire Kehoe is at a loss. At forty...

Born into a world of privilege and power, Mary Tudor expected to live the life of every other European Princess during the Renaissance.She knew it was her duty to marry well, and provide sons and heirs to her future husband, while remaining in the...

In this sexy and scandalous historical romance the New York Times bestselling author of This Man delivers the story of a successful businessman as he's pulled away from his work and under the spell of the alluring Taya Winter. Frank Melrose is on the...

ESCAPE THE CITY AND FIND PEACE IN THE COTSWOLDS IN THIS UTTERLY PERFECT ROMANCE ABOUT FRESH STARTS.One broken-hearted city doctor. A countryside surgery in need of a new GP. The perfect love story bound to get your pulse racing . . .Dr Liv Emery...

The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first...Mabel Beaumont's husband Arthur loved lists. He'd leave them for her everywhere. 'Remember: eggs, butter, sugar'. 'I love you: today, tomorrow, always'.But now Arthur is gone. He died:...

When Florence met Rowena, they knew for sure that they would always be friends.Wayward parents, boring teachers, teenage crushes, first heartbreaks - anything and everything could be faced as long as Florence had Rowena by her side.But then she didn't.And life had to be...

At age seventy, Bunny Howard is determined to prove that she is just as useful as anyone else. Who knew it would be the new bookclub at Tides that would provide the opportunity? They are deep into a murder mystery, and Bunny has noticed...