Fiction - Women

Not unlike a Robert Altman film with a sprawling & stellar ensemble cast, Kerry Trautman's novella "Irregulars" weaves a myriad of stories over breakfast on one morning in a small town diner. We follow our protagonist, a still-young but not-quite-as hopeful-as-she-once-was waitress as she...

A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB PICK - "A sensitive, sharp-eyed, slyly funny novel of venturing back into the foreign country that is your past--and discovering that you can never really shake the places and people that shaped you."--Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author...

It's "captivating from the very start and entertaining to the very end" (India Holton, The League of Gentlewomen Witches) as family secrets and scandalous mystery combine in this delightfully witty historical rom-com--perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore, Enola Holmes, and Netflix's Bridgerton! Lady Charlotte...

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...

A totally gorgeous escapist new story from the author of the international bestseller, A Year at the French Farmhouse.Interior designer Nicky always used to know how to make the best of things. Ever since she lost her husband though, things haven't been easy. She's...

A tale of courage, loss and heart-wrenching redemption.1944Bologna, Italy, and the streets are crawling with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Leila Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca, the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman, is ruthlessly deported to a...

Someone once said, "Too soon old, too late smart," but what if you had the chance to live your entire life with the wisdom of age? Dana Gordon, through a series of unforeseen events, is going to get just that opportunity. Her life will...

When thirty-year-old teacher Meg Blackwell embarks on a renovation project at the old family farmhouse, she discovers letters and photographs that begin to unravel the fabric of her identity.As she investigates a tragedy that originated in one man's twisted desire for recognition, Meg realizes...

Margaret Heller has everything she ever wanted in life: the perfect husband, adorable kids, a wonderful job with great friends. Her days are filled with t-ball practices, dance recitals, and bonfires with friends and family. Just as Margaret is basking in the glow of...

Where choice meets chance, there lies happily ever after...A bride, her Groomzilla, and their guests travel along the southern Jersey shore, navigating the rocky road to romance as they each seek their own version of happily ever after, Love Actually-style.You're cordially invited to Delaney...

The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's delightful School by the Sea series.After all those lessons, it's time to graduate....Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously...

From the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and resilience in World War II Paris and one woman who must face impossible choices to survive... Paris, 1940 German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris,...

When Lin, Josie and Minnie left Miss Hamilton's class at Middleton Ferris County Primary School, sixty years ago, they could only dream about what the future had in store for them. The one thing they knew for certain was that their friendship would thrive.Years...

When young naive anglo, Abby Baker, fell in love with second generation Mexican American Mauricio Arias, she didn't expect the passions and history of his family. Meeting his beautiful sensual sister Renan, the quiet dark Pedro and the youngest brother, Oil Boy, cause her...

Fleeing an abusive home, Katerina, a teenage peasant in Ukraine in the 1880s, is taken in by a Jewish family and becomes their housekeeper. Feeling the warmth of family life for the first time and incorporating the family's customs and rituals into her own...

In this heartwarming and celebrated Blackberry Island novel, New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery introduces us to three women whose friendship is about to change their lives forever.After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes an impetuous decision--buying one of the...

Finding Sandy Stonemeyer ...A Romantic Thriller Set in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains By Linda S. Gunther After passing out on a rainy Sunday night in the car, her two kids asleep in the backseat, Sandy Stonemeyer regained consciousness only to find herself in...

Passion, rivalry and family secrets in the South of France... Zoe inherits a perfume scent that could be the key to revealing her mother's long-lost family and hidden past. It also might give her the edge she needs to win a prestigious fragrance contract-and...

He's the new Vet with something to hide.She's got a wedding to organise.Meggie's in Barrington for her brother's wedding, local Vet Angus Hamilton. After working overseas for years, she hasn't told her family she's not going back. And she hasn't told them why.Max is...

England in 1963. Alice is at boarding school in Sussex, Sylvia is drinking in her bedroom and Quentin is hatching plots to extend his poultry empire to Italy in cahoots with the Vatican. It is a year of family transitions and a summer trip...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Boys novels comes the second book in a dark, sexy contemporary trilogy. He's a fighter who never loses, but is he tough enough to win her heart? There was a time when I had...

Book one in the brand new and utterly enchanting series by bestselling author Jaimie Admans.A picture-perfect town; a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street...Will a kiss at midnight change her life forever?Sadie Winters has spent her whole life doing as...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A luminous novel exploring a woman's desire to abandon the endless obligations of work and marriage--and the idea that the most passionate romance can be found with the person you know best. From the author of Not My Daughter...

It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a...

Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . .THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her...

"Refreshing.... Asks urgent questions about female ambition. Fans of Lab Girl have found a worthy successor."--Real SimpleA powerful debut novel--a wonderfully engaging infusion of Lab Girl, The Assistants, and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine--that pits the ambition of scientific discovery against the siren call...

In the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada comes Rosie Nixon's debut novel, which follows a young woman who is thrown into the fast-paced world of fashion and glamour as she's forced to navigate the treacherous Hollywood red carpets...while finding a fairytale love of...

The highly anticipated return of Meg Cabot's bestselling Mediator series featuring fan-favorite ghost whisperer Susannah SimonYou can take the boy out of the darkness.But you can't take the darkness out of the boy.All Susannah Simon wants is to make a good impression at her...

Armed with a Crock-Pot and a pile of recipes, a grandmother, her granddaughter, and a mysterious young man work to bring a community together in this uplifting novel for readers of The Chicken Sisters.Esther Larson has been cooking for funerals in the Northwoods of...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller In the tradition of Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs, Mary McNear introduces readers to the town of Butternut Lake and to the unforgettable people who call it home.It's summer, and after ten years away, Allie Beckett has...

"Bockoven is magic."--New York Times bestselling author Catherine CoulterA fabulous repackaging of this deeply emotional novel from the bestselling author of Beach House and Another Summer, Georgia Bockoven's Things Remembered is a heartrending tale of family and the healing power of love. This intensely...

"Arresting and powerful, Flight examines the possibility and pain of fierce love and hope in our time of looming existential threats." -- Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers "Suspenseful, dazzling and moving." -- Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling...

Author: Emma DaviesISBN-10: 1786818434ISBN-13: 9781786818430Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2019Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.65d

Joy Bartlett needs a blueprint before she takes a single step in any direction. She loves seeing what she's getting into before committing, and moving 1200 miles from Texas to South Carolina just because half of her Supper Club has doesn't mean she's going...

Forced into early retirement and stuck in an unhappy marriage, Valerie Fisher begins to question her life and what she wants to do with the rest of it. She's compelled to check out the little town of Hideaway Bay that her grandmother spoke about...

A Nantucket shopkeeper discovers that Christmas is the perfect occasion to make unexpected friendships, to warm the coldest of hearts--and maybe even to find love.Christina Antonioni is preparing for the holidays at her Nantucket toy shop, unpacking last-minute shipments and decorating for her loyal...

A deeply powerful, raw debut novel that's "equal measures hilarious and haunting" (Crystal Hana Kim), of a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long-missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and they set out to bring...

In The Song of the Lark, Cather's most autobiographical work, Thea Kronborg emerges as the heroine of her own life. Against formidable familial and social pressures, Kronborg, a minister's daughter from a small Colorado town, makes her way onto a world stage as she...

Up until an hour ago, Grace was forty something, successful, and living in New York. Now she's dead. Not fifteen minutes ago, she was sitting in a coffee shop having yet another breakup conversation with a guy who she thought had real potential for...

Up until an hour ago, Grace was forty something, successful, and living in New York. Now she's dead. Not fifteen minutes ago, she was sitting in a coffee shop having yet another breakup conversation with a guy who she thought had real potential for...

Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the...

How far will a person persist in a lie? Is self-interest the only, over-riding issue in life? How pervasive are lies in our ordinary, daily lives? Achan's Disciple grapples with these questions and more as it follows the lives of two men bent on...

Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger things, and they both had...

Even-keeled assessment of the Black experienceTartt Fiction Award Co-winner! With aplomb and humor and steady eye, this collection looks at the Black experience in Oakland, from the founding of the Black Panthers to present day.Provocative and insightful, these stories set Oakland, California, look at...

Nursing on the Floor What's your pain, from zero to ten? How fast can you run on the floor, from zero to ten? How soon will you have burnout, from zero to ten? Over forty years of experience in nursing inspire all these stories,...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021 Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The...

"Susan Wyler's contemporary take on a classic love story is utterly beguiling. Solsbury Hill is a gorgeously well-written tale of a fraught love affair that takes you from New York to the wild gothic setting of the Yorkshire moors."--Fiona Neill, author of Slummy Mummy...

Geraldine hates growing older. Even though she maintains her high school weight, she can't tolerate the crow's feet or the crepe paper skin or her husband's lack of sexual interest. Lionel battles two fronts-the arthritis that prevents him from hitting home runs for the...

A funny, emotional novel full of southern charm about a mother and daughter ready to start over."Liz Talley delivers. Her dialogue is crisp and smart, her characters are vivid and real, her stories are unputdownable." --Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling authorFor a good...

Christina willingly gave up her successful career as the star of the New York Ballet Company in order to marry Adam. Now a happy wife and mother living in the small city of Lockville, she longs to tap into her creative life once again...