Fiction - Women

He's big. He's bad. And he only wants one thing. Revenge.Ric Ryker spent years being called "Big Dick." Ridiculed for his weight, shunned by all the pretty girls, snubbed by all the cool guys. But after a secret journey of transformation, he's back-ready to...

Adult sisters on a quest for truth. An old lady with a long-held secret.​​Sisters Claudia and Bonnie find their father hallucinating on his deathbed. As he reminisces with an imaginary woman about their dancing past, he alludes to a mysterious bygone event where everything...

After beating cancer, Helen Prior started a new life as a stand-up comedian at an age when most ladies are looking towards retirement. For many years, she had been an art historian and a Blue Badge guide - the elite of the guiding profession...

Tasha wants a Motorbunny, the Cadillac of adult toys, and her husband, Max, finally agrees-but only if she can come up with a business plan to pay for such an expensive, luxury item.Wily, determined Tasha comes up with a very innovative plan, converting a...

Ivy is the quintessential, American sweetheart; strikingly attractive with a heart of gold. When her brother, Commanding Officer Oliver Rose, is killed in combat in Libya, Ivy learns to put her faith in what remains constant in her life - the natural beauty of...

After fleeing a painful and compromising past, Emma Rose Howard settled eagerly into the role of a pastor's wife. She and her husband, Abel, dedicated themselves to parenting a mega-church and influenced thousands of lives through its related ministries.But when Emma Rose receives a...

"Strong women, honorable ex-marines and rural dangers--the hallmarks of this life-affirming, feel-good series are all here." --Booklist on A Virgin River Christmas Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that inspired the hit Netflix series... Becca Timm's number one item on her Christmas...

Freedman demonstrates a keen understanding of relationships. --Publishers Weekly In the riveting follow-up to her acclaimed debut novel, Colette Freedman explores the aftermath of infidelity from three different perspectives--husband, wife, and mistress. The end of an affair may be only the beginning. . ....

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others "Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale,...

She's lonely, rich, and ten years too young for him--but she's also his "sugar daddy," and they couldn't have less in common. Opposites attract in this charming new romance by Katie Shepard. MBA student Caroline Sedlacek knows her personal balance sheet is a little...

Nice witches finish last... A guilt-ridden former coven is forced to tap into the magic of their past . . . if they want to stop their lives from going up in flames again. On the outside, luxury real estate agent Sarah Nelson looks...

In this "riveting, heartfelt" novel of love and consequences (Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz), a woman dreams of becoming a doctor until World War II leads her instead into an astonishing love--and a fateful choice. Is it...

Anna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans....

Can a former fidelity inspector tear herself away from her old calling for the sake of the perfect guy, or is the temptation to conduct love under cover just too strong? Jennifer Hunter never saw herself as the relationship type. After all, she'd spent...

As she struggles to move from antagonism to common ground with Miss Xenobia Kezee, her sick, elderly, cantankerous mother-in-law, Paula Johnson confronts her own mother's death and her husband's detachment from the emotional life of his family.Author: David HaynesISBN-10: 0156004089ISBN-13: 9780156004084Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Named a Top Ten Best Book of the Year by Time and PeopleNamed a Best Book of the Year by: Washington Post * Kirkus Reviews * New Yorker * Chicago Public Library * NPR * Oprah Daily * Philadelphia EnquirerA taut, groundbreaking, and highly...

In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, Wally Lamb--author of numerous New York Times bestselling novels including She's Come Undone, I Know This Much is True, and We Are Water--weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's...

Welcome back to the Starfish Café - where you will find stunning views, delicious food and lifelong friendships.A new season...As winter turns to spring, Hollie - owner of The Starfish Café - is feeling content as she settles into her new life with her...

Move in with him while I work on his home? In my best interests, of course. What?!SkylarThe first time I met Gage Williams, I didn't like him very much. Here's why-he shot down my design idea while I was pitching to potential clients for...

Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed (1911) is a novel by Edna Ferber. Written while the author was recovering from a bout of anemia, Ferber's debut marked the beginning of an illustrious literary career. Inspired by her experience as a reporter in the city...

The story of two young women whose friendship offered--and demanded--more than either should share. For fans of Sally Rooney and Claire North.Sometimes I wondered if I imagined it, said Nina. But deep down I knew I didn't.Jess said, We did too much damage for...

First published in 1688, Oroonoko follows the tragic love story of a charismatic African prince and his beloved Imoinda. The eponymous hero is tricked into slavery and sold to European colonists in Surinam. Behn's moving and deeply empathetic tale is structured as a first-person...

They thought they were saving a starving dog, but he was saving them.★★★★★ "When the Skies Cry is a beautiful, touching, and heartwarming story. The author is masterful at crafting a page-turning novel. He creates such real characters and scenes." Paula, AmazonHarley loses everything...

Brand new from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife. Perfect for fans of Call The MidwifeA secret love...As winter descends on the coastal town of Port Agnes, midwife Toni Samuels' mood is as dark as the winter clouds that roll in....

A story of two women in NYC in 1973: Michelle Cooper, age twenty three, is despairing and without direction, having barely survived the turbulent household of her parents, and her own adolescent foray into sixties' hippiedom. Forty-something Ida Birnbaum, a Queens, NY wife and...

Born in the dawn of man's history, Amara is neither human nor vampire and yet fully both; a killer, a child, a lover, a monster.Wandering the world, she seeks redemption and vengeance in equal measure. Discovering love in its many forms and loss in...

Recently widowed Agnes Lockwood is spending a few days on Tyneside in Northeast England, catching up with her past. When expensive jewelry is stolen at the hotel, Chief Inspector Alan Johnson gets on the case.After Alan recognizes Agnes as a friend from schooldays, they...

A disgruntled Community College professor who loves literature but loathes his students. A homicide detective who takes her inspiration from Patti Smith's punk period. A cult of Christian zealots who livestream actual crucifixions. And a writer of porn movies whose career does not have...

Best friends face down a tragedy in this beloved novel from #1 Essence bestselling authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made. Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid were total opposites who chose each other as best friends when...

A story about life, loss, love... and sexual desire. Giuliana Cilauro returns to Sydney after a self-imposed nine-year exile, with a Doctorate from Oxford, enviable experience at a London critical-issue advisory firm, and a 3-year-old Jack Russell named Smudge. All Giuliana wants is a...

'A fairy-tale romance to warm even the coldest of hearts.' Chloe's Chick Lit ReviewsSally Thorne's The Hating Game meets Netflix's The Christmas Prince, you will ADORE this fun and flirty romcom!Teresa Adler is the ultimate Ice Princess, with a heart as frozen as the...

Legend has it that the first waterfall was created when an angry sea god threw his trident into a cliff with such force that the cliff split open, spewing water like a volcanic eruption. Through the eyes of Nereid, daughter of this angry sea...

Hillary Wilkes is the unlikely middle-aged heroine in this romantic comedy about a woman whose life is a precarious climb on an uphill battle.Toronto, early 2000's. Hillary "Lary" Wilkes is an emotionally and physically challenged, Over Fifty, once a very vibrant woman. She's at...

Brighton KerringtonOlivia North was everything I always wanted. From the moment I laid eyes on her, I knew nothing would stop me from having her. Not even her husband, Ryan. In the end, I got her. Maybe it wasn't all to myself, but Olivia...

Brilliant, friendly, and self-confident Dr. Cari Lynn Weiss, the daughter of two full professors, begins a tenure-track assistant professorship in Geophysics. She is alone for the first time in her life because her fiancé abruptly ended their long-term engagement. She puts all her energy...

Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed (1911) is a novel by Edna Ferber. Written while the author was recovering from a bout of anemia, Ferber's debut marked the beginning of an illustrious literary career. Inspired by her experience as a reporter in the city...

He helped you move on... Until you discovered what he did.Louisa Adams has done her best to hold herself together in the years since she lost her husband in a car accident. But each morning she wakes to find his side of the bed...

When Jamie Crandall left Seattle for college twenty-five years ago, she was pregnant. Her mother demanded that she abort the child or get the hell out of Seattle and never come back. Jamie chose the latter, using her scholarship to UC Berkeley to disappear...

Pete Enders works as an emergency room nurse practitioner, often disheartened seeing the hopeless plight of prostitutes who routinely suffer violence. One bright spot is his new wife, Molly. Molly's sister is also a prostitute, and while trying to help her, Molly is injured...

I'm going to tell you a story. It should come out, now that I am dying. And you look like just the person to blow the lid off an unsolved crime. A case which has been shelved for years . . . Three weeks...

*The Top 10 Bestseller*Everyone deserves a chance at happiness...Danniella is running from her past, so when she arrives at the beautiful seaside resort of Whitsborough Bay, the last thing on her mind is making friends. After all, they might find out her secrets...Alison is...

Distance Challenged, Hidden Truths.After a tender first kiss, Aurorette "Rory" Arrington and Peter Ryder find themselves navigating a long-distance relationship with over 3000 miles between them. While Rory starts a new job in Boston, she must navigate the attention of two men vying for...

How much can the children of killers forgive, especially when the dead are family?A young travel writer faces an impossible choice between avenging her brother's murder or winning her mother's approval. In India to search for a priceless scroll which could bring her fame,...

After losing four of her babies under suspicious circumstances, Fatima spends her entire life protecting the only surviving one, sometimes sacrificing the material comforts of life to guarantee his wellbeing. But in a polygamous country riven by frequent civil strife, can a son equally...

Throwing down the gauntlet has never been so wild. Just ask Hadley Beckett.Marriage. That word drives my nuptial-phobic boyfriend of three years, Finn Wilder, who is Richmond's sexy, golden boy daredevil sportscaster, to the brink of madness. While the daredevil thrives on adrenaline and...

When Rekiya and Zaynunah met as teenagers, neither had any inkling this would be the start of a lifelong friendship. That the bond they formed as friends would see them through the best and worst times... Rekiya & Z explores the themes of Time...

Sams has created the Australian Bridget Jones in this hilarious story, an emotive trajectory that pushes the boundaries of rom-com fiction.Georgie Henderson doesn't want to have kids, but her best friend, Nina, has wanted to have a baby for as long as she can...

An abandoned Arkansas lake resort holds the secrets of a young woman's past . . . and her future.Raised by her grandfather after her mother died, flea market manager Julie Pearl Stiles promised herself she'd postpone the search for her absentee father until the...

He's an outlaw biker not prince charming...Wrecker The run was supposed to be a simple one. Pick up the girl and take her to the hideout until it was safe to return her home. There was one problem, she was my ex, the daughter...

It's never too late to change...After a health scare, 77 year-old spinster Barbara goes to convalesce in the sleepy Somerset village of Winsleigh Green with her sister Pauline. The sisters are chalk and cheese - Barbara, outspoken and aloof and Pauline, good natured and...