Fiction - Women

A man who doesn't deserve a second chance. A woman who finds one where she least expects it. And the lovable dog named Einstein who shows them the way... Emily Portman is an up-and-coming New York City editor whose life is everything she imagined...

A beautiful L.A. woman goes undercover as a fidelity inspector to find out who's faithful and who's not in this dazzling commercial debut. Working under the code name Ashlyn, Jennifer Hunter is hired by suspicious wives and girlfriends to conduct her infamous fidelity inspection...

For years Samai Collins has been a faithful Christian, devoted wife and loving mother. But suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a nasty divorce from her minister husband and struggling to find a job, with almost no work skills, in order to...

Prepare to enter a world of what fashion designer Michael Kors has called stylish intrigue, glamorous machinations, and such juicy fun. Take a wild ride with Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Hopper, who have culled their insider's purview to peel back Oscar's legendary curtain and...

It's been five years since the Mason family vacationed at the lakeside cottage in northeastern Vermont, close to where prize-winning novelist Samuel Mason grew up. The summers that Sam, his wife, Mena, and their twins Franny and Finn spent at Lake Gormlaith were noisy,...

A duke with a reputation to uphold and a woman with a scandalous past take a gamble on their forbidden love in this Regency romance--perfect for fans of USA Today bestsellers Sophie Jordan and Kerrigan Byrne! Raised in a foundling home and now proprietor...

Y. Vonne Beck survives the abduction of her beloved child Jonathan by his long-lost father, and mother and son are reunited. But she now faces an excruciating breakup with the man she finally found love with, Asher Zilbeh. Vonne sets out to change her...

Those who live in the isolated port town of Two Harbors, Minnesota, still remember the strange downfall of Lila Maywood--a striking beauty who abandoned her family for Hollywood with dreams of becoming a movie star. Lila's disappearance has defined the life of her daughter,...

These fourteen short stories, written over the past ten years but never before collected, deal with the struggles between mothers and their wayward daughters, the often preposterous bonds that tie men and women together, and the complex games masters and servants play with one...

One lovestruck woman. Three handsome boyfriends--and strangers. A unique dating adventure awaits in a hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jeneva Rose.A guy told me he loved me tonight.Peyton Sanders hopes it's not too late to say it back....

If you like SMALL ADMISSIONS by Amy Poepell or CLASS MOM by Laurie Gelman you will love this novel about super mommies, private schools, and getting your worst moment plastered across the internet.Her mommy meltdown is seen around the world When Quinn Barrett's son...

"The Waiting Room is both haunted, and haunting."--Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of MarchThe Waiting Room unfolds over the course of a single, life-changing day, but the story it tells spans five decades, three continents, and one family's compelling history of love, war, and...

Therapist-turned-reluctant detective Jessica Mayhew is on the trail once again in this smart, fast-paced novel of suspense from Charlotte Williams--author of the debut The House on the Cliff--a tautly written psychological thriller that ventures deep into the recesses of the mind.Jessica Mayhew has enough...

In the wake of a heartbreaking betrayal, a young woman leaves the Scottish countryside to find her destiny in three of the most exciting cities in the world--New York, Paris, and London--in this funny and triumphant tale of fulfillment, friendship, and love.Ten years ago,...

An abandoned baby, a glorious old Newport mansion, and awakening romance combine in Breakwater Bay, an engaging story that echoes the flair, humor, and emotional depth of Kristin Hannah's popular novels.Preservationist Meri Hollis loves her latest project, restoring one of Newport's forgotten Gilded Age...

With the passing of a new state law, it becomes a felony to harbor an undocumented immigrant in Oklahoma. So when Robert John Brown, a churchgoing family man and respected community member, is caught hiding a barnful of migrant workers with no papers, he...

"Blending poignancy with humor, crafting characters as real and recognizable as your next-door neighbor, Mary Kay McComas weaves stories that brighten the heart."--Nora Roberts"I love Mary Kay McComas."--Patricia GaffneyWhat Happened to Hannah? is a novel of love, hate, loss, and redemption; of a life...

Ten Storey Love Song is an utterly unique and arresting sophomore novel from Richard Milward, the author of Apples, the sensational bestselling UK debut of 2007. Spanning one dynamite paragraph, Ten Storey Love Song follows Bobby the Artist's rise to stardom, offering a cutting...

"Mixing humor with tender moments, Reichs creates an enjoyable journey with wonderful writing and likable characters."--Library Journal From the author of The Best Day of Someone Else's Life comes Leaving Unknown--a funny and touching story of a young woman who, while traveling across country,...

Despite being cursed with a boy's name, Kevin "Vi" Connelly is seriously female and a committed romantic. The affliction hit at the tender age of six when she was handed a basket of flower petals and ensnared by the "marry-tale." The thrill, the attention,...

"To say that Babs has been my closest friend for sixteen years is rather like saying that Einstein was good at sums. We were blood sisters from the age of eleven (before my mother prized the razor out of Babs's hand)."But now Babs, noisy...

For years, following an early first marriage, Daisy Andalusia remained single and enjoyed the company of men on her own terms, making the most of her independent life. Now in her fifties, she has remarried and settled into a quieter life in New Haven,...

"Sarah Bilston reads like Sophie Kinsella's big sister--a bit more serious, a little wiser, just as irresistible."-- New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips The hilarious sequel to Bed Rest, Sleepless Nights by Sarah Bilston is a must-read for working moms, women contemplating...

Cameisha Douglass has it all -- a sprawling home in a posh neighborhood, a fancy car, three healthy children, and a husband, Fashad, who is devoted to her. Her biggest worry is catching her daytime soap operas before the kids come home from school...

The Sweet Spot has nothing to do with football. . . .Just ask Kahari Brown, one of the NFL's sexiest stars. He knows how to handle a football, and always thought he had a way with the ladies. But his smooth moves off the...

Dogs Are Better Than Men They never brag about their ex's stunning cleavage. They don't moan or sulk if you're a half-hour late. They never tell you a Brazilian would really turn them on. After her most recent disaster with the King of the...

Nate, a "reformed" womanizer, is still recovering from a tragedy and swears that his days of being a player are over. Has his new faith and new woman really tamed him, or is he just biding his time until he re-enters the game? Brendan...

After going for more than a year without a date -- a record in New York City -- Marlowe Riddle has finally met a broodingly sexy, sharply intelligent man who is clearly interested in making more than polite conversation. The only problem: Joseph Kain...

Maggie Sweet has had it For nineteen years, she's kept house, raised a pair of battling twin daughters, put up with her frugal husband, Steven, humored his impossible mother, and kept her mouth shut. But when Steven spends their life savings on a cemetery...

Marcy Mallowitz has just been dumped -- big time When she incorrectly answers her orthodontist boyfriend's $1.75 million Lifeline question on the top-rated television quiz show So You Want to Be Filthy Rich , he ends their preengagement in front of twenty million people.Thrust...

A stylistically and conceptually daring collection that winds from fantastical horror to mischievous domestic realism and always keeps in its sharp, compassionate view the material, spiritual, and emotional lives of Haitian people.Author: Juliana LamyISBN-10: 1636281052ISBN-13: 9781636281056Publisher: Red Hen PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2023Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize:...

Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." -- Vogue"[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." -- PeopleFrom...

The latest unforgettable timeslip novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Secret of the Chateau.Will love lead her to a devastating choice?1942. Three years into the war, Pam turns down her hard-won place at Oxford University to become a codebreaker at Bletchley...

*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH*Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the American Prairies where she was born. When rescued by the entrancing aerialists, Ena and Auguste Gaudron, she soon finds herself ensconced in the family hot air balloon business,...

*WINNER OF THE 2023 FRED KERNER BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE*Grief is like an inside joke: you have to have been there to really get it.Everything Cassandra Rampersad knows about her...

Oxana Yablonska, a Brisbane accountant, reports the disappearance of her old-school friend Anna Bauwens. She also asks Dr Mark Altree to help in the search because Anna had often spoken of Altree, a close friend of Anna's parents. Not having seen Anna for more...

This anthology chronicles the thoughts, feelings and experiences of a young, Black, Jamaican woman as she navigates this thing called life. The poems span a variety of topics such as love and relationships, identity, forgiveness, despair and hope.Author: Deborah Buchanan-WalfordISBN-10: 8840493409ISBN-13: 9798840493403Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes The Goodbye, Book 16 of The Seaside Saga. How do you know when it's goodbye? When something's over. When it's the last perfect day of the summer. When it's the last time you'll see a...

Jenny's week isn't going well. She loses both her job and her apartment and is forced to move back home with her parents. At least she'll be living in a loft over the garage instead of in a dreaded basement. Unable to get a...

Allie is enjoying herself at her company's anniversary party, although she's pretty sure she'll be happier when she's finally able to snag the attention of the bartender. What she doesn't anticipate is being offered money if she pretends to be Lucien's date for the...

A heartfelt debut that explores the complexity of a modern-day marriage when a new mother vanishes one morning and her husband must retrace events of their recent past to bring her home.Love isn't something that happens to you; it's something you must choose every...

In the winning new novel from the beloved author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, the house cleaner of a famous reclusive author must carry out her employer's life-changing last wish...Have you ever wished you were someone else?Mother of two Liv Green barely...

"A heart-warming love story"When Erin Nash hears a baby crying outside her door on a cold December night, the baby she discovers is a lost puppy with a red, and very wet and dirty, Christmas bow still hanging around its neck. When she attempts...

A childhood tragedy followed her into adult life. Will she ever claim real happiness again? Kind and generous, twenty-seven-year-old Orchid Paige will never forget that day. Living as best she can after witnessing her parents' fatal accident, the beauty industry marketer yearns to win...

Reading an Audra Kerr Brown story is like biting into an exquisite and exotic amuse-bouche-so much texture and flavor, each sentence serving up something fresh and different and surprising. "We needed milk, so we pawned my sister's leg," reads the first sentence of the...

17 months, 3 weeks, and 4 days. That's how long I've been crushing on Del, the cute IT guy down the hall. We've bonded over 80s music and Seinfeld references our younger-than-GenX coworkers don't quite appreciate. I'm pretty sure if I asked him out,...

Raised in a cloistered convent, world-renowned American investigative reporter Vanessa Gold uncovers crimes and builds cross-cultural bridges. While exposing the flaws of others, she conceals dark secrets and lies about her own past.In 1990, an American company constructs a gold mine on a remote...

Originally published in 1960, The Walk Down Main Street explores what happens when a river town in Maine goes mad over its school basketball team. Ruth Moore covers basketball thrills, coming of age, and the reality of small town inhabitants along with her usual...

"Extraordinary tales of terror that are as grim as they are delightful." - Kirkus Reviews "... clever, unsettling stories ... push the boundaries of conventional horror." - BookLife Reviews The follow-up anthology to Strangehouse Books' Stoker-nominated NOT ALL MONSTERS, edited by Stoker Award-winning author...

"I've met someone else... we're in love... I want a divorce."Beatrice is starting her life over after her husband broke the news of his affair moments before their anniversary party and vow renewal.His revelation derails her. Her children have left home and she'd always...