Fiction - Women

Sonju opens on a chilly day in November, 1946 in Seoul, Korea. Japan has ended its thirty-five-year occupation of Korea after the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The American military has become the new occupier. Sonju is on the way to her best friend's...

THE WICKED AFTERMATH is an emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. All Wicked novels may be enjoyed as stand-alone romances.When the person you blame for your grief is the only one who can save...

The follow-up anthology to Strangehouse Books' Stoker-nominated NOT ALL MONSTERS, edited by Stoker Award-winning author and poet, Sara Tantlinger. CHROMOPHOBIA brings together the talents of twenty-five authors, newcomer and veteran writers alike, who explore the role of color in horror and deliver stories that...

A woman comes to England seeking asylum.Heart rending, enlightening, triumphant. A year in the life of a woman who arrives in the UK with five pounds in her pocket and one carrier bag of possessions.Although it's a true representation of events which have happened...

SARA FACES HER TOUGHEST AND MOST BIZARRE CASE YET.The first body is found forced inside a huge terracotta urn on the lawn of a country manor in a remote corner of North Norfolk.A few days later, a young woman is found, tied to a...

Two decades on from a passionate courtship and marriage, Lucas and Esther are getting divorced. For Esther, it's proving hard not to feel bitter watching Lucas enjoying his successful career, not to mention the attentions of his gorgeous, intelligent, and predictably younger lover. She...

Curl up with the perfect cosy, comforting Christmas romance.When Beth Brown loses her job and her boyfriend in the space of twenty-four hours, she thinks life can't get any worse. That's until she finds herself in the depths of the English countryside working for...

'One of those books that makes you feel good about being alive!'In the imposing Glen Carrick House overlooking Scotland's famous Loch Ness, lives eighty-eight-year-old Mimi McKinlay, cared for by her three adult sons. Hamish has inherited his mother's musical talents, Fin is the responsible...

The women in black, so named for the black frocks they wear while working at Goode's department store, are busy selling ladies' dresses during the holiday rush. But they somehow find time to pursue other goals...Patty, in her mid-thirties, has been working at Goode's...

In danger, Pearl must bridge her inner and outer worlds by clearing veils of distortion when an unexpected fall takes her into another dimension. Here, she meets otherworldly characters who test and challenge yet offer a rare opportunity to uncover the hidden truths of...

Ever since moving away as a child, Katherine had felt a deep longing to return to Harborhaven, the only place that ever felt like home. Now, newly graduated, jobless, and with no place to live, Katherine returns to her beloved hometown, only to find...

Set in 2040, in this stand-alone sequel to Who Shall Live, Azura only wants to save her daughter, Noam, from the virus. After escaping the dying forest, she and Noam are captured and quarantined in The Pure House, a palace where they impregnate the...

Awake, Awake, Deborah! is about a woman coming of age at the beginning of the tumultuous Iron Age in the land of Israel. There are ongoing conflicts between the Israelites and Canaanites over land and resources. Deborah's childhood abruptly ends with the devastating raid...

Liesse Bennier meets her first love at a R騅eillons de L'An, the traditional French Canadian New Year's Eve celebration. Upon his return from WWI, they marry. But by the time Liesse is twenty, she moves back in with her parents as a young widow...

Author: Juliet BlackwellISBN-10: 1665228016ISBN-13: 9781665228015Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs

Broaching a taboo deeply embedded in the human psyche, this haunting story tells of a woman who desires "something more, as if something more had been promised her that was not yet given." The first published in 1962, The Son introduces readers to Vivian...

First published in 1966, A Conference of Victims charts the corrosive power of guilt and loneliness, showing how one terrible act can possess a family Hal O. Costigan, candidate for Congress, is the kind of man people envy. He has a loving wife, a...

A master of the short form, Gina Berriault stands somewhere between Chekhov and Isaac Babel in style and psychological acuity--and in this beautiful new edition of one of her most beloved novellas, she traces the changing relationships between one woman and two fellow novelists....

In a terrible time of war, one woman must fight for what she holds dear...Pennsylvania, 1777: As war rages in the American colonies, Clara Fletcher struggles to make do on her Chester County farm while her husband is off in the fight. Lonely in...

What if you knew exactly when you'd meet the love of your life? Edie Meyer knows. When her Grandma Gloria was a young woman, she had a vision of the exact day she would meet her soul mate -- and then Grandpa Ray showed...

Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up on the run with her con artist mother, she's been shuffled from town to town, drawn into bad situations, and has learned some unsavory...

Bella and Kate. Kate and Bella. From childhood they were bosom friends, Bella sensible and cautious, Kate gregarious and just a little dangerous.Author: Jessica FellowesISBN-10: 1638085072ISBN-13: 9781638085072Publisher: Center PointLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 500Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.51h x 5.73w x 1.14dLarge Print

Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery with her brother. Enter Luke: sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted that she...

Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It's called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who inhabit the building, alongside the human tenants,...

2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award WinnerFrom the author of Walking Home: Trail Stories-a gold and silver winner in the 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award-Celia Ryker's fiction debut is based on the true story of her grandmother, a woman who endured abuse and...

A heart-stirring novel about the joy that comes from finding love in unexpected places by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.Thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble lives in an unhappy home in the Sierra Nevada foothills where her father makes life miserable for...

The year is 1999, and thirteen-year-old Elliot is a self-appointed "diet coach" who teaches her classmates how to survive on one stick of gum a day to get heroin-chic, Kate Moss thin. Elliot is obsessed with her best friend and former "client" Lisa, who...

In a single day, Olivia Carson learns she's finally pregnant, her husband is having an affair, and her parents aren't really her parents. Her life in shambles, she flees to Key West, to the home of her aunt, an eccentric former movie star. Devastated...

For fans of Debbie Macomber and Elin Hilderbrand, Jean Stone's "lovingly rendered" (Booklist) novels are heartwarming beach reads set on beautiful Martha's Vineyard, featuring bestselling mystery author and Vineyard Inn proprietor Annie Sutton as she makes a fresh start on the island she's come...

Set in the breathtaking coastal California town of Miramar Bay, this uplifting new novel from internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn celebrates the challenges and triumphs of new beginnings, faith in the future, and the power of dreams that just won't let go. For fans...

Fans of Robyn Carr and Susan Mallery will adore this heartwarming new book from the beloved New York Times bestselling author. In a small Texas town where most families go back generations, four strangers meet and unite as they bury a father none of...

A thrilling new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of No Way Out, that fans of Nora Roberts and Rachel Caine won't want to miss! One woman's picture-perfect island sanctuary reveals itself to be filled with dangers in this exciting page-turner......

Fans of RaeAnne Thayne and Susan Mallery will adore the heartwarming new romance from the New York Times bestselling author, filled with the healing power of love and the enduring allure of the drive-in movie theater, as a woman who puts down new roots...

Now available in trade paper--just in time for women's history month--SIBA bestseller The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare explores the meaning of women's history and the sacrifices every mother makes for her daughter.What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but...

This is the story of the Bramble family--Margaret, Max, and Edie--three adult siblings careening through wildly different byways of adult life. Margaret, mother of three, is about to take her ailing father into the tumult and chaos of her already overcrowded home. Edie is...

It's an ordinary afternoon in Summer Breeze, Florida, when a young, wide-eyed girl steps into I Saw It First, the trash-to-treasure shop Christy Castleman and her Aunt Bobbie have opened. Clutching a jewelry box, Zeffie Adams tells Christy she needs money to pay her...

Haddie Kellar is passionate about three things: her marriage, her doctorate in botany, and women's rights. It's the injustices of the latter that sends her conscience plummeting into a dark lens of a way to level the playing field, even if it goes against...

In a world where gender is turned inside out, the struggle for equality continues...Brilliant scientist Ya'shul thinks he has everything a man could ask for: the honor of caring for his family, the opportunity to help conceive children, and a groundbreaking chance to prove...

No Man Came is the short story of a woman faced with a terrible choice. Inheriting love, pain, and a haunting warning from her Mammy, she grows into a fateful relationship with herself and others, especially her relationship with men. She begins her story...

Two brothers learn their father was murdered by their stepfather. Upon learning this, they both depart on journeys of self discovery leading them to the extremes of traditional Greenlandic culture and, finally, transcendence.Author: Hans LyngeISBN-10: 0996748024ISBN-13: 9780996748025Publisher: International Polar InstituteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2018Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Triumph, hardship, true grit...and one crazy dream.An inspirational story about one woman, with one dream, and one almighty driving passion.Inspired by Australia's first female open bullrider.Grace Lucas knows from an early age that climbing onto a bucking animal and holding on is exactly what...

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to...

The blockbuster bestseller now available as a gorgeous new hardcover! "A radiant debut."--Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book LoversTHE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to...

Love makes life a little wilder in this romantic comedy by debut author Katie Shepard. After a panic attack puts him in the hospital, charity executive Teagan Van Zijl is dragged by his sister to a wilderness therapy retreat in Montana. Lost in the...

A USA Today bestseller A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady--ah, lady...

It's 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Est馥 Lauder, and she's about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new...

"A love letter to bookstores and libraries." --The Boston Globe The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author...

Her first love has returned, and he's brought a friend... After running away from home and the boy who broke her heart, Evan Kennedy has kick-started the perfect new life with her celebrity fianc . So what if said fianc prefers guys? She knew...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a dangerous stalker-- but she can't keep herself and her daughter safe from a...

Knives Out and Ocean's 8 meets The Nest in this hilariously twisty novel by award-winning author HelenKay Dimon, about a woman who returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con artist family and tries to get them to go legit.One day a con man...