Fiction - Women

Megan Frampton dazzles in the first book in her new series, A School for Scoundrels. Five gentlemen with unbreakable bonds navigate life--and love--in London. Perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean and anyone who loves BRIDGERTON! To Lady Wilhelmina Bettesford, the "game" of finding a...

From the author of the "genuinely funny" and "delightful" Loathe at First Sight (NPR) and "cinematic, charming" So We Meet Again (Emily Henry), a fun rom-com about a young Korean-American woman having to return to college after discovering she's a few credits shy of...

An NPR Best Book of the Year"A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!"--Tara Conklin, New York...

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan's utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House...Beloved high...

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper lady--whom he can't stop thinking about.Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a...

A wedding brings a shocking surprise in New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde's newest Moonglow Cove novel. Perfect for fans of Susan Wiggs, Jill Shalvis, and Robyn Carr.It wasn't the wedding night she'd expected! When Samantha said "I do" to Luca Ginelli, she...

A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A LIBRARYREADS PICK *AN AMAZON EDITORS PICK "On every page there are little shimmering bombs. Like Room, where parenthood is at once...

"This is a truly character-driven novel that explores how people define themselves, the creation of family and home, and the importance of memory and language. . . . Fans of historical epics won't be able to put this book down."--Historical Novel Society"Emotionally satisfying. ....

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming tale of three people who are brought together when they're bequeathed an old Wild West inn that has the potential to pull their lives apart, but instead turns into the...

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming tale of three people who are brought together when they're bequeathed an old Wild West inn that has the potential to pull their lives apart, but instead turns into the...

"[A] brave and heartfelt book of truths."--New York Times Book Review (A Group Text Pick and Editors' Choice)From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults--and finally reckon with their childhoodA...

"Contemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth." -- Washington Post"Great fun and extremely smart." -- npr.orgNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Vogue * Marie Claire * Glamour * Essence * Oprah Daily * Entertainment Weekly *...

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...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics delivers a wise, timely, big-hearted novel of unplanned isolation and newly forged community.Where does one go, you might ask, when the world falls apart? When the immutable facts of your life--the mundane, the trivial,...

The scandalous women of the SOCIETY OF SIRENS are back with an explosive secret...their ranks include a duchess in disguiseOnce upon a time she married in secret...An activist painter of radicals and harlots, Cornelia Ludgate dismisses love and marriage as threats to freedom. But...

Some love stories end before they even begin...***When Lili meets Ben by chance one hot summer's day, it feels like fate. But life is about to take them in different directions, and so they agree to meet next July, in the beautiful hidden garden...

'I was hooked from page one. Be prepared to laugh and cry throughout this book!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fabulous family drama...it kept me turning the pages from beginning to end' - Kerry Fisher the bestselling author of The Silent WifeYou can run from a...

'Lisa Timoney's debut has all the elements of a fabulous family drama...it kept me turning the pages from beginning to end' - Kerry Fisher the bestselling author of The Silent Wife'I devoured this' NetGalley review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Will her daughter's secret tear her family apart? When troubled...

Danny Boy is 'gloriously nostalgic' My Weekly Books of 2023 choice'A terrific, edge-of-the-seat story ... whose ending had me in the right kind of tears' Maggie Gee'As evocative as Graham Green's iconic Brighton Rock ***** Amazon reviewer'Fantastic storytelling' ***** Amazon reviewer'Gripping story - engaging,...

A brand-new standalone title from New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans, set in the same world as her bestselling series REAL. A bad boy with something to prove.A woman with a mission.The race of their lives.The love of a lifetime. Author: Katy EvansISBN-10:...

The Butterfly Girls, Grace Webster and Meg Vogel seem to have an idyllic and enduring friendship, that is until Meg betrays Grace. Her self-serving decision sets off a chain of events that changes everyone's lives, forever.Missionaries, Grace and her husband Josh foolishly ignore the...

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes The Wait, Book 15 of The Seaside Saga. In the New England beach town of Stony Point, everyone is waiting for something. Or someone. They're waiting for an answer. Waiting for something to believe in....

Three women, a nation seduced by a madman, and the Nazi breeding program to create a so-called master raceAt Heim Hochland, a Nazi breeding home in Bavaria, three women's fates are irrevocably intertwined. Gundi is a pregnant university student from Berlin. An Aryan beauty,...

A secret bundle in a dusty corner sends the Benson family reeling.It wasn't meant to be uncovered. But when her son Brent stumbles across something curious hidden in the workshop, innkeeper Mae Benson must relive events she thought she had left thirty years in...

With echoes of classic Hollywood love stories like Serendipity and An Affair to Remember, Viola Shipman's latest winter charmer following the USA TODAY bestseller The Secret of Snow is sure to tug on heartstrings and delight readers who love books about books, missed connections...

After All the Feels and Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade once again delivers a warm and wonderful romantic comedy about two co-stars who once had an incredible one-night stand--and after years of filming on the same remote island, are finally ready to yield to temptation...

Based on the true story of the Cook sisters, who smuggled valuables out of 1930s Nazi Germany to finance a daring, secret operation to help Jews find hope for a new life in EnglandBritish sisters Ida and Louise Cook enjoy their quiet, unassuming lives...

A propulsive contemporary women's fiction debut with dark humor and messy yet warm-hearted family dynamics, perfect for fans of Claire Lombardo's The Most Fun We Ever Had and Emma Straub's All Adults HereAll families are messy. Some are disasters.Natalie Walker is the reason her...

One play. Four women. One Almighty God.A surprise pregnancy and the loss of her company forces Serene Stone home. When a smear campaign against her adds to the pressure, her marriage is put to the test.Jenna Owens is a failure as a pastor's wife,...

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes "historical fiction that feels uncomfortably relevant today" (Kirkus Reviews) about "America's Joan of Arc"--the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In...

Inspired by a real event, this is the story of a woman and a city that were violated. It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place, and the...

Woman's Story tells the stories of Latina women's lives. Depicting conflict in gender bias, experiences of exploitation, violence, and powerlessness, sometimes resulting in pain and despair in their turbulent world. But these stories also tell of these women's celebration of life itself that empowers...

A bittersweet story of friendship and overcoming grief from a critically acclaimed author.Olivia Montag is a professor who doesn't have all the answers. The devastating loss of a child ended her marriage, and she's been overlooked for a job promotion one time too many....

A penetrating study of passion, suffering, and loss from one of Norway's most tenacious writers: National Book Award Finalist and PEN translation prize winner Hanne rstavik Celebrated throughout the world for her candor and sensitivity to the rhythms of language, Hanne rstavik is a...

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A new masterwork of satire, lore, and living memory from the leading voice of French-Rwandan literature "Mukasonga breathes upon a vanished world and brings it to life in all its sparkling multifariousness" --J.M. Coetzee In four beautifully...

They say time heals all wounds. But some wounds never fade.Fletcher Lockwood hopes to rediscover his muse at a northern California retreat.What he doesn't expect is to fall in love.After weeks of zero inspiration and no new music, Fletcher's manager suggests a break. Time...

A novel based on the shocking true eighteenth-century story of a Scottish noblewoman whose own husband faked her death and exiled her to a remote island, where she could never be found.Edinburgh, January 1732. It's the funeral of Rachel, wife of high-ranking aristocrat Lord...

This anthology presents readers with a broad selection of fiction written between the late 19th century and today. The collection opens with the early realist Elisabeth Aspe, who described both village life and urban fear during the final decades of the 19th century. Early...

Full of sparkling festive magic, Little Woodville is all set for Christmas...Belle Nightingale hasn't celebrated Christmas properly since she lost touch with her Gran and left the tiny village in the Cotswolds behind two decades ago.Back in Little Woodville to sell the cottage she...

For fans of Sarah Morgan, Jessica Redland and Kate Forster.Is Christmas in New York a time for new beginnings?It's Thanksgiving and friends are gathered at the Inglenook Inn to get ready for the wedding of the year as Cleo and Dylan prepare to tie...

All NEW from Kate Frost.Follow your heart and then your dreams...'A perfect escape to Italy, with sunshine, devastating secrets, tears, smiles and a hero you will fall in love with.' - Bestselling Author Jennifer Bohnet'A beautiful novel about life choices and moving on, set...

Brand new from the bestselling author of Worn Out Wife Seeks New LifeSasha Greenhope has a very lovely life. Her marriage is solid, her only daughter is delightful, and the family business is going full steam ahead.The only blip on the horizon is the...

The brand new instalment in Jessica Redland's bestselling Hedgehog Hollow series!Samantha has a secret. Returning home from her dream honeymoon to the normality of running her beloved Hedgehog Hollow rescue centre, she's ready for the next chapter of her life with Josh. Or is...

For fans of Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka's Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection.Lying alone on the edge of...

Denise-Marie Martin's debut novel exposes the greatest longings of the human heart: to belong and be loved. Tangled Violets is the riveting story of an adoptee's search to find out who she is. Advanced degrees, professional success, and a string of failed marriages have...

Children's book author Mort Lear dies accidentally at his Connecticut home and he leaves his property and all its contents to his trusted assistant, Tomasina Daulair. She is moved by his generosity but dismayed by the complicated and defiant directives in his will.Author: Julia...

Urban city girl Vanessa Lynn Dickens is young, attractive, and smart. However, as vines can overgrow and suffocate a tree, likewise Vanessa is overtaken with personal challenges that seem impossible to overcome. She lost her mom at age seven and was raised by a...

Can she trust the people she loves? Can she trust herself? A new mother is pushed to the edge in a provocative thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Open House.After the traumatic birth of her daughter at a New York City hospital,...

A captivating novel of manners that tells the story of a dark and disturbing period of British history, by a master storyteller. It is the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England after years abroad. Moving into her sister's grand country...

Based on true, yet unbelievable, events, Guarding Secrets is the story of the extreme power one prisoner wields, not only over his fellow inmates, but also over the female correctional officers who guard him.DaQuan is in jail, but he is no ordinary inmate. He...