Fiction - Women

She knew. That's why Mom hadn't opened the door. She knew he was dead. Twenty years as an army brat, and Ember Howard knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What she didn't know was how she...

I See Things is a fast-paced thriller with lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very last page.Homicide Detectives Catherine Delaney and Cody O'Dell get a call from a woman who says she's had a vision of a dark-haired...

This "winsome story with charm to burn about second acts and second chances" (Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author) from the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief asks us how soon is too soon to fall in love again? Rudy never...

In New York Times bestselling author Marcia Muller's captivating mystery, private detective Sharon McCone's investigation hits closer to home than ever before? The Color of Fear When a knock on the door in the middle of the night wakes Sharon, she's wholly unprepared for...

"Brenner tempers the weighty emotional aspects of the sisters' journey with the fluffy frivolity of wedding planning, a contrast that fans of Emily Giffin and Lauren Weisberger will adore. Mixing high society and high drama, this one is witty, heartfelt, and fun." - BooklistMeryl...

A sexy, bold adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that re-paints favorite characters in twenty-first century colorsJudge Fitzwilliam Darcy, a legal expert on both sides of the Atlantic, is ready to hang up his black robe and return to the life of a...

A teenage pregnancy forces Amy to leave her abusive family home and search for help. Although she gets support from good people, poor self esteem and the voices from her past plague her. Just as she begins to gain some confidence, she's drawn into...

Flying home to New York after a much needed getaway abroad, private art conservator Mabry Kincaid learns that his downtown loft has been devastated by the World Trade Center attacks. Unable to resume his normal life, he flies south to North Carolina to visit...

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door "The most addictive book I've read in ages--so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant." --Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Danielle Steel comes an uplifting novel about an author who--to her surprise--inherits a grand estate near London. Sabrina Brooks is a wildly successful bestselling author of gripping thrillers. Unlike her fictional characters, Sabrina lives a quiet life in...

A vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her. "A gorgeously crafted retelling of Greek mythology, Medusa's Sisters is a celebration of the many faces love can wear." --BookPage (starred review) "Perfect for fans of Circe, this...

Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past--as well as new ones--in this first book in a spin-off series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels. After a difficult...

IN THIS CLASS, YOU CAN COME OUT ON TOP To eager students of human sexuality in all its wild and amazing forms: Welcome to Penthouse University, the premier center of higher learning in carnal knowledge. It's a place to explore-from making love in the...

New York Times bestselling author, Marcia Muller, brings you another thrilling mystery with her famous private investigator, Sharon McCone. Private eye Sharon McCone receives an e-mail asking for help from her emotionally disturbed half brother Darcy Blackhawk. She replies . . . but gets...

A teenage gang comes of age in the 1960s Bronx. Written when the author was twenty-four, this story was the basis for a major feature film.Author: Richard PriceISBN-10: 0395977746ISBN-13: 9780395977743Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/1999Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.60dReview Citation(s): Newsweek...

Nicole Hennessy's life revolves around her Zen practice at the Boston Zendo, seeking solace in the tenets of Buddhism to the chagrin of her Irish Catholic family. After a decade of grueling spiritual practice under her Master's tutelage, living on a shoestring budget as...

The author of the critically acclaimed Wife 22 has written a captivating novel about a love that transcends time--perfect for readers of The Time Traveler's Wife, Time and Again, and the novels of Alice Hoffman. San Francisco, 1975. A single mother, Lux Lysander is...

One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their...

In this "edge-of-your-seat" thriller and sequel to the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine book club pick Conviction (The Los Angeles Times), Anna and Fin find themselves on another breathtaking chase across Europe--and another race to save their own lives. Deception. Theft. Murder. All you...

Singing in Silence is a historical spiritual and feminist thriller, connecting a similar random series of historical events into a single story that moves from San Francisco to France and spectacularly climaxes in Turkey. The book creates a universe in which everything is connected;...

The Pendulum Trilogy: when life gives you second chances"Driving With the Top Down is like a margarita: tart, refreshing, and utterly intoxicating. At times funny, at times poignant, but always exhilarating, this is a novel you'll consume in lusty gulps." -JUDITH ARNOLD, USA TODAY...

The Pendulum Trilogy: when life gives you second chances"Emotionally complex and deeply involving, this is the story of a woman dealing with impossible challenges-and finding grace and humanity in the journey." -SUSAN WIGGS, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorLiz Tanner has spent her life...

Violet Bentley bought the run-down Blue Heron Cottages and updated the small beachside resort in the quaint town of Moonbeam. Her brother, Rob, is temporarily living with her in the owner's cottage and helping with the resort. She adores him-really she does-he's all the...

It's 1923 and Annie O'Leary has made a rational and even beautiful life for herself on the back ward of a state asylum, where she's confined for a terrible crime she doesn't remember committing. She writes poetry, helps the nurses, and sings old hymns...

Welcome to Estate of Mind. A beautiful bed and breakfast in an old apple orchard in the middle of the middle of nowhere. Ever wonder what restoring an old mansion and turning it into a bed and breakfast would be like? Miranda simply had...

"Sly, witty, and utterly compelling, Valerie Werder's Thieves illuminates how we create and examine our selves in thrall to late capitalism--and how we're all thieves of one kind or another. This novel gives immense pleasure..."--CLAIRE MESSUD Valerie Werder's debut novel, Thieves, is an autofictional...

Attracted to her new millionaire boss.Followed by a past she can't quite forget.Will this New Year's Eve be the day that changes everything? Ro Murray is looking for adventure. Stuck in the same old rut while she watches her ex-fiance living it up on...

The first family holiday with her father's new wife, Jenny's Thanksgiving could be a catastrophe or the chance to start again.A poignant story with all of the traditional family fun of the holiday and the nervous butterflies of a new romance. Love is at...

A new adult romance from Entangled's Embrace imprint...Take a chance and change your life... College is where Hannah Gregory plans to follow in her dad's footsteps as a chemistry prodigy-except she bombs her first test. And now her future isn't so certain. Worse, she's...

"Buy it. Read it. Have lots of Kleenex on hand. Scott's stories are always powerful and emotional but they're honest, she doesn't jerk you around or manipulate you. The power of the stories and of the characters emotions gets into you and sweeps you...

"After The War is Jessica Scott's best book to date. It was a powerful and emotional book" - Smut Book Junkies From USA Today bestselling author Jessica Scott, a compelling story of daring to love again. New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross calls...

She hasn't fallen out of love with her husband. She just can't stand his church.Katrina's idea of a pastor's wife doesn't match reality. She expected a warm welcome and spiritually stimulating conversations. The last thing she expected was a church congregation that was so...

What happens when the miracle God gives you threatens to destroy your marriage? Laurie Crane is happily married. And she is usually able to overlook her husband's moments of quiet sadness. If only God would give them a child ... Pierce wants a child...

Revised edition 2017 It was the storm of the century that had Morgan O'Malley corralled inside her historic downtown barbershop. With nothing but time to do during this locked down situation she flashbacked on her life of the Catholic school girl. She had lived...

Judith's marriage to Adam is failing fast. Despite her best efforts, his attention is entirely taken up by his law practice while her existence-if he remembers it-is merely something to criticize. Thankfully, Judith has an antique shop and her best friend and business partner,...

Polly Faith Harmony is the ultimate ecumenical love child. Born to former hippies turned millionaire entrepreneurs, she's one part Jewish, one part Catholic, one part Episcopalian, and one part Unitarian-hence her name. Could have been worse. Her Flower Power parents might have named her...

Winner of the Gival Press Novel Award A violent and unusual crime is committed in a frankly imagined rural Texas of 1936: two ranchers attempt to castrate a neighbor under circumstances deriving from standard gender and social relations. The daughter of prominent landowners, regarded...

Over the next year, can Mahogany Brown learn to love herself ... and her hair? Damaged. Stressed. Out of control. Those words could describe not only Mahogany's hair but her love-life. When she realizes that she has spent the last seven years being someone...

A murdered ranch hand. An erratic lover. If she doesn't uncover the killer, Maggie's body may be next on the dead pile."Hutchins' Maggie is an irresistible train wreck--you can't help but turn the page to see what trouble she'll get herself into next." Robert...

A controversial tourist resort. An unsolved beachside murder. Does she have the pipes to blow the whistle on a deadly conspiracy?Everyone wants a piece of Ava's skyrocketing star power... including her serious boyfriend and her deadbeat baby daddy. But when she visits the future...

After losing her husband, she's not about to lose this race. But if she doesn't drop out, she could lose her family.When Michele Lopez Hanson quit her law practice to become an author, she was looking forward to spending more time at home with...

Los Angeles Times Summer Books Preview selectionLos Angeles Magazine Now Read This: The Best of L.A.A Jane's Addiction Pick, W MagazineSouth Florida Lifestyle Summer ReadZoe Report Best Summer Beach ReadHelloGiggles Summer Guide to Truly Spectacular Reading "Famous Baby is inventive, hysterical, and touching. Karen...

Whitney Faelhaber is a strong, independent woman. Just ask her, and she'll tell you. Over and over again. But when her favorite aunt passes away and leaves her Velvet Printing, Whitney's strength and independence are challenged in unexpected ways. On paper, it sounds easy-all...

Empty-nester, Cherie Johnson, a fifty-something menopausal high school English teacher with a grown-up family and a hankering to retire from the North Carolina public school system, thinks she has it made, until a triple whammy hits her on Valentine's Day. Hope, Cherie's older and...

With dark humor, the recurring characters in Roberta Allen's stories see themselves and others through distorting mirrors. The pain of never quite connecting is thrown into shadow as they go about their everyday lives and try to recapture their youth.Author: Roberta AllenISBN-10: 1938349709ISBN-13: 9781938349706Publisher:...

It was love at first sight. For their dogs.Cody Jones didn't expect to ever return to Applebottom, planning a long life of military service and world travel.But a devastating injury in Iraq narrows his options, so he begrudgingly helps his mother expand her doggy...

She started the blaze. The firefighter fanned the flame.Abby Tyler welcomes you to the witty, well-meaning busybodies of Applebottom, Missouri, where the community takes its pies -- and its matchmaking -- very seriously.Lorelei Spencer is over that loser who wasted the last few years...

A sister s darkest secret is revealed at her brother s wedding. A woman with extrasensory visions accidentally gives her philandering husband her blessing. A dying mother wishes her cancer was her daughters, not hers. "Pretend I m Your Friend" lays bare the fear,...

"I have spent years going over our past, untangling memories from dreams, trying to pinpoint the exact moment when fate sealed. The easiest place to start is with the most blatant mistake: our mother, Jenny, kept the matchbooks in the junk drawer." So begins...

Author: Karen BieryISBN-10: 1937958787ISBN-13: 9781937958787Publisher: Red Engine PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2014Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d