Fiction - Women

The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. They've taken her in, shielding her from the world....

#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD - Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a...

Fans of Lauren Weisberger and Emily Henry won't want to miss this funny, sexy, and emotional novel that looks at modern relationships, modern choices, and redefining--not to mention rebranding--your dreams, through the eyes of an Instagram influencer. "Themes of personal choice and female empowerment...

A disgraced chef rediscovers her passion for food and her roots in this stunning novel rich in culture and full of delectable recipes. French-born American chef Sophie Valroux had one dream: to be part of the 1% of female chefs running a Michelin-starred restaurant....

Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape...

An instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Weekenders - a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations. Eccentric heiress Josephine Warrick is a notorious recluse - reigning over a crumbling pink...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts completes the Inn BoonsBoro trilogy with a novel of starting over and star-crosed love. Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out--with a tough-as-nails exterior and possibly nothing too soft underneath. He's surly and unsociable,...

A "mesmerizing" re-imagination of the final months of World War II (Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network), Hannah's War is an unforgettable love story about an exceptional woman and the dangerous power of her greatest discovery.Berlin, 1938. Groundbreaking physicist Dr. Hannah Weiss is...

You are not who you think you are. Your future is not what you think it will be.You are in danger...Alana Fulton, the beloved only child of wealthy American parents, is bookish and passionate about the past. In the final stages of a PhD...

Josie is finally coming out of a deep depression after losing her mom to breast cancer only to find out her husband has been having an affair with her best friend. Her life is already in shambles when she learns her mother had some...

The nineties have just come to a close when newly married twenty-somethings Ana and Paul abandon their deep-set roots in Jersey and move out west to Portland, Oregon. Soon after they settle into the sleepy, new city, Ana starts hanging out with Drew, her...

A Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, and CrimeReads Best Mystery Book of 2020 "Funny, fast-paced, and a pleasure to read." --The Wall Street Journal An egomaniacal movie director, an isolated island, and a decades-old murder--the addictive new novel from the bestselling author of Dear...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!In this warm and moving anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her literary legacy.Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book--Reunion...

"A can't-miss title for fans of chick lit and modern women's fiction."--Library Journal, STARRED reviewAn unlikely friendship between two stubborn, lonely souls anchors this big-hearted book and dares us all to ask for more.When her life falls apart on the eve of her 40th...

The sequel to Sweet Filthy Boy, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, a story of friends, love, and lust. Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don't even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours....

Tote bag, suitcase, backpack or duffle, it's time to pack for a summer of intrigue... Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends, and the mix between the regulars and "the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world, from the author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life. "Sophie Kinsella keeps her...

Author: Michelle HermanISBN-10: 0578905280ISBN-13: 9780578905280Publisher: Columbus State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2022Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2022

In her first anthology from the UNSTUCK Writer's Collective, author Shani Godwin has compiled a collection of beautiful stories from nine aspiring authors tackling subjects often buried within the hearts and souls of women.From finding your voice to grappling with the unexpected death of...

I am a forward-thinking girl, and don't stay where I am. 'Left right, be bright.' Pompey Casmilus, Stevie Smith's loquacious alter ego, works as a secretary and writes down on yellow office paper this wickedly amusing novel. "Dear Reader," she addresses us politely in...

From the acclaimed author of Red Island House, Andrea Lee's brilliant, outrageous collection of short stories confronts identity, desire, colliding cultures, and self-discovery. In vivid prose infused with wicked irony, award-winning author Andrea Lee takes us on a dazzling international journey into the hearts...

Young, beautiful, and successful La'Dai Roswell is at the prime of her life when her husband abruptly files for divorce. Eager and determined to find the motives behind his sudden change of heart of being her husband, she stops at nothing to find out...

A mother will risk everything to find her missing daughter in this twisty thriller from the author of Girl Gone Mad."Sometimes teenagers run away...Give her a few days. She'll be back."That's what the police tell Jessica Moore when her seventeen-year-old daughter, Wyn, vanishes. All...

An aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty, promise, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan.It's 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist and make...

A Buchanan brother finds a love to treasure in this scintillating historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands... After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de Valance is grateful for...

From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II. In 1943, Elise...

Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of the '60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrand's #1 New York Times bestselling historical novel.Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they...

The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar-and murder ... The Cookie Jar's busiest time of the year also happens to be the most wonderful time ... for Christmas cookies, Hannah's...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a compelling and disturbing novel about a prep school teacher accused of rape by a group of young girls, the woman who stands by him, and the repercussions of the case in a small,...

From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments--this story of an artist who goes in search of her missing father on a remote island in northern Quebec is a provocative blend of literary mystery, psychological thriller, and spiritual journey.Accompanied by her...

Two broken hearts discover an unpredictable path to healing in an emotional romance about fate and second chances by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.It's been two years since Chiara Kennedy lost her dearest friend, Rory. Chiara misses everything about her. Rory's widowed...

From the author of the Booker Prize longlisted novel The Water Cure comes another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our society: What if the life you're given is the wrong one?"Blue Ticket adds something new to the dystopian tradition set by Orwell's 1984 or Atwood's...

An electrifying rom-com set in the high stakes world of competitive gymnastics and filled with "charm, whimsy, and giddy romantic tension" (BuzzFeed)--from the author of the Love at First Like and Meant to Be Mine. *Named a Best Beach/Summer Read by O, The Oprah...

Teeming with marvelous, memorable characters in a novel that is a true masterpiece, Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home--the basis for the TV miniseries of the same name--is a book to be savored, reread, and cherished forever. Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before...

A powerful debut novel, praised by The New York Times, Bustle, and Hypable, that pulses with humor and empathy as it explores the heart's capacity for forgiveness.... Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began...

A new mother must adjust to a life she never asked for--and learns that sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you've been waiting for--in this spirited novel from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away and...

"There's no bigger name in women's fiction than Barbara Delinsky."--Rocky Mountain News (Denver) A beloved classic from Barbara Delinsky, More Than Friends is a powerful and unforgettable story of friendship, love, and forgiveness, emotionally vibrant and populated with truly memorable characters. "A first-rate storyteller"...

It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder...

The Last Mountain begins in January of 2010, with the advent of three separate expeditions created to produce the first female summiteer of all fourteen of the 8,000ers. Two of the climbers, Logan Healy, an American ex-ski racer and former model, and Chun Suek...

Anxious People meets the delights of bookish fiction in a stunning debut following a librarian whose quiet life is turned upside down when a priceless manuscript goes missing. Soon she has to ask: what holds more secrets in the library--the ancient books shelved in...

Paul looked up at me and winked. I felt slightly strengthened by his presence, as long as I didn't think about wanting Randall to be there. It went against my polite instincts to wish for one over the other.In the tradition of Jennifer Weiner,...

One of them is missing... One of them did it...The Thanksgiving retreat was meant to be a time for them to get away from it all, miles from the secrets that threaten to tear their family apart. But they're each hiding something: Rose hopes...

Chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best books of fiction of 2021One of the many well-educated Ivy League graduates with literary ambitions who flock to New York City every year, 25-year-old Melissa Fleischer has the great fortune to work as the assistant...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER " E]ssential reading for our dismal times." --The Wall Street Journal One of Bustle's "Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020" PopSugar's "26 Incredible New Books Coming Your Way This August" Good Housekeeping's "25 New Fall Books You Have to Read This Season"...

Four sisters. One family secret. And a chance to fix the past...Kate Hannigan is in charge of her late mother's estate, and she has a plan: divide everything evenly, including the old family house on the harbor. What she doesn't realize is that her...

As seen on The Today Show One of the best summer romance picks One of Publishers Weekly Best Romance Books of 2019 A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of...

Even the closest families have secrets hidden away.Bestselling novelist Sara Medlar is skilled at sharing stories about other people, but she hoped the truth about her own family would never surface. Her home in Lachlan, Florida, is her refuge, and she loves having her...

Set your beach chair up and sink your toes into the sand-it's finally summer in Cape May. Sarah's loving the boat life and spending time with Chris, but will an unexpected call from her ex change everything? Margaret is busy in the garden again...

A classic story of starting over and learning to love again When Molly learns that her grandfather is sick, she packs up her two sons without a second thought and makes the long drive to Sweetgrass, Montana. But once she arrives, her warm memories...

In post-World War II Russia, a girl must reconcile a tragic past with her hope for the future in this powerful and poignant novel about family secrets, passion and loss, perseverance and ambition.In a small, provincial town behind the Iron Curtain, Sasha lives in...