Fiction - Women

When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the Gaborone City Council, Mma Ramotswe is unsure until she learns that developers plan to build the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard. Her opponent is none other...

In the second book of Nora Roberts's Dream Trilogy, the ever practical Kate Powell finds her career sidetracked by a scandal--one that will teach her the value of family, friendship, and love... Surrounded by the sweeping cliffs and beauty of Big Sur, Kate Powell...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed author of Circle of Friends - In a small town on the west coast of Ireland, an unlikely cast of characters come together at a newly opened inn. This "delightful [novel that] radiates the warmth...

Laughter and wedding bells ring as #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon takes her millions of fans behind the scenes of the most cherished event in Mitford history.Mitford's Lord's Chapel is the home to the most joyful event in years: the wedding...

"Everybody's Son probes directly into the tender spots of race and privilege in America. . . . With assured prose and deep insight into the human heart, Umrigar explores the moral gray zone of what parents, no matter their race, will do for love."...

"The Atomic City Girls is a fascinating and compelling novel about a little-known piece of WWII history."--Maggie Leffler, international bestselling author of The Secrets of FlightIn the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and The Wives of Los Alamos, comes this riveting novel of the...

Reese's Book Club Pick Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Top 10 Thriller of 2021 A Washington Post Top 10 Thriller or Mystery of 2021 "If you love a mystery, then you'll devour [Northern Spy] . . . I...

"Everyone is an outsider somewhere. There's a sameness to being different." After an unwanted southern migration, an upside-down world in 1943 offers military wife and mother, Maggie Slone, a job at Charlotte's largest wartime employer-the massive and dangerous Shell Assembly Plant. Meanwhile, military wife...

In this page-turning psychological thriller from an author who Stephen King called an absolute master, a young female police officer faces danger on all fronts--from a clever victim of abuse, her colleagues on the force, and even her own mobster father.Philomena McCarthy is a...

After moving to a coastal town a gay couple is drawn to a group of outsiders living on the edge of the sea In Spell Heaven, a linked story collection, a lesbian couple moves to a coast town and unexpectedly finds a sense of...

One of Hasty Booklist's Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels!USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight brings together a brilliant dual-narrative story about Nancy Mitford--one of 1930s London's hottest socialites, authors, and a member of the scandalous Mitford Sisters--and a modern American desperate for change, connected...

Sherryl Woods is the author of Feels Like Family, a Netflix Book Club Pick!BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authorsNot at Eight, Darling by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl WoodsTV producer Barrie MacDonald has worked for years to...

The hilarious new stand-alone romantic comedy perfect for any mom who's tried to have it all. "I don't think I have laughed out loud so much at a book while at the same time - felt so emotionally connected to the characters." -This Book,...

A luminous narrative inspired by the fascinating real case of "the Blue People of Kentucky" that probes questions of identity, love, and family. *A "Best Book of the Month" by The Southern Review of Books* In 1937, there are recesses in Appalachia no outsiders...

2021 CRIME FICTION PICK OF THE YEAR-DIVERSE VOICES BOOK REVIEW NAMED ONE OF CRIMEREADS' "MOST ANTICIPATED CRIME BOOKS OF 2021" When your past comes back to haunt you, you are forced to see who you really are. Mariam is pregnant and fleeing an abusive...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas, a romantic, heartwarming contemporary new series set in Honey Creek, Texas--a little town nestled in the rolling hills bordering the Brazos River, where family bonds and legends run deep, and friendship and love...

"Sonya Lalli's savvy novel puts relationships in all of their forms--family, friends, and romance--on even footing as a young woman works to find happiness."--Shelf Awareness Serena Singh is tired of everyone telling her what she should want--and she is ready to prove to her...

This program includes a bonus interview with the author. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER#1 INDIE BESTSELLER The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation...

If you love Lenora Bell and Tessa Dare, you'll love the next book in New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell's Logical Man's Society series about a delicious battle of the sexes between a determined woman and a stubborn gentleman. She arrived in town,...

For fans of historical novels by Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly comes a "gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game" (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) following three friends who struggle to remain loyal as one of them...

"I believe in expecting light. That's my job." A hospital chaplain offers compassion to her patients over the course of one eventful night shift, and finds some for herself, too.Author: Ellen CooneyISBN-10: 1566895979ISBN-13: 9781566895972Publisher: Coffee House PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2020Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.20h x...

Young and brilliant poet Elizabeth Graeme comes of age in colonial Philadelphia bearing an exceptional talent for writing and an unwillingness to be like all the other young women around her.After a successful trip to England and an audience with the king, the sudden...

From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. Her lips tasted like Cabernet and her touch was like fire. I was blinded by what she did to me. I so easily fell for something I thought I'd...

From an outspoken Iranian author comes a "charming, powerful novella" that is banned in Iran for its depiction of female freedom (Publishers Weekly). "Parsipur is a courageous, talented woman, and above all, a great writer." --Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis This modern literary masterpiece...

A Texas Ranger with a tough exterior but kind heart is given a second chance at love in this action-packed romance where good triumphs evil by New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin. Third generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a...

The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A missing person, a grieving family, a curious clue: a half-finished manuscript set in Paris Once a week, I chase men who are not my husband. . . . When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah,...

Olivia Lockhart-Griffin Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, Jack and I are just back from our honeymoon, and I'm eager to catch up with my friends Bob and Peggy Beldon, who run the Thyme and Tide bed-and-breakfast at 44 Cranberry Point. It's a popular place...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl comes the final book of the extraordinary Wideacre trilogy as the heir to the great estate comes home at last. Meridon knows she does not belong in the dirty, vagabond life...

Former free spirit Zoe Collins swore she'd never again set foot in Copper Creek or speak to the man who broke her heart. But return she must when she inherits a peach orchard nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.When Zoe returns...

"Alsanea's wisdom and insight into the female experience seem surreal. She captures the core, universal truths of the complications in finding and holding a life partner. Her characters provide wisdom to each other that are astounding in their accuracy, and Alsanea thus speaks for...

From the bestselling author of Where the Lost Wander and What the Wind Knows comes the evocative story of two people whose paths collide against the backdrop of mystery, murder, and the Great Depression.Chicago, 1923: Ten-year-old Dani Flanagan returns home to find police swarming...

What happens when an impoverished duke with a reputation for being a rogue collides with a strong-willed heiress who wants to explore the world? An unlikely friendship...and unexpected passion.Cailin Audley doesn't fit in with Polite Society. A life spent among the working class taught...

Journey to Five Island Cove for a roaring good time with friends old and new, their sons and daughters, and all their new husbands as they navigate the heartaches and celebrations of life and love.Jean Shields is devastated when the adoption she and her...

The story can now be told. In 1999, an elite interdisciplinary team headed by Nobel laureate Andrew Danicek gathered in California to carry out a ground-breaking time-travel experiment. While the rest of the world remained unaware, Julius Caesar was successfully transported from the last...

"A sparkling, life-affirming novel--sunshine on the page."--Cathy Kelly"Heartwarming."--Irish IndependentReturn to USA Today bestselling author Felicity Hayes-McCoy's Finfarran Peninsula with this enchanting novel in the vein of Jenny Colgan, Maeve Binchy, and Nancy Thayer--humming with the rhythms of modern rural Irish life--in which librarian Hanna...

A homecoming snares a young woman in a dangerous tangle of lies, secrets, and bad blood in this gripping novel by the bestselling author of An Accusation.Running from a bad relationship, journalist Jo Sharpe heads home to Arthurville, the drought-stricken town she turned her...

A heart-rending work of historical fiction telling the story of Marilla Cuthbert, long before Anne came to Green Gables farm. Marilla Cuthbert was fifty-two years old when the plucky red-headed Anne Shirley came to live with her and her brother, Matthew, at Green Gables...

Marj Charlier's The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church.At that time, women are afforded few...

A sparkling romantic comedy starring a bestselling author who goes to Paris to overcome writer's block and rediscovers family, independence, and love along the way. All Maggie Bliss needs to do is write. Forty-eight years old and newly single (again ), she ventures to...

Fern Michaels is a national treasure, and her latest in the Sisterhood series finds the stalwart friends bringing justice--and hope--to families devastated by a greedy con artist. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest...

Marry the love of my life. Become a mother. Write a book. Number one was complete. I was well on my way to checking off goals two and three, before a cancer diagnosis derailed my plans. A story meant to chronicle the journey of...

There are three things you need to know about Ashley Winston: 1) She has six brothers and they all have beards, 2) She is a reader, and 3) She knows how to knit. Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston's preferred coping strategy is escapism. She...

Your husband took his own life. Tell the truth and destroy what's left of your family. Or keep a secret that will tear you apart. What would you do? Olivia and David were the perfect couple with their whole lives in front of them....

From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours Experience three novellas about the joys and trials of sisterhood The Sea Glass SistersA mother-daughter road trip is the last thing Elizabeth Gallagher needs. But with an impending hurricane, they are determined...

A jilted bride falls in love with a struggling innkeeper during a romantic mountain getaway in this heartwarming second installment of the Bluebell Inn Romance series.Rising Hollywood star Mia Emerson is looking for a safe place to land in the wake of a public...

Jennifer Weiner's richest, wittiest, most true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journay of new motherhood.Becky is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderfull husband and baby...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes the first Novel of the Fallen Angels. Redemption isn't a word Jim Heron knows much about--his specialty is revenge, and to him, sin is all relative. But everything changes...

Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some...

"Anyone suffering Downton Abbey withdrawal symptoms (who isn't?) will find an instant tonic in Daisy Goodwin's The American Heiress. The story of Cora Cash, an American heiress in the 1890s who bags an English duke, this is a deliciously evocative first novel that lingers...