Fiction - Women

Told in alternating tales at once haunting and redemptive, A Tangled Mercy is a quintessentially American epic rooted in heartbreaking true events examining the harrowing depths of human brutality and betrayal, and our enduring hope for freedom and forgiveness.After the sudden death of her...

From the dark days of WWII to present-day North Carolina, this New York Times bestseller shares the lives of two couples overcoming destructive secrets -- and finding joy together. Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car...

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA LibraryReads PickTen years after her teenage daughter disappears, a woman crosses paths with a charming single father whose young child feels eerily familiar. The unanswered questions she's tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel...

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels crafts an unforgettable story of lives connected and friendship kindled in an action-packed and gripping novel. It's the most wonderful time of the year . . . and for Heather Andrews, security manager at Timberwoods Mall,...

Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize "Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in."--Colum McCann "Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Fascinating, because of the...

Two of Rosamunde Pilcher's most heartfelt novels reveal the sanctity of second chances and the irresistible pull of the past. The Empty HouseAt twenty-seven, Virginia has been through more than most people experience in a lifetime. When she and her two children travel to...

This year's lucky winner of a brand-new dream home: Janine Brown of Cedar Falls, Iowa.For heartbroken Janine "Janey" Brown, this announcement has the hallmarks of one of her Aunt Midge's harebrained plans to lure her from her tiny kitchen, where she's been submerging her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHandsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman--the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer--as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three...

She had everything figured out. But life had other plans.Melinda Foster had it all - well, almost. A charming vintage apartment in Minneapolis, a rewarding career at one of the city's top marketing firms, supportive friends and a flush bank account. So what if...

Whether you're in the heart of the Eastern Shore or the Eastern Shore is in your heart... Characters visit familiar local restaurants, inns, shops, parks, and museums as they cross paths through the charming towns and waterways of the Eastern Shore. From the female...

On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts and never returns....thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail.As the owner of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon knows a lot about art, antiques,...

An international bestseller, now available in this twentieth-anniversary revised edition, Rise the Euphrates reaches back to 1915, when nine-year-old Casard witnesses the massacre of her family during the Armenian genocide. Casard emigrates to America to put the unspeakable past behind her; yet as the...

No one steps up to life's banquet, holds out her tray, and orders, "Grief, please " But as a child, Candy Pekkala was served a heaping helping of it. Every buffet line has a dessert section, however, and when a cousin calls with a...

Isra Shadi, a twenty-one-year-old woman of mixed Palestinian and white descent, lives in California with her paternal amu (uncle), amtu (aunt), and cousins after the death of her mother and abandonment by her father at a young age. Ever the outcast in her amu...

"Locascio's story of a young American abroad is unflinching in its portrayal of sex, desire, racism, and the excitement and confusion of youth. Infused with erotics and politics, this is a novel that will haunt you."--Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer...

How far would you go to protect the ones you love...when they may not be yours to protect?When Josh's longtime partner, Grace, dies in a tragic accident, he is left with a mess of grief--and full custody of her seven-year-old son, Logan. While not...

They called themselves "the lucky ones" They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was...

Love and loyalty made them sisters. Secrets could still destroy them. As children in foster care, Cecilia and Robin vowed they would be the sisters each had never had. Now superstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when Robin is nearly killed...

"A twisty, captivating, edge-of-your-seat read." --Megan Miranda, bestselling author of All the Missing Girls"Creepy and oh so clever!" --Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Sometimes I LieA woman is forced to question her own identity in this riveting and emotionally charged thriller by the blockbuster...

The Top Three Sunday Times bestselling novel from Carrie Hope Fletcher, the author of On the Other Side. A story of love, food and a little bit of magic, All That She Can See is an enchanting and beautiful novel that's guaranteed to be...

"An exotic touch of intrigue arises in THE ITALIAN TEACHER . . . deliciously ironic and deeply affectionate."--Ron Charles, The Washington Post A masterful novel about the son of a great painter striving to create his own legacy, by the bestselling author of The...

The Last Great Dance on Earth is the triumphant final volume of Sandra Gulland's beloved trilogy based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte. When the novel opens, Josephine and Napoleon have been married for four tumultuous years. Napoleon is Josephine's great love, and she...

A statue of Thrush Green's famous son Nathaniel Patten has graced the village green for years, but little is actually known of him among present-day residents until an unexpected letter arrives.Author: Read, John S. GoodallISBN-10: 0618884432ISBN-13: 9780618884438Publisher: Harper PaperbacksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2008Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

Winner of numerous literary awards including the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and the Goldsmiths Prize, Eimear McBride's debut novel A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing plunges us into the psyche of a girl with breathtaking fury and intimacy....

Frances and Bernard meet in the summer of 1957. Afterward, he writes her a letter. Soon they are immersed in the kind of fast, deep friendship that can change the course of our lives.They find their way to New York and, for a few...

Superpowers Should Not Be Wasted On The YoungEuphemia Sage watched helplessly as Jane, covered in blood, clutched her precious jewelry and was bundled into the Mercedes. Just a few days earlier she'd discovered that Alison, her mousy receptionist at Sage Consulting, had been working...

True love and holiday cheer combine for an unforgettable romance in this second Happily Ever After novel featuring a North Carolina bookstore from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Ones. All he wants for Christmas... The second Joaquin Solis saw Savannah...

When two brave women flee from the Communist Red Scare, they soon discover that no future is free from the past.Amid the glitz and glamour of 1950s New York, Phoebe Adler pursues her dream of screenwriting. A dream that turns into a living nightmare...

Read this "enthralling" portrayal of the measures a mother will take to right the wrongs she's created while reigniting her rough and tough Texan bravery (Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help). Rose Mae Lolley's mother disappeared when she was eight, leaving Rose with...

From the author of Slow Heat, The Trouble with Paradise, and the Lucky Harbor novels... Pace Martin is the ace pitcher for the Pacific Heat. He's got the arm, the experience and the wins. He's also got the pain, the pressure, and the possible...

From the USA Today bestselling author of While We Were Watching Downton Abbey... Once upon a time four aspiring authors met at their very first writers' conference. Ten years later they're still friends, survivors of the ultra-competitive New York publishing world. Mallory St. James...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first two novels in a captivating saga about the lives and loves of four brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Sea Swept A champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn travels the world...

A particularly complicated love triangle sets this poetic novel in motion--from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Elizabeth and Nate, though habitually unfaithful to each other, have remained married for more than a decade. But after Elizabeth's latest lover commits...

To unify her family, Ave Maria must harness the power of love and its abiding truth in this lyrical and heartfelt novel, the third installment of the New York Times bestselling Big Stone Gap series "Trigiani can make you laugh in one sentence then...

When a drunken Pito proposes to Materena, she initially thinks it's just the booze talking. As she nevertheless starts planning, she juggles everyday life only to have Pito act as though he's forgotten his proposal.Author: C駘estine VaiteISBN-10: 0316016586ISBN-13: 9780316016582Publisher: Back Bay BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2006Pages:...

Melody, a young single mother, discovers she's descended from the last Tsar, Nicholas II. She becomes the best hope of a secret global society, Guardians of the Romanov Legacy, dedicated to restoring a Romanov to the throne of a New Russia. A diary and...

Two women. One shocking wartime secret. And a family mystery just waiting to be discovered...Berlin Zoo, 1943: Ten-year-old Adelaide and her newborn sister are orphaned after a devastating night of bombing. Heartbroken and frightened, Adelaide runs to her mother's closest friend, Katharina Heinroth, and...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NO. 1 BESTSELLERS THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY AND THE MISSING WIFE 'A glamorous, empowering read with a glorious spin on the wedding scene' Veronica Henry 'Reading a Sheila O'Flanagan novel always feels like sitting down for a cup...

A "captivating and bittersweet" novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69: Their secret love affair has lasted for decades--but this could be the summer that changes everything (People). When Mallory Blessing's son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his...

Just four words were printed in the card. He doesn't love you.I've been dreaming about this day - marrying Adam, my childhood sweetheart, who I've loved for eighteen years.I didn't realise the perfect day would turn into the perfect nightmare.I was so excited to...

2022 Best Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Women's Fiction2022 Independent Press Awards Winner in Chick-Lit2022 Independent Press Awards Winner in Romantic Comedy From Charming Falls Apart author Angela Terry comes a story about finding the courage to face your past, be true to your...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels comes a brand-new novel that blends her rich, character-driven storytelling with a hint of suspense, as a reclusive young woman struggles to piece her life back together... Ellie Bowman barely remembers the incident that put...

Quin Archer is the revenge-loving queen of the reality TV show Payback, and has dedicated her life to confronting and outing the guilty. But long before she was a star, Quin was an angry teenage student at a private New England girls' school, whose...

A "heartwarming" novel by USA Today bestseller Elizabeth Bromke: Four sisters are ready to start fresh... as soon as they settle the secrets of their past (Goodreads).On the verge of divorce, Megan Hannigan needs a distraction. So, she turns to the sunny tract of...

"A tense, psychological novel about what propels one 8-year-old girl to murder, and the complex ways this past chases her down in later life."--Publisher's description.Author: Nancy TuckerISBN-10: 0593414365ISBN-13: 9780593414361Publisher: Random House Large Print PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2021Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dLarge...

"A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of ParisA twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5--in chasing the secrets of others, how much will...

'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you...

USA Today bestselling author Liz Talley's emotional and heart-lifting novel about facing the past, unconditional love, and a woman on the verge of a breakthrough.After another all-night bender, one more failed stint at rehab, and a parole violation, self-destructive actress Chase London has to...

In this smart, tender, insightful novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime--and change us forever... When Elizabeth Caldwell...

'You and me - we're sisters, not enemies. We've got a real enemy at our door and we need to focus on that - together, united. I don't want to be fighting you as well.'In the small French town of Colmar, swastikas hang from...