Fiction - Women

From the author of The Matzah Ball comes a pitch-perfect romcom following a third-generation Jewish matchmaker who unwittingly finds her own search for love thrust into the spotlight...The perfect Jewish husband should be: A doctor or lawyer (preferably a doctor) Baggage-free (no previous marriages,...

In 1930, twenty-year-old Promise Mears Crawford finds herself trapped in an identity not of her making, betrothed to a man not of her choosing, and entwined in the aftermath of the first racial murder in twenty years on her island haven of Martonsville, Georgia.When...

"Good sarcastic banter, discussions of top comedians and enough food descriptions to make me salivate."--USA Today Two down-on-their-luck comedians embark on a road tour and find more than a few good laughs on the way. Olivia Vincent dreams of stand-up comedy stardom. Bustling around...

In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a...

Messenger tells the story of twenty-something journalist, Alana Peterson, who is convinced she's found her big break when she meets Messenger, a mysterious old woman who delivers life-changing messages to seemingly random people all over New York City. Alana investigates, trying to determine if...

A novel of family and place and belonging. --Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer Prize finalist Tender and suspenseful. --Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author Some places never leave you... After a disastrous summer spent at her family's home on Cape Cod when she is seventeen,...

From the USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe comes Heather Webber's next charming novel, In the Middle of Hickory Lane! Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up...

ClaRina Kendall Faulk, eldest of the Kendall sisters, has always been the reliable one. Blessed with an immaculate home, handsome husband, and lifestyle that most would dream for, she appears to be the epitome of success. However, no one knows the personal hell she...

In Jinwar and Other Stories, a collection of six short stories, Alex Poppe weaves together a narrative about modern women creating independent lives in the US, the Syrian and Kurdish Middle East, and back again. Follow the women as they navigate post-traumatic stress, trying...

In Huet Pointe, ambition is as dangerous as the brackish water that surrounds the sliver of land. But the women of this antebellum hamlet yearn for more than society insists they be-devout, feminine, and content with living according to cultural norms. So, what's a...

Written in Lauren K. Denton's signature Southern style, The One You're With tells the story of a seemingly perfect marriage rocked by secrets from the past.High-school sweethearts Mac and Edie Swan lead a seemingly picture-perfect life in the sleepy-sweet community of Oak Hill, near...

He is German. She is English. Their countries are enemies. Can love bring them together? Inspired by an incredible true story, this is a sweeping tale about the power of hope in the face of war and the legacy of an impossible choice.1946, Norfolk,...

An award-winning finalist in the 2021 American Fiction Awards, The Wilderness Between Us is an extraordinary story about nature's role in the renewal of the human spirit, the victory of compassion and the promise of a new start. It's a page-turner with heart. Relationships,...

Christy Carlyle dazzles with the first romance in her enchanting Love on Holiday series.Will Hart, the Duke of Ashmore, is everything his father was not: scrupulously honest, forbidding, and apparently joyless. As a duke, he's a catch, but as a grumpy stick-in-the mud, no...

A visceral, tender, and brave portrait of addiction, recovery, and motherhood, as harrowing and intense as Shuggie Bain.Sonya used to perform on stage. She attended glamorous parties, dated handsome men, rode in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived...

*IndieBRAG medallion recipient.*Shelf Unbound Finalist for 2021 Best Indie Book Award.*Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021 Finalist in the category of Historical Fiction.*American Fiction Awards 2021 Finalist in the category of Family Saga.*Shortlisted for the 2021 Goethe Award by Chanticleer International.*Book Excellence Awards 2022...

Run away to the Dorset countryside, to the sleepy village of Honeymoon, where rose-adorned thatched cottages soak up the sunlight and Emma is risking everything for a brave new start on life and love...When Emma's useless fiancé tells her a lie she cannot forgive,...

Vicissitudes confronts the transformative power of love in black romance and relationships when we dare to question conventional ideas about gender and sexuality and who we consider worthy of our love and commitment. Narrated through various character perspectives, Vicissitudes explores the intricacies and complexities...

Raised in a restrictive and oppressive household, Harriet Frean is used to sacrificing her own happiness and comfort for the sake of others, in fact, she's proud of it. Taught that women were to be submissive, pious, kind, and quiet, Harriet molds herself into...

After losing her young husband, Carrie Gable buries her grief at historic the Gable Inn, the now defunct bed-and-breakfast where her mother-in-law lives and works. Before long, Doreen's medical bills drive Carrie to make an impossible choice: open for business and risk Doreen's health...

Family secrets revealed, unannounced house guests, a husband's wandering eye, and an old love affair to boot... so much for Flora's luxurious escape to the chateau in the South of France."A thoroughly engaging, entertaining read" -The Daily MailWhen Flora, James, and their two teenage...

From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes the gutwrenching story of one woman's battle to break free of the male-dominated, sexual pay-to-play culture of Hollywood.... THE LONELY LADYJeriLee Randall is a young girl with dreams of being...

From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes the gutwrenching story of one woman's battle to break free of the male-dominated, sexual pay-to-play culture of Hollywood.... THE LONELY LADYJeriLee Randall is a young girl with dreams of being...

A portrait of an artist trapped by convention and expectations but longing for the chaos that can set her free.Growing up on a farm in early twentieth-century rural Iceland, Karitas Jsdtir, one of six siblings, yearns for a new life. An artist, Karitas has...

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Time I Fall, a sexy standalone romance about a woman learning to love herself and the guy who's loved her all along.He's my brother's best friend. The hot guy with the heart of gold...

Women Writing the West WILLA Award Finalist From "the reigning royalty of Minnesota murder mysteries" (The Rake) comes a striking new heroine: a young Irish immigrant caught up in a deadly plot in nineteenth-century Deadwood When I was fifteen and my brother Seamus sixteen,...

A hilarious romp through love, food, and Italy. Do you love life? In this hilarious frolic through the hills of Italy, our heroine discovers the past is never really gone: it runs beside us our entire lives, just waiting to bite us in the...

Author: Hope RamsayISBN-10: 1432882597ISBN-13: 9781432882594Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/14/2021Pages: 447Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10dLarge Print

A family saga of three women, their homestead called Willowra in the Australian outback, and the secrets that link them all. Gabrielle fled Willowra for Sydney and the freedom to live as an out lesbian, leaving behind all those she loved, especially her cherished...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK! "Brave, fresh . . . unforgettable."--The New York Times Book Review "A celebration of girls who dare to dream."--Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club pick)...

My Husband Simon tells the story of the married life of Nevis Falconer, a young woman novelist, and Simon Quinn. Temperamentally unsuited, they are only kept together by a mutual physical attraction, in spite of innumerable quarrels. They live this superficial existence for three...

A New England seaside town has more than one surprise for Rebecca. As she searches for self-discovery, she learns that there are only two constants in life - family and the call of the ocean. Will Rebecca find the answers she needs in the...

The sexy page-turner picks up where the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollywood Wives left off showing Jackie Collins at her "ultra-celeb, super accessorized, bestselling best" (Publishers Weekly). Power. Sex. Money. Fame. The new Hollywood wives have it all. And if they don't have...

Daisey Garrett wakes up in a hospital bed. She remembers her boyfriend has left her for another woman but she doesn't remember what happened to her. The night she was attacked in her own home.Daisey shouldn't be alive but against all odds, she's survived...

"So good." --Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author How far would you go to protect your marriage? In Sadeqa Johnson's Second House from the Corner, Felicia Lyons struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days...

From the best-selling author of the Birch Harbor saga, comes a spellbinding story of friendship, secrets, and the pact that started it all.Thirty years ago, Beatrice and Sophia Russo and their two best friends swore to reunite every summer in Gull's Landing. Now Sophia...

Friendships and family abound during a week of love, laughter, and happily ever afters. Catch up with your favorite characters and enjoy Bones and Sarah's wedding while falling in love with the newest Whiskey-world couple, Penny Wilson and Scott Beckley in this Whiskey series...

The outlaw who became a folk hero for her courage and her daring escape by sea: "An epic story of love and liberty" (Elizabeth Cobbs, bestselling author of The Tubman Command) Jenny Gwyn is a survivor. Faced with destitution after the death of her...

Includes an author Q&A and discussion questions.Author: Jenny LecoatISBN-10: 1432885316ISBN-13: 9781432885311Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2021Pages: 451Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dLarge Print

All is calm in Melinda's hometown ... until outsiders start to shake things up. The quiet days of early winter make Prosper look like a scene from a snow globe. Holiday lights glow in every window, plans are being made for the Christmas festival,...

In the latest book in the widely beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance and finds that family relationships are always a tricky proposition--even for Botswana's premier female detective.Mma Ramotswe has reconnected with an...

From the bestselling author of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES, a new historical novel based on the dazzling story of one of Hollywood's most celebrated Hispanic actresses and her daughter's search for closure."Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a...

Sometimes all you need is to believe in yourself...Charlotte finds herself living back on Belle Island, struggling to make a living in her now floundering art career. She moves in with her life-long friend, Robin, and attempts to find her love of painting again...

We stand in the back of the hall as the children troop in. Big ones, little ones. Straggly hair, cropped hair, curls... the adults surge forward to choose and soon there is just one child left, a little girl sitting on the floor. She...

Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman's struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. Escaping from an...

One of CrimeReads Most Anticipated Books of the Year!"This literary thriller paints as vivid a landscape as any book coming out this summer...Gee creates a lush, tantalizing world that readers will want to travel into deeper and deeper."--CrimeReadsCelia Lily is rich, beautiful, and admired....

From Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Mornings on Main and Indigo Lake, comes this heartwarming new novel set in Honey Creek, Texas--a small town where family bonds and legends run deep, and friendship and love are always close at hand ....

New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins returns to her beloved Dove Pond series with another "mesmerizing fusion of the mystical and the everyday" (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author)--but this time, the magic is in the tea leaves.Ava Dove--the sixth of the...

From the New York Times bestselling author comes an enthralling historical story inspired by true events - a brilliant, lonely young man and the ordinary English girl who changes his world forever - for readers who loved The Ragged Edge of Night, All the...

Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award and 2021 Kate Challis RAKA Award! "A beautifully written novel that puts language at the heart of remembering the past and understanding the present."--Kate Morton"A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia."--Richard Flanagan, Man Booker Prize...