Fiction - Women

"Tense, atmospheric, and gorgeously written, The Summer Country is a novel to savor!" - Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice NetworkA brilliant, multigenerational saga in the tradition of The Thorn Birds and North and South, New York...

From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally-gripping, romantic suspense. I fell for someone I shouldn't have. I'm not the only person to ever do such a thing. I know that. And I'm not an awful person for desiring his touch, his...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2019: Entertainment Weekly USA Today Parade Cosmopolitan New York Post PopSugar Goodreads"Jessica Barry's Freefall is not only an enthralling, impossible-to-put down mystery that keeps the pages flying, but it is also a gorgeous, resonant tale of a mother's unconditional...

"A fascinating glimpse into the women of an influential family on the front lines of some of the most important moments of that indelible time."--BooklistThe New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker returns to her most famous heroine, Mary Todd Lincoln, in...

This award-winning novel about a woman facing her past introduces Terranova to English-speaking audiences. Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet. Finalist, Premio Strega, 2019 Winner, Premio Alassio Centolibri Selected among the 10 Best Italian Books of 2018 by Corriere della...

For fans of Mary Beth Keane and Jennifer Egan, this powerful, moving multigenerational saga from National Book Award finalist Martha McPhee--ten years in the making--explores one family's story against the sweep of 20th century American history. Drawn from the author's own family history, An...

From the critically acclaimed author of The Young Wives Club, a "heartwarming story about friendship, heartache, and self-discovery" (Karen White, New York Times bestselling author), comes a charming novel reminiscent of the works of Mary Alice Monroe and Kristy Woodson Harvey, about three sisters...

From USA Today bestselling authors, Willow Winters and Lauren Landish, comes a smoking hot standalone romance that'll have you wishing you had your own bad boy next door. Little Miss Goody-Two-Shoes just moved in next door.She's a good girl, the kind I want to...

A veteran Marine and an ex-convict find themselves on opposite sides of the law in this propulsive new thriller from award-nominated suspense master and "damn fine storyteller" Owen Laukkanen (Kirkus Reviews). Could your closest friend be a killer? When a body washes up outside...

It is 1910 and Philadelphia is burning.The last place Spring wants to be is in the run-down, colored section of a hospital surrounded by the groans of sick people and the ghost of her dead sister. But as her son Edward lays dying, she...

"Foster convincingly brings her characters to life against the idyllic backdrop of Kentucky farmland. This down-to-earth romance will especially appeal to animal lovers."--Publishers Weekly on The Somerset GirlsNo one knows you quite like a sister...Summer in Sunset, Kentucky, means long, hot days--and sometimes surprising...

"This debut thriller reads like The Devil Wears Prada meets Single White Female. I couldn't put it down."--Catherine Steadman, author of Something in the Water and Mr. NobodyShe's borrowed your life. But what if she decides to keep it? Glamorous Margot Jones is the...

One solid friendship. Two separate journeys. Can they hold on to their dreams, without falling apart? Mary Crossfield thinks she has the perfect marriage... until she realizes just how controlling her husband has become. When he demands they start a family to carry on...

What happens when four friends discover that life after college isn't the fairytale they once dreamed it would be?Brooklyn James, the wild card, desires fine dining, seducing men, and an unwavering appetite for adventure. When she falls for an unexpected suitor, it forces her...

The protagonist, Ana, is a young woman in her early thirties. She was born and raised mostly in New Jersey, but has since moved out West to Portland. In a lot of ways, she left her deep roots to escape her hardscrabble childhood. When...

A continuation of her Man Booker-nominated debut, Accommodations is Swallowing Mercury all grown up Accommodations follows Wiola after she leaves her childhood village, a close-knit agricultural community in Poland where the Catholic calendar and local gossip punctuate daily life. Her new independence in the...

"This is the book we needed to read yesterday... a book we will still be reading tomorrow." - Porochista Khakpour, author of Sick and Sons and Other Flammable ObjectsFrom the glittering heat of India's Pink City to the palm-lined streets of Silicon Valley and...

Winner of the 2020 John Esten Cook Award for Southern FictionA love story that spans centuries...Two people trying to escape their pasts find a connection through an old house--and fulfill a destiny through the secrets it shares. Part love story, part ghost story, Lacewood...

A Best Book of 2018 at Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and the New Statesman Fox is the story of literary footnotes and "minor" characters--unnoticed people propelled into timelessness through the biographies and novels of others. With Ugresic's characteristic wit, Fox takes us from Russia...

War is a cause and blood is the ink used to write the markings on the wall. Blood spills on both sides - those who are innocent and our enemies as well. There will be casualties determined by providence, leaving us unable to choose...

Is the heart smarter than the head? Artist Miranda Jones begins to trust her heart enough to escape from her life of privilege and start over in Milford-Haven, the small town of undiscovered beauty on California's Central Coast. She connects with environmentalist Samantha Hugo--a...

Tucker Duke is a cattle rancher, but they don't call him T-Bone because of his steaks. And Colton Ridge? Prime cut. They're looking for a woman to share, to get between them and give her a double helping of big beef.Ava Carter might be...

Marisal. A villa on a sleepy Spanish island. A place that time had forgotten. A place of long ago summers, sun-kissed memories and one terrible betrayal ... When Charlotte's husband James tragically dies, he leaves her an unexpected gift - her grandmother's beautiful villa,...

"Best Short Stories Book One" by AZ Writers contains more than 40 captivating stories written by 37 different authors possessing an outstanding range of talent. Unlike many other Short Story collections, in this book, the reader will experience the writing voice and style of...

After her beloved father suddenly dies, teenage Saskia gets a crash course in growing up, in the gritty glamour of 1970s New York. Her downwardly mobile family move from Gramercy Park to the seedy Upper West Side. Her mother becomes increasingly nihilistic and embarks...

A one-night stand with the boss was never in her plans. Neither was falling in love . . .Return to Jackson Harbor for this sweet and sexy standalone Christmas romance.The rumors are true. I'm a hot mess with an awful track record at love....

Just like any dysfunctional family reunion, loyalty, love, and good times soon turn to bitterness, regret, and promises to never see one another again. At the end of the day, the Banks sisters are no different than any other family in the city of...

Inconvenient Daughter received the IPPY Awards GOLD Medal in Multicultural Fiction"This debut novel vividly details the awkwardness of high school and heartbreak of rejection. Rowan's first-person narrative voice provides sharp, devastating emotional insight." --Kirkus ReviewsRowan Kelly knows she's lucky. After all, if she hadn't...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had...

Praise for Guadalupe Nettel: "Nettel offers her keen attention and sympathy to any living thing struggling to get by." --The New York Times"Nettel has brilliantly found a form to contain the multitudes of what one body can hold." --Nick Flynn"The gaze [Nettel] turns on...

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.The worst of times calls for the best of friends in this sassy novel about starting over, from New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Dear friends and army wives Diana, Carmen, and Joanie have been through war, rumors...

From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes a moving novel of hearts lost and found, and of one woman torn between two love stories.When Charlotte and Philip meet, the pair form a deep and instant connection. Soon they're settled in the Florida...

Surviving the holidays will take a Christmas miracle . . . Ex-cop Cat O'Connor is bored working for her sister, Chloe, as a personal assistant on the set of her soap opera. Until Chloe gets an opportunity to audition for the role of a...

An entrancing new series starring a funny, impulsive, and sometimes self-congratulatory young woman who discovers she has psychic abilities--and then must decide whether she will use her skills for good or...not.Teddy Cannon isn't your typical twenty-something woman. Yes she's resourceful, bright, and scrappy. But...

From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a new chapter in her celebrated Chesapeake Diaries series, featuring her signature "rich characterization, charming setting, and a romance you'll never forget" (Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Architect Cassidy Logan has sworn...

A USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and After Nightfall, comes a dazzling new novel of psychological suspense in the vein of The Woman in the Window and The Wife Between Us that questions just how...

A young widow returns to Lake Sackett, Georgia to face the ghosts of her past--and decide if she's ready to take another chance on love--in the third sparkling Southern Eclectic novel that "goes down as easy as honey on a deep-fried Twinkie" (Library Journal,...

Book #2 in the sexy new Manwhore series from the New York Times bestselling author of REAL. Getting this close to Chicago's hottest player can get a girl burned. Billionaire playboy? Check. Ruthless businessman? Check. Absolutely sinful? Check. Malcolm Saint was an assignment. A...

When something goes bump in the night . . . it's most likely a plumbing problem, or something equally mundane. But fake medium Eleanor Wilde is happy to investigate and cleanse your home of spectral presences-for a fee. Hey, it's a living . ....

What to do with a life where everything he's worked for is shattered? A top executive in the family business, Buddy Helms lives and works under the thumb of his powerful father. He's proved himself time and again to the manipulative patriarch--even saving the...

"Harrigan's novel, part mystery and part coming-of-age, explores the process of healing from tragedies and misunderstandings."--Publishers WeeklyAn atmospheric novel about a young woman who uncovers devastating secrets that will resurrect the people she lost and the lies she buried--a suspenseful spin on the tender...

Jessica Kate's heartfelt and romantic debut proves that love always comes in God's own time. Natalie Groves once had big dreams. But soon after her fiancé, Jeremy Walters, inexplicably broke off their engagement and left town, her father was diagnosed with cancer. Now tasked...

Millions of men and (no doubt many) women have watched famed black porn queen Debbie Dare--she of the blond wig and blue contacts--"do it" on television and computer screens in every combination of partners and positions imaginable. But after an unexpected and thunderous on-set...

From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe, the riveting tale of family loyalty, betrayal, and sweet revenge. Seth Garrett's family taught him that anything less than the best simply isn't an option. Now he's out to prove he can be the most successful...

One of the New York Times Book Review's Best Crime Novels of 2017 "Warning: you'll finish this in one sitting." --TheSkimm "Expertly made thriller . . . clever and irresistible." --The New York Times An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between...

"Feathers--no matter what size or shape or color--are all the same, if you think about them. They're soft. Delicate. But the secret thing about feathers is . . . they are very strong." In the pre-Katrina glow of New Orleans, Amanda Salassi is anxious...

From the New York Times best-selling author Paul Theroux, Blinding Light is a slyly satirical novel of manners and mind expansion. Slade Steadman, a writer who has lost his chops, sets out for the Ecuadorian jungle with his ex-girlfriend in search of inspiration and...

For her acclaimed collection of stories, Red Ant House, Joyce Carol Oates hailed Ann Cummins as "a master storyteller." The San Francisco Chronicle called her "startlingly original." Now, in her debut novel, Cummins stakes claim to rich new literary territory with a story of...

"Never a dull moment . . . Vivid and deft." -- New York Review of Books Maude Pratt is a legend, a photographer famous for her cutting-edge techniques and uncanny ability to strip away the masks of the world's most recognizable celebrities and luminaries....

"Do you know what it took for Socrates' enemies to make him stop pursuing the truth?""Hemlock." Storied, fiercely competitive Mariana Academy was founded with a serious honor code; its reputation has been unsullied for decades. Now a long-dormant secret society, Prisom's Party, threatens its...