Fiction - Women

Have you ever longed for a bedtime story that not only soothes your soul but also transports you to a magical world of hope and healing?Welcome to Bear and Girl, a heartwarming tale set in the majestic Canadian Rockies. This is the extraordinary story...

Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the...

Shelly is forced to fight her way through life trying to fit in. From birth, she is seemingly unwanted. She is confused as to why her life is so difficult so as soon as she is able, she cuts ties and runs. She runs...

Pirkko Saisio, now a teenager, can't decide which she hates most: God, her father, or her growing breasts. Grandpa has moved into the room long promised to her, and Mother, overworked and distant, tries to keep the peace between her headstrong daughter and husband....

CAN I HAVE A HUG FIRST? is a short story collection born out of author Mary Paula Hunter's career as a performance artist. Her monologues turned short stories feature midlife adults struggling to align their crazy minds with an equally crazy world. Hilarious and...

'Grab the tissues and clear your schedules as you will not be able to put this down!!!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Beautiful, emotional and hopeful, but have tissues to hand.' Liz Fenwick'I read it in a day...even after finishing it, it's still lingering in my mind.'...

Meredith Mancuso is depressed. Ever since the death of her fiancé, she has shrunk from the world. Even with her successful writing career, she's not motivated to work. When her sister, Monica, begs for a favor, Meredith wants nothing more than to say no....

A fiery beginning. A coded mystery. A passion that burns.When scientist Luke Ashburton arrives to open the Earl of Bexley's new museum, the last thing he expects to find is the building on fire.Luke is tasked with overseeing its salvage, but needs the late...

"Preet: A Tale of Eternal Love" crafts an emotional narrative that dives into life's unexpected twists and the transformative power of love. The story follows a woman whose seemingly ordinary life is upended by a chance encounter with a man who brings immense joy...

As the bombs rained down on Paris, my family fled before the Nazis could take us. I never thought I'd see my beloved home again. But I've come back to fight for the people I love. And now, I'm the last agent standing. The...

In this delightfully funny and heartfelt new novel from the author of the "bittersweet page-turner" (The New York Times) The Last Book Party, an American woman travels to the English countryside when she discovers tickets her late mother had purchased for a murder mystery...

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" meets "Anyone But You" in the second romantic novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and "The Bachelorette" star Hannah Brown. Starling Ranch Inn promises to be a tropical paradise, and Sybil can't wait to escape there, all...

A laugh out loud romcom debut novel by podcast host Adrienne Gunn, set in the reality TV dating universe. For readers of If the Shoe Fits, One to Watch, and The Charm Offensive. Thirty-five year old Edie Pepper, a ros? loving, reality TV obsessed...

This heart-warming second chance love story about hope and healing from USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains is perfect for fans of Raeanne Thayne and Jenny Hale! For a gardener blessed with a green thumb, Savannah Collins's life sure seems like it's all thorns,...

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy, an unforgettable novel about a young woman whose gift of second sight complicates her coming of age in nineteenth-century Scotland "Bewitching and seductive." --Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions...

Saving Myself: A Love Story by Claudia Gaye is a gripping tale set in the deep South, where Autumn, a woman raised to be "proper" and civilized, battles through the tumultuous journey of survival against physical, emotional, and mental abuse. Her story is one...

It's that time of year-warm summer nights, boisterous boardwalks, funnel cake and pizza smells. The serenity of quiet evening beach walks; the comfort of a family's annual get-together; the prospect of new adventures to be experienced.As Dave settles into his new beach house, Margaret...

It's September in Cape May. The summer visitors are back home and the residents have the beaches back to themselves. It's officially the locals' summer.Margaret and Dave realize that they have two different ideas of what they'd like their wedding to be, which puzzles...

The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and late spring has filled Cape May with beauty.Margaret and Dave search for a new house and quickly realize it's not going to be easy to find something they love.Donna, done with school and work for...

The leaves have changed color, pumpkins line the front steps of the old Victorians, the smell of wood-burning stoves permeate the air, and the nights are cooler and crisper. It's autumn in Cape May.Margaret and Dave decide last-minute to go on an extended vacation...

During the global pandemic, three lives intersect unexpectedly, weaving together tales of loss, love, and the enduring power of community.Sixteen-year-old Maya is no stranger to grief when the pandemic hits America. Alone and adrift, she embarks on a healing journey, discovering unlikely bonds and...

The BRAND NEW moving story of love and courage that will captivate readers of Fiona Valpy, Lorna Cook and Hazel Gaynor. 1941: For the townspeople of Poole on the Dorset coast, the war feels like it's right on their doorstep. And with more and...

A literary love story told through ten years in the life of one woman as she tries to build a longed-for family without also losing herself -- an entertaining portrayal of the true, grown-up meaning of "happily ever after." When she first meets Adam,...

A charming story about romance, friendship, and a love of books, in which two women--a lonely remote worker and a widowed single mom--and a handsome local bookstore clerk find themselves in an unusual love triangle when an anonymous note left in a book finds...

This is a love story. Yet it's far from the typical pulp fiction romance.When Charles Green meets Wendy Palmer on a wintry day at a North Dallas gym, he feels instant surges of chemistry. Their attraction grows and deepens-but little do they know what...

For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he'd befriended thrust both her paintings and her baby into his hands--and disappeared. In 1974, with only months left to...

"Fresh and fun as hell -- Katelyn Doyle is absolutely an author to watch." --People Magazine From the author of Just Some Stupid Love Story, an irresistible rom-com about what happens when a cruise ship romance goes...overboard Hope Lanover needs a vacation. Her relationship...

Get ready for a pulse-pounding, laugh-out-loud ride through 1960s London as Maggie Flynn, unexpected MI5 operative and single mum, unravels the intelligence agency's most treacherous secrets. ***Maggie Flynn isn't your typical 1960s mum.She's a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London's streets in...

Ella Hawthorne has lost everyone she's ever loved. Still reeling from her fiance's tragic death, She relocates to Charleston, SC for a new job, desperate for a fresh start. As she settles into this new life, she forms friendships and an unexpected romance that...

The air is sweet, the days grow warm, and the budding branches bring the promise of bright new beginnings in this heartwarming springtime collection headlined by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time, Fern Michaels, joined by bestselling authors Carolyn Brown and...

USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell continues her sparkling, sensual Thunderbolt Club series with a marriage of convenience between a grumpy, combat-scarred duke and his cheerful and beautiful ward. War hero Deckard Payne, Duke of Warburton, made a battlefield promise to become guardian to orphan...

Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium. Belgium, 1942 Young schoolteacher Andr?e Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who are forcing Jews to wear...

The BRAND NEW Instalment of bestselling author Jo Bartlett's Cornish Country Hospital Series. Perfect for fans of Grey's Anatomy!A tragic loss...Since the death of her beloved father, Isla Marlowe has felt the need to do something to honour his memory; something meaningful that will...

She's a little edgy. He's a lot of sunshine. Love's about to catch them completely off gourd... Textile artist Sadie Fox did not sign up for this. When she agreed to come home to Pea Blossom, Indiana, it was to care for her father's...

A new friendship forces a widow looking for a fresh start to confront her past in this compelling novel from the award-winning author of Some Women. While Allison Parker once savored the dynamic pace of city life, it has sadly lost its allure since...

For fans of American Housewife and the work of Lily King, a provocative, razor-sharp, and riotously entertaining story collection exploring the dark side of family and femininity.CONTAINS "COMORBIDITIES," WINNER OF THE BBC SHORT STORY PRIZEIn my life, I had always been a good woman;...

In Dancing with Butterflies, Reyna Grande renders the Mexican immigrant experience in "lyrical and sensual" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) prose through the poignant stories of four women brought together through folklorico dance.Dancing with Butterflies uses the alternating voices of four very different women whose...

In 1860, a woman denied her inheritance and desperate for an income meets a man who lies to her, then offers her employment. Should she trust anything he says? Because Hannah True, 38, has no husband, her father's will leaves the hotel she has...

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world. In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria...

Discover the emotionally gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling historical fiction and family saga author. Can you ever escape your past? Tammy and her mother, Grace, are desperate to escape Tammy's violent bully of a father. When an unforeseen tragedy strikes, mother...

The Satan Sniper's Motorcycle Club members are back, and this time they are not just carrying ammunition but these bikers are holding a deep secret, that might just be the end of them. "We were never meant to end this way, but death has...

Emma Nazarian is about to find out what makes her truly exceptional.The last six years have all been leading to this moment--the announcement of a promotion at my structural engineering firm. This job has consumed every spare second of my life, and I'm convinced...

After finding love on-line, Emma Burgess abruptly moved to Indiana against her mother's wishes to start a new life of her own. Hearing of her mother's major stroke, she puts her life on hold in Indiana to fly home to Alabama to visit her....

How far would you travel for a miracle?Carrie Johnson is looking forward to celebrating her seventieth birthday in Santiago de Compostela. But an unexpected phone call turns her plans upside down. Should she go against the wishes of her family and embark on the...

A billionaire. His assistant. And a game that could cost both their heartsAidan Winters. Gorgeous, brilliant, ruthless, and filthy rich. He's known as the Man in Black, because New York's most sought-after bachelor is icy perfection in an all-black suit.As his executive assistant, I...

Matt Winsford has taken Coombe Cottage on the edge of Dartmoor in order to help his recovery from serious injuries, the circumstances of which he is anxious not to disclose. An amateur artist, he hopes to spend a quiet time painting. An accidental meeting...

With a Foreword by Joanne Harris. June Cryer is a shopaholic suburban housewife trapped in a lousy marriage. After discovering her husband's infidelity with the flight attendant next door, she loses her home, her husband and her credit rating. But there's a solution: a...

In the Oakland, California, of 1989, Mirai San Julian is a young woman with a fascinating life and a rich past. She restores historic carousels -- her dream career -- working from her own studio in a former roller skating rink. Though black herself,...

Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic...

From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first. *New York Times bestseller*It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down...