Fiction - Women

"A mystery, love story, family saga filled with memorable characters you care about deeply. The author moves between generations with a sure hand, keeping the reader securely grounded in each life and storyline." -Karen Osborne, author of ReckoningsThree women of different generations are bound...

USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell returns with a Grease-inspired rom-com about an innocent lady who clashes with a sexy rake, the first book in a brand-new series sure to delight fans of Sarah MacLean, Tessa Dare, and Julia Quinn.Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish...

USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell returns with a Grease-inspired rom-com about an innocent lady who clashes with a sexy rake, the first book in a brand-new series sure to delight fans of Sarah MacLean, Tessa Dare, and Julia Quinn.Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish...

As the holiday season approaches, the residents of Jacobsville, Texas, are whispering about Janie Brewster's hopeless crush on Leo Hart. Up until now, all her efforts to lasso the dynamic cattleman had crumbled quicker than the mouthwatering biscuits the Hart men coveted. But this...

Lost. Missing. Murdered? How do you find a woman who didn't exist?It's a case that has gripped a nation: A woman with a shocking secret is missing, presumed dead. And her two husbands are suspects in her murder.DCI Clements knows the dark side of...

From the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and resilience in World War II Paris and one woman who must face impossible choices to survive ...Paris, 1940. German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris,...

Ava Walker: Mom, Bonus Mom, almost-mother-in-law, and soon-to-be grandmother! The entire Howe-Harper-Walker clan is through the roof excited for Michelle and Wallie's baby.Nobody more so than Lucy-Fur.In the midst of all the last-minute baby preparations, Zoey faces immense familial challenges of her own. After...

Out of a small egg buried deep inside a nest of sand crawls a baby sea turtle. As it reaches the sea, it begins a long, solitary existence as the carrier of a soul that will, after years of learning patience, balance and the...

Lady Gwendolyn Bounds survived smallpox at the age of eight to go on to do...nothing.Outcast by society because of the scars that mark her face, Gwen has convinced herself that a future as a spinster spent aiding her mother in her doddering years will...

"A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ." --ABBY JIMENEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by...

The perfect match may be closer than they imagine . . .Despite her disastrous London debut, Millicent Edgebrook has proven skilled at securing matches-for every young lady but herself. Resigned to spinsterhood, and eager to gain independence from her lovable but eccentric uncle, Millie...

Is living the life you've wished for really a dream come true? Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never...

"Are you okay?" A wave of cold sweeps over Alex. The silence on the end of the phone seems to last forever."It's Dad," her sister finally says. "He had a massive heart attack. He's gone."When sisters Alex, Sam and Jess are called back to...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude--a moving tale of female desire and abandon Sitting alone beside the languorous blue waters of the...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ("wonderfully immersive...deliciously absorbing"--NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present. "Witty and...

Charleston native, Taylor Abbott, has just relocated to Nantucket for her dream job as a junior news reporter at the local paper. Ten years ago she was Abby Hodges college roommate and is looking forward to living near her best friend again.Until her rental...

"An absolute joy to read....Obuobi's perfect balance of humor and wisdom made this one a true standout." -Emily Henry, #1 NYT bestselling authorKennedy Ryan meets Carley Fortune in this swoon-worthy story of love and friendship in the age of social media--where what you see...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Match--a charming romance novel about second chances and the healing power of love, with a never-before-seen chapter. Sometimes love finds you when you least expect it. Evie...

Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and "reigning romance queens" (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance....

A divorcee embarks on her "year of yes" and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who changes her life in this charming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Ali Hazelwood. Newly-divorced, almost-empty-nester Celeste is finally seeking adventure and...

Photographer Libby just got fired. Again. Then she gets home early to find her boyfriend in bed with another woman. And just like that, her dreams of a Christmas Day proposal are shattered.Libby lands a new job as a personal assistant to mysterious businessman...

Sitting by the window with views of the shining sea, a white-haired woman seals an envelope with trembling hands and thinks of her grandchildren - two sisters who haven't spoken for years. Will her final message bring them back together? Ever since her sister...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This unputdownable psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast. Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer...

A young Jo Deming will find an explosive stash of evidence at exactly the wrong time, and she may become just another lost butterfly in a weary and darkening world.We don't always see the butterflies in our midst and in our lives - the...

Author: Revital Shiri-HorowitzISBN-10: 0615460798ISBN-13: 9780615460796Publisher: Horowitz PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2011Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2012

Inspired by a true story ...When Josephine Bell discovers how quickly one can descend from middle-class Victorian comfort to the slums of Liverpool, she makes a fateful decision.Seeking escape from desperate poverty, the girl joins a community of kindly strangers and embarks on an...

This New York Times bestselling novel tells an exhilarating World War II epic that chronicles an extraordinary young woman's heroic frontline service in the Red Cross. "Urrea's touch is sure, his exuberance carries you through . . . He is a generous writer, not...

An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman's fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree, a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake's The Postmistress, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the...

On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena Dąbrowska send their father off to defend Poland against the looming threat of German invasion. The next day, the first bombs fall on Warsaw, decimating their beloved city and shattering the world of...

When Jill Morgan left Tempest Island after high school, she didn't know what she wanted to do the rest of her life. The only thing she'd ever loved was writing fiction, but that was a pursuit with no financial guarantees. So she did the...

This holiday season in Eagle River, the past is never far from the present. Kate is bracing herself for a blue Christmas this year. It's the first since her divorce, most of her decorations are missing after too-many moves, and her impromptu gesture of...

In the era of big hair, massive shoulder pads, Reaganomics and Madonna, four newspaper women are desperately seeking success. Maureen, Tina, Elektra, and Sarah bond over their love of newswriting and cats but learn female friendships can be as tricky to navigate as love...

This holiday season in Eagle River, the past is never far from the present. Kate is bracing herself for a blue Christmas this year. It's the first since her divorce, most of her decorations are missing after too-many moves, and her impromptu gesture of...

In her private memoir, Theresa Alston Crandall reflects on family secrets she has held for forty years. Her duplicity has created a life of uneven rewards as she begins to hear footsteps from the past sneaking up on her. Is it too late to...

'Inspired by the life of Coco Chanel, this is the story of the scandalous life of the fictional beauty maven, Daphne Le Marche. Set between 1950's Paris and present day London, it's a lovely-get-away-from-it-all read' - Red Paris, 1956. Eighteen year old Daphné may...

"[The Starlet in Cabin Number Seven] feels like catching up with old friends as the narrative amiably revisits the highlights of Lake Arrowhead.... A light and engaging read, with an enticing mountain setting." -Kirkus"[Braun's] storytelling skill and pacing are engaging and evocative, making this...

Ruby Among Us examines the power of memory and how it reaches across generations, seeking to be known.Lucy DiCamillo is safely surrounded by her books, music, and art-but none of these reclusive comforts or even the protective efforts of her grandmother, Kitty, can shield...

"I've been searching for a book with female friendships at the heart of it that doesn't feel flippant or melodramatic and I've found it!" --Jennette McCurdyTwo women test how much weight their friendship can hold in this poignant and tender novel.Roommates since college, Jess...

For fans of The Age of Light and Z comes a "beguiling novel of artistic ambition, perseverance, and friendship" (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author) based on the true story of the 20th-century painters and tarot devotees Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. In...

"A crackling portrayal of everyday American heroines...A triumph." -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this...

A December Indie Next Pick A Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a...

Can she rewrite the fate of the women who came before her? The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel--a retelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca--was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and...

"A sizzling, emotional romance with a generous helping of family and culture." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on A Proposal They Can't Refuse Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola Le, but when duty to his family forces him to do...

"Kate Christensen's new novel, Welcome Home, Stranger, is a revelation, offering characters as real as your family and friends, a rich, vividly drawn setting, grab-you-by-the-throat drama and always, lurking in the shadows, a fierce authorial intelligence. What more could you ask?"--Richard Russo, author of...

"Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she's run into is her best friend Heather's. The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather. The summer job at...

Ever since the fateful night Drew snuck out of his parents' house and found a tearful Tasha hiding outside her bedroom window, they've been the best of friends. Their bond strengthened throughout their childhood, forged by their mutual struggles with abusive families, and they...

'Beautifully written, with such heart. Not only did it make me cry, it made me see the world in a different way'JOANNA CANNON Find escape with the beautiful, moving literary debut fromSunday Times-bestselling author Alexandra Heminsley, a stunning story of sisterhood and wilderness. Clara...

Sometimes second chances take a little time . . .Susie Keane is mourning the death of her husband. They had a wonderful forty years of marriage, but now she's unsure of what to do with her life.Then the arrival of the annual Christmas card...

A woman has no choice left but to enjoy the adventure of life--and its surprises--in a funny and emotionally moving comedy of errors about the gifts of growing older.Olivia Strauss is turning thirty-nine. No major milestone. She still considers herself young. At least young...

When Lorraine, a recent college graduate, starts work at a residential treatment center for troubled teens, she quickly finds herself absorbed into a world very distant from the idyllic lobsters-and-lighthouses fairy tale she had always associated with Maine. Instead, she discovers a landscape of...