Family life fiction Books

Peighton Claiborne's perfect world is built on perfectly crafted lies. When the sudden death of her husband destroys everything she worked so hard to create, Peighton finds herself struggling to cope.As the police begin digging into the mysterious death,...

On the darkest night of Monroe Perry's life, her husband leaves her for another woman.This mysterious woman, Jenna, causes Monroe to question everything she thought she knew about her life, her family, and her marriage. Forced to face a life, and a love,...

When reclusive Philip teams with a determined young woman to unravel the tragedy that shattered both their lives, he's forced to confront his estranged family. The lies-and devastating truths-he discovers expose his family's secrets and compel him to...

Unfinished business must be settled.From award-winning author Mikael Carlson, this third sequel to The Eyes of Others is an action-packed political thriller featuring a real-life superhero with the power of knowing your deepest, darkest secrets.The Eyes...

Becca Garvey's average life has just been upended by her husband's announcement he is moving to Florida to pursue his "dream" of becoming a full-time surf instructor, part-time beach bum. Left solely responsible for their thirty-acre hobby farm in...

Becca Garvey's average life has just been upended by her husband's announcement he is moving to Florida to pursue his "dream" of becoming a full-time surf instructor, part-time beach bum. Left solely responsible for their thirty-acre hobby farm in...

Clint Hurley and his faithful Australian Cattle Dog, Josie, save a runaway girl from drowning, on a snowy Christmas Day. Now he is faced with a choice. Should he turn her over to the authorities or “rescue” her from far more than the river?I...

Meet Grace, who is actually excited about turning 40 in a few months, that is, until her job, marriage, and personal life take a dizzying downhill spiral. Can she recover from the most devastating time in her life, right before it's supposed to be one of...

Thierry Laroque, war hero and retired mechanic in rural Tennessee, would like nothing more than to live out his days in peace and quiet, but a dark secret buried in the distant past continues to haunt him. When his Wall Street power-broker brother-the...

In Corporeality, Hollis Seamon's latest fiction collection, we meet the cat lady, the professor dealing with a plagiarist while coping with personal hardships, sibling rivalry of the unnaturally cursed kind, the dog that goes beyond everyday dog sense...

"The Year of the Short Corn" was first published in 1949, and the war, or its immediate aftermath, forms a presence in most of the stories. It can be a civilian family gathered together with scattered serving children for a precious Christmas leave, or a...

Virginia, 1933: Her heart broke as she took in the scene before her. There were too many orphans and not enough beds. The rags they wore barely covered them and they hadn't eaten in days. How could anyone let innocent children live like this? She picked...

The Strong family has survived against all odds, but their greatest test is still to come.After a seemingly endless labour, Horatia Strong is delighted to announce that she's given her husband, Tom, a much-needed son and heir to the entire Strong fortune...

My little boy is missing - and they think I did it.My husband is always at work, he's basically checked out of our marriage at this point. So I'm stuck at home with three kids under the age of eight for the summer holidays.The boys are my world, I just...

On the day we chose our wedding rings, my fiancé vanished into thin air.You had brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and then about our wedding later next year.Then we had chosen the rings...

I brought her home from the hospital. But she wasn't mine to take... All I've ever wanted is to be a mother. And as I look into the beautiful, bright blue eyes of this baby tucked up in her blanket, I can't wait to bring her home with me. Everyone...

From the windswept beaches of Anglesey, an unforgettable story of love, forgiveness and rediscovered hope.When her father dies unexpectedly, Beth Macintosh rushes home to the island of Anglesey to be by her mother's side. Stepping into the converted...

Has Katy inherited Johnny Norfolk's unerring left foot skills? Will Annabelle's shins ever recover? Just what do you wear to a Basque Night? Why doesn't Michael find anything easy? Why doesn't Judy enlist the aid of Johnny Stevens in writing her...

After years of revolving-door foster care, one home to another, Owen and Martha are suddenly moved to a house in Toronto, where Sister Charlotte comes to take care of them.When Sister Charlotte limped through the front door of our house, I...

Murder, a missing child, and a couple trapped in a jail of lies...Kim and Jamie, her archaeologist husband, arrive in the Bahamas with their son William to launch Jamie's reality TV show. His discovery of a treasure-laden shipwreck linked to a gruesome...

Over a hundred husbands dead.Countless secrets.The most horrifying case of Kiara Fox's career...Kiara Fox leads a relatively ordinary life as a fraud investigator, looking into life insurance claims. With a loving husband and twin daughters, her world...

The stories of this collection were written over a span of several decades beginning in 1985 and ending in 2022. A few of them were translated by Manisha Roy from her mother tongue, Bengali. Despite the geographical and other contextual differences, the...

You Love me? by Barbara Marozzi

"'Are we not living proof of God's story?' To See God certainly is. It is highly recommended for spiritual readers-especially those who familiar with the prior books in the trilogy, who will find this concluding volume thought-provoking, essential...

In this coming-of-age story about the cycle of life in and out of the garden, Bella Fontaine comes to understand as a young woman trying to make her way in the world, that when it's time to leave home, it's time-whether you feel ready or not.

One of Faulkner's most controversial novels!A lesser-known but compelling novel from the author of Absalom, Absalom! and The Sound and the Fury.Have you ever wondered what speaks to the tortured soul of an artist? What would it be like to be stuck on a...

The fun continues on Crown Island! A romantic, friends-to-lovers island story.After losing her job in Seattle, Maileah moves in with her sister Junie on Crown Island for a fresh start. Now in her thirties, she wonders if she will ever find the partner...

A mother and daughter at odds for years try and patch things up before it's too late-only to uncover secrets between them that could destroy all that is left.

"Reagan . . . are you there?""Yes. I'm still here. Matthew, I can't come. I'm sorry." There was an awkward silence that seemed to last for hours.Finally Matthew said, "Okay, Reagan." And then as if he had one...

The idea of The Big Valley Returned was born after a weekend of binge watching episodes of the original western. What if, came the thought, the entire concept was lifted from the 1870s, the period where the original series was set, and moved to the...

Underneath the Green Canopy was inspired by an actual old farmhouse built in Lincoln County, North Carolina, sometime around the late 1700s or early 1800s. All of the events are centered around Denver, North Carolina. The house is still a beautiful and a...

Single-handedly, Lynn shatters the hopes and dreams of her close-knit family and severs the bond with her twin sister, Ruth. Each person fights to survive in the face of betrayal, deceit, loss, pain, even regret. An unexpected ray of hope occurs but it...

El éxito en la mirada de un desconocido, es un libro que representa la determinación de una familia normal a cumplir sus sueños, donde el autor conjuga y relaciona el éxito con igualdades del ser interior como: pensamientos, disciplina, motivación,...

All her life, Kat dutifully performed as faithful friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, legal assistant. She was professionally retired and now an empty nester with an eye on the belly dancing course at a local high school. The exotic and feminine art...

Loose in the Bright Fantastic is an adult fiction book that will be of interest to readers of women's fiction and family dramas, particularly those who are dealing with "sandwich generation" issues of caring both for growing children and aging parents...

Johnson Vasquez has not been the same since the day he left the Cincinnati Police Department. Already damaged by the death of his brother, he found himself hanging by a thread seven years later because of a lapse in justice.Now, having lived to tell the...

A remarkable couple with different complexions is featured in this interracial romance novel. Their amazing relationship comes together in an unexpected and surprising way, and blooms until one partner leaves town because of the negative reaction of...

Successful businesswoman Tori St. John is haunted by the verse “From whom much is given, much is required.” Poised at the glass ceiling with sledgehammer in hand, Tori decides to do something with real impact. she and her husband Phillip...

The Holy League of Rudy is a strange, mixed bag ... California, the late 1970s: Tall and built like linguini, Bobby "Bones" Braziano is an affable, mellowing influence on his wise-cracking, socially low-end friends. Calling themselves the Holy League of...

At mid-life, Peter Sanguedolce has learned that having a big heart and good intentions are not enough. Divorced (again), he's slowly losing everything he cares about, including his family's sewer pipe business and, possibly, shared custody of his young...

A work of fiction drawn from true events, When the Sky Was No Longer Blue is a shattering account of three generations' response to one of humanity's most devastating crimes, a tale of unspeakable terror that culminates in a universal message and an...

Meet Irene, an attractive and talented pianist with a burning desire to help others. Rising against the whiplash of her husband's crushing abuse, Irene escapes. Leaving behind an affluent lifestyle, she finds refuge on her friend's couch. Her...

Domestic noir at its insidious, menacing best—this tale of twisted family ties and intricate revenge from “a wonderfully perceptive writer” (The Haphazardous Hippo).When Holly is bequeathed a large but derelict house, she wants to share...

Fourteen-year-old Nikki Robinson is shocked and terrified when she sees the positive pregnancy test. An immigrant to Canada from the West Indies, all she wanted was to fit in and feel like she belonged at her new school, but her desperate attempts to be...

“The Sword of Damocles - A Story of New York Life” is an 1881 detective novel by Anne Katherine Green. The third instalment of Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, “The Sword of Damocles” is a riveting tale of honour, repentance, and second...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1896. James was an American author who was one of the key figures in the genre known as literary realism. The novel is about a murder and family turmoil.