Family life fiction Books

Lauréat du Prix Goncourt pour cet ouvrage émouvant, Maxence Van der Meersch conte l'histoire tragique de Karelina, timide paysanne au joli visage. Mariée de force à un colosse brutal, elle doit subir une vie faite d'expédients et les humiliations de son...

He wakes up.She kills him.It won't stop happening.On a dark and stormy night, Seth wakes up-only to be murdered by his own wife. Then he wakes up and she does it again. And again. And again.He's stuck in a loop that nobody else knows about. It's not just...

Three generations of heartbreak. One chance to heal old wounds."I never want to see you again!" Khrista didn't believe her daughter when Kaelyn stormed out of her life five years ago. But every day since, Kaelyn's angry words have echoed in Khrista's...

There are two things that Andie Somers will never forget. The betrayal by someone she once trusted and the Swamp People, a threat that's always lingering in the shadows of the forests surrounding Phoenix.Now Andie has taken Burton Crane's seat as a...

The year is 1799, a time when the kingdom is called Denmark-Norway and Oslo is called Christiana. Gertine's happy, well-ordered world is upended when her sister's wedding, only days away, is inexplicably called off by their mother, Mette. Inspired by a...

Autumn Leaves Falling by J. R. Reynolds: A story of two brothers with a very special bond that will melt the coldest of hearts. Heading Home-A Prisoner of War at Christmas by Robert Robeson: An account of a Vietnam veteran returning from that...

A fiction yet factual book series to help overcome the maze of the mind. TIED to the negative consequences of a life changing decision made out of fear. Internally DESTROYED by self-sabotage in response to an out of control situation. Emotionally &...

Matt Strong, a high school biology teacher in a small New Hampshire town is stunned when people from the town start dying of a mysterious ailment. They're fine when in the town, but get sick and soon die horribly when they venture away.As more deaths...

Seit der Cowboy Cal Hayden sie zum ersten Mal gesehen hat, geht Rachel Gray ihm nicht aus dem Kopf. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Doch er ist ein bedachtsamer, verantwortungsbewusster Mann. Auf eine Beziehung will er sich erst einlassen, wenn er mit...

Glenna Daniels faces a midlife cul-de-sac. She bears a recent miscarriage and third divorce the way her Appalachian parents taught her to cope with tragedy-in stoic secrecy. She quits her social work position in Knoxville and runs away from home at the...

An unhappy soldier guards the barracks gate in Brisbane and wishes for freedom ... a recovering addict in Fremantle learns about life, death and friendship while trying to get his life together in NA ... an Adelaide man's recently deceased uncle teaches...

All Liz Houston wants is to keep her head above the financial white waters of her life. Somehow, though, other people, including ex-husband Hugh, repeatedly get in the way. Hugh just wants a quiet life and to be there for the people he cares about...

Kate Benning and Tom Cole, both members of neighbourly households known locally as The Three Families, had always known they would marry each other.However, Tom was stifling her, and Kate was determined to free herself of these marital expectations...

Ferne Tollivera is on a mission. Now that Sparrow, her ward, has reached nine years of age, she reckons he needs a male role model in his life. With typical efficiency she sets about finding a father-figure by drawing up a series of checklists for each...

Praying her daughter's still alive. Fearing her past is about to take its revenge.  When three-year-old Immy vanishes during a family barbecue, her mother, Cleo, imagines the worst. Has she fallen into the river at the end of the garden...

Olga Roach is unsociable and disliked by her work colleagues, especially Janine Fairweather who holds a personal grudge.  During a chance sighting of Olga's elusive husband, James, Janine recognised him as a face from her youth. She's since enjoyed...

1972:At the Great Western Express Music Festival in Bardney, Lincolnshire, 16 year old Annette Woods abandons her sisterly responsibilities in favour of a tryst with Justin, an up-and-coming folk musician.Meanwhile 13 year old Janie has a public...

As someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and his horrible...

Carmel, a 40-year-old Irish woman, is living a life that's fine, not exciting or awful, just fine. She has a house, a husband, it's all okay. She never had kids, but that's just life, right? She knows she should be grateful. She's better off than a lot...

A child who doesn't want to live.A mother in distress.A beautiful sister who feels invisible.A father who needs to keep on keeping on and avoid the fragrant Shirley Lovett at all costs.The Redmond family is in trouble.One day, a mysterious African doll...

SLIGHTLY SPOOKY STORIES IVGhosts, sixth sense and things not of this world aren't always scary, though they can be. Some help or warn, frighten or comfort those who perceive them. Others are here for their own purposes, waiting for a chance to move on...

A young woman desperate for cash. A family fortune in the wrong hands. Can she snatch it back without falling prey to a killer?Jenna Wyatt feels she's plunged into a nightmare. Ripped off by her ex, the orphaned 26-year-old is terrified she'll lose her...

Paul Jessop and James Handle are two fourteen-year-olds who have known each other all their lives.One very warm day while out roaming through the local countryside and woods, not far from home, they're suddenly surprised when they spot a naturist rambler...

Hit n Run tells the story of what can happen when lives collide. An accident has spiralling consequences that change the life of the victim and everyone around him forever. This insightful book shows the world through the eyes of the two people closest...

When I open the door and see her, my mind starts churning. Why are they here? What do they want? And why did my daughter leave in the first place? Am I finally, after all of these years, going to find out? I take a deep breath and usher them in.....

It's the most wonderful time of the year on Castle Street, and there's a paw-some new business opening....It had always been Tabby's dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle...

'Very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasAD 61Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land.Iceni slave Brea remembers...

'Very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasAD 61Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land.Iceni slave Brea remembers...

New beginnings don't always mean painful endings . . .A fabulous, timeless story of friendship set in Devon from bestselling author Jennifer Bohnet.As time ebbs and flows over the summer both Katie Teague and her godmother Mattie Cranford...

"A hard-drinking man. A dented Harley. A detour to an unexpected future." Professor Lawrence Tyrone didn't have an obvious drinking problem-or an obsession with his ex-wife-until he discovered she was marrying his brother. When crashing the wedding...

Jude and Mercedez have kept deadly secrets from each other.Jackson's suicide haunts Jude. She burned all evidence of her brother's depravity. One less monster in the world, right? Tech-savvy Mercedez is the last living witness to a teenage amateur horror...

Becky, a wild-child, has been attending Claire’s Bible study for a few months. After she runs away, Claire is left to deal with her mother, the ladies of the Bible study, and her own feelings and prejudices. Just when Claire thinks...

Set in the 13th and 14th centuries in Spain and in Muslim Al Andalus, this fascinating political novel follows three families of different faiths. They escaped from Cordoba during the conquest of that Muslim city by Ferdinand III of Christian Castile...

This book tells the story of a young baby boy who was left on the doorstep of a church in a basket with a note written to the pastor of that church.The pastor and his family soon adopted the baby boy, and raised him with love despite his tyrannical...

This is a novel about a young woman named Vesta and how various life experiences inspired her to become a resilient woman of God. The story is based on the author's real life journey. The book is written for the author's children and grandchildren to...

     Adam Young, a builder and general contractor from Albuquerque, is addicted to opioids and alcohol. His marriage to Maria falls apart one day when he is the only one present to the SIDS death of their daughter, Ava. Although...

Meet the Corleys: Mom and Pop and their three grown kids-Jeff, Ida, and Junior-a zany but lovable family living in a changing neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mom wants to fix each of her children's problems-Jeff's gambling, Ida's promiscuity,...

Abbie Rose Stone believes she has navigated the shoals of her long marriage and complicated family and is eager to realize her dream of producing hard apple cider-but when a lovely young stranger exposes a long-held secret, Abbie's plans, loyalties, and...

Lia, Lia, Lia! She could still hear the chants from the thousands who’d come tonight to see her perform, as Jaycee Williams, her security escort, walked with her back to the dressing room. Emilia Hanson had come a long way as a child living with...

"The Corner of Irrelevance is a funny yet poignant look at one woman’s journey through a life of mediocrity, of big dreams and little successes, of failures and struggles, and finally, of acceptance and peace.   When she marries, everyone says...

On the slopes of Colorado, an actress is caught in a passionate love triangle in this electrifying novel by a New York Times–bestselling author.Six weeks ago, Kit Masters was a nobody—a farm girl from Aspen, Colorado, who came to Hollywood...

When a compassionate judge gives an angry and troubled young man the choice between going to a mysterious horse ranch in the western Rockies or going to jail, the choice seems obvious. But when he arrives with his parents at an old hunting lodge on Lake...

The Gatehouse: A compelling family saga begins with tragedy and loss leading to new beginnings. From his childhood home of Henley Hall in Kent, England, Kenneth Henley and his four children struggle with the death of his wife and their mother after a...