Family life fiction Books

Forty-two-year-old Mark Smythe cannot help but wonder if the whole world has gone mad—or if it is just him. Although he has always appreciated nature and its beauty, Mark’s new mission now goes against everything he has ever believed in and...

It is 1847 and the Irish are battling famine and sickness. Matt Donahee is doing his best to keep a positive outlook. But when both his mother and fiancée die within days of each other, Matt decides to leave his despair behind in Ireland and...

An irresistible wine country crime caper.Beckett Jensen has lived honorably for the last fifteen years, but the mistakes of his youth are about to overturn his idyllic life as the owner of a successful winery in Paso Robles. Unruly former acquaintances...

Moving upstate New York seem to be a good choice for widow, and grandmother, Carly Gannon, when a situation presented itself, which included her new friend Jonathan, and which she could not have resolved at that particular moment, she decided upon a...

The path from a place of isolation, loneliness, and sadness to a place of happiness, self-fulfillment, confidence, and self-love wasnt an easy one for Sarah Woods.In this captivating autobiographical fiction, we read of the self-discoveries Sarah made to...

I bind myself up in regrets, someone else's chains and I let them hold me and attack me to no end... Astor had a great life. A professor at a University in Paris, a published author, a family with children...the question was what was missing and what...

A sequel to his first book, Archie Stanley's Journeys II offers alternative family migrations that parallel the DNA-based migrations described in Journeys. These alternative migrations branch off from the main family migration pathway from Africa to...

A Struggling Writer Finds Inspiration in Family History... Deborah's career is at a dead end. After a splashy debut with her first novel, she's languished as a freelancer, her potential unfulfilled. But the death of an elderly aunt provides...

Dreams Are Important! Nine-year-old Nathan has a wonderful day at the lake with his father and his older sister. He enjoys telling his mom all about the great time he had, and the family has a fantastic dinner of Mom's famous spaghetti. But later that...

This early work by James Oliver Curwood was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. In "The Plains of Abraham," Daniel "James" Bulain, son of a French habitant and of an English schoolmaster's...

My Ántonia is a 1918 novel by American writer Willa Cather. The last book of her Great Plains trilogy, it is considered to be among her best works and proceeds O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. The novel continues the tale of the two children brought...

"Eight Cousins - Or, the Aunt-Hill" is a 1875 novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. The story centres around Rosy, an orphan who must adjust to her strange new life with her guardian, Uncle Alec. Once at her new home, she is confronted with an...

With the timeframe stretching over a year but flashbacks extending back decades, the main plot of the novel depicts a family in turmoil after fresh allegations of adultery on the part of the father surface. The grown up son due to his physical...

As a longtime maternity nurse at a Northern Ontario hospital, Bets has experienced the daily creation of new families. Yet this sixty-something "matriarch" of the hospital has only experienced personal loss; most recently, her husband Raz. When she meets...

This classic tale of family dysfunction and redemption tells the story of the Chester family, whose fortunes are threatened by the father's alcoholism. Written by Julia M. Friend in the late 19th century, the novel offers a powerful indictment of the...

This novel tells a story of a young girl named Faith who is sent to live with her stern and unforgiving grandfather after her parents die. Faith struggles to adjust to her new life and finds comfort in her friendship with a young boy named Dick. Together...

A heartfelt and emotional tale of a woman's journey through love and loss, as she navigates the complexities of family and community in a small southern town.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

In this gripping novel, a family secret is revealed after the death of a wealthy businessman. The story follows the businessman's son as he tries to uncover the truth about his father's past and what he has left behind. Along the way, he discovers dark...

Fondie is a heartwarming tale of a young orphan girl and the family that takes her in. As she navigates the challenges of her new life, she discovers the power of love and family. Edward Charles Booth weaves a touching story that will leave readers...

This heartwarming novel tells the story of a young man named Philip Garland, who sets out to make a name for himself in the world. Along the way, he discovers the true meaning of friendship, love, and family, and learns that the most important things in...

Follow the heart-warming story of two sisters and their struggle to keep their shoemaking business alive in the face of adversity. Filled with memorable characters and charming anecdotes, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who loves a good...

A couple meet in a stand-up comedy workshop. What more can possibly go wrong? Driven by a haunting childhood memory, loner David Bishop moves from Dallas to Los Angeles in search of a fresh start. The ensuing 1987 Black Monday economic crash forces David...

"With talented author Matt Minor in charge and our marvelously flawed hero at the helm, The Water Lord is like riding a roller coaster: a ride not to be missed." — Chris Rogers, author of the Booker Krane Series A town has gone dry,...

Can Ruby save her parents' marriage? Maybe, with a little help.A year ago, Alan and Stacey Navarro separated, leaving their daughter, Ruby, to live with her mom and an over-caffeinated Shih Tzu. People split up all the time, and most kids might learn to...

Former lovers attempt to rectify the past to save their children and preserve the fragile world in crisis.Rachel Michels made a poor choice which resulted in her biggest blessing, her daughter, Maeve. When the father of that blessing returns decades...

A pussycat purchased at a pet shop, and abandoned. Concerned with his stray cat tag, and the desire to belong to a human, Franc initiates an adoption process, and follows his intuition. His intelligent approach combined with uncomplicated feline logic,...

Are some things better left unfound? Best friends Louise and Emma grew up next door to each other in a grim inner-city suburb of Dublin. Now Louise, an art conservator, is thousands of miles away in Sydney, restoring a beautiful old painting. She meets...

"Could not put it down!" - Amazon reviewer The last woman to walk in her shoes has been missing for years... Emily Geiser walks into a trap. The new world she sees is sugarcoated. A group of merciless killers hiding behind smiles...

Summer Sure to Die is the story of the young Ryan Kinsella, staunchly Irish-American, who has achieved considerable success in a time and place-New England in the later twentieth century- in which blue-blood prejudice persists. His best friend, in...

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When rich and more than adequately eccentric Aunt Muffin moves into the home of her nephew during the COVID-19 pandemic, the laughs and disruptions are viral. Underneath the humor, fear of the virus and human greed conspire to make the Button home in...

Joselyn was building her career in Los Angeles recording commercials, producing nationally syndicated radio shows and meeting music producers when the 2008 economic downturn hit. After transitioning from Hollywood to homelessness for too long, she...

"Night Navigation" opens on a freezing-rain night in upstate New York: the kindling gone, the fire in the woodstove out. Del s thirty-seven-year-old manic-depressive son needs a ride, but she s afraid to make the long drive north to the only...

Will Keith keep the passion he had at the start of his filmmaking---and will there be enough passion left over for his hurting daughter? Or has their quest to change American culture become nothing more than a quest for fame?

"Haunted and haunting. . . . With fearlessness and humility, in a narrative that flows more artfully than ever between destruction and rebirth, Erdrich has opened herself to possibilities beyond what we merely see--to the dead alive and busy, to the...

A Woman's Temptation is a novel written by Bertha M. Clay in 1880. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Edith, who is married to a wealthy man, but is unhappy in her marriage. She is tempted by a charming and attractive man named...

A Woman of Feeling is a novel written by Louise Maunsell Field and first published in 1916. The book tells the story of a young woman named Elizabeth, who is struggling to find her place in the world. Elizabeth is a sensitive and emotional person, and...

""A Waif of the Sea"" is a novel written by Kate Wood and first published in 1884. The story follows the life of a young girl named Muriel Atherton who is rescued from a shipwreck by a fisherman named Dan O'Connell. Muriel is the sole survivor of the...

A Troubled Stream V1: A Story is a novel written by Charlotte Hardcastle and originally published in 1866. The book is set in the Victorian era and follows the story of two sisters, Lucy and Emily, who are struggling to make ends meet in a society that...

A Tale That Is Told is a novel written by Frederick Niven and published in 1920. The book is set in Scotland and tells the story of a young man named Ewan MacLeod who inherits his family's estate after the death of his father. Ewan must navigate the...

A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life is a novel written by Adeline Dutton Train Whitney and published in 1867. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the life of Leslie Goldthwaite, a young woman who spends a summer in a small New England...

A Skeleton Novel: Or The Under-Current Of Society is a book written by Grace Webster and first published in 1866. The novel is set in the mid-19th century and explores the hidden and often seedy underbelly of society. The story follows the lives of...

""A Noble Kinsman V1: A Novel"" is a historical fiction book written by Anton Giulio Barrili and first published in 1885. The story is set in 16th century Italy and follows the life of a nobleman named Giacomo, who is the kinsman of the Duke of Urbino...