Family life fiction Books

Ein schreckliches Attentat hinterlässt Waisenkinder. Geeignete Pflegeeltern stehen bereit. Doch das Vormundschaftsamt verhindert das. Ein Kampf beginnt.Von der - im Nachhinein fast unglaublichen - Unterdrückung in den sechziger bis neunziger Jahren...

Lena ist immer noch traurig und mutlos. Sie wird es nie verstehen. Kein Tag, ohne Gedanken, Gefühle, Erinnerungen an eine Zeit, als..."Ach Du, mein Rainer" erzählt die Geschichte einer trauernden Mutter und ihrer endlosen Liebe. Ein Buch voller...

Geprägt von den Mustern der Vergangenheit machen sich fünf Familien auf die Suche nach ihrem Herzensweg. Samuel steht seit dem Tod seiner Frau vor großen Herausforderungen mit seinen pubertierenden Kindern.Außergewöhnliche Wege wählt Monika, als ihre...

"Bis die Angst verblasst" ist eine bewegende Geschichte, die sich um die Geschwister Maren und Thorben sowie ihre Mutter Lizbeth dreht. Maren und Thorben, zwei Kinder aus einer bedürftigen Familie, werden ihrer überforderten Mutter entrissen und in eine...

Oberhalb des Brienzersees thront das Grandhotel Schwandenbach. Seine Eröffnung feierte das Hotel im Jahre 1875 eine ganze Woche lang mit illustren und zahlungskräftigen Gästen.Darunter ist die Familie von Bonstetten aus Bern. Wilhelm von Bonstetten rennt...

Claudia und Thomas sind seit 22 Jahren glücklich verheiratet und haben drei gemeinsame Kinder. Seit geraumer Zeit hat Thomas viel Stress bei der Arbeit und ist diesbezüglich absolut überfordert. Er vernachlässigt dadurch seine Frau zusehends und im Bett...

Timo, ein junger Mann von einundzwanzig Jahren, wird nach einer flüchtigen Liebesnacht Vater. Die zukünftige Mutter will das Kind an Adoptiveltern übergeben. Doch Timo und seine Familie sind fest entschlossen, das Baby zu behalten. Mit Hilfe eines...

Beim Familienurlaub in Frankreich drängt die impulsive Charlotte darauf, sich dauerhaft in Frankreich niederzulassen. Ihr Mann Thomas ist deutlich besonnener als sie; trotz allerhand Bedenken lässt er sich aber von der Begeisterung anstecken. Die beiden...

Die eine glaubt ans Universum, die andere an Tomatensoße.Eigentlich sind die bodenständige Linda und ihre exzentrische Mutter ein gutes Team. Nur wenn es um Lindas sizilianische Wurzeln geht, fliegen die Fetzen. Um endlich Antworten auf ihre Fragen zu...

"Seid ihr drei verrückt geworden? Ihr könnt doch nicht einfach auswandern - in eurem Alter!"Frankas Tochter Bea ist entsetzt, als sie erfährt, dass ihre Mutter zusammen mit deren Freundinnen Sigrid und Trude ein Haus ist der Toskana gekauft hat. Nachdem...

Lisbeth hatte einen Traum. Sie wollte groß hinaus, eine kultivierte Dame werden. Das war nicht so einfach in den fünfziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Die Moralvorstellungen waren streng und eine eigene berufliche Karriere für die meisten Frauen...

Tommy Rose was fated to always remember the box under the floorboards, having been locked in it many times as a child.After an abusive childhood, Tommy grew up to be an abuser, and for almost the entire year that his son Charlie was...

Ribby Balustrade neměl příliš dobré dětství a potýkal se s násilnickou opilou matkou.Přesto se nezištně věnovala dětem - bavila je v nemocnici.Ale někdy je toho dost...Tehdy se ozval vnitřní hlas.A zabít pro ni bylo stejně snadné jako flirtovat.Někdy se...

Ribby Balustradella ei ollut kovin hyvä lapsuus, ja hänellä oli väkivaltainen juoppo äiti.Silti hän antoi pyyteettömästi - viihdytti lapsia sairaalassa.Mutta joskus riittää...Silloin sisäinen ääni vastasi.Ja tappaminen oli hänelle yhtä helppoa kuin...

Ribby Balustrade didn't have a very good childhood with an abusive drunken mother to deal with.Still, she gave selflessly - entertained children at the hospital.But sometimes enough is enough...That's when a voice inside answered.And killing to her was...

With a broken heart and dreams in ashes, Jemma Garrison is determined to use her talent, supportive family, and abiding faith to forge a new life in the region of her birth-rugged, wintry "Big Sky Country." She leaves behind the lush, seasonal mountains...

Two young families are on the brink of new beginnings. Brynn and Eric Branson, recently married, are overjoyed with their baby, Paul. Alison and Jared Jensen are equally excited to start their life together, with Alison eager to escape the influence of...

Lane Byron graduated from high school and headed to West Texas to pursue his dream of playing college baseball. From his very first night in the Texas Panhandle, Lane began a lifelong journey to discovering direction, meaning, and purpose for his life...

They say a twin bond is one that can never be broken.But can it survive murder?Ed and Emmie have grown up under the same roof but the treatment from their parents couldn't have been more different. Emmie is the shining star while Ed is the outcast, the...

At Magnolia Shores, the stakes are high, and secrets hold the power to transform lives.Kate has spent the past few weeks in the Lowcountry, caring for her mother after a stroke. Although she should have returned home by now, the allure of Magnolia Shores...

Richard Morris learns that his former wife, Irene, has entered a Long Island hospice and wishes to see him before she dies. Surprisingly, she has named him her executor. For two weeks he embraces his duties, visits Irene's bedside, and seeks...

This is a story about a couple separated by circumstances for 18 years and how they reunited. It is a tragic yet beautiful story for which each paid a large toll. It tells how they met, the trials and tribulations each endured along the way, and the...

A group of billionaires and other wealthy powerful people, both foreign and domestic, decide to use devious means to gain the American presidency. With unlimited funds, they want to take down the country through any method possible: conspiracy theories,...

Ellie Sanders discovers a battered shoebox of handwritten song lyrics in the back of her bedroom closet. The hunt for the missing songwriter leads her to Ray, an elderly homeless man with a broken spirit. Fifty years earlier, Ray's bluegrass band, the...

She's determined to keep her family home. He won't let his friend down. Will conflicting interests shatter their chances of happily ever after?Finley Fox refuses to give up her life's work. With her family's cabin rental business at risk of going under,...

When an old church is torn down in the small Florida town of Toad Springs, a trunk full of stories written by the inhabitants in the 1930s is discovered in the attic.You'll meet Midge and Smitty Mallet, who end up in Toad Springs after being led astray...

Have you ever wondered what Heaven will be like?  The lead character, Maggie, in Heaven Can’t Wait or Can it? had to determine this for herself.  Would she find “heaven on earth” when everything, it seemed, was going her way?...

Join us in Celebrating Resilience through this fine selection of short stories, poems and personal narratives. Resilience is the ability to bend and flex like a tree in a violent storm, to persevere like a flower pushing through the pavement of a parking...

Sometimes in life, changes can be good… After losing her husband, her five cats, and her home, Charlotte Noel hates feeling dependent. As Charlotte tries to find her identity in this new stage of life, she comes to realize that drama never...

The silver silence out in the forest refreshes Lily's spirits after being housebound with her family for the last three weeks. Hoping for mushrooms, instead Lily finds... something else. Something unidentifiable.Something with the power to remind Lily of...

A Story of Grandparent CarersWhat happens when a family falls apart, for whatever reason? Be it drugs, alcohol, mental illness or domestic violence, children are caught in the middle, and they suffer. But who will step in to save them?This dilemma faced...

Pull the pin, hear the ping, silver ball bounce and ding…Abel Jackson Marvin is in a coma reliving the pinball game of his life – the bumps and ricochets of bushfire, family breakup, heroic rescues, disabling and fatal accidents, marriage,...

A mother tethered to her home-by an autistic son who's tethered to his computer-yearns for freedom in this "sharply observed" novel: "A terrific read." -The Herald Alice's life is dictated by her autistic son, Sam, who refuses to leave their remote...

1965, an English country mansion. Eleanora Byngh is not in a good state. Wedded to the whisky bottle and with her house crumbling round her ears, her days seem destined to follow a lonely (and grumpy) downhill path. Then the post brings an unexpected...

I finally have everything I ever wanted. A home with floor-to-ceiling windows, a devoted husband who dazzles everyone he meets, and two angelic children I adore. But as I watch my husband chatting with the girl next door, I wonder if anyone can see the...

Looking back, I wish I could find my way back to that moment. I’d snatch it and hold onto it and live in it for the rest of my life, if I could. When Emily could still throw her arms around me. Oh God, just give me that moment, or one like it again...

Money brings power. Power brings success. Show us your wealth or shove off. These were the rules of the haves versus have nots society Victoria Allen grew up in. What happens when the spoils no longer cut it? Mothermare takes us into the dark...

As she gazes at the lights of Siena glowing in the dusk, Jess flips through the yellowing pages of the diary that led her here. Written by her grandfather during the war, it holds the answers to a family secret that might just change everything.....

A hilarious and entertaining novel about spicing up your life! Perfect for fans of Fiona Gibson.Putting the sizzle back in married life.Sarah's humdrum existence as a busy mother is far from exciting, but when her husband comes to her with a wild plan it...

Thirteen-year-old Alice Truelove can't take another day of her father's cruelty.Better a life on the streets than being constantly blamed for her mother's sad death, or that's what Alice thinks as she packs up her meagre possessions. But fending for...

From the Amazon #1 bestselling authorA murdered guest. A villa full of secrets. One night that changes everything.Recently divorced Cerys thought buying a luxury Tuscan villa would be the fresh start she so desperately needed. But a year later, she's...

The day her brother Christian died, Rosie Fitzherbert left her family home and never came back. Until now. When her father dies, Rosie returns to Warbury House after decades away. To secure her share of the fortune, she must endure seven days with...

A BRAND NEW series for 2024 from bestselling author Lizzie LaneA country town in need of a good Doctor, but will they accept her as one of their own?Somerset, March 1930Born in the workhouse and adopted by a former suffragette, Frances Brakespeare was...

I might be a grandmother. But I'm not some sweet, harmless old lady who people can push around.Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I'm told they're my granddaughters. This is the first time I've met them since my daughter and...

In his late twenties, Allan - divorced with two young children to support - decides, after a failed business venture, to return to the Middle East where he previously worked. However, all was not as it seemed and he reluctantly became embroiled in...

Dorie's Pampered Pooch business is failing. She'd rather be rescuing dogs in crisis than buffing their toenails, but she can't admit failure, especially with her sisters' critical voices in the background. Will a homeless dog, a hospitalized grandmother,...

Newly-separated Laura is back home living with her mum. She spends her days reading and escaping from the realities of her new life alone - until that life suddenly becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined.When a novel received from an...