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Then Came You
by Jennifer Weiner
A young woman agrees to be a surrogate for a wealthy couple, but their lives become intertwined in unexpected ways.
The lives of four very different women intertwine in unexpected ways in this new novel by bestselling author Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes; Best Friends Forever). Each woman has a problem: Princeton ... (Goodreads)
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner
A story of finding identity, redemption, and self-love in spite of life's challenges.
Candace (Cannie) Shapiro is a smart, sarcastic, and successful entertainment journalist living in Philadelphia . Although she has a small group of close friends, including her best friend Samantha, ... (Wikipedia)
Fly Away Home
by Jennifer Weiner
A mother and daughter navigate life after a family scandal, finding solace in each other and their shared love of music.
Sometimes all you can do is fly away home . . . When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as ... (Goodreads)
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
A storyteller's quest to restore faith in the power of storytelling and to mend the wounds of her past.
25-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire . , A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Sage's ... (Wikipedia)
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult
A convicted murderer is granted a reprieve when a victim's mother makes an extraordinary plea.
A man, Jack, is killed by an impaired driving, leaving his wife, June, and his daughter, Elizabeth behind. At the scene of the accident, June meets Kurt Nealon, a police officer, who becomes a close ... (Wikipedia)
The Next Big Thing
by Johanna Edwards
A struggling writer gets a big break when her novel is turned into a Hollywood movie, but fame and success come with unexpected challenges.
In this funny, poignant debut, a plus-size heroine becomes a reality TV show contestant and discovers she's already beautiful enough to be the next big thing. Kat Larson figured she had nothing to ... (Goodreads)
She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
A young woman's trial-filled journey to self-acceptance and self-preservation.
Dolores Price is heartbroken when her handsome, but irresponsible father, Tony, leaves their suburban home for another woman. She and her mother, Bernice, move into her uptight Catholic grandmother's ... (Wikipedia)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
by Deborah Moggach
A group of British retirees move to a newly restored hotel in India, discovering new experiences and relationships.
Several British retirees decide to move to Jaipur , India , to stay in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, advertised as an exotic retirement home . Evelyn Greenslade, a widowed housewife, must sell her ... (Wikipedia)
Heart of the Matter
by Emily Giffin
A woman's journey of self-discovery as she navigates difficult choices and the consequences of her actions.
Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the ... (Goodreads)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
by James Patterson
A woman discovers a box of letters from her deceased husband, revealing his secret life.
Jennifer, who is still mourning the death of her husband, is rushed to her grandmother's side when she goes into a coma. Jennifer makes the shocking discovery while there of a packet of letters ... (Wikipedia)
Lone Wolf
by Jodi Picoult
A family's journey to find redemption and reconnection in the aftermath of tragedy.
Edward Warren has been living in Thailand for nearly 6 years, when he receives a frantic telephone call: His estranged family have been badly injured in a car accident in New Hampshire . Warren's ... (Wikipedia)
Girl in Translation
by Jean Kwok
A young immigrant girl's struggles to keep up academically and financially in the US.
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from ... (Goodreads)
The Witness
by Nora Roberts
A woman's quest to uncover the truth about her family's past, uncovering a sinister conspiracy.
Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The ... (Goodreads)
Nights in Rodanthe
by Nicholas Sparks
Two strangers find solace in an unlikely romance while weathering a fierce storm.
The story begins in 2002 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina . Adrienne Willis, a part-time librarian and divorced mother of three, is helping her daughter, Amanda, cope with depression. Amanda is having ... (Wikipedia)
The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
A man and woman find love and healing through faith in a story of redemption and second chances.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He ... (Goodreads)
The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
A young widow and a single father fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. ... (Goodreads)
The Racketeer
by John Grisham
An imprisoned lawyer discovers a sinister plot, using his knowledge of the law to uncover the truth.
Malcolm Bannister is an African American attorney in a small-town Virginia law firm. A real estate transaction which he undertook in good faith turns out to have involved the purchase of a secluded ... (Wikipedia)
I've Got Your Number
by Sophie Kinsella
A young woman's chaotic life is turned upside-down when she finds a stranger's lost phone.
Poppy Wyatt loses her engagement ring, which has been in her fiancé's family for three generations, on the day that his parents arrive from the US and in the following panic, she also ends up losing ... (Wikipedia)
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
Two female spies' harrowing mission during WWII and the secrets they discover.
In 1943 Nazi-occupied France, a British Lysander spy plane crashes in the fictional town of Ormaie. On board are two best friends, a pilot (Maddie, code name: Kittyhawk) and a spy (Julie, code name: ... (Wikipedia)
Here on Earth
by Alice Hoffman
A love triangle between two brothers and a woman, set in a small town. The past and present intertwine, revealing secrets and consequences.
After nearly twenty years of living in California, March Murray, along with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Gwen, returns to the sleepy Massachusetts town where she grew up to attend the funeral of ... (Goodreads)
Shopaholic and Sister
by Sophie Kinsella
A comedic adventure of two sisters who rediscover their bond while navigating the world of shopping.
Irresistible, one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood is back in this hilarious, heartwarming, New York Times bestselling tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the ... (Goodreads)
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
A woman's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of a passionate and tumultuous relationship.
The Paris Wife focuses on the romance, marriage and divorce of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Richardson, who met when Hemingway was 20 years old, and Richardson 28. They marry and move ... (Wikipedia)
Hardline
by Meredith Wild
A billionaire tech CEO and a journalist fall in love while investigating a dangerous conspiracy. Steamy romance and thrilling suspense ensue.
Software mogul Blake Landon has met his match in headstrong Erica Hathaway. While his controlling nature and her independent spirit continue to battle, Blake has no intention of letting her out of ... (Goodreads)
Hard Limit
by Meredith Wild
Erica Hathaway's life is turned upside down when her company is threatened by a powerful investor. She must navigate the cutthroat business world to save it.
Blake Landon is a man who has everything-wealth, good looks, and the love of Erica Hathaway. The power couple has been through hell and back, and when life has torn them apart, somehow they have ... (Barnes & Noble)
Big Girl
by Danielle Steel
A young woman struggles with her weight and self-esteem, finding love and acceptance along the way.
In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A chubby ... (Goodreads)
The Wager
by Rachel Van Dyken
A bet between two friends leads to unexpected consequences when they fall in love.
THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart... What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too ... (Goodreads)
The Switch
by Sandra Brown
A woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband's dark secrets. She must decide whether to stay or leave.
After her twin sister's brutal murder, a young woman teams up with a NASA astronaut who is working to clear his name, and together they must track down a killer whose lethal plans are far from over. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Engagements
by J. Courtney Sullivan
A novel that explores the concept of marriage through the stories of four couples and the creation of the iconic De Beers diamond campaign.
A, People Magazine, Top 10 Best Book of the Year, The bestselling author of Maine returns with an exhilarating novel about Frances Gerety, the real pioneering ad woman who coined the famous slogan “A ... (Goodreads)
Size 12 and Ready to Rock
by Meg Cabot
Heather Wells, former pop star turned assistant dorm director, solves a murder mystery on her college campus.
After dallying with sexy vampires and ingeniously reinterpreting the Dracula legend ( Insatiable , Overbite ), #1 New York Times bestseller Meg Cabot is ready to rock ’n’ roll once more with Heather ... (Goodreads)
Last Night at Chateau Marmont
by Lauren Weisberger
A struggling musician's life changes when his wife becomes a famous singer. They navigate the ups and downs of fame and their relationship.
Heartbreak, headlines and Hermes – welcome to Brooke's new world… Brooke and Julian live a happy life in New York – she's the breadwinner working two jobs and he's the struggling musician husband. ... (Goodreads)
