Browsing: Literary Fiction

As the brains behind wedding site TyingTheKnot.com, Callie sees it all: from the ring to the dress, the smiles… to…

Scarred Phineas hides himself from his Amish community and focuses on caring for his bees. But when he begins a relationship with newcomer Deborah, the two learn to embrace the unexpected — yet beautiful — life God has in store for them.

An evocative NPR Best Book of 2014 set within the inner sanctum of a beehive: Flora is a lowly sanitation worker in the hive who becomes the queen’s trusted servant — but enemies abound when she challenges her leader. “Paull’s heart-pounding novel wrenches us into a new world” (Emma Donoghue).

Follow Lizzie, Reenie, Sweet, and Mawu — four enslaved women who travel with their masters to the free state of Ohio, where they face both enormous risk and the possibility of freedom. A New York Times bestseller called “heart-wrenching, intriguing, original, and suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly).

In a small Irish town, two generations of one family are irrevocably changed by both world wars. An engrossing saga of love, betrayal, and loss with over 900 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Four strangers’ lives are forever changed when they respond to an ad for a designer shoe company. For a harried young mother, a heartbroken flight attendant, a beautiful ex-model, and a recent widow, a second chance at happiness might be just around the corner!

When a job transfer takes Susan Wade back to Havelock — the hometown she swore she’d forsaken — she finds herself immediately at odds with old nemesis Pete Walsh. When they finally see eye-to-eye, can she find love in the unlikeliest of places?

“Superb” (Ron Rash): In 1900, Catherine dodges scandal by marrying her childhood friend Oscar. Meanwhile, housekeeper Nan grapples with her feelings for Oscar as a terrible storm brews… “A beautiful, deeply engaging story about love, loss, and the power of secrets to change our lives” (Booklist).

In a world smothered by eternal fog, rival half-brothers Arithon and Lysaer set out to fight the evil spirit responsible — only to be drawn into an epic battle against each other. “Entertaining and readable” (Publishers Weekly).

Laney Temple swears off relationships after one too many breakups — but that doesn’t mean she won’t take irresistible Carson Bennett home for a night or two… A steamy twist on The Frog Prince with nearly 2,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads.