For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom from the ex-husband whose career always came first and from their stuffy suburban home. Freedom to have her own apartment in the city, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. --

Ellen and Andy's first year of marriage doesn't just seem perfect, it is perfect. There is no question how deep their devotion is, and how naturally they bring out the best in each other. But one fateful afternoon, Ellen runs into Leo for the first time in eight years. Leo, the one who brought out the worst in her. Leo, the one who left her heartbroken with no explanation. Leo, the one she could never quite forget. When his reappearance ignites long-dormant...

Raised in an Old Order Mennonite community, Rachel Stoltzfus is a strong-willed single woman, content living apart from mainstream society until whispers stir the moment her belly swells with new life. Refusing to repent and name the partner in her sin, Rachel feels the wrath of the religious sect as she is shunned by those she loves most. She is eventually coerced into leaving by her brother-in-law, the bishop. But secrets run deep in this cloistered...

Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, that comes to a tragic conclusion at a school trivia night. Madeline is funny, biting, passionate, remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest. Celeste is a beautiful woman with twin boys. Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband...

Loretha Curry’s life is full. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. But...

As the owner of Twisted, one of Seattle's best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She's terrified that she's losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her "other" family, especially to her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison's happy life is one collect call. From prison. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, broke, scared and alone with a toddler. But when her stepdaughter...

"Louisiana, 1875. In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie, a freed slave; Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now-destitute plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia's Creole half-sister. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head west. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother before slavery's...

From the author of "The Deep End of the Ocean" comes this "New York Times" bestseller that is an unforgettable tale of the pleasures and perils of love in the modern age.

Londonite Bridget Jones faces the challenges of maintaining sex appeal as the years roll by, the nightmares of drunken texting, the skinny jean, the disastrous e-mail cc, total lack of Twitter followers, and TVs that need ninety buttons and three remotes to simply turn on.

"The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now with that disaster firmly behind her, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. But she doesn't expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right -- or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and...