Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7401&N=6594+4294966387 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699899 At Madelines Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past ... Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society. Under Betties guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalons residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future. But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable.--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727603 Buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island, Dr. Andi Gordon, deciding that both her life and home are in need of some major renovations, forms an unbreakable bond with her neighbors--two very different women who are dealing with their own struggles. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729260 Seattle prosecutor Mia Quinns best friend and coworkier Colleen is shot to death while they are on the phone with each other. Already reeling from her husbands recent death, Mias life is further turned upside down. When the DA asks Mia to investigate Colleens death and its connection to another Seattle prosecutors murder four years earlier, she learns that there are many people who could have wanted Colleen dead, including some that Mia thought she could trust. Can Mia solve the mystery before its too late? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729066 Told with wit, style, and compassion, this is the story of friendship among three women weathering the ups and downs of life in a small Midwestern town. When Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean meet as teenagers in the mid-sixties, the civil rights movement is moving along and so are their everyday lives. Their regular gathering place is Earls All-You-Can-Eat diner, the first black-owned business in downtown Plainview, Indiana... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706637 Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642225 An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperors Palace. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707643 Holtons novel finds four middle-aged friends convening at a beautifully appointed beach house--and reexamining their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561910 Tallie Jones is happy with life. Shes at the top of her career as a hugely successful, renowned movie director, shes in a relationship with a handsome producer and her personal assistant is also her devoted best friend. But Tallies perfect life comes crumbling down around her when she discovers that her boyfriends been unfaithful and, worse yet, someones been stealing from her for years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639158 Laura Leigh, a Hollywood starlet whose main talent seems to be landing in trouble, is missing. Toots daughter, Abby, has both a personal and professional stake in the story. Not only is she editor-in-chief at gossip magazine The Informer, but entertainment attorney Chris Clay, Abbys would-be beau, was the last person to see Laura. And now hes missing, too... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707545 Based on 19th century history, this novel follows four women who pin their hopes for the future on a plan devised by Brigham Young to bring emigrants to Salt Lake City. Pushing two-wheeled handcarts loaded with all their lifes belongings, the women set off on the 1,300-mile journey from Iowa City--and soon become fast friends even as perils mount around them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703114 Christmas is fast approaching, and New Bern, Connecticut, is about to receive the gift of a new pastor, hired sight unseen to fill in while Reverend Tucker is on sabbatical. Meanwhile, Margot Matthews friend, Abigail, is trying to matchmake, even though Margot has all but given up on romance. She loves her job at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop and the life and friendships shes made in New Bern, but she never thought shed still be single on her fortieth birthday. Its a shock to the entire town when Philip A. Clarkson turns out to be Philippa. Truth be told, not everyone is happy about having a female pastor. Yet despite a rocky start, Philippa begins to settle in--finding ways to ease the townspeoples burdens, joining the quilting circle, and forging a fast friendship with Margot. When tragedy threatens to tear Margots family apart, that bond--and the help of her quilting sisterhood--will prove a saving grace. And as she untangles her feelings for another new arrival in town, Margot begins to realize that it is the surprising detours woven into lifes fabric that provide its richest hues and deepest meaning. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640070 Inheriting her best friends diaries after a tragic accident, Kate learns unknown aspects of her late friends life, from her deeply troubled childhood to her feelings of powerlessness as a wife and parent. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642284 When tragedy threatens to tear her family apart, Margot Matthews discovers that her friendship with the new female pastor and her quilting sisterhood are the only things holding her together as she tries to piece back together her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639123 Ally Green returns home to bury her father and must decide if she can stop her wandering existence, as her life becomes intertwined with a that of a young woman fleeing the rock quarries of Nepal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703109 A hilarious and fast-paced tale about three best friends navigating Southern small-town politics and prejudices, finding love, and standing up for each other all the way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710318 Annette Goode Davis is attempting to reconcile with her estranged husband. However, her appetite for food--and other men--has her world spiraling dangerously out of control. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646623 Visiting Nantucket with their children during a summer vacation, three women befriend a local youth and share their struggles with such challenges as infidelity, the loss of a job under scandalous circumstances, and health problems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574644 When other little girls were dreaming about becoming doctors or lawyers, Alex Garrett set her sights on conquering the high-powered world of Wall Street. And while shes prepared to fight her way into an elitist boys club, she quickly realizes shes in over her head when she is relegated to a kiddie-sized folding chair with Girlie inscribed across the back. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639978 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639577 Part of a series of novels that center around a pair of high-society matrons, Miss Mapp introduces one of the most gruff and deliciously malicious characters every to grace the literary canon. Readers who love to wallow in the spite, hatefulness, and backstabbing of the doyennes of the upper classes will delight in this book! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573683 After fighting her way into the elitist boys club and making it in bond sales at Cromwell Pierce, one of Wall Streets most esteemed brokerage firms, Alex Garret must decide whether to stick with Cromwell Pierce or head for the hills when the financial crisis hits. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641853 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699418 Ruled by fear and deep wounds, seventeen-year-old Molly Fisk stays hidden away. But everything changes when a woman from her past suddenly reappears. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643119 When childhood friends Annie Quintana and Julia St. Clair reconnect as adults and decide to open a cupcakery, they must overcome old betrayals, first loves, and a dangerous threat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573441 Single mum Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignment - taking over the papers food column. Hayleys not sure she has the chops--shes an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayleys chatty first column is suddenly on everyones menu - with one exception. When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found face-down dead in a bowl of Hayleys creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, shell have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victim - and finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641530 What would Emma Rogers have done without her oldest friends, the Calamity Janes? As teenagers in Winding River, Wyoming, theyd supported her ambitious dreams. A decade later, when Emma went home, struggling with single motherhood and career pressures as a top Denver attorney, Cassie, Karen, Gina and Lauren rallied around her. But why were the Calamity Janes urging her to look with favor on her sexy nemesis, Ford Hamilton? Wasnt it bad enough that her young daughter sang the praises of the heart-stoppingly handsome publisher whod clashed repeatedly with Emma on a controversial court case? Worst of all, Emmas own heart was strongly tempted by Fords offer to match wits--and join hearts--with him for a lifetime! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639944 Morgan OKeefe feels trapped in a gilded cage. True, the thirty-year-old mother agreed to put her science career on hold to raise her young son while her husband pursued his high-powered job. But though Morgan loves many things about staying home with her child, she misses the thrill of working with her colleagues in the lab. Shes restless and in dire need of a change. Fed up with New York Citys hectic pace, Natalie Reynolds takes up her aunts offer to move to the Berkshires and house-sit her fabulous lakeside house for a year. Passionate about applying brush to canvas, Natalie is poised to become the artist she has forever longed to be. But life on Dragonfly Lake is never without surprises, and for a novice swimmer like Natalie, the most welcome surprise proves to be the arms of a handsome neighbor pulling her up from the water for a gulp of air. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707247 After ballet dancer Sasha Davis suffers a career-ending injury and returns home to Minnesota to recover and deal with her mothers death, she forms an unexpected bond with her live-in aide, Evelyn, who helps Sasha face life with a renewed purpose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728847 They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives--a singer at the Paris Opera, a midwife, a dental surgeon. They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets, printed subversive newspapers, hid resisters, spirited Jews to safety, transported weapons, and conveyed clandestine messages. The youngest was a schoolgirl of fifteen who scrawled V for victory on the walls of her lyce; the eldest, a farmers wife in her sixties who harbored escaped Allied airmen. Strangers to each other, hailing from villages and cities from across France, these brave women were united in hatred and defiance of their Nazi occupiers. Eventually the Gestapo hunted down 230 of these women and imprisoned them in a fort outside Paris. Separated from home and loved ones, these disparate individuals turned to one another, their common experience conquering divisions of age, education, profession, and class as they found solace and strength in their deep affection and camaraderie. In January 1943, they were sent to their final destination: Auschwitz. Only forty-nine would return to France. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640090 When Emma Dunham, the woman they believe is the height of female perfection, is murdered by her husband, Frances, Lisa and Jill discover that things arent always what they seem, which forces them to come to terms with the secrets of their own lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642294 Hope Springs, North Carolina, is the epitome of small town life-a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where theres not a lot of change. Until three women suddenly find themselves planted there for a season. Janelle Evans hasnt gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is gravely ill, she decides to extend the stay. It isnt long before she runs into her first love, and feelings that have been dormant for more than a decade are reawakened. And when Janelle proposes a Bible study a the local diner--and invites both African American and Caucasian women she has met--the group quickly forms a spiritual bond . . . and inadvertently adds to underlying tension in the community. Becca Anderson is finally on the trajectory shes longed for. Having been in the ministry trenches for years, shes been recruited as the newest speaker of a large Christian womens conference. But her husband feels called to become the pastor of his late fathers church in Hope Springs. Will small town living affect her big ministry dreams? And Stephanie London has the ideal life-married to a doctor in St. Louis with absolutely nothing she has to do. When her cousin Janelle volunteers to stay in Hope Springs and care for their grandmother, she feels strangely compelled to do the same. Its a decision that will forever change her. As these women come together, facing disappointments both public and private, they soon recognize that healing is needed in their hearts, their families, and their churches that have long been divided along racial lines. Gods plan for them in Hope Springs-and for Hope Springs itself-is bigger than they ever imagined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729332 Ace has left the tiny Mississippi town of Bugtussle for the palm fronds and mojitos of Pelican Cove, Florida. From now on, shes going to be as sweet as sugar. Unfortunately, Mrs. Lenore Kennashaw and her clique of shippy, snarky, and just plain mean ol ladies comes along to sour Aces plans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646583 No husbands allowed. Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days theyre free to live someone elses life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known. What happened last night? In the mornings harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened--something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime--for survival-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561849 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729138 Two women of a friendship trio are shattered when their third companion accidentally drowns, and in the aftermath, they realize that their loss extends beyond grief as their layers of secrets and connections are gradually revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574791 Paris, France: 1860s. Whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will alter the face of Paris, molding it into a modern city. The reforms will erase generations of history - but in the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet refuses to leave, taking refuge in her basement, where she passes the time by writing letters to her late husband. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699732 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561798 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644017 Gem doesnt find it easy to make new friends, until high school, where she meets Savannah, who asks her to join her crew. One of the rules of their crew is to never let boys come between them. Gem is okay with that until she meets Phoenix, who cant stop talking about this boy she was dating. The same boy Gem has also been seeing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641523 Cassidy, Allison, and Nicole fight for justice every day-Cassidy as a crime reporter, Nicole as an FBI agent, and Allison as a federal prosecutor. Together theyre a Triple Threat to be reckoned with. But when a ruthless murderer kills one of their number-and the authorities seem intent on keeping them out of the investigation of the crime-their desire for justice goes into overdrive. They find an unexpected ally in a quirky private investigator named Ophelia whose methods confound the wise. Yet just when it seems police have the killer in custody and justice is within sight, he somehow strikes again. Not knowing whom to trust, the team engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the killer. Nothing can be taken at face value...and nothing will ever be the same. A riveting Triple Threat mystery that will leave readers shocked and satisfied. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561683 Young army vet Michelle Sanderson returns to Blackberry Island Inn, the home she left long ago, to claim her inheritance and recover from war. But she finds Carly Williams, her former best friend, running the inn and the business on the verge of financial collapse. To save the inn, the two women must put aside their feelings and work together, but can they heal their past, too? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640210 Emma stands a little apart from Jane Austens other novels. It is perhaps the most self-aware, socially critical and ironic of all her works. Her protagonist, Emma Woodhouse, is a beautiful, rich girl who is also spoiled, proud and blinded by her own situation in life. She begins to understand herself and life a little better when her romantic schemes - charitable good works to those around her - become entangled in tensions of class and of the heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641384 American divorce Armaiti has six months to live and her last wish is to see her three best friends again--Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta, all in Bombay. But Nishtas husband, Iqbal, a fellow university idealist turned fundamentalist, will be the biggest obstacle to fulfilling Armaitis final desire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212759 The women of the Sisterhood find life after retirement to be too calm and peaceful, and when they reunite for a celebration in Las Vegas, they accept the presidents challenge to track down the wanted criminal Hank Jellicoe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540058 Five very different women--Tracy, a former socialite who has discovered that shes pregnant; Wanda, a waitress turned pie shop owner; Janya, a young Indian wife dealing with an arranged marriage; Alice, a widow raising her tween granddaughter; and Maggie, a former Miami cop--find love and friendship on the barrier island of Happiness Key. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643077 In the Amish community of Shipshewana, two women-one Amish, one English-reluctantly join forces for a short-term business venture. Neither is looking for friendship, but when the towns newspaper editor is murdered, and an unexpected prime suspect is identified, the women form an unlikely alliance to solve the mystery-- Publishers site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573951 Now grown up, the sisterhood, despite having jobs and men that they love, each knows that something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542952 Toots and the Sisters travel to Charleston, where they search for the murderer of Idas late husband--and try to protect Ida from similar fate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639529 Once upon a time in a little town on the Oregon coast lived four Lindas--all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. Decades later, theyre all back home in Clifden and reinventing their lives, but the holidays bring a whole new set of challenges. Abbys new B&B is getting bad reviews and husband Paul is acting strange. Still grieving for her mom, Caroline is remodeling the family home, but boyfriend Mitch keeps pressuring her to go away with him. Artist Marley, distracted by a friends family drama (and a touch of jealousy), cant find her creative groove. And Janies drug-addicted daughter has just appeared up on her doorstep! When a long-planned New Years cruise turns into a bumpy ride, they learn once again that, in your fifties, friends arent just for fun--theyre a necessity!-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296727 Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth. Theyre driving to Florida for Ruths 50th high school reunion. A long-time widow, Ruth would like very much to reconnect with Royce, the love of her youth. Bethannes ex-husband, Grant, would like to reconcile, so she also has a major life decision to consider. And Annie is out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a brilliant life without him. But even the best-laid plans can take an unexpected turn -- or even be completely derailed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708847 To be a member of the Big Girls Book Club, theres just one requirement: be a size 14--at least. Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny are six voluptuous, feisty girlfriends who love a good book almost as much as they enjoy a good man. But these sistahs are bound to discover that keeping it real aint so easy when youve got something on the side. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541609 Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically when poisonous gas fills the studio while his polarizing show, The hand of fate, is on the air. In the ensuing panic, police evacuate downtown Portland--and the triple threat of FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, crime reporter Cassidy Shaw, and Federal prosecutor Allison Pierce begin piecing together the madness, motive, and mystery of what just happened.--From publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560511 Pen, Will, and Cat met at college and struck up a remarkable friendship that sustained and shaped them for years, until it ended abruptly, and they went their separate ways. Now, six years later, Pen is a single mother of a five-year-old girl, living with her older brother in Philadelphia and trying to make peace with the sudden death of her father. She decides to accept Cats invitation to go to their college reunion. What happens there sends them on a journey that changes everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709744 Now living in the Victorian funeral home she inherited, Jennifer struggles to rebuild her post-divorce life in Florida. But when this busy mother, mortuary student, and embalmers apprentice learns her new friends true identity, her faith is severely tested. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707368 Four young mothers strike up a friendship at a PTA meeting and soon after form the Ladies Society for the Conservation of Martinis. A twist of fate forces them apart, but when one of them dies, the women discover how much they mean to each other. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251233 United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. Theyve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life. As it turns out, once youre a part of the Sisterhood, normal is a relative term... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707792 Deeply forlorn following the devastating loss of her fianc, young New Zealand writer Veronika resettles alone in a quaint Swedish village. Her arrival is quietly observed by Astrid, an elderly, reclusive neighbor, whose companionship will be a great blessing to Veronika--if she embraces it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573952 Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708748 At a prestigious nail salon, the toughest nail techs and make-up artists share their romantic adventures, including Yaya, a diva who believes she has found love with a blue collar man, and Taryn, whose new crush has a few dark secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709012 This novel follows the trials of four women whove been friends since seventh grade. As they teeter on the brink of 30, they learn that life can change in an instant--and having old friends to lean on may never be more important. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574321 Amy cant believe it when her parents say she can have a kitten. She falls in love with Ginger straight away and is determined to be the best kitten-mummy ever! But then poor Ginger falls ill... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574080 Ellis questions everything she believed after losing an all-consuming job, while Julia struggles with insecurities that threaten a loving relationship, and Dorie confronts a maelstrom of problems after a shocking betrayal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709733 A Case of Bad Taste, set in a small Arkansas town, brims with homespun humor and unforgettable characters. When a series of break-ins shakes up the town, novelist Maude Diamond spots fresh material for her next book. A crook is sneaking into peoples houses -- and redecorating them! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542815 Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth. Theyre driving to Florida for Ruths 50th high school reunion. A long-time widow, Ruth would like very much to reconnect with Royce, the love of her youth. Bethannes ex-husband, Grant, would like to reconcile, so she also has a major life decision to consider. And Annie is out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a brilliant life without him. But even the best-laid plans can take an unexpected turn-- or even be completely derailed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573850 Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie is in love with all of it--the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who has swept her off her feet. Best of all, shes finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps toward fulfilling her dream. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707409 Best friends Lilian and Myraleen, two African American women from rural Mississippi, travel to Europe during World War II to act as members of the Womens Army Corps. During this time of segregation and destruction, both women discover love and heartbreak, triumph and defeat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708040 Two miners daughters from Butte, Montana, Effa Commander and Whippy Bird, now restauranteurs, reveal the truth behind the scandalous Love Triangle murder, a crime that involved their childhood friend, May Ann Kovacks--aka Hollywood star Marion Street. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708811 Annette Goode has finally found a man who loves her. But at a pre-wedding ceremony, her ugly past is revealed, and her world falls apart. When she reunites with her childhood sweetheart, it seems like everything might be fine--until her long-absent friend, who hides a deadly secret, comes back into Annettes life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540149 When Paula Woodley has had enough of the broken bones and shattered self-esteem caused by her abusive husband, she turns to the women of the Sisterhood, an organization where women right wrongs and bring about justice, for help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708822 Best friends Aminah, whose husband cheats on her, and Langston, who is involved in an affair, struggle to maintain their friendship while working to save their marriages. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709228 A hysterical romp across the Southwest, it pits a spunky Texan mom against the star-studded power of Hollywood. While watching TV one day, Ruby Kincaid catches sight of her runaway daughter Violet in a commercial. Quicker than a jackrabbit, Ruby makes up her mind to head straight for Tinseltown and reclaim her wayward daughter--even if she has to lasso her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541435 When dressmaker Lucy Scarpelli befriends socialite Rowena Langdon, she visits the Langdon mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, and falls for a high-society man, while Rowena struggles with her upcoming arranged marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703068 Maggie Silver does her best to scramble up the ladder at an exclusive PR firm in Southern California whose clients are movie stars and famous athletes. She is asked to take on her toughest client yet: Senator Henry Paxton, a distinguished statesman who also happens to be the father of Anabelle, Maggies best friend in high school. Senator Paxtons young female aide has been murdered, and it is up to Maggie to run damage control and prevent the scandal from growing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708807 After a crash diet and a makeover fail to get the attention of her husband, Annette shacks up with Louis and goes on a spending spree, until she discovers a terrible secret about Louis and turns to her friend, Rhoda, for help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542562 Returning to Ogunquit, Maine, for an extended visit, successful businesswoman Maggie Weldon reunites with her best friend growing up, native Mainer Delphine Crandall, and together they reflect on their choices and compromises, the girls they were and the women theyve become. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708727 When the unlucky in love Birdie Tweet meets Afro-Latino hunk Lyon Lipps, she thinks her romantic fortunes may change. But then she shows his picture to the other ladies of the Oh Lawd Why Am I Still Single church group, and several recognize Lyon as the con artist who previously seduced them. So the ladies decide its payback time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708965 Partonville marks its centennial plus thirty--by arguing over the best way to celebrate it. Meanwhile, the acting mayor is trying to change a vital part of the town square (but its always been that way!) and a newcomer named Katie cant avoid the suspicion that shes grown far closer to this quirky little place than she had ever intended. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540981 Follows the stories of three young couples whose lives are irrevocably changed in the years following World War II, a period during which they struggle with difficult losses and witness profound transformations in American culture. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542335 Still reeling from a personal tragedy that left her estranged from the sister who was once her best friend, Julia Evarts remains at a loss as to how to move on with her life until she receives an anonymous gift of Amish Friendship Bread with instructions on how to make the bread herself, and a request to share it with others. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708737 Elyse, Susan, Grace and Pat are all turning 50, just like the Chicago housing project where they all grew up. As they gather for a reunion with other former residents, the women learn its never too late to follow their hearts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296729 Sunny is an expat in Kabul who blissfully runs a coffee shop for other Americans in the country. When Yazmina, a pregnant young woman from a nearby village, is kidnapped and later abandoned near the coffee shop, Sunny instinctively comes to her aid. Candace, a wealthy American, also pitches in, while Isabel, a journalist, chronicles Yazminas woe. Meanwhile, Halajan, a local mother, is reeling from a forbidden love affair. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708090 Irish girls Darcey and Nieve are best friends until the night Darceys intended fianc Aidan drops his engagement plans to run off to America with Nieve. Still haunted by the betrayal, Darcey is shocked when she receives an invitation to their wedding--set to be held at Irelands most exclusive resort, no less! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703078 In the Amish community of Shipshewana, two women-one Amish, one English-reluctantly join forces for a short-term business venture. Neither is looking for friendship, but when the towns newspaper editor is murdered, and an unexpected prime suspect is identified, the women form an unlikely alliance to solve the mystery-- Publishers site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212776 Sunny is an expat in Kabul who blissfully runs a coffee shop for other Americans in the country. When Yazmina, a pregnant young woman from a nearby village, is kidnapped and later abandoned near the coffee shop, Sunny instinctively comes to her aid. Candace, a wealthy American, also pitches in, while Isabel, a journalist, chronicles Yazminas woe. Meanwhile, Halajan, a local mother, is reeling from a forbidden love affair. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708514 Raes life falls apart when her father dies of cancer and her mother joins a religious cult. The only person who understands Rae is local bad girl Didi, who is experiencing a similar loss. Both girls fall in love with handsome flamenco guitarist Toms Montenegro, whose aunt teaches at the universitys flamenco academy. Rae and Didi take the class and become obsessed with the dance. In time, their love triangle plays out on an international stage, when Rae, Didi, and Toms becoming the rising stars of flamenco. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543262 The Ladies Society for the Conservation of Martinis--once dissolved under life-shattering circumstances and now reunited again after the death of one its members--discovers a letter that reveals a shocking secret and a final wish that will send the women on a life-changing journey ... proving that nothing is more powerful than the will of a true girlfriend and a good, strong martini. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646123 Chronicles the sexual escapades and adventures of the women of a sorority dedicated to sexual freedom and fulfillment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709731 In a small town in 1950s South Carolina, Bonnie Wilders husband finds an abandoned baby by the river. After voicing her concern for local mothers who are unable to raise their children, Bonnie finds more abandoned newborns on her doorstep. Soon she forms a secret network to match the babies with childless families. Thirty years later, one of those babies wants to know about her past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708809 Budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl, hides the devastating secret that her mothers boarder has been sexually abusing her -- until her life is changed forever by the beautiful and worldly Rhoda Nelson. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709508 After discovering that her husband has lost all of their money and left her broke, Bonnie Duke Cullman is abandoning her comfortable life in Atlanta to teach at a community college in rural Alabama. Ruth Elkin just lost her sewing job at the Cherished Lady factory, and now she must attend college classes to get back on track. The two womens lives become intertwined, and together they survive the ups and downs of small town life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539940 The four women at the center of The Enchanted April are alike only in their dissatisfaction with their everyday lives. They find each other--and the castle of their dreams--through a classified ad in a London newspaper one rainy February afternoon. The ladies expect a pleasant holiday, but they dont anticipate that the month they spend in Portofino will reintroduce them to their true natures and reacquaint them with joy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709851 Cutter is determind to sabotage the sale of her familys dilapidated ancestral home. Her sister Ginny (in the midst of an affair with a professor) doesnt seem to care either way. When the professors reclusive wife gathers up the courage to leave her own home and confront the Other Woman, she instead meets Cutter, and the two begin a quirky, comforting relationship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708041 On a train bound for Nalgitas, New Mexico, hookhouse proprietor Addie French encounters Emma Roby, a prim and proper lady seeking a new life with a man shes never met. But when they reach Nalgitas, all that awaits the bride-to-be is a Dear Emma note left with the stationmaster. Alone and forlorn, Emma seeks lodging at Addies Chili Queen, a bordello she assumes is a bording house. At first, the residents enjoy the delicious irony of Emmas navet. And yet as the yarn unravels, its unclear who will have the last laugh. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708164 Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Pearl Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow. The two become inseparable even as civil war, failed relationships, and world conflicts threaten all they hold dear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541553 A story of friendship set in nineteenth-century China follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709757 Claire ORourke is a young writer visiting per parents in her small hometown. Her life soon becomes connected to that of the reclusive Sophia Fleming, an older woman who has lived in isolation for many years. When Sophia finds a long-lost journal belonging to a woman nameed Josephine Vanderrook, she reaches out to Claire to share her discovery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707968 Before the war, Rosewood Plantation is large and prosperous. During the war years, women and slaves struggle to keep it running. But in the bloody days following the Northern victory, a marauding band of Union soldiers ravages Rosewood. Katie, the masters young daughter, and Mayme, a slave girl, are the only survivors of the carnage. Now the tho have only each other--and their shared faith in God--to rely on. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708513 Mary Jos caustic comments about love and life cant conceal her confusion about both, but liberated baptist Fayrene and party girl Collie help Mary Jo cope in a white, patriarchal world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539806 The vigilantes of the Sisterhood reorganize as a secret group called the CIC and dedicated to serving their friend, the president of the United States, Martine Connor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541222 In Molly Shapiros fun and sexy debut novel, four women try to sort through the wild and complicated world of text messaging, status updates, and other high-speed connections. Best friends and fellow midwesterners Katie, Annie, Maxine, and Claudia are no strangers to dealing with love and relationships, but with online dating and social networking now in the mix, they all have the feeling theyre not in Kansas anymore. Katie, a divorced mother of two, secretly seeks companionship through the Internet only to discover that the rules of the dating game have drastically changed. Annie, a high-powered East Coast transplant, longs for a baby, yet her online search for a sperm donor is not as easy--or anonymous--as she anticipates. Maxine, a successful artist with a seemingly perfect husband, turns to celebrity gossip sites to distract herself from her less-than-ideal marriage. And Claudia, tired of her husbands obsession with Facebook, finds herself irresistibly drawn to a handsome co-worker. As these women navigate the new highs and lows of the digital age, they each find that their wrong turns lead surprisingly to the right click and, ultimately, the connection they were seeking.