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Grainger, Jean

Summary: As someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and his horrible sister forever. Life as Mrs Sheehan should be bearable, all she had to do was look after the house and cook Bill's meals. She didn't even need...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Grainger

Kinsella, Sophie

Summary: Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, "urgent" (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasn't seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a lot of effort. Even cooking dinner takes far too much planning. Sasha has hit a wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga, and find...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KIN

Roberts, Sheila

1 hold on 8 copies

Summary: Leaving Seattle and her cheating husband behind, single mother Karissa moves to Puget Sound where she meets her new neighbors, who are also dealing with their own crises, and together they start a book club as a distraction until it becomes a way to build a better life together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC ROB

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROB

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC ROB

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

Summary: Controlled by a domineering mother and an over-opinionated family, Valency Stirling awakens on her twenty-ninth birthday resigned to dull existence. Her only escape is the Blue Castle of her imagination. But when an unexpected letter changes everything, Valency breaks the bonds of fear and finds purpose in a whole new life that turns the Blue Castle of her dreams into a reality.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC MON

Center, Katherine

Summary: "A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It's supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother's even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can't imagine how it will be anything other than a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CEN

Porter, Jane

Summary: "In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her way. So when she's summoned to Napa to care for her ailing father, she's not sure she has anything to offer him--or anyone else. What Ali finds in Northern California wine country is a gift--an opportunity to rest, and distance from her painful memories. Most unexpectedly, she finds people who...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POR

McMillan, Terry

Summary: Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life is not enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCM

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction McMillan 2016

Lee, Mackenzi

Summary: Monty's epic grand tour may be over, but now that he and Percy are finally a couple, he realizes there is something more nerve-wracking than being chased across Europe: getting together with the person you love.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEE

McBride, Amber

Summary: Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCB

McBride, Amber

Summary: A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he'll be able to...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MCB

Blackburn, Lizzie Damilola

Summary: "Meet Yinka: a 30-something, Oxford educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is "Yinka, where is your huzband?" Yinka's Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her girlfriends think she's too traditional (she's saving herself for marriage!), her sister thinks she needs to get over her ex already, and the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pamela Dorman Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BLA

Kinsella, Sophie

Summary: "Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, "urgent" (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasn't seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a lot of effort. Even cooking dinner takes far too much planning. Sasha has hit a wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga, and find...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC KIN

Harvey, Kristy Woodson

Summary: "Nearly thirty years ago, in the wake of a personal tragedy, June bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life. June's niece, Daphne, met her two best friends, Lanier and Mary Stuart,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HAR

Mallery, Susan

Summary: The rules of summer book club are simple: No sad books. No pressure. Yes, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads. Since Laurel's divorce, she feels like the Worst Mom Ever. Cassie has an unfortunate habit of falling for ridiculous man-boys. Paris is still reeling after chasing off the only man brave...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MAL

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MAL

Patrick, Phaedra

Summary: "Carla Carter knows she's finally found the one. She and her fiancé, Tom, met through a dating agency she founded, and she's confident that they will dispel an old family curse claiming Carter women are unlucky in love. For peace of mind, Carla's family insists she visit a fortune teller before she ties the know. Except the tarot reveals that the love of Carla's life is not Tom, but one of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024

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Steel, Danielle

Summary: "When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon's party-loving mother leaves without so much as a goodbye. Her father, an emotionally distant military officer, is also unable--or unwilling--to care for her. Sent to live like a ghost in her grandparents' joyless home, Allegra finds her only solace through an escape into books. Attending boarding school, life finally takes a turn when she meets a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024

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Giffin, Emily

2 holds on 2 copies

Summary: Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds: Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama; Tyson, a brilliant scholar and law school hopeful from D.C.; Summer, a recruited athlete and perfectionist from the Midwest; and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. Soon after moving into their shared dorm,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GIF

Shipman, Viola

Summary: "For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers and real estate developers who have discovered the lakeside charm of Good Hart, Michigan, waiting patiently for the arrival of a stranger she's believed since childhood would one day carry on her legacy -- the Very Cherry General Store. Like generations of Jackson women before her, Cherry Mary,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC SHI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC SHI

Spencer, Kate

2 holds on 3 copies

Summary: "Clara Millen's life is spiraling out of control: her dream job is a nightmare, she's resoundingly single, and it's been years since she's taken some time off. Thankfully, the last problem she can fix - this year she'll join her friends on their annual summer vacation to their beloved childhood sleepover camp for a much-needed escape. But when Clara arrives at Pine Lake Camp, she faces yet...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Forever 2024

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Cain, Matt

Summary: "If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family's company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla--sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced there's nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband. Then Giles...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Books 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAI

Silver, Josie

Summary: Spending her thirtieth birthday alone is the last thing that dating columnist Cleo wanted, but she is going on a solo retreat--at the insistence of her boss--in the name of re-energizing herself and adding a new perspective to her column. The remote Irish island she's booked is a far cry from London, but at least it's a chance to hunker down in a luxury cabin and indulge in some quiet, solitary...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC SIL

Peterson, J. C. (Jenny)

Summary: "Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story. Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola's summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk. (The boat was barely on fire, for the record--and all the partygoers were just fine.) Luckily, this...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023. 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PET

Macomber, Debbie

Summary: Joan Sample is not living the life she thought she would. Now a widow and an empty nester, Joan is content being something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to get back out into the world. With her encouragement, Joan makes big strides, taking care of her overgrown lawn, making new friends through a...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MAC

Macomber, Debbie

Summary: "Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAC

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAC

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