Seit vielen Generationen lastet ein Fluch auf der Familie Flores, der ihre Männer zu einem frühen Tod verdammt. Als die junge Eugênia gezwungen wird, einen älteren, gewalttätigen Offizier zu heiraten, beginnt sie, versteckte Botschaften in den edlen Stoff einzuweben, und schmiedet so einen gefährlichen Fluchtplan, dessen Auswirkungen bis in die Gegenwart zu spüren sind. Ein eindringlicher, mitreißend erzählter historischer Roman über weibliche Solidarität und den unbändigen Wunsch nach Freiheit.

Vivienne lebt in einem Alltag voller Erwartungen, aber ohne eigenen Kompass. Bis sie Noah begegnet — einem verletzten Künstler, der sich aus der Welt zurückgezogen hat. Er spricht wenig, meidet Nähe, und doch sieht er etwas in ihr, das sie selbst vergessen hat.

Sie waren beste Freundinnen, starteten gemeinsam eine Bühnenkarriere, doch dann kam der Bruch. Sonja, genannt Sonne, wurde von Jana von Mond verraten. Jahre später steht Jana – inzwischen ein Comedy-Star – vor der Tür von Sonnes Bestattungsunternehmen und bittet sie, die Trauerfeier für ihren Liebsten auszurichten. Alte Wunden brechen auf, neue werden zugefügt. Die Sonne und die Mond können ihre Umlaufbahn nicht verlassen, sie leuchten weiter, jede auf ihre Art, mal kalt, mal warm.

When Dani returns home after a divorce, she's just looking for a place to hide from her ex and lick her wounds. The neglected house on her parents' property seems like the perfect project to occupy her time. But when Dani starts to experience things she can't explain, she must face the reality that not everyone is quite as they appear. Starting over means a new home, new friends, and new information about her family. Will Dani find the peace she's after, or will family secrets and a persistent ex keep her from building a new life?

La ciudad de Nueva York está llena de oportunidades para chicas como Alice Weiss, que abandona su pequeño pueblo del Medio Oeste para perseguir sus sueños en la gran ciudad y conseguir un trabajo con la primera mujer editora jefe de la revista Cosmopolitan, Helen Gurley Brown. La joven, que quiere ser fotógrafa, ve una oportunidad perfecta, pero nada podría haberla preparado para el mundo en el que se adentra. Cuando intentan involucrarla para sabotear a su jefa, ella está más decidida que nunca a ayudar a Helen a triunfar.

Agnès no da crédito cuando la policía le pide que identifique el cuerpo de su tía Colette, que acaba de fallecer. Sin embargo, ahí está: es ella. Entonces, ¿quién yace en su tumba, tras la lápida con su nombre? ¿Y por qué Colette hizo creer a todos durante tres años que estaba muerta? Gracias a viejos amigos, testimonios inesperados y una misteriosa maleta llena de casetes, Agnès comienza a desenredar secretos y a reconstruir la historia de una familia, la suya.

A psychologist in crisis leaves her established practice in the city for an open-ended retreat in the mountains at the Institute for Healing and Transformation. Feeling lost, betrayed, and stricken by guilt not to have saved her daughter from sexual abuse, she hopes to find a new path to ease her pain and uncertainties.

Действие романа разворачивается в Лондоне 1660-х годов и в начале двадцать первого века; в нем переплетаются истории двух женщин: Эстер Веласкес, беженки из Амстердама, ставшей писцом у слепого раввина незадолго до нашествия на Лондон чумы, и профессора Хелен Уотт, которая, несмотря на возраст и слабое здоровье, все еще горит страстью к истории.

По романам Ирины Велембовской сняты знаменитые, культовые советские фильмы: « Сладкая женщина », где главные роли сыграли Наталья Гундарева, Петр Вельяминов и Олег Янковский; « Женщины » с Ниной Сазоновой, Инной Макаровой и Виталием Соломиным; « Молодая жена » с Анной Каменковой. Героини Ирины Велембовской очень разные: простодушные и наивные, как Аля из « Женщин », с хитрецой, о которых говорят «себе на уме», как Анна Доброхотова из « Сладкой женщины », честные и прямые, как Мариша Огонькова из одноименной повести.

Set in Salt Lake City in the late 1990s, Sharon by Annette F. Wilcox tells the poignant story of Sharon, a nine-year-old girl deeply affected by her father’s serious illness and her mother’s struggle to maintain normalcy, who finds solace in the warmth of her neighbor, Mrs. Harris’s, home. Over time, Mrs. Harris becomes a pivotal figure in Sharon’s life, providing care and emotional support during after-school hours. As Sharon’s bond with Mrs. Harris deepens, she begins to find moments of joy and safety amidst her challenging circumstances though underlying tension persists.

Secret Storm by Antonio N Sherman is a captivating tale of a young woman named Secret Storm, who is the daughter of the lead singer of the once-popular boy group Urban Key Notes. Her life is a blend of rhythm and heartache as she navigates her way through the music industry, achieving significant success at a young age. Secret Storm's journey is marked by her determination to avoid the pitfalls that sabotaged her father's career. She surrounds herself with a strong management team and entourage, known as "The Storm Troopers" and "The Eye of The Storm," respectively.

They Tried Their Best is a wildly sharp, emotionally layered novella about one woman’s reluctant journey through a collapsing world, bad dates, worse bosses, and the quiet triumph of choosing herself. Our unnamed narrator is a deeply relatable, darkly funny thirty-something who just wants chips, her dogs, and maybe if the universe allows it a real, meaningful connection. But when everything from her love life to global politics begins to unravel, she does the only rational thing: builds a bunker.

Inspired by the true stories of over thirty women firefighters, this first-of-its-kind novel brings female firefighter stories blazing onto bookshelves. It's dangerous to be an extraordinary woman. Four women—Ruby, Dana, Brazil, and Jessie—choose the extraordinary when they join the Minneapolis Fire Department. Prepared to fight literal fires, none of them anticipate the threats lurking in the dark corners of the firehouse.

Annie, a young pioneer, and her family travel along the Oregon Trail and untamed wilderness in search of a new home. From the comfort of her homestead to the vast expanse of the prairie, Annie faces challenges that test her courage, resilience, and the power of community. Will they conquer the challenges of the rugged terrain, unpredictable weather, and the dangers that lurk in the shadows. Will Annie and other pioneers be able to make the prairie theirs and live happily in their new home.

Chloe Melton was born with fists clenched and fire in her veins. Trained in discipline, forged through heartbreak, she’s survived every battle life threw her way. But when a call from her ailing grandmother draws her back to Hillsboro, Texas, Chloe isn’t ready for the storm of memories waiting at the end of that old gravel road.

La nuit au cœur entrelace trois histoires de femmes victimes de la violence de leur compagnon. Sur le fil, entre force et humilité, Nathacha Appanah scrute l’énigme insupportable du féminicide conjugal, quand la nuit noire prend la place de l’amour. Un récit d'une grande puissance restitué par l'autrice elle-même.

Vienna, 1946: Chana Rosenzweig has endured the horrors of war to find herself, her mother, and her younger brother finally free in Vienna. But freedom doesn’t look like they’d imagined it would, as they struggle to make a living and stay safe. Despite the danger, Chana sneaks out most nights to return to the hotel kitchen where she works as a dishwasher, using the quiet nighttime hours to bake her late father’s recipes.

Grace and Claire have formed a close friendship over their love of reading. After many years and many books that provided armchair adventures, the time has come for them to go somewhere instead of only dreaming of someday. Traveling to Venice, Florence, and Bellagio, the Suitcase Sisters find themselves immersed in the magnificent works of art, scrumptious gelato flavors, and endless pasta variations of Italy. And they discover a vulnerability to disclose their struggles in ways they never did at home.

I’m having a bad week. First, I get a call from my scumbag ex-husband asking for a favor. He wants to hire me to organize his new house. The house he’s sharing with his new wife. The one he cheated on me with. But the worst part? I’m so broke I might have to take the job. I’m busy pondering my little predicament when I crash my work van into my neighbor’s magnolia tree. That’s when I discover my neighbor is the town’s hunky mechanic and doting single dad, Remy Campbell. My mortification knows no bounds.

Dans la Sicile des années 1920, Nardina, douce et patiente, aspire à obtenir son diplôme, mais se retrouve enfermée dans son rôle d'épouse. Sabedda, une servante sauvage et flamboyante, rêve de choisir son avenir, mais sa pauvreté l'en empêche. Des décennies plus tard, en 1960, Carlotta, archiviste à Agrigente, découvre un document ancien qui remet en question ses origines.