Contemporary Women category: 26023 books

Four strong women from different walks of life in Australia, London and San Francisco, they've all come to the breathtakingly beautiful isle of Corfu seeking the same thing—refuge. Between marriage woes, dead-end careers, and demanding families, these women need a vacation—a little sun, a few...

Charlize "Charlie" Edwards certainly knows, in theory, what it takes to lead a successful and happy life. She owns a nice house in Silverlake, LA's trendiest neighborhood. She has glamorous and loyal friends who accompany her to the hottest clubs in town. And she works as the personal assistant...

Inappropriate Behaviour has a magnetism as alluring as the sirens, summoning readers to revel in the coy seduction that preludes desire, the truths women deny and the longing they supress, unleashed in startling moments of betrayal, loss, and reclamation. Mock widens the threshold–exposing a desire...

Jasmine Townsend seems like a woman with it all. She has her own business, a husband, and a son. She should be living the dream. Yet, like her staff at Candy Kloset, Jasmine is not immune to drama. After her husband violates her trust, Jasmine finds herself spinning out of control and on the verge...

A brash single dad and a beautiful, ambitious cooking teacher follow the recipe for romance in this delectable treat from beloved author Sally Goldenbaum.   The first time they met, Pete Webster had been the blind date from hell. Ellie Livingston hoped never to see him again. Now Pete’s a student...

For years, Lydia has dreamed of overseas mission work, the way some women dream of getting married. How ironic that she needs a husband to finally make it happen. She's always been practical, however—even if it means a marriage-of-convenience so she can finally do the work she's called to do. Gabe...

Call it chance or karma, but it is in a cool supermarket on one particularly hot Texas afternoon that three women—strangers to each other—meet. As similar as chalk is to cheese, Thea, Jill, and Lucy share little in common. And most probably, under normal circumstances, they would not have even...

***Love cost Cecilia McDonald a lot more than her degree. *** Five years after running away from college in the middle of her senior year, Cecilia still won't talk about why she left. Broke and broken, she lives a quiet existence in her sleepy hometown, scraping by on bartender's wages. With...

Permission To Approach According to Judge Bennett Walker, trying to kill him is a dumb idea. They might make him wear a big black nightgown to work, but it covers a lot of muscles, and he's definitely packing beneath it. He's also an ex-prosecutor and an ex-GI Joe. So when his brother brings...

An unforgettable baby dilemma. Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands. During a city-wide power outage, Emma Bloom turns to her old friend Dylan McKay for help. The Hollywood heartthrob comes to her rescue, action-hero style, and sees her safely home. But what happened next?...

A few Texas society gals are hiding sordid pasts as strippers, pole dancers, call girls, Democrats . . . But socialite Kathleen Connor King's secret is far, far worse. The flamboyant oil heiress, philanthropist, shopaholic, and hostess of the city's most prestigious annual gala, Kathleen...

A failing network. A desperate producer. An unscripted all-woman talk-fest to the rescue! Chief Executive Producer, Bumpy Friedman  had a vision. He recognized the need for a new talk-magazine show that would deliver the ratings—and save his job in the process. He would create a new approach...

Former boxing champion Dante "Blood and Guts" Lattanza is being featured in Personality magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" issue, and reporter Christiana Artis has the scoop. There's just one hitch: she'll have to fly to her elusive subject's home in Canada. But once she lays eyes...

Four intriguing women, the good, the bad, the evil and the lost, whose individual quests and intertwining needs propel them into the same loop of life, linking their outrageous journeys to their surprising comeuppance. Marla, a 27-year old good girl, is shattered by divorce. Restarting her life with...