Family Drama Fiction

In 1866 Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, a medicine woman's skills were put to the test as her little boy, Nobel, watched. A series of events began on that day and eventually drove him from the place that he loved until, years later, he returned to the canyon with his wife, Myrtle, and their children, There they fight against evil from the past and present. Myrtle and her friend, Sally, were rescued from a brothel as children. Sally takes the arduous trip to Texas in search of teh mother who sold her to the evil man who took the girls to the mining camps of Colorado. Filled with romance, adventrue,...

Isla knows her family kept things from her. When she inherits the cliffside cottage where she spent her childhood, she must face dark shadows of her past—the mother who rejected her in favour of her art, the aunt whose death haunted them both, and the silence that permeated every room. Digging through the belongings of someone she realises she never really knew, Isla finally has the chance to find answers to the secrets her mother spent a lifetime hiding.

Griffin McCabe’s fondest memory is of that day at the county fair when he and his dad rode the Ferris wheel, soaring high above a silvery Southern California shoreline. It was a day he hoped would last forever. Now, thirty years later, that memory is complicated by the devastating trauma that came in its wake, along with a recent car accident that could reverse all the progress he made to recover. What follows is a journey toward repairing a past burdened by pain and devastation. Through moments of fury, despondency, and regret come hope for renewal and rediscovery of the love between a ...

I wasn't too happy when Billings, Montana ended up being the only place that we were able to find a building. But I quickly realized how awesome it was here once all my siblings started finding their special someone. Nico and I are the only ones left. I made the mistake of getting my hopes up when my sisters kept telling me that it was my turn. I refuse to do that again, so when Tasha announced that her friend was moving here, I immediately talked myself out of getting excited. She's likely not mine. She has two kids, she'd better suited for someone in her same situation. Being a stepdad is...

Windy Morning, that’s what my mama named me. Who knows what she was thinking. She somehow thought it was a good idea. She says it’s a cute name, but I’m pretty sure she’s the only one that would agree with her. She was just as “cute” with my siblings’ names. After me is my brother, Sunny Morning. Rainy Morning is our little sister, and the baby brother is Stormy Morning. We’re from Gusty Rock, a tiny town on the Oregon Coast. When I say we’re from Gusty Rock I mean it’s been home to every Morning since the beginning of time, or for as far back as anyone can remember, ...

To the outside world, beloved advice columnist Lane Meckler has all the answers. What no one knows is that she also has a secret: her life is a disaster, and it's just gotten worse. Her husband, whom she was planning to leave, has died in a freak accident. Her six-year-old son, Henry, has stopped speaking to everyone but her. Lane's solution? Move. Growing up, that was what her family did best.

I’m Andy Garrison and I'm one of the best friends of Windy Monroe, formerly Morning. The other one is Nina, who married Chad Murphy just before Thanksgiving. I gotta say, I didn’t see that coming. But I’m happy about it, because I can clearly see how happy Nina is. That’s really all that matters. Windy married my cousin, Robert. I’m ridiculously happy about that too. They're expecting a baby this summer and that’s the best news ever. I can’t wait to meet my new little cousin, also known as my honorary niece or nephew. Yeah, I’m claiming both titles. Cousin because Robert’s...

I’m Nina Hastings, and I’m Windy Morning’s best friend. Andy’s our other bestie, he’s the absolute sweetest guy ever. I was partnered with Andy for a project back in fourth grade when Andy first moved here. Windy and I adopted him right away and the three of us have been inseparable ever since. I work at an investment firm as the VP of sales. It’s a stressful job, but I worked hard to get where I am. I love my job and wouldn’t give it up for anything. I have a great team and I’m pretty proud of them. I don’t have a boyfriend, even though most everyone assumes that Andy and...

Charmaine moves to Coral Island and lands a job working at a local florist shop. It seems as though the entire island has caught wedding fever, with weddings planned every weekend. It's a good opportunity for her to get to know the locals, but what she doesn't expect is to be thrown into the middle of a family drama. Penny and Rowan's wedding is coming up fast, and Penny's working too hard to give it her full attention. Rowan's still figuring out what to do with his life when a suggestion from a friend gives them both an idea.

How do you grieve, if your family doesn’t talk about feelings? This is the question the unnamed protagonist of GhostForest considers after her father dies. One of the many Hong Kong “astronaut” fathers, he stays there to work, while the rest of the family immigrated to Canada before the 1997 Handover, when the British returned sovereignty over Hong Kong to China. As she revisits memories of her father through the years, she struggles with unresolved questions and misunderstandings.

The Right Address sears through the upper crust of New York's glittering Park Avenue scene to dish the dirt on the ladies who lunch, the gents who club, and the desperate climbers who will stop at nothing to join the backstabbing, champagne-sipping, socialite-eat-socialite stratosphere.

In the enchanting landscapes of Tasmania, "The Secrets Mothers Keep" unravels a captivating tale of three generations bound by a shared purpose—to restore the family manor into a charming bed and breakfast. But beneath the surface lies a lifetime of concealed truths that threaten to tear them apart. Mary, the matriarch scarred by a tumultuous past, made a vow to shield her family from pain and betrayal. Bound by a long-held secret, she believed she was protecting them. However, as the family gathers under one roof and the renovations stir the echoes of the past, the very foundation of her...

Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addie’s eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape. One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addie’s first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addie’s due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or they’re through. Addie chooses her dream.

After leaving home at 18, Noelle, built a successful life as a prominent attorney in Atlanta after cutting ties with her family. Life was going great, and Noelle had no intentions of returning. Until her mother’s annual plea to come home for Christmas came with unusual urgency. Reluctantly, she agrees only to find nothing as she left it. Her family home is remodeled, her parents are divorced, all courtesy of her eldest brother, Corleone. Her brother seems to be involved in trouble and with a questionable wealth that screams “drug money”, Noelle carefully tries to disassociate herself....

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers… What did Jackson see on the video…and how does he tell Simon… Daman and Niall are asking all the right questions...will they survive to find the answers... Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens… Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…Ava just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her. It’s the middle of the twenty-third ...

Christmas comes but once a year... but will it be different this Christmas? Callie Mae Copeland is the only child of affluent landowner, Sullivan Copeland, and his wife, Faye. Because Callie has been doted on her entire life, she is pampered and outspoken. Although the Civil War is looming and is in its second year, it hasn't affected the Copelands or their neighbors in north Alabama too much ... yet. Once she turns sixteen, Callie realizes the influence she has over boys her age and uses her flirtatious graces to her advantage. She turns her sights on Christmas and is determined to do ...

Until his untimely death, Nena’s mentor was the backbone of the Tribe. With his leadership position unfilled and despite the Tribe’s newfound misgivings about her, Nena has stepped into a new role she never wanted. Politics is an entirely new venture for her, and now one of the Tribe’s own has been kidnapped, forcing her back to her origins as an assassin. But the only person qualified for such a rescue mission is Nena Knight—and a new team whose trust in her continues to waver.

Inspector Maxwell Abaline is back, and this time, the stakes are higher, the shadows darker, and the terror more personal. In a sinister follow-up to The Devil’s Tourniquet, Abaline finds himself on the trail of a sadistic killer, a merciless figure driven by vengeance and an unsettling, twisted sense of family loyalty. When 84-year-old Joseph Clancy vanishes without a trace, the investigation takes a harrowing turn. The last known sighting of him is as he prepares to walk his dog up on the moors, late in the evening. Abaline, tasked with finding Joseph, is drawn into a case that cuts far...

Centuries ago Thomas Dyersen left behind the information needed to find Sanctuary…the safe refuge where he once took his family…Now hundreds of years later another Dyersen is in great need of the information that Thomas Dyersen left behind. In the twentieth century the danger is not from someone close as what his ancestor faced…but an unknown threat…still unnamed but dangerous to all he loves. Fury of the Storm continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their ...

I’m Callum Jorgenson and I’m friends with Stormy Morning. I nearly lost the right to say that not too long ago. Man, that was a majorly epic fail. I didn’t even realize at the time that I was making a mistake, but it turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes of my life. It almost cost me everyone important to me all at once. Tucker, Ross, and Stormy are my family. My real family? Well, I don’t have anything to do with them anymore. It’s not good, everything about them goes against my beliefs. It’s very toxic and I just decided to love them from afar. It’s for the best, ...