Heartwarming Womens Fiction

Fans of Hallmark movies set in small towns with quirky characters will enjoy this romance between former best friends. “What a completely engaging and heartfelt story!” Goodreads Reviewer, 5 Stars They were best friends. When Shelby Hawkley’s husband was alive, Gage Jamero was a best friend to both of them. Why wouldn’t he be? The three of them grew up together in Harmony Valley, a small town nestled in a northern corner of rural Sonoma County. But things changed. Now widowed, Shelby has moved back to her sleepy hometown to care for her grandfather and work for the small winery ...

AJ has a real boyfriend now, and he's really coming to the cove to meet her friends and family. She's turned into a domestic goddess as she preps to host Christmas at a rental that will hold everyone for the holidays. But beneath the bulky sweaters, AJ has a secret she won't be able to keep hidden forever.

Sometimes father knows best… At fourteen, one shared look convinced Adrianna Lee that she and her neighbor were soul mates. She’s older and wiser now, but a smile from Tripp Randall still makes her heart flutter. Tripp’s charmed life came to an abrupt end three years ago. When his wife died in childbirth, the loss brought him to his knees. Now his father’s illness has him back in Jackson Hole to stay. Though his ailing father’s dream is to see Tripp happily settled, Tripp doesn’t feel he’s ready to get serious. But when his dad turns Cupid, Tripp convinces a reluctant Adrianna...

For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan. When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house.

Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to illness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind the towering fence surrounding her home, Iris has built a new family…of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses while tending to a garden filled with the heirloom starts that keep the memories of her loved ones alive.

Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater-vest; waters his fern, Frederica; and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam's possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he's never seen before.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-Carol A Heartfelt Journey of Love and Self-Discovery "Coming Out" is a beautifully woven tapestry of nostalgia, love, and the courage to embrace one's true self. Set against the enchanting backdrop of Willow Creek, where cobblestone streets are lined with vibrant gardens and the air is sweetened by blooming lilacs, this story captures the essence of returning home, not just to a place, but to oneself. Claire Mitchell's return after a decade away from her hometown is not merely a physical journey; it’s an emotional reckoning. As she reconnects with her past and confronts ...

They could use a Christmas miracle. But neither feel they deserve it. Not after all this time. Once they cared for each other. Once they had made promises. Now they’re estranged but forced to work together to help their orphaned niece get through Christmas. Neither feels capable but both have hearts full of love for her. Miriam has never completely gotten over Duncan. They met at their respective siblings wedding. They both thought something magical was growing between them. They parted ways, promising, needing to keep in touch. Then Miriam’s life imploded and shame kept her away. Now, ...

A woman in jeopardy and her brother's best friend she'd once crushed on meet again before Christmas… When the past comes knocking on her door, will she choose love or closure? A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after! After discovering her father's infidelity, Jenna Clark used the chance of a European trip with a friend to flee as far from the painful secret as she could. She'd never imagined she'd fall in love and stay for years searching for her fiancé, who disappeared two days before their wedding. Finally back at the family ranch for Christmas, she discovers that ...

Martha Gardin is a mess, and no one knows this better than the women in her family. Good-hearted but often misguided by distrust and insecurity, Martha is known for stirring up drama. That’s why Ruth, Naomi, and Mary are pleasantly surprised when Martha mellows out after she begins dating one of the most eligible bachelors in town. Handsome, well-connected Oji Greenwald is everything Martha hoped to find in a man, and it’s only a matter of time before he pops the question. Rarely caught off guard, Martha is accustomed to getting her way.

Dearest Nell, if you’re reading this letter, I’m already gone.You’re my best friend in the world, and as my last request I’m asking you to lay me to rest hundreds of miles away, in my crazy gorgeous, totally one-of-a-kind hometown of Tansy Falls. I know you’re a born-and-bred city girl, but hear me out. After first losing Adrian, and then me...I know your heart is hurting, Nell. I think you’ll find that you need Tansy Falls as much as I do.

In the midst of World War II, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may never see her child again. Sister Nesta James, a Welsh Australian nurse, has enlisted to tend to Allied troops. But as Singapore falls to the Japanese she joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the Vyner Brooke merchant ship.

Early into the tempestuous decade of her thirties, Rae Langdon struggles to work through a grief she never anticipated. With her father, Connor, she tends to their Ohio farm, a forty-acre spread that itself has enjoyed better days. As memories sweep through her, some too precious to bear, Rae gives shelter from a brutal winter to a teenager named Quinn Galecki.

An emotional small-town romance about second chances, healing hearts, and finding love when you least expect it. When Wendy Watts inherits the family inn in Blue Moon Bay, she returns to the coastal town that once broke her heart. Determined to sell the rundown inn fast, Wendy is thrown off course when Max Huntington, a charming millionaire, offers to help with repairs—and maybe mend her guarded heart. As they work side by side, Wendy discovers that sometimes love arrives when you’re ready to open your heart again. From a New York Times bestselling author, don’t miss this heartwarming...

How far would you go to fulfill a promise to a friend? Physical Therapist Margaret “Meg” Fisher takes her responsibilities seriously. When her friends died in a car accident, she flew to Jackson Hole, knowing that when she returned home, it would be with her godson, Charlie. She didn't expect to see her old boyfriend, Cole Lassiter, walk into the attorney’s office like he owned the place. She hadn’t seen Cole since high school when he broke her heart. The shock of seeing him was nothing compared to hearing the attorney say they were to be Charlie's co-guardians, with the stipulation...

"Truly beautiful... I could not put it down for a moment." -- Bookworm Fever Someone is living on her family’s old farm. Are they squatters? Re-enactors? Escapees from an asylum? Maybe that charming young lawyer can help Liddie solve the mystery! Heading home from a botany internship in the Ozarks, Liddie stops by the abandoned family farm. Expecting to find overgrown fields and a ramshackle house, she discovers five couples living there — and a gregarious Saint Bernard. The people seem friendly, but the longer she stays, the stranger things get. Are they a threat? Or a blessing? ...

Will a summer in Italy solve Gabby's issues, or will meeting Riccardo add to them? Gabby has grown up feeling unloved, and Riccardo has trust issues. Gabby works at a top London magazine and after a stay at Le Stelle, the hotel in Sant'Andrea, her boss, Nolan agrees to let her stay and work remotely from the Italian town of Bomba. Her defences come down as she makes friends and a chance meeting with Riccardo means she has to re-evaluate her feelings. Riccardo, an Italian lawyer, has grown up with a family secret that rules his life, however his uncle knows the truth has never been revealed ...

Tawrie Gunn feels stuck. She’s spent her whole life in the same seaside town with her beloved Nana and grief-stricken mum, all of them still reeling in different ways from the tragic loss of Tawrie’s dad at sea. Desperate for a change, she challenges herself to take up wild swimming—every morning, no excuses, from March till September.

A Midlife Crisis. A Mysterious Inn. A Second Chance at Love. From Amazon Bestselling Author Grace Meyers comes a heartwarming story of love, secrets, and second chances that will sweep you off your feet.Dumped by her long-time husband in the throes of a midlife crisis, when a mysterious parcel arrives containing deeds to her late grandmother’s beautiful historic inn at Martha’s Vineyard, Cathy finds herself trapped between her crushing fear of change and the tantalizing chance for a brand-new life. Swept up in an emotional whirlwind, Cathy struggles to decide what to do with the ...

A wedding dress passed down through generations unravels the tangled threads of three women's lives in a novel of friendship, family, and forgiveness from the USA Today best-selling author of Ten Beach Road.