Self Discovery Fiction

Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise - all in the midst of an impending hurricane.

Ro is stuck. She's just entered her thirties, she's estranged from her mother, and her boyfriend has just left her to join a mission to Mars. Her days are spent dragging herself to her menial job at the aquarium, and her nights are spent drinking sharktinis (Mountain Dew and copious amounts of gin, plus a hint of jalapeño). With her best friend pulling away to focus on her upcoming wedding, Ro's only companion is Dolores, a giant Pacific octopus who also happens to be Ro's last remaining link to her father, a marine biologist who disappeared while on an expedition when Ro was a teenager.

Before Christmas Key became a year-round holiday haven, Bonnie Lane was just looking for a reason to start over. When Bonnie’s husband dies suddenly, she’s left grieving, restless, and unsure of what comes next. Her grown sons have lives of their own. Atlanta no longer feels like home. And all Bonnie knows for sure is that she needs a change. One trip to a tiny island off the Florida coast changes everything. At the time, Christmas Key isn’t the bustling, beachy paradise it is today. Jack Frosty’s doesn’t exist. Holly Baxter has just graduated high school. And the island is still ...

Beginning where Luis Alberto Urrea's bestselling The Hummingbird's Daughter left off, Queen of America finds young Teresita Urrea, beloved healer and "Saint of Cabora," with her father in 1892 Arizona. But, besieged by pilgrims in desperate need of her healing powers, and pursued by assassins, she has no choice but to flee the borderlands and embark on an extraordinary journey into the heart of turn-of-the-century America.

After her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. All she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore instead of a conventional Indian boy. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. But when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where she’ll have to face her estranged parents...and the complicated past they left behind.

*** 2024 Amazon #1 New Release in Classic Coming of Age Fiction *** A struggling teen confronts his past secrets and hidden desires for a second chance at love and happiness. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Summers returns to his hometown as an unemployed college dropout, broke and nearly homeless. Hoping for a fresh start, he must come to terms with his mistakes before rebuilding his life. The past he's running from isn't finished with him yet. Beneath Kevin's carefully constructed facade lies a storm of guilt, longing, and self-doubt. As he reconnects with old friends and someone new, his past ...

In 1960s Glasgow, anti-nuclear activists Judith and Jimmy fall in love. But their future hopes are dashed when their protestors’ squat is raided and many, including Jimmy, are sent to prison. Pregnant and with no word from Jimmy, Judith is forced to enter an unmarried mothers’ home, give up their baby and learn to live with her grief.

Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart," but his people call him a coward. Ever since the sea took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. By the time he is twelve years old, Mafatu can bear it no longer. He must conquer his fear alone...even if it means certain death. This classic tale of a young boy's hidden strength has been a favorite of readers of all ages since 1940.

In this heartfelt coming-of-age tale, follow the journey of a 25-year-old college lecturer as she navigates the complexities of singleness and embarks on a path of self-discovery. With a blend of wit, sarcastic humor, and introspection, she confronts societal expectations, embraces her quirks, and learns the power of self-acceptance. #DOLO is a relatable story that captures the highs and lows of adulthood, as she grapples with insecurities, forms meaningful connections, and navigates her career aspirations. Through transformative experiences, she unravels her identity and gains invaluable ...

The New Mrs D: An Amazon No1 Best Seller. "After The Midnight Library, The 5th Woman, and Olive, Again... Meet The New Mrs D – The Sharp, Heartfelt and Uplifting Reinvention of a Woman Breaking Free. 'Wine-spittingly, chocolate-chokingly brilliant! Hill is the Tom Sharpe of her era! Genuinely laugh out loud funny with great writing and a plot to keep you hooked. Buy it, read it - but if like me you are of a certain age, do so with an empty bladder." – Amanda Prowse, author of The Idea of You and What Have I Done. Bernice Dando thought she had the perfect honeymoon planned in sunny ...

Lights, camera… chaos. Reality TV has arrived on Christmas Key, and Holly Baxter is feeling the heat. Mayor Holly thought she’d seen it all—snowmen made of sand, glitter-covered golf cart parades, and enough retiree drama to last a lifetime. But when the hit reality show Wild Tropics rolls onto the island just in time for a Halloween heatwave, things go from festive to frenzied in a flash. Now she’s juggling: An election challenge that’s heating up faster than a Florida fall A town full of residents who aren’t thrilled about being on camera A surprise visit from River O’Leary...

After the birth of her daughter, Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny - and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history. With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer?

Before he was the island’s only cop, Jake Zavaroni was just a guy running from heartbreak—and one very bad day. After a traumatic event on the job shakes him to his core, Officer Jake Zavaroni leaves his Miami beat behind. Big city crime. Big emotions. A messy breakup. He’s done with all of it. Christmas Key seems like the perfect escape: quiet beaches, sleepy streets, and a population made up mostly of sunburned retirees. No drama. No danger. Just peace. Until he meets Holly Baxter. She’s the island’s thirty-year-old mayor, full of spark, sass, and opinions—and she’s nothing ...

LIGHT is more than an entertaining novel. It is a powerful metaphor of the journey to self-discovery. A soul-rousing story of the inexplicable power of the human spirit. In the cutthroat world of high tech, Alef Welch was at the top of his game. But when his family abandons him and his business hangs by a thread, Alef's perfect life crumbles. As despair threatens to consume him, a glimmer of hope emerges from an unexpected source: Dreams. Vivid dreams that transport him to a seemingly mystical world that blurs the lines between reality and imagination. A world that offers the promise of ...

Recently and abruptly divorced Veronica Barrington is anxious for a new direction when she answers a listing for a travel companion. It’s from Mariah Ellsworth, a young woman adjusting to an injury that ended her Olympic career. She’s also grieving her mother, Rachel, a lauded food writer, and Mariah aims to trace the steps of her mother’s final, unfinished project so she can heal and also honor the woman she misses.

Before she tried to sell the island out from under her daughter, Coco Baxter was just a girl who wanted to be seen. Coco grew up in Miami with money, privilege, and picture-perfect parents. But behind the designer clothes and poolside smiles were secrets, lies, and a growing storm of betrayal. At sixteen, Coco was angry—and determined to burn it all down. Shoplifting. Sneaking out. Older boys with fast cars and bad intentions. It was all just a game… until the consequences weren’t so easy to walk away from. This is the story of how Coco became Coco—the woman Holly Baxter loves, ...

🔥 A failing marriage. A forbidden kiss. And a love that changes everything. 🔥 Eva is drowning in the weight of "having it all"—a high-pressure career in Slovenia, a teenage daughter she adores, and a husband who’s become a stranger. She’s spent years playing the perfect wife, mother, and manager, burying her own needs so deep she’s forgotten who she is. Then comes the opportunity of a lifetime: a temporary transfer to the United States. For the first time, Eva breathes. And then she meets Alex. Confident, free-spirited, and unapologetically herself, Alex ignites something in ...

Marshall thought he had life all figured out until a dreadful mistake turns his world upside-down. Fresh out of a two-week stint in jail and dumped by his girlfriend, twenty-two-year-old Marshall finds himself alone and adrift in a new apartment with creepy roommates. Everyone from his past has written him off, including his parents. When Marshall meets Rodney, a rugged and attractive general contractor who takes him under his wing, Marshall begins to question everything he thought he knew about himself. Rodney helps support the fragile Marshall, developing a crush on his new employee along...

Young and desperately in love, Merrin had the whole world ahead of her. But just as her new life was about to start, the ground beneath her feet was cruelly swept away. Devastated by the humiliation, she ran far away from the beloved fishing village she had always called home to lick her wounds and escape her gossiping friends and neighbors. It hasn’t been easy, but six years later Merrin has forged a new life for herself far from the sea, burying the impulsive girl she once was.

Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski. Two girls from very different backgrounds become best friends in the turbulent '60s, but their circumstances and choices - and their mistakes - take them in opposite directions. Lesley stays in their hometown. She marries young, living a life defined by the demands of small children, never enough money, and an unfaithful husband. Jill lives those years on a college campus shaken by the Vietnam War, and then as an idealistic young lawyer in New York City. But they always remain friends.