An Amish family Christmas : a charmed Amish life Christmas novel —Gray, Shelley Shepard, author.

"Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Then Julia, his young widowed neighbor, asks for his help with a Christmas project, and suddenly Levi finds a sense of purpose again. Friendsh...

Driving with the top down —Harbison, Elizabeth M.

Dara and Colleen embark on a two-week antiquing and thrift shopping road trip to Florida in the hopes of finding some diamonds in the rough to fix up and sell. But things take a turn when they meet Jonnie, a mousy woman ...

The letter —Hughes, Kathryn, author.

Tina struggles with her marriage to alcoholic Rick. As a brief respite from his physical and sexual abuse she spends her Saturdays volunteering at a charity shop. Whilst she is there, sorting second-hand clothes, she fin...

Leaving Whiskey Bend —Garlock, Dorothy

Disenchanted with the roughneck town of Whiskey Bend, Colorado, and their friend Mary's abusive stepbrother, Hallie Wolcott and Pearl Parsons set out to find a better place to live taking Mary with them. On the way thing...

Under the radar —Michaels, Fern.

Malice —Steel, Danielle.

Starlight : an unfinished novel —Wagamese, Richard, author.

"The final novel from Richard Wagamese, the bestselling and beloved author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk, centres on an abused woman on the run who finds refuge and then redemption on a farm run by an Indigenous man ...

Why the sky is blue —Meissner, Susan, 1961-

The night visitors : a novel —Goodman, Carol, author.

Alice gets off a bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Delphi, NY. She is fleeing an abusive relationship and desperate to protect Oren, 10 years old, a major Star Wars fan and wise beyond his years. Though Alice is wary, ...

The henna artist —Joshi, Alka, author.

Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist, and confidante, most in-...

Ride a painted pony —Eagle, Kathleen.

Paula Spencer —Doyle, Roddy, 1958-

Recently widowed cleaner and recovering alcoholic Paula Spencer begins to observe and cherish her now adult children, learning how to love them as her emotions emerge from an abusive relationship and the fog of addiction...

Where shadows meet —Coble, Colleen, author.

A young woman suspects the abusive and controlling man she once escaped may be responsible for the deaths of people close to her.

The house across the street —Pearse, Lesley, author.

Twenty-three year old Katy Speed is fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is the most glamorous neighbour on the avenue, owning a fashionable dress shop in Bexhill-on-Sea. But who ...

Where shadows meet —Coble, Colleen, author.

When her parents are murdered, Hannah feels guilt: she should have been at home with them... not meeting her forbidden love, Reece. Unable to face the community, she runs away and marries him. But Reece controls her comp...

A man you can trust —McNally, Jo, author.

"When the new director of security, Nick West, arrives at Gallant Lake Resort, Cassie Smith's carefully protected life is turned upside down. The handsome ex-cop insists on teaching her self-defense, and as Cassie learns...

Untraceable —Griffin, Laura, 1973-

Alex Lovell makes people disappear. Turns out, she's not the only one. Private investigator Alexandra Lovell uses computer skills and cunning to help clients drop off the radar and begin new lives in safety. Melanie Bess...

Girl, unframed —Caletti, Deb, author.

Sydney Reilly's mother is the Lila Shore, a film star who prizes her beauty and male attention above all else ... certainly above her daughter. Lila is involved with Jake, an art dealer with shady connections. He loves a...

Dropped dead stitch —Sefton, Maggie.

Surviving a physical assault from which she recovers by leaning on Kelly and her knitting-circle buddies, Jennifer decides to take a retreat at a mountain ranch with her friends and is shocked when the ranch owner turns ...

Frozen tears —Sawyer, Don, 1947-

"Laura's childhood has been a nightmare. Cruelty. Loss. Loneliness. She locks her feelings deep inside. But Laura is a survivor. She finds strength, courage and determination. She learns to drive a skidder. She s...