Women's Fiction
From heavy traumatic situations to light-hearted romance, these books will make you laugh, cry, and cheer on the women who are learning just how strong they truly are.
Sweetwater Sisters
Two sisters. One inheritance. A year to pour their hearts and their whiskey into a legacy that could heal or break them.
When tragedy strikes, fiercely driven Sierra and free-spirited Savannah return home to Nebraska, where their parents’ Will leaves them with an impossible choice: run the family’s beloved Sweetwater Café & Bar together for one year, or lose their childhood home and legacy forever.
For Sierra, it’s a detour from her high-powered New York life and a year of sacrifice before she can return to her dreams. For flighty Savannah, it’s a chance to rediscover her roots and finally find her purpose. As the sisters clash over old wounds, new loves, and the future of the café, they find solace in the one thing they’ve always shared: a glass of whiskey, neat, and the hope that family can be stronger than grief.
With a cast of unforgettable small-town characters, a dash of romance, and a generous pour of heart, Sweetwater Sisters is a moving, witty, and uplifting story about whether you decide to let go or hold on, you can still dare to choose your own happy ending.
In the Sweetwater family, whiskey runs deep, but love runs deeper. Will the sisters find common ground before the clock runs out, or will the past leave them high and dry?
Flowers for Sugar
It Ends with Us meets Small Great Things, Flowers for Sugar is a heartbreaking and heartwarming story of finding hope in the most unlikely and unexpected strangers.
In the heart of a small town shadowed by prejudice and secrets, three women—each with her own battles—find their lives irrevocably entwined.
Sugar, a young, resilient Black woman, faces the ultimate betrayal when her boyfriend abandons her right after childbirth. Left with nothing, she's forced onto the streets. Amidst the unforgiving struggles of homelessness, she promises her newborn a better future.
Daisy, an elderly White woman, lives alone, all that she once held dear gone. She wonders if she’d be better off dead. A fleeting encounter with Sugar leads Daisy to make a daring choice. One that alters both their destinies.
Lillian, a driven family attorney, has her dreams of motherhood shattered when her long-time boyfriend abruptly dumps her. When Lillian, who is White, learns that a young Black mother has been arrested and her infant son sent into foster care, her instinct is to find out how a mother could squander away the chance to be with her child. Curiosity turns to fierce protection when she learns the real reason why Sugar has been arrested.
These three women form an unlikely alliance. Together, they navigate the minefield of racism, ageism, and relentless judgement from their community, all working to confront their pasts and forge a better future. Is the hope of redemption enough to withstand the forces determined to tear them apart?
Forever for Lily
It's not all roses, yet.
A story about marriage, motherhood, trauma, and the fragile hope that love can survive the truths we hide.
Lillian finally has the life she fought so hard to build — a devoted husband, a beautiful child, and the family she once believed she’d never have. But as a new wife and mother, she finds herself unraveling. Old trauma resurfaces when her father reenters her life, stirring guilt she doesn’t feel entitled to have. How can she be sad, she wonders, when she’s so privileged now? And how can she be the woman Christopher needs when she barely recognizes herself?
Christopher is fighting his own ghosts. Losing his first wife nearly destroyed him, and now he fears he’s losing Lillian too. Her father’s cutting words make Christopher feel small, unworthy, and like he’s failing the family he desperately wants to protect. As distance grows between them, both wonder if love is enough to bridge the wounds neither of them have healed.
Meanwhile, Sugar’s fragile stability shatters when Daisy’s vindictive sister forces her out of the home she’s come to rely on. Back on her own, Sugar must confront the fear that she’ll never escape the cycle she was born into — especially as her boyfriend Duncan tries to help her. She’s not afraid of him, but of herself… afraid she’s repeating the same painful patterns she swore she’d never fall back into.
Daisy, left without Sugar’s companionship, faces her own terror: living alone again after finally letting someone into her life. With Duncan stepping in to support Sugar and Daisy trying to trust her own strength, both women must decide whether fear will dictate their future or whether they can choose something better.
As these four lives collide once more, each woman — and the man who loves one of them — must face the question at the heart of every relationship: Can we truly have a forever if we’re still haunted by our past?
Tender, gripping, and deeply human, Forever for Lily is a powerful story about identity, marriage, motherhood, and the courage it takes to choose love even when you’re afraid you don’t deserve it. For readers who believe in redemption, chosen family, and the hope that healing is possible — together.
Starla's Knight
Book 1: And All Through the House, a home for the holidays cozy romance series
She spent her life waiting for a hero from the pages of a fantasy novel. Instead, she found one in a history classroom.
DragonFly - Amazon
"Such a wonderful, wholesome, positive read! I felt like I knew the women in this story and could relate on many levels. I want to follow the characters lives after this book! Definitely needs to have a sequel."
Ashley - Amazon
"After only two chapters in, I was hooked! The story is very emotional, so be sure to read the TW before starting. I found myself cheering for the women when something good happened and crying with them when something negative happened."
Bluz - Amazon
"This was an amazing read. It kept me engaged and going through emotions, me being the oldest of three sisters. It would be awesome if we could see more of them in a sequel. Recommend it! ZB"