Showing results for "Little Lies" in Women's Fiction

Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Was it a murder, a tragic accident or just good parents gone bad? As the parents at Pirriwee Public are about to discover, sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal.

Peyton Marcus is the woman New York wakes up to, anchor of the most-watched morning show in the city. With a husband who adores her and a daughter who’s headed to one of the best Ivy League schools, Peyton Marcus is that woman, and she’s damn good at it. Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom in Paradise, the idyllic NY suburb that’s home to designer boutiques and people who fly private. She has a knack for helicopter-parenting with the best of them. But she’s not like them. She’s looking for something real, and it’s within touching distance.

Juliana Daniels finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. A loving husband, a career as an attorney and an apartment in Manhattan. But when she gets a message from an old college friend, her blood runs cold. The name Jenny Teller shines out from the screen...but Jenny can’t have sent that message. Because Jenny is dead. Juliana’s other college friends have all received the same message. The four of them are the only ones who know the truth about the night Jenny died. It’s a secret they have kept buried for 13 years.

Choose the one guy you can’t have . . . As captain of a San Francisco Bay tour boat, Pru can handle rough seas—the hard part is life on dry land. Pru loves her new apartment and her neighbors; problem is, she’s in danger of stumbling into love with Mr. Right for Anybody But Her. Fall for...

On a cool October morning, Lauren Wilder is shaken when she comes close to striking Bo Laughlin with her car as he's walking along the road's edge. A young man well known in their small town of Hardys Walk, Texas, Bo seems fine, even if Lauren's intuition says otherwise. Since the accident two years ago that left her brain in a fragile state, she can't trust her own instincts - and neither can her family. Then Bo vanishes, and as the search for him ensues, the police question whether she's responsible.

Anne White looked away for only a second, but that’s all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared.

For 16-year-old Lizzie McDougall, life in Glasgow tenements comes as a culture shock after her sheltered upbringing in the Highlands. But for her father, who has just lost his job, Glasgow offers employment. It also enables Lizzie to work in a factory as a seamstress, and it opens her horizons to new friends as well. Especially Pearl, who introduces Lizzie to her boyfriend, Willie, and her cousin, the handsome, happy-go-lucky Jack. And Jack is a real bobby-dazzler.

“Little white lies have never been so risky—or so much fun.” — Orlando Sentinel New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tantalizing tale about an abandoned Atlanta housewife and mother who tells one tiny white lie that sets her world spiraling outrageously out of...

Brought to you by Penguin. The razor-sharp new novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of Queen Bee and Faking Friends. Best friends tell each other everything. Or do they? Georgia and Lydia are so close they're practically sisters. So when Lydia starts an online business...

Milly isn't okay, but she looks it online. But everyone lies about their lives on Instagram, don't they? One day, sick of all the pretence, Milly creates Mizzenial, a new channel inspired by the straight-talking magazines of her childhood. But even here, she still can't quite admit how lonely she really is. Can she take her own advice, finally open up and start to move on?

Chloe has been planning her Big Day for as long as she can remember, and everything is set for the wedding of the year...until a wedding invite mix-up inadvertently sets her on a collision course with groom Dan's ex - the elusive first wife he's always been unsettlingly reticent to discuss.

All children have imaginary friends. It's perfectly normal. But when Georgina's young son, Cody, tells her about his 'New Granny', a mysterious friend from the park, the words send shivers down her spine. Georgina's beloved mother died only months ago. Her husband, Bren, is certain the woman is an invention, Cody's way of grieving for his grandmother, but there's something in the way Cody talks about his new friend that feels so real.

Brought to you by Penguin. PRE-ORDER THE EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING FAMILY DRAMA PACKED WITH LONG-BURIED SECRETS 'I couldn't stop reading until the early hours. Totally gripping' 5***** Reader Review 'I just thought you should know who you're married to . . .' Romy and Michael had it all. 30 years of...

Everyone knows Melissa Silk and her two best friends: a walking poster for friendship and community. People might hate them if they weren't so infectiously likeable. But when tragedy strikes, Melissa can't move on. Everyone urges Melissa to let things go before obsession and paranoia pull her friendship group apart. But she knows that something isn't right. And she owes it to her friends to find out what it is. But what if learning the truth means losing everything she cherishes? Because friends don't lie. Or do they?   

The stunning new psychological suspense from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy book club sensation Daughter, brought to you by Penguin. Their children are friends first. They hit it off immediately, as kids do. So the parents are forced to get to know each other. But as they get closer...

Can Nessa Riley ignore what her husband is up to or has he really got to go? A riveting and though-provoking read, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Kerry Lonsdale and Carolyn Brown, from the bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE. What do you do when the man in your life lets you down? Show...

Can love at first sight last a lifetime? A brilliant, feel-good bestseller about love, marriage and what comes next, from the author of THE MISSING WIFE. Perfect for readers of Kerry Lonsdale, Liane Moriarty and Jamie Beck. When Carey Browne decides it's time for a holiday and flies into New...

From Liane Moriarty, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes an unforgettable novel defined by her signature sharp wit, page-turning storyline, and lovable and eccentric characters. A family secret explodes. A first kiss betrays. A mystery is...

Have you ever been madly in love? Love that alters you so that you lose sight of who you were before? Love which is impossible to find your way back from when things falls apart? I found I didn't know who I had become. I couldn't find the woman you'd met. I only knew that if you didn't want her...

Brought to you by Penguin. Every town has its secrets. Lesley Kara knows them all . . . From the author of 2019's biggest crime thriller debut, The Rumour, comes an addictive new novel . . . It’s been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last drink. Now Astrid is trying to turn...