Pleasantville
Small Town Life
Maeve Binchy
When a new highway is planned that will bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, the town’s inhabitants are divided on whether or not the town will benefit or suffer from the construction.
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Jennifer Chiaverini
When the departure of two Elm Creek Quilts founding members prompts an influx of new applicants, the artists’ retreat considers several candidates, including a history lover, a chef, and a gifted teacher.
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Robert Dalby
With her favorite market, the Piggly Wiggly, on the verge of closing, Laurie Lepanto launches a campaign to save the store, enlisting the town’s influential widows and eligible bachelor and dance instructor, Powell Hampton, in her scheme.
Sequel: Kissing Babies at the Piggly Wiggly
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Richard Paul Evans
After her fiancé calls off their marriage a week before the wedding, heartbroken Christine Hollister reluctantly agrees to accompany her friend Jessica to Peru to do volunteer work in an orphanage, where she meets American doctor Paul Cook.
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Fannie Flagg
Strange things begin to happen when Mrs. Shimfessle, an eighty-year-old woman, falls out of a fig tree in her own front yard, in an entertaining novel about one woman’s offbeat experiences in the hereafter.
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Karin Gillespie
Running the local general store for their small-town South Carolina community, manager Elizabeth enlists her two fellow shopkeepers and a crew of friends to save the store from a rival who would put her out of business, an endeavor that is complicated by an unexpected love affair.
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Philip Gulley
When Pastor Sam Gardner takes a leave of absence at Harmony Friends Meeting, an interim female pastor takes over and quickly endears herself to the quirky Quaker congregation.
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Jill Marie Landis
Stunned by her husband’s sudden death, Tracy Potter retreats with her son and stepdaughter to Heartbreak Hotel, planning to reopen the abandoned inn, but the arrival of her first guest, Wade MacAllister, transforms her life.
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Debbie Macomber
When Justine and Seth lose their restaurant, The Lighthouse, to arson, they must rebuild their lives and their marriage, while the residents of Cedar Cove go about their daily business, dealing with marriages, births, reunions, and scandals.
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Jo-Ann Mapson
A tale featuring women from four generations of the Moon family finds matriarch Gammy Bess limiting her kind nature to the days on which she wins bingo games, Allegra driving her daughter Mariah crazy with her numerous protest rallies and boyfriends, and twelve-year-old Lindsay struggling with her high IQ and romantic fantasies about Carl Sagan.
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Joan Medlicott
A fourth volume in the popular series that includes At Home in Covington finds Grace evaluating her relationship with Bob when he prepares to move next door, Amelia enjoying the success of a New York art show, and Hannah experiencing an unexpectedly rewarding marriage with Max.
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Jeanne Ray
Julie Roseman and Romeo Cacciamani want nothing more than some time for themselves, but they get more than they bargained for when a back injury puts Romeo flat on his back in Julie’s bedroom and Julie’s oldest daughter arrives.
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Ann B. Ross
Miss Julia discovers that her Princess Diana ring replica and other jewelry pieces have been stolen, and she packs up Little Lloyd, Etta Mae Wiggins, and an inebriated private investigator in order to catch the thieves in Palm Beach.
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